Assessment of the effect of grain refinement on the solidification characteristics of Al-Si-Cu eutectic cast alloy using thermal analysis technical (CA-CCTA) by M El-Aswad, Ashraf Mahmood

“…Moreover, the main objective of this research is to evaluate the the grain refinement treatments with the additions of (1.6-9.7) wt.% of TiB5, using Cooling Curve Thermal Analysis. Furthermore, the study also investigated the roles of TiB5 on microstructural constituents and formation of intermetallic, Furthermore, the study focuses on the effects of variable amount level of TiB5on mechanical properties, and microstructural. …”
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Regulation of n-3 PUFA biosynthesis in proliferating and differentiated PC12 pheochromocytoma cells by Msika, Ora

“…NGF also inhibited the last step in 22:5n-6 formation from LA. NGF alters differently the expression of several genes involved in the FA metabolism; ElovJ5, EJovJ2, Fads2 and Ppara genes encoding, respectively, for ELOVL5 elongase, ELOVL2 elongase, Delta6 desaturase (D6D) and the nuclear transcription factor PPARa. …”
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The characterization of mechanical behaviour on kenaf fibre / polypropylene composites by Mat Husin, Muhammad Muslimin

“…The optimum tensile stress was at 40 wt.% KF (5 wt.% NaOH, 5 wt.% MAPP) with the value 21.38 MPa. …”
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Ripple voltage and its elimination in low voltage power supply by Torla, Ahmad Lutfi, Khan, Sheroz, Abdul Muthalif, Asan Gani

“…The simulation is operated with a 100mV input sine wave with an output of 1.622 V DC is obtained. …”
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Design and analysis of a buck-boost converter circuit for piezoelectric energy harvesting system by Mostafa, Mohammad Golam, Motakabber, S. M. A., Ibrahimy, Muhammad Ibn

“…The circuit has been simulated using PSpice (V16.5) electronic circuit simulation software. …”
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An isolated bacterial consortium for crude oil biodegradation by Al-Khatib, Ma'an Fahmi Rashid, Alam, Md. Zahangir, Muyibi, Suleyman Aremu, Husain, Iman A. F.

“…From the optimization of the bioremediation, the optimum degradation obtained was 98.8% within 4 days at 5% v/w crude oil, 5% v/w inoculum and 10% v/w sludge. …”
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Carbon and Nitrogen Effect on Exopolysaccharides Production of Schizophyllum commune by Syed Ibrahim, Syed Umar, Mohd Nor Rashid, Noraswati, Mel, Maizirwan

“…Initial pH 6.5 was found to be the optimum for mycelium production (7.4 gIL) and pH 5.5 for EPS production (1.8 gIL ). …”
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Optimization of bio-protein production from banana peels by sequential solid state bioconversion by Saheed, Olorunnisola Kola, Jamal, Parveen, Alam, Md. Zahangir

“…Single factor optimization result showed that bio-protein synthesis was optimum at day 6 while KCl (0.5%), sucrose (5%), MgSO4.7H2O (0.4%), NH4H2PO4 (0.6%) and solid content (5.5%) respectively were needed. …”
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Antibacterial properties of selected mangrove plants against vibrio species and its cytotoxicity against artemia salina by Ahmad, Ahmad Shamsuddin, Musa, Najiah, Assaw, Suvik, Mohtar, Noor Azariyah, Yunus, Kamaruzzaman, Abd. Wahid, Mohd. Effendy, John, Akbar

“…The antibacterial activity was determined by using disc diffusion method against six pathogenic Gram-negative Vibrio species, such as Vibrio alginolyticus and V. parahaemolyticus (isolated from Scylla serrata, mangrove crab), V. alginolyticus and V. parahaemolyticus (from Giant prawn), V. alginolyticus (from Tiger prawn) and also V. parahaemolyticus (from Reference strain ATCC 17802). …”
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Surface wave reduction in antenna arrays using metasurface inclusion for MIMO and SAR systems by Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Virdee, Bal Singh, See, Chan, Abd-Alhameed, Raed, Falcone, Francisco, Limiti, Ernesto

“…With the proposed technique, the maximum improvement achieved in attenuating mutual coupling between neighbouring antennas is: 8.5 dB (8-8.4 GHz), 28 dB (9.6-10.8 GHz), 27 dB (11.7-12.6 GHz), 7.5 dB (13.4-14.2 GHz), 13 dB (16.5-16.8 GHz) and 22.5 dB (18.5-20.3 GHz). …”
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Improved heterocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon compound adsorption using functionalised rice husk biochar by Azman, Nur Azzyyati, Mohd Fuzi, Siti Fatimah Zaharah, Abdul Manas, Nor Hasmaliana, Wan Azelee, Nur Izyan, Nasratun Masngut, Nasratun Masngut

“…The parameters, including RHB mass of (5–10) g, DS concentration of (1–5)% w/v, and sonication period of (1–5) min, were analysed using Design Expert. …”
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Experiment on the effects of storage duration of biodiesel produced from crude palm oil, waste cooking oil and Jatropha by Nanihar, Nadiarulah, Khalid, Amir, Mustaffa, Norrizal, Jaat, Norrizam, Sapit, Azwan, Razali, Azahari, Mohamed Sunar, Norshuhaila

“…In this study, there are three types of blending which is 5vol% blends ( 5vol% plant oil 95vol% diesel), 10vol% blending (10vol% plant oil and 90vol% diesel) and 15vol% blending (15vol% plant oil and 85vol% diesel) each called CPO5 (crude palm oil 5vol%), CPO10 (crude palm oil 10vol%),CPO15 (crude palm oil 15vol%), JO5 (jatropha oil 5vol%), JO10 (jatropha oil 10vol%),and JO15 (jatropha oil 15vol%) respectively. …”
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Improving thermal conductivity of fired clay brick using sawdust waste by Deraman, Rafikullah, Abdullah, Abd Halid bin, Nagapan, Sasitharan, Abas, Nor Haslinda, Suratkon, Azeanita Binti, Hasmori, Mohd Fikri

“…The percentages of sawdust waste used as an additive are 2.5%, 5% and 7.5% by weight. The laboratory works performed involve the geotechnical gradation, physical, mechanical, chemical composition and thermal conductivity of fired clay brick. …”
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Identification of troponin I and actin, alpha cardiac muscle 1 as potential biomarkers for hearts of electrically stimulated chickens by Amid, Azura, Abu Samah, Norshahida, Yusof, Faridah

“…The different voltages studied were 10 V, 40 V and 70 V, while the currents examined were 0.25 A, 0.5 A, and 0.75 A. …”
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Tertiary treatment of biologically treated palm oil mill effluent (POME) using UF membrane system: effect of WMCO and transmembrane pressure by Oseni, Munirat Idris, Jami, Mohammed Saedi, Muyibi, Suleyman Aremu

“…Transmembrane pressure was varied between 0.5 bar to 1.5 bar and the performance of these membrane systems were assessed in terms of reduction of chemical oxygen demand (COD), color and turbidity in POME. …”
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Effect of different fat replacers and drying methods on thermal behaviour, morphology and sensory attributes of reduced-fat coffee creamer by Hedayatnia, Simin, Hamed, Mirhossein, Amid, Bahareh Tabatabaee, Sarker, Md. Zaidul Islam, Veličkovska, Sanja Kostadinovic, Karim, Roselina

“…This study was conducted to investigate the effects of different fat replacers (i.e. inulin, 0, 2.5, 5 and 7.5% w/w; maltodextrin, 0, 15, 20 and 25% w/w) and agglomeration process on the characteristics of the reduced-fat coffee creamer. …”
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Compact tri-band Wilkinson power divider based on metamaterial structure for Bluetooth, WiMAX, and WLAN applications by Khajeh-Khalili, Farzad, Honarvar, M. Amin, Dadgarpour, Abdolmehdi, Virdee, Bal Singh, Denidni, Tayeb A.

“…Measured results show that the tri-band Wilkinson power divider has fractional bandwidth of 3.86%, 5.82%, and 3.89% at 2.4, 3.5, and 5.2 GHz, respectively. …”
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A band gap engineering for the modification in electrical properties of Fe3O4 by Cu2+ doping for electronic and optoelectronic devices applications by Saleem, Shahroz, Jameel, Muhammad Hasnain, Asma A. Alothman, Asma A. Alothman, Mayzan, Mohd Zul Hilmi, Yousaf, Talha, Ahmad, Muhammad Rehan, Ali, Asad, Zaman, Abid

“…The optical studies revealed that energy band gap increased from 1.76–1.83 eV by enhancing Cu2+ content from 5 to 10%. The electrical studies revealed that the electrical conductivity decreased from 4.04 × 10−5 to 9.17 × 10−6 ℧ cm−1 . …”
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A band gap engineering for the modification in electrical properties of Fe3O4 by Cu2+ doping for electronic and optoelectronic devices applications by Saleem, Shahroz, Jamee, Muhammad Hasnain, A. Alothman, Asma, Mayzan, Mohd Zul Hilmi, Yousa, Talha, Ahmad, Muhammad Rehan, Ali, Asad, Zaman, Abid

“…The optical studies revealed that energy band gap increased from 1.76–1.83 eV by enhancing Cu2+ content from 5 to 10%. The electrical studies revealed that the electrical conductivity decreased from 4.04 × 10−5 to 9.17 × 10−6 ℧ cm−1 The obtained consequences revealed that desired properties of Cu+2 doped Fe3O4 NPs can be obtained by controlling the substituting content in host material. …”
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Magnesium doped hydroxyapatite/sodium alginate biocomposite for bone implants application by Kanasan, Nanthini

“…The 99.5/0.5 HA/SA are chosen and doped with various composition ratios of Mg-doped HA/SA from 0.5 wt.%, 1.0 wt.%, and 1.5 wt.% at 1000 to 1400 °C were investigated by evaluating the physical, mechanical, and bioactivity testing of the samples. …”
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