The need for establishment of a family court in Malaysia: an appraisal by Che Soh @ Yusoff, Roslina, Mohd Arshad, 'Ain Husna

“…The establishment of a family court in Malaysia would be in line with the objective of the National Family Policy which encourages the sustainability of the family institution. …”
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War for peace in Pakistan by Ali, Syed Masroor

“…Pakistan because of its geographical location became a front line state in the war against terror since the attack on the World Trade Centre on September 11, 2001. …”
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Obesity and the roles of Malaysian slimming centre health technologies by Hassan, Hasliza, Sade, Abu Bakar, Rahman, Muhammad Sabbir

“…Although a lot of people are aware on this, it seems that the obesity problem is getting worse. In line with this, there are a lot of slimming centres that introducing an innovative service technology as a treatment for obesity. …”
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The impact of finanacial management reforms on operational effectiveness and accountability in Malaysian Central Government organisations by Karbhari, Yusuf, Mohamad, Muslim Har Sani

“…These reforms also shared characteristics of reform initiatives undertaken in developed countries including greater participation of line managers in managing public resources, output based performance contracts, and private sector accounting techniques. …”
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Fracture criterion of materials subjected to temperature gradient by Shah, Qasim Hussain, Homma, H.

“…The results showed that the fracture toughness of all three materials is influenced in a similar fashion and is dependent upon the degree of the temperature gradient along the crack line.…”
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Effect of temperature gradient on crack initiation by Homma, H., Shah, Qasim Hussain, Kawada, S.

“…Compact tension (CT) specimens of pressure vessel steel A533B have been subjected to linear distributions of temperature along the crack line. The temperature dependence of fracture toughness for the A533B steel creates a fracture toughness gradient in such a specimen. …”
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Human capital business partner information technology and network technology manpower model by A. Halim, Siti Sarah, Zeki, Akram M.

“…In view of the robust market situation whereby optimum manpower strength is very vital to meet the demand by the Line of Businesses (LOBs), Human Capital Business Partner Information Technology and Network Technology (HCBP ITNT) Manpower Model is required to have a proper tool to assist management in doing resource planning. …”
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Design of triple-band h slot patch antenna by Noori, Omar, Chebil, Jalel, Sheroz Khan, Sheroz Khan, Islam, Md. Rafiqul

“…This paper attempts to design a triple band h-slot antenna by using feed line technique. These bands cover GSM mobile phone system (0.9 and 1.8 GHz) and ISM band which is used for Bluetooth and wireless local area network bands applications. …”
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Nevertheless, she resisted: the body as a site of resistance in "The Autopsy of Jane Doe" by Beddows, Amy

“…Yet portraying misogyny and violence - especially sexual violence - on screen without replicating the messages that perpetuate these complex issues (such as that women’s bodies are objects for male pleasure, or that female sexual agency is deviant), is a tricky line for filmmakers to tread. Women’s bodies are often used as a site for horror, with bloody wounds interspersed with bare skin and sexualised scenarios and the complications of combining terror and titillation are still debated today. …”
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Bandwidth enhancement of dielectric resonator reflectarray antenna by Ahmadi, Farzaneh, Forooraghi, Keyvan, Atlasbaf, Zahra, Virdee, Bal Singh

“…These results were validated using the transmission-line method.…”
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Opinion on the compatibility of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) with the European Convention on Human Rights & the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights by Korff, Douwe, Brown, Ian

“…It follows a request to find out “if the final Version of ACTA and its foreseen legislative procedure is in line with the Treaties of the European Union and which legal possibilities there are for the European Parliament to challenge this in front of the European Court of Justice.” …”
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Book review: The urban enigma: time, autonomy and postcolonial transformation in Latin America by Simone Vegliò by Levy, Helton

“…The book discusses the projects’ ambitions in line with the vision of modernity at their time while contrasting their aims with the demands of social inclusion, justice, and the continuation of colonial ideas.…”
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A review on shoreline detection framework using remote sensing satellite image by Zulkifle, Farizuwana Akma, Hassan, Rohayanti, Kasim, Shahreen, M. Othman, Razib

“…Shoreline is usually defined as the intersection of the land with the water surface of the mean high water line with the beach profile. In relation, most research in recent years has set the focus on remote sensing which makes it possible to collect data on this shoreline areas. …”
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Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy experimentation and applications by Haider, Zuhaib, Tufail, Kashif, Roslan, Sufi, Munajat, Yusof

“…Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) is one of the highly potential techniques to compete in this competitive arena for rapid elemental analysis which can be further used for real-time composition monitoring in the production line, post-production inspection, scrap sorting and even for classification of biological samples. …”
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Low-temperature growth of zinc oxide structures on flexible conductive substrate: effect of NaOH and C7H8O9 presence in solgel by Kamardin, Ili Liyana Khairunnisa

“…The precursor solutions were spin-coated on the ITO/PET substrate and were dried at room temperature and pre-heated oven at 150°C for 3 minutes. …”
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Antioxidant study of methanolic and ethanolic extracts of Malaysian aromatic plants’ leaves: towards industrial biotechnology by Kamarudin, Kamarul Rahim, Abu Abas, Azlim Almey, Koya, Mustapha Suleiman, Syed Osman Idid, Syed Zahir Idid, Mohamed Rehan, Aisyah, Khan Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal

“…Among the eluent systems used for phytochemical analysis using thin layer chromatography (TLC), EWFA showed the largest number of antioxidant active compounds, followed by EMW and CEF. …”
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Performance evaluation of PV module using water filters and infrared reflective glass covers by Baradey, Y., Hawlader, Mohammad Nurul Alam, Idres, Moumen, Ihsan, Sany Izan

“…Sopian et al. [7] improved the thermal and the electrical efficiency of the thermal photovoltaic system by designing and testing a double pass air PV/T collector.Tripanagnostopoulos et al.[8] added thin flat metallic sheet (TFMS) in the middle of the air channel in the PV/T-air collector but its effect on the operating temperature of the photovoltaic cells was not significant.Russell et al.[9] conducted experiments on triple junction solar cell using Ultra violet reflective (UVR) and infrared reflective (IRR) coatings on glasses in order to reflect the ultraviolet and infrared radiation C reduction in the average temperature of the module, and 5.3% improvement in its open circuit voltage.…”
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Fabrication of flexible Au/ZnO/ITO/PET memristor using dilute electrodeposition method by Fauzi, Fatin Bazilah, Ani, Mohd Hanafi, Othman, Raihan, Ahmad Azhar, Ahmad Zahirani, Mohamed, Mohd Ambri, Herman, Sukreen Hana

“…Metallic Zn film was deposited on substrates with varying deposition time from 15 to 120 seconds in very dilute zinc chloride (ZnCl2) aqueous and subsequently oxidized at 150C to form ZnO/ITO coated PET junction. The deposited thin film was characterized via x-ray diffraction (XRD) and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM). …”
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Antibiotic-Nigella Sativa Fusion (ANF) as a novel approach intended for the treatment against bacteria forming biofilm in osteomyelitis by Mohamed, Farahidah, Mohd Shafri, Mohd Affendi, Mohd Yusof, Nazri, Harun Ismail, Ahmad Fahmi, Yaacob, Khairul Ikhwan, Yusof, Fatin Athirah, Shahdan, Intan Azura

“…Compatibility testing of the two compositions was also conducted pre and post fusion and pre and post gamma irradiation by Fourier-Transform Infra Red (FTIR), HPLC and Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC). In-vitro efficacy test of the fusion was further tested against both the sensitive and the resistant of the commercial and the clinically isolated S.Aureus. …”
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Novel activated Ni-P-hBN composite powder for efficient solid lubricant coating application by Maleque, Md. Abdul

“…Due to the challenge of its non-wettability with most metal-ceramic matrices, a novel electroless plating technique was developed by the innovators to coat the surface of hBN with thin layer of Nickel-Phosphorous (Ni-P) deposits which has been patented recently. …”
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