Housing prices and affordability issues among local people in Malaysia: a case study of the Perak State, Malaysia by Mohamed Osman, Mariana, Shuid, Syafiee, Bachok, Syahriah, Khalid, Najihan

“…Besides that, the study used clustered convenience sampling questionnaire survey of 1,371 respondents in various districts in Perak to identify the affordability level of Perakian. Findings from analysis found that the most affordable house price should be below RM 140,000 for people income less than RM4,000. …”
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A trusted and collaborative E-Mosque marketplace: conceptual solution by Ahmad Dahlan, Abdul Rahman, Za'ba, Huzaifah, Shahidan, Iznel, Ahmad Bakhtiar Mubarak, Muhamad Yusri, Riduan, Rahimi Rusyaidi

“…Data were collected using informal interview at local mosque and online survey form for the online seller community. Findings – the interview results indicates the usage of endorser credibility that is ‘the mosque’ has improved the seller’s willingness to use the system. …”
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A survey of user experience practice: A point of meet between academic and industry by Hussein, Idyawati, Mahmud, Murni, Md Tap, Abu Osman

“…The results reveal a contrary findings to the characteristics of attendees of HCI-focused conference in other countries. …”
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Safety and effectiveness of electronic cigarette as vapers perspective: a qualitative approach by ., Aziz-ur-Rahman, Nik Mohamed, Mohamad Haniki, Jamshed, Shazia Qasim

“…Conclusion: The above finding suggests that, at least anecdotally, these are the elements that seem to assist Malaysian existing vapers to self-restraint from smoking.…”
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Politicizing power between the imperial female and the Malay other in Emily Innes’s The Chersonese With The Gilding Of by Ismail, Hanita Hanim, Wan Yahya, Wan Roselezam

“…Further understanding the Malay men, especially of their ego, is important in the growing interest over Postcolonial subject where it explores forms of resistance, portrayed by the Other in his daily power relation with the Self. Findings reveal that while power play exists within these interactions, it is a one-sided discourse which sanctions fair play as well as equality of power distribution. …”
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Evaluation of the ionic liquids for in-situ hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass by a locally-produced cellulase from Trichoderma reesei by Elgharbawy, Amal A.M., Alam, Md. Zahangir, Jamal, Parveen, Kabbashi, Nassereldeen A, Moniruzzaman, Mohammed

“…For a duration of 6 hours, the PKC-Cel maintained significant levels of stability at the optimum conditions (50°C and pH 5.0). These findings could be a promising approach for bioethanol production considering that both enzyme and biomass are derived from agro-industrial waste…”
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The construction of collective identity in Malaysian ESL secondary classrooms by Idrus, Faizah, Mohd Nazri, Nas Idayu

“…Therefore, the current study seems to confirm the finding of previous studies where researchers stated that the identity of an individual is defined by its majority group with whom the individuals share the physical environment and the territory they inhabit.…”
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Biogas upgrading by chemical absorption using a packed column apparatus by Abdeen, Fouad R. H., Mel, Maizirwan, Jami, Mohammed Saedi, Ihsan, Sany Izan, Ismail, Ahmad Faris

“…Nowadays, the continuously increasing diminution of conventional fossil fuels has increased the interest of the research and development sectors in finding green and renewable supplements. A momentous attention has been given to the production of biogas via the anaerobic digestion of biomass. …”
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Residents’ crime experience and safety perceptions in gated and non-gated low middle income communities in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia by Mohit, Mohammad Abdul, Abdulla, Aishath

“…Relationship between residents’ crime experiences and perception of safety were studied in both communities and it was found that crime rates are higher in the GC than in the NGC and this indicates that GCs are not safer than NGCs. Based on the findings, the study comes up with several recommendations in order to enhance safety perceptions of low-middle income apartment communities in Kuala Lumpur.…”
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Comparison of theoretical and experimental values of tensile properties of injection moulded polylactic acid – kenaf fibre biocomposite by Anuar, Hazleen, Ahmad, Zuraida, Kovacs, J. G., Tabi, T.

“…It is an interesting finding where the experimental value of tensile modulus was 15% higher than theoretical tensile modulus at 20 wt% KF. …”
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On the question of gambling in giving prizes to the holders of savings certificates: an Islamic analysis on Malaysian practice by Md. Sawari, Mohd. Fuad, Hassan, Razi, Abdullah, Faruk

“…The paper attempts to provide the Islamic juristic decision on this issue. The paper finds that based on the analogical reasoning of the Shari ah, PSC has different characteristics from gambling. …”
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Monitoring, assessing and recommending the quality potable water on UIA campus by Kabbashi, Nassereldeen Ahmed, Muyibi, Suleyman Aremu, Fofana, Omar

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Hardware prototyping of an efficient encryption engine by Ibrahimy, Muhammad Ibn, Reaz, Mamun Bin Ibne, Hussain, S.

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The influence of Islam on Albanian culture by Shehu, Fatmir Mehdi

“…This research attempts to provide important findings, which will be very helpful to the Muslims and others.…”
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How attractive is Shariah Index Fund? by Mohd Yusop, Mohd Mahyudi, Omar, Mohd. Azmi

“…It also attempts to discover the characteristics of beta for Islamic stocks in Malaysia, as estimated via the market model using the ordinary least squares and generalized method of moments techniques. The findings show that the Islamic betas are positive and less than one. …”
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The prospects and user perceptions of m-banking in the Sultanate of Oman by Sadi, A.H.M. Saifullah, Azad, Imran, Noordin, Mohamad Fauzan

“…The aim of this paper is to investigate the level of adoption of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in the banking sector and to assess the prospects of M-banking in Oman. The findings shows that most of the banks and the telecoms operators have the strengths to offer better qualities of electronic and mobile services to the residents of Oman. …”
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The prospects and user perceptions of m-banking in the Sultanate of Oman by Sadi, A.H.M. Saifullah, Azad, Imran, Noordin, Mohamad Fauzan

“…The aim of this paper is to investigate the level of adoption of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in the banking sector and to assess the prospects of M-banking in Oman. The findings shows that most of the banks and the telecoms operators have the strengths to offer better qualities of electronic and mobile services to the residents of Oman. …”
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The relationship between construction and environment : The perspectives of town planning system by Asmawi, M. Zainora

“…Town planning is an approach used to identify the relationship between construction activities and environmental resources with the aid of some tools such as Development Proposal Report, development control and planning permission among others. The study finds out that construction industry has grown to 17.4% during the period of 1996-2000, which is the peak period and is due to mega projects that mostly took place in the Federal Capital and the central part of Peninsular Malaysia. …”
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The use of prepositions among adult ESL learners in Malaysia by Sudhakaran, Beena

“…They had more errors of commission than errors of omission. These findings imply that grammar should be taught in a way that is compatible with the natural processes of acquisition. …”
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Microelectrical mechanical systems switch for designing multi-band antenna by Alam, A. H. M. Zahirul, Islam, Md. Rafiqul, Khan, Sheroz, Rashid, Muhammad Mahbubur

“…Parametric done for Alumina, SiN, GaAs and Teflon as MEMS bridge materials for finding better results in terms of return loss and number of bands. …”
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