The role of polyamines in growth inhibition induced by Momordica charantia and Gynura procumbens in human lung adenocarcinoma cells, A549 by AhmadSujangi, Nurhikmah, Abdullah, Nor Zamzila, Abdul Ghani, Radiah

“…Based on these preliminary findings, it can be concluded that M. charantia and G. procumbens are not an excellent plants to be included in the development of chemoprevention strategy as the ideal chemopreventive agents are those that contain low polyamine level, able to reduce the cancer cell progression and can inhibit the biosynthesis of polyamine in cancer cells to avoid recurrence of cancer. …”
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Pelargonium radula as a plant bioindicator in monitoring mercury in drinking water by A Majid, Noraishah, Ramli, Nur Syazila, Phang, Ing Chia

“…In the present study, Pelargonium radula was chosen as the Hg bioindicator as it gave the fastest and visible morphological changes, which is within 4 h of treatment. This new finding was promising, as it demonstrated that plants could be used for Hg biomonitoring for the safety of drinking water.…”
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Issues and challenges in financing the poor: case of Baitul Maal Wa Tamwil in Indonesia by Wulandari, Permata, Kassim, Salina

“…Subsequently, the results from the structured interviews were analyzed using qualitative analysis to arrive at the model of the peculiarities of financing the poor in Indonesia. The findings show that the Central BMT has built specific products and empowerment mechanisms for the poor and has an ideal product to be applied in 382 BMT in Indonesia. …”
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Knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) of intestinal helminths and protozoa infections among parents of Sekolah Kebangsaan Bukit Goh and Sekolah Kebangsaan Sungai Talam, Kuanta... by Mat Yusof, Afzan, Mohammad, Mardhiah, Roslan, Nur Zulaikha, Hisamudin, Nur Hazirah

“…In this study, fifty percent of the respondents from Bukit Goh did not know that faeces are the primary source of infection and they have never heard about intestinal parasitic infections. However, the findings showed that there was no significant difference between KAP of intestinal helminths and protozoa infection among parents from both areas in terms of low income and high income. …”
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The effect of information booklets on family members' satisfaction with decision making in an Intensive Care Unit of Malaysia by Othman, Hamidah, Subramanian, Pathmawathi, Mohd Ali, Noor Azizah, Hassan, Haszalina, Haque, Mainul

“…Conclusion: The study findings confirm that the information booklets results in a substantial increase in family satisfaction regarding decision-making for patients’ care. …”
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Integrating Islamic input in undergraduate psychiatry teaching: IIUM experience by Md Rosli, Najwa Hanim, Md Tahir, Mohd Faiz, Mat Zain, Nora, Mohd Noor, Hanisah, Abdullah, Kartini

“…Since the recognition of psychiatry as a medical specialty back in the 19th century, many theories, therapies and treatment were much influenced by Western findings and practice. Sigmund Freud recorded in his book, “Future of an Illusion”, that he portrayed faith in God as a “collective neurosis”. …”
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Prevalence, knowledge, perception and factors influencing smoking among primary school students in Melaka smoke-free city by Sabtu, Norma, AB, Noordiana, S, Shameera, Pasi, Hafizah

“…In regards to the factors influencing smoking, peer pressure has the highest prevalence which is 89.6%, early exposure from family members who are smokers (71.9%). Findings from this study should be considered as a warning for an impending epidemic. …”
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Effects of simple abrasive combing and pretreatments on properties of pineapple leaf fibers (PALF) and PALF-Vinyl ester composite adhesion by Abd. Rahman, Mohamed, Mohd. Salit, Sapuan, Mridha, Shahjahan, Abdan, Khalina

“…Morphological study using scanning electron microscope was used to confirm the findings. This study indicated that abrasive combing and simple pretreatment of dilute sodium hypochlorite are potential techniques to produce cost-effective PALF for reinforcing plastics.…”
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Assessment of the quality of the examination in pharmacy curriculum by Khin Soe, May, Abdul Razak, Tariq, Mohd Noor, Noriah, Ahmad Rusmili, Muhamad Rusdi

“…The grading expected by the students and actual grading marked by the lecturers was found to be different but it was not statistically significant (p>0.05). The finding of this study was reviewed to make recommendation on measures to improve the curriculum and learning outcomes. …”
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Cross border marriage (CBM): a comparative study on the profiles and factors of CBM among Malays in Malaysia by Md Hashim, Noraini

“…Data were analysed by using descriptive statistical technique which revealed the general pattern of all variables understudied. The findings from this research are expected to fill in the gap in socio-legal literature in relation to Muslim marriages. …”
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Wear behavior of as-cast and heat treated triple particle size SiC reinforced aluminium metal matrix composites by Maleque, Md. Abdul, Karim, Md. Rezaul

“…The wear morphology of the damaged surface was also studied using optical microscope and scanning electron microscope (SEM) in this investigation. Findings – The test results showed that HT composite exhibited better wear resistance properties compared to AC composite. …”
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Alternate methods for anomaly detection in high-energy physics via semi-supervised learning by Md. Ali, Mohd. Adli, Badrud’din, Nu’man, Abdullah, Hafidzul, Kemi, Faiz

“…In our study, we found that the EHRA with an artificial neural network regression has the highest ROC-AUC score at 0.7882 for the balanced dataset, while the C-EHRA has the highest precision-sensitivity score for the majority of the imbalanced datasets. These findings highlight the potential use of the EHRA, C-EHRA, and other OCC algorithms in the quest to discover BSM particles.…”
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Women’s participation in education and politics: evidence from the selected OIC countries by Haque, M. Faizul, Chowdhury, Mohammad Abdul Matin, Ahmad, Nadzrah, Rakibuddin, Mohammad

“…Thus, empowered women can take part in politics to resolve social issues. One of the findings of this study is that in democratic countries such as; Malaysia, Indonesia, and Bangladesh, women’s participation in both the educational and political sectors have been significantly improving over the years. …”
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The decisive study: defining beta-lactam concentration in Intensive care unit patients. by Mat Nor, Mohd Basri, Mazlan, Mohd Zulfakar, Sulaiman, Helmi, Kamarulzaman, Adeeba, Hasan, Mohd Shahnaz, Wan Mat, Wan Rahiza

“…Summary of Research Findings: 1. Patients age, estimated CLcr and recent surgery significantly predicted the Vd and CL of both beta-lactams. …”
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The supervirulence plasmid pToK47 from Agrobacterium tumefaciens A281 Improves Transformation efficiency of Hevea brasiliensis by Pappusamy, Arokiaraj, R, Leelawathy, Hoong, Yeet Yeang

“…Similarly, Agrobacterium strain GV3850 conferred a higher frequency using the supervirulent plasmid, resulting in 3.5% transformed callus, 138.5% embryogenesis and 3.5% plantlet production compared to the corresponding strain on its own giving 0.7% transformed callus, 137.5% embryogenesis and 9.0% plantlet production. These findings were confirmed by the Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test that compared the effectiveness of the supervirulence plasmid in increasing the rate of genetic transformation in the calli surviving in kanamycin growth medium for GV2260 (p<0.001) and for GV3850 (p<0.05). …”
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Natural quinolone antimicrobial agents from Malaysian Rutaceous species by Mohd Hassan, Norazian, Md Taib, Nurhaya, Mohd Kamal, Laina Zarisa, Abdul Karim, Khairul Anuar, Abdul Karim, Khairul Anuar, May, Khin Soe

“…These results show a great importance in view of finding a new structural type in overcoming the emergence of quinolone resistance against some microbes which has been a disturbing feature of microbial infections.…”
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Comparative assessment of residents' satisfaction with older and younger condominiums: case studies from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (UP 046) by Mohit, Mohammad Abdul, Ogundele, Ashim Oladimeji

“…Two hundred respondents participated in the survey exercise with 100 residing in older condos and another 100 living in younger condos. Findings from the study indicate that the residents of older condos are not satisfied with the dwelling unit support services and management and over 40% of the residents are also planning to relocate due to current housing situation. …”
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Secure pairing-free two-party certificateless authenticated key agreement protocol with minimal computational complexity by Ghoreishi, Seyedmohsen

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Magnitude-based streamlines seed point selection for unsteady flow visualization by Yusoff, Yusman Azimi

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The role of regulatory pressure, performance measurement and risk management in enhancing accountability in Malaysian public sector by Abu Bakar, Bebe

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