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Watershed and river basin management
Published 2012“…We review six emerging trends related to water science, research and management. One of the main issues, which have come under the close scrutiny of the W&RBM SG, is international transboundary water management, where a position paper was produced, elaborating various issues related to the subject matter and was presented at the IWA 2010 Young Water Professionals (YWP) conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. …”
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3642
Corporate governance and strategic information disclosure in Malaysian listed banks: panel data analysis
Published 2012“…Furthermore, it is undeniable that the banking sector is the heart of the economy in any country since it is the main source in mobilizing the monetary system. Thus, this study investigates the impact of corporate governance on strategic information disclosure of Malaysian listed banks by using a panel data analysis. …”
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Corporate governance and risk management information disclosure in Malaysian listed banks: panel data analysis
Published 2011“…Furthermore, it is undeniable that the banking sector is the heart of the economy in any country and it cannot be separated since it is the main source in mobilizing the monetary system. Thus, this study investigates the impact of corporate governance on risk management information disclosure of Malaysian listed banks by using a panel data analysis. …”
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3644
Comparative analysis between bloom’s and Malik Badri’s taxonomies of thinking process
Published 2011“…The methodology of this research is based on the philosophical analysis and historical development of Bloom taxonomy and Malik Badri in order to identify the main differences between their taxonomies of the thinking process.…”
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3645
Modelling of impact on sandwich structure for fast maintenance loops
Published 2012“…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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3646
Causes of conflict and effective methods to conflict management at Islamic secondary schools in Yala, Thailand
Published 2012“…The results show, the principals perceived that the main cause of conflicts occurred in school was „ambiguously defined responsibilities‟ and the teachers agreed that „different perception‟ was the major cause of conflict in school. …”
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Assessing the Viability of the 2005 Protocol to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation
Published 2012“…This is the reason why although the 2005 Protocol entered into force on 28 July 2010, until present, there are only 22 States parties, most of which are not major maritime countries. The main objective of this paper therefore is to identify shortcomings of the 2005 Protocol and assess its viability. …”
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Employability Skills Development Approaches: An Application of Importance-Performance Analysis and Analytic Network Process
Published 2012“…Therefore, higher education institutions must evaluate the effectiveness of employability skills development approaches on graduates’ employability skills. The main objectives of this study are to determine importance weights of Malaysian graduates’ employability skills and to identify the most effective employability skills development approaches. …”
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3649
Competencies acquisition through self-directed learning among Malaysian managers
Published 2008“…Findings – The findings show that the respondents have identified communication, managerial, and job knowledge as the main competencies required for their jobs. Most of these competencies are acquired through on-the-job training, working as part of a team and self-education. …”
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Prioritizing issues of Malaysian Vision 2020: an application of the analytic hierarchy process
Published 2009“…This exercise identifies the main issues for implementation. The present research findings are expected to provide useful guidelines to the policy makers at the national level in course of fine tuning the Vision 2020 strategies . …”
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3651
Adequacy of legislation in protecting the rights of muslim women against spousal violence in Malaysia
Published 2012“…In the Muslim community, spousal violence has become one of the main issues of concern due to different interpretations of Islamic teaching on gender roles between men and women within varying historical and cultural contexts. …”
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The Qur`anic approach on science as source of ideas and research motivation
Published 2011“…The main objective of this study is reflection on the Qur`anic approach on science. …”
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3653
Web-Based Database and SMS to Facilitate Healthcare Medical Emergency
Published 2011“…The fully computerizing and combining of such medical systems will lead to produce a Novel Integrated Healthcare Medical Emergency Model (IHMEM). IHMEM includes three main parts: The web based database, the intelligent agent, and the mobility. …”
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3654
Meaningful hybrid e-training model for web-based computer education
Published 2010“…The main purpose of this study was to develop a model for meaningful hybrid e-training. …”
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3655
Fuzzy control enerygy efficient hybrid engine for small scale vehicle
Published 2013“…This study describes a fuel efficient and low emission cost effective hybrid engine for small scale vehicle. The main focus of this study is to downsize engine and improve the fuel consumption and reduce the emission. …”
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Prioritizing issues of Malaysian Vision 2020: an application of the analytic hierarchy process and quality function deployment
Published 2011“…Based on a nationwide survey, an affinity diagram was formed and the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) was applied to identify the main issues for implementation. Furthermore, the Quality Function Deployment (QFD) model was utilized to show the strength of relationships between the various challenges of Vision 2020 and twenty categories of suggestions obtained in the survey. …”
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Perception of the Islamic ruling on smoking among muslim adults in Malaysia; a preliminary survey
Published 2007“…This could be one of the main reasons contributing to the high prevalence of smoking in our society. …”
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Predicting Sukuk Default Probability and Its Relationship with Systematic and Unsystematic Risks: Case Study of Sukuk in Indonesia
Published 2013“…In addition, to find the systematic risk and unsystematic risk which have impact on sukuk default this research will use Panel data analysis will be used as a main tool analysis. The finding shows that there are two companies issuing sukuk with very high default risk, namely, PT Berlian Laju Tanker with average default probability of 74.456% and PT Pembangkit Listrik Negara which has a default risk by 61.339%. …”
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Survey and analysis of public knowledge, awareness and willingness to pay in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - a case study on household WEEE management
Published 2013“…The main objective of this study is to evaluate public knowledge and awareness about the impact of waste from electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) on health and environment, their willingness to pay (WTP) for improving WEEE management in Kuala Lumpur, the household electric and electronic equipment’s (EEE) product lifetime, the reasons to update, and the deposit and disposal processes of WEEE, and to discuss these results within the context of proper management of WEEE. …”
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Wall thinning and creep damage analysis in boiler tube and optimization of operating conditions
Published 2013“…The ANSYS result was analyzed by Minitab 16 to determine the main and interactive effects of operating conditions. …”
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