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Anticancer Properties And Chemical Investigation Of Seeds And Fruits Of Phaleria Macrocarpa (Scheff.) Boerl / Ma Ma Lay, Ma Lay Ma Jan 2014

Anticancer Properties And Chemical Investigation Of Seeds And Fruits Of Phaleria Macrocarpa (Scheff.) Boerl / Ma Ma Lay, Ma Lay Ma

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Traditional herbal medicine has been widely used in the treatment of various diseases. A number of herbal medicines have been shown to have a favourable effect in treating cancer or cancer-related diseases. Phaleria macrocarpa (Scheff.) Boerl is one of the traditional herbal medicines that appear to be useful for treating patients who are hypertensive, diabetic and cancerous. This affect may be associated to its high antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and cytotoxic activities as well as other bioactivities present in its chemical constituents. The present study employed a bioassay - guided fractionation and purification of bioactive compounds from the P. macrocarpa plant. …

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The Effect Of Carum Carvi Water Extract Intake As An Alternative Therapy For Weight Loss In Overweight And Obese Women / Mahnaz Kazemipoor, Mahnaz Kazemipoor Jan 2014

The Effect Of Carum Carvi Water Extract Intake As An Alternative Therapy For Weight Loss In Overweight And Obese Women / Mahnaz Kazemipoor, Mahnaz Kazemipoor

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Obesity and overweight are considered as challenging health problems worldwide. Despite several modern methods for treatment of obesity such as medical nutrition therapy, low-energy diets, and physical activity. The prevalence of this disease is still high, suggesting the need for alternative therapies. One of the trending approaches is the consumption of traditional medicinal plants. Caraway (Carum carvi L.), has been traditionally used as a spice in Iran. It is also claimed as a potent medicinal plant that is used to treat a variety of ailments including obesity. The objectives of this study are to analyse the phytochemicals present in caraway …

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De Novo Assembly Of An Unknown Geminivirus / Nurul Jannah Binti Mat @ Mohamad, Nurul Jannah Mat @ Mohamad Jan 2014

De Novo Assembly Of An Unknown Geminivirus / Nurul Jannah Binti Mat @ Mohamad, Nurul Jannah Mat @ Mohamad

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Next-generation sequencing (NGS) also known as high throughput sequencing is now fast and cheap enough to be considered part of the toolbox for investigating the unknown virus. Illumina Genome Analyzer is one of the developed next-generation sequencing platforms that produce a significant larger volume of sequence data. The short sequence reads generated from Illumina Genome Analyzer can be used to perform de novo assembly. Therefore, this study was conducted to perform de novo assembly of an unknown geminivirus using the sequence reads generated from Illumina Genome Analyzer. In this study, the de novo assembly was carried out using SOAPdenovo and …

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Data Management In Biodiversity / Kho Soon Jye, Soon Jye Kho Jan 2014

Data Management In Biodiversity / Kho Soon Jye, Soon Jye Kho

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Biodiversity describes the variety of life found on Earth and it is a broad area to explore. In this field, a huge amount data has been collected by researchers. Thus, it is essential to manage those information with usage of computerized software, e.g. database. A database that stores biodiversity information is known as biodiversity database. Malaysia is one of 17 mega-diversity countries. Its rich biodiversity has important economic, technological and social implications to the nation. In 16th April 1998, Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment declared Malaysia‟s national policy on biological diversity, to conserve Malaysia‟s biodiversity and to utilize it …

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The Effects Of Stress On Lactation Among Working And Non-Working Malaysian Mothers / Nik Raihan Haji Mohamed, Haji Mohamed Nik Raihan Jan 2014

The Effects Of Stress On Lactation Among Working And Non-Working Malaysian Mothers / Nik Raihan Haji Mohamed, Haji Mohamed Nik Raihan

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Lactation impairment is commonly blamed on stress despite mothers’ determination and knowledge on breastfeeding. This research is carried out to determine the association between perceived stress and serum cortisol and prolactin levels in working and non-working mothers during the first, second, third and fourth postpartum months. It is hypothesised that working mothers would be under more stress and thus have higher cortisol level but lower prolactin levels as compared to non-working mothers. Fifty-nine postpartum mothers at two health clinics within the Kuala Lumpur urban area were recruited. However, only nine working and seven non-working participating mothers manage to complete the …

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Bioremediation Of Leachate From Landfills In Selangor Using Ganoderma Australe (Fr.) Pat And Trametes Menziesii (Berk.) Ryvarden / Wan Razarinah Binti Wan Abdul Razak, Wan Razarinah Wan Abdul Razak Jan 2014

Bioremediation Of Leachate From Landfills In Selangor Using Ganoderma Australe (Fr.) Pat And Trametes Menziesii (Berk.) Ryvarden / Wan Razarinah Binti Wan Abdul Razak, Wan Razarinah Wan Abdul Razak

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The characterization of leachate from ten different landfills (sanitary and non-sanitary) in Selangor have been studied. The general chemical parameters of leachate showed large differences among the landfills. The concentration of total nitrogen, total suspended solids and ammoniacal nitrogen varied from 8.0 to 1700 mg/L, 10 to 3000 mg/L and 0.94 to 3200 mg/L, respectively. Meanwhile, the concentration of total organic carbon, biological oxygen demand (BOD5) and chemical oxygen demand (COD) were in the range of 0-45070 mg/L, 56-11360 mg/L and 165-16000 mg/L, respectively. Leachate from closed landfill had lower BOD5 and COD content but higher pH and ammoniacal nitrogen …

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The Effect Of Cinnamomum Cassia On Two Breast Cancer Cell Lines / Sima Kianpour Rad, Sima Kianpour Rad Jan 2014

The Effect Of Cinnamomum Cassia On Two Breast Cancer Cell Lines / Sima Kianpour Rad, Sima Kianpour Rad

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The bark of the cinnamon tree (Cinnamomum cassia) is a popular culinary spice. It is also used in traditional medicine to maintain health and prevent disease. The antioxidant and anticancer activity of C. cassia was investigated using various assays. C. cassia bark was sequentially extracted with seven solvents of varying polarity. The acetone extract of C. cassia, at 30 μg/ml, protected the mouse fibroblast cell line, 3T3-L1, from DNA damage by 45 %, as estimated by the comet assay. The acetone extract had the highest total phenolic and flavonoid content. The hexane extract of C. cassia and the two main …

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Angiotensin Ii- And Vasopeptidase-Inhibitory Activities Of Gynura Procumbens / Poh Ting Fung, Ting Fung Poh Jan 2014

Angiotensin Ii- And Vasopeptidase-Inhibitory Activities Of Gynura Procumbens / Poh Ting Fung, Ting Fung Poh

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Blood pressure (BP) is partly determined by vasoconstriction or vasodilation. The most important vasoconstrictor is angiotensin II (Ang II) whilst nitric oxide (NO), prostacyclin (PGI2) and bradykinin (BK) are main vasodilators. The vasopeptidase, angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE), is able to hydrolyse BK and convert angiotensin I (Ang I) to Ang II. Bradykinin is also inactivated by another vasopeptidase, neutral endopeptidase (NEP). Increases in ACE and NEP activities would elevate Ang II but decrease BK levels that could cause increases in BP which in the long-term could result in hypertension. Many antihypertensive drugs are available but with side-effects. Alternative forms of treatments, …

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Development Of Knee Joint For A Motor-Actuated Knee Prosthesis / Mohd Faiz Mispan, Mispan Mohd Faiz Jan 2014

Development Of Knee Joint For A Motor-Actuated Knee Prosthesis / Mohd Faiz Mispan, Mispan Mohd Faiz

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A well-designed lower limb prosthesis is required in order to allow an amputee to return to healthy locomotion. A complete set of the prosthesis for transfemoral amputee includes a socket which is custom fit to the residual limb, a prosthetic knee unit, a shank connecting the knee unit to a prosthetic ankle, and a prosthetic foot. The purpose of this project is to improve the initial design of a microcontroller-based transfemoral prosthesis which was unable to reach the designated rotational speed intended for a functional use, and had low aesthetic value. The improvement focuses on designing a new mechanism on …

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Sudents’ Science Manipulative Skills During Transition From Primary To Secondary School / Hidayah Binti Mohd Fadzil, Hidayah Mohd Fadzil Jan 2014

Sudents’ Science Manipulative Skills During Transition From Primary To Secondary School / Hidayah Binti Mohd Fadzil, Hidayah Mohd Fadzil

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Manipulative skills and abilities include skills in the handling and manipulation of materials and apparatus in the context of scientific investigation, as well as the ability to follow instructions and make accurate observation. Students lack exposure to hands-on activities at primary level and this could lead to deficiency in manipulative skills and they will carry this problem to secondary school. Transition to secondary school is a challenging process for students whereby they have to adapt with academic, social and emotional issues to fit into their new environment. Thus the purpose of this study was to explore and investigate the acquisition …

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An Examination Of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's Systems Model Of Creativity In Selected Plays Of Postwar English Political Theater / Hossein Safadaran, Hossein Safadaran Jan 2014

An Examination Of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's Systems Model Of Creativity In Selected Plays Of Postwar English Political Theater / Hossein Safadaran, Hossein Safadaran

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This thesis explores through scholarly discourse of creativity in the workings of Postwar English Political Theater from 1976 to 1984. Particularly it tries to specify to what extent the selected plays are congruent with Csikszentmihalyi‘s Systems Model of Creativity. While English Political Theater in the 1970s was distancing itself from the discourse of insanity, a scholarly discourse of creativity was evolving. In this context, I will try to scaffold four less explored political works, Edward Bond‘s The Fool, Tom Stoppard‘s Professional Foul, Howard Brenton‘s The Genius and Howard Barker‘s Scenes from an Execution by projecting the Systems Model of Creativity …

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Pardeh-Khani A Conceptual Model For Iranian National Cinema / Majid Fadaei, Majid Fadaei Jan 2014

Pardeh-Khani A Conceptual Model For Iranian National Cinema / Majid Fadaei, Majid Fadaei

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This research has proposed Iran’s traditional art of Pardeh-khani as a suitable and applicable model for attaining a national cinema in this country; Pardeh-khani (pictorial storytelling) or Parde-dari is a kind of storytelling and minstrelsy with painted canvases that some scenes of epic, myth, moral and especially religious stories are painted on them. Mixture of speech and image in Pardeh-khani cause this kind of storytelling in the most popular and dramatic kind within Iran ancient arts. Pardeh-khani is very similar to modern art of cinema which served an analogous function in the past. Iran’s cinema, despite producing decorated works and …

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Enterprise Finance And Economic Development : A Study Of The Fishing Industry In Uganda And The Gambia / Seeku A. K. Jaabi, Seeku A. K. Jaabi Jan 2014

Enterprise Finance And Economic Development : A Study Of The Fishing Industry In Uganda And The Gambia / Seeku A. K. Jaabi, Seeku A. K. Jaabi

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Small and Medium-sized Enterprises‟ (SMEs) financing has attracted much attention in the past decades. However, most works on SMEs are focused on industrial and service sector firms. The importance of fish-based SMEs in the economic development cannot be over-emphasized as countries, such as; Uganda and The Gambia rely on these firms to support a significant segment of their populations. Over 700,000 and 200,000 people respectively in Uganda and The Gambia depended on fish for their livelihood in 2006. Despite its importance, fish operatives in both countries continue to face problems of lack of technology and access to finance. Hence, this …

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Impact Of Media Reporting Of The September 11th Events On The Activities Of The Nonprofit Islamic Organizations In The United States / Hulayyil Muhisen S. Alomiry, Hulayyil Muhisen S. Alomiry Jan 2014

Impact Of Media Reporting Of The September 11th Events On The Activities Of The Nonprofit Islamic Organizations In The United States / Hulayyil Muhisen S. Alomiry, Hulayyil Muhisen S. Alomiry

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This research explores the influence of the September 11, 2001 (9/11) attacks on nonprofit Islamic organizations with activities in the United States. The study employs discourse analysis to examine newspaper articles, interviews of leaders of these organizations, as well as data and figures released by these organizations. The articles were mainly taken from US media, namely CNN and Washington Post as representatives of the US media. Instruments of data collection about these organizations include, semi- structured interviews, a questionnaire, and an in-depth analysis of media materials, news reports and articles of CNN and Washington Post. Content analysis was used to …

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Methylation Profiling In Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma / Khor Goot Heah, Goot Heah Khor Jan 2014

Methylation Profiling In Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma / Khor Goot Heah, Goot Heah Khor

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ntroduction: DNA methylation is an epigenetic phenomenon at molecular level that involves gene expression regulation of cell development and differentiation, and diseases. DNA hypermethylation in a gene promoter region shows dramatic effects on gene expression and is a common phenomenon in initiation and progression of many solid tumours that includes Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma (OSCC). Silencing of hypermethylated genes in promoter regions is a frequent phenomenon in different types of cancer and has achieved increasing diagnostic and therapeutic importance since the changes are reversible. Thus, methylation analysis may provide promising clinical applications that include the development of biomarkers, assessment of …

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Abnormal Event Detection In Video Surveillance / Lim Mei Kuan, Mei Kuan Lim Jan 2014

Abnormal Event Detection In Video Surveillance / Lim Mei Kuan, Mei Kuan Lim

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The recent Boston Marathon bombing and the kidnap of a British boy at Lake Titiwangsa, have ignited a pressing interest for automated video content analysis to assist the law enforcement in preventing such events from recurring. Post-mortem investigations surrounding such cases often found that there were missed opportunities for using technology to detect the abnormality of the suspects, which lead to those tragedies. Therefore, this thesis aims to develop computer vision solutions to identify regions or behaviours, which could lead to unfavourable events, as a cue to direct the attention of security personnel for a more effective and proactive video …

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Stock Enhancement Of Macrobrachium Rosenbergii (Giant Freshwater Prawns) Inferred By Molecular Genetics And Ecological Studies / Mohd Azwan Bin Jaafar, Mohd Azwan Jaafar Jan 2014

Stock Enhancement Of Macrobrachium Rosenbergii (Giant Freshwater Prawns) Inferred By Molecular Genetics And Ecological Studies / Mohd Azwan Bin Jaafar, Mohd Azwan Jaafar

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The freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii or locally known as “Udang galah” in Malaysia is ranked as the sixth largest aquaculture species in Asia based on volume. Overharvesting of this species has caused it depletion in all the river line systems in the whole world including Malaysia. A stock enhancement program has been done by the Malaysian Department of Fisheries to fulfil the demand for this prawn. The objective of this study was to determine the productivity success of stock enhancement using 18 microsatellite (Type I and Type II) and mitochondrial DNA markers (mtDNA). In order to evaluate the productivity success, …

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Synthesis, Characterization And Biological Properties Of Palm Catanionic Surfactants / Wong Siew Pui, Siew Pui Wong Jan 2014

Synthesis, Characterization And Biological Properties Of Palm Catanionic Surfactants / Wong Siew Pui, Siew Pui Wong

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Surfactant is well known for its versatility in many forms of applications. Today, new types of surfactants continue to emerge and evolve to cater to the changing needs of industries. One of these interesting and promising new surfactants is catanionic surfactant. Its unique aggregation behaviour and superior surface activities have sparked interests to many researchers in the area of colloidal chemistry. In our study, CmMES.CnTAB catanionic surfactants were formed by mixing equimolar ratio of cationic surfactant alkyltrimethylammonium bromide (CnTAB) and anionic surfactant sodium methyl ester α-sulfonate (CmMES). Precipitation method coupled with cold filtration system was employed to obtain the white …

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Exploring The Diversity Of Butterflies (Lepidoptera) At Different Elevations In Genting Highlands And The Validity Of Graphium Species In Peninsular Malaysia / Karen Chia Huey Min, Karen Huey Min Chia Jan 2014

Exploring The Diversity Of Butterflies (Lepidoptera) At Different Elevations In Genting Highlands And The Validity Of Graphium Species In Peninsular Malaysia / Karen Chia Huey Min, Karen Huey Min Chia

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Butterflies play an ecological role as pollinators, prey, defoliators and herbivores. They are in abundant and diverse in many ecosystems. However, they are serves as indicators of ecosystem change and predict environmental alternation. This study was conducted to (1) compare the attractiveness of ten types of fruit bait and make recommendations on the most efficient fruit bait types for trapping butterflies in the South East Asian tropical forest; (2) investigate how butterfly diversity is related to elevation at Genting Highlands in Peninsular Malaysia; and (3) explore the phylogenetic relationships within Graphium and the validity of Pathysa. The bait trap is …

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Ecology Of Hermit Crabs (Family Diogenidae) In Matang Mangrove Estuary And Adjacent Coastal Waters / Teoh Hong Wooi, Hong Wooi Teoh Jan 2014

Ecology Of Hermit Crabs (Family Diogenidae) In Matang Mangrove Estuary And Adjacent Coastal Waters / Teoh Hong Wooi, Hong Wooi Teoh

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Ecological aspects of diogenid hermit crabs were studied in Matang mangrove estuary and adjacent coastal waters to determine their abundance and distribution in relation to abiotic and biotic factors, population dynamics, shell use patterns, reproduction and trophodynamics. Samplings of hermit crabs and environmental parameters were carried out at mid-estuary, river mouth, coastal mudflat and offshore shoal waters, using a small otter trawl from August 2009 to March 2011. The major hermit crab species were D. lopochir Morgan, 1989, Diogenes moosai Rahayu & Forest, 1995, and Clibanarius infraspinatus Hilgendorf, 1869 which dominated the shoal area, mudflat and mid-estuary, respectively. The growth …

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Analysis Of Phthalates In Foods By Using Gas Chromatography Mass Spetrometry (Gc-Ms) / Tan Poh Wei, Poh Wei Tan Jan 2014

Analysis Of Phthalates In Foods By Using Gas Chromatography Mass Spetrometry (Gc-Ms) / Tan Poh Wei, Poh Wei Tan

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Migration of phthalates from food packaging into food has caused exposure of human on these compounds. Also, these compounds may cause adverse effect on human and thus, identification and quantification of these compounds in food become more particular. Simple and rapid methods have been developed for the simultaneous determination of six phthalate compounds in the food samples including drinking water, milk, cereal and instant noodles by using gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The six phthalate compounds been examined were dimethylphthlate (DMP), diethylphthalate (DEP), dibutylphthalate (DBP), benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP), diethylhexylphthalate (DEHP) and dioctylphthlate (DNOP). For both liquid and solid samples, …

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Determination Of Lead In Wax Crayon Using Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry / Suhailey Binti Mohd Noor, Suhailey Mohd Noor Jan 2014

Determination Of Lead In Wax Crayon Using Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry / Suhailey Binti Mohd Noor, Suhailey Mohd Noor

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The method for the determination of lead in wax crayon by Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry was adopted from Health Canada Safety Program (HCSP), Product Safety Laboratory, ‘Determination of Total Lead in Wax Crayon by Closed Vessel Micowave Digestion’ and verified. The parameter of method verification such as accuracy, precision, limit of detection, limit of quantitation and linearity were studied. Three colours from 10 boxes of wax crayon samples were analysed. Microwave digestion method was used to extract the lead prior to analysis. The concentration of lead in red, blue and orange colour wax crayon was 25.23 ± 3.26 mg kg-1, …

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Effects Of Fertilizer On Root Nodulation, Chlorophyll Content And Nitrate Reductase Activity In Long Bean And Mung Bean / Nursu’Aidah Binti Hassan, Hassan Nursu’Aidah Jan 2014

Effects Of Fertilizer On Root Nodulation, Chlorophyll Content And Nitrate Reductase Activity In Long Bean And Mung Bean / Nursu’Aidah Binti Hassan, Hassan Nursu’Aidah

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Isolation And Characterization Of Yersinia Enterocoliticafrom Food And Swine / Tan Lai Kuan, Lai Kuan Tan Jan 2014

Isolation And Characterization Of Yersinia Enterocoliticafrom Food And Swine / Tan Lai Kuan, Lai Kuan Tan

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Yersinia enterocolitica is an important foodborne enteric pathogen that causes gastroenteritis. There are limited studies on Y. enterocolitica in Malaysia, hence the potential complication due to yersiniosis in the country remains unknown. The objectives of this study were: (i) to determine the prevalence of Y. enterocolitica from raw food and pigs in Malaysia; (ii) to characterize the Malaysian Y. enterocolitica by using phenotypic and genotypic methods and; (iii) to study the genetic relatedness of Malaysian Y. enterocolitica strains from different food sources and pigs in Malaysia; and (iv) to improve the isolation of rate of Y. enterocolitica by modifying the …

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Cloning And Biochemical Characterization Of Cg16936, A Putative Glutathione Transferase In Drosophila Melanogaster / Tanusya Murali, Tanusya Murali Jan 2014

Cloning And Biochemical Characterization Of Cg16936, A Putative Glutathione Transferase In Drosophila Melanogaster / Tanusya Murali, Tanusya Murali

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CG16936, which was classified as DmGSTE12 was studied in this project. This study cloned and expressed CG16936 and the resulting recombinant CG16936 has been reactive towards 1,2-dichloro-4-nitrobenze (DCNB) (0.4324 μmol/min/mg) but of no activities towards, 1-chloro-2,4-nitrobenzene, trans-2-hexenal, p-nitrobenzyl chloride (NBC), ethacryanic acid (EA), trans-4-phenyl-butene-2-one (PBO), hexa-2,4-dienal, trans,trans-hepta-2,4-dienal, 1,2-epoxy-3-p-nitrophenoxy propane (EPNP), bromosulfophthalein (BSP) and trans-oct-2-enal. In previous work, it was shown that CG16936 was expressed in response to odorant treatment to fruit flies. Our work investigated the direct contribution of the recombinant CG16936 towards conjugation of odorants Glutathione (GSH). No evidence of conjugated product yielded when the recombinant protein acted upon …

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Molecular Characterization Of Quorum Sensing And Quorum Quenching Mesophilic Microorganisms Isolated From Ulu Slim Hot Spring / Hong Kar Wai, Kar Wai Hong Jan 2014

Molecular Characterization Of Quorum Sensing And Quorum Quenching Mesophilic Microorganisms Isolated From Ulu Slim Hot Spring / Hong Kar Wai, Kar Wai Hong

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A wide range of Proteobacteria are known to produce signalling molecules, such as N-acyl-homoserine lactones (AHLs) to regulate genes expression in a populationdependent manner, thereby enabling group behavior acted in unison. This mechanism of cell-to-cell communication is known as quorum sensing (QS). In a polymicrobial community, while some bacteria are communicating with neighboring cells, others are interrupting the communication, and the interruption of communication is known as quorum quenching (QQ). In this study, the production and degradation of AHLs by bacteria isolated from Ulu Slim Hot Spring were investigated. Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Methylobacterium sp. were found to synthesize AHL in …

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Characterisation Of Actinobacteria Isolated From Padina Ap. And Intertidal Sediments Of Tanjung Tuan, Malaysia / Teo Wee Fei Aaron, Wee Fei Aaron Teo Jan 2014

Characterisation Of Actinobacteria Isolated From Padina Ap. And Intertidal Sediments Of Tanjung Tuan, Malaysia / Teo Wee Fei Aaron, Wee Fei Aaron Teo

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Microbial populations in human inhabited coastal environment are subject to disturbance and human activity. Thus, the diversity of microbes in this environment is often interesting because of the challenges that the microbial population faced. In this study, actinobacteria was isolated from intertidal sediment samples and Padina antillarum (Dictyotales, Phaeophyceae) from Tanjung Tuan (Cape Rachado), Port Dickson, Malaysia. Isolates were subjected to polymerase chain reaction (PCR) screening specific for Streptomycetaceae and Micromonosporaceae, prior to characterization by phenotypic characterisation and its genotyping for the purpose of clustering. Molecular identification by 16S rRNA gene sequence revealed five families and nine genera, namely Streptomycetaceae, …

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Studies On In Vitro Regeneration And Biological Activities Of Punica Granatum L / Siti Zafirah Binti Azmi, Siti Zafirah Azmi Jan 2014

Studies On In Vitro Regeneration And Biological Activities Of Punica Granatum L / Siti Zafirah Binti Azmi, Siti Zafirah Azmi

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The present study deals with tissue culture of Punica granatum L. Nodal stem explant was found to be the best explant which gave the highest shoot number (3.8±0.2) on MS medium supplemented with 1.5 g/L BAP, while shoot tip explant (1.9±0.1cm) on MS medium with 2.0 mg/L BAP gave the best shoot height. MS supplemented with 1.5 mg/L BAP was observed to give the highest shoot production (4.1±0.2) with combination of 40 g/L of sucrose in shoot tip explant. Complete plant regeneration was achieved for both shoot tips and nodal stem explants cultured on MS medium supplemented with 1.5 mg/L …

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Seasonality And Diversity Of Culturable Vibrions In Tropical Coastal Waters / Mayuree A/P S.Vijayan, Mayuree S.Vijayan Jan 2014

Seasonality And Diversity Of Culturable Vibrions In Tropical Coastal Waters / Mayuree A/P S.Vijayan, Mayuree S.Vijayan

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Documentation And Valuation Of Plant Resources Used By The Orang Asli At Kampung Lubuk Ulu Legong, Baling, Kedah / Nur Shahidah Binti Mohammad, Mohammad Nur Shahidah Jan 2014

Documentation And Valuation Of Plant Resources Used By The Orang Asli At Kampung Lubuk Ulu Legong, Baling, Kedah / Nur Shahidah Binti Mohammad, Mohammad Nur Shahidah

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This study was carried out to identify, characterize and valuate the plant resource used by the Orang Asli in Kampung Lubuk Ulu Legong, Baling, Kedah. The data for this study was collected through home garden plants survey, wild plant survey and structured interviews with the villagers. During this study a total of 175 plants species were encountered of which 68 species were cultivated, 91 species were wild and 16 species were both cultivated and wild. Among the cultivated plants the family Euphorbiaceae recorded the highest number of species. Among the wild plants, the family Arecaceae recorded the highest number of …

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