Characterization of lesions of the breast with Proton MR Spectroscopy: Comparison of Carcinomas, Benign Lesions, and Phyllodes Tumors by Tse, Gary, Abdul Samad, Humairah, Pang, Lai-Man, Chu, Winnie, Law, Bonita Ka Bo, Kung, Fred Y.L, Yeung, David K.W

“…All lesions were larger than 1.5 cm. Tumor Ki-67 proliferative index, tumor angiogenesis, and HER2/neu oncogene overexpression were evaluated by immunohistochemistry of the histologic material. …”
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UPLCeMS/MS for simultaneous determination of aflatoxins, ochratoxin A, zearalenone, DON, fumonisins, T-2 toxin and HT-2 toxin, in cereals by Soleimany, F., Jinap, Selamat, Abas, Faridah, Khatib, Alfi

“…The mean recoveries of mycotoxins from spiked cereals ranged from 83.5% to 107.3%, whereas the limit of detection (LOD) and limit of quantification (LOQ) ranged from 0.01 to 25 ng/g and 0.02e40 ng/g, respectively. …”
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The cytotoxicity effect of ant-444 in human chronic myeloid leukaemia cells (K 562) by Khalid, Nor Bahijah, Abdul Ghani, Radiah

“…We assessed the cytotoxicity effect of the Ant-444 on the cells by using (3-(4,5)-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide) colorimetric (MTT) assay and trypan blue dye exclusion method.The result revealed that the drug has the ability to inhibit the growth of cancer cells by showing an IC50 value of 2.4 μM and growth curve results obtained show a significant inhibition of K562 cell growth after been exposed 48 hours to the Ant-444 (96 hour in culture)(P<0.05 at 96 hour and P< 0.001at 120 and 144 hour). …”
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Factors contributing to early childhood caries (ECC) at the Dental Clinic, Kulliyah of Dentistry, IIUM by Zulkifli, Filzri, Abdul Halim, Amin Fauzi, Harun, Nor Asilah, Ardini, Yunita Dewi

“…All children were diagnosed with ECC, with 72.2 of 4-year- old and 70.73 of 5-year-old children were found to have severe-early childhood caries (s- ECC). …”
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Effect of methotrexate onsStillbirth, weight of mice embryos and histopathological changes of embryonic liver by Salman, Mohammad O., Al-Saadi, Rana R., Al-Ani, Ban T., Al-Ani, Imad Matloub, Al-Jashamy, Karim

“…The third group (G3) served a control group and injected with 0.5 ml of normal saline. Pregnant rats sacrifi ced on gestational day 7 and 17 of gestation. …”
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Detection of SYT-SSX mutant transcripts in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded sarcoma tissues using one-step reverse transcriptase real-time PCR by A.Talib, Norlelawati, Goon, Mohd Danial, Harun, Nora, Othman, Nadia, Kamaruzaman, Zatur Rawihah, Abdullah, Nor Zamzila, Muhammad, Siti Aeshah @ Naznin

“…Background: Synovial sarcoma (SS) is a rare cancer and accounts for 5-10% of adult soft tissue sarcomas. Making an accurate diagnosis is difficult due to the overlapping histological features of SS with other types of sarcomas and the non-specific immunohistochemistry profile findings. …”
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Nutritional status of schoolchildren in Kuantan, Pahang by Mat Ya, Roselawati, Afandi, Aflah, Mohd Abu Bakar, Wan Azdie

“…Findings showed that 13.8% (n=54) of the children were having overweight and obesity, 10.5% (n=41) stunting and 9.5% cases of underweight (n=37). …”
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Kappa antagonist to prevent drug relapse: does stage in addiction cycle matter? by Ridzwan, Irna Elina, Zulkifli, Muhammad Harith, Wasli, Nur Syafinaz, Syd Mohmad Faudzi, Syed Mohd Syahmi

“…The first group received treatment at the initial stage of morphine withdrawal (7.5 mg/kg. i.p) while the second group received treatment after complete abstinence was achieved. …”
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Depression symptoms in patients with thyroid disorder at the tertiary hospital in northern region of Malaysia by Jaafar, Siti Nur Illiani, Daud, Azlina, Saharin, Sanisah, Musa, Ramli, Nik Ahmad, Nik Nur Fatnoon

“…Determination of depression symptoms showed that 85.9% (171) had no depression, 6.0% (12) and 4.5% (9) had mild to moderate depression respectively while severe depression was found in 3.5% (7) cases. …”
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Esophageal Surface Cells in Non-Erosive Reflux Disease (NERD) : scanning electron microscopic study by Myint, Yi Yi, Tun, Ye, Muhammad Amjad, Nasser, Abd Rashid, Nor Linda, Mat Hassan, Mohd. Zailani

“…Material and methods: The study group included 8 NERD patients with reflux symptoms, normal mucosa on endoscopy and positive 24-hour pH monitoring (NERD) and 5 normal controls. Specimens were routinely processed for SEM. …”
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“Esophageal surface cell in Non-Erosive Reflux Disease” : Scanning Electron Microscopic study (SEM)” by Myint, Yi Yi, Tun, Ye, Mohammad Amjad, Nasser, Abdul Rashid, Nor Linda, Mat Hassan, Mohd. Zailani

“…Material and methods: The study group included 8 NERD patients with reflux symptoms, normal mucosa on endoscopy and positive 24-hour pH monitoring (NERD) and 5 normal controls. Specimens were routinely processed for SEM. …”
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Physiochemical properties of Jatropha curcas seed oil from different origins and candidate plus plants (CPPs) by A K M, Aminul Islam, Yaakob, Zahira, Anuar, Nurina, Primandari, Sri Rizki Purti, Osman, Mohamad

“…Jatropha seed oil of Philippine origin had the highest iodine value (187.3 mg/g oil) and seed oil from Borneo the lowest (83.5 mg/g oil). The lowest saponification values were obtained from seed oil of Philippine origin (189.5 mg KOH/g) and CPP-22 (183.3 mg KOH/g oil) from Malaysia. …”
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Metal framework as a novel approach for the fabrication of electric double layer capacitor device with high energy density using plasticized Poly(vinyl alcohol): Ammonium Thiocyana... by Brza, Mohamad A., Shujahadeen, Aziz, Anuar, Hazleen, Ali, Fathilah, Hamsan, M.H, Kadir, M.F.Z, Abdulwahid, Rebar T.

“…The specific capacitance and energy density of the EDLC are nearly constant within 1000 cycles at a current density of 0.5 mA/cm2 with average of 155.322 F/g and 17.473 Wh/Kg, respectively. …”
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Evaluation of the prescribing of proton pump inhibitors as stress ulcer prophylaxis for non-ICU patients in a Malaysian tertiary hospital by Akkawi, Muhammad Eid, Elnaem, Mohamed Hassan Abdelaziz

“…Oral pantoprazole was the most frequently prescribed PPI (51.5%). Only 61 (30.5%) PPIs were prescribed according to current recommendations for the use of PPI for SUP. …”
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An experimental investigation of diffuse optical scattering from stationary and flowing dispersions by Wood, Peter Robert

“…Measurements made on latex volume fractions (v) up to 0.4 showed a maximum in S at about v = 0.2, Interpreted as non-random destructive interference between ordered particles. …”
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An experimental investigation of the motion of flexible molecules in the liquid state by light scattering by Bagshaw, John Martin

“…The Stokes Einstein volumes are interpreted as the quantity GapV where V is the molecular volume, alpha and p are associated with molecular shape and hydrodynamics and G with orientational correlation. …”
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Rewilding cognition: complex dynamics in open experimental systems by Ross, Wendy, Vallée-Tourangeau, Frédéric

“…The socks problem is one such problem: Given black socks and brown socks in a drawer mixed in a ratio of 4 to 5, how many socks will you have to take out to make sure that you have a pair of the same colour? …”
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Omega 3 (n-3) fatty acids down-regulate nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kB) genen and blood cell adhesion molecule expression in patients with homozygous sickle cell disease by Daak, Ahmed A., Elderdery, A. Y., Elbashir, L. M., Mariniello, Katia, Mills, J., Scarlett, G, Elbashir, Mustafa I., Ghebremeskel, Kebreab

“…Omega-3 treated (n = 24), hydroxyurea (HU) treated (n = 18), and n − 3 untreated (n = 21) homozygous SCD patients (HbSS) and healthy (HbAA) controls (n = 25) matched for age (5–16 years), gender and socioeconomic status were studied. …”
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Poverty, growth, inequality and pro-poor factors: new evidence from macro data by Amini, Chiara, Dal Bianco, Silvia

“…Second, the poverty elasticity to growth is higher the more favorable the initial conditions (i.e. -0.89% and -2.5% for, respectively, high and low initial poverty and inequality). …”
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The role of microvesicles in EMT and tumour microenvironment by Haidery, Ahmad Zia

“…The influence of carcinoma cell derived-MVs on tumour microenvironment was examined through use of Non-small lung cancer cells (A549) derived-MVs on primary lung fibroblasts (MRC5). MRC5 cells were treated with A549 cell derived-MV produced significantly high level of myofibroblasts marker alpha-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) cytoskeleton protein and FGF. …”
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