PCD inserts in end milling of Aluminum Silicon Carbide (AlSiC) by M. K. , Nor Khairusshima, Amin, A. K. M. Nurul, Ismail, Ahmad Faris

“…The hardness in the range the silicon carbide phase is comparable with that of tungsten carbide (WC), and is mainly responsible for the high abrasive wear of the tool. …”
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IPv4 and IPv6 client-server designs: the sockets performance by Mantoro, Teddy, Ayu, Media Anugerah, Borovac, Amir, Zuhedy Zay, Aqqiela Zuhra

“…Client-Server has several design alternatives, mainly iterative server and concurrent server. Inefficiency in the use of time and process control can be resulted from choosing a server design improperly. …”
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Effects of intra- and interspecific competition on diet, growth and behaviour of Labeo calbasu (Hamilton) and Cirrhinus cirrhosus (Bloch) by Rahman, Mohammad Mustafizur, Verdegem, Marc

“…In presence of L. calbasu, C. cirrhosus continued to feed mainly on benthic macroinvertebrates, not changing its feeding behaviour. …”
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Common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) alters its feeding niche in response to changing food resources: direct observations in simulated ponds by Rahman, Mohammad Mustafizur, Kadowaki, Shusaku, Balcombe, Stephen Richard, Wahab, Md. Abdul

“…Common carp did not prefer any group of phytoplankton in any treatment. Common carp was mainly benthic in habitat choice, feeding on benthic macroinvertebrates when only plankton and benthic macroinvertebrates were available in the system. …”
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The importance of interreligious dialogue in Nigeria : (Muslim- Christian relations) by Ashimi, Tijani Ahmad

“…Based on above fact, inter-religious dialogue is perhaps; more important in Nigeria than anywhere else, on the grounds that, Nigeria is considered as the most populous country in African continent, and it is moreover, a pluralistic and multi religious society, which is mainly dominated by Islam and Christianity. Yet, in modern Nigeria, the relation between Muslims and their counterpart Christians is in continuous jeopardy (if not deteriorating). …”
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A study on the house preferences among different ethnic groups by Tan, Chin Keng, Ahmad Nor Bakri, Hanani Husna

“…The similarities are mainly on the items related to land status, location, security, near to school and supermarket, and easiness of access. …”
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Determinants of corporate governance characteristics influencing price and non-price informative voluntary disclosures: evidence from Iran by Zandi Pour Joopari, GholamReza, Md. Taib, Fauziah, Ibrahim, Daing Nasir

“…The findings, in general, suggest that the listed firms provide the market with a moderate amount of information which consists mainly of Non-PID matters. The lack of confidence among investors from the private sector is due to low level of transparency and failure to present true financial positions.…”
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The perception of community on coastal erosion issue in Selangor, Malaysia by Asmawi, M. Zainora, Ibrahim, Ainaa Nawarrah

“…Research methods applied was mainly by conducting questionnaire survey to a total of 377 coastal residents and site-observation. …”
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The impact of direct nucleation control on crystal size distribution in pharmaceutical crystallization processes by Abu Bakar, Mohd Rushdi, Nagy, Zoltan K., Saleemi, Ali N., Rielly, Chris D.

“…It is recognized that the variability in the final CSD is mainly caused by the significant uncertainties in the nucleation rates, and therefore, a good control of nucleation events is necessary to achieve the desired CSD. …”
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Synergistic effect of interleukin-6 and endoplasmic reticulum stress inducers on the high level of ABCG2 expression in plasma cells by Nakamichi, Naoto, Morii, Eiichi, Ikeda, Jun-Ichiro, Qiu, Ying, Mamat, Suhana, Tian, Tian, Fukuhara, Shirou, Aozasa, Katsuyuki

“…Immunohistochemically, strong ABCG2 expression was found in a small proportion of plasma cells mainly located in the interfollicular space of lymphoid tissues. …”
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Multi-horizon ternary time series forecasting by Htike@Muhammad Yusof, Zaw Zaw

“…Despite advances in forecasting technology over the past few decades, there have not been algorithms that can consistently produce accurate forecasts with statistical significance. This is mainly because state-of-the-art forecasting algorithms essentially perform single-horizon forecasts and produce continuous numbers as outputs. …”
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The potential role of Red Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) scales: allergic reaction test in mice by Abdul Rahman, Suzanah, Zambry, Husna, Basha, Sadak, Kamarzaman, Saheera, Khan Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal

“…It is abundantly found in the wild and known to be cultured in several parts of the world. It is mainly a freshwater fish, inhabiting shallow streams, ponds, rivers and lakes but less commonly found living in brackish water. …”
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Urbanization and housing in Kuala Lumpur city centre : issues and future challenges by Shuid, Syafiee

“…Draft Kuala Lumpur Structure Plan 2020 (2003) review recently, had acknowledged that the slow population growth as compared to projection was mainly due to out-migration of people for better and cheaper houses outside Kuala Lumpur city. …”
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Adhesion failure behavior of sputtered calcium phosphate thin film coatings evaluated using microscratch testing by Toque, Jay Arre, Herliansyah, Muhammad Kusumawan, Abd Shukor, Mohd Hamdi, Ide-Ektessabi, A., Sopyan, Iis

“…It is generally accepted that calcium phosphate (CaP) is one of the most important biomaterials in implant coating applications mainly because of its excellent bioactivity. However, its relatively poor mechanical properties limits its application. …”
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Managing ‘schizophrenia in the midst of schizophrenia’- the role of assertive community treatment by Md Rosli, Ahmad Nabil, M, Marhani, B, Azlin

“…This case report emphasizes the role of Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) in managing a family with four members suffering from mental illness, mainly schizophrenia. We report a case of middle-aged lady who was diagnosed with treatment resistant schizophrenia (TRS) living with two other family members with the same illness and their carer who developed major depression from shouldering the burden of caring for mentally ill family members. …”
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DNA barcoding of Arius species (Siluriformes: Ariidae) found in Peninsular Malaysia waters, using mitochondrial Cytochrome oxidase subunit I gene. by Abdurahman, Siti Waznah, Ambak, Mohd Azmi, Md. Sheriff, Shahreza, Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal Khan

“…Ariid catfishes are widely distributed in tropical and temperate continental shelves all over the world, mainly inhabiting inshore waters and estuarine regions, or in some cases confined to freshwaters. …”
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Atherosclerosis in chronic organic arsenic (monosodium methylarsonate) exposure by Abdullah, Nor Zamzila, Ishola, Afeez Adekunle, A.Talib, Norlelawati, Muhammad, Siti Aeshah @ Naznin, Buyong, Zunariah, Myint, Yi Yi, Mohamed, Abdul Hadi, Samsuddin, Niza, Abdul Ghani, Radiah

“…Human worldwide are exposed to arsenic mainly through drinking of arsenic-contaminated ground water. …”
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Religions in progress or regress: inner strength matters, from the buddhist perspective by Poey, Tiang Peow

“…Man becomes helpless in extreme difficulties and it is quite natural that religions play significant roles in human lives. It is mainly because the complexities in life are being increased day by day and to encounter this people take refuge in spirituality. …”
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Isolation of bacteria from acidic peat swamp forest soil and their lignin degradation potential by Mohamad Roslan, Muhamad Aidilfitri, Amirudin, Nur Azam, Zainal Abidin, Zaima Azira, Mohd Omar, Suhaila

“…In comparison to M1 minimal medium, the use of peat agar has resulted with higher number of isolates with different morphologies. The peat agar mainly contains the acidic peat water that was collected from the sampling location. …”
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The enlightenment from Malaysian consumers' perspective towards cosmetic products by Ayob, Ain, Awadh, Ammar Ihsan Jawad, Md. Jaffri, Juliana, Jamshed, Shazia Qasim, Ahmad, Hawa Mas Azmar, Ab. Hadi, Hazrina

“…Lastly, adverse reactions from the use of cosmetic products were commonly experienced by the participants, which contributed mainly by the ingredients. Thus, they hoped for serious approached to be enacted to solve this problem. …”
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