Assessing performance of mutual funds in Indonesia by Abd. Majid, M. Shabri, Hartomi, Maulana

“…To measure their efficiencies, the output-input data consisting of a panel of 23 mutual funds are empirically examined based on the most commonly used non-parametric approach, namely, Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). The study finds that, on average, the mutual funds experienced a decrease in total factor productivity (TFP) growth. …”
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MSCT of huge abdominopelvic masses in female: a pictorial illustration by Hassan, Radhiana, Abd. Aziz, Azian, Md Ralib @ Md Raghib, Ahmad Razali, Abdullah, Suhaiza

“…Case series We retrospectively reviewed MSCT performed for huge abdominopelvic masses. The CT findings were correlated with intra-operative findings and final HPE report. …”
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Perceptions of potential employees on teleworking in private firms in Kuala Lumpur by Kadar Hamsa, Abdul Azeez

“…Other findings favouring teleworking include: reduction in travel cost, time and stress, more time with family and increased flexibility.…”
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Determinants of internal audit contribution to strategic management: Malaysian evidences by Zainal Abidin , Nor Hafizah, Haron, Hasnah, Shahbudin, Amirul Shah

“…This paper has provided empirical evidences to support the findings from previous qualitative studies. Besides, this study has enhanced the understanding of predictors of internal audit contribution to strategic management in a context of mandatory environment. …”
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Corporate governance and risk-based auditing: The Malaysian evidences by zainal abidin, nor hafizah, haron, hasnah`, shahbudin, amirul shah

“…This study provides empirical evidence to support the findings as suggested by previous qualitative studies. …”
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The rights and duties of journalists in a constitutional democracy: An analytical exposition by Sambo, Abdul Fatai, Shuaib, Farid Sufian

“…It further finds that these rights (together with its limitations) and duties are necessary in a constitutional democracy. …”
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Information and communication technology workforce employability in Malaysia by Suhaimi, Mohd Adam, Hassan, Muhammad Rabiul, Hussin, Husnayati, Shah, Asadullah

“…Design/methodology/approach – The methodology of the study comprised project reports and a literature review. Findings – The findings show that not only Malaysia but also Australia and India are facing the challenges of demand-supply gap as regards a quality ICT-related workforce. …”
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Digital watermarking: A counterfeiting and piracy deterrence by Olanrewaju, Rashidah Funke, Khalifa, Othman Omran, Zeki, Akram M.

“…The result of findings indicated that digital watermarking can help deter piracy and authenticate digital media extensively.…”
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Al-Shabaab's leadership hierarchy and its ideology by Shuriye, Abdi Omar

“…The organization constitutes obdurate and dogmatic elements and individuals of originally Somali’s Salafi movements. The initial findings of this research are that al-Shabaab’s ideology must have originated outside Somalia. …”
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Linking organizational and individual factors to Government-to-Business system performance by Hussin, Husnayati, Kassim, Erne Suzila

“…Therefore, we attempt to evaluate the G2B service performance and examine the linkage of organizational and individual factors to the performance. Findings of the study show organizational learning and user attitude of organizational and individual factors respectively play a major role is determining the G2B system use. …”
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Non-contrast computed tomography in acute ischaemic stroke: a pictorial review by Hassan, Radhiana, Sharis Osman, Syazarina, Mohamed Mukari, Shahizon Azura, Hashim , Hilwati, Muda, Ahmad Sobri

“…This article serves as an educational material that illustrates those findings which are important for all clinicians involved in acute stroke care…”
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Some issues on murabahah practices in Iran and Malaysian Islamic banks by Zandi Pour Joopari, GholamReza, Mohd. Ariffin, Noraini

“…Design/methodology/approach – The approach taken is descriptive. Findings – Although the main principle of Islamic financial institutions is prohibition of usury, it is surprised to see that Islamic financial institutions are still practicing usury in their transaction as evidenced in Iran. …”
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Towards holistic inclusion in Malaysia: knowledge of special education needs among in-service distant by Saad, Supiah, Ibrahim, Haniz, Nayan, Nordina

“…The findings of previous researches showed that mainstream teachers' have a negative attitude towards students with special educational needs (SEN) in Malaysia due to the lack of information and awareness. …”
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Joux multicollisions attack in sponge construction by AlAhmad, Mohammad A., Alshaikhli, Imad Fakhri Taha, Nandi, Mridul

“…Our attack is similar to Joux attack but specifically for sponge construction1. We show that finding multicollisions in sponge construction of messages that hash to the same value, is not harder finding ordinary collisions. …”
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Exchange rate pass-through import prices: sectoral analysis by Duasa, Jarita, Ahmad, Nursilah

“…The findings reflect that exchange rate pass-through is endogenous to Malaysian inflationary environment and monetary policy credibility. …”
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Perceptions on interaction design in Malaysia by Hussein, Idayawati, Abu Seman, Esmadi Abu, Mahmud, Murni

“…This paper reports the findings of a study of interaction design and/or any HCI methodologies in practice among Malaysian companies for software design and computer-related design development. …”
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Corporate image of zakat institutions in Malaysia by Ab Hamid, Siti Ngayesah, Wan Jusoh, Wan Jamaliah

“…These findings have broadened understanding of the concept of image and its antecedents in the context of zakat institutions in Malaysia. …”
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Barriers and drivers of Human-Centered ICT design: the missing elements in Malaysia by Hussein, Idyawati, Abu Seman, Esmadi Abu, Mahmud, Murni

“…Findings of this study indicate that human-centered barriers are clustered around the existing traditional bureaucratic system. …”
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Bank-specific, industry-specific and macroeconomic determinants of bank efficiency: empirical evidence from the Thai banking sector by Sufian, Fadzlan, Habibullah, Muzafar Shah

“…The results indicate that inefficiency in the sector stems mainly from scale rather than pure technical efficiencies. The findings suggest that small banks are most efficient, while medium-sized banks have been the least efficient banking group. …”
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Determinants of bank profitability in a developing economy: empirical evidence from Bangladesh by Sufian, Fadzlan, Habibullah, Muzafar Shah

“…This study seeks to examine the performance of 37 Bangladeshi commercial banks between 1997 and 2004. The empirical findings of this study suggest that bank specific characteristics, in particular loans intensity, credit risk, and cost have positive and significant impacts on bank performance, while non-interest income exhibits negative relationship with bank profitability. …”
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