General distance formula estimation of population total for unequal probability sampling designs with auxiliary variables by Ibrahim, Ibrahim Elabid

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Biosynthesis of antibacterial silver nanoparticles using plant organs of Ficus deltoidea Jack var. kunstleri (King) corner by Mohammad Din, Shahrulnizahana

“…In addition, visible damage on the bacterial wall of S. aureus was observed when treated with AgNP-Stem. Finally, human skin fibroblast (HSF 1184) cells exhibited lower viability when treated with AgNP-Root and AgNP-Stem compared to AgNP-Fig and AgNP-Leaf. …”
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Non-probabilistic method to consider uncertainties in frequency response function for vibration-based damage detection using artificial neural network by Padil, Khairul Hazman

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Preliminary Study on Student’s Performance and Thermal Comfort in Classroom by Chong Zi Yao, Chong Zi Yao, Nor Azli, Mohamad Nor Azhari, Hariri, Azian, Muhamad Damanhuri, Amir Abdullah, Mustafa, Mohd Syafiq Syazwan

“…The learning performance was assessed through a simple reaction test and digit span test based on the WHO Neurobehavioral Core Test Battery (NCTB) method. …”
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Preliminary Study on Student’s Performance and Thermal Comfort in Classroom by Chong Zi Yao, Chong Zi Yao, Nor Azli, Mohamad Nor Azhari, Hariri, Azian, Muhamad Damanhuri, Amir Abdullah, Mustafa, Mohd Syafiq Syazwan

“…The learning performance was assessed through a simple reaction test and digit span test based on the WHO Neurobehavioral Core Test Battery (NCTB) method. …”
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Preliminary Study on Student’s Performance and Thermal Comfort in Classroom by Chong Zi Yao, Chong Zi Yao, Nor Azl, Mohamad Nor Azhari, Hariri, Azian, Muhamad Damanhuri, Amir Abdullah, Mustafa, Mohd Syafiq Syazwan

“…The learning performance was assessed through a simple reaction test and digit span test based on the WHO Neurobehavioral Core Test Battery (NCTB) method. …”
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Thermo-electrical performance enhancement of photovoltaic / phase change material systems using copper foam matrix with multi-walled carbon nanotubes additives by Raad A-Ulmunem, Al-Samaraie Abdulmunem

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Rites of intent: the participatory dimension of the city by Temple, Nicholas

“…The question could be likened to an analogous argument that certain period instruments preserve their own musical traditions and heritage, even when that music is no longer performed. In this study I do not aim to address this question directly but rather to examine a broader related issue concerning what knowledge and understanding we can gain from examples of the past when considering the question of ritual space today. …”
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MODELLING OF CO-AXIAL AND TRI-AXIAL MILLIFLUIDIC DEVICES FOR CO-EXTRUSION OF SEMI-SOLID SOLIDS by Al-Sharai, Abdo Ali, Fhong Soon, Chin, Hwang See, Chan, Khee Yee, See, Sek Tee, Kian, Wahab, Mohammed Abdul

“…Even when the dynamic velocity of the fluid at outlet 1 increased, its velocity remained consistent. …”
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Comparison of parametric models using right censored data for breast cancer patients by Amran, Syahila Enera

“…However, right censoring is often arising when studying the time-to-event data. The data are said to be censored when some individuals are still alive at the end of the study or lost to follow up at a certain time. …”
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Book review : American Islamophobia: understanding the roots and rise of fear by Haynes, Jeffrey

“…According to Beydoun, Islamophobia, understood as dread or hatred of Islam, is a key feature of American politics and society, which has been growing in significance since the Iran “hostage crisis” of 1979–81, when 62 US diplomats were detained by Iran’s revolutionary government for 444 days. …”
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The plastic bag: forever and ever by Oropallo, Gabriele

“…After it has taken its first breath by the cashier of a grocery store, when left to its own devices, the plastic bag will contain the currents of the wind or those of the water, its membrane-like body continuing to behave according to its original design programme, even when no human users are employing it. …”
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Professionalisation of home economists in Britain from the 1950s to the 1980s: mediating small domestic electrical appliances by Bailey, Susan

“…This article explores the role of home economists from the 1950s until the 1980s in relation to small domestic electrical appliances when home economists promoted these small electrical products and began to have a role in their development and evaluation. …”

Measuring the performances of covariates using exponential survival analysis with partly-interval censored simulation data by Muhamad Jamil, Siti Afiqah, Lai, Jessintha, Abdullah, Mohd Asrul Affendi

“…This paper aims at proposing the partly-interval censored data into the fixed and time-varying covariates and measure the performances of Exponential survival distribution using mean square error (MSE), mean bias error (MBE), mean absolute error (MAE), root mean square error (RMSE), mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) and standard error. As a result, when dealing the data without censored observations, the exponential distribution significantly fit the simulation data since low values of error measurements appeared when the data included the exact and complete types of simulation. …”
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Comparative evaluation of two peripheral information systems using motion sickness subjective rating by Mustaffa, Norrizal, Karjanto, Juffrizal, Md. Yusof, Nidzamuddin, Terken, Jacques, Frank, Delbressine, Matthias, Rauterberg

“…Results indicated that participants experienced less MS when using P1 than P2.…”
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Development of coated peanut separator and frying skillet machine by Yusof, M Sallehuddin, Fadilullah, M Zul Nadzmi, Hassan, Suhaimi, Maksud, M Idris, Yunos, Muhamad Zaini

“…The groundnut is sticking and become like a ping pong size ball and the time consuming to fry is longer. …”
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Geophysical characterization of weathered sedimentary rock mass for surface excavation purpose by Mohd. Akip Tan, Siti Norsalkini

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E-portfolios and personal construct theory : the case of computing students by Chalk, Peter, Holley, Debbie, Pokorny, Helen, Andrew, David, Wilson-Medhurst, Sarah

“…It explores the personal constructs used by a small group of computing students when asked to describe e-portfolio elements and an ‘ideal’ e-portfolio. …”
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Female domestic violence counsellors/psychotherapists: attitudes towards addiction. An interpretative phenomenological analysis by Fricker, Nina, Banbury, Samantha, Visick, Amanda

“…It further provided insight into how supported and involved they felt in their workplace when counselling this group. These findings are discussed in terms of strategy development and training aimed at improving the experience of counsellors/psychotherapists working in DV counselling organisations when they encounter SUDs in order to support counsellors and service-users well-being.…”
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Consumption, Wealth, Stock and Housing Returns: Evidence from Emerging Markets by Caporale, Guglielmo Maria, Sousa, Ricardo M.

“…We use quarterly data for a panel of 31 emerging economies and find that, when agents expect future stock returns to be higher, they will temporarily allow consumption to rise. …”
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