An outbreak of Glasser’s disease from two farms in Malaysia by Khaing, Aung Tun, Ching, T. S., Abba, Yusuf, Abdullah, Faez Firdaus Jesse, Osman, Abdinasir Yusuf, Adamu, Lawan, Mohammed, Konto, Tijjani, Abdulnasir

“…Prompt diagnosis and treatment of Glasser’s disease in pig farms is paramount in order to curtail its menace and prevent serious economic losses.…”
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Capability of integrated MODIS imagery and ALOS for oil palm, rubber and forest areas mapping in tropical forest regions by Mohd Razali, Sheriza, Marin, Arnaldo, Nuruddin, Ahmad Ainuddin, Mohd Shafri, Helmi Zulhaidi, Abdul Hamid, Hazandy

“…Various classification methods have been applied for low resolution of the entire Earth’s surface from recorded satellite images, but insufficient study has determined which method, for which satellite data, is economically viable for tropical forest land use mapping. …”
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Contributing factors of obesity among stressed adolescents by Tajik, Esra, Mohd Zulkefli, Nor Afiah, Baharom, Anisah, Minhat, Halimatus Sakdiah, Abd Latiff, Latiffah

“…This review revealed that stress results in overweight and obesity among adolescents through changes in lifestyle including decreased physical activity and increased food intake. Gender and economic status are the main components that affect obesity in stressed adolescents. …”

Hexon and fiber gene changes in an attenuated fowl adenovirus isolate from Malaysia in embryonated chicken eggs and its infectivity in chickens by Mohamed Sohaimi, Norfitriah, Bejo, Mohd Hair, Omar, Abdul Rahman, Ideris, Aini, Mat Isa, Nurulfiza

“…Fowl adenovirus (FAdV) is distributed worldwide and causes economic losses in the poultry industry. The objectives of this study were to determine the hexon and fiber gene changes in an attenuated FAdV isolate from Malaysia in specific pathogen-free chicken embryonated eggs (SPF CEE) and its infectivity in commercial broiler chickens. …”
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Dietary factors as the major determinants of overweight and obesity among Iranian adolescents. A cross-sectional study by Hatami, Monireh, Mohd Taib, Mohd Nasir, Jamaluddin, Rosita, Abu Saad, Hazizi, Djazayery, Abolghasem, Chamari, Maryam, Nazari, Mojgan

“…Information on socio-economic status (SES), dietary intakes, physical activity, and sedentary behaviours were collected by a self-administered questionnaire. …”
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Estimating biomass sources for a 10 MW dendro power plant using Leucaena leucocephala fuel wood by Muhamad, Mohd Izhwan, Mohd Radzi, Mohd Amran, Othman, Mohammad Lutfi, Hizam, Hashim, Gomes, Chandima, Alias, Mohamad Azani

“…The implementation of this project will also help the economic development of local communities, especially in rural areas.…”

Grain sterility in relation to dry mass production and distribution in rice (Oryza sativa L.) by Puteh, Adam, Mondal, Md Monjurul Alam, Ismail, Mohd Razi, Latif, Mohammad Abdul

“…In contrast, harvest index was greater in RM109 (53.34%) and MR219 (52.76%) with less grain sterility percentage than MR311 indicating that dry matter partitioning to economic yield was better in RM109 and MR219 than in MR311. …”
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Influence of acid pre-treatment on microalgal biomass for bioethanol production by Harun, Razif, Danquah, Michael K.

“…This is coupled with the potential of microalgae to achieve targets required for high growth rate bioethanol production, climate change mitigation and economic growth. The high content of complex carbohydrates entrapped in the cell wall of the microalgae makes it essential to incorporate a pre-treatment stage to release and convert these complex carbohydrates into simple sugars prior to the fermentation process. …”
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Crop establishment technologies for lowland rice cultivation in Bangladesh: hand seeding vs. machine seeding by Islam, Md. Syedul, Ahmad, Desa

“…Experiments were conducted to determine the field and economic performances of machines and techniques for crop establishment in lowland paddy in Bangladesh. …”
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Microwave-assisted extraction of pectin from jackfruit rinds using different power levels by Koh, Pei Chen, Leong, Chia Ming, Mohd Adzahan, Noranizan

“…Microwave-assisted extraction at 450 W was the most effective and economic extraction condition among the different power levels tested. …”
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Impacts of agricultural extension and environmental factors on technical efficiency of Thai paddy farms using data envelopment analysis approach by Taraka, Kallika, Shamsudin, Mad Nasir, Abd. Latif, Ismail, Ahmed, Abdullahi Farah

“…The variables consist of the data in production namely paddy yield, seed, fertilizers, pesticides, fuels and wage in order to measure technical efficiency; and the data about individual farmers’ demographic and socio-economic factors as well as agricultural extension and environmental factors in order to determine the factors affecting technical inefficiency. …”
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Induction of skin ulcers in moon light gourami (Trichogaster microlepis) with Aphanomyces invadans zoospores by Afzali, Seyedeh Fatemeh, Mohd Daud, Hassan, Abdul Mutalib, Abdul Rahim

“…Epizootic ulcerative syndrome (EUS) is one of the seasonal and economically devastating diseases in the wild and farmed fresh water and estuarine fish. …”
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Understanding the needs of local involvement in ensuring the sustainability of recreational forest landscape development by Hussein, Mohd Kher, Mohd Yunos, Mohd Yazid

“…As a result, this could lead towards local economic benefits, active citizenship, and raised awareness of the locals’ and long‐term sustainability of ecological and aesthetic values.…”
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A novel liquid/liquid extraction process composed of surfactant and acetonitrile for purification of polygalacturonase enzyme from Durio zibethinus by Amid, Mehrnoush, Abd. Manap, Mohd. Yazid, Asmadi, Farhana Azmira, Hussin, Muhaini, Sarker, Md. Zaidul Islam

“…This study demonstrated that the novel method of liquid/liquid extraction process can be used as an efficient and economical extraction method rather than the traditional methods of extraction for the purification and recovery of the valuable enzyme.…”
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An argument for developing waste-to-energy technologies in Saudi Arabia by Nizami, Abdul Sattar, Rehan, Mohammad, Oud, Omar K. M., Shahzad, Khurram, Sadef, Yumna, Iqbal, Tariq, Ismail, Iqbal

“…However, the real selection of the conversion technologies will be done in conjunction with the fieldwork on waste characterization and laboratory examination of selected technologies and further socio-economic and environmental evaluations.…”
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Changes in the reproductive hormones of non-pregnant does infected intradermally with corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis in chronic form by Abdullah, Faez Firdaus Jesse, Abdul Latif, Nur Amirah, Lim, Eric Teik Chung, Zainal Abidin, Siti Aimi Sarah, Saad, Mohd Zamri, Haron, Abdul Wahid, Mohd Lila, Mohd Azmi, Zakaria, Zunita, Norsidin, Mohd Jefri

“…The disease remains as a major disease causing economic loss to the owners. There is little information related to the effect of this disease towards reproductive performance of the animal when the disease occurs in chronic form. …”
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Thermochemical conversion of microalgal biomass for biofuel production by Abdul Raheem, Wan Ab. Karim Ghani, Wan Azlina, Yap, Taufiq Yun Hin, Danquah, Michael K., Harun, Mohd Razif

“…Reliable and sustainable energy supply is critical to effective natural resource management, and it encompasses functioning efficiency of energy resources as well as socio-economic and environmental impact considerations. The complete reliance on fossil fuels is recognized as unsustainable throughout the world, and this is due to, amongst others, the rapid declining of fossil fuel reserves and the emission of significant quantities of greenhouse gases associated with their production and combustion. …”
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Characterization of bovine calpastatin gene in Nelore cattle using polymerase chain reaction-restricted fragment length polymorphisms by Majidi, Alireza, Panandam, Jothi Malar, Sazili, Awis Qurni, Siraj, Siti Shapor

“…Traditionally beef cattle breeding programs unfortunately are time consuming and also recording of carcass and growth traits need heavy cost, Approach: Marker Assisted Selection (MAS) should be utilized in beef herds, along with economically important phenotypic traits, for genetic progress to made with respect to improving the uniformity and consistency of beef. …”
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A preliminary study of personality traits and their influence on software piracy by Tan, Ming Ming, A. Jabar, Marzanah, Koh, Tieng Wei, Sidi, Fatimah

“…Software piracy worldwide has resulted in serious industrial, academic and economic consequences. However, the problem can be solved if the root causes can be identified. …”
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Masculinities in the fiction of Pan Yutong and Li Tianbao by Ho, Kee Tee

“…This research found out that, male who applies the hegemony of masculinity would dominate female by using male’s privilege, physical strength and economic superiority. This phenomenon is also reflecting the relationship between males and patriarchy, as well as the oppression of female. …”
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