Malaysia’s palm oil exports: does exchange rate overvaluation and undervaluation matter? by Mohd Sidek, Noor Zahirah, Duasa, Jarita, Mat Ghani, Gairuzazmi, Yusoff, Mohammed

“…Hence, it is imperative that policy-makers avoid both overvaluation and undervaluation and keep the real exchange rate in line with the economic fundamentals.…”
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Accounting treatment for corporate zakat: a critical review by Adnan, Muhammad Akhyar, Abu Bakar, Nur Barizah

“…These inaccuracies, in one way or another, have not been in line with the true spirit of zakat in Islam. More worryingly, some unfavorable consequences may and in fact have already been implicated on the larger Muslim community as a result. …”
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A state-of-practice on teaching software verification and validation by Zakaria, Zulfa

“…Given this importance of software testing, educators face a significant challenge when teaching and equipping students with the testing methodologies, skills, and knowledge that are in line with industry needs. The aim of this paper is to examine the current state-of-practice with respect to teaching Software Verification and Validation (V&V) in the accredited Bachelor of Software Engineering (BSE) programs offered in Australian universities. …”
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The Malaysia IT Outsourcing industry skill-sets requirements of future IT graduates by Ahlan, Abdul Rahman, Arshad, Yusri, Suhaimi, Mohd Adam, Hussin, Husnayati

“…The four-member research team found that technical, soft and problem-solving skills are the main concerns raised by the key informants. This is in line with the literature review and also the present higher education policy concerns by the Malaysia government. …”
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Dilated intercellular spaces of esophageal epithelium in non- erosive reflux disease: Transmission electron microscopic (TEM) study by Myint, Yi Yi, Tun, Ye, Mohammad Amjad, Nasser, Mat Hassan, Mohd. Zailani, Abdul Rashid, Nor Linda

“…Specimens were taken 5 cm above the Z line during endoscopy. The biopsies were routinely processed for transmission electron microscopy (TEM). …”
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Sayyid Abul A'la Mawdudi’s views on ijtihad and their relevance to the contemporary Muslim society by Haque, Munawar

“…For Mawdudi, ijtihad is the concept, the process, as well as the mechanism by which the Shariah, as elaborated in the Qur’an and the Sunnah is to be interpreted, developed and kept alive in line with the intellectual, political, economic, legal, technological and moral development of society. …”
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A low-complexity, hardware architecture for a parametric, real-time LSF speech decoder by Mabrouk, Ahmed Hassan, Hassim, Norhidayah

“…The LP filter coefficients are calculated based on the Line Spectral Frequencies (LSF) parameters due to their excellent quantization characteristics. …”
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Are perceptions of organizational justice universal? an exploration of measurement invariance across thirteen cultures by Fischer, Ronald, Ferreira, Maria Cristina, Yu Jiang, Ding, Cheng, Bor-Shiuan, Achoui, Mustapha M., Wong, Corbin C., Baris, Gulfidan, Mendoza, Socorro, Meurs, Nathalie van, Hassan, Arif, Achmadi , Donna, Hassan, Arif, Zeytinoglu, Gunes, Dalyan, Figen, Harb, Charles, Darwish, Dania D., Assmar, Eveline M.

“…Perceptions of justice are more highly intercorrelated in power distant and collectivistic samples, in line with extensions of the relational model of authority. …”
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Bioconversion process for microbial treatment of palm oil mill effluent to produce citric acid by Jamal, Parveen, Alam, Md. Zahangir, Mohd Salleh, Mohammad Ramlan, Nadzir, Masrina M.

“…Fermentation media for citric acid biosynthesis should consist of substrates necessary for the growth of microorganism, primarily the carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus sources. In this line, POME is introduced as a cheaper raw material for citric acid production by microbial treatment with developed bioconversion process.…”
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H∞ robust controller for autonomous helicopter hovering control by Tijani, Ismaeel, Akmeliawati, Rini, Legowo, Ari, Budiyono, Agus, Asan Gani, Abdul Muthalif

“…Simulation study was conducted to evaluate the performance of the designed controller for robust stability to uncertainty, disturbance rejection, and time-domain response in line with ADS-33E level1 requirements. The results obtained show the effectiveness of the designed controller.…”
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Catholic and Islamic perspectives on pain medication in meeting challenges of mercy argument for active euthanasia by Mohammad Manzoor, Malik

“…The researcher particularly deliberates on the contemporary Islamic discourse on the issue in line with the relevant legal maxims and general guidance from the primary sources of Islamic law and ethics. …”
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Durability and tribological properties of thermally sprayed wc cermet coating under lubricated rolling-sliding contact by Nuruzzaman, D. M., Nakajima, A., Mawatari, T., Ali, Mohammad Yeakub

“…In the experiments, the WC cermet coated steel roller was mated with the carburized hardened steel roller without coating in line contact condition. The coated roller was mated with the smooth non-coated roller under a contact pressure of 1.0 or 1.2 GPa. …”
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Data leak, critical information infrastructure and the legal options: what does Wikileaks teach us? by Abdul Ghani Azmi, Ida Madieha, Zulhuda, Sonny, Jarot, Sigit Puspito Wigati

“…It is the contention of the paper that the existing traditional legal framework should be reformed in line with the advances of the information and communications technologies, especially in light of the onslaught of data leaks by the new media typically represented by Wikileaks.…”
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Qur'anic guidance on the legal status of human embryos by Zawawi, Majdah, Hussin, Nasimah

“…Thus treatment of the human embryo must be in line with this special position given to human beings based on Qur’anic injunctions.…”
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A study of packet scheduling with mobile cellular channel impairments by Mohd. Ramli, Huda Adibah, Sandrasegaran, Kumbesan, Abdullah, Khaizuran

“…Therefore, intelligent design of packet scheduling for the LTE-A to provide Quality of Service (QoS) comparable to fixed line services becomes crucial. However, packet scheduling over the LTE-A system faces a number of challenges. …”
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The Application of choice of law and choice of forum clauses to Islamic banking and Financial Cross Border Transactions by Hasan, Aznan, Win, Kyaw Hla

“…In order to address this issue it is suggested that there should be a comprehensive and efficient international standardize set of rules which govern Islamic banking and financial products; and ample of forums to adjudicate disputes resulting from Islamic banking and financial cross border transactions in line with the Shari'ah. If these were facilitated, it is advisable to the parties to choose that international Shari'ah standard as the governing law of the contract and select one of the Islamic banking arbitration centers as the venue to resolve disputes in the spirit of Shari'ah. …”
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Wage rate and employment in the manufacturing sector of Malaysia by Yusoff, Mohammed

“…Malaysia therefore has to manage it wage structure carefully such that the increase in wage rate must be in line with the increase in labor productivity. Otherwise Malaysian exports of manufactures will not be competitive in the world market and this will adversely affect the performance of Malaysian economy since Malaysia has been an export-oriented country in which exports have been the engine of growth.…”
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Integration of Islamic input in medical curriculum - Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) experience by Osman, Ariff

“…Muslim doctors are those qualified doctors who practise their professional knowledge and skills in line with Islam and upholds the highest standards of ethical and professional behaviour. …”
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EZ-arabic for children: a virtual learning resource tool for Malaysian primary schools by Sahrir, Muhammad Sabri, Yahaya , Mohd Firdaus, Nasir, Mohd Shahrizal

“…It is increasingly becoming the focus of researchers in designing and developing new and up-to-date educational aids that cater to the learning needs of 21st century learners as well as keeping in-line with the transformation of latest technologies. …”
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Sustainable wellbeing indicators for Malaysia an alternative to current Malaysia wellbeing indicators by Abu Bakar, Aisyah, Mohamed Osman, Mariana, Bachok, Syahriah, Ibrahim, Mansor

“…Some of the indicators though in line with the commitment of the government to improve the well-being of Malaysia, but they hardly measure the outcome of the commitments. …”
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