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Unbearable scenes of cruelty and human suffering challenge the tendency of a section of academics to overlook the reality of everyday life and to remain detached from the wider world that they are supposed to serve intellectually. The recent episode of prolonged genocidal killings of Palestinians by Israeli forces has brought this question again to

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Filtered orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (F-OFDM), a technology which is being considered as a promising platform for beyond 4G era is expected to help deliver the new features at millimeter wave in the new 5th generation of cellular communication. Some of its key features notably better spectral utilization, enhanced throughput and immu

Coscinium fenestratum (Gaertn.) Colebr. (Menispermaceae) is a large woody liana found in moist deciduous to the evergreen forest at an altitude of 350–1200m. The stem and root of this species are highly medicinal valuable, and it is believed to be an endangered species in Malaysia. This study was conducted to investigate the reaction of methanol