Terrorism in Nigeria: a study of Boko Haram religious violence in North East Nigeria by Hassan, Bala Abdullahi

“…The qualitative data was analyzed using content analysis and NVivo. The findings of the study revealed that Boko-Haram was not a result of politics but a multiplicity of poor socioeconomic factors with arms and funds sourced by direct criminal activities and dependence on foreign sources. …”
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Assessing the role of Arabic in EFL classes: an activity theory approach by Machaal, Brahim

“…In addition, I have made use of the principles of Activity Theory (AT) as a conceptual framework to help interpret the findings of the research in a rigorous and systematic manner. …”
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Achieving circularity is a distant dream: entrepreneurial barriers to circular business models in SMEs of emerging economies by Saharan, Akash, Samadhiya, Ashutosh, Kumar, Anil, Pandey, Krishan Kumar, Luthra, Sunil, Garza-Reyes, Jose Arturo

“…Finally, Best-Worst Method (BWM), a multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) method, was used to analyze the significant importance of the barriers. Findings: The findings of the study suggested the ‘financial barrier’ as the first-ranked barrier in the adoption of Circular Business Models (CBMs), followed by the ‘regulatory and operational barriers’ as the top second and third barriers. …”
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Compatibility assessment for physical and mechanical properties of empty fruit bunch cement-bonded fibreboard by Dullah, Hayana

“…The fabrication of EFB-CB specimens was done by incorporating EFB fibres with different lengths classified as R7M, R14M and R80M to establish findings on the effect of fibre length on EFB-CB. The research finding shows that the combination of EFB fibre size with distributions of 35%, 45% and 20% for R7M, R14M and R80M respectively is the optimum fibre length that can be used for further research. …”
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Perceived turnover intention model of academic in selected private universities in Malaysia by Ramasamy, Vijayan

“…Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) using Smart PLS software version 3 was used to test the hypothesis. Findings revealed that employer brand, perceived alternative job, job insecurity and work overload significantly influence turnover intention among academics. …”
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The relationship of potential hazards towards safety impact at Malaysian floating storage facility by Md Fadzil, Salehuddin

“…The result also shows mooring system having significant difference for hull failure since the statistical finding is significant. For the level of hazard, it shows that on the first ranking is hydrocarbon release followed by occupational accident, ship collision and hull failure. …”
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The sources and determinants of productivity growth in the Malaysian Islamic banking sector: a non-stochastic frontier approach by Sufian, Fadzlan, Haron, Razali

“…The empirical findings suggest that profitability and bank size have positive relationships with Malaysian Islamic banks' productivity, while capitalisation and market share exhibit negative relationships with it. …”
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The deployment of ICT facilities in teaching and learning in higher education: a mixed method study of its impact on lecturers and students by Nafisat Afolake, Adedokun-Shittu, Sheikh Ahmad, Ismail, Tunku Ahmad, Tunku Badariah, Othman, Joharry

“…These multiple means findings were triangulated, compared and contrasted to validate the study. …”
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The deployment of ICT facilities in teaching and learning in Higher Education: a mixed method study of its impact on lecturers and students = A implantação de instalações de tic no... by Adedokun-Shittu, Nafisat Afolake, Sheikh Ahmad, Ismail, Othman, Joharry, Tunku Ahmad, Tunku Badariah

“…These multiple means findings were triangulated, compared and contrasted to validate the study. …”
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Antecedents of zakat payers’trust in an emerging zakat sector : an exploratory study by Murtala Oladimeji , Abioye Mustafa, Mohamad, Muslim Har Sani, Adnan, Muhammad Akhyar

“…The instrument was administered to a sample of Muslim professionals who observe religious seclusion in the last ten days of the Islamic fasting month (itqaf) in 12 purposely selected mosques across four states and the federal capital territory. Findings – Drawn from the resource dependence and legitimacy theories, the study finds that board capital, disclosure practices, governmental model of zakat institution, and stakeholder management were identified through the use of structural equation modeling as being the antecedents of zakat payers’ trust. …”
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What customers expect and perceive from a university services? by Mohd Ali, Hairuddin, Salleh, Mohamad Johdi, Othman, Azam

“…The study was based on Parasuraman's framework. The most important finding were the weaknesses or short of services quality came from the factor of human interactions.…”
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Iodine status of children from the Red Sea, and the Nile Valley regions of the Sudan: implications for health and development by Hussein, Izzeldin S.

“…The implications of the findings to health and development of the children, and nutrition and health policy have been assessed. …”
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Empirical determinants of saving in the Islamic banks: evidence from Indonesia by Kasri, Rahmatina Awaliah, Kassim, Salina

“…The findings of this study have important implication on the risk management practices in the Islamic banks in Indonesia.…”
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An empirical assessment of business cycle asymmetries using parametric and non-parametric test: evidence from Asean countries by Abdul Manap, Turkhan Ali

“…This paper also uses three different approaches to remove trend component of GDP to investigate the sensitivity of the findings of asymmetries to the method of trend eliminations. …”
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Oil price exposure to asset returns: a disaggregate analysis by Abdul Jalil, Norasibah, Duasa, Jarita, Mat Ghani, Gairuzazmi, Ibrahim, Mansor, yusof, Hamidah

“…The estimated results of Model 2 indicated the presence of significant finding in industrial (IND) sector, of the PW analysis. …”
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Peer influences in academic achievements and behaviours among students of Mara junior science college, Malaysia by Salleh, Mohamad Johdi

“…It is hope that the findings of this research would benefit teachers, educators, administrators, and, educational leaders to manipulate positively the peer influence in achieving good students in academics and moral attitudes.…”
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The importance and usefulness of corporate annual reports in Malaysia by Mohd Ghazali, Nazli Anum

“…An implication for this finding is whether the annual report serves the information needs of analysts for decision-making purposes. …”
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Does trade matter for stock market integration? by Abdul Karim, Bakri, Abd. Majid, M. Shabri

“…Design/methodology/approach – Weekly stock indices spanning from January 1992 to May 2008 is analysed using autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) bound testing approach and vector autoregression (VAR) framework. Findings – Stock markets of Malaysia and its major trading partners are found to be integrated. …”
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Security treats of computerized banking systems (CBS): The Managers' perception in Malaysia by Malami, Abu Bakar, Zainol, Zaini, Puat Nelson, Sherliza

“…Since most major financial institutions operate in the capital city of Kuala Lumpur, questionnaires were sent to almost all bank branches in Kuala Lumpur. The findings are expected to provide a platform for bank managers to share their threats’ experience. …”
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Security Threats of Computerised Banking Systems (CBS): the managers' perception in Malaysia by Malami, Abu Bakar, Zainol, Zaini, Puat Nelson, Sherliza

“…Since most major financial institutions operate in the capital city of Kuala Lumpur, questionnaires were sent to almost all bank branches in Kuala Lumpur. The findings are expected to provide a platform for bank managers to share their threats’ experience. …”
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