Real exchange rates and the J-Curve : evidence from Malaysia by Yusoff, Mohammed

“…The results suggest that the bilateral trade balance, real exchange rate, domestic and foreign incomes are cointegrated. In the long-run, Malaysia’s bilateral trade balance is found to be responsive to the changes of bilateral exchange rates in the cases of the USA and Singapore but irresponsive for Japan. …”
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Increasing the hiding capacity of low-bit encoding audio steganography using a novel embedding technique by Olanweraju, Rashidah Funke, Khalifa, Othman Omran, Abdul Rahman @ Suliman, Husna

“…It was shown that length of the embedded message (secret message) does not affect the stego signal audibility as long as it does not exceed the length of the original signal.…”
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Interaction of two pulses in defocusing nonlinear Schrodinger equation by Hassan, Torla, Tadjimuratov, Sadulla, Wahiddin, Mohamed Ridza, Regaa, Nassima, Umarov, Bakhram A.

“…By exact solution of the direct scattering problem associated with the defocusing NLSE, we have obtained the expressions for long time behavior of the solution. Obtained results interpreted as a nonlinear interference of two pulses.…”
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Acquisition of Australian English vocabulary via newspapers by Mohamed Ali, Haja Mohideen

“…The data was collected from three newspapers during a week long period. …”
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Experimental analysis of human lumbar vertebrae during prolonged distance driving by Amir, Muhammad Azrai, Toha, Siti Fauziah, Aris, Ishak, Md. Yusof, Hazlina

“…Back pain is commonly associated with a heavy driving or a person driving for a very long period. Inexpensive vehicles have a low system of absorbers such that the person behind the wheel and the passenger will experience pain in their back. …”
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Wireless technology: current status and future directions by Khalifa, Othman Omran, Khan, Sheroz, Albagul, A., Elshabani, M. S.

“…Throughout this paper, we review the long, interesting development of wireless communication in the past, examine the current progress in standards and technologies, and finally discuss possible trends for wireless communication solutions.…”
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12-segment display for the Bengali numerical characters by Pathan, Al-Sakib Khan, Alam, Md. Mahbub, Monowar, Mostafa, Rabbi, Forhad, Ahmed, Sabbir, Khan, Tareq Hasan

“…For representing the Bengali numerical characters the researchers have been working for a long time. In this paper, the idea of 12-segment display is introduced which ensures better outlook than the existing or proposed display systems. …”
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Students' attitudes towards group presentation assessment : a survey at London Metropolitan University by Stephenson, Svetlana, Uzelac, Gordana

“…Not only does assessment determine to a large extent what the students do in order to demonstrate the results of their studies, but it also makes a profound impact on the learning process. This has long been established in literature. For example, Brown et al (1997) argued that assessment creates a strong motivation to learning. …”
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The role of parenting experiences, rather than age of onset or presence of the skin condition, in the development of maladaptive schemas in a community sample of patients with atop... by Kalaki, Elli, Mizara, Alexandra

“…The relevance of personality in atopic dermatitis (AD) has long been a focus of research. Patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) appear to show a distinct cluster of traits that may increase susceptibility to development or exacerbation via the stress pathway of AD. …”

The synthesis of aminophosphonic acid derivatives & related compounds by St Claire Green, Donovan

“…1-Aminoalkanephosphonic acids and their derivatives, have long been claimed to be compounds with a wide variety of application. …”
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How Pakistan Works by Lieven, Anatol

“…The Pakistan of 1947-71, two regions with very different histories and cultures, separated by a thousand miles and a hostile India, could not possibly have lasted – no state so constructed could have lasted long. The provinces of West Pakistan however form much more of a unity.…”
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The people in the ‘here and now’: populism, modernization and the state in Greece by Chryssogelos, Angelos

“…Instead I draw attention to a failure in the official legitimation of modernization by state elites that long preceded the crisis.…”
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The legacy of Mad Men: cultural history, intermediality and American television by McNally, Karen

“…This is the first book to offer an analysis of Mad Men in its entirety, exploring the cyclical and episodic structure of the long form series and investigating issues of representation, power and social change. …”
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A review of impact climate change on food security by Abdullah, Nor Maizzaty, Mohd Arish, Nur Aini, Hamidon, Nuramidah, Hashim, Nor Haslina, Ali, Roslinda, ., Ain Nadhirah, ., Nafratiti Najiha

“…Climate change is long-term alteration of temperature that cause the patterns of weather is less predictable. …”
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Optical fiber sensor review by Durasad, Akmal Dzuhairi, Abdul Rahim, Ruzairi, Md. Yunos, Yusri, Abdul Manaf, Muhammad Shukri

“…Technology of fiber optic are widely used for its applications which mostly known for carrying information over long distances for the best efficiency. It is also used for medical diagnostics, environmental monitoring, physical parameters detection, industrial applications, food safety, and security [1]. …”
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Rapid determinations of moisture content in crude palm oil by fourier transform infrared spectroscopy by Che Man, Yakoob, Mirghani, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed

“…The study showed that midband FTIR spectroscopy combined with the PLS regression calibration technique is rapid and accurate for determination of moisture content of CPO samples with a total analysis time of less than 2 min and less than 2 mL of sample.…”
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Surface finish prediction models for precision grinding of silicon by Alao, Abdur-Rasheed, Konneh, Mohamed

“…Also, the results show large amounts of ductile streaks at depth of cut of 20 μm, feed rate of 6.25 mm/min, and spindle speed of 70,000 rpm with a 43-nm Ra. …”
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Adsorption behavior of PB(II) onto xanthated rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) leaf powder by Wan Mohd Khalir, Wan Khaima Azira, Megat Hanafiah, Megat Ahmad Kamal, Mat So'ad, Siti Zaiton, Wan Ngah, Wan Saime

“…Adsorption equilibrium was achieved in less than 60 min and followed the pseudo-second order model. …”
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Production of gelatin replacers from Malaysian tuberous plants by Jaswir, Irwandi, Kamalurudin, Nur Ain Zafirah, Mohd. Salleh, Hamzah

“…Conditions thai produced a high starch yield. low prOTein and high viscosily were 0.1% alkali concentration. 25°C temperature and 30min steep Time for bolh yam and sweet potaTO starch. …”
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Solubilization of Vitamin E in culture medium and its antioxidant activity by Jaswir, Irwandi, Sahul Hamid, Siti Fairus

“…Cellular uptake. antioxidative as well as possible prooxidam activilies of l'iTamin E in DMEM medium was determined under a wide range oflheir concemration, The aspeci thai concerol'd in Ibis project is the optimum process condition 10 yield Ihe highcst concentrations of vil3min E. The process conditions in tbis proje<:t are the concemration ofTetrahydrofuran (THf) and concentration of "ilamin E where the function ofTIif is to enhance the solubilization. …”
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