Malaysia's palm oil exports: does exchange rate overvaluation and undervaluation matters? by Mohd Sidek, Noor Zahirah, Yusoff, Mohammed, Mat Ghani, Gairuzazmi, Duasa, Jarita

“…Hence, it is imperative that policy-makers avoid both overvaluation and undervaluation and keep the real exchange rate in line with the economic fundamentals. …”
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Pricing efficiency of the 3-month KLIBOR futures contracts: An empirical analysis by Razak, Marina Abdul, Bacha, Obiyathulla Ismath

“…The study spans the contract's entire 10-year history, June 1996 to June 2006. In line with findings in other markets, we find a pre-ponderance of overpricing. …”
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Assessing future needs of IT education in Malaysia: a preliminary result by Ahlan, Abdul Rahman, Suhaimi, Mohd Adam, Hussin, Husnayati, Arshad, Yusri

“…The research team found that technical, soft and problem-solving skills are the main concerns raised by the key informants. This is in line with the literature review and also the present higher education policy concerns by the Malaysia government. …”
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Ten gamat species in Malaysia’s seawaters for health-based industries by Kamarudin, Kamarul Rahim, Hashim, Ridzwan

“…The Langkawi Archipelago and Pangkor Island are the main produc=on sites of air gamat and minyak gamat. In line with the development of science and technology, modern-­‐formularised gamat-­‐based products sold by Malaysia’s companies e.g. …”
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Fade dynamics analysis for for terrestrial microwave links by Zyoud, Al-Hareth, Dao, Hassan, Islam, Md. Rafiqul, Chebil, Jalel, Al-Khateeb, Khalid A. Saeed, Abd Rahman, Tharek

“…Terrestrial microwave system is the backbone line for mobile communication industry. In tropical region particularly in Malaysia, rain attenuation is the major constraint for implementing microwave system above 10 GHz. …”
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Natural logarithm sliding mode control (ln-SMC) using EMRAN for active engine mounting system by Wijaya, Andika Aji, Wahyudi, Martono, Akmeliawati, Rini, Ridhuan Siradj , Fadly Jashi Darsivan

“…Moreover, the advantage of fast on-line training using Extended Minimum Resource Allocating Network (EMRAN) algorithm, made it possible to design feedback control law without having to obtain the precise system model which is normally becomes major difficulties of sliding mode approach.…”
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Critical thinking dispositions of new intake engineering technology students by Sarudin, Isarji, Mohamad All, Afiza, i Abdul Aziz, Muhammad Nadzr, Zubairi, Ainol Madziah

“…This paper presents the findings a study to determine the initial critical thinking dispositions of new intake engineering technology students in the effort to provide base-line data for the integration of critical thinking (CT) in the English syllabus of the engineering technology programme. …”
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Active vibration isolation system for free space optic communication: virtual prototyping using LabVIEW-SolidWorks by A. Rahim, Syazwani, Abdul Muthalif, Asan Gani, Turahim, Khairiah K.

“…In Free Space Optic (FSO) communication, the alignment between transmitter and receiver telescope is very important. The line of sight of their optics must be aligned during the entire communication time; this is crutial in large distance data transmission. …”
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The reception of the law relating to Res Gestae in Malaysia

“…Such acts omissions and statements are regarded, as part of the same transaction and the bottom line issue here is that whether such facts are allowed to be proved? …”
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Social Entrepreneurship as an Instrument to Empowering Small and Medium Enterprises: An Islamic Perspective by Abdullah, Moha Asri, Hoetoro, Arif

“…The plot of current research is generated by few related frameworks that are in line with the Islamic notion which reviews the roles and obstacles of SMEs development. …”
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Development of alpha mangostin-PLGA nanoparticles as an anticancer agent by Aimen, Abdo, Mohamed, Farahidah, Bakhtiar, M. Taher

“…The in vitro anti-cancer activity of α-Mangostin-PLGA nanoparticles was evaluated using lung cancer cell line (A549) and was compared to the free α-Mangostin. …”
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Economic theories of Ibn Khaldun from his great work, Muqaddimah by Ogunbado, Ahamad Faosiy, Zein, Ibrahim Mohamed

“…The study is based on library research whereby, books, articles are consulted. Magazines and on-line journal articles are of great use in conducting this study. …”
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Building and implementing a multi-level system of ethical code for biologists under the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC) of the United Nations by Xue, Yang, Shang, Lijun, Zhang, Weiwen

“…Biologists are at the front line of biotechnology development and are key to maintaining biosecurity awareness and moral self-discipline. …”
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Ferocious Marys and dark Alessas: the portrayal of religious matriarchies in Silent Hill by Beddows, Amy

“…Unsurprisingly, such stereotypical depictions are in line with the patriarchal norms which have long persisted in wider, secular society, which deem women as inferior and subordinate to men (Schur 1984). …”
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Handbook of research on fostering social justice through intercultural and multilingual communication by Meletiadou, Eleni

“…Building trust impacts the bottom line for global companies, and multilingual communication is a core pillar for effective growth. …”

Bandwidth extension of planar antennas using embedded slits for reliable multiband RF communications by Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Naser-Moghadasi, Mohammad, Sadeghzadeh, Ramazan Ali, Virdee, Bal Singh, Limiti, Ernesto

“…This is accomplished by embedding capacitive slits in the rectangular patch with a truncated ground-plane, and exciting the antenna through a meandered strip-line feed. The proposed antenna was fabricated on standard FR-4 substrate with permittivity of 4.6, thickness of 0.8 mm and loss-tangent of 0.001. …”
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Towards a broader approach to the community interpreter’s role: on correspondence between role perceptions and interactional goals by Kaczmarek, Lukasz

“…The various respondents seemed to differ in their perceptions of the interpreter’s role, ostensibly reflecting their own conversational goals, but not necessarily in line with their status as service provider, service recipient or interpreter.…”
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Power Factor Correction – A Simulation Approach by Che Ros, Ziana, Nordin, Muhammad Faris, Anuar, Muhammad Abdullah, Abdul Razak, Muhammad Hazim

“…In so doing, they incur more line losses. They also must have larger capacity equipment in place than would be otherwise necessary. …”
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Teaching similarities and differences between non directive teaching and enhancing self esteem of special education students by Senin, M. S., Nordin, Mohd Norazmi, Abd Mutalib, Norathirah Nabila, Abd Rashid, Intan Maizura, Mustafa, Mohamad Zaid, Abdul Razzaq, Abdul Rasid, Ibrahim, Badarudin

“…Teaching strategies are not fixed, they can be modified as needed. This statement is in line with the existing needs in special education. …”
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A foresight study on nanotechnology in cosmetics industries in Malaysia by Ramasamy, Chandrashekar, Hsin, Chan Yuet, Shamsuddin, Alina

“…Need an efficient waste management system and usage of biocompatible and biodegradable compounds in nanocosmetics was voted as the most influential drivers for the nanocosmetics industries in Malaysia. In line with this regard, a scenario development was done and a number of solution were suggested in order to move towards sustainable development of nanocosmetics industry. …”
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