The discourse of the marketisation of higher education : a case study of a post-92 university by Kennedy, Ann Teresa

“…An examination of the history of higher education reveals that its nature and purpose have always been closely linked to its funding, but marketisation eschews its traditional nature and purpose and focuses on its funding. …”
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Transformational texts: genre, discourse and subjectivity in the self-help book by Collingsworth, Jean

“…It argues that these texts have links with classical and modern ethics of optimum living and are predicated on an ontology of transformative possibility which is expressed through typical rhetorical strategies. …”
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The geopolitical context of NATO's role in the Middle East by Orfy, Mohammed Moustafa

“…Questions remain unanswered concerning the limits of NATO's role in the region and whether or not NATO is able to help in improving regional security through cooperative links with select Middle Eastern partners. This dissertation seeks to ascertain whether or not NATO has indeed expanded its role in the region; whether this enhanced role is adequate to post-9/11 challenges; and whether this role - specifically or in general - has been used as a tool of US foreign policy in the region. …”
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Voice and visibility: tackling the ‘invisibility’ of the sexual orientation strand in UK organisation equality and diversity research by Colgan, Fiona

“…The covering document provides details of the research projects and the interpretivist case study methodology on which the published outputs draw. It summarises and links the aims and principal findings of each output demonstrating that they form a coherent body of work. …”
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Water level monitoring and controlling of water treatment plants using wireless sensors in LabVIEW by Obeed, Kamal Mushina

“…We have proposed, developed and tested hardware module based on two Arduino Mega2560 boards linked wirelessly by using two NRF transceivers. Remote Arduino is designed to monitor the water flow and the level of the distribution tank besides controlling the water level whenever is necessary. …”
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Exploring the gender gap in achievement in Malaysia: a case for learning styles by Dahlan, Nadia Ainuddin, Md. Noor, Nor Azian, Syed Mustafa, Sharifah Muzlia, Said Hashim, Khadijah, Zulkifli, Voviana

“…a common problem shared by many institution of higher learning around the world today is the wide discrepancy in the enrollment of males and females.although the gender gap inpublic universities has been widely highlited in malaysia.it is believed this problem may be inextricably linked to gender differences in achievement at the school level.it has been suggested that accommodating gender differences in learning styles in school could help bridge the gender gap.therefore,this study attempted to identify the extent of the gender gap by comparing the self-reported results of a national standardized test,the lower secondary examination or penilaian menengah rendah(PMR) of 411 form four students from four secondary schools in kuala lumpur.respiondents also completed the felder and soloman (1991) index of learning styles(ILS)which determined their learning styles on four subscales:active-reflective, sensing-intuitive, visual-verbal and sequential-global.the study found a significant gender difference in achievement but not for learning styles.the majority of respondent were active,visual and sequential-global.the study found a significant gender difference in achievement but not for learning styles.the majority of respondents were active,visual and sequential.however,a binary logistic regression model found gender,sensing and visual learning styles to be significant predictors of achievement.therefore,accommodating these learning styles in particular,may promote the academic achievement of students.future teachers should consequently be equipped with practical knowledge of learning styles in the hope of increasing achievement across genders,thus narrowing the gender gap in schools and lead to more gender-balanced university classrooms capable of nurturing quality human capital amongst both women and men.…”
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Fine-granulated FEC code for IPTV I-frames over wireless DVB-T channels by Arif, Manar Sami, Habaebi, Mohamed Hadi, Hwegy, Yousef

“…Such I-frame protection reduces the required processing time and coding overhead that is most useful when streaming IPTV over satellite links, WiMAX, and other wireless channels.…”
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The challenges of energy efficiency practice in the Nigerian households by Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita, Hussaini, Ibrahim Udale

“…Thus, the emergence of the ‘behavioral approach’ is likely to complete the links towards the desired energy efficiency. While the architectural scope proffers ways to minimize the demand for artificial services, and the technological dimension offers to maximize the efficiency of essential services: the behavioral approach is attempting to condition occupant behavior towards the attainment of a sustainable energy efficiency practice in the households. …”
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Environmental attitude: values on urban wildlife a case study of Kuala Lumpur Urban Parks by Hj. Baharuddin, Zainul Mukrim

“…The research will investigate the links and relationships between demographic factors and values with regard to urban biodiversity. …”
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Teachers’ concerns, perception and acceptance towards tauhidic science education by Mohd Salleh, Khalijah, Badzis, Mastura

“…In Islam, science and religion are linked in an integrated manner. Such ideas have attracted authorities in some private religious institutions who would like to see that the teaching and learning of science and religion is done in an integrated manner and aligned to the holistic understanding of events, phenomena, and outcome. …”
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Malaysian parents’ perceptions of children’s play by Badzis, Mastura

“…Parents did not favour play as an activity linked to the children’s learning. This study examined the perceptions of Malaysian parents concerning their perceptions of children’s play in relation to pre-school classroom practice. …”
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Performance management practices in the Saudi Arabian public sector by Alkahtani, Moshobab, Abdullah, Nur Anisah, Lawrie, Gavin

“…The follow-up work carried out with the seven Agencies comprised a review of existing practices, and then activities working with the leadership of each Agency to develop improved methods of performance management and monitoring for the agency, using methods linked to the standardised approach proposed by the study for Saudi Arabian public sector organisations. …”
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Some thoughts about accounting conceptual framework and standards for Awqaf Institutions by Adnan, Muhammad Akhyar, Sulaiman, Maliah, Megat Mohd Nor, Putri Nursuad

“…Needless to say accounting is one of critical points must be linked in the muamalah and ibadah activities. Several verses of the Holy Qur'an [QS 2:282: 5:1; 17:35, to mention but few] clearly assert some values related to accounting. …”
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The correlation between serum leptin and blood pressure after exposure to noise at work by Rahma, Muayad Salm, Mustafa Al-Ahmad, Basma Ezzat, Razali , Ailin, Samsuddin, Niza, Althunibat, Osama Yousef

“…Body Mass Index was also taken for each individual by a standard measure, blood pressure was measured by OMRON sphygmomanometer and serum leptin was measured through venous blood sample analysis enzyme linked immunosorbent assay. Spearman rank order correlation was used to examine the correlations between Blood pressure value (Systolic, Diastolic) and Leptin. …”
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The Significance of Green Infrastructure Experience to Cognitive Well-Being of Residents in Small Town by Mansor, Mazlina, Said , Ismail, Labintah, Suraidah

“…Green infrastructure network is greenery and open spaces linked by walkways, streets, waterways and drainage ways around and between urban areas, at all spatial scales. …”
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HRM strategies for managing employee commitment: a case study of small construction professional services firms by Mohyin, Nur Affah, Dainty, Andy, Carillo, Pat

“…All these HRM practices need to be effectively linked and managed appropriately to collectively foster the desired commitment, regardless of the economic climate. …”
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A map of human genome variation from population-scale sequencing by Tumian, Afidalina

“…We explore the data with regard to signatures of natural selection, and identify a marked reduction of genetic variation in the neighbourhood of genes, due to selection at linked sites. These methods and public data will support the next phase of human genetic research.…”
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Sustainable residential low density urban development: integrating sustainable consciousness with commercial viability by Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shireen, Ali, Maisarah, A. Haron, Husam, M. L. Tan, Rosemary

“…The projects features the layout planning for green-shared landscaped courtyard area, a rainwater harvesting system links all units for landscaping needs, double brick walls for energy efficiency, heat reclaim system for hot water and roof insulation for heat gain reduction. …”
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Multi-dimensional networking and distributed computing services by Pathan, Al-Sakib Khan

“…The multi-dimensional research issues include wireless and mobility problems, routing protocols and algorithms, resource and service location protocols, performance evaluations of networking systems, ubiquitous systems, context aware ubiquitous environment, mechanisms to improve throughput over wireless links, network management and network security, and other related areas. …”
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Experiential contacts with green infrastructure’s diversity and well-being of urban community by Mansor, Mazlina, Said, Ismail, Mohamad, Ismail

“…Green infrastructure network is a composite of various types of greenery and open spaces linked by streets, waterways and drainages encircling and connecting urban areas, at all spatial scales. …”
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