Showing papers by "Universiti Sains Malaysia published in 1980"
TL;DR: The level of soluble epoxide hydrase activity, although present in all mammalian species studied, is highest in female rabbits and male mice and in comparison, significantly lower in male rats.
141 citations
TL;DR: The density, viscosity, conductance, and transference number of aqueous magnesium chloride at 29815°K were reported for the concentration range 0 to 57m The transference numbers were determined using the emf method as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: The density, viscosity, conductance, and transference number of aqueous magnesium chloride at 29815°K are reported for the concentration range 0 to 57m The transference numbers were determined using the emf method It was found that the viscosity, conductance, and transference number of aqueous magnesium chloride are similar to those for aqueous nickel chloride It was therefore tentatively concluded that incomplete dissociation and complex formation was unlikely to be of importance in nickel chloride solutions
52 citations
TL;DR: Economic production of estuary grouper could be achieved by providing a suitable culture site with good water quality, ensuring proper farm management and regular maintenance of cages, providing optimum stocking density, a balanced diet, optimal feeding frequency; manipulating fish behaviour by providing artificial hides; and manipulating physiological characteristics, e.g. by the use of growth promoters.
44 citations
TL;DR: The part played by the university in the building of a nation in the post-independence period is described and illustrated by means of a detailed study of Malaysia as mentioned in this paper, where the impact of economic, socio-cultural and political factors is analysed and the objectives of higher education in contemporary Malaysia are articulated.
Abstract: The part played by the university in the building of a nation in the post-independence period is described and illustrated by means of a detailed study of Malaysia. The impact of economic, socio-cultural and political factors is analysed and the objectives of higher education in contemporary Malaysia are articulated. The rapid development of new universities (beginning with the author's own institution in 1969) was carried out simultaneously with an increasing demand for graduates in science and technology. Questions of access in the Malaysian multi-cultural situation and the measures taken to increase Malay participation in higher education are discussed, particularly in relation to manpower needs. Research in Malaysian universities is directed towards social and economic problems and the applied is preferred to the pure. The article ends with a call for greater coordination of the contributions made by the separate universities to the building of the nation.
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TL;DR: This paper reviews the systematic status and geographical distribution of 30 odd species of freshwater calanoid copepods in Southeast Asia and the implication of a north-south diminishing of copepod species to inland fisheries is postulated.
Abstract: This paper reviews the systematic status and geographical distribution of 30 odd species of freshwater calanoid copepods in Southeast Asia. Three regions are delineated based on the diversity and abundance of these organisms; Region I being the Southasiatic element, Region II the attenuated belt of copepods and Region III rich in endemic species. The implication of a north-south diminishing of copepod species to inland fisheries is postulated.
27 citations
TL;DR: Examinations of the mercury content of eight species of finfish taken at each of the fishing communities showed values ranging up to 3.265 ppm in muscle, 16.345 ppm in heart and 7.50 ppm in liver, but there was no correlation between biodeposited mercury in hair of the three age groups and mercury concentrations in local fish.
24 citations
TL;DR: Investigations on tissue level bioaccumulated trace metal contents in mussel from an experimental culture farm indicated BDL values for As in all tissues, Cd highest in the intestines and stomach, and Co in the mantle, while culture experiments at 10 ppm concentration stresses of the different trace elements over a 48-h period did not result in a similar tendency in tissue bioconcentration.
22 citations
TL;DR: The results indicate that the level of mercury contamination in the marine environment of Penang island falls within an acceptable range from the viewpoint of algal biodeposition.
20 citations
TL;DR: Four indigenous riverine carps, namely Leptobarbus hoeveni, Tor tambroides, Pundius daruphani and Puntius bulu, currently command a good market price in Malaysia and the findings suggest that at least some of these species could prove to be useful new species for future aquaculture programmes.
14 citations
TL;DR: This paper argues that careful evaluation be made of the methods and outcome of these traditional treatments of drug dependence and summarizes some of the evidence so far published.
Abstract: Many countries in Southeast Asia have the experience of traditional treatments of drug dependence, or have healers who are extending traditional methods to meet contemporary needs. Some treatments, for example those used in some Buddhist monastereis in Thailand and clinics in Japan, reply upon the philosophical and religious traditions of the country; others come closer to faith healing and magic in their practices; and many use herbal preprations during detoxification and afterwards, as well as offfering spiritual or secular therapy. This paper argues that careful evaluation be made of the methods and outcome of these traditional treatments of drug dependence and summarizes some of the evidence so far published.
01 Mar 1980
TL;DR: The Malaysian MARC (MALMARC) Project, which is one of five cooperative programmes involving the five university libraries and the National Library of Malaysia, constitutes one of the components of the developing Malaysian Research Library Network.
Abstract: The Malaysian MARC (MALMARC) Project, which is one of five cooperative programmes involving the five university libraries and the National Library of Malaysia, constitutes one of the components of the developing Malaysian Research Library Network. The Project began in October 1977 as an experiment as a result of a feasibility study, and became an operational system in July 1979. During the experimental period, costing studies were undertaken and these revealed that for all the participating institutions, an automated cataloguing system was cheaper than the manual system. The MALMARC system is currently being operated by the MALMARC Coordinating Centre at the Universiti Sains Malaysia. Details of the system together with flowcharts are provided. The human and technical problems encountered are also discussed and this article concludes with a brief outline of future developments.
TL;DR: It is argued that adolescent drug abuse in Malaysia is not to be linked specifically with social deprivation, but should be seen as being part of the life style of particular groups in all strata of society.
TL;DR: A representative sampling of the secondary school population of two states of Malaysia indicated that 11% of students had had experience of drug use, and a quarter of those who had used drugs reported experience with four or more substances and were likely to have progressed rapidly to heroin.
TL;DR: The author recommended the sustained-release preparation technique for inducing spawning in fish difficult to breed with a significant increase in the gonadosomatic index of female fish kept in total darkness, and in natural conditions.
TL;DR: The findings indicate that the new pattern of drug use by youth has transcended the older cultural differences between the states of Penang and Selangor, and is in turn explained by a more universally familiar set of characteristics in adolescent development.
30 Sep 1980
TL;DR: A model for the automated morphological analysis of Bahasa Malaysia (the Malay language) via the ATEF system, a component of the mechanical translation system known as ARIANE, which was developed by G.E.T.A. at Grenoble is described.
Abstract: This paper describes a model for the automated morphological analysis of Bahasa Malaysia (the Malay language) via the ATEF system, a component of the mechanical translation system known as ARIANE, which was developed by G.E.T.A. at Grenoble. This model serves two purposes, that is, to test the capability of handling Bahasa Malaysia morphological analysis using ATEF and also to provide a first workign model.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the rural development efforts of Malaysia, especially some of the issues and problems encountered by some of it's rural development programmes, including redistribution of land; Abolition of rents and tenant arrangements; Landholding reform; Intensification of peasant agriculture; Family farms; Cooperatives; and Collective farms, etc.
TL;DR: In this paper, a comparative study of optical microscopy and chemical analysis of residual solutions for evaluation of degree of crystallisation was carried out to ascertain their suitability for kinetics study of CaWO4 and BaWO 4 crystallisation from LiCl melts (i) by continuous cooling at a constant cooling rate, and (ii) at constant temperature from a supersaturated solution.
Abstract: A comparative study of the accuracy of optical microscopy and chemical analysis of residual solutions for evaluation of degree of crystallisation was carried out to ascertain their suitability for kinetics study of CaWO4 and BaWO4 crystallisation from LiCl melts (i) by continuous cooling at a constant cooling rate, and (ii) at constant temperature from a supersaturated solution. Chemical analysis of residual solution does not give desirable accuracy for the case (i) for αt values <0.30, and for the case (ii) for αt values <0.60. Optical microscopy was more accurate and suitable for both cases.
TL;DR: There is evidence that, for a minority of the drug-using sub-sample, public information campaigns have made them more rather than less interested in experimenting with drug substances.
TL;DR: Euparadistomum is described from 7 species of small mammal in Malaysia and the worms display characteristics intermediate between E. buckleyi Singh and E. pearsoni Talbot particularly with regard to body shape and arrangement of vitelline fields.
Abstract: Euparadistomum is described from 7 species of small mammal in Malaysia. The worms display characteristics intermediate between E. buckleyi Singh and E. pearsoni Talbot particularly with regard to body shape and arrangement of vitelline fields. The nature of morphological variation is discussed and comment made on the possible life-cycle of the parasite.
TL;DR: In this article, the geminal tin-proton coupling constant, 2J(SnCH), for Me4nSnXn and Et4nsnXn was found to correlate linearly with the product nα2ΔEx where α2 is the s-character of the hybrid tin orbital, ΔEx the...
Abstract: The geminal tin-proton coupling constant, 2J(SnCH), for Me4-nSnXn and Et4-nSnXn is found to correlate linearly with the product nα2ΔEx where α2 is the s-character of the hybrid tin orbital, ΔEx the...
TL;DR: In this paper, complexes of pyridine-2-carbothioamide with diethyltin dichloride, dibenzyltin and phenyltin trichloride are described.
Abstract: Complexes of pyridine-2-carbothioamide with diethyltin dichloride, dibenzyltin dichloride and phenyltin trichloride are described. In each case, the chelating agent is bound to the tin(IV) atom by the pyridine nitrogen and the carbothioamide sulphur, giving support to proposals that certain organotin compounds cause enzyme deactivation via the formation of tin-sulphur bonds.