Predictors of cultural adjustment among international students in Malaysia: counseling implications by Ssekamanya, Siraje Abdallah

“…By the end of 2011, Malaysia had indeed managed to attract almost 100,000 foreign students from more than 100 countries. It is time now to move beyond the numbers and consider the quality of the students and the quality of their experiences in Malaysia. …”
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The future of coastal management programme in Malaysia: making the coast visible to planners by Asmawi, M. Zainora

“…The concept of coastal management which is regarded as an effective management tool has been widely used globally for more than 40 years. It works across sectoral, disciplinary and institutional boundaries to manage coastal resources. …”
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The role of customer satisfaction in enhancing customer loyalty in Malaysian Islamic banks by Amin, Muslim, Isa, Zaidi, Fontaine, Rodrigue Ancelot Harvey

“…The effect of customer satisfaction on customer loyalty and intention to switch is greater for the non-Muslim than the Muslim customers.…”
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Is any defect in Islamic banking products? a case study of BBA by Syed, Ahmed Salman, Htay, Sheila Nu Nu

“…Banks should be taking responsibility, rather than putting the entire burden on the customers, in the case of default by property developer. …”
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Precautionary principle under the SPS Agreement: A critical exposition by Ansari, Abdul Haseeb, Sri , Wartini

“…This resulted in disputes, which were ultimately resolve, in most of the cases in favour of international trade rather than protection of the environment or ensuring human health, except for where the harm was eminent. …”
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Robustness evaluation of three friction compensation methods for point-to-point (PTP) positioning systems by Wahyudi, Martono, Sato, Kaiji, Shimokohbe, Akira

“…The results demonstrate that the NCTF controller is much more robust to inertia and friction variations than PID controller with SRNF compensator.…”
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Human gait recognition and classification using similarity index for various conditions by Makhdoomi, Nahid A., Gunawan, Teddy Surya, Habaebi, Mohamed Hadi

“…However in this case, the work devises a novel method for the purpose of similarity computation rather than the traditional recognition where the overall recognition rate of 78.57 percent was obtained.…”
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The role of religion for an alternative sustainable governance theory by Malik, Maszlee

“…Accordingly, the contemporary reality of plurality demands a fresh look into the narratives of different civilisations, cultures and ideologies, rather than imposed meta-narratives of modernity. Hence, explorations of religion and faith to develop an alternative notion of “good governance” from “other’s” worldview are also necessary. …”
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Wastewater treatment plant performance evaluation using artificial neural network model by Mujeli, Mustapha, Jami, Mohammed Saedi, Kabbashi, Nassereldeen Ahmed

“…The model shows a high prediction capacity for multiple parallel outputs of effluent biochemical oxygen demand (BODe), chemical oxygen demand (CODe), suspended solid (SSe) and Ammonical nitrogen (NH3-Ne) than single output of each of the parameters individually. …”
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Gait recognition and effect of noise on the recognition rate by Makhdoomi, Nahid A., Gunawan, Teddy Surya, Habaebi, Mohamed Hadi

“…In this work, we are devising a novel method for the purpose of similarity computation rather than the traditional recognition where 78.57% of overall recognition rate was obtained. …”
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Development of low normal force contact using electro fine forming and lithography technology by Bhuiyan, Moinul, Yamada, Shinji, Kurokawa, Noriharu, Sakamoto, Katsuhiko, Takemasa, Eiichiro

“…The evaluation result proved the capability of Low Normal Force (0.10N-0.15N at 0.3mm) at contact point (5μm radius), durability of 100,000 contact cycles (less than 50mΩ).…”
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Discourse of religious pluralism in Indonesia by Thoha, Anis Malik

“…Therefore, in the era of “reformation”, the discourse of religious pluralism gains currency – and moral acknowledgement – more than before, within the different levels and circles of society in Indonesia. …”
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Method of improving the stability of hop extract and hop flavoured beverages by Wilson, Erica G., Khatib, Alfi, Zang, Hai-Rong, Verpoorte, Robert

“…The invention also concern isomerised hop extract containing iso-alpha-acids in a cis/trans ratio of less than 1:1. The invention encompasses methods of manufacturing the aforementioned beverages and extracts as well as the use of beta-cyclodextrin for separating cis-sio-alpha-acids and trans-iso-alpha-acids, for separating alpha-acids and beta-acids and for enhancing the stability of trans-iso-alpha-acids in hop flavoured beverages.…”
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Whole grain uncovered by Hazali, Norazlanshah

“…Because cereal grains are inexpensive, are a readily available source of protein and have more carbohydrates than any other food, they have become staple foods throughout the world. …”
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Pendekatan simulasi dalam mengoptimalkan pengoperasian gerbang tol by Sediono, Wahju, Handoko, Dwi

“…If the number of the operating toll-gates are much lesser than the number of vehicles passing through the toll-gates then the traffic flow will be severely influenced. …”
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Choice criteria for mobile telecom operator: empirical investigation among Malaysian customers by Rahman, Sabbir, Haque, A. K. M. Ahasanul, Ahmad, Mohd Ismail Sayyed

“…It was found that the price and service quality hypothesis are more important than the brand image hypothesis. From this research, mobile telecom managers can learn and plan to offer attractive offer in the market that meet Malaysian customers’ needs.…”
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Constitutional development in Islamic states with a special emphasis on the case of Turkey by Kayadibi, Saim

“…The constitutional structure of Islamic states, especially Gulf States, are considerably different than other Islamic states; Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and UAE have written constitution in acknowledgeable in modern form somewhat Saudi Arabia and Oman have no written constitution stated strongly by King or Sultan and principally by the Shari‘ah. …”
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Narrating 1Malaysia: nationalism and patriotism in Malaysian literature written in English by Mohd Ramli, Aimillia

“…This task, however, was generally undertaken by those who were more inclined to write about the issues and interests of their own communities rather than those of others living in the country. In the last twenty years, however, there have emerged a number of fictional writings that depict not only the country’s multiracial context but also imply the existence of a sense of national consciousness and patriotic feelings amongst Malaysians. …”
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Understanding contemporary models for organizational sustainability: critical review by Khalili, Amjad, Ismail, Md Yusof, Karim, A.N. Mustafizul

“…As revealed through the analysis it is found that organizations are focusing on diversified aspects rather than identical or uniform strategies when dealing with sustainability issues. …”
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A bird’s eye view on Muslim scholarship in Southeast Asia by Ahmad H.Osman, Rahmah, Mohd Muhedat, Khaled Ahmad

“…We understand that there are more than 10 great scholars of Nusantara, however to include all of them or even half of them in our study, is definitely a heavy, time and energy-consuming task and hence, we have decided to limit the number of scholars to only 10. …”
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