Bank-specific, industry-specific and macroeconomic determinants of bank efficiency: empirical evidence from the Thai banking sector by Sufian, Fadzlan, Habibullah, Muzafar Shah

“…The results indicate that inefficiency in the sector stems mainly from scale rather than pure technical efficiencies. The findings suggest that small banks are most efficient, while medium-sized banks have been the least efficient banking group. …”
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Determinants of bank profitability in a developing economy: empirical evidence from Bangladesh by Sufian, Fadzlan, Habibullah, Muzafar Shah

“…This study seeks to examine the performance of 37 Bangladeshi commercial banks between 1997 and 2004. The empirical findings of this study suggest that bank specific characteristics, in particular loans intensity, credit risk, and cost have positive and significant impacts on bank performance, while non-interest income exhibits negative relationship with bank profitability. …”
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Legitimacy of a child through acknowledgement (Al-Iqrar) under Islamic Law: the extent to which acknowledgement establishes paternity of an illegitimate child by Mohd, Azizah

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Conversion from English deeds system to Torrens system of title registration in Penang and Malacca: process and problems by Maidin, Ainul Jaria

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Academic excellence as selection criteria among selected Malaysian employers by Hashim, Junaidah

“…The findings also revealed that there is a low relationship between employees' performance and their job satisfaction, motivation and ability. …”
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Environmental scanning practice of enterprise 50 Small Medium Enterprise (E50 SMEs) in Malaysia by Othman, Roslina, Hamedon, Siti Rohimi

“…Implications of our findings for SMEs owner/ managers and practitioners, the study’s limitations and future research directions are subsequently addressed.…”
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Grammatische Komplexität und semantische Transparenz in deutschen und englischen Satzstrukturen by Fischer, Klaus

“…A small quantitative study shows that the larger number of German inflectional morphemes in text is not compensated by a larger number of English function words. Nevertheless, the findings in total suggest a smaller complexity difference between the two languages than generally assumed.…”
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Enabling digital transformation and sustainability via the use of Artificial Intelligence-powered learning tools and mobile assisted learning: towards inclusive education in busine... by Meletiadou, Eleni

“…These were also triangulated with their lecturers' observations using thematic analysis. Findings indicated that Quizlet increased learner engagement and persistence in learning theory and concepts, as it used cutting-edge technology and promoted learner autonomy to develop their metacognitive skills. …”
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For which option is credit risk more representative on China banks' total factor productivity: efficiency change or technological progress? by Sufian, Fadzlan

“…Design/methodology/approach – The paper employs the Malmquist Productivity Index (MPI) which allows for the examination of five different indices: total factor productivity change (TFPCH); technological change (TECHCH); efficiency change (EFFCH); pure technical efficiency change (PEFFCH); and scale efficiency change (SECH) indices. Findings – The empirical findings indicate that the State Owned Commercial Banks (SOCB), Joint Stock Commercial Banks (JSCB), and City Commercial Banks (CCB) have exhibited lower TFPCH levels with the inclusion of risk factor. …”
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The shaping of an ibadah friendly hospital : learnings from the bimaristan of the evergreen past and the practicality of today’s demands by Mohd Nawawi, Norwina, Sapian, Abdul Razak, Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi, Wan Ismail, Wan Zainuddin, Othman, Norliah

“…This paper thus intends to share the findings on what makes the hospital with a soul or Ibadah friendly. …”
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Determinants of customers' intention to use Islamic personal financing: the case of Malaysian Islamic banks by Amin, Hanudin, Abdul Rahman, Abdul Rahim, Laison Sondoh, Stephen, Ang, Magdelene Choi Hwa

“…Not to mention, the findings of this study should be of value to Islamic banks in terms of expanding their customer base.…”
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RE: The value of testicular ultrasound in the prediction of the type and size of testicular tumors by Kamarulzaman, Mohd Nazli, Che Mohamed, Siti Kamariah

“…Thus, the ultrasound findings will be smaller in comparison to pathological size if the time interval between the ultrasound and operation was a week or more. …”
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Dominant elements of English as a foreign language teachers and the current practices of teaching English in secondary schools in Makassar by Saleh, Darmawati

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The effects of secondary trauma on professionals working with victims and survived traumatized individuals by Konistan, Rita

“…The reported findings seem to be consistent with previously undertaken research (Figley 1995; Miller and McGowen 2000; Robinson 2003; Sonneck and Wagner 1996; Stamm 2000). …”
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Terrorism in Nigeria: a study of Boko Haram religious violence in North East Nigeria by Hassan, Bala Abdullahi

“…The qualitative data was analyzed using content analysis and NVivo. The findings of the study revealed that Boko-Haram was not a result of politics but a multiplicity of poor socioeconomic factors with arms and funds sourced by direct criminal activities and dependence on foreign sources. …”
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Assessing the role of Arabic in EFL classes: an activity theory approach by Machaal, Brahim

“…In addition, I have made use of the principles of Activity Theory (AT) as a conceptual framework to help interpret the findings of the research in a rigorous and systematic manner. …”
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Achieving circularity is a distant dream: entrepreneurial barriers to circular business models in SMEs of emerging economies by Saharan, Akash, Samadhiya, Ashutosh, Kumar, Anil, Pandey, Krishan Kumar, Luthra, Sunil, Garza-Reyes, Jose Arturo

“…Finally, Best-Worst Method (BWM), a multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) method, was used to analyze the significant importance of the barriers. Findings: The findings of the study suggested the ‘financial barrier’ as the first-ranked barrier in the adoption of Circular Business Models (CBMs), followed by the ‘regulatory and operational barriers’ as the top second and third barriers. …”
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Compatibility assessment for physical and mechanical properties of empty fruit bunch cement-bonded fibreboard by Dullah, Hayana

“…The fabrication of EFB-CB specimens was done by incorporating EFB fibres with different lengths classified as R7M, R14M and R80M to establish findings on the effect of fibre length on EFB-CB. The research finding shows that the combination of EFB fibre size with distributions of 35%, 45% and 20% for R7M, R14M and R80M respectively is the optimum fibre length that can be used for further research. …”
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Perceived turnover intention model of academic in selected private universities in Malaysia by Ramasamy, Vijayan

“…Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) using Smart PLS software version 3 was used to test the hypothesis. Findings revealed that employer brand, perceived alternative job, job insecurity and work overload significantly influence turnover intention among academics. …”
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The relationship of potential hazards towards safety impact at Malaysian floating storage facility by Md Fadzil, Salehuddin

“…The result also shows mooring system having significant difference for hull failure since the statistical finding is significant. For the level of hazard, it shows that on the first ranking is hydrocarbon release followed by occupational accident, ship collision and hull failure. …”
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