Financial repression, liberalization and bank total factor productivity: empirical evidence from the Thailand banking sector by Sufian, Fadzlan

“…The present paper employs the Malmquist Productivity Index (MPI) method to examine sources of total factor productivity change of the Thailand banking sector during the post-Asian financial crisis period of 1999-2008. The empirical findings suggest that the Thailand banking sector has exhibited productivity regress during the period under study due to technological regress. …”
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Analysis of engineering and education student's experiences and expectations on powerpoint usage for instruction. by Ahmed Tajudeen, Shittu, Madarsha, Kamal Basha, Tunku Ahmad, Tunku Badariah, Liman, Mukhtar Alhaji

“…Frequency, mean, standard deviation and independent sample t-test was used for analyzing the data generated from the study. The findings of the study shows that there is no significant difference in the mean of male and female student experiences and expectations in a PowerPoint lecture class. …”
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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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Characteristics of better performing manufacturing companies in new product development success by Wan Jusoh, Wan jamaliah

“…The findings so far suggest that factors that have strong influence on new product development success are all within the control of management. …”
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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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Understanding the correlation of explicit and implicit memory effectiveness using EEG-based emotional arousal by Alarabi, Khamis Faraj, Abdul Rahman, Abdul Wahab, Dzulkifli, Mariam Adawiah, Kamaruddin, Norhaslinda

“…The findings of this research were found to be consistent with suggestions of previous neuroscience and psychology studies, and provided new evidence in analyzing memory effectiveness with emotional arousal.…”
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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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