Productivity, efficiency and technological change in banking: empirical evidence from the Chinese banking sector by Sufian, Fadzlan

“…The empirical findings suggest that the State-Owned and the JSCBs have exhibited productivity progress of 5.9% and 0.3%, respectively. The second stage multivariate regression results suggest that profitability, income diversification, capitalization and loan intensity leads to a higher level of total factor productivity, technological change and efficiency, while risk is negatively related to the banks’ technological change levels.…”
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Conciliatory Committee and Hakam (arbitrator) under the Islamic family law in Malaysia by Abdul Hak, Nora

“…The main focus of the article is on the provisions concerning the dispute resolution, which is provided for under ss 47(5) to (17) and 48 of the IFLA 1984. These relevant provisions are discussed against the background of the principles and rules of tahkim (arbitration) as deliberated in the sources of syariah.…”
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Improvement of gain and elevation tilt angle using metamaterial loading for millimeter-wave applications by Dadgarpour, Abdolmehdi, Zarghooni, Behnam, Virdee, Bal Singh, Denidni, Tayeb A.

“…In addition, the proposed technique provides 5 dB gain enhancement.…”
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Teaching professional competencies: an exercise in module design by Sadza, Agata

“…The module in question is a level 5 (year 2) undergraduate module titled Managing Translation, offered as a 15-credit (one-semester) core module on the BA Translation programme at London Metropolitan University. …”
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Compensation in Chechen disappearance cases by Giaziri, Sarah

“…On 27 July 2006, the ECtHR found Russia responsible for the 'disappearance' and presumed death of Khadzhi-Murat Yandiyev, a 25-year-old Chechen. Bazorkina v Russia (No. 69481/01) 11/12/06 was a landmark case not only because it was the first Chechen disappearance case to be decided by the ECtHR, but also as it provided a guide as to how much the ECtHR would grant in terms of compensation in similar cases. …”
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Using NHS patient data for research without consent by Brown, Ian, Brown, Lindsey, Korff, Douwe

“…Section IV sets out the European data protection standards on such use of that data. In section V, we summarise our findings and assessments and set out our conclusions and recommendations.…”
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Heat-setting parameters optimisation of cotton/elastane fabric using response surface methodology by Huzaisham, Nur Athirah, Nasir, Siti Hana, Mohd Idris, Muhammad Khalis, Carolina Quintero Rodriguez, Carolina Quintero Rodriguez

“…The findings establish that the optimum heat-setting parameters are 190℃ temperature, 75s process time and 13.5% width extension. It is necessary to optimise the heat-setting parameters to achieve better fabric dimensional stability, as overheating damages and deteriorates some of the elastane filaments, resulting in reduced recovery properties after a certain temperature point.…”
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Heat-setting parameters optimisation of cotton/elastane fabric using response surface methodology by Nur Athirah Huzaisham, Nur Athirah Huzaisham, Siti Hana Nasir, Siti Hana Nasir, Muhammad Khalis Mohd Idris, Muhammad Khalis Mohd Idris, Carolina Quintero Rodriguez, Carolina Quintero Rodriguez

“…The findings establish that the optimum heat-setting parameters are 190℃ temperature, 75s process time and 13.5% width extension. It is necessary to optimise the heat-setting parameters to achieve better fabric dimensional stability, as overheating damages and deteriorates some of the elastane filaments, resulting in reduced recovery properties after a certain temperature point.…”
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Heat-setting parameters optimisation of cotton/elastane fabric using response surface methodology by Nur Athirah Huzaisham, Nur Athirah Huzaisham, Siti Hana Nasir, Siti Hana Nasir, Muhammad Khalis Mohd Idris, Muhammad Khalis Mohd Idris, Carolina Quintero Rodriguez, Carolina Quintero Rodriguez

“…The findings establish that the optimum heat-setting parameters are 190℃ temperature, 75s process time and 13.5% width extension. It is necessary to optimise the heat-setting parameters to achieve better fabric dimensional stability, as overheating damages and deteriorates some of the elastane filaments, resulting in reduced recovery properties after a certain temperature point.…”
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Comments on “Probiotic Bifidobacterium strains and galactooligosaccharides improve intestinal barrier function in obese adults but show no synergism when used together as synbiotic... by Ranneh, Yazan, M. Mahmoud, Ayman, Fadel, Abdulmannan, Abu Bakar, Mohd Fadzelly, Md Akim, Abdah

“…Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, College of Pharmacy, Al-Ain University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates, 2 Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Physiology Division, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt, 3 Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United Kingdom, 4 School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liver-Pool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom, 5 Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM), Pagoh, Johor, Malaysia, 6 Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia…”
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Heat-setting parameters optimisation of cotton/elastane fabric using response surface methodology by Huzaisham, Nur Athirah, Nasir, Siti Hana, Mohd Idris, Muhammad Khalis, Carolina Quintero Rodriguez, Carolina Quintero Rodriguez

“…The findings establish that the optimum heat-setting parameters are 190℃ temperature, 75s process time and 13.5% width extension. It is necessary to optimise the heat-setting parameters to achieve better fabric dimensional stability, as overheating damages and deteriorates some of the elastane filaments, resulting in reduced recovery properties after a certain temperature point.…”
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Heat-setting parameters optimisation of cotton/elastane fabric using response surface methodology by Huzaisham, Nur Athirah, Nasir, Siti Hana, Mohd Idris, Muhammad Khalis, Carolina Quintero Rodriguez, Carolina Quintero Rodriguez

“…The findings establish that the optimum heat-setting parameters are 190℃ temperature, 75s process time and 13.5% width extension. It is necessary to optimise the heat-setting parameters to achieve better fabric dimensional stability, as overheating damages and deteriorates some of the elastane filaments, resulting in reduced recovery properties after a certain temperature point.…”
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Fatty acid composition of Malaysian giant mudskipper (Periophthalmodon schlosseri) fish oil by Omar, Muhammad Nor, Che Othman, Siti Fairuz, Mohamad Talib, Hasan, Yunus, Kamaruzzaman

“…After methylation, the fish oil was analysed by GC and GC-MS. An HP-5 non-polar capillary column was used and the temperature was initially kept at 50oC for 2 min and then programmed at 5oC min-1 to 250oC. …”
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Esophageal Surface Cells in Non-Erosive Reflux Disease (NERD) : scanning electron microscopic study by Myint, Yi Yi, Tun, Ye, Muhammad Amjad, Nasser, Abd Rashid, Nor Linda, Mat Hassan, Mohd. Zailani

“…Material and methods: The study group included 8 NERD patients with reflux symptoms, normal mucosa on endoscopy and positive 24-hour pH monitoring (NERD) and 5 normal controls. Specimens were routinely processed for SEM. …”
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“Esophageal surface cell in Non-Erosive Reflux Disease” : Scanning Electron Microscopic study (SEM)” by Myint, Yi Yi, Tun, Ye, Mohammad Amjad, Nasser, Abdul Rashid, Nor Linda, Mat Hassan, Mohd. Zailani

“…Material and methods: The study group included 8 NERD patients with reflux symptoms, normal mucosa on endoscopy and positive 24-hour pH monitoring (NERD) and 5 normal controls. Specimens were routinely processed for SEM. …”
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Physiochemical properties of Jatropha curcas seed oil from different origins and candidate plus plants (CPPs) by A K M, Aminul Islam, Yaakob, Zahira, Anuar, Nurina, Primandari, Sri Rizki Purti, Osman, Mohamad

“…Jatropha seed oil of Philippine origin had the highest iodine value (187.3 mg/g oil) and seed oil from Borneo the lowest (83.5 mg/g oil). The lowest saponification values were obtained from seed oil of Philippine origin (189.5 mg KOH/g) and CPP-22 (183.3 mg KOH/g oil) from Malaysia. …”
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An experimental investigation of diffuse optical scattering from stationary and flowing dispersions by Wood, Peter Robert

“…Measurements made on latex volume fractions (v) up to 0.4 showed a maximum in S at about v = 0.2, Interpreted as non-random destructive interference between ordered particles. …”
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An experimental investigation of the motion of flexible molecules in the liquid state by light scattering by Bagshaw, John Martin

“…The Stokes Einstein volumes are interpreted as the quantity GapV where V is the molecular volume, alpha and p are associated with molecular shape and hydrodynamics and G with orientational correlation. …”
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Effects of a protein-rich, low-glycaemic meal replacement on changes in dietary intake and body weight following a weight-management intervention—the ACOORH trial by Röhling, Martin, Stensitzky, Andrea, Oliveira, Camila L. P., Beck, Andrea, Braumann, Klaus-Michael, Halle, Martin, Führer-Sakel, Dagmar, Kempf, Kerstin, McCarthy, H. David, Predel, Hans-Georg, Schenkenberger, Isabelle, Toplak, Hermann, Berg, Aloys

“…After sex stratification, particularly INT-women increased their total protein intake after 12 (INT: +12.7 g vs. CON: −5.1 g, p = 0.021) and 52 weeks (INT: +5.7 g vs. …”
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Rewilding cognition: complex dynamics in open experimental systems by Ross, Wendy, Vallée-Tourangeau, Frédéric

“…The socks problem is one such problem: Given black socks and brown socks in a drawer mixed in a ratio of 4 to 5, how many socks will you have to take out to make sure that you have a pair of the same colour? …”
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