The deployment of ICT facilities in teaching and learning in Higher Education: a mixed method study of its impact on lecturers and students = A implantação de instalações de tic no... by Adedokun-Shittu, Nafisat Afolake, Sheikh Ahmad, Ismail, Othman, Joharry, Tunku Ahmad, Tunku Badariah

“…These multiple means findings were triangulated, compared and contrasted to validate the study. …”
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Antecedents of zakat payers’trust in an emerging zakat sector : an exploratory study by Murtala Oladimeji , Abioye Mustafa, Mohamad, Muslim Har Sani, Adnan, Muhammad Akhyar

“…The instrument was administered to a sample of Muslim professionals who observe religious seclusion in the last ten days of the Islamic fasting month (itqaf) in 12 purposely selected mosques across four states and the federal capital territory. Findings – Drawn from the resource dependence and legitimacy theories, the study finds that board capital, disclosure practices, governmental model of zakat institution, and stakeholder management were identified through the use of structural equation modeling as being the antecedents of zakat payers’ trust. …”
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Intellectual capital and financial performance of Islamic banks by Ousama, Abdulrahman Anam, Abdul Hamid, Fatima

“…Therefore, these findings could be useful as Islamic banks that would like to further improve their financial performance could focus on improving their IC.…”
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What customers expect and perceive from a university services? by Mohd Ali, Hairuddin, Salleh, Mohamad Johdi, Othman, Azam

“…The study was based on Parasuraman's framework. The most important finding were the weaknesses or short of services quality came from the factor of human interactions.…”
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Iodine status of children from the Red Sea, and the Nile Valley regions of the Sudan: implications for health and development by Hussein, Izzeldin S.

“…The implications of the findings to health and development of the children, and nutrition and health policy have been assessed. …”
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Empirical determinants of saving in the Islamic banks: evidence from Indonesia by Kasri, Rahmatina Awaliah, Kassim, Salina

“…The findings of this study have important implication on the risk management practices in the Islamic banks in Indonesia.…”
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An empirical assessment of business cycle asymmetries using parametric and non-parametric test: evidence from Asean countries by Abdul Manap, Turkhan Ali

“…This paper also uses three different approaches to remove trend component of GDP to investigate the sensitivity of the findings of asymmetries to the method of trend eliminations. …”
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Oil price exposure to asset returns: a disaggregate analysis by Abdul Jalil, Norasibah, Duasa, Jarita, Mat Ghani, Gairuzazmi, Ibrahim, Mansor, yusof, Hamidah

“…The estimated results of Model 2 indicated the presence of significant finding in industrial (IND) sector, of the PW analysis. …”
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Peer influences in academic achievements and behaviours among students of Mara junior science college, Malaysia by Salleh, Mohamad Johdi

“…It is hope that the findings of this research would benefit teachers, educators, administrators, and, educational leaders to manipulate positively the peer influence in achieving good students in academics and moral attitudes.…”
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The importance and usefulness of corporate annual reports in Malaysia by Mohd Ghazali, Nazli Anum

“…An implication for this finding is whether the annual report serves the information needs of analysts for decision-making purposes. …”
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Does trade matter for stock market integration? by Abdul Karim, Bakri, Abd. Majid, M. Shabri

“…Design/methodology/approach – Weekly stock indices spanning from January 1992 to May 2008 is analysed using autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) bound testing approach and vector autoregression (VAR) framework. Findings – Stock markets of Malaysia and its major trading partners are found to be integrated. …”
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Security treats of computerized banking systems (CBS): The Managers' perception in Malaysia by Malami, Abu Bakar, Zainol, Zaini, Puat Nelson, Sherliza

“…Since most major financial institutions operate in the capital city of Kuala Lumpur, questionnaires were sent to almost all bank branches in Kuala Lumpur. The findings are expected to provide a platform for bank managers to share their threats’ experience. …”
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Security Threats of Computerised Banking Systems (CBS): the managers' perception in Malaysia by Malami, Abu Bakar, Zainol, Zaini, Puat Nelson, Sherliza

“…Since most major financial institutions operate in the capital city of Kuala Lumpur, questionnaires were sent to almost all bank branches in Kuala Lumpur. The findings are expected to provide a platform for bank managers to share their threats’ experience. …”
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A comprehensive approach in developing akhlaq: a case study on the implementation of character education at Pondok Pesantren Darunnajah by ., Duna Izfanna, Ismail, Nik Ahmad Hisham

“…Design/methodology approach- In total, 12 teachers and 24 students of Pondok Pesantren Darunnajah, Indonesia were interviewed, participated in focus group discussion, and were observed. Findings- Findings suggest that Pondok Pesantren Darunnajah adopts the comprehensive approach of character education which is laid on Islamic values as its ultimate philosophy. …”
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An integrative approach to inter-organizational system implementation and evaluation: the case of government to business by Kassim, Erne Suzila, Hussin, Husnayati

“…Discussion of the case findings is offered and implications of the study are explained. …”
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Implementation e-government initiatives among Malaysian local authorities by Abu Bakar, Ahmad Bakeri, Junurham, Nur Leyni Nilam Putri

“…This paper was to study the implementation of the eGovernment initiatives among the local authorities in Malaysia which are under the jurisdiction of the local governments by using the Web Presence Measurement Model. The findings showed that the City council came out top in terms of achievement for the five Stages of Web Presence while the District council came out last which means a good number of indicators are absent from the District council websites/portals The findings also showed that the local authorities operating in the State of Selangor were much more advanced in term of representation for their websites/portals compared to those found in the State of Sabah which is located at the bottom of the list. …”
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In-process truing for ELID (Electrolytic In-Process Dressing) grinding by pulsewidth control by Saleh, Tanveer, Rahman, Mustafizur

“…Detailed mathematical design of the control algorithm has been presented and simulation results have been substantiated by experimental findings. The experimental finding shows that the wheel work piece contact gradually improves from 40° to ~ 360° as the grinding progresses when this new controlled dressing technique is implemented.…”
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Meaning of a public place: a story of Padang Pahlawan by Harun, Nor Zalina, Mansor, Mazlina, Said, Ismail

“…The findings suggest that residents developed deep attachments to Padang Pahlawan however change of physical character and discontinuity of place experiences have altered its meaning. …”
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Does trade among ASEAN members promote efficiency? sectoral evidence from the gravity model by Mohd Amin, Ruzita, Hamid, Zarinah, Md Saad, Norma

“…Income levels, transportation costs as well as level of development are shown to have a significant effect on total trade as well as on most sectors. Based on the findings, the study provides policy recommendations to promote higher trade for ASEAN members.…”
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An analysis on the efficiency of the Malaysian Islamic banking industry: domestic vs. foreign by Abd Hadi, Fatimah Salwa, Md Saad, Norma

“…The findings of the study are important for Islamic banks in Malaysia to improve or maintain the ability to become more competitive and provide a viable and better alternative to the conventional banking system.…”
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