Minority shareholders' control rights and the quality of corporate decisions in weak investor protection countries : a natural experiment from China by Chen, Zhihong, Ke, Bin, Yang, Zhifeng

“…There is also weak evidence that minority shareholders are more likely to veto value-decreasing equity offering proposals in firms with higher mutual fund ownership in the post-regulation period. …”
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Impact of information and communication technology on B2B organizational business models : a case study of XYZ container line's business model change by Ang, Lay Koon

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The evaluation of blast resistance and submergence tolerance of new breeding rice (Oryza sativa L.) lines developed through 4-way marker-assisted breeding by Selvia Dewi Pohan, Noor Liyana Sukiran, Nur Sakinah Mohd Yusri, Shakirah Mohammad Nahar, Jamsari, Jamsari, Noraziyah Abd Aziz Shamsudin

“…This study aimed to create new rice lines with a strong resistance to blast disease and a high tolerance to submergence. …”
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Hybrid mesoporous microbeads based on sheets-like sulfur-doped copper oxide embedded in calcium alginate-derived carbon for batch and columnar adsorption of cationic dye by Naggar, Ahmed H., Alshammari, Mutairah S., Seaf-Elnasr, Tarek A., Chong, Kwok Feng, Bakr, Zinab H., Alotaibi, N. F., Ali, Hazim M., El-Nasser, Karam S., Thabet, Mahmoud, Abd El-Monaem, Eman M., Goda, Adel E. S., Gomaa, Hassanien

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Reserving interior void space for volume change accommodation : an example of cable-like MWNTs@SnO2@C composite for superior lithium and sodium storage by Zhao, Yi, Wei, Chao, Sun, Shengnan, Wang, Luyuan Paul, Xu, Zhichuan Jason

“…Reserving interior void space in the cable-like structure of multiwalled carbon nanotubes-in-SnO2-in-carbon layer (MWNTs@SnO2@C) is reported for the first time. …”
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Elucidation of functional significance of plasmodium falciparum reticulocyte binding like protein homologues - RH1, RH2A AND RH4 during merozoite invasion. by Karthigayan Gunalan.

“…One major family of ligands involved in these interactions is the Reticulocyte binding like protein Homologues (RHs). Using highly specific monoclonal antibodies against PfRH1, RH2a and RH4, we have focused on the processing and erythrocyte binding properties of RHs that are important for host cell recognition. …”
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Stand-alone and combined effects of protein hydrolysate and humic-like substances derived from waste materials on the growth, physiology and mineral nutrition of tea nursery plants by Raguraj, Sriharan, Kasim, Susilawati, Sanali, Bellana Vithanage Roshika, Senarathne, Thakshala Thilini Kumari, Weerathunga, Saman Kumara, Damayanthi, Maha Makkalage Nalika, Wijesinghe, Senarath Pathiranalage Shyamali Kumari, Amali, Rathnasekara Kuruppu Arachchige, Madushani, Maha Gamage Kusala, Liyanage, Liyana Rallage Mahesh Chaminda

“…This study was designed to investigate the effects of individual and combined application of protein hydrolysate (PH) and humic-like substances (HLS) along with the reduction of fertilizer on the growth, physiological and biochemical parameters and mineral nutrition of tea nursery plants. …”

Establishing two transgenic mouse cell lines for future studies on X chromosome inactivation : a red Xi in live cells and a silenced GFP on the Xi. by Ong, Norbert Ha How.

“…Hence, the aim of this project was to generate two female mouse transgenic cell lines that could be used for studying XCI. In our study, the first cell line was generated using lipo-transfection method. …”
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A quantitative, high-throughput urease activity assay for comparison and rapid screening of ureolytic bacteria by Cui, Ming-Juan, Teng, Aloysius, Chu, Jian, Cao, Bin

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Investigation on liquid crystal based tuning elements for tunable diode laser by Wang, Pin

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Comparison of the crack nucleation approach versus the crack growth approach by Zhang, Pin

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A standardised fraction 1 (SF1) from clinacanthus nutans attenuates the stemness of cervical cancer stem-like cells via inhibition of notch1 signalling by Ismail, Faridah

“…Bioassay guided fractionation was employed for the isolation of SF1 from C. nutans leaf extract. The SiHa cell line was used for the enrichment of CCSCs by culturing the cells in CSC-conditioned medium (cervospheres). …”
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Efficient water disinfection against antibiotic-resistant bacteria by visible-light heterogeneous photo-Fenton-like process with atomically dispersed Cu on graphitic carbon nitride as the catalyst by Liu, Hang, Wang, Tianyi, Liu, Sixiao, Zhou, Xiaoyu, Zhang, Lei, Sun, Yi, Hu, Yongfeng, Sharouri, Mohsen, Zhang, Yu, Teng, Zhenyuan, Zhang, Xiuyun, Wang, Guoxiu, Wang, Chengyin

“…Photocatalytic heterogeneous Fenton and Fenton-like processes can offer efficient pathogen removal, with benefits in recycling, solid–liquid separation, and byproduct avoidance. …”
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Virus-like particles of nodavirus displaying the receptor binding domain of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein: a potential VLP-based COVID-19 vaccine by Kumar, Kiven, Tan, Wen Siang, Arshad, Siti Suri, Ho, Kok Lian

“…Immunization of BALB/c mice with the virus-like particles (VLPs) self-assembled from the recombinant CP showed that, with AddaVax as an adjuvant, a significantly high level of humoral response was elicited. …”
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Structure and functions of a metallo-beta-lactamase- like hypothetical protein bleg1_2437 from alkali-tolerant soil bacterium Bacillus lehensis G1 by Tan, Soo Huei

“…In the present study, there are 1202 hypothetical proteins (HPs) have been discovered from newly sequenced genome of alkali-tolerant soil bacterium B. lehensis G1, HP Bleg1_2437 may likely be an MBL. Domain and sequence analysis of HP Bleg1_2437 using InterProScan and DELTA-BLAST revealed that this 23 kDa protein contains highly conserved metal-binding residues such as H54, H56, D58, H59, H131 and H191 that are similar with the those in subclass B3 of MBL that are involved in the coordination of two Zn2+ ions. …”
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N-phosphinoamidinato silylene- and phosphine-borylborylene complexes by Fan, Jun, Yang, Ming-Chung, Su, Ming-Der, So, Cheuk-Wai

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Engineering pressure retarded osmosis membrane bioreactor (PRO-MBR) for simultaneous water and energy recovery from municipal wastewater by Liu, Shuyue, Song, Weilong, Meng, Manli, Xie, Ming, She, Qianhong, Zhao, Pin, Wang, Xinhua

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Tekanan, penyesuaian siri dan kerelaan mendapatkan perkhidmatan kaunseling dalam kalangan pelajar prasiswazah universiti swasta by Yiew, Sook Pin

“…Data yang dikumpul dianalisis dengan menggunakan ujian korelasi Pearson dan Multiple Linear Regression. …”
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论明泰昌、天启初年内臣与朝臣的关系 ：以宦官王安为例 = The relationship between eunuchs and imperial officials from Ming Tai Chang period to early Tian Qi period : a case study of eunuch Wang An by 马爱连 Ma, Ah Lain

“…最后王安的覆灭也意味着以魏忠贤为首的阉党崛起，失去依靠的东林人士被严厉打击。In the Ming Dynasty, in order for imperial edicts to be promulgated, approval from the Directorate of Ceremonial (司礼监), an eunuch institution, was often needed. …”
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Design, synthesis, structural characterization, cytotoxicity and computational studies of Usnic acid derivative as potential anti-breast cancer agent against MCF7 and T47D cell lines by Roney, Miah, Wong, Kelvin Khai Voon, Uddin, Md. Nazim, Rullah, Kamal, Septama, Abdi Wira, Antika, Lucia Dwi, Mohd Fadhlizil Fasihi, Mohd Aluwi

“…In this study, the usnic acid derivative (UA1) was synthesized due to the effectiveness of usnic acid (UA) against BC cell line. Furthermore, the structure of synthesized compound was determined using FT-IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, HSQC, and HMBC spectroscopic techniques. …”
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