The effect of material property gradient on the fracture toughness of a PMMA/PC bimaterial with a crack normal to the interface by Shah, Qasim Hussain, Homma, H., Iliyas, M. H., Ismail, Ahmad Faris

“…Finite element analysis was used to find out the stresses IC in the specimens. Subsequently the stress values were used to find out the fracture toughness of each specimen. …”
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Rural transformation and productivity in China by You, Kefei, Sarantis, Nicholas

“…This paper carries out for the first time an econometric investigation of the contribution of rural transformation to total factor productivity in China. We find that the efficiency gains resulting from rural transformation make a significant and nontrivial contribution to factor productivity in China. …”
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Microencapsulation of Cassia Alata: fabrication and characterization by Alfatama, Mulham, Ahmad, Kausar, Mohamed, Farahidah

“…The microsphere is envisaged to release the extract in a controlled manner allowing more convenient mode of administration when treating related skin infection. Several variables had been investigated including different types of surfactants and buffer systems and different homogenization times for primary emulsion. …”
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The design of non-invasive Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) for restoration of muscle function by Azman, Amelia Wong, Naeem, Jannatul, Mohd Mustafah, Yasir

“…While there are many different types of electrodes to be used in FES system, for this early work, we only look at FES systems application using only skin surface electrodes (non-invasive).…”
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Morphological structures of rattan waste binderless particleboard: effect of acid treatment by T., Maisarah, A., Zuraida, H., Zahurin, I., Hanafi, Md. Abdul, Maleque

“…The morphology of manufactured binderless particleboard demonstrated the compressed cellular structures with some voids and occurance of rattan skin. It can be concluded that acid treatment helps in improving interlocking between fibers inside binderless particleboard. …”
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Optical thermal imaging for breast cancer diagnosis by Zubir, Nazira, Pushpanathan, K, Mat Noor, N.A

“…The fundamental principle of optical thermal imaging relies on physiology such as the distribution of temperature on the skin surface. This article highlights the potential usage of optical thermal imaging, its limitations, advantages and latest concerns pertaining the usage. …”
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Isolation of the compounds from antimicrobial active fraction from the stem barks of Entada spiralis Ridl by Mat So'ad, Siti Zaiton, Harun, Aiza, Mohd Hassan, Norazian, Che Mohd Ramli, Neni Kartini

“…The methanol extract of the stem bark possess promising antimicrobial activity against some species of skin diseases caused microbes The extract was further fractionation with different solvent gradient and repeated test on dermatophytes were done. …”
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Intra-aural tick infestation, the presentation and complications by N, Srinovianti, Raja Lope Ahmad, Raja Ahmad Al'konee

“…It grips firmly into the skin of the external auditory canal and the tympanic membrane. …”
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Pattern of the news media consumption and news discussion among youth : a test of agenda setting theory by Wok, Saodah, Tamam, Ezhar, Bolong, Jusang

“…The specific objectives of the study are (1) to determine the level of perceived news media credibility, (2) to find out the level of news media consumption, (3) to find out the extent of interpersonal news discussions, (4) to analyze the relationship between perceived media credibility and news media consumption with interpersonal news discussions, and (5) to differentiate between selected demographic characteristic with news media consumption and interpersonal news discussions. …”
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Pricing efficiency of the 3-month KLIBOR futures contracts: An empirical analysis by Razak, Marina Abdul, Bacha, Obiyathulla Ismath

“…The study spans the contract's entire 10-year history, June 1996 to June 2006. In line with findings in other markets, we find a pre-ponderance of overpricing. …”
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Pattern of the news media consumption and news discussion among youth: a test of agenda setting theory by Wok, Saodah, Tamam, Ezhar, Suci , Elsa Maria

“…The specific objectives of the study are (1) to determine the level of perceived news media credibility, (2) to find out the level of news media consumption, (3) to find out the extent of interpersonal news discussions, (4) to analyze the relationship between perceived media credibility and news media consumption with interpersonal news discussions, and (5) to differentiate between selected demographic characteristic with news media consumption and interpersonal news discussions. …”
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Date seed extract as preservatives by Mirghani, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed, Mikail, Maryam Abimbola, Ahmed, I. A., Abdul Karim, Mohamed Ismail, Daoud, Jamal Ibrahim

“…The increasing demand for minimally-processed. extended shelflife foods and rcpons of ehemical preservatives as having potential toxicity demands food manufacturers to find altcrnative snurccs of anTimicrobial compounds. …”
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On dynamical systems and phase transitions for q + 1-state p-adic Potts model on the Cayley tree by Mukhamedov, Farrukh

“…In antiferromagnetic case, there are two attractive fixed points, and we find basins of attraction of both fixed points, and describe solutions of the nonlinear recursive equation. …”
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Combined influence of carrier mobility and dielectric constant on the performance of organic bulk heterojunction solar cells by Inche Ibrahim, Mohd Lukman, Ahmad, Zubair, Sulaiman, Khaulah, Muniandy, S. V.

“…We also find that if the dielectric constant of the active material can be increased significantly (to around 8 or higher), it is then possible that the mobility of the active material need not to be improved in order to achieve the maximum efficiency. …”
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األلعاب اللغوية في تعليم اللغة العربية في املدارس االبتدائية في برنامج جي قاف(J-QAF)في ماليزيا : دراسة تحليلية = Al-al'aab al-lughawiyah fii ta'liim al-lughah al-arabiyah fii al-m... by Chik, Abdul Rahman

“…This research aims to find out how the use of language games and their impact in the educational attainment of the primary school students in the Arabic language education in the j-QAF program, and also aims to identify the extent of the application of the proposed model language games existing models in the textbooks. …”
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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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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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