Board characteristics and financial performance: evidence from Bursa Malaysia Financial Times Stock Exchange (FTSE) top 100 index firms by Nur Hafizah Abdul Puhat, Suhaily Hasnan, Khairul Ayuni Mohd Kharuddin, Hafizah Marzuki, Mazurina Mohd Ali

“…The small percentage of politically-connected directors (19%) and military-experienced directors (5%) reported in this study can be viewed favourably in line with the recent MCCG 2021 recommendation that the appointment of the directors should be apolitical or politically neutral without having any executive powers in politics. …”
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Building the semiotic meaning of critical thinking from the Prophet Ibrahim's discourses in the scene of da'wah to his father in the Qur'anic story by Mhd Ramli, Mhd Faizal, Othman, Mohd Sukki, Hajimaming, Pabiyah, Wan Sulong, Wan Muhammad

“…Although the study of critical thinking is of interest to researchers in the field of contemporary education, many people still neglect and ignore the logical and rational aspects of Prophet Ibrahim's discourses as a comprehensive scientific approach to critical thinking based on divine revelation.This has led to Muslims being accused of stagnation and backwardness due to their inability to provide evidence and produce new knowledge from the Holy Quran in line with the development of contemporary knowledge.The research adopted the descriptive analytical approach through the semiotic pragmatic method pioneered by Peirce, which consists of components namelyrepresentamen, object and interpretant, and the research relied on thecritical thinking elements by the Delphi Report, as the basis for this research. …”
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Learning moral values through cartoons for Malaysian preschool-aged children by Abdullah, Muhammad Alif Redzuan

“…The families' explanations helped the preschoolers distinguish between good and bad moral values in line with Malay culture and Islamic teachings. The analysis was limited by the small sample size and geographical location of this study. …”
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A case study on the application of new media technology and market expansion of rural enterprises in Central China by Liu, Meng, Wan Abas, Wan Antia, Mamat, Roslina

“…In the process of brand building, this article emphasizes the combination of product characteristics and local culture to ensure that the brand image is more in line with the tastes and needs of local consumers. …”
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Development of a recombinant non-replicating Newcastle disease virus by Cheow, Pheik-Sheen, Tan, Tiong Kit, Song, Adelene Ai-Lian, Yusoff, Khatijah, Chia, Suet Lin

“…The virus retained its oncolytic activities similar to that of the replicating rAF-GFP as observed in a cell viability assay when a breast cancer cell line, MCF-7, was treated with the virus. In conclusion, this study has successfully generated a system to produce a non-replicating NDV which can be used as a viral vector for heterologous protein delivery, as a safer alternative compared to the virulent strains as an oncolytic virus. …”

Development and in vitro bioevaluation of cockle shell-calcium carbonate (Aragonite) nanoparticles for intracellular drug delivery by Isa, Tijani

“…Biocompatibilities were evaluated on macrophage cell line (J774.A1) using 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) and 5-Bromo-2ʹ-deoxyuridine (BrdU) assays. …”
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Synthesis, Characterisation Of Stilbene–Arylcinnamide Hybrids And Cytotoxic Studies Against Lung Cancer Cell A549 by Mohd Zaki, Nurain Syazwani

“…The cytotoxicity against human lung cancer A549 cell line was assessed by the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium (MTT) assay, using cisplatin as the positive control. …”
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Experimental investigation assessment of railway ground vibration: a case study in Kluang-Gemas, Kluang District, Johor, Malaysia by Sougui, Oumar Orozi, Othman, Mohd Hanifi, Tong, Yean Ghing, Mat Said, Khairun Nissa, Nicholas, Brian Mclair, Tay, Swee Ching, Mohd Masirin, Mohd Idrus, Madun, Aziman, Ling, Felix Ngee Leh, Yusof, Mohd Fairus

“…A series of field measurements were accomplished in a straight line in Kluang City, southern Malaysia, using accelerometers and DEWESoft X2. …”
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An eco-friendly synthesis of titanium oxide nanoparticles mediated from Syringodium isoetifolium and evaluate its biological activity and photocatalytic dye degradation. by Sundar, Velmani, Balasubramanian, Balamuralikrishnan, Sivakumar, Mani, Chinnaraj, Santhosh, Palani, Vino, Maluventhen, Viji, Kamyab, Hesam, Chelliapan, Shreeshivadasan, Arumugam, Maruthupandian, Zuleta Mediavilla, Diana Patricia

“…The green synthesis of TiO2 NPs emphases to be cost effective and eco-friendly with antimicrobial and anti-cancer effects against breast cancer cell lines.…”

Electoral Reforms During the Pakatan Harapan Government by Mohd. Zain, Zawiyah, Ahmad, Zalinah, Omar, Salmah, Ajis, Mohd Na'eim, Othman, Zaheruddin

“…However, many reforms still need to be done in line with the recommendations of BERSIH and NGOs. …”
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Value Co-creation with Customers by Facebook Community: A Successful Example of PKT Logistics by Belal, H. M., Noordin, Alminnourliza, Hasan, Quamrul, Ahmad Zaidi, Mohamad Faizal

“…Cisco company is providing an on-line service for giving its customers open access to Cisco’s resources, information and systems, thereby Cisco and its customers can get involved with each other and make user community. …”
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Compensation committee and executive compensation in Asia by Lee, Kin-Wai

“…Using a sample of firms in East Asian economies, we find that level of CEO compensation is positively associated with CEO power. …”
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Practical pseudo-collisions for hash functions ARIRANG-224/384 by Guo, Jian, Matusiewicz, Krystian, Knudsen, Lars R., Ling, San, Wang, Huaxiong

“…We use this approach to find near-collisions with Hamming weight 32 for the full compression function as well as collisions for the compression function of ARIRANG reduced to 26 rounds, both with complexity close to 20 and memory requirements of only a few words.We use near collisions for the compression function to construct pseudo-collisions for the complete hash functions ARIRANG-224 and ARIRANG-384 with complexity 223 and close to 20, respectively.We implemented the attacks and provide examples of appropriate pairs of H,M values. …”
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Principles : Life and Work / by Dalio, Ray, author 656003, Simon & Schuster (Online service) 656004

“…Here, from a man who has been called both "the Steve Jobs of investing" and "the philosopher king of the financial universe" (CIO magazine), is a rare opportunity to gain proven advice unlike anything you'll find in the conventional business press.…”
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Intelligent Solutions for Sustainable Power Grids / by Kumar, L. Ashok, editor 623258, Angalaeswari, S., 1981-, editor 655486, K., Mohanasundaram, 1977-, editor 655487, Bansal, Ramesh C., editor 655488, Patil, Arunkumar, 1985-, editor 655489, IGI Global (Online service) 631983

“…Academic scholars engaged in power system research find themselves at the forefront of addressing issues such as energy source estimation, coordination in dynamic environments, and the effective utilization of artificial intelligence (AI) techniques. …”
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Dynamics in blue emitting metal halide perovskites for light emitting diodes by Karlsson, Max

“…We continue by investigating the role of Br/Cl-alloying on device efficiency and stability in green to blue emitting perovskite LEDs. We find that chloride incorporation, while having only a minor impact on efficiency at moderate levels, detrimentally affects device stability even in small amounts. …”
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《虬髯客传》的古今诠释 : 以《虬髯客传》、《虬髯翁》和《风尘三侠之红拂女》为例 = Retelling “The legend of curled beard” : examples from Tang, Ming and Contemporary... by 梁琇涵 Leong, Xiu Han

“…This research will attempt to find out the various factors that cause the change in plot and the way the story is retold, such as the objectives of the writers and the need of the audiences.…”
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How did ancient human activities influence the properties and development of soil?—a case study of the Yangshao Village cultural relic site, Henan Province by Zha, Lisi, Wang, Wenjing, Zhong, Junhong, Su, Yiqi, Chang, Dandan

“…At the same time, the coarse-grained matter was affected by the plowing activities and mostly decomposed into fine particles, and the content of clay particles reached an extreme value. …”
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Ecological forces affecting microbial eukaryotes in the coastal ocean by Gomez, Annika L.

“…In this thesis, I investigate the effect of specific top-down and bottom-up forces at fine scales of time, location, and taxonomy, uncovering mechanisms by which nutrient limitation and viral infection affect marine protistan communities. …”
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Laboratory studies of atmospheric photochemistry in indoor and outdoor environments by Goss, Matthew B.

“…Secondary organic aerosol (SOA), fine particulate matter formed through indirect photochemical reactions, influences the climate and contributes to air pollution harmful to human health. …”
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