Privatisation in Malaysia : an empirical study of financial and operating performance. by Tang, Yuen Kin.

“…The results of this study are generally robust when the author analyses the full sample for a longer study period of 11 years, the specific sample of firms with comprehensive data for the full 7 years, and the smaller sample of firms in which the government held more than 80% shareholding prior to privatisation. …”
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Statistical methods and analyses in autoimmune diseases by Inshaw, J

“…Six alleles within the HLA region were more strongly associated in individuals diagnosed at < 7 years compared to ≥ 13 years, as well as six regions outside the HLA. …”

Age-hypogamy, emotional intelligence, sexual self-efficacy, and subjective happiness associations by Thomas, Marilyn, Banbury, Samantha, Lusher, Joanne, Chandler, Chris

“…Seventeen women in age-hypogamy relationships had a mean age = 45.86 years (SD = 4.47), and seven women in age-homogamy relationships had a mean age = 42.34 years (SD = 9.04) with an age range for both groups between 25 and 57 years. …”
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Roseburia intestinalis generated butyrate boosts anti-PD-1 efficacy in colorectal cancer by activating cytotoxic CD8⁺ T cells by Kang, Xing, Liu, Changan, Ding, Yanqiang, Ni, Yunbi, Ji, Fenfen, Lau, Harry Cheuk Hay, Jiang, Lanping, Sung, Joseph Jao Yiu, Wong, Sunny Hei, Yu, Jun

“…R. intestinalis or butyrate also significantly improved antiprogrammed cell death protein 1 (anti-PD-1) efficacy in mice bearing MSI-low CT26 tumours. Mechanistically, butyrate directly bound to toll-like receptor 5 (TLR5) receptor on CD8(+) T cells to induce its activity through activating nuclear factor kappa B (NF-& kappa;B) signalling. …”
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Mohammed Shawal Ian Fitri earns two degrees in Railway Engineering by Mimi Rabita, Abd Wahit

“…BEIJING, 8 January 2024 – Mohammed Shawal Ian Fitri, 25, gained a unique and valuable learning experience as he graduated from two universities, completing a Dual Degree Programme in Railway Engineering at Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah (UMPSA) during his first and second years before continuing his studies at Beijing Jiaotong University (BJTU), China, sponsored by the Public Service Department (JPA) for his third and fourth years.…”
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‘Des nouvelles de mon infortunée sœur’: Marie-Antoinette dans les lettres de l’archiduchesse Marie-Christine à l’empereur François by Seth, C

“…The difficulty of obtaining accurate information and the whirl of various rumours about the fate of the illustrious prisoner and her close family combined with the foreign powers’ evident reluctance to intervene for fear of political and military repercussions. Not only were the Austrian Netherlands (of which the duke and duchess of Saxony-Teschen were governers) at boiling point, war had also been declared between Marie-Antoinette’s homeland and the country where she hoped her son the dauphin would one day reign. …”

Optimizing MC-ICP-MS with SEM protocols for determination of U and Th isotope ratios and 230Th ages in carbonates by Lin, Ke, Chiang, Hong-Wei, Lu, Yanbin, Wang, Xianfeng, Liu, Xiaokang

“…Non-linear behavior was not observed in the MasCom SEM with a retarding potential quadrupole in our MC-ICP-MS system when the beam intensity was limited to < ∼1 × 10 6 cps. We performed a series of tests to examine the influence of tuning parameters, peak shift, and operating voltage of the SEM on isotopic measurements. …”
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Dietary pattern trajectories in early childhood and their associations with patterns of maternal feeding practices in a multi-ethnic Asian cohort by Appannah, Geeta, Toh, Jia Ying, Lai, Jun Shi, Yong, Heng Yaw, Shariff, Zalilah Mohd, Tint, Mya Thway, Yuan, Wen Lun, Pang, Wei Wei, Godfrey, Keith M., Tan, Kok Hian, Yap, Fabian, Lee, Yung Seng, Eriksson, Johan G., Chong, Mary F. F.

“…Results: Two DPs, namely the ‘healthy’ and ‘less healthy’ were consistently derived at 18 months, 5 and 7 years of age. From each DP, 2 stable DP trajectory groups were further identified between 18 months and 7 years of age. …”
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Biological characterization of RNA polymerase proteins from human 2009 pandemic H1N1 and low pathogenic avian H5N2 and H9N2 influenza viruses by Myaing, Myint Zu

“…In our gene reassortment study, a single reassortant bearing a human-origin PA or PB2 subunit against an avian polymerase background could overcome the host range barrier of avian polymerase in human 293T cells, indicating the PA or PB2 as a major determinant of species tropism and pathogenicity. …”
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Nanostructured materials for electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction and biosensing by Ge, Junyu

“…Third, Ag nanorods with build-in nanogaps are fabricated by using our ultrasonic nanoimprinting after depositing alumina sacrificial layer and Ag layer on the substrate by e-beam evaporation. As a biosensing platform, this substrate shows strong Raman signals for quorum sensing. …”
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A deterministic mechanism for efficient removal of arsenic and lead from wastewater using rapidly synthesized TiO2-(α-Fe2O3) nanoshells by Alshammari, Teflah K., Ghoshal, Sib Krishna, Bakhtiar, Hazri, Alhajj, Mahmood, Salim, Ali Aqeel, Alias, Siti Salwa

“…The produced nanocomposites were customized by targeting Ti that was submerged in deionized water as growth medium and then irradiate using the laser pulses with an optimum laser energy 10.6 J/cm2, spot focused size of 1.2 ± 0.2 mm, frequency of 6 Hz, and laser beam with a pulse duration of 8 ns for 15 minutes. …”

Aging is associated with prolonged hospitalisation stay in pyogenic liver abscess - A 1:1 propensity score matched study in elderly versus non-elderly patients by Chan, Kai Siang, Junnarkar, Sameer P., Low, Jee Keem, Huey, Terence Cheong Wei, Shelat, Vishal G.

“…Methods: This is a retrospective study from 2007–2011 comparing elderly (≥ 65 years old) and non-elderly (< 65 years old) with PLA. …”
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Range front faulting and volcanism in the mono basin, eastern California by Bursik, Marcus, Sieh, Kerry

“…The section of the Sierra Nevadan range front near the craters accommodated as much as 1 mm/yr of extension as recently as about 40,000 years ago. For the past 40,000 years, this section of range front has been inactive, even though range front extension to the north and south has continued at up to 0.9 mm/yr. …”
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The relationship between leisure time physical activity patterns, Alzheimer’s disease markers and cognition by James, S, Sudre, CH, Barnes, J, Cash, DM, Chiou, Y, Coath, W, Keshavan, A, Lu, K, Malone, I, Murray-Smith, H, Nicholas, JM, Orini, M, Parker, T, Almeida-Meza, P, Fox, NC, Richards, M, Schott, JM

“…Findings drawn from 468 participants (49% female) demonstrated a direct association between being active before 50 years old (≤43 years) and throughout life (up to age 69 years), with larger hippocampal volume at age 70 (P &lt; 0.05). …”

Prevalence of health-risk behaviors and mental well-being of ASEAN university students in COVID-19 pandemic by Rahman, Hanif Abdul, Amornsriwatanakul, Areekul, Abdul-Mumin, Khadizah H., Agustiningsih, Denny, Chaiyasong, Surasak, Chia, Michael, Chupradit, Supat, Huy, Le Quang, Ivanovitch, Katiya, Nurmala, Ira, Majid, Hazreen B. Abdul, Nazan, Ahmad Iqmer Nashriq Mohd, Rodjarkpai, Yuvadee, de la Cruz, Ma Henrietta Teresa O., Mahmudiono, Trias, Sriboonma, Krissachai, Sudnongbua, Supaporn, Vidiawati, Dhanasari, Wattanapisit, Apichai, Charoenwattana, Sukanya, Cahyani, Nani, Car, Josip, Ho, Ringo Moon-Ho, Rosenberg, Michael

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Reduction of bubble cavitation by modifying the diffraction wave from a lithotripter aperture by Zhou, Yufeng

“…There is no difference, however, in both the amplitude and duration of the compressive shockwaves between these two configurations as well as the −6 dB beam width in the focal plane. The significant suppression effect of bubble cavitation was confirmed by the measured bubble collapse time using passive cavitation detection. …”
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BKW EOS: history of modifications and further improvement of accuracy with temperature-dependent covolumes of polar molecules by Suceska, Muhamad, Chan, Serene Hay Yee, Stimac, Barbara, Dobrilovic, Mario

“…A hundred years ago (in 1921) Becker proposed an equation of state in which the repulsive term in van der Waals equation of state was replaced by an exponential function. …”
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Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy for the remote eradication of bacteria by Yan, Evelias, Kwek, Germain, Ng, Shuang Qing, Lingesh, Shonya, Xing, Bengang

“…The reported in vivo applications of APDT in the several types of bacterial infections that includes periodontitis, wound infections, keratitis, endophthalmitis and tuberculosis in the last five years will be summarized in detail.…”
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Oil discoveries and protectionism: role of news effects by Perez-Sebastian, F, Raveh, O, van der Ploeg, F

“…Our empirical results indicate that an oil discovery increases tariffs during pre-production years and decreases tariffs in the years to follow yet to a lesser extent, most notably in capital scarce economies with a relatively dominant tradable sector. …”

Gender Differences in Real-Home Sleep of Young and Older Couples by Butt, Maryam, Quan, Stuart F., Pentland, Alex, Khayal, Inas

“…Participants: Ten heterosexual young couples (male mean age: 28.2 1.0[SD] years /female mean age: 26.8 0.9 years) and 14 older couples (male mean age: 59.3+ 9.6 years/female mean age: 58.8+ 9.1 years). …”
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