Thermal characteristic reliability of fatty acid binary mixtures as phase change materials (PCMs) for thermal energy storage applications by Fauzi, H., Metselaar, H.S.C., Mahlia, T.M.I., Silakhori, M., Ong, H.C.

“…Therefore, it is found that the thermal characteristic stability of prepared MA/PA/SM and MA/PA/SP eutectic mixtures were acceptable for long term performance and economic feasibilities used as a phase change material (PCM) for thermal energy storage (TES) application. …”
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Energy scenario and biofuel policies and targets in ASEAN countries by Mofijur, M., Masjuki, Haji Hassan, Kalam, M.A., Rahman, S.M.A., Mahmudul, H.M.

“…Present energy situation of the world is unsustainable due to unequal geographical distribution of natural wealth as well as environmental, geopolitical and economical concerns. Ever increasing drift of energy consumption due to growth of population, transportation and luxurious lifestyle has motivated researchers to carry out research on biofuel as a sustainable alternative fuel for diesel engine. …”
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Potential functional ingredients from Tiger Milk Mushroom by Tan, C.S., Ng, S.T., Yeannie Yap, H.Y., Lee, S.S, Lee, M.L., Fung, S.Y.

“…Despite its high medicinal values, little attempts had been made to study it, due the very limited supply as it can only be wild collected from the forest by chance, hence hindering the discovery of its full potential for health and economical benefits. We have now successfully cultivated the mushroom in the controlled environment producing high yield. …”
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Catalytic Isolation and Physicochemical Properties of Nanocrystalline Cellulose (NCC) using HCl-FeCl3 System Combined with Ultrasonication by Hamid, Sharifah Bee Abd, Chowdhury, Z.Z., Karim, M.Z., Ali, M.E.

“…The results indicated that catalytic acid hydrolysis with ultrasonication was able to yield up to 80.88% and 81.20% of NCC from PTC and AC, respectively, which is comparatively high enough for economic viability of the process.…”

Removal of Cadmium from Water by CNT-PAC Composite: Effect of Functionalization by AlSaadi, M.A., Al Mamun, A., Alam, M.Z., Amosa, M.K., Atieh, M.A.

“…The wastewater from these industries and their products contains residual cadmium that are difficult to be removed economically from the effluent. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were synthesized in several batches and tested for their removal efficacy with regards to cadmium removal from synthetic wastewater. …”

Mass production of highly-porous graphene for high-performance supercapacitors by Amiri, A., Shanbedi, M., Ahmadi, G., Eshghi, H., Kazi, S.N., Chew, B.T., Savari, M., Zubir, M.N.M.

“…This study reports on a facile and economical method for the scalable synthesis of few-layered graphene sheets by the microwave-assisted functionalization. …”

Spatial analysis of water quality and its suitability in farming giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii ) in Negeri Sembilan region, Peninsular Malaysia by Bwadi, Benjamin Ezekiel, Mustafa, Firuza Begham, Ali, Mohammad Lokman, Bhassu, Subha

“…The study concluded that the multi-criteria decision analysis of water quality for prawn farming is vital for regional economic planning in the Negeri Sembilan area and also significant when establishing a model for aquaculture development.…”

Sustainable approach in recycling of phase components of large scale aqueous two-phase flotation for lipase recovery by Sankaran, Revathy, Show, Pau Loke, Yap, Yee Jiun, Lam, Hon Loong, Ling, Tau Chuan, Pan, Guan Ting, Yang, Thomas C.K.

“…The drive of this research is to economize the usage of chemicals, to reduce environmental pollution and to establish this approach for sustainable recovery of lipase. …”

A recombinant subunit HS aba392 as a potential vaccine for haemorrhagic septicaemia disease in livestock by Rita, D.V., Swee, K.C.W., Shamini, C., Kang, Tzin Lim, Nurshamimi, N.R., Hussin, A.R., Ismail, Salmah

“…Frequent HS outbreak has a major impact in many Asian countries, including Malaysia, where farmers encounter economic loss due to low milk production as well as death of their livestock. …”

Residents' Satisfaction Towards the Indoor Environmental Quality of Re-engineered Affordable Housing Scheme in Malaysia by Kamaruzzaman, Syahrul Nizam, Razali, Atikah, Ahmad Zawawi, Emma Marinie, Basir, Siti Arni, Riley, Michael

“…Malaysia is currently focusing on providing affordable housing all over the country, as part of the plan to tackle the problem of the rising costs of house ownership due to reasons such as the economic crisis and land limitations. However, a limited number of methodical studies have been conducted on residents' feedback on the indoor environment of affordable housing. …”

"Gatekeeper or crisis manager? Coverage of "Lahad Datu" conflict" by Ambikapathy, Manimegalai, Zanuddin, Hasmah

“…Lahad Datu conflict also known as "Sabah standoff" conflict, is unforgettable tragedies until killed about 10 of Malaysian security personnel and impacted economic, social and emotion of citizens especially at Lahad Datu, Sabah. …”

Sizing and applications of battery energy storage technologies in smart grid system: A review by Sufyan, Muhammad, Rahim, Nasrudin Abd, Aman, Muhammad Mohsin, Tan, Chia Kwang, Raihan, Siti Rohani Sheikh

“…In terms of microgrid application, the economic benefits of battery sizing using optimization and probabilistic methods provide a potential solution during the design stage by taking into account various factors affecting the sizing of the battery such as the degradation rate, reliability, and battery placement. …”

Evaluation of pathogenicity level of three different strains of fusarium oxysporum in Musa acuminata cv. Berangan by Munusamy, Umaiyal, Mohd-Yusuf, Yusmin, Zaidi, Kamilatulhusna, Baharum, Nadiya Akmal, Othman, Rofina Yasmin

“…It is regarded as one of the economically destructive fungus and control of this disease is always ineffective once the disease becomes established in banana plantations. …”

A simple adherence test for detection of IgM antibodies in typhoid by Ong, L.Y., Pang, T., Lim, S.H., Tan, E.L., Puthucheary, S.D.

“…The significance and potential importance of this simple, sensitive, specific and economical test is discussed.…”

Drinking water is a significant predictor of Blastocystis infection among rural Malaysian primary schoolchildren by Abdulsalam, Awatif Mohamed, Ithoi, Init, Al-Mekhlafi, Hesham Mahyoub, Ahmed, Abdulhamid, Surin, Johari, Mak, Joon Wah

“…This study was carried out to determine the prevalence and the association of Blastocystis infection with the socio-economic characteristics among 300 primary schoolchildren, living in rural communities in Lipis and Raub districts of Pahang state, Malaysia. …”
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Synthesis of a soluble flag-tagged single chain variable fragment (scFv) antibody targeting Cucumber Mosaic Virus (CMV) coat protein by Chua, K.H., Seng, T.C., Khalid, N., Harikrishna, J.A., Othman, R.Y.

“…Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) is a serious pathogen of many economically important commercial fruit and vegetable crops worldwide. …”
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Growth and pattern of womens studies in Malaysia as reflected by generated literature by Zainab, A.N.

“…There were heavier activities in economic studies, social-cultural studies, womenâ��s health and welfare and women in literature. …”
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Analysis of return-to-zero-on-off-keying over absolute polar duty cycle division multiplexing in dispersive transmission medium by Malekmohammadi, A., Abdullah, M.K., Mahdiraji, G.A., Abas, A.F., Mokhtar, M., Rasid, M.F.A., Basir, S.M.

“…The proposed channel multiplexing and demultiplexing are performed electrically using only one modulator for n number of users, which is very economical. It is demonstrated that the spectral width occupied by 30 Gb/s RZ-OOK without AP-DCDM measured at 220 dB from the peak power is around 105 GHz whereas, this value can be reduced to around 64 GHz for 30 Gb/s RZ-OOK over AP-DCDM. …”

Early neutralizing IgG response to Chikungunya virus in infected patients targets a dominant linear epitope on the E2 glycoprotein by Kam, Y.W., Lum, F.M., Teo, T.H., Lee, W.W.L., Simarmata, D., Harjanto, S., Chua, C.L., Chan, Y.F., Wee, J.K., Chow, A., Lin, R.T.P., Leo, Y.S., Le Grand, R., Sam, I.C., Tong, J.C., Roques, P., Wiesmuller, K.H., Renia, L., Rotzschke, O., Ng, L.F.P.

“…Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) and related arboviruses have been responsible for large epidemic outbreaks with serious economic and social impact. The immune mechanisms, which control viral multiplication and dissemination, are not yet known. …”
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Leaching of bisphenol A from new and old babies' bottles, and new babies' feeding teats by Tan, B.L.L., Mustafa, A.M.

“…The technique employed in this study is fast, reliable and economical.…”
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