Allelopathic effect of imperata cylindrica (L.) beauv. extracts on the germination of weeds by A Salim, Mohamed Ali

“…Aqueous extracts of Imperata cylindrica were tested at concentrations of 31.25, 62.5, and 125 mg/ml to study different parameters on Cucumis sativus and Lolium perenne Similarly, allelopathic effect of Imperata cylindrica root and shoot 70 % ethanol extract fractions (obtained by different polarity solvents), that is, A, B, C, and D, were also tested at 0.125, 0.25, and 0.5 mg/ml concentrations on four different plants; Linum usitatissimum, Lolium perenne, Macroptilim lathyroides, and Phalaris canariensis. …”
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Development of assessment tool for dyslexia screening using fuzzy logic by Ng, Li Mun

“…Dyslexia is a specific reading difficulty leading to low proficiency in an individual's literacy, affecting 5 to 17.5 % of the population globally and 5 to 15 % of Malaysia's children. …”
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Green diesel blends design using decomposition-based optimization approach by Phoon, Li Yee

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Sintering behaviour of hydroxyapatite prepared from different routes by S., Ramesh, C.Y., Tan, Ranna, Tolouei, M., Amiriyan, J. , Purbolaksono, Iis, Sopyan, W.D., Teng

“…In contrast, the optimum sintering temperature for the HA(C) and HA(M) samples was 1300 °C with relative density of 98% and 95.5%, Vickers hardness of 5.47 GPa and 4.73 GPa, fracture toughness of 0.75 MPa m1/2 and 0.82 MPa m1/2 being measured. …”
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Bioactivity-guided isolation of antimicrobial agent from Alternanthera Sessilis by Bakhtiar, M. Taher

“…O. stamineus was found to be active against S. saprophyticus and B. subtilis with MIC value of 2.5 and 0.625 mg/mL, respectively. A. belimbi had MIC value of 2.5 mg/mL against S. dysenteriae.…”
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Hevea genetic transformation for enhanced recombinant pharmaceutical production by the use of hevein promoter by Pappusamy, Arokiaraj, Shuib, Siti Shuhada, Badaruddin, Badrul Ezam, Sunderasan, E.

“…This study evaluates the promoter activity of the 5’-untranslated upstream regulating region of hevein gene, which encodes the most abundant soluble protein in Hevea latex. …”
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Bioconversion process for microbial treatment of palm oil mill effluent to produce citric acid by Jamal, Parveen, Alam, Md. Zahangir, Mohd Salleh, Mohammad Ramlan, Nadzir, Masrina M.

“…It is estimated that for 1 tonne of crude palm oil produced, 5-7.5 tonnes of water is required and more than 50% of water end up as Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME). …”
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Performance of PM compacted Cu-TaC electrodes during EDM by Mohammed, Baba Ndaliman, Khan, Ahsan Ali, Mohd. Zain, Zakaria

“…These were used to machine mild steel material at the discharge current range of 2.5 to 6.5A. The outputs investigated were the Tool Wear Rate (TWR), Material Removal Rate (MRR), and Surface Roughness (SR) of the machined surface. …”
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Sintering behavior of hydroxyapatite prepared from different routes by Ramesh, Singh, Tan, Chou Yong, Tolouei, Ranna, Amiriyan, Mahdi, Purbolaksono, Judha, Sopyan, Iis, Teng, Wan Dung

“…In contrast, the optimum sintering temperature for the HA(C) and HA(M) samples was 1300 °C with relative density of 98% and 95.5%, Vickers hardness of 5.47 GPa and 4.73 GPa, fracture toughness of 0.75 MPa m1/2 and 0.82 MPa m1/2 being measured. …”
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Freely-suspended, single chamber glucose oxidase-laccase enzymatic fuel cell by Asrul, Nurrisa, Othman, Raihan, Yahya, Muhd Zu Azhan, Mohd. Salleh, Hamzah, Yusof, Faridah, Ahmad, Abdul Aziz

“…The cell employing citrate buffer electrolyte of pH 5 exhibits the best characteristics i.e. an open circuit voltage (OCV) around 960 mV and able to sustain continuous discharge current of 30µA for about 31.75 hours. …”
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Isolation of lactic acid bacteria strain Staphylococcus piscifermentans from Malaysian traditional fermented shrimp cincaluk by Tengku Abdul Hamid, Tengku Haziyamin, Azhari, Siti Hajar

“…Other than isolates 1, 2, 3 and 5; the 16S rRNA gene for isolate 6 and 7 were successfully amplified. …”
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Isolation and characterization of pepsin-solubilized collagen from the integument of sea cucumber (Stichopus vastus) by Zainul Abedin, Md, A Karim, Alias, Ahmed, Faiyaz, A Latiff, Aishah, Chee-Yuen, Gan, Che Ghazali, Farid, Sarker, Md. Zaidul Islam

“…The peptide map of PSC digested by V8 protease was different from that of calf skin type I collagen. …”
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The potential of low energy earth pipe cooling in hot and humid Malaysia by Sanusi, Aliyah Nur Zafirah, Shao, Li, Ibrahim, Md. Najib

“…Polyethylene pipes were then buried around 0.5m, 1.0m and 1.5m underground and temperature reduction between inlet and outlet were compared in two different seasons; wet and dry seasons. …”
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The Third National Health and Morbidity Survey: Prevalence of obesity, and abdominal obesity among the Malaysian elderly population by Shahar, Suzana, Kee , Chee Cheong, Ab Rahman, Jamalludin, Mohamad Nor, Noor Safiza, Khor , Geok Lin, Haniff, Jamaiyah, Appannah, Geeta, Zainuddin, Ahmad Ali, Rasat, Rahmah, A.T., Ruzita, Yusoff, Ahmad Fauzi

“…The figures in women were 30.3% (95% CI = 28.5-32.1) and 13.8% (95% CI = 12.5-15.2), respectively. …”
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Survey and analysis of public knowledge, awareness and willingness to pay in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - a case study on household WEEE management by Rafia, Afroz, Masud, Muhammad Mehedi, Akhtar, Rulia, Duasa, Jarita

“…The data and information used in this study were collected by distributing questionnaires randomly in 5 residential areas in Kuala Lumpur, and interviewing 350 households. …”
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Purification and cytotoxicity assay of tomato (Lycopersicon Esculentum) leaves methanol extract as potential anti-cancer agent by Wan Chik, Wan Dalila, Amid, Azura, Jamal, Parveen

“…The extraction was done in a shake flask by 82% methanol, 1:10 (w/v), agitated at 22 °C with 110 rpm within 24 hours. …”
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Guided imagery and relaxation audio for children with cancer: development and evaluation by Othman, Azizah, Buang, Muhammad Junaidi, Taib, Mai Nurul Ashikin, Mohamad, Norsarwany, Nasir, Ariffin

“…Twenty-three participants (5 adults, 18 children with cancer) listened to the audio and completed evaluation form. …”
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Influence of head-tip morphology on contact properties for microconnector of Ni–Co alloy by Bhuiyan, M. M. I., Quadri, H. A., Bhuiyan, Moinul, Kajihara, M.

“…The repetitive measurement was conducted for microconnectors with thickness of 45 lm and head-tip curvature radii of r = 5, 25, 50 and 200 lm. Even at the initial repetition, the reliable electrical contact is actualized for r = 5 lm but not for r = 25–200 lm. …”
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Simultaneous determination of aflatoxins, ochratoxin a, and zearalenone in cereals using a validated HPLC-FLD method and PHRED derivatization system by Rahmani, Anoshep, Selamat, Jinap, Khatib, Alfi, Chin Ping, Tan

“…Recoveries were 77.31–104.1% for cereal samples spiked at 6.5,10, and 100 ng=g for total aflatoxins (AFs), OTA, and ZEA, respectively; whereas, the precisions were 2.45–11.14%. …”
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Blood pressure control among diabetic hypertensives under cardiology follow-up at a regional hospital in rural Malaysia by Mohd. Shah, Azarisman, Abdullah, Aszrin, Omar, Ahmad Marzuki, Nik Ahmad, Nik Nur Fatnoon, Abdullah, Hilmi, Hasmoni, Mohamed Hadzri, Ngow, Harris Abdullah, Shah, Anis, Rathor, Mohammad Yousuf, Ab Rahman, Jamalludin

“…The mean blood pressure in this group was 123.7 +/- 8.5/76.4 +/- 5.6 mmHg. The majority of patients were on either 2 (41.3%) or 3 (31.3%) anti-hypertensives. …”
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