The catalytic deoxygenation reaction temperature and N2 gas flow rate influence the conversion of soybean fatty acids into Green Diesel by Hafriz, R.S.R.M., Habib, S.H., Raof, N.A., Razali, S.Z., Yunus, R., Razali, N.M., Salmiaton, A.

“…In addition, the life cycle cost analysis (LCCA) of stepwise catalyst preparation and green diesel production has been performed. Significant findings: An optimal reaction temperature of 420 °C was found to provide the highest yield of green diesel (47.13 wt.%) with an 83.51% hydrocarbon composition. …”
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Ameliorative effect of α-tocopherol and tocotrienol-rich palm oil extract on menopause-associated mood disorder in ovariectomized mice by Liang, Gengfan, Kow, Audrey Siew Foong, Lee, Yu-Zhao, Yusof, Rohana, Tham, Chau Ling, Ho, Yu-Chung, Lee, Ming Tatt

“…Supplementation with vitamin E has been shown to be effective in ameliorating anxiety and depression. …”
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Inhibition of nitric oxide production in RAW 264.7 cells and cytokines IL-1β in osteoarthritis rat models of 70 % ethanol extract of Arcangelisia flava (L.) merr stems by Pratama, Rizki Rahmadi, Sari, Riza Ambar, Sholikhah, Irawati, Mansor, Hakiman, Chang, Hsin-I, Sukardiman, Widyowati, Retno

“…Arcangelisia flava (L.) Merr. Has been traditionally used to treat jaundice, liver disease, diarrhea, fever, and inflammation. …”
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Potential of Cosmos caudatus Kunth. extract as a natural food sanitiser by Yusoff, N.A.H., Rukayadi, Y., Abas, F., Khatib, A., Hassan, M.

“…Currently, several chemical preservatives have been added to foods to prevent or inhibit bacterial growth. …”
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Exploring the roles of mitochondrial-associated microRNAs of head and neck cancer stem cells in drug resistance and tumor recurrence by Zhu, Xiaoning, Subha, Sethu Thakachy, Fong, Voon Hoong, Tan, Wee Lin, Cheah, Yoke Kqueen

“…Dysfunction of mitochondria may prevent CSCs from apoptosis. MicroRNAs have been reported to be a potential target for diagnosis and treatment strategy in many types of cancers, including HNC. …”
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Effect of microwave sintering on density, microstructural and magnetic properties of pure strontium hexaferrite at low temperatures and heating rate by Matran, Wail M., Mustapha, Mazli, Nor, Mohd Faizairi, Mustapha, Faizal, Alakbari, Fahd Saeed, Al-shawesh, Gamal, Bawahab, Mohammed

“…In this study, new approach using low heating rate microwave sintering has been applied to investigate the changes on density, microstructure, and magnetic properties of strontium hexaferrite from core to surface. …”
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Asia‐Pacific mussel watch: Monitoring of butyltin contamination in coastal waters of Asian developing countries by Sudaryanto, Agus, Takahashi, Shin, Monirith, In, Ismail, Ahmad

“…In addition, relatively high concentrations of BTs were observed in mussels from aquaculture areas in Hong Kong and Malaysia, as it has been reported in Thailand. With the recent improvement in economic status in Asia, it is probable that an increase in TBT usage will occur in aquaculture. …”
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Predicting and modeling the effects of turbines noise on operator’s mental task performance in AL-DORA power plant by Mosa, Ali I., Al-Sadawi, Laith A., Attia, Osam H., Adam, Nor Mariah

“…Furthermore, the results showed that the efficiency of the workers depends on the noise level and exposure duration. It has been confirmed that a medium noise level can influence workers’ performance over a medium exposure time to a certain degree. …”
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Edible bird’s nest soup (EBNS) serves as anti-obesity and antilipemic after 6-weeks of supplementation in high-fat diet (HFD)-fed rats by Mohd Noor, Akmal, Abdul Razak, Intan-Shameha, Ajat, Mokrish, Abu Bakar, Md. Zuki, Mansor, Rozaihan, Ideris, Aini

“…Traditionally, edible bird’s nest (EBN) has been trusted to have several medicinal effects in the Chinese community. …”
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Jaya algorithm hybridized with extreme gradient boosting to predict the corrosion-induced mass loss of agro-waste based monolithic and Ni-reinforced porous alumina by Dele-Afolabi, T.T., Jung, D.W., Ahmadipour, Masoud, Azmah Hanim, M.A., Adeleke, A.O., Kandasamy, M., Gunnasegaran, Prem

“…In this work, the non-linear predictive power of a hybridized machine learning prediction model, specifically Jaya-XGBoost to predict the corrosion-induced mass loss of monolithic and nickel-reinforced porous alumina ceramics has been examined. This study demonstrates the mass loss of monolithic and Ni-reinforced porous alumina developed using rice husk and sugarcane bagasse in acidic and alkaline corrosive media. …”
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Undergraduates' attitudes of writing and views towards mind-mapping as a pre-writing strategy by Roslim, Norwati, Abdullah, Muhammad Hakimi Tew, Mohd Razali, Nornadiah, Mirza, Akhmad Ali, Nimehchisalem, Vahid

“…Several writing strategies have been posed to tackle the challenges faced by lecturers, teachers and students. …”
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Post-activation performance enhancement of countermovement jump after drop jump versus squat jump exercises in elite rhythmic gymnasts by Yang, Chengbo, Shi, Lin, Lu, Yanan, Wu, Hongli, Yu, Dawei

“…However, the acute effects of DJ and SJ on countermovement jump (CMJ) performance have not been investigated. This study aimed to verify the post-activation performance enhancement (PAPE) responses induced by DJ and SJ with optimal power load and evaluate the relationship between peak PAPE effects and strength levels. …”
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Investigating the influence of elements in pocket parks on the psychological restoration of young people: a study from Guiyang and Chongqing in Southwest China by Ma, Geng, Pellegrini, Paola, Ma, Jiaqi, Shi, Linfeng

“…Furthermore, there has been a lack of systematic analysis to quantify the impact of both natural elements and activities in pocket parks on their restorative effects. …”
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Pathogenic bacteria, antimicrobial susceptibility and ultrasonographic features of feline lower urinary tract disease by Mazda, Delna

“…Internationally, there has been an increase in the rate of FLUTD caused by urinary tract infections (UTI). …”
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Heavy metals distribution in mangrove leaves in various sudanese coastal zones at the red sea by Mohammad Khalil, Rabha Khalil, Solangi, Kashif Ali, Alhassan, Abdullahi Bala, Khan, Waseem Razzaq, Aljahdali, Mohammed Othman

“…The heavy metal accumulation typical of a mangrove species, Avicenna marina L.,(A. marina) leaves and soluble salts in sediments have not been studied on the Red Sea coast of Sudan. The present study investigates the two nutrients calcium (Ca) and iron (Fe) and heavy metals such as barium (Ba), titanium (Ti), and strontium (Sr) in the mangrove species A. marina in the leaves of six different locations in the Red Sea coastal area, as follows: (Hamasyat (HM) Keligo (KG), and Enkfel (EK) of the Gulf of Dunnabeb, and three sites were selected in the south of the Sudanese coast as follows: (Amarat Island (AM), Ibn Abbas Island (BN), and Ras Kassar (RK). …”
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Efficient top-k continuous query processing over sliding window model (SWM) method on uncertain data stream by Wahab, Raja Azhan Syah Raja, Rum, Siti Nurulain Mohd, Ibrahim, Hamidah, Ishak, Iskandar

“…It appears that there have been limited studies conducted on the issue of UDS using the Sliding Window Model (SWM). …”
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Potential of non-flat solar sail for higher characteristic acceleration by Santos Lula Barros, Letícia, Hiraki, Koju, Assis da Silveira, Marcelo, Chak, Yew Chung, Abdullah, Amirul Fiqri, Varatharajoo, Renuganth

“…Although non-flat solar sails have traditionally been considered less efficient in generating thrust, altering the sails’ design to a non-flat configuration can enhance structural stability, allowing for thinner sail films and reducing overall mass. …”
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A new countermeasure to combat the embedding-based attacks on the Goldreich-Goldwasser-Halevi lattice-based cryptosystem by Mandangan, Arif, Nazaruddin, Nazreen Syazwina, Asbullah, Muhammad Asyraf, Kamarulhaili, Hailiza, Che Hussin, Che Haziqah, Olayiwola, Babarinsa

“…Recently, an improved version of the GGH cryptosystem, namely the GGH-MKA cryptosystem, has been proven immune to the embedding-based attacks. …”
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Equitable post-COVID-19 housing delivery: a practical framework to integrate sustainable development goals in Malaysia’s low-cost housing provision by Ebekozien, Andrew, Hafez Ahmed, Mohamed Ahmed, Aigbavboa, Clinton, Samsurijan, Mohamad Shaharudin, Adekunle, Samuel Adeniyi, Akinradewo, Opeoluwa, Said, Mohd Zulhafiz, Noor Azazi, Noor Alyani

“…Low-cost housing provision has been identified as one tool for achieving sustainability goals via synergistic operations. …”
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CSQUiD: an index and non-probability framework for constrained skyline query processing over uncertain data by Lawal, Ma'aruf Mohammed, Ibrahim, Hamidah, Mohd Sani, Nor Fazlida, Yaakob, Razali, Alwan, Ali A.

“…Uncertainty of data, the degree to which data are inaccurate, imprecise, untrusted, and undetermined, is inherent in many contemporary database applications, and numerous research endeavours have been devoted to efficiently answer skyline queries over uncertain data. …”
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