Microwave propagation in dust storms: a review by Bashir, Saad Osman, McEwan, N.J

“…A review is given of the literature covering the effects of dust storms on microwave links. Most authors have calculated the effects of absorption of energy, revealing that it is not very significant unless very high suspended dust densities are assumed. …”
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Hiding in plain sight: the 'irony' of sexism by Beddows, Amy

“…In mainstream media, women are often depicted as submissive objects for heterosexual male consumption and regular exposure to sexist stereotypes has been linked to depression, low self-esteem and eating disorders, as well as sexualised attitudes and behaviours in young people, primarily girls.…”
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Incrassamarin A–D: Four new 4-substituted coumarins from Calophyllum incrassatum and their biological activities by Aminudin, Nurul Iman, Ahmad, Farediah, Bakhtiar, M. Taher, Mohamed Zulkifli, Razauden

“…The compounds were tested for their cytotoxic activity towards MCF-7 and A-549 cell lines and a-glucosidase enzymatic inhibitory activity. …”
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Porous ceramics with controllable properties prepared by protein foaming-consolidation method by Fadli, Ahmad, Sopyan, Iis

“…The addition of dispersant with different concentration into alumina slurries shifted the rheological properties from shear thinning behavior to a Newtonian fluid, which resulted in changes in the pore sizes of the resulting ceramics. …”
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Prediction of sedimentation and bank erosion due to the construction of Kahang Dam by Nda, Muhammad

“…This research used the Artificial Neural Network (ANN) and ANN with Autoregressive (AR) (NNETAR) in predicting suspended sediment concentration using sediment concentration, discharge and water level as inputs. Similarly, erosion pins were installed on four transects to monitor the riverbank for thirteen months. …”
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Enhancing the quality of life of drug addicts: The role of social support by Dzulkifli, Mariam Adawiah, Mohamad, Mardiana, Abdul Rahman, Wan Rafaei, Sheikh Dawood, Shariffah Rahah

“…Drug addiction is a very serious issue facing by the world population.The January-December 2008 National Drug Information System Unit (NADI) report indicated that the Malaysian drug situation remains a serious one.The data from Agensi Antidadah Kebangsaan (2007) shows an increase in the number of drug abuse and relapse cases among Malays in Malaysia and one of the factors that has been linked to drug addiction and relapse cases is the lack of social support…”
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A parade at London Irish Festival 1977 by Irish County Associations, ICA, London Irish Festival, LIF

“…Black and white photograph showing part of the procession, with crowds lining the route on either side. Nearest the camera, a group (including children) wearing 'Armagh' rosettes march behind a banner. …”
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A numerical model to analyze handoff delay and packet loss in PNEMO environment by Islam, Shayla, Hassan Abdalla Hashim, Aisha, Razzaque, Abdur, Hasan, Muhammad Kamrul

“…Wireless networks consist of Mobile Nodes (MNs) which use wireless links to communicate. Usually, they work together to attain a common objective such as environmental monitoring, communication, etc. …”
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Enhancing performance of MAODV routing protocol for wireless mesh network using integrated multiple metrics technique (IMMT) by Anwar, Farhat, Hassan Abdalla Hashim, Aisha, Bari, S.M. Sadakatul, Akhtaruzzaman, Md., Masud, Mosharrof Hussain, Naeem, Jannatul, Azad, Md. Saiful, Rahman, Md. Arafatu

“…Currently, the most widely used performance metric is the minimum hop-count which is based on the assumption that communication links are either working well or not working at all. …”
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Al-Razi's contribution to the study of nexus between human mind and body by Abdulwaheed, Musa, Ismail, Ahmad Faris

“…The objective of this chapter is to discuss Razi's contribution to the development of traditional psychology, linking the human mind and body. It is of note that the significance of this chapter is appreciating efforts of Islamic thinkers and scientists like Razi and his valuable and outstanding contributions to the field of psychology. …”
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Violence, abuse and mental health in England (REVA project, briefing 1) by Scott, Sara, Williams, Jennie, McManus, Sally, MacNaughton Nicholls, Carol, Brown, Ashley, Harvey, Shannon, Kelly, Liz, Lovett, Jo

“…This research extends the evidence base by showing how mental illness is linked with experience of abuse and violence. It is based on a representative community-based sample rather than a patient population and examines experiences of both women and men across the life course.…”
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Influence of perceived neighbourhood environment and health behaviours on body mass index by Hashim Lim, Noor Hashimah

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Effect of dietary omega-3 supplementation on plasma phospholipids, neutral lipids fatty acids and antioxidant status of pregnant women with gestational diabetes and their neonates by Eram, Sofia

“…The inefficacy of the supplement to improve foetal status suggests that the transfer of DHA across the placenta may be impaired in the GDM women. This finding has implications for the management of neonates born to GDM women because they are born with a lower level of DHA and the condition is considered to be linked with a risk of neuro-developmental deficit. …”
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Cannabidiol (CBD) is a novel inhibitor for Exosome and Microvesicle (EMV) release in cancer by Kosgodage, Uchini S., Mould, Rhys, Henley, Aine B., Nunn, Alistair V., Guy, Geoffrey W., Thomas, E. Louise, Inal, Jameel, Bell, Jimmy D., Lange, Sigrun

“…CBD significantly reduced exosome release in all three cancer cell lines, and also significantly, albeit more variably, inhibited microvesicle release. …”
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Formulation and characterization of phytostanol ester solid lipid nanoparticles for the management of hypercholesterolemia: an ex vivo study by Shrestha, Sony C., Ghebremeskel, Kebreab, White, Kenneth, Minelli, Caterina, Tewfik, Ihab, Thapa, Panna, Tewfik, Sundus

“…The uptake of the formulation by cell lines, HepG2 and HT-29, and its effect on cell viability were evaluated. …”
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Signatures of rapid change in PRDM9 binding targets are evident in archaic humans by Tumian, Afidalina, Davies, Robert W., Myers, Simon

“…Objectives: Multiple lines of evidence suggest that the rapidly evolving zinc-finger (ZF) protein, PRDM9, is responsible for initiating much or all of recombination in human. …”
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Single layer map viewer approach for multi-scale data extraction by Wan Ab. Karim, Wan Muhd. Hairi

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From 'nobody to somebody' : challenges and opportunities for Gujarati women learning English in London by Ray, Smita

“…The concept of ‘investment' is employed to describe immigrant women’s involvement in language learning processes. The findings suggest implications for immigrant language training policies and further research. …”
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Design and economic analysis of solar home system for urban areas of Mogadishu using homer software by Samatar, Abdullahi Mohamed

“…Therefore according to, the findings the cost of energy is 2.614 in $/KWh which is lower than the private sector. …”
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Ethyl 2-(4-bromophenyl)-1-sec-butyl-1H-benzimidazole-5-carboxylate by Arumugam, Natarajan, Ngah, Nurziana, Abd Hamid, Shafida, Abdul Rahim, Aisyah Saad

“…In the crystal, molecules related by translation along [110] are linked into chains via weak C— H� � �Br hydrogen bonds.…”
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