The direction and development of pop music in Malaysia. A case study in Faculty of Music UiTM / Wan Harris Budiman Abdul Khalid by Abdul Khalid, Wan Harris Budiman

“…Additionally, these were suggested as to help our country, Malaysia, to improve the quality of pop music, popularized singers, musicians and composers as well as to enhance and exalt the music industry to achieve the world global level and standard.…”
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The effects of tocotrienolrich fraction on imiquimodinduced psoriatic lesion in mice / Awla Mohd Azraai by Mohd Azraai, Awla

“…It is a global health problem which results in localised or extensive development of erythematous scaly plaques, interfering with daily activities. Psoriasis has no cure however available treatment aims at controlling symptoms despite having many side effects. …”
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Epigenetic silencing of CYP24 in tumor-derived endothelial cells contributes to selective growth inhibition by calcitriol by Chung, I., Karpf, A.R., Muindi, J.R., Conroy, J.M., Nowak, N.J., Johnson, C.S., Trump, D.L.

“…Furthermore, treatment of MDEC with a CYP24 small interfering RNA restored sensitivity to calcitriol. …”
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Integrating literature and music for classroom teaching with an interactive story book by Jinky Jane C Simeon, Jacqueline Pugh-Kitingan

“…Field trips were conducted in Kudat and Pitas, Sabah to collect longoi tanganak from elderly Rungus singers recommended by village heads. Following that, a Sabah-based story was written and a song containing musical characteristics suitable for children’s singing activities were incorporated into the story. …”
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Designed mini protein 20 mimicking uricase encapsulated in ZIF-8 as nanozyme biosensor for uric acid detection by Abdul Aziz, Siti Fatimah Nur, Salleh, Abu Bakar, Ashari, Siti Efliza, Normi, Yahaya M., Yusof, Nor Azah, Ahmad, Shahrul Ainliah Alang

“…The developed nanozyme biosensor (mp20@ZIF-8/rGO/SPCE) exhibited high selectivity in the presence of the same fold concentration of interfering species with a detection limit of 0.27 μM, over a concentration range of 1 to 34 μM. …”

Inactivation kinetics of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium NCTC 12023 in Chokanan mango Mangifera indica L. fruit juice by aqueous ozone treatment by Supian, N. A. M, Shah, N. N. A. K., Shamsudin, R., Sulaiman, A.

“…The results showed that the Bx values and mango pulp presence in the various MJ samples interfered with the S. enterica ser. Typhimurium disinfection activity by ozone. …”

Interactions of genetic and macronutrient intake with abdominal obesity among middle-aged vegetarians in Malaysia by Yuan, Kei Ching, Yit, Siew Chin, Appukutty, Mahenderan, Yoke, Mun Chan, Poh, Ying Lim, Nasir, Khairun Hisam

“…Individuals with CT and TT genotype at T3 intake of carbohydrates, protein, fat and fibre as well as individuals with TT genotype at T2 intake of carbohydrates and protein had higher odds of abdominal obesity (pinteration <0.05). The gene-diet interaction remained significant for fibre intake (OR: 4.71, 95 CI: 1.25-17.74, pinteraction=0.022) among vegetarians with TT genotype at T2 intake of fibre after adjusting for age and sex and considering the effects of ethnicity and food groups. …”
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Purification and recovery of serine protease from mango (Mangifera indica cv. Chokanan) waste using aqueous two-phase system: potential low cost of enzyme and purification method by Mehrnoush, Amid, Abdul Manap, Mohd Yazid

“…Plant peel could be a potential source of proteases due to easy purification methods, low levels of interfering substances during purification and good yield of proteases. …”
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Purification of serine proteases from mango (Mangifera indica cv. Chokanan) peel using expanded bed adsorption: optimisation using response surface methodology by Amid, Mehrnoush, Abd Manap, Mohd Yazid

“…Plant peel could be a potential source of proteases due to the easy purification methods, low levels of interfering substances during purification, and good yield of proteases. …”
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Fiber vibration sensor multiplexing deploying KS code in SAC-OCDMA with direct decoding technique by Abiola, Taiwo Ambali

“…OCDMA, which is known to be effect in providing information security, also has challenges with Multiple Access Interference (MAI) which makes it difficult to differentiate the correct signals from the interfering ones. Fiber vibration sensor multiplexing using Khazani-Syed (KS) code in Spectral Amplitude Coding Optical Code Division Multiplex (SAC/OCDMA) with direct decoding was investigated in this work. …”
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Conducting polymer composite based on nano-cellulose for biosensing application by Abdi, Mahnaz M., Esmaeili, Chakavak, Mathew, Aji P., Jonoobi, Mehdi, Oksman, Kristiina, Md Tahir, Paridah

“…The modified glucose biosensor exhibits a limit of detection (LOD) of (50±10) μM and also excludes interfering species, such as ascorbic acid, uric acid, and cholesterol, which makes this sensor suitable for glucose determination in real samples. …”
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Solution phase synthesis and characterization of peptidyl chemosensors for Pb (ll) and As (lll) detection by Abdull Manap, Mohd Rashidi

“…The presence of foreign ions at 1:1 molar ratio of interfering ion: studied metals did not affect the determination of Pb(lI) and As(lIl) based on the low percentage of interference. …”
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Chemoresistance in breast cancer: PI3K/Akt pathway inhibitors vs the current chemotherapy by Kaboli, Parham Jabbarzadeh, Imani, Saber, Jomhori, Masume, Ling, King Hwa

“…Therefore, Akt signalling is considered a cellular defence mechanism employed against chemotherapeutic effects. In addition, interfering roles of PI3K/Akt signalling on the current cytotoxic and molecularly targeted therapy as well as immunotherapy of breast cancer are discussed with a clinical approach. …”

In vitro and preclinical evaluation of newcastle disease virus strain V4UPM as an oncolytic virus candidate for novel human malignant glioma theraphy by Mustafa, Mohd Zulkifli

“…Oncolytic viruses specifically target tumorigenic cells because they are able to exploit the aberrations on the cellular level that promote tumor growth and the viruses preferentially infect cancer cells without interfering with normal cells. Brain cancer is a malignant growth within the skull and glioma is the most common human brain cancer arising from glial cells. …”
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A comparison between the effectiveness of lycra and silon pressure garments for treatment of hypertrophic scar in burns by Bujang Safawi, Ehfa

“…Majority of the patient complained of itch, sweating, discomfort and tightness upon wearing the pressure garments. In addition to interfering with their daily activities, they also reported no improvement of their scar appearance. …”
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Epha2 sirna silencing on malignant glioma cells by Azman , Amy Shafinas

“…In order to examine the role of EphA2 in malignant glioma cells, inhibition of EphA2 gene expression was carried out using small interfering RNA (siRNA). In this study, siRNA targeting EphA2 gene was used to transfect U87 cells in vitro at three different concentration 12.5 nM, 25 nM and 37.5 nM. …”
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Effects of knocking-down HIF-la on migration in human breast cancer cell MDA-MB-231 by Rashid, Nur Sabrina Abd

“…The activity of HIF-la was silenced by targeting HIF-la using small interfering RNA (siRNA). The HIF-la, Nav 1.5 and nNav 1.5 mRNA level were measured using real-time PCRs and effects on cell migration were determined using transverse migration. …”
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The Influence of Competency towards the Performance of Islamic Banking Industry in Malaysia by Hamzah, Mohd Fodli, Md Hussain, Muhammad Nasri, Abdul Rahim, Ahmad Khilmy, Abu Bakar, Azizi

“…This is because the career in Islamic banking is not merely a career but a responsibility and sincerity which both are required in every aspect of the working environment…”
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The Influence of Competency towards the Performance of Islamic Banking Industry in Malaysia by Hamzah, Mohd Fodli, Md. Hussain, Muhammad Nasri, Abdul Rahim, Ahmad Khilmy, Abu Bakar, Azizi

“…This is because the career in Islamic banking is not merely a career but a responsibility and sincerity which both are required in every aspect of the working environment…”
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Positive-charge tuned gelatin hydrogel-siSPARC injectable for siRNA anti-scarring therapy in post glaucoma filtration surgery by Chun, Yong Yao, Yap, Zhu Li, Seet, Li Fong, Chan, Hiok Hong, Toh, Li Zhen, Chu, Stephanie W. L., Lee, Ying Shi, Wong, Tina T., Tan, Timothy Thatt Yang

“…Small interfering RNA (siRNA) therapy is a promising epigenetic silencing strategy. …”
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