Obesity and the roles of Malaysian slimming centre health technologies by Hassan, Hasliza, Sade, Abu Bakar, Rahman, Muhammad Sabbir

“…Although a lot of people are aware on this, it seems that the obesity problem is getting worse. In line with this, there are a lot of slimming centres that introducing an innovative service technology as a treatment for obesity. …”
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The impact of finanacial management reforms on operational effectiveness and accountability in Malaysian Central Government organisations by Karbhari, Yusuf, Mohamad, Muslim Har Sani

“…These reforms also shared characteristics of reform initiatives undertaken in developed countries including greater participation of line managers in managing public resources, output based performance contracts, and private sector accounting techniques. …”
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Fracture criterion of materials subjected to temperature gradient by Shah, Qasim Hussain, Homma, H.

“…The results showed that the fracture toughness of all three materials is influenced in a similar fashion and is dependent upon the degree of the temperature gradient along the crack line.…”
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Effect of temperature gradient on crack initiation by Homma, H., Shah, Qasim Hussain, Kawada, S.

“…Compact tension (CT) specimens of pressure vessel steel A533B have been subjected to linear distributions of temperature along the crack line. The temperature dependence of fracture toughness for the A533B steel creates a fracture toughness gradient in such a specimen. …”
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Human capital business partner information technology and network technology manpower model by A. Halim, Siti Sarah, Zeki, Akram M.

“…In view of the robust market situation whereby optimum manpower strength is very vital to meet the demand by the Line of Businesses (LOBs), Human Capital Business Partner Information Technology and Network Technology (HCBP ITNT) Manpower Model is required to have a proper tool to assist management in doing resource planning. …”
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Design of triple-band h slot patch antenna by Noori, Omar, Chebil, Jalel, Sheroz Khan, Sheroz Khan, Islam, Md. Rafiqul

“…This paper attempts to design a triple band h-slot antenna by using feed line technique. These bands cover GSM mobile phone system (0.9 and 1.8 GHz) and ISM band which is used for Bluetooth and wireless local area network bands applications. …”
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Nevertheless, she resisted: the body as a site of resistance in "The Autopsy of Jane Doe" by Beddows, Amy

“…Yet portraying misogyny and violence - especially sexual violence - on screen without replicating the messages that perpetuate these complex issues (such as that women’s bodies are objects for male pleasure, or that female sexual agency is deviant), is a tricky line for filmmakers to tread. Women’s bodies are often used as a site for horror, with bloody wounds interspersed with bare skin and sexualised scenarios and the complications of combining terror and titillation are still debated today. …”
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Bandwidth enhancement of dielectric resonator reflectarray antenna by Ahmadi, Farzaneh, Forooraghi, Keyvan, Atlasbaf, Zahra, Virdee, Bal Singh

“…These results were validated using the transmission-line method.…”
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Opinion on the compatibility of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) with the European Convention on Human Rights & the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights by Korff, Douwe, Brown, Ian

“…It follows a request to find out “if the final Version of ACTA and its foreseen legislative procedure is in line with the Treaties of the European Union and which legal possibilities there are for the European Parliament to challenge this in front of the European Court of Justice.” …”
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Book review: The urban enigma: time, autonomy and postcolonial transformation in Latin America by Simone Vegliò by Levy, Helton

“…The book discusses the projects’ ambitions in line with the vision of modernity at their time while contrasting their aims with the demands of social inclusion, justice, and the continuation of colonial ideas.…”
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A review on shoreline detection framework using remote sensing satellite image by Zulkifle, Farizuwana Akma, Hassan, Rohayanti, Kasim, Shahreen, M. Othman, Razib

“…Shoreline is usually defined as the intersection of the land with the water surface of the mean high water line with the beach profile. In relation, most research in recent years has set the focus on remote sensing which makes it possible to collect data on this shoreline areas. …”
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Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy experimentation and applications by Haider, Zuhaib, Tufail, Kashif, Roslan, Sufi, Munajat, Yusof

“…Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) is one of the highly potential techniques to compete in this competitive arena for rapid elemental analysis which can be further used for real-time composition monitoring in the production line, post-production inspection, scrap sorting and even for classification of biological samples. …”
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Flexible skin-contact antenna with artificial magnetic conductor for health monitoring application by Othman, Nazirah

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Low magnetic field exposure alters prostate cancer cell properties by Lange, Sigrun, Inal, Jameel, Kraev, Igor, Dart, Dafydd Alwyn, Uysal-Onganer, Pinar

“…This study investigated the effects of LMF exposure (20 nT) by magnetic shielding on the prostate cancer cell line PC3 compared to the prostate epithelial cell line PNT2 under short-term (4 h) conditions. …”
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The influence of biosynthesis zinc oxide nanoparticles by using fruit extracts of ananas comosus towards the performance of PSF/ZNO membrane by Raja Ahmad, Raja Puteri Nurul Adibah

“…The bandgap energy value of the ZnO (C) and ZnO (P) was 2.20 eV and 3.17 eV respectively which in line with the photocatalytic activity as many as 66.4% and 96.2% for ZnO (C) and ZnO (P) respectively in this study. …”
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Gamat or Timun Laut? Ossicle shapes of Holothuria (Merthensiothuria) leucospilota and Stichopus horrens for identification by Kamarudin, Kamarul Rahim

“…Gamat has been exploited for its body fluid extracts i.e. air gamat and lipid extracts i.e. minyak gamat. In line with the development of science and technology, modern-­‐formularised gamat-­‐based products sold by Malaysia’s companies e.g. …”
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From Pasha to Cleopatra and Vashti: the Oriental Other in Charlotte Brontë’s Villette by Mohd Ramli, Aimillia

“…It suggests that this contamination destabilizes this character, blurring the line that divides both East and West, fantasy and reality, and argues that the Oriental institution of the harem, the artistic representations of women as illustrated by the Orientalist portrait of Cleopatra and the actress playing Vashti and, finally, M. …”
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A concept of shear wall for the design of high-rise buildings construction by Abu Eusuf, Muhammad

“…The software of this system is performed on the platform of modeling and the models of this system are usually idealized as line elements instead of continuum elements. Single walls are modeled as cantilevers and walls with openings are modeled as pier/ spandrel systems. …”
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Modeling of the reliability baseline for process control monitoring kerf structures by Izuddin, Ismah, Kamaruddin, Mohd. Hanif, Nordin, Anis Nurashikin

“…The process control monitor (PCM) refers to the suite of test structures usually placed in the scribe line (alternatively named kerf, street or test key) separating product die on the wafer. …”
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Panel data analysis of Malaysian listed banks on corporate gevernance and risk by Adnan, Muhamad Akhyar, Ab. Rashid, Hafiz-Majdi, Mydin Meera, Ahamed Kameel, Htay, Sheila Nu Nu

“…All findings except director ownership are in line with theoretical expectation. It might be due to three main reasons as discussed in the paper. …”
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