UI sketching reskill for UX researchers by Hussein, Idyawati, Mahmud, Murni, Hj. Ibrahim, Huda, Ghazali, Masitah, Ahmad, Azizah

“…In this paper, we highlighted the importance of User Experience (UX) sketching as one of the skillsets required for UX researchers in project development especially in low participatory design awareness countries like Malaysia. This is due to the results from UX research activities that are not perceived to be impactful by developers, designers and other stakeholders in digital transformation projects especially by the government that has been suffering from vendor-centric Request for Proposal (RFP) tender for the past 60 years. …”
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Stable multiwavelength semiconductor optical amplifier-based fiber laser using a 2-mode interferometer by Ahmad, Harith, Azmy, Nur Fatini, Aidit, Siti Nabila, Zulkifli, Mohd Zamani

“…The TMI generates in a comb-like spectrum with a 1-nm wavelength spacing and extinction ratio of 5.7 dB. …”
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Qur’anic values and engineering studies: approaches and methods in the process of Islamizing engineering curriculum by Shuriye, Abdi Omar, Ismail, Ahmad Faris

“…In process we have select some courses taught in the faculty of engineering IIUM and suggested basic approaches of Islamizing it and in that we exhibited some techniques for Islamization. We would like to acknowledge the precious assistance and wholehearted cooperation bestowed to us by the Research Management Centre, International Islamic University Malaysia, during the course of this research. …”
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Comparative study of different steganographic techniques by Zeki, Akram M., Ibrahim, Adamu A., A. Manaf, Azizah, Abdullah, Shahidan M.

“…Finally comparison was done using benchmarking tool for identifying different performance aspects of the Steganographic techniques and Steganographic software like visual quality, performance indices, memory requirement and the evaluation of the maximum capacity for each software under this study. …”
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Preliminary analysis on the effect of rain attenuation on Free Space Optics (FSO) propagation measured in tropical weather condition by Ahmad Zabidi, Suriza, Al-Khateeb, Wajdi Fawzi Mohammed, Islam, Md. Rafiqul, Naji, Ahmed Wathik

“…Non-selective scattering is wavelength independent and exists due to rainfall. In country like Malaysia rain season with heavy rain can reduce the received power of FSO link to below the threshold. …”
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The use of zakat revenue in Islamic financing: jurisprudential debate and practical feasibility by Mahmud , Mek Wok, Shah Haneef, Sayed Sikandar

“…In practice, however, it seems that the arguments by the proponents is favored as some counties like Kuwait and Malaysia, aside from providing handouts, also finance health care and education for the poor and needy. …”
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A Comparative Study of the English Language Performance of Islamic Studies and Education Students in KIRKHS and INSTED by Abdul Rashid, Adnan

“…And finally, the respondents indicated that they would like to improve their English language competence. …”
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Bibliography of waqf literature produced in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Malaysia and Indonesia during the period from (1977-2007) by Rashid, Syed Khalid

“…Not much attention appears to be paid to contemporary issue like development and management. There is no literature dealing with Shia waqf, a large number which are there in India and Pakistan. …”
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Efeminasi sebagai pendahuluan kepada pembentukan seorang mak nyah (Effeminacy as a Prelude to being a transsexual) by Md. Noon, Hazizan

“…An effeminate is a male behaving like a woman. The paper discusses the main factors of effeminacy as perceived by the non-transsexuals from among the normal male population as well as the effeminates’ friends. …”
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Response surface optimization of the process conditions for anti-diabetic compounds from Cucumis Sativus by Jamal, Parveen, Ahmad Barkat, Anumsima, Amid, Azura

“…Therefore an investigation is required in a bionetwork rich and industrially-developed country like Malaysia to use alternative approaches to treat diabetics, such as plant based medicine. …”
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Optimization of Extraction Process for Antidiabetic Compounds from Cucumis sativus by Ahmad Barkat, Anumsima, Jamal, Parveen, Amid, Azura

“…Therefore an investigation is required in a bionetwork rich and industrially-developed country like Malaysia to use alternative approaches to treat diabetics, such as plant based medicine. …”
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Square patch feature: faster weak-classifier for robust object detection by Mohd Mustafah, Yasir, Bigdeli, Abbas, Azman, Amelia Wong, Dadgostar, Farhad, Lovell, Brian

“…The computation requires fewer arithmetic operations and fewer accesses to the main memory in comparison to the well known Viola-Jones Haar-like classifier. In addition to the faster computation, the weak classifier can be extended for in-plane rotation, where each square patch can be rotated to detect in-plane rotated objects. …”
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The role of environmental impact assesment in addressing marine environmental issues arising from oil and gas activities: examples from Malaysia by Mustafa, Maizatun

“…This paper argues a strong case for the application of IEA in a developing country like Malaysia as a preventive approach against environmental impact with the aim of striking a balace between development and the conservation of the environment. …”
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Editorial Transitions Part 2 – Hail and Hello by Edwards, Gareth, Schedlitzki, Doris

“…The journal, and conference ally – the International Studying Leadership Conference (ISLC), has felt like our community, somewhere where we belong in a sometimes challenging and turbulent journey. …”
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The experience of psoriatic arthritis patients receiving biological treatment : an interpretative phenomenological analysis by Schepelern, Eva K.

“…It is argued that this research extends the current knowledge base in counselling psychology on the psychological aspects of skin conditions such as psoriasis to what it is like to have both psoriasis and arthritis, whilst also being relevant to counselling psychologists working with psychological aspects of medical conditions, which is proposed to hold a promising future for the field.…”
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A statistical study of ship domains by Goodwin, Elisabeth M.

“…The concept of a ship domain has been considered, which may be defined as the effective area around a ship which a navigator would like to keep free with respect to other ships and stationary objects. …”
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A compendium of Colombian policing challenges : from Pablo to present by Jeapes, Anthony Christian John Lloyd

“…Contemporary Colombia saw violence continue with peasant revolts in the 1920s and 30s, la Violencia in the 1940s, the formation of the insurgent groups like the FARC and ELN in the 1960s, the creation of drug cartels in the 1970s and their transformation into narco-terrorist groups and then micro traffickers in the 1980s and 1990s. …”
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Unrolling the text: using scrolls to facilitate academic reading by Abegglen, Sandra, Burns, Tom, Middlebrook, Dave, Sinfield, Sandra

“…Drawing briefly on a literature review commissioned when part of the LearnHigher Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, we consider reading not just as a semantic or linguistic activity but as a socio-political one especially for those, like our students, who are typically placed as educational outsiders. …”
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Cultural localisation as a strategy to preserve the persuasive function in the translation of tourism websites from French into English by Cowan, Sally Elizabeth

“…Tourist promotional texts function like advertising texts in that they aim to “persuade, lure, woo, and seduce” (Dann 1996). …”

Integral measures and framework for green lean six sigma implementation in manufacturing environment by Yadav, Vishwas, Gahlot, Pardeep, Rathi, Rajeev, Kumar, Anil, Yadav, Gunjan, Kaswan, Mahender Singh

“…In this study, GLSS integration has been proposed based on intangible features like enablers, toolsets, etc. Management dedication, participation, and team effort have been recognized as the most remarkable enablers to implement GLSS in the manufacturing sector. …”
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