A multi-targeted approach of garcinol for obesity intervention: Mechanistic insights and possible clinical applications by Abu Bakar, Mohd Fadzelly

“…While hydroxycitric acid (HCA) has been linked to the anti-obesity effects of certain Garcinia fruits, recent research emphasizes the role of garcinol, either alone or in combination, in mediating these effects. …”
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The Insulation Performance of Novel Refrigerant Gas as an Alternative to SF6 for Medium Voltage Switchgear by Ahmed, Rizwan, Abd-Rahman, Rahisham, Ullah, Zahid, Ullah, Rahmat, Sami, Irfan, Mohd Yousof, Mohd Fairouz

“…This paper proposes an economical and comparatively more environmentally friendly R507 gas alternative to SF6 for medium-voltage applications. R507 has been analyzed experimentally through power frequency breakdown and lightning impulse testing to validate the performance and theoretical concepts. …”
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Characteristics of Mechanical Strength of Hybrid Reinforced Plastic Waste Mixed with Wood Waste by Jamal, I. I, Marsi, N, Letchumanan, T, Mohd Rus, A. Z, Hashim, M. M

“…Commercial products made of plastics or wood have always been in high demand until now. Consequently, waste from these products has increased, accumulated, and catastrophically impacted the environment. …”
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Enrichment of carotene from palm oil by organic solvent nanofiltration by Ghazali, Nazlee Faisal, Md. Hanim, Khairilanuar, Pahlawi, Qadly Ameen, Lim, Ki Min

“…Various techniques have been developed to extract and recover carotenes from palm oil, however these processes often require high energy usage, and usually renders the oil useless for further consumption. …”

Intrinsic permanent shape reconfigurable semicrystalline biopolyester thermoset by Chen, Xiangping, Wong, Jie-Wei, Low, Jia Tee, Lok, Tow-Jie, Xue, Yaoting, Zeng, Zehao, Zhang, Kaihang, Shen, Yifeng, Li, Siyang, Zhou, Haofei, Zhao, Qian, Wong, Tuck-Whye, Li, Tiefeng, Yang, Wei

“…To date, these polyesters have been extensively studied for their fundamental sustainability across various uses. …”

A scheme of pairwise feature combinations to improve sentiment classification using book review dataset by Abubakar, Haisal Dauda, Huspi, Sharin Hazlin, Mahmood Umar, Mahmood Umar

“…Each of these methods has demonstrated remarkable success in representing the encoded text, however we found that no method has been set to be excellence in all tasks. Motivated by this challenge, an improved scheme of pairwise fusion are proposed for sentiment classification of book reviews. …”
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Current trends in additive manufacturing of selective laser melting for biomedical implant applications by Nazari, Aufa Adlia, Hassan, Mohamad Zaki, Ismail, Zarini, Ramlie, Faizir, Jamaludin, Khairur Rijal, Md. Daud, Mohd. Yusof, Ren, James

“…AM fabricated implants of Ti alloy (Ti), stainless steel (SS), cobalt chromium (CoCr), iron (Fe) have been revolutionized in the productions of medical instruments, such as in artificial organs, including heart stents, drug delivery, scaffolds and orthopedic implants. …”
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Exploring the role of local champion in community-based rural homestay in Malaysia: a case of homestay Sungai Haji Dorani. by Abas, Siti Aisah, Abd. Halim, Norhazliza, Mohd. Hanafiah, Mohd. Hafiz

“…A single case study has been used whereby this research was taken place at Homestay Sungai Haji Dorani. …”
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Factors influencing the adoption of industrial internet of things for the manufacturing and production small and medium enterprises in developing countries. by Shah, Sajid, Hussain Madni, Syed Hamid, Mohd Hashim, Siti Zaitoon, Ali, Javed, Muhammad Faheem, Muhammad Faheem

“…Furthermore, a comparative analysis of the influencing factors has been done for the adoption of IIoT to increase efficiency, productivity and competitiveness for the manufacturing and production SMEs in developing countries. …”
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Photovoltaic module temperature estimation model for the one-time-point daily estimation method. by Kinfatt, Wong, Ahmad, Robiah, Abdul Kadir, Kushsairy, Ahmad, Norulhusna

“…The performance of the new model has been validated, giving a Normalized Root Mean Squared Error (NRMSE) value of 0.0215 and a Coefficient of Determination (R2) value of 0.9862. …”
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Compressive and flexural strengths of bio-recycled concrete incorporated with kenaf fibre by Abdulkareem, Muyideen, Ayeronfe, Fadilat, Jassama, Taha M., Al Ateah, Ali H., Al-Sodani, Khaled A. Alawi, Al-Tholaia, Mohammed M. H., Hok Yam, Hok Yam, Ganiyu, Abideen Adekunle, Alih, Sophia C.

“…Kenaf fiber (KF) has been applied in concrete to compensate for the weak tensile strength. …”
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The use of English interaction strategies in cooperative learning: a case study of four Chinese college students' spoken discourse by Jia, Jiannan, Stapa, Mahani

“…Findings: The findings indicated that the four students’ Modified-Interaction strategies were employed much less frequently than Social-Interaction strategies when they worked cooperatively, and training in Modified-Interaction strategies was greatly needed for promoting students’ effective interaction and language development. It has also been found that cooperative learning instruction was helpful in promoting students’ Social-Interaction strategy use as it provided a natural and conducive environment for students to socialize and cooperate towards the group goals. …”
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Volumetric and dielectric properties in liquid phase of dimethyl ether-ethanol at (293.2-313.2) K and 1.00 MPa by Hoshina, Taka-Aki, Sato, Kazunori, Okada, Masaki, Tsuji, Tomoya, Hiaki, Toshihiko

“…Density and dielectric spectra have been measured in the liquid phase of dimethyl ether (DME)–ethanol by an oscillating U-tube densimeter and a complex dielectric spectrometer under 1.00 MPa. …”

Hydroxyapatite-based materials for adsorption, and adsorptive membrane process for heavy metal removal from wastewater: recent progress, bottleneck and opportunities by Jaffar, Filzah Hazirah, Othman, Mohd. Hafiz Dzarfan, Ismail, Nurul Jannah, Puteh, Mohd. Hafiz, Tonni Agustiono Kurniawan, Tonni Agustiono Kurniawan, Abu Bakar, Suriani, Abdullah, Huda

“…Methods: The efficient hydroxyapatite (HAp) and its composites have been utilized as adsorbents and membrane materials for the efficient elimination of heavy metals from wastewater, capitalizing on their low cost, eco-friendliness, thermal stability, and efficiency. …”

Game-based augmented reality learning of Sarawak history in enhancing cultural heritage preservation by Clive, Lai Yi Cheng, Goh, Eg Su, Ahmad, Johanna, Tole Sutikno, Tole Sutikno

“…The augmented reality (AR) technology had been proliferating for years. However, the implementation of AR technology still has room to be explored, especially in the form of cultural heritage preservation. …”
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Exploring contributing factors to PISA 2022 mathematics achievement: Insights from Indonesian teachers by Wijaya, Tommy Tanu, Hidayat, Wahyu, Neni Hermita, Neni Hermita, Jesi, Alexander Alim, Abdul Talib, Corrienna

“…As an international benchmark, the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2022 evaluates the educational performance of 15-year-old students across various countries. It has been observed that the average mathematics score globally declined in 2022. …”
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Thin film nanocomposite forward osmosis membrane with exfoliated layered double hydroxide nanosheets embedded support for fouling-resistant microalgae dewatering by Vrasna, Dhita Karunia, Goh, Pei Sean, Ahmad, Nor Akalili, Gonzales, Ralph Rolly, Wong, Kar Chun, Lim, Jun Wei, Lau, Woei Jye, Othman, Mohd. Hafiz Dzarfan, Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi, Matsuyama, Hideto

“…Thin-film nanocomposite membrane with layered double hydroxide (LDH) nanosheet incorporated substrate has been developed for microalgae dewatering. The membrane modification aimed to address the drawbacks of FO in regards to concentration polarization, reverse draw solute diffusion, and fouling. …”

Conceptual Paper on Key Factors Influencing Financing or Loan Growth in Malaysian Islamic Banks and Conventional Banks by Mohd Najib, Nabilah Wafa', Abu Kasim, Naimah, Ghazali, Siti Fadhilah, Abd. Wahab, Norazlina, Che Arshad, Noraziah

“…Thus, Malaysian banking system has been chosen for the study. The study proposes the use of panel data analysis, utilising data from 16 Islamic banks and 26 conventional banks in Malaysia spanning from 2007 to 2020 (14 years). …”
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The Potential of Tasik Gubir as a Popular Agro Tourism Destination in Kedah by Omar, Salmah, Mohd. Zain, Zawiyah, Ismail, Nor Hanani, Paidi, Zulhilmi, Hj. Rofie, Mohamad Khadafi

“…Although there are many beautiful and fascinating areas, such as Tasik Gubir (Lake Gubir) in Sik, not much research has been done to make the area a popular tourist attraction. …”
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Strengthening District Administration in Plural Communal Context: An Analysis on the Potential Impact of Establishing a Kalmunai Administrative District in Sri Lanka by Yusoff, Moharnrnad Agus, Sarjoon, Athambawa, Mohd. Zain, Zawiyah

“…However, decentralized district administration in postindependence Sri Lanka has been challenging, primarily due to a number of issues related to the accommodation of rights and interests of minorities. …”
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