Towards Islamic worldview based corporate governance framework by Htay, Sheila Nu Nu, Adnan, Muhammad Akhyar, Hj. Mohammed Ibrahim, shahul hameed, Ab. Rashid, Hafiz Majdi

“…Thus, the effectiveness of the existing codes are questionable since they are not concrete solutions. It might be for the reason that they are man-made guidelines and based on the human reasoning after examining past events and predicting possible future problems. …”
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Voluntary sustainability disclosure, revenue, and shareholders wealth- a perspective from Singaporean companies by Khaveh, Amir, Nikhashemi, Seyed Rajab, Yousefi, Abdolaziz, Haque, A. K. M. Ahasanul

“…Companies started to perform in a way to minimize their negative and adverse impact on natural scarce resources, and practice some social-friendly activities in order to either build a shared value for long term purpose, and to gain customers and shareholders attention for short term purposes. Since environmental and social issues are associated with peoples’ right and public law, thus some governments have legislated certain rules and regulations and also have made CSR disclosure as a mandatory practice for public listed firms. …”
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Modelling of impact on sandwich structure for fast maintenance loops by Castanie, Bruno, Aminanda, Yulfian, Schwob, Cyrille

“…The modeling of low velocity/low energy impact, which can lead to a decrease of the structure strength by 50%, remains a designer’s main problem. Since this type of impact has the same effect as quasi-static indentation, the study first focuses on the behavior of honeycomb cores under compression. …”
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Molding of three-dimensional microcomponents by Hung, W. N. P., Agnihotri, M. M., Ali, Mohammad Yeakub, Yuan, S.

“…Selected micro electrical mechanical systems (MEMS) have been successfully developed and implemented in industry. Since current MEMS are designed for manufacture using microelectronics processes, they are limited to two-dimensional profiles and semiconductor based materials. …”
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The diminution of capillary luminal area within dermal microcirculation and its association in diabetic foot ulcer patients by Mohd Radzuan, Hazulin, Myint, Yi Yi, Tun, Ye, Zulkifly, Ahmad Hafiz

“…The Tukey post-hoc comparisons showed that the percentages of LA:OA of neuroischemic group (M=31.89, 95% CI [24.79, 39.00]) was significantly reduced as compared to neuropathic group (M=41.76, 95% CI [37.69, 45.82]) since p<0.05. In conclusion, the reduction of dermal capillary luminal area among diabetic foot patients could be due to the alteration in the microvascular hemeorheology, causing basement membrane thickening as the results of the metabolic disease.…”
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Isolation and characterization of pepsin-solubilized collagen from the integument of sea cucumber (Stichopus vastus) by Zainul Abedin, Md, A Karim, Alias, Ahmed, Faiyaz, A Latiff, Aishah, Chee-Yuen, Gan, Che Ghazali, Farid, Sarker, Md. Zaidul Islam

“…BACKGROUND: Sea cucumber (Stichopus vastus) is considered an underutilized resource, since only its stomach and intestines are eaten raw as salad in a few countries and the remaining parts, especially the integument rich in collagen, is discarded.Hence a valuable by-product having potential nutraceutical and pharmaceutical applications is wasted. …”
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An evaluation of government low cost housing layout plans and facilities in Kuala Lumpur by Zulkifli , Nurul Hidayah, Abdullah, Fadzidah, Sapian, Abdul Razak

“…In Malaysia, low cost housing development is undertaken by both the public and private sectors. Since 1984, Kuala Lumpur Plan (KLSP) has been trying to ensure that sufficient houses would be provided for all income groups in Kuala Lumpur . …”
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Web-Based Database and SMS to Facilitate Healthcare Medical Emergency by Hameed, Shihab A., M. Sharifudeen, Shahina Shabnam, Chek Nuh, Nur Hafizah, Salim, Nur Huda, Hassan Abdalla Hashim, Aisha, Khalifa, Othman Omran

“…Other drawbacks include: Difficulty in searching and viewing up to date records for patient, doctor, hospital, and drug, since many of such records are still kept in filing cabinet. …”
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Riba, profit rate, Islamic rate, and market equilibrium by Yusoff, Mohammed

“…While this suggestion is a step in the right direction, it still has problem since not all profits are halal, as for example, profits from gaming and liquor businesses are definitely haram. …”
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Effects of Tamarind (Tamarindus indicus Linn) seed extract on Russell's viper (Daboia russelli siamensis) venom by Khin, Maung Maung, Zaw, Lynn Aung

“…Snake bite has been regarded as an important health problem in Myanmar since early 1960's. In the recent years, there has been growing interest in alternative therapies and therapeutic use of natural products, especially those derive from plants. …”
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Analysis of climatic and social performances of low cost terrace housing (LCTH) - introducing the affordable quality housing (AQH) concept in Malaysia by Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita

“…The provision of the houses is deemed to be the most suitable to fulfill the needs to house low income families, and also as an alternative to high rise low cost housing. Since the implementation of these housing types, development on the layout and sizes of the house has taken place to provide for better living conditions. …”
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Inter-cluster synchronization scheme for femtocell network by Hasan, M.K., Saeed, Rashid Abdelhaleem, Hassan Abdalla Hashim, Aisha, Khalifa, Othman Omran, Islam, Shayla, Nafi, Nazmus Shaker

“…High-precision crystal oscillators can solve the timing problem, but they are often too expensive for consumer grade devices. Since fBS and macrocell Base Station (mBS) network operate on the same frequency under a licensed spectrum fBS network can interfere with the macrocell network. …”
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The current practices of Islamic Build Operate Transfer (BOT) financing contracts: A legal analysis by Markom, Ruzian, Engku Ali, Engku Rabiah Adawiah, Hasan, Aznan

“…On the other hand, the mudarabah and musharakah contract provides an alternative to the project since both structures are in the form of business venture and lease-based financing which exploit the beneficial interest of an asset.…”
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Prioritizing issues of Malaysian Vision 2020: an application of the analytic hierarchy process and quality function deployment by Islam, Rafikul, Ismail, Yusof

“…The findings suggest that the government machinery should keep the public better informed of the issues, improve their perceptions and solicit their contributions. Since this study focuses on urban respondents with higher educational qualifications, future studies should focus on those in rural areas. …”
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Cultural landscape: reclaiming the heritage of Minangkabau in Negeri Sembilan by Md Jani, Haza Hanurhaza, Mohd. Hussain, Mohd. Ramzi

“…Nowadays, Minangkabau is losing its sense of identity which probably caused by mixing with other ethnicity in Malaysia. Since cultural landscape is considered as valuable heritage and it is irreplaceable, this research will be highlighting on the types of cultural landscape resources that influence the identity and character of Minangkabau ethnicity. …”
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Creating wealth through social entrepreneurship : a case study from Malaysia by Mhd. Sarif, Suhaimi, Ismail, Yusof, Sarwar, Abdullah Al-Mamun

“…A qualitative case study approach was adopted since this facilitates in assessing and evaluating the particular phenomenon more intensely. …”
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Practice of profit equalization reserve and investment risk reserve by Islamic banks by Htay, Sheila Nu Nu, Syed, Ahmed Salman

“…All the Islamic banks except in Sudan are operating in the environment whereby the conventional banking has been dominating since a few decades. Although a few countries like Malaysia are facilitating Islamic banks, they are still influenced by the dominated conventional banking. …”
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Consumers’ perception on Islamic home financing: empirical evidences on Bai Bithaman Ajil (BBA) and diminishing partnership (DP) in Malaysia by Abdul Razak, Dzuljastri, Md Taib, Fauziah

“…The Bai Bithaman Ajil (BBA) or Deferred Installment Sales facility is the most predominant mode of home financing in Malaysia since the introduction of Islamic banking in 1983. …”
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Riba, profit rate, Islamic rate, and market equilibrium by Yusoff, Mohammed

“…While this suggestion is a step in the right direction, it still has problem since not all profits are ÍalÉl, as for example, profits from gaming and liquor businesses are definitely ÍarÉm. …”
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Development of a high hertz-stress contact for conventional batch production using a unique scribing technology by Bhuiyan, Moinul, Alamgir, Tarik Bin, Bhuiyan, Munira, Kajihara, Masanori

“…To overcome this problem there were few more basic research using MEMS and Electro Fine Forming (EFF) technology to make high Hertz-Stress Contact (5μm) due to the limitation in the commercial stamping process and the result was in satisfactory level. However, since the MEMS and EFF fabrication is costly therefore, a new method is introduced in this paper using the commercial Phosphor Bronze stamping method to reduce the production cost. …”
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