IT outsourcing industry practices, models, trends and challenges from a case of a Malaysian offshore global service provider by Ahlan, Abdul Rahman, Arshad, Yusri, Suhaimi, Mohd Adam, Hussin, Husnayati

“…The practices have also been adopted in Malaysia since 1990s but were not widely publicized until massive public sector computerization projects and automation of financial systems after Asian financial crisis in 1997. …”
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Healthcare professionals’ perspectives on the provision of sexual and reproductive health to young people in Malaysia by Abdul Hamid, Siti Hazariah, Fallon, Debbie

“…Little is known about the provision of sexual health care for young people since it has not been examined in-depth in a Malaysian context. …”
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Mechanical and structural properties of the butt welded joint in high strength structural steel (ST52-3) using gas metal arc welding and oxyfuel gas welding by Ariff, Tasnim Firdaus, Al-Qwairi, Osamah Omar

“…GMAW is a better option than OFW in welding ST52-3 steel plates since the former has shown overall improved properties.…”
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Prize-giving to the premium Savings Certificate holders: a Shari’ah compliance review on the Bank Simpanan Nasional (National Savings Bank) in Malaysia by Md. Sawari, Mohd. Fuad, Hassan, Razi, Abdullah, Md. Faruk

“…Therefore, the underlying contract in PSC turns into qard (loan) contract. Since the scholars unanimously declare that giving any kind of benefit like prizes to the creditor is riba, then PSC is considered as invalid according to the Shari’ah. …”
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Ownership effect of fractional reserve banking:an islamic perspective by Larbani, Moussa, Mydin Meera, Ahamed Kameel

“…Islamic governments should therefore not create fiat money since this is equivalent to taking assets of the people, rich and poor alike, forcefully without compensation. …”
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A psychometric validated model for political leadership, trust and voters’ behaviour in Malaysia by Mohamad, Khairul ‘Azmi

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Selection criteria of building material for optimising maintainability by Kanniyapan, Gunavathy

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Management information system for hajj pilgrim's total wellness by Idris, Muhammad Iqbal Tariq

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Mathematical modelling and optimal control of dengue transmission with saturated treatment function and asymptomatic immigration by Nordin, Nurul Aida

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Effect of islamic fasting on visualattention by event-related potential analysis by Molavi, Maziyar

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In search of a new class of stable nitroxide: synthesis and reactivity of a peri-substituted N,N-bissulfonylhydroxylamine by Patel, Bhaven, Carlisle, Julie, Bottle, Steven E., Hanson, Graeme R., Kariuki, Benson M., Male, Louise, McMurtrie, John C., Spencer, Neil, Grainger, Richard S.

“…Although 2 does not undergo fragmentation, it cannot be isolated, since hydrogen atom abstraction to reform 1 occurs in situ. …”
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Hidden Depths: a detailed study of Rape Crisis data by Lovett, Jo, Kelly, Liz

“…RCCs offer a wide range of practical and emotional support for survivors, supporters and professionals through telephone helplines, face-to-face counselling and support, group work, advocacy, outreach, prevention work and training for external agencies. Since the late 1970s, RCCs have provided services to women and girls in a woman-centred environment, working from a feminist perspective and within a framework of empowerment (Women’s Resource Centre & Rape Crisis England and Wales, 2008). …”
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China collection 2.1: Aerosol Optical Depth dataset for mainland China at 1km resolution by Xue, Yong, He, Xingwei, Xu, Hui, Guang, Jie, Guo, Jianping, Mei, Linlu

“…A wide range of data products have been published since the operation of the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) sensor on NASA's TERRA and AQUA satellites. …”
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Architecture, festival and order: the history and persistence in the Florentine Feast of San Giovanni and its significance to the city's civic identity by Frost, Christian W.

“…The Feast Day of San Giovanni is still a significant day for Florence. Since its revival in the 1930s - but also throughout much of the city’s history - every year church processions and civic parades have been augmented by a series of other events that together combine to represent the city to itself and to others. …”
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Illegal private hire touting and countermeasures : case study of City of Westminster, London by Owolabi-Ajao, Babatunde Alexander

“…The Secretary of State delegated the authority within this Act to Transport for London (TfL) as the Licensing Authority. Since the enactment of the PHV (London) Act in 1998, TfL has successfully licensed over 100,000 Private Hire Vehicles and Drivers in London. …”
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The effect of food preparation on the bioavailability of carotenoids from carrots using intrinsic labelling by Ghavami, Abdollah, Coward, W. Andy, Bluck, Les J. C.

“…A strategy to reduce the incidence of vitamin A deficiency is to improve precursor bioavailability from meals. Since vitamin A precursors are fat-soluble, we noted that carotenoids are more easily absorbed from food if prepared in such a way that the food matrix containing provitamin A (β-carotene) is sufficiently fat rich. …”
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Making theatre elastic: a practice-led PhD on performance research with Elastic Theatre, focusing on the body of work produced between 2005 and 2011 by Scarso, Jacek Ludwig

“…The present discussion is based on my performance research with Elastic Theatre (originally named Vocal Motions and also known as Vocal Motions Elastic Theatre), a company that I founded and have directed since 2001. A specific focus is placed on the body of work produced between 2005 and 2011, which comprises six performance outputs: Ophelia’s Song (2005-2006), Medea Made Medea (2007), The Magdalene Mysteries (2008), Medousa (2009), The Passion of Saints Sergius and Bacchus (2009) and Baroccata/Baroque Box (2010-2011). …”
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Computational knowledge discovery techniques and their application to options market databases by Healey, Jerome V.

“…Financial options are central to controlling investor's risk exposure. However, since 1987 parametric option pricing models have performed poorly in assessing risk levels. …”
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Resilient reverse logistics with blockchain technology in sustainable food supply chain management during COVID‐19 by Kazancoglu, Yigit, Ozbiltekin-Pala, Melisa, Sezer, Muruvvet Deniz, Luthra, Sunil, Kumar, Anil

“…One of the supply chains most affected by COVID-19 is food supply chains. Since the sustainable food supply chain processes are complex and vulnerable in terms of product variety, it has been negatively affected by the operational effects of COVID-19. …”
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The relationship between the domestic implementation of the European Convention on Human Rights and the ongoing reforms of the European Court of Human Rights by Paraskeva, Costas

“…The ECtHR has become a “victim of ongoing reforms”, since the constant efforts to streamline and reinforce the system proved to be inadequate in managing the challenge of its ever-increasing caseload. …”
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