Making a commercial atomic force microscope more accurate and faster using positive position feedback control by Mahmood, Iskandar Al-Thani, Moheimani, S.O. Reza

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Intergating multiple metrics to improve the performance of a routing protocol over wireless mesh networks by Rahman, Md. Arafatur, Azad, Md. Saiful, Anwar, Farhat

“…This approach implicitly assumes that links either work well or don't work at all. While often true in wired networks, this is not a reasonable approximation in the wireless case; since many wireless links have intermediate loss ratios, interference problem, low throughput etc. …”
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Building maintenance policy issues in high rise commercial buildings by Yahya, Mohamad Ridzuan, Ibrahim, Md. Najib

“…The weaknesses in the current procedures are the primary problems because they do not explicitly link maintenance needs with performance management, strategic management and facilities management. …”
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Virtual reality in heritage studies and historical reconstruction through animation – A case study of a 16th century university complex in the Ottoman world by Ibrahim, Mansor, Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shireen, Ali, Maisarah, Abdul Latip, Nurul Syala, Zainal Abidin, Norzalifa

“…Virtual reality was further used to enhance the story board based on the study on the link between the ‘waqf’ or pious foundations, and development of Ottoman urban life with the ultimate aim of linking these complexes to the social system and structure of urban society.…”
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IMU: A Content Replacement Policy for CCN, Based on Immature Content Selection by Rashid, Salman, Abd Razak, Shukor, Ghaleb, Fuad A.

“…We performed extensive simulations in the simulator (Icarus) to evaluate the performance (cache hit ratio, path stretch, latency, and link load) of the proposed policy with different well‐known cache replacement policies in CCN. …”
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Nano-structural analysis of fish collagen extracts for new process development by Jaswir, Irwandi, Monsur, Hammed Ademola, Mohd. Salleh, Hamzah

“…Results show that each pretreatment gave different nano imaging patterns: A (fibril), SA (zig-zag cracks), BA (straight rods) and SBA (cross-linked rods). Crosslinked rods observed in SBA denote adequate removal of non-collagen content of the fish skin and increased its surface area. …”
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Interactive Learning Paper Model of Inguinal Canal by Tun, Ye, Myint, Yi Yi

“…The aims of the study are to: 1. provide a simplification and in-depth understanding of the complex and confusing inguinal canal anatomy. 2. incorporate time-effective method in learning. 3. provide revision for coursework at any time and place. This study took place during the 2008–2009 academic year. …”
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The importance and involvement of landscape architecture in the Green Building Index (GBI) practice by Nizarudin, Norhanis Diyana, Mohd. Hussain, Mohd. Ramzi, Tukiman, Izawati

“…The architects took the first place for the most involved and active profession during the design process of the green buildings then followed by the mechanical, electrical, structural and civil engineers; the interior designers and the quantity surveyors. …”
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أثر القرآن الكريم في نشر اللغة العربية في الماضي والحاضر والمستقبل by Ahmed Mohamed, Ismaiel Hassanein

“…Since then, Arabic Language is no longer confined to a particular place, ethnics or genders. In line with the above, this paper aims to investigate the impact of the Holy Qur’an in teaching/learning of Arabic language in the past, present and future, for Arabic speakers and non Arabic speakers. …”
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Child trafficking and religion: a case study of Almajiri education in Northern Nigeria by Garba, Umaru Kwagyang, Nik Mahmod, Nik Ahmad Kamal

“…Children are trafficked in Nigeria for various purposes which include prostitution, begging, hawking, rituals, etc and this has been on the raise, thereby posing a great challenge to the Nigeria Government despite numerous efforts put in place to fight the menace. The feature of Nigerian children as young as 5 to 12 years is threatened by this monster called child trafficking. …”
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Press, War and Propaganda in Malaya: Issues in Malai Shinpo and Syonan Shimbun by Fathil, Fauziah, Fathil, Fathiah

“…The advent of Japanese to Malaya in 1941 saw the suspension of existing pre-war press or newspapers and in their place, new publications appeared, of which Malai Shinpo and Syonan Shimbun stood out. …”
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Impact of multicultural environment of Islamic educational institutes on students’ acculturation by Rahath House, Yousef, Abdul Razak, Mohd. Abbas

“…Based on the finding it has been suggested that if efforts are made to establish optimal conditions for positive intergroup contact to take place, intergroup prejudice can be reduced and problems of co-existence in the Muslim countries and communities can thus be addressed. …”
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The challenges of using video conferencing in educational supervision in the Sultanate of Oman: educational supervisors’ perspectives - تحديات استخدام مؤتمرات الفيديو في الإشراف ال... by Al-Nadabi, Mohammed Hamed, Sahrir, Muhammad Sabri

“…Lack of training in employing videoconferencing technology" came in first place with the highest arithmetic average of (3.96). …”
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Syntactical relation between spatial configuration and sense of safety in neighbourhood commercial streets by Jaberolansar, Sara

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Narratives of women’s breast cancer experience and how this impacts on their working lives by Dowling, Dianne

“…This study contributes to our knowledge and understanding of how employers view disability, how work place adjustments are made and the support that women are offered on their RTW. …”
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The Derry/Londonderry report on upholding the human right to culture in post-conflict societies by Criag, Elizabeth, Efthymiou, Stratis-Andreas, O'Connell, Ciara

“…As part of the UK City of Culture initiative, the Commission organised a conference and consultation on cultural rights in divided and post-conflict societies in association with the University of Ulster and in co-operation with the UN Special Rapporteur in the Field of Cultural Rights, Ms Farida Shaheed. This event took place in Derry/Londonderry from 1 to 3 July 2013 and the discussions that took place informed the finalisation of the current report as well as the attached recommendations.…”
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A better world through creativity: interiors without walls and design, Indaba, South Africa by McKay, Harriet

“…It also provides a starting place for anyone interested in exploring new typologies. …”
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Sovereign wealth funds as coping mechanisms in the global economy: three Emirati case studies by Sharqi, Rashid Al

“…The preliminary hypothesis is that the net benefits will be lower when there are no internationally agreed principles of SWF conduct in place because of likely negative blocking actions on the part of foreign governments and regulators; however, the net benefits will still be positive inasmuch as S\VFs can still fulfil their coping function. …”
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Analysing critical factors of strategic alignment between operational excellence and industry 4.0 technologies in smart manufacturing by Ozbiltekin-Pala, Melisa, Kazancoglu, Yigit, Kumar, Anil, Garza-Reyes, Jose Arturo, Luthra, Sunil

“…Findings- As a result of AHP, ‘Infrastructure for Right Methodology, Techniques and Tools, is in the first place, ‘Organizational Strategy, is in the second place, while the third highest critical factor is ‘Capital Investment’. …”
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The Rise and Fall of the Ideal City by Scarso, Jacek Ludwig

“…The Rise and Fall of the Ideal City - an exhibition of Marta Czok's work in collaboration with Urban Visions Film Festival, A-Place and TAKFLIX. Curated by Jacek Ludwig Scarso with Luisa Bravo and Anna Marazuela Kim. …”
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