Early and strong leptin reduction is predictive for long-term weight loss during high-protein, low-glycaemic meal replacement: a subanalysis of the randomised-controlled ACOORH tri... by Kempf, Kerstin, Röhling, Martin, Banzer, Winfried, Braumann, Klaus-Michael, Halle, Martin, Schaller, Nina, McCarthy, H. David, Predel, Hans Georg, Schenkenberger, Isabelle, Tan, Susanne, Toplak, Hermann, Martin, Stephan, Berg, Aloys

“…Lifestyle interventions including meal replacement are suitable for prevention and treatment of obesity and type-2-diabetes. Since leptin is involved in weight regulation, we hypothesised that a meal replacement-based lifestyle intervention would reduce leptin levels more effectively than lifestyle intervention alone. …”
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A wearable circulator‐like circularly polarised antenna for full‐duplex wireless body area network applications by Thakur, Ajeet, Sharma, Ashwani, Garcia Zuazola, Ignacio Julio

“…The cross‐polarisation level above 17 dB is attained in the broadside direction, in both the E‐plane and the H‐plane, indicating good polarisation discrimination. Since the total power at each respective port is maintained and not halved (−3 dB) with the measured port isolation of ~28 dB in real scenarios (with the potential evidence of ~34 dB) within the ISM band, that leads to a circulator‐like antenna, meaning that a typically cascaded circulator/duplexer can be relieved and leave to the digital processing any self‐interference challenge of full duplex systems through digital cancelation techniques, which alleviates the overall costs of RF hardware and eases integration. …”
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CHARACTERISATION AND AREA-SPECIFIC RESISTANCE ANALYSIS OF BARIUM STRONTIUM COBALT FERRITE - SAMARIUM DOPED CERIA CARBONATE - ARGENTUM FOR SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS by Umira Asyikin Yusop, Umira Asyikin Yusop, Muhammad Nur Fikri Osman, Muhammad Nur Fikri Osman, Muhammad Zul Idzham Abdul Ghani, Muhammad Zul Idzham Abdul Ghani, Mohd Azham Azmi, Mohd Azham Azmi, Tan Kang Huai, Tan Kang Huai, Nurul Akidah Baharuddin, Nurul Akidah Baharuddin, Hamimah Abd Rahman, Hamimah Abd Rahman

“…This might be due to the symmetrical cell sample condition, since its surface is cracked. Overall, the BSCF-SDCC-Ag 3 % contributes to a decrease in the ASR value at temperatures 400 C and 500 C, but at 600 C has a slight increase in ASR value of approximately 10.4 %. …”
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A new three-phase 6-slots 10-poles permanent magnet flux switching machine with inner rotor configuration by Jenal, Mahyuzie

“…In this work, four topologies have been proposed, such as 6S-10P PMFSM with salient type of rotor (SalR), 6S-10P PMFSM with span rotor (SpR), 6S-8P AlCiRaF PMFSM with segmental rotor (SegR AlCIRaF) and 6S-10P AlCiRaF PMFSM with salient rotor (SalR AlCiRaF) are modeled and simulated using 2D-FEA JMAG v. 14.1 for the initial performance investigation. Since, 6S-10P SalR AlCiRaF has shown higher tendency to achieve better performances compared to conventional design, the model is then undergo further refinement through deterministic optimization method by shifting modeling free parameters in rotor and stator part. …”
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Identification and evaluation of the critical success factors for solar energy project in Malaysia using analytic hierarchy process (AHP) by Mokan, Kogila Vani

“…Plus, the assessment of AHP model in this research served a better idea and knowledge for future researcher since the AHP model purpose in this research is new in local context.…”
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Developing a mediation relationship model of service quality, basic artificial intelligent and behavioural intention constructs in the use of artificial intelligent security techno... by Alafreet Alkuwaiti, Salem Ahmed Abdulla

“…Also, the need of the users to AI security technologies increases the use of AI security technologies since such technologies improve job performance, which makes users satisfied and interested in similar future technologies…”
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Gender based variation in employing suggestion strategies by Iraqi EFL learners by Sharqawi, Mushtaq Abdulrazzaq

“…As the speech act of suggestion pragmatically conveys the intention behind its utterance rather than its mere structure, suggestions are crucial to EFL learners to master to communicate their ideas. Since the inception of the speech act theory, scholars have reported incomplete or impolite use of different speech acts, including suggestions from different regional contexts. …”
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The effect of sintering temperature of silica water filter produced by slip casting method by Abdul Shukor, Syahmie Sufi, Ahmad, Sufizar, Rosli, Shahrul Nizam, Abd. Rahman, Hamimah, Mahzan, Shahruddin, Azmi, Mohd. Azham, Ismail, Azzura, Muslem, Firdaus

“…The types of silica that can be obtained from the rice husk waste product included crystalline and amorphous silica. Since the process to obtain the amorphous silica is much more energy-saving than crystalline silica, this study is fully utilizing the amorphous silica to produce the silica water filter. …”
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Improved cuckoo search based neural network learning algorithms for data classification by Abdullah, Abdullah

“…The algorithm is not definite in finding the global minimum of the error function since gradient descent may get stuck in local minima, where it may stay indefinitely. …”
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Stabilization/solidification of lead contaminated soil using cement incorporated with sugarcane bagasse by Mohammad Azmi, Mohamad Azim

“…As a whole, the results obtained from testing showed that soil samples : 7.5% cement : 7.5% SCB is the most effective and is the optimum mix since this proportion succeeded in minimising the leachability of Pb as low as 2.11 mg/L or a total reduction by 99%, and it even produced the strength of 1389 kPa within 28 days. …”
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Modeling and control of quartz crystal operated in liquid for bio-sensing application by A. Kadhim Fahad, Abu Abdullah

“…Nowadays the applications of sensors are a very promising research field since they find application in many different areas. …”
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Influence of post-cyclic loading on hemic peat by Mohamad, Habib Musa

“…Construction on peat soils has proven to be a challenging task to civil engineers since this soil type has a significant issue that arises from common problems construction of roads, housing and embankment construction with regard to peat are stability, settlements and major problems were encountered especially on deep peat. …”
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Evaluation of high density polyethylene plastic bag performance towards edge and point stresses using taguchi method by Ng, Si Jin, Yong, Tze Mi

“…Both sample D and G were perforated since the maximum stress acted was exceed the tensile strength of HDPE plastic which is 28.4 MPa. …”
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A comparative study of MPPT and voltage regulator controllers for controlling output voltage in PV applications by Al-Mohammedawi, Ali Jber Mshkil

“…The demand for renewable energy sources is more and more increasing on each passing year. Since with the increasing number of the human population, the demand for energy is increasing at an alarming state. …”
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Optimization processability of ss316l used natural hydroxyapatite from waste tilapia fish bones in metal injection molding by Mustafa, Najwa

“…The entire parameters have achieved the confident level above 90% using F-test and any interactions of A×B, A×C, and B×C were omitted since the results were insignificant. Taguchi method and Grey relational analysis was successfully employed for optimising the injection and debinding parameters. …”
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Performance and modeling of volcanic ash and limestone powder waste binary blended alkali activated mortar by Adewumi, Adeshina Adewale

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The dietetic practice of prescribing amino acid-based formulas in paediatrics patients without cow’s milk allergy: a single centre retrospective study by O’Connor, Graeme, Mansell, Melissa

“…Dietitians prescribed AAFs as a first-line formula to transition patients off parenteral nutrition in 26 of 154 (17%) patients. 23 of 154 (15%) patients were prescribed an AAF after developing mucositis post high-dose chemotherapy. …”
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The association between the housing structure and continued breastfeeding in two Southern African countries by Khanyile, Ntuthuko, McLaren, Shawn, Fairbrother, Una

“…Increasing one-room houses were associated with higher breastfeeding cessation in the current study, in line with(Reference Kimani-Murage, Wekesah and Wanjohi3)who found that one-room multi-purpose houses forced mothers to cease breastfeeding early. …”
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VHF adaptive antenna using a rear defogger by Abdullah, Noorsaliza

“…In land communication, there is no clear line of sight between transmitter and receiver. The transmitted signal might be reflected, refracted because of the building or terrain. …”
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Repeatability of reclaimed asphalt pavement by Mohd. Satar, Mohd. Khairul Idham

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