Thermal effect of spray drying process on the quality of ficus deltoidea extract by Ahmed, Nor Rashidah, Yaakob, Harisun, Ware, Ismail, Soib, Husnul Hanani, Husin, Fitrien, Md. Zaki, Iylia Arina

“…Common practice for producing the solid form is by using the freeze dry technique. However, the existing freeze dry process was associated with longer drying process, high maintenance and costly. …”

Comprehensive chemical characterisation of Durio Zibethinus by Chua, L. S., Lee, Y. C.

“…The antioxidant capacity in term of free radical scavenging activity was determined using colorimetric assay, whereas metabolite pro?…”

Effect of extraction solvents on antioxidant and wound healing properties of carica papaya leaves extract by Soib, H. H., Ismail, H. F., Ya’akob, H., Idris, M. K. H., Abd. Aziz, A.

“…The findings suggest that the methanolic extract of C. papaya is effective in fighting free radicals and it has good wound healing activities. …”

Protection of child trafficking victims in UAE by Albahhar Alshehhi, Mohammed Ali Abdulla, Rosman, Arieff Salleh, Marni, Nurazmallail, Shehab, Ahmed

“…The study concluded that the crime of trafficking in children constitutes one of the most important challenges facing most of the countries of the world given its dire effects that affect the rights and fundamental freedoms of the child and therefore perpetuating contemporary slavery. …”

Constructing a stable 2d layered Ti3C2 mxene co-catalyst-assisted TiO2/g-C3N4/Ti3C2 heterojunction for tailoring photocatalytic bireforming of methane under visible light by Khan, A. A., Tahir, M., Bafaqeer, A.

“…This work provides new pathways to construct a low-cost and noble metals free structured composite for stimulating photocatalytic bireforming of methane under visible light and can be employed in solar energy applications.…”

Optimization of oil-in-water nanoemulsion system of Ananas comosus peels extract by D-optimal mixture design and its physicochemical properties by Yahya, Nur Azzanizawaty, Abdul Wahab, Roswanira, Attan, Nursyafreena, Hashim, Siti Ernieyanti, Abdul Hamid, Mariani, Mohamed Noor, Norhayati, Abdul Rahman, Anita

“…The OPT-AcPEN was stable under different storage conditions for up to 90 days, and the corresponding repeated centrifugation and freeze-thaw tests retaining the recommended pH of between 4 − 6 for topical skin application. …”

Exploration of reaction mechanisms on the plastic waste polyethylene terephthalate (PET) dissolved in phenol steam reforming reaction to produce hydrogen and valuable liquid fuels by Nabgan, Walid, Nabgan, Bahador, Tuan Abdullah, Tuan Amran, Ngadi, Norzita, Abdul Jalil, Aishah, Abdul Fatah, Nor Aiza, Alqaraghuli, Hasan, Tahir, Muhammad

“…It was found that during the catalytic reforming of PET, several types of reactions such as dehydrogenation reaction, thermal cracking, steam reforming, water gas shift reaction, carbenium ion reaction, free radical reaction, dihydroxylation reaction, and coke formation occurred.…”

Effectiveness of splitter plate in suppressing the flow induced vibration of a circular cylinder by Kamarul' Arifin, Ilya Qurratu' Ain, Lee, Kee Quen, Kang, H. S., Tan, L. K., Othman, Nor' Azizi, Siow, C. L.

“…A supporting structure was designed and fabricated with the purpose to allow free vibration induced by wind on the circular cylinder. …”
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A novel grid-oriented dynamic weight parameter based improved variant of Jaya algorithm by Leghari, Z. H., Hassan, M. Y., Said, D. M., Jumani, T. A., Memon, Z. A.

“…Jaya algorithm (JA) is a single-step metaheuristic optimization technique that is free from algorithm-specific parameters. Regardless of its simplicity, JA proved its effective performance against the variety of optimization algorithms (Du et al., 2018). …”

Thermally stable Au decorated silica-titania mesoporous nanocomposite for pH sensing evaluation by Islam, Shumaila, Bakhtiar, Hazri, Alshoaibi, Adil, Riaz, Saira, Naseem, Shahzad

“…FESEM/EDX analysis shows a crack-free surface, porous network and uniform distribution of Au, Ti, Si, along with dye species. …”

Cellulose nanofibril-based aerogel derived from sago pith waste and its application on methylene blue removal by Beh, Jeng Hua, Lim, Teck Hock, Lew, Jin Hau, Lai, Jau Choy

“…Sago pith cellulose nanofibril (SPCNF) aerogel derived from sago pith waste (SPW) was successfully produced through three consecutive steps, namely dewaxing and delignification, ultra-sonication and homogenization and freeze drying. The aerogel was characterized using field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), Fourier-transform infra-red spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). …”

Design and characterization of impedance based e. Coli sensor by Tey, S. Y., Muzafar Shah, A. M., Zainal Abidin, M. S., Saidin, S.

“…This paper presents the design, fabrication and characterization of the impedance based biosensor for the detection of E. coli in water with features of low cost, rapid detection, easy to use and label-free. The interdigital electrodes and microfluidic system based devices were tested in different concentrations of E. coli samples with different structure electrode parameters for sensor characterization. …”
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Development and in vitro evaluation of κ-carrageenan based polymeric hybrid nanocomposite scaffolds for bone tissue engineering by Aslam Khan, Muhammad Umar, Ali Raza, Mohsin, Mehboob, Hassan, Abdul Kadir, Mohammed Rafiq, Abd. Razak, Saiful Izwan, A. Shah, Saqlain, Iqbal, Muhammad Zahir, Amin, Rashid

“…In this study, we have synthesized polymeric hybrid nanocomposites via free-radical polymerization from carrageenan/acrylic-acid/graphene/hydroxyapatite. …”
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Treatment of synthetic textile dye effluent using hybrid adsorptive ultrafiltration mixed matrix membranes by Thuyavan, Y. Lukka, Arthanareeswaran, G., Ismail, A. F., Goh, P. S., Shankar, M. V., Reddy, N. Lakshmana

“…The addition of hydrophilic TNT enhanced the surface free energy and water permeability of the resulting MMMs. …”

Novel cross-linked enzyme aggregates of levanase from bacillus lehensis g1 for short-chain fructooligosaccharides synthesis: developmental, physicochemical, kinetic and thermodynam... by Abd. Rahman, N. H., Jaafar, N. R., Abdul Murad, A. M., Abu Bakar, F. D., Shamsul Annuar, N. A., Md. Illias, R.

“…The optimum temperature of CLLAs-ga and CLLAs-ga-bsa was increased to 35 °C and 40 °C, respectively, from its free rlevblg1 (30 °C). At high temperature (50 °C), the half-life of CLLAs-ga-bsa was higher than that of free rlevblg1 and CLLAs-ga. …”

Co-inoculation of rhizobacteria and biochar application improves growth and nutrientsin soybean and enriches soil nutrients and enzymes by Jabborova, D., Wirth, S., Kannepalli, A., Narimanov, A., Desouky, S., Davranov, K., Sayyed, R. Z., El Enshasy, H., Abd. Malek, R., Syed, A., Bahkali, A. H.

“…The results of this research provide the basis of sustainable and chemical-free farming for improved yields and nutrients in soybean and improvement in soil biochemical properties.…”

Humidity sensing of thin film perovskite nanostructure for improved sensitivity and optical performance by Lokman, Muhammad Quisar, Burhanuddin, Husna Mardiyah, Riza, Muhammad Arif, Rosli, Nurul Nazli, Hashim, Noor Hazirah, Sepeai, Suhaila, Ludin, Norasikin Ahmad, Mat Teridi, Mohd. Asri, Ahmad, Fauzan, Ibrahim, Mohd. Adib

“…The performance was evaluated from the free-spectral range (FSR) and extinction ratio (ER) of the different cavity lengths. …”
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Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide functionalized silica nanoparticles (MSN) synthesis using a combined sol-gel and adsorption steps with enhanced adsorption performance of oxytetracyc... by Saman, N., Othman, N. S., Chew, L. Y., Mohd. Setapar, S. H., Mat, H.

“…The nitrogen adsorption-desorption surface analysis shows the MSN has a lower surface area than the unmodified (or free) silica nanoparticles (FSN). The energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) analysis confirmed the presence of CTAB in MSN with maximum CTAB coverage of (0.74 ± 0.04) mmol/g. …”

Process optimization of curcumin loaded coconut oil and honey nanoemulsion for better skin permeation by Md. Saari, N. H., Chua, L. S., Hasham, R.

“…The radical scavenging activity of encapsulated curcumin in nanoemulsion was decreased (<20%) compared to free curcumin. Nanoemulsion appeared to increase in vitro release rate of curcumin by about 42%, especially for the first 2h in Franz diffusion cell using rat skin.…”

Effect of friction stir welding on microstructure and mechanical properties of the 6061 aluminium alloy/15vol % SiCp reinforcement by Dawood, H. I., Mohammad Musa, Kanaan, Abbas, Rafid K., Alshemary, Kassim Kadhim Hameed, Uday, M. B., Jaddan, Riyam I., Taklef, Leana J.

“…Furthermore, the reinforced particles induced the fracturing of the primary grains and showed higher ductility when compared with the SiCp -free specimen.…”
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