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Research on cancer diagnosis in Malaysia: current status.
Published 2004“…Problems encountered in research included (1) insufficient funding to realize research objectives, (2) lack of local expertise (most research assistants are inexperienced BSc graduates with no or minimal research experience), (3) inadequate technical support from vendors during equipment failure, (4) inexperienced Institutional development units to assist in product development, (5) lack of venture capital for commercialization of findings, and (6) inadequate incentives to undertake research. Researchers pointed out that plans to promote research should include the establishment of (1) regional and national cancer tissue banks, (2) a National Cancer Research Institute, (3) a dedicated cancer research fund, (4) a registry of cancer researchers, (5) national research coordinators, (6) improved coverage by the National Cancer Registry, (7) more international collaboration, (8) a better career structure for researchers, (9) improved Institutional support for product realization, and (10) better recognition for cancer researchers.…”
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Characterization of nanocomposites based on plasticized starch and kenaf bast nanofibers
Published 2014“…Structural and mechanical performances of these materials were studied and compared with the composite prepared with micro scale cellulosic fibers from kenaf bast, unders the same conditions, to fully understand the effect of fibers loading and dimension on properties of fabricated materials. In order to undertake the research objectives, cellulosic fiber hierarchy from kenaf bast were isolated in three stages. …”
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Sharia Life Insurance Business and Risk Management Based on Sharia Principles: Regulatory Perspective
Published 2021-11-01“…One is obliged to pay a contribution or premium, and the other must ensure a full guarantee of the insurers. It should undertake the protection of a contingent or uncertain loss based on the contract. …”
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Quantifying Behaviour Change in reducing environmental impact within large organisations - 3 case studies from the UK
Published 2015-10-01“…Using an online Action monitoring system, champions self-selected energy-saving actions to undertake within their workplaces. When these were performed, champions recorded these on a live Actions Feed. …”
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The Incidence of the Corporate Income Tax on Wages: Evidence from Canadian Provinces
Published 2017-04-01“…They tend to find some empirical support for the direct transmission mechanism, though estimates of the size of the effect vary. In this paper, we undertake one of the few empirical investigations of the incidence of the CIT on wages using Canadian data. …”
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Parasocial relationships and social media interactions: building brand credibility and loyalty
Published 2024-01-01“…Originality/value – To the best of the authors’ knowledge, the present undertaking is the only study that examined how parasocial relationships on social media are built when foreign celebrities, in this case, the well-known Korean popular group BTS, endorse telecommunications products and services. …”
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Online Programs and Geographic Proximity are Key Determinants of Information Professionals’ Interest in Pursuing Post-Master’s Education at the Doctoral Level. A Review of: Powell,...
Published 2009-03-01“…Those who were very likely or likely to pursue a joint program totalled approximately 30% of the respondents, while 37% indicated an interest in undertaking a doctorate in LIS only. The most frequent reasons proffered by those who selected “not likely” or “definitely not” for any of the three doctoral offerings included lack of interest, mitigating factors (e.g. time, cost, age, and program location), unfavourable cost/benefit analysis, preference for another area of knowledge,and the view that Ph.D.s were only useful for university faculty. …”
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Cultural commons as a key for bottom-linked policies. An exploration of the support for public and community partnerships in Barcelona.
Published 2022-12-01“…Thus, in addition to promoting cultural activities, many of these centers undertake initiatives that address a large number of current societal challenges. …”
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Pedagogical partnership in higher education institutions: expediency and capabilities
Published 2022-10-01“…Under conditions of military actions in Ukraine, students reflect on Ukrainian culture and mentality and learning English has turned out to be very relevant, contributing to the uniting of group values. To sum up, undertaking pedagogical partnership is not an easy task. …”
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Pamięć przyswojona. Koncepcja polskiego doświadczenia zagłady Żydów jako traumy zbiorowej w świetle rewizji kategorii świadka
Published 2016-01-01“…Furthermore, the paper proposes the deconstruction of the concept of Polish-Jewish dialogue by identifying the phenomena of false symmetry and false universalization that frequently result in defining anti-Semitism and the Holocaust within the categories of a groups conflicts. The inspiration to undertake such a critical analysis came from the paradigmatic work by Michael C. …”
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Tõlkepärl eesti ilukirjanduse algusaegadest – esimene eestikeelne robinsonaad / A Translation Gem from the Beginnings of Estonian Literature - the First Robinsonade
Published 2015-06-01“…Further, this article undertakes to rectify two misunderstandings of Estonian literary history. …”
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Expressions of Religious Secularization in Lifestyle of the Youth in Isfahan City
Published 2013-07-01“…At individual level, it decreases religious inclusion and undertaking and at social level it leads to separation of social structures and function of social institutions (Shojaieizand, 2001, p 144). …”
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The Incidence of the Corporate Income Tax on Wages: Evidence from Canadian Provinces
Published 2017-04-01“…They tend to find some empirical support for the direct transmission mechanism, though estimates of the size of the effect vary. In this paper, we undertake one of the few empirical investigations of the incidence of the CIT on wages using Canadian data. …”
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How mental health care should change as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic
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A predictive maintenance framework for data analysis and resource optimization in industrial IoT
Published 2022“…TLD reduces training wall-time by 58% compared to baseline methods, and we undertake numerous experiments to illustrate the performance, robustness, and scalability of TLD. …”
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Computational design tools for cartooning
Published 2017“…Hence, there is a significant artistic value if we can somehow re-use this content and enable end-users to manipulate or animate these images to create intriguing results with minimum effort. Regarding this, we undertake the problem of modeling the hairs in a given cartoon image with consistent layering and occlusion, so that we can produce various visual effects from just a single image. …”
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踏入、冲击、成长 :从华侨银行看本地华人银行的发展 = Venture, shock and growth : a study of local Chinese banks’ development through the Overseas-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC)...
Published 2019“…At best, Chinese who were bilingual in Chinese and English served as compradors and undertake intermediaries between banks and Chinese businessmen. …”
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Final Year Project (FYP)