Multiculturalism in Malaysian short stories written in English (1966-2009) by Mohd Ramli, Aimillia

“…This is because outright discussions on calls for equal status for all of Malaysian cultures have never been officially welcomed by the government since they were deemed “sensitive issues.” Only through literary works, such as short stories, which often appear to be apolitical, are writers able to articulate and discuss issues surrounding multiculturalism, including those of cultural equality, more freely. …”
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New automobile monitoring and tracking model: Facilitate model with handhelds by Hameed, Shihab A., Abdulla, Shaima, Ershad, Mohd, Zahudi, Fauzan, Hassan Abdalla Hashim, Aisha

“…There is a big effort done by many international and local companies to produce car security systems, but the result is still less than expectations since the number of car theft cases are still increases. …”
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Design and manufacture of a ten ton capacity wedge jack by Azim, M. Anwarul, Amin, A. K. M. Nurul, Khan, Ahsan Ali

“…The work was unique of its kind in Bangladesh, since it was the first venture of installation of a new power plant using local technology and expertise. …”
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Effect of water absorption on mechanical properties of sugar palm fibre reinforced sugar palm starch (spf/sps) biocomposites by Sahari, J., Sapuan, S. M., Zainudin, E.S., Maleque, Md. Abdul

“…This 100% green materials can lead to solve depletion and non degradable polymer waste disposal problems. Unfortunately, since moisture absorption is a matter of concern in biocomposites, the effect of water absorption on mechanical properties of sugar palm fibre reinforced sugar palm starch (SPF/SPS) composites has been studied. …”
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Patients’ transition in the intensive care Units : concept analysis by Mohamed Ludin, Salizar, Arbon, Paul, Parker, Steve

“…Review method: CINAHL, MEDLINE, OVID, Science Direct, SAGE eReference and SAGE Journal Online data bases were searched for relevant literature published since 1970. Results: The critically ill patients’ transitions in Intensive Care Units are generally described as a period of transfer or change of situation, or the experience of inner change or role during and after the illness. …”
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Communicating and sharing working relationships with older employees by Wok, Saodah, Hashim, Junaidah

“…Research limitations/implications – The current findings provide implications for future organisational and intergenerational research since most communication investigations are Western-biased. …”
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Time domain feature extraction technique for earth’s electric field signal prior to the earthquake by Astuti , Winda, Sediono, Wahju, Akmeliawati, Rini, Salami, Momoh Jimoh Emiyoka

“…Earth's electric field is one of the features that can be used to predict earthquakes (EQs), since it has significant changes in the amplitude of the signal prior to the earthquake. …”
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ADR for consumers: an appraisal of the tribunal for consumer claims in Malaysia by Amin, Naemah, Abu Bakar, Elistina

“…A proper system of resolving consumer disputes is one of the most important components in consumer protection law. Since most consumer claims consists of small claims with low value, a redress system that is simple, cheap and instant is highly desirable. …”
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Influence of head-tip morphology on contact properties for microconnector of Ni–Co alloy by Bhuiyan, M. M. I., Quadri, H. A., Bhuiyan, Moinul, Kajihara, M.

“…Among these alloys, the Vickers hardness is HV = 510, 518, 525 and 478 for y = 0.178, 0.204, 0.233 and 0.299, respectively. Since the Vickers hardness is the maximum for y = 0.233, the Ni–0.233Co alloy may indicate the best wear-resistance. …”
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Towards a long term development vision for Bangladesh: some socioeconomic and legal aspects by Jalil, Md. Abdul, Islam, Md. Saidul

“…While the history of Bangladesh has witnessed various cultural nationalisms, the nation has failed to generate any unified economic nationalism since its independence in 1971. We suggest that Bangladesh needs a long-term development vision—a key thrust for economic nationalism—focusing more on some socioeconomic and legal aspects that have historically become major impediments for development.…”
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Mischief in the earth in the light of the Holy Qur’an: the case for preventing global warming as a fard Kifayah by Yaseen, Ghassan Taha

“…The increased in global temperatures may in turn cause broader changes, so this research will try to determine the reasons for these higher temperatures, which began two centuries ago and have increased since the middle of last century. The research will explain the causes and the results of global warming. …”
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Productivity-employment link and asymmetric adjustments: the case of Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand by Abdullah Yusof, Selamah

“…It considers asymmetric adjustments since studies have shown that a long-run relationship may not be detected using cointegration analysis which assumes symmetric adjustments. …”
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Feasibility of the application of the doctrine of judicial precedent in civil and shariah courts by Ahmed, Kyaw Hla Win @ Md Hassan, Mikail, Sa'id Adekunle, Arifin, Mahamad, Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali

“…This paper points out that the doctrine of stare decisis and judicial precedent can be applied in the Shariah Courts system as guiding precedents but not as binding precedents since it is allowed in Shariah to take guidance from previous decisions and there is no express prohibition in Shariah on them.…”
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Zakat Refund Program: a preliminary study of its implementation in PPZ MAIWP by Samad, Khairunnisa, Khalid, Haniza

“…Our findings show that since the introduction of the zakat refund program, zakat collections have increased significantly, particularly from companies and high net worth individuals. …”
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The long-run and dynamic behaviors of wages, productivity and employment in Malaysia by Abdullah Yusof, Selamah

“…The analysis is also limited in time span since data for earlier periods are not available. …”
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Consumers’ acceptance on Islamic home financing: empirical evidence on Bai Bithaman Ajil (BBA) in Malaysia by Abdul Razak, Dzuljastri, Mohamed, Mustafa Omar, Md Taib, Fauziah

“…Bai Bithaman Ajil (BBA) is the most predominant mode of home financing in Malaysia since the introduction of Islamic banking in 1983. …”
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Metabolic characterization of green pods from Vanilla planifolia accessions grown in La Réunion by Palama, Tony Lionel, Khatib, Alfi, Choi, Young Hae, Côme, Bertrand, Fock, Isabelle, Verpoorte, Robert, Kodja, Hippolyte

“…Large phenotypic variation has been observed between the cultivated vanillas since a single genetic source of Vanilla planifolia was spread to the Indian Ocean and the Indonesia in the 19th century. …”
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Making location-aware computing working accurately in smart spaces by Mantoro, Teddy, Ayu, Media Anugerah, Weyn, Maarten

“…The best candidate to determine a user location in indoor environment is by using IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi) signals, since it is more and more widely available and installed on most mobile devices used by users. …”
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An antifungal body soap from stem bark of Entada spiralis Ridl.(Akar Sintok) as a new cosmeticeutical product by Mat So'ad, Siti Zaiton, Harun, Aiza, Mohd Hassan, Norazian, Che Mohd Ramli, Neni Kartini, Abdullah, Jariah

“…The phytochemical investigations of methanolic extract and its fraction discovered saponins and terpenoids as active components since they were responsible for the inhibitory effect against some fungal which can cause skin infection such as Trichophyton mentagrophytes, Trychophyton tonsurans and Microsporum gypseum. …”
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The importance of a standardized Islamic manufacturing (IMP) for food and pharmaceutical productions by Rahman Nasaruddin, Ricca, Mel, Maizirwan, Fuad, Faizah, Jaswir, Irwandi, Abd Hamid, Hamidon

“…Currently, the awareness of some doubtful and questionable ingredients in the food and pharmaceutical products in the market has increased. Since the 23rd meeting of the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation (COMCEC) on November 2007, OIC has organized a conference and its sequential meeting on The OIC Halal Food Standard. …”
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