Phylogenetic analysis of sea cucumbers (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) in Malaysia as inferred from Cytochrome C Oxidase I MtDNA by Hussin, Rosnah, Kamarudin, Kamarul Rahim, Nordin, Noor Faizul Hadry, Hashim, Ridzwan, Mohammad , Mohd Nahar

“…The phylogenetic results were also supported by the data from genetic distance. Overall, the above findings strongly suggest that the grouping and classification at species and higher level as inferred from COI mtDNA gene are unresolved, requiring further molecular ecology studies to be done in the near future.…”
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High prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency and its association with BMI-for-age among primary school children in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia by Khor, Geok Lin, Chee, Winnie S S, Mohd Shariff, Zalilah, Poh, Bee K, Arumugam, Mohan, Ab Rahman, Jamalludin, Theobald, Hannah E

“…In light of the growing problem of obesity in Malaysian children, these findings emphasize the important need for appropriate interventions to address both problems of obesity and poor vitamin D status in children. …”
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Prenatal ultrasound detection of fetal omphaloccle leading to diagnosis of a subtle unbalanced chromosome translocation: unbalanced chromosome: translocation, der(7) t (7p;9p): cas... by Ismail, Hamizah

“…Conclusion: This case demonstrated using molecular techniques, FISH and array CGH, help in dignosing subtle cytogenetic findings that add to the list of structural chromosomal abnormalities related omphalozale…”
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Perception on muslim women as judges in the courts in modern context: a critical study of the views of Muslim scholars by Ali, Md. Yousuf

“…Discussion would include implications of the research findings, shortcomings of the current study, and directions for future research.…”
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Sox-9 transient transfection enhances chondrogenic expression of osteoarthritic human articular chondrocytes in vitro: preliminary analysis by Sha'ban, Munirah, Osman Cassim, Samsudin, Mohd Yahya, Nor Hamdan, Saim, Aminuddin, Idrus, Ruszymah

“…It is believed that this preliminary finding has to be extended to develop its full potential since sox-9 transcription factor is essential for chondrocyte differentiation and cartilage formation. …”
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The influence of relaxation with electromyography and Islamic prayer programs for female Muslim by Jing, Wang, Abdul Wahab, Muhanmad Nubli, Abdalla, Ahmad N, Gu, Ming, Liu, Yao, Mohd Noor, Hanisah

“…At 1 month follow up, she reported a significant decrease in her shoulder complaints and was able to continue her job without shoulder problems. In summary, the findings are EMG-based. Salah augments the behavioral interventions because it helps develop internal awareness and enhance health status and reduce the risk of shoulder problems.…”
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Medical care costs of newly diagnosed children with structural-metabolic epilepsy: a one year prevalence-based approached by Salih, Muhannad R.M., Bahari, Mohd. Baidi, Shafie, Asrul Akmal, Ahmad Hassali, Mohamed Azmi, Baderaldeen , Omer Qutaiba, Abd, Arwa Y., Ganesan, Vigneswari M.

“…The total first-year medical care costs for 120 patients with structural-metabolic epilepsy were MYR 202,816 (i.e., MYR 1690.13 per patient per year). The study findings highlight the importance of optimizing seizure control in reducing the cost of managemen…”
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An empirical study on the risk management strategies IT outsourcing in Malaysia public sector by Ahlan, Abdul Rahman, Arshad, Yusri, Syed Ibrahim, Sharifah Norhafiza

“…Content analysis was used to analyse available documents and in-depth semi-structured interview feedbacks. The study finds the agencies have applied ITO guidelines recommended by Malaysia public sector IT modernisation and administrative planning unit. …”
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Assessing the impact of landscape setting on the microclimate of outdoor spaces in hot-humid regions towards mitigating urban heat island - a preliminary investigation by Abu Bakar, Aniza, Mohamad, Amira Nadhirah, Sanusi, Aliyah Nur Zafirah

“…Four spaces within the IIUM are investigated which represent generally two categories of landscape setting which are: shaded/green area and exposed area. The findings suggested that the landscape settings do influence the microclimate of outdoor spaces where high quantity of trees and big tree size seem to lower the air temperature readings. …”
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Abdominal obesity in Malaysian adults: National Health and Morbidity Survey III (NHMS III, 2006) by Kee, Chee Cheong, Haniff, Jamaiyah, Mohamad Nor, Noor Safiza, A., Geeta, Khor, Geok Lin, Shahar, Suzana, Ab Rahman, Jamalludin, Rasat, Rahmah, Ali Zainuddin, Ahmad, Abdul Talib, Ruzita, Wong, NF, Yusoff, Ahmad Fauzi

“…Being the largest population-based study on AO among Malaysians, these findings have important public health implications. …”
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Bacterial pollution in Molluscs Arch Clam, Orbicularia orbiculata and Blood Cockle, Anadara granosa of Pahang estuary, Malaysia by Khan Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal, Musa, Najiah, Mahfuz, Fathiyah, Yunus, Kamaruzzaman, Omar, Muhammad Nor, Sarker, Mohammad Nurul Amin, Jaswir, Irwandi

“…Whilst, Nineteen bacterial species were identified in Anadara granosa such as Aeromonas hydrophila group 1, Aerococcus viridians 1, Aerococcus viridans 2, Chromobacterium violaceum., Enterobacter gergoviae, Erwinia sp., Escherichia coli, Enterococcus avium, Gemella morbillorum, Kluyvera sp., Vibrio fluvialis, Vibrio cholerae, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Lactococcus lactis, Leuconostoc sp., Staphylococcus capitis, Staphylococcus lentus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Staphylococcus xylosus. The finding indicates that the edible mollusc of Pahang estuary was polluted with pathogenic bacteria which could be harmful for human consumption.…”
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Assessing the antecedents of customer loyalty on healthcare insurance products: Service quality; perceived value embedded model by Fadi Abdelmuniem, Abdelfattah, Rahman, Muhammad Sabbir, Mohamad, Osman

“…Apart from assessing the reliability and validity of the constructs through confirmatory factor analysis, this research also used structural equation modelling (SEM) approach to test the proposed hypothesis. Findings: The results from the inferential statistics revealed that the healthcare insurance customers are highly influenced by service quality followed by the perceived value in reaching their loyalty towards a particular health insurance service provider. …”
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Indoor microbial contamination and its relation to physical indoor air quality characteristics at selected libraries in pahang by A, Hizzri, H, Khadijah, Nordin, Noor Faizul Hadry, A., Norhidayah, Mohd. Aris, Mohd Shukri

“…The bacterial identification findings indicated that Gram positive bacteria were abundant compared to Gram negative bacteria. …”
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Women space in the design of Masjid in Malaysia: how much space do women need? by Mohd Nawawi, Norwina, Abdul Rahim, Zaiton, Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita, Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shireen

“…The study intends to provide a guide to industry players what could specify as ‘rule of thumb’, percentage of space for Malaysian women in masjid design. Findings of surveys from designers/architects had produce some form of consensus on space allocation provided. …”
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Knowledge sharing behaviors among non academic staff of higher learning institutions: attitude, subjective norms and behavioral intention embedded model by Rahman, Muhammad Sabbir, Osman Gani, Aahad M, Mat Daud, Nuraihan, Fadi Abdel, Muniem Abdel Fattah

“…This research also applied confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling to examine the proposed hypothesis of this inquiry. Findings – The results indicate that attitude and subjective norms both influence the staff knowledge sharing behavior significantly and positively. …”
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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

“…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. Molecular testing is thus considered necessary to confirm the diagnosis since more than 90% of SS cases carry the transcript of t(X;18)(p11.2;q11.2). …”
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3-Arylsydone and 4-Acetyl-3-Arylsydone: In vitro cytotoxicity against prostate cancer cell line (PC3), structure-activity relationship and in silico evaluation of their caspase 3 i... by Mohammed Abdualkader, Abdualrahman, Bakhtiar, M. Taher, Muhamad, Azira, Nik Yusoff, Nik Mohd. Idris

“…The docking result demonstrated that 9 molecules had hydrogen bonds with the active site of caspase 3 which consists Arg207 and Arg64. The findings of this study indicated that sydnones are promising cytotoxic compounds for the treatment of prostate cancer and merit more studies to investigate their activity against other cancer cell lines along with in vivo evaluation.…”
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Cellulase aided extraction and characteristics of sulfated polysaccharides from Brown seaweed (Turinaria turbinata) by Hammed, Ademola Monsur, Simsek, Senay, Jaswir, Irwandi, Amid, Azura, Alam, Md. Zahangir

“…The biological and physicochemical properties of the Sulfated polysaccahrides were related. The findings confirmed the potential of brown seaweed as a viable source of anti-inflammatory compounds.…”
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Studies of Physio-chemical characteristics and sediment environment along the coastal waters Pulau Tuba, Langkawi by Khan Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal, Nordin, Noor Faizul Hadry, Yunus, Kamaruzzaman, Hashim, Ridzwan, Saad, Shahbudin, Alam, Md. Zahangir

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Exploring staff perception of InfoSec policy compliance: Palestine Universities empirical study by Mohammad Iriqat, Yousef, Ahlan, Abdul Rahman, Abdul Molok, Nurul Nuha, Abd Rahim, Noor Hayani

“…The study has 600 datasets collected from six universities by the developed research quantitative instrument. The findings show that Staff value the importance of the model factors in promoting Staff compliance intention. …”
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