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Earthquakes: Long aftershock sequences [research]

Summaries of newsworthy papers - Earthquakes: Long aftershock sequences, Astronomy: A neutron star cloaked in carbon, Evolution: Hedge your bets, Physics: Strong glasses from soft colloids, Immunology: Keeping watch on sentinel proteins, Physics: Peering inside a quantum gas and Nature celebrates a birthday

Getting membrane proteins into the fold [research]

A new preparation method promises to bring a challenging but clinically important subset of proteins within easier reach of scientists

Keeping the circadian clock ticking [research]

The daily rhythm of mammals is maintained by a key molecular process that is unaffected by changes in ambient temperature

FRIM Researcher Receives Japan International Award 2009 [announcement]

FRIM researcher, Dr Kevin Ng Kit Siong, received the Japan International Award 2009 for Young Agricultural Researchers at University of Tokyo, Japan on 4 November 2009.

New Scholarship Program Established with Ting Hsin International Group [research]

New Scholarship Program Established with Ting Hsin International Group

Social-Motivational Metacognitive Strategy Instruction: Empowering ESL Readers in A Pedagogic University Setting [research]

BROMELEY PHILIP of UiTM Sarawak won the best PhD thesis of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. He invented a metacognitive strategy instruction model for teaching academic reading in universities that he called SMMSI.

Crime and Punishment -an Invitation for Discussion [research]

This time, I would like to reflect on the significance of modern literary study by focusing on the appeal of Crime and Punishment, which was written nearly 150 years ago.

Waste to Wealth [research]

Malaysian researchers have produced bio-solid compost, a fertilizer, developed from sewage sludge.

In Pursuit of the Garden of Mathematical Study-- Mastering Precision-Guaranteed Numerical Calculation [research]

Since high school, I was a precocious student who studied very keenly the subjects I was interested in, but felt that school lessons were too easy, and boring. I read piles of books, thinking to myself, “I want to be a writer,” and studied German passionately.

Wetland loss mayor source of SE Asian climate emissions [research]

Press Release - Greenhouse gas emissions due to the loss of peatsoils have rapidly increased in Southeast Asia in the last twenty years and now have reached a magnitude equal to 70% of all fossil fuel carbon dioxide emissions. The report is the first ever inventory of peatland carbon emissions per country.

Neurobiology: Challenges of a different character [announcement]

In Nature China this week - Chinese-speaking dyslexics lack the phonological skills needed to pronounce Chinese characters and the visuospatial skills needed to judge character size

Determinants and Value Relevance of Corporate Tax Planning: Malaysian Evidence [research]

Rohaya Md Noor, Faculty of Accountancy, Research Institute and Research Management Institute, University Teknologi MARA has provided new evidence on the pervasiveness of tax planning activities among the publicly-listed Malaysian firms. The study was completed last year.

Microbes: sludge cleaners [research]

Malaysian researchers found three strains of bacteria in petroleum sludge that could be used to quicken the rate of biodegradation .

The Okra Flour [research]

A group of UiTM researchers, Ali Mohamad Noor, Noriza Ishak, Husin Khan, Hamizad Abd Hadi and Ismayaza Noh invented flour from okra.

Boosting Child Vaccination Rates in Developing Countries [research]

Results of a multi-country research project explain why some children in developing countries are not receiving vaccines. The research also shows how targeted, low-cost interventions can increase vaccination rates, at times doubling or tripling the odds of children being vaccinated.

The 4th International Conference On E-Commerce With Focus On Developing Countries 2009 (ECDC’09) [event]

Universiti Sains Malaysia will be hosting the The 4th International Conference On E-Commerce With Focus On Developing Countries 2009 (ECDC’09) starting from Tuesday, 3rd November 2009 at the JW Marriott Hotel in Kuala Lumpur.

Genetics: Cucumber genome sequenced [research]

Summaries of newsworthy papers include Predicting new protein targets for known drugs, Heartbeat awareness, Gamma-rays from a starburst galaxy, Genome of strains of leprosy sequenced and How air can move the earth

Affordable and effective hip-spica brace for hip surgery patients [research]

Researchers at Universiti Sains Malaysia have developed an affordable and effective Hip-spica brace. The invention costs only RM 300 compared to imported equivalent which costs RM 2000 and has the further capability to reduce the load to the hip joint, thus ensuring a rapid rehabilitation for patients.

New supercomputer sets record for highest performance in PC clusters, Japan [announcement]

A new supercomputer developed at RIKEN has set a new record for computing performance by effectively harnessing the parallel processing power of computer clusters.

Cellular secrets exposed in living color [research]

‘On–off’ fluorescent probes allow multicolor detection of nucleic acid strands within living cells