Reprocessing of polypropylene/cellulose composites: effects on thermal properties by Samat, Noorasikin, Sarifuddin, Norshahida, Shafiee, Muhd Izzudin

“…The reprocessing and the effects maleic-anhydride grafted polypropylene (MAPP) coupling agent on the thermal properties of recycled polypropylene (rPP)/microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) composites were investigated. rPP composites with MCC loading of 5wt% and 20wt% were prepared by injection molding up to five cycles. …”
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Productivity Growth in the Malaysian Mobile Telecommunications Industry (2004) by Mohamad, Noorihsan

“…The data consist of a panel of five mobile service providers in Malaysia, namely Celcom, DiGi, Maxis, TimeCel and TM Cellular. …”
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Phytochemical Screening for Antibacterial Activity of Potential Malaysian Medicinal Plants by Jamal, Parveen, Abdul Karim, Mohamed Ismail, Abdullah, Erlina, Ahmad Raus, Raha, Hashim, Yumi Zuhanis Has-Yun

“…In this research, the leaves of five local plants which are Centella asiatica (‘pegaga’), Ficus deltoidea (‘mas cotek’), Orthosiphon aristatus (‘misai kucing’), Polygonum minus (‘kesum’), and Psidium guajava (‘jambu batu’) were evaluated for their antibacterial properties towards the growth of Bacillus subtilis and Escherichia coli . …”
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The effectiveness of project management by stakeholders in enhancing project and stakeholder management by Aladpoosh, Hamid

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Learning Objects To Enhance Students’ Conceptual Understanding Of Probability by Gossett, Roger, Haynes, Richard

“…This paper reports the quantitative findings from the development and evaluation of a series of learning objects (LOs) the design of which was based upon the results of a previously reported pilot study (Gossett, 2003). A series of five LOs were developed with the intention of clarifying students’ conceptual understanding of the fundamental mathematical concepts that underpin the concept of probability. …”
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Engaging students in learning through social networking : users’ perspectives by Guha, Ishika

“…Users' views about the social networking sites were investigated using online and face-to-face ethnographic interview techniques, using a sample size of five university students who were SNS users and familiar with other learning technologies. …”
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Mechanisms of rhinovirus neutralisation by antibodies by Touabi, Lila, Aflatouni, Faryal, McLean, Gary R.

“…The purpose of this review is to address the neutralising mechanisms of antibodies to rhinoviruses that would help progress vaccine development. At least five mechanisms of antibody neutralisation have been identified which depend to some extent on the antibody binding footprints upon the capsid. …”
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Perceptions of parental substance misuse among social workers working with children and families by Grant, Alastair, Banbury, Samantha, Lusher, Joanne

“…This research used a qualitative design of semi-structured interviews and thematic analysis to explore five Social Workers viewpoints on working with parental substance use. …”
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Coppiced sweet chestnut in UK construction - challenges and opportunities for design development of hardwood building products by Fereday, George, Meech, Nick, Nevill, Guy, Driver, Dougal, Lewis, Harri

“…This study comprised two focus groups exploring technical challenges and opportunities for small diameter sweet chestnut hardwood in construction. Five structural building products were designed and fabricated informed by the findings from the focus groups. …”
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Proposed competency framework for Malaysian Technical And Vocational Education And Training (TVET) teachers by Hamisu, Mohammed Adamu, Mohd Salleh, Kahirol, Lai, Chee Sern, Abubakar, Auwal

“…The result shows that the TVET teachers perceived all the twenty five competencies as important and the findings also shows the accepted Cronbach’s Alpha. …”
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Improving fit of bicycle helmet liners using 3D anthropometric data by Skals, Sebastian, Ellena, Thierry, Subic, Aleksandar, Mustafa, Helmy, Toh, Yen Pang

“…The HFI scores showed a significant improvement of overall fit (Difference: 11.32 ± 7.82 (μ ± SD), p < 0.0005) and for each of five defined regions of the liner inside surface. …”
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Legislative challenge to sustainable application of industrialized building system (IBS) by Yunus, Riduan, Yang, Jay

“…The external elements consist of opportunities and threats. For opportunities, five components have been identified, namely legal document integration, certification programmes, long-term benefits, global markets and good image. …”
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Proposed competency framework for Malaysian Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Teachers by Hamisu, Mohammed Adamu, Mohd Salleh, Kahirol, Lai, Chee Sern, Abubakar, Auwal

“…The result shows that the TVET teachers perceived all the twenty five competencies as important and the findings also shows the accepted Cronbach’s Alpha. …”
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Factors impeding the industrialized building system (IBS) implementation of building construction in Malaysia by Md. Ali, Massofia, Abas, Nor Haslinda, Mohd Affandi, Haryanti, Abas, Nor Ain

“…Interviews were conducted with five selected experienced individuals who were working with consultants (civil and structure engineer and quantity surveyor). …”
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GAMMA shaped monopole patch antenna for tablet PC by Islam, Md Rafiqul, Mohammad Shawkat, Habib, Abdullah, Khaizuran

“…The typical frequencies at 789.5 MHz, 988.1 MHz, 2.088 GHz and 2.376 GHz are having peak gain of 2.94 dBi, 2.11 dBi, 5.81 dBi, 4.84 dBi and radiation efficiencies of 95.57 %, 87.32 %, 96.67 % and 95.36 %, respectively. …”
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Development of wideband phased array antenna by Mohemed Abdi, Abdinasir

“…While the second design wideband phased array antenna was realized by adding one element and meander line T-divider, partial ground plane and two slots at ground plane. …”
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Rheological characterization of low methoxyl pectin extracted from durian rind by Sze Hui Jong, Sze Hui Jong, Abdullah, Norazlin, Muhammad, Norhayati

“…In this study, the flow behavior and viscoelastic properties of durian rind pectin (DP) (esterification degree = 18.99%, molecular weight = 42.1 kDa) were evaluated at different concentrations (1.0–3.0% w/v), pH (2.0–6.0), and temperatures (flow behavior: 10–75 ◦C, viscoelastic properties: 5–90 ◦C). …”
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Sorption Kinetics, Isotherm Studies and Mechanism of Removal of Organic and Inorganic by Adsorption onto Renewable Biomineral by Detho, Amir, Memon, Asif Ali, Memon, Aftab Hameed, Almohana, Abdulaziz Ibrahim, Daud, Zawawi, Rosli, Mohd Arif

“…Batch adsorption experiments were performed with 100 mL of prepared leachate solution in 2.5 g, 7.5 g, and 12.5 g dosages. The leachate solution was shaken in an incubator for 2 h at 200 rpm shaking speed and pH 7. …”
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Rheological characterization of low methoxyl pectin extracted from durian rind by Sze Hui Jong, Sze Hui Jong, Abdullah, Norazlin, Muhammad, Norhayati

“…In this study, the flow behavior and viscoelastic properties of durian rind pectin (DP) (esterification degree = 18.99%, molecular weight = 42.1 kDa) were evaluated at different concentrations (1.0–3.0% w/v), pH (2.0–6.0), and temperatures (flow behavior: 10–75 ◦C, viscoelastic properties: 5–90 ◦C). …”
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Dynamics of inflation determinants under dual monetary system: empirical evidence from Malaysia by Wiranata Kusuma, Dimas Bagus, Kassim, Salina, Fikri, Muhammad

“…Based on the findings, the study concludes that increasing the share of PLS-based Islamic finance and relying on gold in the payment system would contribute towards greater price stability in the economy. …”
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