Qualitative research : data collection & data analysis techniques by Puvenesvary, M., Abdul Rahim, Radziah, Naidu, R. Sivabala, Badzis, Mastura, Mat Nayan, Noor Fadhilah, Abd Aziz, Noor Hashima

“…It can some times be an intrusion and thus, it is very important to find a balance between involvement and detachment; closeness and distance. …”
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Constructing a maqasid (objective) based performance measurement index for Islamic banks by Tarique, Kazi Md., Islam, Rafikul, Mohamed, Mustafa Omar, Abdul Razak, Dzuljastri, Hamdan, Hamdino

“…Lastly, an index is developed and tested on some selected Islamic banks of Malaysia and Bangladesh to rank their Maqasid based performance. The findings revealed that RHB Islamic bank ranked top among the sampled Islamic banks. …”
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Prevalence and associated factors of depressive symptoms among disadvantaged adolescents: results from a population-based study in Bangladesh. by Nasreen, Hashima E, Alam, Mohammad Ariful, Edhborg, Maigun

“…Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), a 21-item scale, measured the prevalence of depressive symptoms using a cut-off 16 or higher. FINDINGS: The prevalence of depressive symptoms among adolescents was 14%, with predominance in urban slums and among girls. …”
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Effect of chemical surface treatment on the mechanical properties of reinforced plasticized poly(lactic acid) biodegradable composites by Ibrahim, Nor Azowa, Wan Yunus, Wan Md Zin, Othman, Maizatulnisa, Abdan, Khalina

“…The removal of the lignin from the fiber during the surface treatment caused the increment in the modulus result. This finding is also supported by the dynamic mechanical analysis. …”
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Training Urgency to Bridge the Digital Divide for Social Media Marketing Awareness and Adoption: Case of CBT Rural Homestay Operators Malaysia by Dewi Eka Murniati, Dewi Eka Murniati, Abdul Razzaq, Abdul Rasid, Affero bin Ismail, Affero bin Ismail, Luis Mota, Luis Mota

“…It also indicated that the homestays’ operators still use Malay rather than English on their social media promotion and interaction, which restricts their chances to access global markets. …”
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Training Urgency to Bridge the Digital Divide for Social Media Marketing Awareness and Adoption: Case of CBT Rural Homestay Operators Malaysia by Dewi Eka Murniati, Dewi Eka Murniati, Abdul Rasid bin Abdul Razzaq, Abdul Rasid bin Abdul Razzaq, Affero bin Ismai, Affero bin Ismai, Luis Mota, Luis Mota

“…It also indicated that the homestays’ operators still use Malay rather than English on their social media promotion and interaction, which restricts their chances to access global markets. …”
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Training Urgency to Bridge the Digital Divide for Social Media Marketing Awareness and Adoption: Case of CBT Rural Homestay Operators Malaysia by Dewi Eka Murniati, Dewi Eka Murniati, Abdul Rasid bin Abdul Razzaq, Abdul Rasid bin Abdul Razzaq, Affero bin Ismail, Affero bin Ismail, Luis Mota, Luis Mota

“…It also indicated that the homestays’ operators still use Malay rather than English on their social media promotion and interaction, which restricts their chances to access global markets. …”
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Low back pain among nurses in orthopedic and intensive care unit at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre: the incidence, impacts and level of disability by Ibrahim, Amirah Fatin, Yassin, Aslina, Karim, Jalina

“…Student t test for independent samples was used in data analysis by using SPSS. The finding showed that the incidence of low back pain in life time among nurses was 65.7%. …”
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Extreme learning machine for user location prediction in mobile environment by Mantoro, Teddy, Olowolayemo, Akeem, Olatunji, Sunday O., Ayu, Media Anugerah, Md. Tap, Abu Osman

“…The empirical results show that the proposed model based on the ELM algorithm noticeably outperforms k-Nearest Neighbor approaches. Findings – WiFi's SS contributes more in accuracy to the prediction of user location than WiFi's SQ. …”
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Evaluation of time-dependent pathways in an acute ischemic stroke protocol that incorporates CT perfusion: A tertiary referral center experience by hashim, hilwati, Hassan, Radhiana, Sharis Osman, Syazarina, Muda, Ahmad Sobri

“…The delays in the time-dependent pathways are due to our work flow and organisational process rather than performing the CTP per se.…”
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Pelargonium radula as a plant bioindicator in monitoring mercury in drinking water by A Majid, Noraishah, Ramli, Nur Syazila, Phang, Ing Chia

“…Plant bioindicator offers huge advantages over conventional water quality analysis. Other than cheap, easy to apply and give rapid results; most importantly, people in the rural area can apply this method to monitor water quality without the need of modern equipment and technical expertise. …”
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Engineering management in developing countries a future prospective by Eusuf, Muhammad Abu, Mohd. Din, Shamzani Affendy, Mohamed Ali, Haitham, Khaleed Mansour, Abeer

“…As projects leaders continue to lead global, multicultural projects, there is a demand for managing a workforce that is more diverse than ever. The multi-generational workforce has distinct views on work ethic, communication and incentives; finding common ground is essential. …”
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Antibiotic-Nigella Sativa Fusion (ANF) as a novel approach intended for the treatment against bacteria forming biofilm in osteomyelitis by Mohamed, Farahidah, Mohd Shafri, Mohd Affendi, Mohd Yusof, Nazri, Harun Ismail, Ahmad Fahmi, Yaacob, Khairul Ikhwan, Yusof, Fatin Athirah, Shahdan, Intan Azura

“…With further clinical proofs, the findings could have high impact on current treatment regimen against multi-drug resistant bacteria particularly for osteomyelitis. …”
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In-vivo antimalarial activity of the endophytic actinobacterium, Streptomyces SUK 10 by Baba, Mohd Shukri, Mohamad Zin, Noraziah, Abu Hassan, Zainal Abidin, Latip, Jalifah, Pethick, Florence, Hunter, Iain S., Edrada-Ebel, RuAngelie, Herron, Paul R.

“…As part of the drug discovery process, these promising finding may contribute to the medicinal and pharmaceutical field for malarial treatment. …”
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Nicotine dependence and quit smoking: a preliminary survey among adult males in Kuantan, Malaysia by Swe, Swe Latt, Mohd Rus, Razman, Ab Rahman, Jamalludin, Nasreen, Hashima E, Abd. Aziz, Karimah Hanim, Phyu, Htike Myat

“…Household income was a contributing factor for moderate to high ND. The finding provides hope for the success of smoking cessation programme if it is to be done in this locality.…”
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The facets model of effects and Islam in integrated marketing communication: the case of Gubugklakah in Indonesia by Nadia, Zulfa, Mokhtar, Aida

“…This study also examined DWG from the Islamic perspective. The findings suggest that four marketing communication tools were used in accordance with the six facets model of effects: perception, affective, cognition, association, persuasion and behaviour and that DWG is a Muslim friendly tourism village. …”
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Nicotine dependence and quit smoking: a preliminary survey among adult males in Kuantan, Malaysia by SweSwe , Latt, Razman, Mohd. Rus, Jamalludin, Ab Rahman, Nasreen, Hashima E, Karimah Hanim, Abdul aziz, Htike Myat , Phyu

“…Household income was a contributing factor for moderate to high ND. The finding provides hope for the success of smoking cessation programme if it is to be done in this locality. …”
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Attitude and impact changes of hijab wearing among Muslim Malay women in Malaysia by A.Manaf, Aini Maznina, Wok, Saodah, Ismail, Rizalawati

“…Out of 796 Malay women surveyed, the results showed that the respondents have a good perception on hijab wearing. The findings also shows that Malay Muslim women in Malaysia have a good attitude towards hijab wearing. …”
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Pelargonium radula as a plant bioindicator in monitoring mercury in drinking water by A Majid, Noraishah, Ramli, Nur Syazila, Phang, Ing Chia

“…Plant bioindicator offers huge advantages over conventional water quality analysis. Other than cheap, easy to apply and give rapid results; most importantly, people in the rural area can apply this method to monitor water quality without the need of modern equipment and technical expertise. …”
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Effects of simple abrasive combing and pretreatments on properties of pineapple leaf fibers (PALF) and PALF-Vinyl ester composite adhesion by Abd. Rahman, Mohamed, Mohd. Salit, Sapuan, Mridha, Shahjahan, Abdan, Khalina

“…Tensile strength and modulus of fine PALF strands are 155% and 134% higher than those of vascular bundles respectively. Abrasive combing reduced PALF diameters by 50.3% resulting in finer bundles with 48.6% higher modulus and 51.5% greater strength without much negative effects on fiber integrity. …”
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