Phylogeny of Holothuria leucospilota (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) as inferred from cytochrome c oxidase I gene sequences by Idris, Mohd Yaman, Ahmad, Hajar Fauzan, Hashim, Ridzwan, Usup, Gires, Kamarudin, Kamarul Rahim, Mohamed Rehan, Aisyah

“….: FJ223873 - FJ223880, submission date: 19 September 2008). Three main methods namely neighbour joining, maximum parsimony and maximum likelihood were used for phylogenetic tree reconstruction. …”
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The importance of self-realization in human and societal development according to Muhammad Iqbal (1877-1938) by Abdul Rahim, Adibah

“…One of the main reasons for Muslims’ decadence was the philosophical system which inculcates self-negation and self-abandonment. …”
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Prediction of power generation of small scale vertical axis wind turbine using fuzzy logic by Hossain, Altab, Rahman, Mohammed Ataur, Rahman, Md. Mozasser, Hasan, SK., Hossen, Md. Jakir

“…Therefore, the primary purpose of this work was to investigate the relationship between wind turbine power generation and wind velocity, and to illustrate how fuzzy expert system might play an important role in prediction of wind turbine power generation. The main purpose of the measurement over the small scaled prototype vertical axis wind turbine for the wind velocity is to predict the performance of full scaled H-type vertical axis wind turbine. …”
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Accountability of waqf management: insight from praxis of nongovernmental organisation (NGO) by Osman@Hussin, Ahmad Zamri

“…The study uses accountability as the main conceptual lens informing this relationship. …”
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Impact of growing population in agricultural resource management: exploring the global situation with a micro-level example by Karim, A.H.M Zehadul

“…Accordingly, the demographers and environmentalists for that reason have come up with raising issues that main challenge for environmental management throughout the world is to determine our planet’s capacity to sustain such a huge amount of burgeoning human population. …”
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DNA isolation from whole blood using in-house method versus commercialized techniques: quality and cost consideration by A.Talib, Norlelawati, Mohammad, Salina, Abdullah, Nor Zamzila, F.W, Mustafa Fadzil

“…Result: Apart from being a relatively safe and cheap technique, we found that the optimized salting-out procedure was able to extract comparable quantity and quality of DNA from small volume of blood. Conclusion: The main advantage of in house DNA purifi cation method was its minimum costs. …”
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Religion and global peace: the instrumental value of religion by Malik, Mohammad Manzoor, Kayadibi, Saim

“…Economical, political, and social reasons amount to the main reasons of conflict in which any community, in certain conditions including a religious community, could engage. …”
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A study of learning environments in the Kulliyyah (faculty) of nursing, International Islamic University Malaysia by Nurumal, Mohd. Said, Rogayah, Jaafar, Hafizah, Arzuman

“…Background: In a nursing programme, the main objective is to produce nursing graduates who can provide comprehensive care and treatment to the community. …”
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Intelligent control of grain drying process using fuzzy logic controller by Mansor, Hasmah, Mohd Noor, Samsul Bahari, Raja Ahmad, Raja Kamil, Taip, Farah Saleena, Lutfy, Omar Farouq

“…Controlling grain drying process is always a challenging task for engineers and researchers in food and agricultural sectors since many years ago. The main obstacles to obtain the best control system for the grain drying system are due to the long delay process, highly non-linear behaviour and parameter uncertainties exist in the plant. …”
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Effects of workpiece preheating on surface roughness, chatter and tool performance during end milling of hardened steel D2 by Amin, A. K. M. Nurul, Dolah, Shuriani, Mahmud, Marlina, Lajis, M. A.

“…Though initial average flank wear of the tool during preheated machining is found to be slightly higher compared to that of room temperature machining, the extrapolated tool life appears to be higher in the case of preheating. The main mechanisms of tool failure are found to be superficial plastic deformation, diffusion and notching. …”
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Strategy and policy statements on green ICT : an Islamic perspective. by Hameed, Shihab A.

“…Islamic viewpoint on environment and its protection is considered since it offers comprehensive, stable, and fair viewpoint that is based on main Islamic sources; Qur‘an and Sunnah. Hundreds of Qur‘anic verses and prophet Hadiths clarify (directly or indirectly) the right manner in dealing and protection of environment resources. …”
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Optimization of process parameters on EDM milling of stainless steel AISI 304 by A.K.M, Asif Iqbal, Khan, Ahsan Ali

“…This process is now one of the main techniques used in die production and has good accuracy and precision with no direct physical contact between the electrodes so that no mechanical stress is exerted on the workpiece. …”
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Fuzzy knowledge-based model for prediction of traction force of an electric golf car by Rahman, Mohammed Ataur, Hossain, Altab, Alam, A. H. M. Zahirul, Rashid, Muhammad Mahbubur

“…In contrast, fuzzy knowledge-based models are developed by using the experience of the traction in order to maintain the vehicle traction as required with utilizing optimum power. The main goal of this paper is to describe fuzzy knowledge-based model to be practically applicable to a reasonably wide class of unknown nonlinear systems. …”
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Critical issues on Islamic banking and financial markets : Islamic economics, banking and finance, investments, Takaful and financial planning by Rosly, Saiful Azhar

“…This book examines the principles and practices ofIslamic banking and financial markets, particularly from the Malaysian experience. The main objective of Islamic financial system is to govern the flow of funds from the surplus sector to the deficit sector and it does so to promote justice ('adalah). …”
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Bridging the digital divide to enhance teaching and learning for human capital development in the East Coast Economic Region (ECER) of Malaysia by Abdulai, Abdul-Mumin, Siwar, Chamhuri, Ismail,, Abdul Ghafar, Mohd Noor, Noor Azlan, Makol-Abdul, Pute Rahimah

“…Addressing these questions constitutes the main objective of the paper.…”
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Enhancement of machinability of nickel based alloy - inconel 718 by induction preheating in end milling using ceramic inserts by Mokhtar, Suhaily, Amin, A. K. M. Nurul, Patwari, Anayet Ullah, A. Azhar, A. Hazim, A. R., Zulkhari

“…However, the same properties are responsible for very poor machinability of the material, as Inconel is one of the most difficult to cut materials. The main reason for poor machinability is generation of high heat during machining which lead to premature failure of the tool due to plastic deformation and diffusion. …”
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Defaulters among lung cancer patients in a suburban district in a developing country by Ng, Teck Han, How, Soon Hin, Kuan, Yeh Chunn, Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi

“…Among the 20 defaulters, only 2 (10%) patients turned up for the second follow-up appointment after telephone reminder. Two main reasons for default were ‘too ill to come’ (38.5.5%) and logistic difficulties (23.1%). …”
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Mechatronics book series – selected papers from ICOM’01, ICOM’05 and ICOM’08

“…The diverse applications of Mechatronics are all crucial to the commercial production for sustainable growth, economic and industrial development of a nation. The main objective of these conferences was to provide a forum for engineers, scientists, researchers and entrepreneurs to interact and exchange information, ideas and share knowledge on the frontiers of Mechatronics and its applications. …”
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Wellness and healthy programme for KOM Staff(WELLKOM) by Zakaria, , Rosini, Md Aris, Mohd Aznan, Draman, Samsul, Abdullah, Fa’iza

“…KOM Wellness and Healthy programme, abbreviated as WELLKOM, was initially planned as a health awareness programme that will also serve as a platform for Kulliyyah of Medicine (KOM) staff to release his or her mind, body and soul after a whole week of strenuous academic and administrative activities. The main objective of the programme is to improve the health and well-being of KOM staff through health activities that will support positive lifestyle changes thereby resulting in improved staff productivity. …”
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Quantitative and physical evaluation of patchouli essential oils obtained from different sources 0f pogostemon cablin by Hussin, Norma, Mondello, Luigi, Costa, Rosaria, Dugo, Paola, Nik Yusoff, Nik Mohd. Idris, Yarmo, Mohd Ambar, Ab Wahab, Ahmad, Said, Mamot

“…The results obtained confirmed that, in all samples, patchouli alcohol was the main volatile constituent, with higher amount in lab-scale produced oils, compared with commercial samples. …”
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