The Story of Malaysia by Amy Zulaikha, Mohd Ali

“…Let’s face it! Malaysia has faced a complex and turbulent journey in its pursuit of stability and progress. …”
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Stress concentration in sandwich composite structures with a hole by Neelamagam Govindasamy

“…In this project, the stress concentration factor around a centrally located circular through hole in a sandwich honeycomb plate for a face plate ply orientation of 0º, 45º and 90º subjected to unidirectional displacement was successfully studied using the finite element analysis.…”
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Islamic banking : profit-sharing or interest in disguise? by Goh, Chuan Yong., Kwan, Anthony Kwok Phong., Lee, Wai Kiat.

“…To investigate if the non-interest principle of Islamic Banking holds true in the face of the proliferation and dominance of modern finance systems. …”
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Islamic studies in world institutions of higher learning : issues and challenges in the era of globalization /

“…The contributors agree on the urgent need to equip teachers and students of Islamic studies with relevant skills and dynamic approaches to prepare them to face the many challenges of globaliza-tion. The primary objective of the conference has been to gain a better understanding of Islamic education and to chart the way forward. …”

Needs analysis for developing online task-based speaking skills module for TVET learners by Mohd Khirulnizam, Musa, Azwin Arif, Abdul Rahim

“…Major challenges identified include a lack of face-to-face interaction, limited opportunities for immediate feedback, and technical issues such as unstable internet connectivity. …”
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Investigating Social Presence and Communication with Embodied Avatars in Room-Scale Virtual Reality by Greenwald, Scott W., Wang, Zhangyuan, Funk, Markus, Maes, Pattie

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The quality/cosmology tension for a post-inflation QCD axion by Lu, Qianshu, Reece, Matthew, Sun, Zhiquan

“…Post-inflation axion models also face a potential problem from fractionally charged relics; solving this problem often leads to low-energy Landau poles for Standard Model gauge couplings, reintroducing the quality problem. …”
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Chatalone : crowd chat application by How, Yi De

“…When a person is faced with a challenge or requires help but there is no one you know that is available. …”
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Nintendo Wii as an intervention : improving the well-being of elderly in long-term care facilities. by Koay, Jing Li., Ng, Janissa Sihui., Wong, Gladys Li Chieh.

“…Questionnaires were administered through face-to-face interviews before and after the intervention. …”
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Crowd monitoring and detection by Li, Xin

“…The project consists of two main parts: face mask detection and social distance tracking. …”
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Trust building strategies for virtual leaders in the post pandemic era by Badrinarayanan, Vidya

“…This research contributes to the knowledge by offering first-person accounts from senior virtual leaders on the innovative strategies they had implemented for building trust in the virtual project when there were limited opportunities for face-to-face interaction on account of the pandemic.…”
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A comparison between the predictors of vaccine uptake intentions for influenza and dengue by Panchapakesan, Chitra, Sheldenkar, Anita, Cayabyab, Ysa Marie, Ng, Janelle Shaina, Lu, Jiahui, Lwin, May Oo

“…Data were collected from 1000 Singaporeans and Singapore permanent residents between the ages of 21 and 70 through face to face surveys. Overall, intention to get vaccinated was low for both diseases. …”
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To avoid or to engage : testing the spiral of silence theory using hypothetical and experimental settings by Cha, Ee Ling, Kwok, Kristle Zhen Hui, Lee, Jamie Jing Ting, Sim, Madeleine Kai Lin

“…Results indicated that fear of isolation, issue salience, attitude strength, and traditional news attention were significantly associated with respondents’ willingness to use opinion engagement strategies in a hypothetical face-to-face situation. In Study Two, we investigated the relationship between social anonymity, and the use of engagement and avoidance opinion expression strategies, in real computer-mediated communication discussion settings. …”
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Sign language recognition – teach machine to talk to deaf people by Goh, Ting Jun

“…With the introduction of internet, social media and phones, communications have been convenient and easy. Despite this, face-to-face verbal communication remains to be the primary mode of communication for most of the population. …”
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Calling time on responsible drinking: a qualitative study of perceptions of information on alcohol product labels by Davies, Emma L., Cooke, Richard, de Visser, Richard O., Conroy, Dom

“…Design: Qualitative interviews. Methods: Face-to-face semi-structured interviews were conducted with 20 people aged 21–63; 18 were classified risky drinkers using AUDIT-C. …”
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Enriching students’ cross-cultural and multilingual communication: the serious play approach utilizing Playmobil pro figures by Meletiadou, Eleni

“…Thematic analysis was used to analyse the data which revealed that Playmobil pro facilitated intercultural communication in the post-COVID-19 era as students seemed to be unwilling to work with their peers in face-to-face classes, possibly suffering from trauma. …”
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Community responses to a novel house design: A qualitative study of “Star Homes” in Mtwara, southeastern Tanzania by Mshamu, S, Meta, J, Adhikari, B, Halifa, S, Mmbando, A, Wood, HS, Wood, OS, Bøjstrup, TC, Day, NPJ, Lindsay, SW, Knudsen, J, Deen, J, Seidlein, LV, Pell, C

“…Methods: A total of four rounds of face-to-face interviews were undertaken with residents of Star Homes (n = 37), control (wattle/daub) homes (n = 21), neighboring households n = 6), community members (n = 17) and community leaders (n = 6). …”

Cultivating participatory processes in self-harm app development: a case-study and working methodology by Babbage, CM, Lockwood, J, Roberts, L, Mendes, J, Greenhalgh, C, Willingham, L-P, Wokomah, E, Woodcock, R, Slovak, P, Townsend, E

“…</p> <p><strong>Results:&nbsp;</strong>Activities spanned a 48-month period in both face-to-face and online settings. Example processes and activities are provided in narrative, tabular and diagrammatic form, alongside discussion of the rationale for choices made. …”

A case study on the application of new media technology and market expansion of rural enterprises in Central China by Liu, Meng, Wan Abas, Wan Antia, Mamat, Roslina

“…Currently, the sales of agricultural products by Chinese rural enterprises have become an indispensable part of agricultural product marketing. In the face of fierce market competition, these companies must focus on building agricultural product brands to enhance market competitiveness continuously. …”
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Satisfaction of mobility students on interdisciplinary approach in awareness program for forest conservation and recycle activities. by Isa, Siti Suriawati, Mohd, Junita Shariza, Isa, Siti Salwa, Ali, Abu, Jamaludin, Nor Lelawati

“…This study measures the satisfaction among participants as a guide for future mobility program design and to measure effectiveness. Mixed methods with face-to-face interviews and survey questionnaires were used to gather the data needed in this study. …”
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