Cannabidiol (CBD) is a novel inhibitor for Exosome and Microvesicle (EMV) release in cancer by Kosgodage, Uchini S., Mould, Rhys, Henley, Aine B., Nunn, Alistair V., Guy, Geoffrey W., Thomas, E. Louise, Inal, Jameel, Bell, Jimmy D., Lange, Sigrun

“…CBD significantly reduced exosome release in all three cancer cell lines, and also significantly, albeit more variably, inhibited microvesicle release. …”
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Formulation and characterization of phytostanol ester solid lipid nanoparticles for the management of hypercholesterolemia: an ex vivo study by Shrestha, Sony C., Ghebremeskel, Kebreab, White, Kenneth, Minelli, Caterina, Tewfik, Ihab, Thapa, Panna, Tewfik, Sundus

“…The uptake of the formulation by cell lines, HepG2 and HT-29, and its effect on cell viability were evaluated. …”
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Ethyl 2-(4-bromophenyl)-1-sec-butyl-1H-benzimidazole-5-carboxylate by Arumugam, Natarajan, Ngah, Nurziana, Abd Hamid, Shafida, Abdul Rahim, Aisyah Saad

“…In the crystal, molecules related by translation along [110] are linked into chains via weak C— H� � �Br hydrogen bonds.…”
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Winning the battles, losing the war? An assessment of counterterrorism in Malaysia by Bakashmar, Muhammad

“…It also highlights the links between various pre-September 11 security issues in Southeast Asia and the terrorism threat facing Malaysia at present. …”
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Negative impacts of riba banking on performance of Islamic banking by Htay, Sheila Nu Nu, Abdul Aziz, Mohammed Zahid, Hamat, Musthpha

“…The reasons for these deficiencies have been attributed to it being too focussed on debt financing products, the weaknesses of Islamic bankers, and the impiety of the ummah. …”
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Factors influence depositors’ withdrawal behavior in Islamic banks: a theory of reasoned action by Abduh, Muhamad, Duasa, Jarita, Omar, Mohd. Azmi

“…Unlike its conventional counterpart, Islamic principles forbid Islamic banks to take any interest-related income and thus makes deposits from depositors as an important source of fund for its operational and financing. Consequently, the risk of deposit withdrawal by depositors is an important aspect that should be well managed in Islamic banking. …”
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Current practices of Murabahah in Islamic banks: a comparative study of adopted rates in Iran and Malaysia by Zandi Pour Joopari, GholamReza, Mohd. Ariffin, Noraini

“…In the case of Malaysia however, BBA home financing is used by Islamic financial institutions and the profit rate is still dependent on the market interest rate due to arbitrage activities. …”
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Salam (Forward sale) and Istisna' (Manufacture contract) in modern applications: a Maqasid al-shari'ah perspective by Ali, Mohammed Farid

“…Modern applications of IstiÎnaÑ by financing houses and projects in the form of parallel-IstiÎnaÑ and IstiÎnaÑ based BOT (buy, operate and transfer) has exposed the IFIs to hazards such as delayed and incomplete projects. …”
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Salam (Forward sale) and Istisna' (Manufacture contract) in modern applications: a Maqasid al-shari'ah perspective by Ali, Mohammed Farid

“…Modern applications of IstiÎnaÑ by financing houses and projects in the form of parallel-IstiÎnaÑ and IstiÎnaÑ based BOT (buy, operate and transfer) has exposed the IFIs to hazards such as delayed and incomplete projects. …”
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Synthesis and characterization of spions-bromelan-folic acid on folic acid receptor positive cancer model by Nasiri, Rozita

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Design for the environment: an ontology-based knowledge management model for green product development by Chaouni Benabdellah, Abla, Zekhnini, Kamar, Cherrafi, Anass, Garza-Reyes, Jose Arturo, Kumar, Anil

“…Selected DFX techniques are linked with strategies used in organizations. Following a literature analysis, a collaborative knowledge-based framework that addresses the design concepts needed to assess environmental, safety, and health concerns in the development of the green product is proposed. …”
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‘Really putting a different slant on my use of a glass of wine’: patient perspectives on integrating alcohol into structured medication reviews in general practice by Madden, Mary, Stewart, Duncan, McCambridge, Jim

“…This study explores early patient experiences of the SMR and views on the acceptability of integrating clinical attention to alcohol as another drug linked to their conditions and medicines, rather than as a standalone ‘healthy living’ or ‘lifestyle’ question. …”
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Rehabilitating Eden: archetypal images of Malaya in travel writing by Ahmad, Siti Nuraishah, Pillai, Shanthini, Md. Yusof, Noraini

“…This article links Jungian literary criticism on archetypes with contemporary postcolonial theories on colonial discourse in travel writing (David Spurr) and the worlding of a colonized land (Gayatri Spivak) in order to understand the pattern of images in European travel writing that created the fiction of Malaya. …”
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Recovery modeling in MPLS networks by Al-Khateeb, Wajdi Fawzi Mohammed, Al-Irhayim, Sufyan, Al-Khateeb, Khalid A. Saeed

“…But it is also essential to bound the disruption caused by failure of nodes or links for a real time traffic to a limit that is acceptable by the application. …”
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Biological basis of child health 1: understanding the cell and genetics by Davies, Kate, Meimaridou, Eirini

“…The aim is to provide children's nurses with an accessible introduction to cell biology and genetics linked to their clinical practice.…”

Interaction of phenol-formaldehyde condensates with isoprene rubber by Roca Perez, Rafael

“…The results indicate that, in all cases, combination with the rubber occurs through chroman linkages and the crosslinks contain at least two phenolic nuclei joined by dimethylene ether or methylene links.…”
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Pentecostalisation, the American Christian right, and civil religion in Ghana by Haynes, Jeffrey

“…The second aim is to explain and account for the links between elements of the American Christian Right and prominent Pentecostals in Ghana. …”
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Histopathological study of the effect Of Eurycoma longifolia Jack (Tongkat Ali) extract on the prostate of rats by Faisal, Ghasak Ghazi, Mustafa Al-Ahmad, Basma Ezzat, Mustafa, Nazih Shaban, Najmuldeen, Ghazi Faisal, Althunibat, Osama Yousef

“…Results: histopathological examination of the specimens revealed that there were no significant observable changes in group 2 in comparison with the control group while group 3 showed a marked cell proliferation of the prostatic gland lining epithelium that appeared as infolding and multi-layering of the usual single layer columnar epithelium and also we observed areas of mild dysplastic changes in the lining epithelium characterized by nuclear enlargement and irregularities in the nuclear membrane . …”
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Kelvin waves in a shoaling shallow sea by Jesuthasan, Vasthiampillai Joseph

“…Diagrams for co-range and co-tidal lines are displayed and it is found that the amphidromic points align along the central axes of the channel. …”
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Some issues on murabahah practices in Iran and Malaysian Islamic banks by Zandi Pour Joopari, GholamReza, Mohd. Ariffin, Noraini

“…In the case of Malaysia however, BBA home financing is used by Islamic financial institutions and the profit rate is still dependent on the market interest rate due to arbitrage activities. …”
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