Book review: The urban enigma: time, autonomy and postcolonial transformation in Latin America by Simone Vegliò by Levy, Helton

“…The book discusses the projects’ ambitions in line with the vision of modernity at their time while contrasting their aims with the demands of social inclusion, justice, and the continuation of colonial ideas.…”
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A review on shoreline detection framework using remote sensing satellite image by Zulkifle, Farizuwana Akma, Hassan, Rohayanti, Kasim, Shahreen, M. Othman, Razib

“…Shoreline is usually defined as the intersection of the land with the water surface of the mean high water line with the beach profile. In relation, most research in recent years has set the focus on remote sensing which makes it possible to collect data on this shoreline areas. …”
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Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy experimentation and applications by Haider, Zuhaib, Tufail, Kashif, Roslan, Sufi, Munajat, Yusof

“…Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) is one of the highly potential techniques to compete in this competitive arena for rapid elemental analysis which can be further used for real-time composition monitoring in the production line, post-production inspection, scrap sorting and even for classification of biological samples. …”
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Flexible skin-contact antenna with artificial magnetic conductor for health monitoring application by Othman, Nazirah

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Low magnetic field exposure alters prostate cancer cell properties by Lange, Sigrun, Inal, Jameel, Kraev, Igor, Dart, Dafydd Alwyn, Uysal-Onganer, Pinar

“…This study investigated the effects of LMF exposure (20 nT) by magnetic shielding on the prostate cancer cell line PC3 compared to the prostate epithelial cell line PNT2 under short-term (4 h) conditions. …”
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The influence of biosynthesis zinc oxide nanoparticles by using fruit extracts of ananas comosus towards the performance of PSF/ZNO membrane by Raja Ahmad, Raja Puteri Nurul Adibah

“…The bandgap energy value of the ZnO (C) and ZnO (P) was 2.20 eV and 3.17 eV respectively which in line with the photocatalytic activity as many as 66.4% and 96.2% for ZnO (C) and ZnO (P) respectively in this study. …”
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Gamat or Timun Laut? Ossicle shapes of Holothuria (Merthensiothuria) leucospilota and Stichopus horrens for identification by Kamarudin, Kamarul Rahim

“…Gamat has been exploited for its body fluid extracts i.e. air gamat and lipid extracts i.e. minyak gamat. In line with the development of science and technology, modern-­‐formularised gamat-­‐based products sold by Malaysia’s companies e.g. …”
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From Pasha to Cleopatra and Vashti: the Oriental Other in Charlotte Brontë’s Villette by Mohd Ramli, Aimillia

“…It suggests that this contamination destabilizes this character, blurring the line that divides both East and West, fantasy and reality, and argues that the Oriental institution of the harem, the artistic representations of women as illustrated by the Orientalist portrait of Cleopatra and the actress playing Vashti and, finally, M. …”
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A concept of shear wall for the design of high-rise buildings construction by Abu Eusuf, Muhammad

“…The software of this system is performed on the platform of modeling and the models of this system are usually idealized as line elements instead of continuum elements. Single walls are modeled as cantilevers and walls with openings are modeled as pier/ spandrel systems. …”
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Modeling of the reliability baseline for process control monitoring kerf structures by Izuddin, Ismah, Kamaruddin, Mohd. Hanif, Nordin, Anis Nurashikin

“…The process control monitor (PCM) refers to the suite of test structures usually placed in the scribe line (alternatively named kerf, street or test key) separating product die on the wafer. …”
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Panel data analysis of Malaysian listed banks on corporate gevernance and risk by Adnan, Muhamad Akhyar, Ab. Rashid, Hafiz-Majdi, Mydin Meera, Ahamed Kameel, Htay, Sheila Nu Nu

“…All findings except director ownership are in line with theoretical expectation. It might be due to three main reasons as discussed in the paper. …”
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Optimization of extraction process parameters for anti-cancer agent from Solanum Lycopersicum by Amid, Azura, Ahmad, Abdul Aziz, Ahmad Raus, Raha

“…In this study, three extraction parameters were investigated on their effects toward the anti-cancer activities when applied to MCF-7 breast cancer cell line. A three-factor and three levels Box Behnken design consisting of seventeen experiments was employed including five replicates at the center point. …”
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Lean management and Islamic perspective: convergence in diversity by Abd. Manaf, Noor Hazilah, Zein, Ibrahim Mohamed

“…In addressing lean from an Islamic perspective, the stand is to establish relevancy along the line of mutual exchange and cultural meanings, with meaningful contribution of Muslim scholars towards human civilisation.…”
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From Pasha to Cleopatra and Vashti: the oriental other in Charlotte Brontë’s Villette by Mohd Ramli, Aimillia

“…It suggests that this contamination destabilizes this character, blurring the line that divides both East and West, fantasy and reality, and argues that the Oriental institution of the harem, the artistic representations of women as illustrated by the Orientalist portrait of Cleopatra and the actress playing Vashti and, finally, M. …”
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HRM and KM practices in ISTIQ: lessons to learn by Omar, Anuar, MohdAzlan, Azian, Kadir, Samila, Hazaipah, Siti Nur Hafiza, Mhd. Sarif, Suhaimi

“…A topping up measure was a recent review of its hiring practices to be in line with human resource and knowledge management requirements.…”
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Rain fade analysis for practical free space optic link in tropical region by Al-Khateeb, Wajdi Fawzi Mohammed, Islam, Md. Rafiqul, Myat , Tun Oo

“…It restricts the distance of FSO communication systems and limits the availability for line-of-sight terrestrial link. Practical FSO link has been setup, monitored and analyzed. …”
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Contemporary Islamic educational discourse and the philosophy of empowerment by Rahath House, Yousef, Hashim, Rosnani

“…The central concern of this article is to examine the contemporary Islamic educational discourse from the perspective of the philosophy of empowerment. In line with this view, it proposes a new conceptual framework for empowerment in lieu of the traditional views, which consider empowerment in terms of infrastructural developments or shifting power from the powerful to the powerless. …”
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Shari’ah and ethical issues in the practice of modified wakalah model in family takaful by Htay, Sheila Nu Nu, Syed, Ahmed Salman

“…Takaful has been acknowledged as insurance which is in line with Shari’ah principles. Due to the prohibited elements such as interest, uncertainty and gambling in the insurance practices, Takaful has been introduced by the Muslim scholars. …”
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The impact of exchange rate misalignment on portfolio inflows in Malaysia by Mohd Sidek, Noor Zahirah, Yusoff, Mohammed

“…Therefore, exchange rate policies should be geared to keep the exchange rate in line with the economic fundamentals so as to avoid prolonged overvaluation.…”
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Third voice in a criminal justice system: the voice of the victim through victim impact statement by Sidhu, Baljit Singh, Shair Mohamed, Mohd. Akram

“…Whilst VISs are surely welcomed to the Malaysian legal scene, are they fulfilling their intended purposes in light of the obvious failings in their implementation, including the lack of guidelines as well as the failure to bring the Child Act 2001 in line with the introduction of VISs only through the general procedural law ie, the CPC? …”
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