Stabilization/solidification of lead contaminated soil using cement incorporated with sugarcane bagasse by Mohammad Azmi, Mohamad Azim

“…After that, cement is added at a proportion of 5%, 10% and 15% in sample weights without SCB while in another sample, the cement replaces SCB at a proportion of 2.5%, 5% and 7.5%. …”
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In vitro inhibitory effect of Rubraxanthone isolated from Garcinia psrvifolia on platelet- Activating factor receptor binding by Jantan, Ibrahim, Md Pisar, Mazura, Idris, Muhammad Sum, Bakhtiar, M. Taher, Mat Ali, Rasadah

“…The IC 50 values of macluraxanthone, 6-deoxyjacareubin, 2-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-1,3,5-trihydroxyxanthone, 2-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-1,3,5,6-tetrahydroxyxanthone and 1,3,5-trihydroxy-6,6'-dimethylpyrano(2',3':6,7)-4-(1,1-dimethylprop-2-enyl)-xanthone were also determined for comparison. …”
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Study of cytotoxic activities of Rubraxanthone by Bakhtiar, M. Taher, Sawaneh, Fatoumata, Darnis, Deny Susanti

“…Antiproliverative activity is evaluated by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazole-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazoliumbromide) (MTT) assay. …”
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Lead removal by using carbon nanotubes by Muataz, A. A., Fettouhi, M., Al-Mamun, Abdullah, Yahya, Noorahayu

“…Batch mode adsorption study has revealed that the removal of Pb (II) ions was maximum (85% removal) at pH 5 and achieved 83% removal at 40 mg/L of CNTs. …”
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Design and development of mild steel die for production of hip-bone joint by Shaha, Sugrib Kumar, Maleque, Md. Abdul, Dyuti, S., Haque, Md. Mohafizul

“…The hip-bone joint design has been generated using CATIA V5 software. Two slabs mild steel dies were machined on Vertical Machining Center (VMC) using appropriate tools.…”
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Lead removal by using carbon nanotubes by Muataz, A. A., Fettouhi, M., Al-Mamun, Abdullah, Yahya, Noorahayu

“…Batch mode adsorption study has revealed that the removal of Pb (II) ions was maximum (85% removal) at pH 5 and achieved 83% removal at 40 mg/L of CNTs. …”
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Development of solar air collectors for drying applications by Karim, M A, Hawlader, Mohammad Nurul Alam

“…In the present work, an experimental study of three types of solar air collectors, namely flat plate, finned and v-corrugated, has been performed towards achieving an efficient design of air collector suitable for a solar dryer. …”
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Effect of discharge current and electrode size on material removal rate and wear ratio in electrical discharge machining by Khan, Ahsan Ali, Ali, Mohammad Yeakub, Haque, Md. Mohafizul

“…Experiments were conducted for three current values of 2.5, 3.5, and 6.5 A. MRR and WR were analyzed with respect to current density. …”
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Effect of operational parameters on solid state fermentation of cassava peel to an enriched animal feed by Jamal, Parveen, Tijani, Ruqayyah I. D., Alam, Md. Zahangir, Mirghani, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed

“…The optimum parameter combination was found at 70% v/w of moisture content, 6% v/w inoculum size and pH of 5.30. …”
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Effect of bath formulation and plating current density on electrodeposited zinc anode’s capacity in zinc-air cell by Othman, Raihan, Ahmat, Farouq, Ibrahim, Muhd Amlie, Nor Hairin, Assayidatul Laila, Ani, Mohd Hanafi

“…It is found that zinc electrodeposits prepared from electrolytic bath of 5-M ammonium chloride and 0.5 A cm-2 plating current density produced zinc-air cell with the highest output energy i.e. 24 mWh. …”
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New natural fibre reinforced aluminium composite for automotive brake pad by Maleque, Md. Abdul, Afdzaluddin, Atiqah, Ria Jaafar, Talib, Halim, Zahurin

“…It can be concluded that 5 and 10% showed better physico-mechanical properties compared to other formulations. …”
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Flat-gain single-stage amplifier using high concentration erbium doped fibers in single-pass and double-pass configurations by Hamida, Belal Ahmed, Latiff, Anas Abdul, Cheng, X. S., Ismail, Mohammad Afiq, Naji, Ahmed Wathik, Khan, Sheroz, Al-Khateeb, Wajdi Fawzi Mohammed, Ahmed, Hassan Yousif, Harun, Sulaiman Wadi

“…The corresponding noise figure is maintained at 5 dB with noise figure variation ±0.5 dB.…”
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NMR assignment of iso-α-acids from isomerised extracts of humulus lupulus L. cones by Khatib, Alfi, Wilson, Erica G., Kim, Hye Kyong, Supardi, Moses, Choi, Young Hae, Verpoorte, Robert

“…Epimers can be easily distinguished by observing the chemical shift differences of the H-5, H-1′″, H-2′″ and C-5 signals and the different splitting pattern of H-5 and H-2″.…”
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Thin surface layers of iron-based alloys deposited by TIG hardfacing by Sakiru, Adeleke, Md. Abdul, Maleque, Shahjahan, Mridha

“…A maximum microhardness value of 630 HV 0.5 kgf was found on the surface layer processed with lower speed which was 2.5 to 3.5 times higher than the base material. …”
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Comparison study on characteristics of Microfibrillated Cellulose (MFC) extracted from cocoa pod husk and sugarcane bagasse by Jimat, Dzun Noraini, Zailani, Ima S.A., ., Aviceena

“…Both sieved lignocellulosic materials were treated with 2% w/v sodium hydroxide (NaOH) for 5h at 80oC followed by bleaching with aqueous dilution of hydrogen peroxide at 75oC. …”
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Study of Pb adsorption by carbon nanofibers (CNFs) grown on powdered activated carbon by Ahmed, Yehya M., Al-Mamun, Abdullah, Muyibi, Suleyman Aremu, Al-Khatib, Ma'an Fahmi Rashid, Jameel, Ahmed Tariq, Al-Saadi, Mohammed A.

“…The maximum sorption capacity of the heavy metal onto the adsorbent was achieved at initial pH of 5.5. The effects of initial lead ions concentration were examined and the results showed that the adsorption capacities of the carbon nanofibers to uptake the heavy metal increased from about 16 to 89 mg g-1 with increasing the initial lead concentration from 5 to 70 mg L-1. …”
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In vitro antimicrobial activity of mangrove plant Sonneratia alba by Saad, Shahbudin, Bakhtiar, M. Taher, Darnis, Deny Susanti, Qaralleh, Haitham, Awang, Anis Fadhlina Izyani

“…P aeuginosa and C. albicans appear to be not sensitive to the concentrations tested since no inhibition zone was observed. E coli (17.5mm) appears to be the most sensitive strain followed by S. aureus (12.5 mm) and B. cereus (12.5 mm). …”
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A new planar broadband antenna based on meandered line loops for portable wireless communication devices by Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Naser-Moghadasi, Mohammad, Sadeghzadeh, Ramazan Ali, Virdee, Bal Singh, Limiti, Ernesto

“…The antenna radiates omnidirectionally in the E plane across its operational bandwidth (550 MHz to 3.85 GHz) with peak gain and efficiency of 5.5 dBi and 90.1%, respectively, at 2.35 GHz and reflection coefficient better than −10 dB. …”
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Improved adaptive impedance matching for RF front‑end systems of wireless transceivers by Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Virdee, Bal Singh, Shukla, Pancham, See, Chan, Abd-Alhameed, Raed, Falcone, Francisco, Limiti, Ernesto

“…At 1.4, 2.3, 3.4, 4.0, and 5.0 GHz bands the proposed AQGA is on average 75%, 49.2%, 64.9%, 54.7%, and 52.5% faster than conventional genetic algorithms, respectively. …”
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Efficient metasurface for electromagnetic energy harvesting with high capture efficiency and a wide range of incident angles by Abdulrahman Ahmed Ghaleb Amer, Abdulrahman Ahmed Ghaleb Amer, Sapuan, Syarfa Zahirah, Adel Y. I. Ashyap, Adel Y. I. Ashyap

“…In order to verify the simulation results, a 5×5 cell array of the proposed MS harvester is fabricated and tested. …”
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