Board characteristics and financial performance: evidence from Bursa Malaysia Financial Times Stock Exchange (FTSE) top 100 index firms by Nur Hafizah Abdul Puhat, Suhaily Hasnan, Khairul Ayuni Mohd Kharuddin, Hafizah Marzuki, Mazurina Mohd Ali

“…The small percentage of politically-connected directors (19%) and military-experienced directors (5%) reported in this study can be viewed favourably in line with the recent MCCG 2021 recommendation that the appointment of the directors should be apolitical or politically neutral without having any executive powers in politics. …”
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Building the semiotic meaning of critical thinking from the Prophet Ibrahim's discourses in the scene of da'wah to his father in the Qur'anic story by Mhd Ramli, Mhd Faizal, Othman, Mohd Sukki, Hajimaming, Pabiyah, Wan Sulong, Wan Muhammad

“…Although the study of critical thinking is of interest to researchers in the field of contemporary education, many people still neglect and ignore the logical and rational aspects of Prophet Ibrahim's discourses as a comprehensive scientific approach to critical thinking based on divine revelation.This has led to Muslims being accused of stagnation and backwardness due to their inability to provide evidence and produce new knowledge from the Holy Quran in line with the development of contemporary knowledge.The research adopted the descriptive analytical approach through the semiotic pragmatic method pioneered by Peirce, which consists of components namelyrepresentamen, object and interpretant, and the research relied on thecritical thinking elements by the Delphi Report, as the basis for this research. …”
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Variational model with image denoising fitting term for boundary extraction of breast ultrasound images by Badrulhisam, Nurdina, Ismail, Nurhuda, Jumaat, Abdul Kadir, Maasar, Mohd Azdi, Laham, Mohamed Faris

“…A variational model was used to extract or segment the breast ultrasound (BUS) image boundary in order to find a closed curve line of the abnormality region for further diagnosis. …”
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Learning moral values through cartoons for Malaysian preschool-aged children by Abdullah, Muhammad Alif Redzuan

“…The families' explanations helped the preschoolers distinguish between good and bad moral values in line with Malay culture and Islamic teachings. The analysis was limited by the small sample size and geographical location of this study. …”
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A case study on the application of new media technology and market expansion of rural enterprises in Central China by Liu, Meng, Wan Abas, Wan Antia, Mamat, Roslina

“…In the process of brand building, this article emphasizes the combination of product characteristics and local culture to ensure that the brand image is more in line with the tastes and needs of local consumers. …”
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Studies on the antioxidant mechanisms of betacyanins from improved fermented red dragon fruit (Hylocereus polyrhizus) drink in HepG2 cells by Lim, Teck Wei, Lim, Renee Lay Hong, Pui, Liew Phing, Tan, Chin Ping, Ho, Chun Wai

“…The present study aimed to investigate the antioxidant mechanisms of the stabilised betacyanins in a novel RDF functional drink, Improved-FRDFD-dH2O (produced from mild, sustainable approaches) using HepG2 cell line. Results revealed the betacyanins of Improved-FRDFD-dH2O (12.5% and 25%, v/v) showed the highest direct scavenging effect on intracellular ROS from 75.39% to <31%. …”
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Development of a recombinant non-replicating Newcastle disease virus by Cheow, Pheik-Sheen, Tan, Tiong Kit, Song, Adelene Ai-Lian, Yusoff, Khatijah, Chia, Suet Lin

“…The virus retained its oncolytic activities similar to that of the replicating rAF-GFP as observed in a cell viability assay when a breast cancer cell line, MCF-7, was treated with the virus. In conclusion, this study has successfully generated a system to produce a non-replicating NDV which can be used as a viral vector for heterologous protein delivery, as a safer alternative compared to the virulent strains as an oncolytic virus. …”

Development and in vitro bioevaluation of cockle shell-calcium carbonate (Aragonite) nanoparticles for intracellular drug delivery by Isa, Tijani

“…Biocompatibilities were evaluated on macrophage cell line (J774.A1) using 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) and 5-Bromo-2ʹ-deoxyuridine (BrdU) assays. …”
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Synthesis, Characterisation Of Stilbene–Arylcinnamide Hybrids And Cytotoxic Studies Against Lung Cancer Cell A549 by Mohd Zaki, Nurain Syazwani

“…The cytotoxicity against human lung cancer A549 cell line was assessed by the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium (MTT) assay, using cisplatin as the positive control. …”
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Experimental investigation assessment of railway ground vibration: a case study in Kluang-Gemas, Kluang District, Johor, Malaysia by Sougui, Oumar Orozi, Othman, Mohd Hanifi, Tong, Yean Ghing, Mat Said, Khairun Nissa, Nicholas, Brian Mclair, Tay, Swee Ching, Mohd Masirin, Mohd Idrus, Madun, Aziman, Ling, Felix Ngee Leh, Yusof, Mohd Fairus

“…A series of field measurements were accomplished in a straight line in Kluang City, southern Malaysia, using accelerometers and DEWESoft X2. …”
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Corrugation and Squat Classification and Detection with VGG16 and YOLOv5 Neural Network Models by Mohd Yazed, Muhammad Syukri, Mohd Yunus, Mohd Amin, Ahmad Shaubari, Ezak Fadzrin, Abdul Hamid, Nor Aziati, Amzah, Azmale, Md Ali, Zulhelmi

“…The research's uniqueness lies in its application of these specific models and the composition of a dataset collected from extensive field measurements and inspections across various railway tracks within the Track Network Maintenance Ampang Line in Malaysia. The results demonstrate that these models achieve high precision in defect classification and detection of defects by more than 80%. …”
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Electoral Reforms During the Pakatan Harapan Government by Mohd. Zain, Zawiyah, Ahmad, Zalinah, Omar, Salmah, Ajis, Mohd Na'eim, Othman, Zaheruddin

“…However, many reforms still need to be done in line with the recommendations of BERSIH and NGOs. …”
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The Effect of National Debt on Private Investment (S/O 14327) by Hassan, Sallahuddin

“…The Malaysian debt policies and Acts need to be changed accordingly and must be in line with the changes of investment environment. …”
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A Sustainable System Dynamics Optimization Model for Rice Self-Sufficiency in Malaysia (S/O: 13248) by Hawari, Nurul Nazihah, Zainal Abidin, Norhaslinda, Benjamin, Aida Mauziah, Applanaidu, Shri Dewi

“…Findings from this research shows that by 2020, the rice SSL in Malaysia is only 73% achievement from 100% target. This research is in line with the Malaysia’s Plan agenda of empowering the agricultural sector which finding from this research is significant in assisting MOA on designing policy for the better future prospect of rice industry in Malaysia…”
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Value Co-creation with Customers by Facebook Community: A Successful Example of PKT Logistics by Belal, H. M., Noordin, Alminnourliza, Hasan, Quamrul, Ahmad Zaidi, Mohamad Faizal

“…Cisco company is providing an on-line service for giving its customers open access to Cisco’s resources, information and systems, thereby Cisco and its customers can get involved with each other and make user community. …”
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Luteolin restricts dengue virus replication through inhibition of the proprotein convertase furin by Peng, Minhua, Watanabe, Satoru, Chan, Kitti Wing Ki, He, Qiuyan, Zhao, Ya, Zhang, Zhongde, Lai, Xiaoping, Luo, Dahai, Vasudevan, Subhash G., Li, Geng

“…In addition, ADE-mediated dengue virus infection of human cell lines and primary PBMCs was inhibited. In a time-of-drug-addition study, luteolin was found to reduce infectious virus particle formation, but not viral RNA synthesis, in Huh-7 cells. …”
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SPICES: spectro-polarimetric imaging and characterization of exoplanetary systems. by Boccaletti, Anthony, Schneider, Jean, Traub, Wes, Lagage, Pierre-Olivier, Stam, Daphne, Gratton, Raffaele, Trauger, John, Cahoy, Kerri, Snik, Frans, Baudoz, Pierre, Galicher, Raphael, Reess, Jean-Michel, Mawet, Dimitri, Augereau, Jean-Charles, Patience, Jenny, Kuchner, Marc, Wyatt, Mark, Pantin, Eric, Maire, Anne-Lise, Vérinaud, Christophe

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Experimental study of an asymmetric valveless pump to elucidate insights into strategies for pediatric extravascular flow augmentation by Anatol, J., García-Díaz, M., Barrios-Collado, C., Moneo-Fernández, J. A., Horvath, M., Parra, T., Castro-Ruiz, F., Roche, E. T., Sierra-Pallares, J.

“…Our results demonstrate that the performance is within the range of physiological requirements for pediatric circulatory devices (~ 1 L/min and &lt; 30 mmHg). We conclude that due to the absence of reverse flow and its mechanical simplicity, pure asymmetric pumping is promising for selected cardiovascular applications with less complexity than other valveless techniques.…”
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Improved margin multi-class classification using dendritic neurons with morphological learning by Hussain, Shaista, Liu, Shih-Chii, Basu, Arindam

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Multiple scattering of light in cold atomic clouds in a magnetic field by Sigwarth, Olivier, Labeyrie, Guillaume, Delande, Dominique, Miniatura, Christian

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