The constraints of good governance practice in National Solid Waste Management Policy (NSWMP) implementation in Malaysia by Abas, Muhamad Azahar, Wee, Seow Ta

“…Moreover, this study also disclosed that the main constraint influenced the other constraints. …”
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The glacial geomorphology of part of the Western Grampians of Scotland, with especial reference to the limits of the Loch Lomond Advance by Thorp, Peter William

“…The limits of a large ice mass that built up in the western Grampians during the Loch Lomond Stadial were mapped using O.S. maps to scales of 1 : 10,000 and 1 : 25,000. The main forms of mapped glacial evidence comprised moraines, thick till, fluvioglacial landforms, erratics, boulder spreads, ice-moulded bedforms, striae and friction cracks. …”
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Development of coated peanut separator and frying skillet machine by Yusof, M Sallehuddin, Fadilullah, M Zul Nadzmi, Hassan, Suhaimi, Maksud, M Idris, Yunos, Muhamad Zaini

“…The design convenient, determination of the material selection and the main components that help to operate the machine are the main aspects have been considered. …”
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Adsorption mechanisms of linear and branched alkane liquid on solid surfaces that influences heat transfer by S., A. Rafeq, Daud, N. M., Sudin, M. N., M. S. ZAKARIA, M. S. ZAKARIA, Rosli, M. A. M., Munir, M. F., Manshoor, B.

“…The contact interfaces of solid and liquid are common systems in tribology studies where the main parameter looked at are the wear rates and scar. …”
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Determining root cause of construction waste generation: a global context by Kaliannan, Suaathi, Nagapan, Sasitharan, Abdullah, Abd Halid, Sohu, Samiullah, Ahmed Jhatial, Ashfaque

“…Construction sector is one of the main sectors in contributing Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate in every developing country. …”
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Rhetoric of economic nationalism by Uzelac, Gordana

“…Seen as such a set of policies, Economic Nationalism is construed as the main obstacle to the true free market economies. …”
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An investigation into performance, stress level, auditing and evaluation of core skills training among staff working in emergency operation services, search and rescue and disaster... by Al-Raisi, Ahmed Naser

“…All participants were working at the time in the Emergency and Public Safety Administration and some were members of the International Search and Rescue team ADP GHQ. The main literature relevant to this investigation is covered in two main chapters (I.e. chapters 1 and 2) of this research project. …”
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Liquidity risk, credit risk and the overnight interest rate spread: a Stochastic Volatility modelling approach by Beirne, John, Caporale, Guglielmo Maria, Spagnolo, Nicola

“…In this paper we model the volatility of the spread between the overnight interest rate and the central bank policy rate (the policy spread) for the euro area and the UK during the two main phases of the financial crisis that began in late 2007. …”
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The First Stable Release of Qucs-S and Advances in XSPICE Model Synthesis by Brinson, Mike, Kuznetsov, Vadim

“…The Workshop presents the main features of Qucs-S, new extended EDD and XSPICE model equations, XPICE “turn-key” model generation complier system dataflow diagram, Main features of the XSPICE Code Model synthesizer, structure of the XSPICE models synthesizer, Tunnel diode XSPICE model, Triode EDD implementation and auto-generated XSPICE Code, Fowler-Nordheim diode model, user-defined SPICE functions, and Plans for future.…”
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Dual-use oversight: is the scientific community fit for purpose? What should be done if it is not? by Shang, Lijun, Millett, Kathryn, Dando, Malcolm

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Bond behaviour of grouted spiral and splice connection under direct axial and flexural pullout load by Hosseini, Seyed Jamal Aldin

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Developing strategies to retain organizational insurers using a clustering technique: evidence from the insurance industry by Kambiz, Shahroodi, Avakh Darestani, Soroush, Samaneh, Soltani, Adeleh, Eisazadeh Saravani

“…Formulating strategies to maintain policyholders is one of the main challenges for most insurance companies in Iran. …”
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Experiences of geophagy during pregnancy among African migrant women in London: implications for public health interventions by Madziva, Cathrine, Chinouya, Martha J., Njoroge, Kezia

“…Vomiting, nausea, spitting, appetite challenges, and cravings were cited as the main reasons for clay ingestion during pregnancy. …”
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Digital Platform Potential for Asnaf Zakat Entrepreneurs: A Systematic Literature Review by Meerangani, Khairul Azhar, Abdul Hamid, Mohammad Fahmi, Hashim, Siti Nurul Izza, Sharif, Dziauddin

“…The implementation of the asnaf entrepreneurial transformation model through the Human Development Program is a proactive initiative of the State Islamic Religious Council (MAIN) aimed at increasing the asnaf group's potential in the entrepreneurial field. …”
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Determining the factors influencing indigenous youth become a successful entrepreneurs by Amiruddin, Mohd Hasril, Sumarti, Sri, Suib, Siti Normah, Ibrahim, Azhani Che, A. Jalil, Siti Afiat

“…Poverty was identified as the main challenge faced by the government in developing the indigenous community youth. …”
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Turkey and the Balkans: bringing the Europeanisation/de-Europeanisation nexus into question by Alpan, Başak, Öztürk, Ahmet Erdi

“…This article is about the main framework and the rationale of the special issue, which deals with Turkey’s increasing ethno-religious, pragmatic and complicated involvement and activism in the Balkans since 2002, under the Justice and Development Party (Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi - AKP). …”

Regulation of labour market intermediaries and the role of social partners in preventing trafficking of labour by Paraskevopoulou, Anna, Fromm, Andrea, Clark, Nick

“…The main focus of the report is on trafficking for the purpose of labour exploitation and does not cover trafficking for sexual exploitation. …”
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Reconfigurable phased microstrip antenna array with defected ground structure and defected microstrip structure for beam steering application by Subhi Ahmad, Khalid

“…This work proposed two alternative approaches to steer the main beam. The first is based on a defected ground structure (DGS), while the second is a defected microstrip structure (DMS), which due to their slow wave effect and band-stop property, are able to disturb surface current distribution, then change the element phase and hence steer the main beam. …”
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Kerangka budaya penyenggaraan aset tak alih pihak berkuasa tempatan by Abdullah Sani, Suwaibatul Islamiah

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Making sense of humour: some pragmatic and political aspects by Willis, Ken

“…Once out in the world humour can engender a wide variety of responses, a factor of clear significance for the main analysis. This factor is given due regard in a discussion of competence, permission, and ambivalence. …”
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