Bank specific and macroeconomic determinants of bank profitability: empirical evidence from the China banking sector by Sufian, Fadzlan, Habibullah, Muzafar Shah

“…This paper seeks to examine the determinants of the profitability of the Chinese banking sector during the post-reform period of 2000–2005. The empirical findings from this study suggest that all the determinants variables have statistically significant impact on China banks profitability. …”
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The equilibrium real effective exchange rate of China : a NATREX approach by You, Kefei, Sarantis, Nicholas

“…However the misalignment rates are much lower than those reported by previous studies. We also find weak evidence of overvaluation for most of the pre-reform period. …”
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Technical oral presentations: knowledge and practices among technical students by Akiah, Siti Aisyah, Kadir @ Shahar, Hazila

“…Thus, this paper does not only aim to explore the respondents’ overall feedback on TOP, but also to find out the respondents’ experiences in conducting TOP. …”
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Therapeutic potential of the haruan (Channa striatus) : from food to medicinal uses by Mohd Shafri, Mohd. Affendi, Mat Jais, Abdul Manan

“…Extracts of the fish are produced from whole fish, roe, mucus and skin of the fish. This review updates research findings on potential uses of Channa striatus, beyond the traditional prescription as a wound healer, pain reliever and energy booster to include its properties as a ACE-inhibitor, anti-depressant and neuroregenerative agent. …”
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Lightpath routing for disaster survivability in optical networks by Ashraf, Muhammad Waqar

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Extraction and characterization of gelatin from different marine fish species in Malaysia by Jaswir, Irwandi, S., Faridayanti, Mirghani, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed, Mohd. Salleh, Hamzah, Hassan, Torla, Yaakob, Che Man

“…Gelatins from the skin of four local marine fish, namely “kerapu” (Epinephelus sexfasciatus), “jenahak” (Lutjianus argentimaculatus), “kembung” (Rastrelliger kanagurta), and “kerisi” (Pristipomodes typus) have been successfully extracted by acid extraction. …”
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Surgical management of Basal cell carcinoma of the auricle with temporal bone extension – a case illustration by Raja Lope Ahmad, Raja Ahmad Al'konee, Wan Leman, Wan Ishlah, Sa'at@Yusof, Azlin

“…The usage of trapezius skin island myocutaneus flap to reconstruct the surgical defect produced good aesthetic result.…”
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The trapezius myocutaneous flap for reconstruction of latreral skull base defects by Raja Lope Ahmad, Raja Ahmad Al'konee, Wan Leman, Wan Ishlah, Kamarudin, Norie Azilah

“…These tumors are typically aggressive as well as locally advanced which require wide resections combined with parotidectomy and / or neck dissection resulting in extensive soft tissue and skin defects. The principles in reconstruction of lateral skull base defects are to maintain the symmetry, cosmesis of the lateral skull structures, to achieve dead-space obliteration and finally to bave a quality vascularized tissue which able to withstand adjuvant radiotherapy treatment. …”
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Phytochemical and microbiological evaluation of a local medicinal plant bacopa monnieri (l.) Penn by Awang, Mohamed, Rahman, Md. Mokhlesur

“…From the literature review to was also found that the plant has direct therapeutic effects on piles, dysentery, dyspepsia, diarrhea, vomiting, giddiness, worms, burning of the skin and menorrhoea.…”
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Micropolar fluid flow and heat transfer over a nonlinearly stretching plate with viscous dissipation by Ahmad, Kartini, Ishak, Anuar, Nazar, Roslinda

“…It is found that both the localNusselt number and themagnitude of the skin friction coefficient increase with the nonlinear stretching parameter n, and the opposite trend occurs as K increases for fixed n.…”
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Ethics of trending in pharmaceutical & therapeutic-related biotechnology by M. Gameil, Abeir Hussein, Kabbashi, Nassereldeen Ahmed

“…However, what of health areas that do not put the patients in mortal danger, for example, skin diseases, weight-loss, and hair loss? Compared to cancer, diabetes, asthma, and kidney failure, obviously these issues, whilst being damaging to self-esteem & social life, are not as severe. …”
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The Second Annual Report from the Strategic Sanctuary for the Destruction of Free Will by Kollectiv, Galia, Kollectiv, Pil

“…The Second Annual Report from the Strategic Sanctuary for the Destruction of Free Will is an installation and live performance that explore the construction of subjectivity. A skin of white cardboard and black tape covers the entire gallery. …”
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Numerical study of heat source/sink effects on dissipative magnetic nanofluit flow from a non-linear inclined stretching and shirinking sheet by Azman, Nur Azzira Afifie

“…A detailed study of the influence of these parameters on velocity and temperature distribution is conducted. The skin friction coefficient and rate of heat transfer values with selected parameters is presented.…”
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Madame Reilly, fortune teller by London Irish Centre, LIC

“…Behind her, a handwritten advertisement reading 'Come and find happiness and joy speaking to Madame Reilly'. …”
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Isolation and cytotoxic activity study of phytochemicals from Calophyllum canum by Bakhtiar, M. Taher, Arief Ichwan, Solachuddin Jauhari, Alkhamaiseh, Suhaib Ibrahim, Suilam Ngoto, Shahida

“…The IC50 for the n-hexane extract activity on the NHDF cell line was found to be 70.59 µg/mL. The ethyl acetate extract showed no activity against any of the cell lines. …”
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Preliminary investigation of Myo-Inositol Phosphates produced by Asuia279phytase on Mcf-7 cancer cells. by Mohd Yusoff, Noraini, Nuge, Tamrin, Zainan, Nor Hidayah, Hashim, Yumi Zuhanis Has-Yun, Jamal, Parveen, Meor Hussin, Anis Shobirin, Farouk Gad, Abd. El-Aziem, Mohd. Salleh, Hamzah

“…In this study, the cytotoxicity of the partially purified myo-inositol phosphate fractions and commercial IP1 and IP6 were investigated against MCF-7 breast cancer cell lines. The study showed that the commercial standard IP1 and IP6 showed good inhibition towards the MCF-7 cell line. …”
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Design and implementation of potentiometer-based nonlinear transducer emulator by Khan, Sheroz, Omar, Jamaluddin, Hasan, Sk Khairul, Md Ralib, Aliza Aini Binti, Ya, Ma Li, Arshad, Atika, Hussin, Hanum Syahida, Mohd Nor, Norhanis Aida, Alam, A. H. M. Zahirul, Islam, Md. Rafiqul

“…The complete circuit diagram is made of three stages: (i) the input stage for range selection, (ii) a digital logic to make appropriate selection, (iii) a conditioning circuit for realizing a given straight-line segment identified by its relevant slope and reference voltage. …”
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Antileukemogenesis of nypa fruticans on acute lymphoblastic leukemia – a preliminary study in vitro by Mamat, Suhana, Fadzir, Ummu Afifah, Zainudin, Muhammad Fauzan, Rosdi, Athirah, Abdul Wahab, Ridhwan, Hashim, Ridzwan

“…Conclusion: This preliminary data suggest that, Nypa fruticans has the anti-leukemogenesis effect on acute lymphoblastic cell line.…”
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A preliminary study on in-vitro lung cancer detection using e-nose technology by Thriumani , Reena, Zakaria, Ammar, Jeffree, Amanina Iymia, Hishamuddin, NA, Omar, Mohammad Iqbl, Adom, Abdul Hamid, M. Shakaff, Ali Yeon, Kamarudin, Latifah Munirah, Yusuf, Nurlisa, Hashim, Yumi Zuhanis Has-Yun, Mohamed Helmy, Khaled

“…In this preliminary study, a commercialized E-nose consists of an array of 32 conducting polymer sensors (Cyranose 320) was used to detect and discriminate the VOCs emitted from cancer cells which is A549 (lung cancer cell line) between MCF7 (breast cancer cell line). Blank medium was used to obtain controlled value. …”
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Characterization of ball-milled carbon nanotube dispersed aluminum mixed powders by Maleque, Md. Abdul, Abdullah, Umma, Yaacob, Iskandar Idris, Ali, Yousaf

“…The characterization is performed using FESEM and EDX analyzer for mapping, elemental and line analysis. The experimental results showed homogeneous dispersion of CNTs in aluminum matrix. …”
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