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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Optimization of supercritical carbon dioxide extraction of bioactive flavonoid compounds from spearmint (Mentha Spicata l.) leaves by using response surface methodology by Bimakr, Mandana, Abdul Rahman, Russly, Ganjloo, Ali, Taip, Farah Saleena, Md Salleh, Liza, Sarker, Md. Zaidul Islam

“…The optimal conditions were identified as 209.39 bar pressure, 50.00 °C temperature and 7.39 g/min co-solvent amount. The obtained extract under optimum SC-CO2 condition was analysed by high-performance liquid chromatography. …”
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Optimization of ultrasound-assisted extraction of crude oil from winter melon (Benincasa hispida) seed using response surface methodology and evaluation of its antioxidant activity... by Bimakr, Mandana, Abdul Rahman, Russly, Taip, Farah Saleena, Mohd Adzahan, Noranizan, Sarker, Md. Zaidul Islam, Ganjloo, Ali

“…Optimal conditions were identified as 65% power level, 52 °C temperature and 36 min sonication time for maximum crude yield (108.62 mg-extract/g-dried matter). …”
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Photocatalytic decomposition of acetaldehyde gas on TiO2-SiO2 thin film photocatalyst ― a kinetic analysis by Abdul Aziz , Radhiyah, Sopyan, Iis

“…It is found that the first order reaction rate constant (k) of the TF95/5 thin film photocatalyst (1.2438 µmol dm-3 min-1) is higher than that of TF90/10 thin film (0.3648 µmol dm-3 min-1). …”
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Supercritical carbon dioxide extraction of oil from Thunnus tonggol head by optimization of process parameters using response surface methodology by Ferdosh, Sahena, Sarker, Md. Zaidul Islam, Rahman, Nik Norulaini Nik Ab, Akand, Md Jahurul Haque, Ghafoor, Kashif, Awang, Mohamed Bin, Kadir, Mohd Omar Ab

“…Total oil was extracted from ground fish head of Longtail tuna (Thunnus tonggol) using supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO2) at 20 to 40 MPa, 45 to 65 oC and 1 to 3 ml min−1. Response surface methodology (RSM) was employed to optimize the operating conditions of the SC-CO2 technique where the highest oil yield was obtained (35.6% on dry weight basis) at 40 MPa, 65 oC, and 3 ml min−1. …”
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Bladder scan vs urethral catheterization for measurement of immediate post partum bladder volume by Ibrahim, Norliza, Nusee, Zalina, Mohd Rus, Razman, Abdullah, Suhaiza, Ismail, Hamizah, Abdulwahab, Dalia F, Awang, Mokhtar

“…The mean for time interval between bladder scan and catheterization was 3 min(range between 1-8 min). There is a linear relationship between the bladder scan-estimated and catheter bladder volumes (r2=082). …”
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Rapid and sensitive LC method for the analysis of Gemifloxacin in Human plasma by Chakrabarty, Uday Sankar, Das, Ayan, Bhaumik, Uttam, Chatterjee, Bappaditya, Nandi, Utpal, Pal, Tapan Kumar

“…The mixture was then sonicated for 10 min followed by 20 min centrifugation at 5000 rpm (g = 3600). …”
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Effect of peak current on material removal rate for electrical discharge machining of non-conductive Al2O3 ceramic by Moudood, M. A., Sabur, A., Ali, Mohammad Yeakub, Jaafar, Israd Hakim

“…MRR was found to be 0.052 mm3/min at peak current 1.1 A and it was found to be 0.132 mm3/min at peak current 1.3 A.…”
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Coal-fired power plant airborne particles impact towards human health by Mohd. Din, Shamzani Affendy, Nik Yahya, Nik Nurul Hidayah, Hanapi, Norsyamimi, Abdullah, Alias

“…Manjung coal-fired power plant emission had been recognised as one of the potential anthropogenic sources of airborne particles. 8-hours airborne particles sampling had been done at Manjung Power Plant in March and July 2011 with 7-hole sampler at 2 L/min air flow and cyclone sampler at 2.2 L/min airflow. …”
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Reaction kinetics of free and immobilized β-glucosidase in alginate gel by Jameel, Ahmad Tariq, Yusof, Faridah, Johana, Syaira

“…Michaelis constants obtained from linearized Langmuir plot are: vmax and Km as 21.10 μmol/mL.min and 0.0148 mol/L respectively for immobilized enzyme; vmax and Km for free enzyme were obtained as 24.33 μmol/mL.min and 0.0073 mol/L respectively. …”
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Development of a wastewater treatment system for chromium removal using chitosan by Ahmed Kabashi, Nassereldeen, Hamid Nour, Abdurahman, Muyibi, Suleyman Aremu, Qudsieh, Isam Y.

“…The optimized conditions obtained at 28.79 mg chitosan dosage, pH 6.40, 20.20 min contact time and agitation speed of 156.20 rpm. …”
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Role of O6-alkylguanine-DNA alkyltransferase in the resistance of mouse spermatogenic cells to O6-alkylating agents by Thompson, M. J., Abdul Rahman, Suzanah, Baker, T. G., Rafferty, J. A, Margison, G. P., Bibby, M. C

“…Testicular O6-alkylguanine-DNA alkyltransferase concentrations were assayed between 0 and 240 min after O6-benzylguanine treatment and were shown to be > 95% depleted 15 min after treatment with O6-benzylguanine and remained at > 95% at all the times assayed. …”
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