Growth medium with low serum and transforming growth factor beta 3 promotes better chondrogenesis of bone marrow-derived stem cells in vitro and in vivo by Alfaqeh, Hamoud Hussein Mohammed, Chua, K. Hui, Saim, Aminuddin, Idrus, Ruszymah

“…Adult mesenchymal stem cells are candidate cells for cartilage tissue engineering due to their ability to undergo chondrogenic differentiation after extensive expansion, and induced with growth factors.1 Sustained delivery of transforming growth factor beta (TGF-ß)3 induces differentiation of human bone marrow-derived stem cells (BMSCs) into chondrocytes.2 Bone marrowderived stem cells undergo chondrogenesis in a variety of culture conditions, and the addition of TGF-ßs has generally enhanced chondrogenesis regardless of culture method.3 "echondrogenic differentiation of BMSCs induced by growth factors, such as TGF-ß3, and insulin like growth factor (IGF)-1 can inhibit the instability of the chondrocyte phenotype, promote extracellular matrix secretion, and maintain cartilage matrix macromolecules during chondrogenesis.4 "e shift from TGF-ß3 to IGF-I at week 3 resulted in a significant increase of cartilage-like extracellular matrix.5 "is study aimed to examine the effect of TGF-ß3 and TGF-ß2 on BMSCs chondrogenesis in vitro and in vivo.…”
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Development of free neuromasts in larvae of mouse grouper, Cromileptes altivelis by Daning Tuzan, Audrey, Mukai, Yukinori, Senoo, Shigeharu

“…The apical surface of the free neuromasts changed in outline from a circular shape to a lozenge shape, suggesting that the shape of the cupula changes from a stick-like shape to a vane-like shape. The number of sensory cells of the free neuromasts increased with larval growth. …”
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Iterative spatial sectoring algorithm: a computer based approach to determining area of irregular closed space and tumor volume by Aboaba, Abdulfattah A., Hameed, Shihab Ahmed, Khalifa, Othman Omran, Hassan Abdalla Hashim, Aisha, Harun, Rahmat H., Mohd Zain, Nurzaini Rose

“…Measuring the properties of regular shapes like triangles, parallelogram, and geometric figures like circle, and spheres have well established methods and formulae. …”
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Mechatronics book series system design and signal processing (V1)

“…I would like to express my profound gratitude to everybody for your time and efforts in producing this book. …”
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Promoting knowledge cities agenda through institutionalization of spatial planning and decision support system in Malaysia by Abdullah, Muhammad Faris, Abdullah, Alias, Ibrahim, Mansor, Boerboom, Luc, Geneletti, Davide

“…The introduction of innovative systems like Spatial Planning and Decision Support System (SPDSS) can only be effective and efficient if they are integrated as part of the existing structures and working processes within the organisation. …”
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Mesenchymal stem cell therapy for injured growth plate by Awang, Mohd Shukrimi, Mohd, Afizah, Jacqueline F , Schmitt, James, Hui

“…Fractures sustained to the growth plate of young children could cause growth disturbances like angular deformity or growth arrest. Established therapies for injured physis only address related complications. …”
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Topological analysis of low-powered 3D-TESH network by Al Faisal, Faiz, Rahman, M.M. Hafizur, Inoguchi, Yasushi

“…We found that 3D-TESH yields much better performance than that others like- 3D Mesh, 2D Mesh, 2D Torus, TESH and even the 3D Torus networks. …”
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Distributive justice in Islam : an expository study with special reference to zakah by Ansari, Abdul Haseeb

“…Even where it is not institutionalized like India or partially institutionalized, like Malaysia, it is being used as an instrument for alleviating poverty. …”
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International relations and foreign policy by Chryssogelos, Angelos

“…As scholarly and public interest in populism increased rapidly in recent years, many researchers have turned to the previously understudied question of the international dimensions of populism. Developments like the Brexit vote in the 2016 referendum in the United Kingdom (UK) and the Donald Trump victory in the United States (US) elections of the same year pointed to the roots of populism in dynamics that transcend national borders, like immigration and exposure to international trade. …”
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Mozart sharpens and Mahler degrades the word memory trace by Lange-Kuettner, Christiane, Rohloff, Stella

“…In contrast, word memory traces may have washed out and degraded during the delay because Mahler’s music was flowing like a foreign language speech stream where a native speaker would not be able to parse words.…”
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Low SAR PIFA Antenna for Wideband Applications by Naser-Moghadasi, Mohammad, Mansouri, Zahra, Sharma, Sachin, Zarrabi, Ferdows, Virdee, Bal Singh

“…The antenna's wide band covers various wireless standards like GPS/DCS/GSM1800/PCS/WLAN/Bluetooth/WiMAX/LTE. …”
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Impact of customer service and post-purchase activities on online customer satisfaction in Malaysia by Hassan, Ainnul Izwan

“…Currently, the e-commerce company that was based or has their operation in Malaysia like Iazada, Zalora, Shopee and II Street, are partnering with third-party courier service and logistics company 1o provide the service of delivering the goods and items to the customers. …”
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Triple scheme based on image steganography to improve imperceptibility and security by Hashim, Mohammed Mahdi

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Elucidating the role of Mitoferrin (Mfrn), Iron Regulatory Proteins (IRP1 and IRP2) and Hephaestin (Heph) in Iron Metabolism by tagSNP and Protein-Protein Interaction (PPI) analysi... by Velaga, Ravindrath M.

“…From the ANCOVA analysis of Mfrn tagSNPs it can be concluded that neither the haemoglobin levels nor the birth weight are dependent on the genotype, fetal sex, nor on their interaction. Owing to the significance in identifying the interacting partners of IRPs and Heph to understand more about their role in iron metabolism, protein-protein interaction studies were also carried out. …”
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Photodegradation Mechanism of Biopolymer Blended with High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) by Sulong, Nurulsaidatulsyida, Mohd Rus, Anika Zafiah, Ab Latif, Najibah, Wahab, Nor’Aini, Afian Omar, Afian Omar, Mohd Salim, Nurul Syamimi, Mat Hassan, Nik Normunira, Marsi, Noraini, Egi Agustian, Egi Agustian

“…Synthetic polymer such as polyethylene is used widely in industry, agricultures and daily life owing to its relatively low price and good mechanical and processing properties. …”
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Stakeholders’ perception on early briefing towards the reduction of strata disputes in Melaka by Chong, Kim Guan

“…However, the notion of living close to each other and shared facilities may induce inevitable strata disputes. Owing to the rising number, the government has taken more initiatives where Strata management Act 2015 (Act 757) guides stakeholders for better managing strata issues. …”
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Photodegradation Mechanism of Biopolymer Blended with High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) by Sulong, Nurulsaidatulsyida, Mohd Rus, Anika Zafiah, Ab Latif, Najibah, Wahab, Nor’Aini, Omar, Afian, Mohd Salim, Nurul Syamimi, Mat Hassan, Nik Normunira, Marsi, Noraini, Egi Agustian, Egi Agustian

“…Synthetic polymer such as polyethylene is used widely in industry, agricultures and daily life owing to its relatively low price and good mechanical and processing properties. …”
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The performance of lightweight concrete brick containing expanded polystyrene and palm oil fuel ash by Mohd Yassin, Nurain Izzati

“…One of the most demanded lightweight building material is lightweight concrete brick. Owing to rapid population growth, the Malaysian government is paying close attention to housing development, particularly in urban areas which consequently increase the bricks demand. …”
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Physical, mechanical and environmental properties of fired clay bricks incorporated with palm oil mill waste by Sarani, Noor Amira

“…Due to operational challenges and expensive operational cost, POMW is potentially incorporated into fired clay brick owing to high lignocellulosic characteristics. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the physical, mechanical and environmental properties of POMW such as palm kernel shell (PKS), palm oil fuel ash (POFA), palm fibre (PF) and empty fruit bunch (EFB) as a replacement material for brick making. …”
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Novel opto-electronic and plastic fibre sensors by Ioannides, Nicos

“…Experimental results obtained confirm the long and linear operational range of the sensor (between 15 mm and 90 mm for a mirror target and between 20 mm and 100 mm for a matt white paper target). Likely variations in the source light intensity do not affect the performance and accuracy of the sensor. …”
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