Does foreign presence foster Islamic banks’ performance? Empirical evidence from Malaysia by Sufian, Fadzlan

“…Furthermore, studies on Islamic bank performance have focused on theoretical issues and the empirical works have relied mainly on the analysis of descriptive statistics rather than rigorous statistical estimation. …”
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Reactions of medical students to the dissecting room by Myint, Yi Yi, Tun, Ye

“…However, the majority rated anatomy room stress from 0 (no stress) to 2 (moderate stress) on a scale from 0 to 4. The symptoms were mainly attributed to the smell of formalin. With respect to learning methods, more than 70% students stated that they used practical classes in gross anatomy and histology as a learning method.…”
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Natural speaker-independent Arabic speech recognition system based on Hidden Markov Models using Sphinx tools by Abushariah, Mohammad A. M., Ainon, Raja N., Zainuddin, Roziati, Elshafei, Moustafa, Khalifa, Othman Omran

“…The developed Arabic AS R mainly used the Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) Sphinx tools together with the Cambridge HTK tools. …”
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Cross border marriage (CBM): a comparative study on the profiles and factors of CBM among Malays in Malaysia by Md Hashim, Noraini

“…This polemic issue has occurred among the Malays (mainly among the followers of Shafie Mazhab) since a long time ago and still continues. …”
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Sewage sludge composting simulation as carbon/nitrogen concentration change by Kabbashi, Nassereldeen Ahmed

“…Difficulty in modeling composting processes is attributed mainly to the unpredicted change in process rate caused by change in activation energy value (E). …”
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Perceptions of the 7p marketing mix of Islamic banks in Indonesia: what do twitter users say about it? by Cahyono, Eko Fajar, Rani, Lina Nugraha, Kassim, Salina

“…Findings: Results indicate that the ‘people’ factor gained the most responses from social media users, who were mainly customers of the Islamic banks, obtaining both positive and negative sentiments. …”
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Accelerated aqueous extraction and phytochemicals screening of eurycoma longifolia (Tongkat Ali) by Mohd. Amin, Nor Amaiza

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Seismic performance of tuned liquid damper in novel wall interlocking block by Ong, Peng Pheng

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Project viability framework for privatized highway projects in Malaysia by Mohamed @ Mohd. Adnan, Azmi

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Performance of asphalt pavement containing potential cool paving materials by Al-Etba, Salam Ridha Oleiwi

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Modified incremental single sink shortest path algorithm for three-dimensional city model by Musliman, Ivin Amri

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Hybrid dragonfly algorithm with neighbourhood component analysis and gradient tree boosting for crime rates modelling by Khairuddin, Alif Ridzuan

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Usability framework for mobile augmented reality language learning by Lim, Kok Cheng

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The experiences of second generation Pakistani Muslim men receiving individual cognitive behavioural therapy : an interpretative phenomenological analysis by Tarabi, Said Aris

“…Analysis of the existing research suggests that Pakistani Muslim men with psychological difficulties under-utilise mental health services in the UK. Several studies (mainly quantitative in nature) have reported that CBT can be an appropriate treatment for Pakistani Muslims, but some authors argue that there are fundamental philosophical conflicts between Islam and CBT. …”
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Challenges in the implementation of performance management : case study of the Russian public services, Krasnoyarsk City by Kichigina, Anastasiya

“…The thesis employs a single method qualitative case study approach. Data is collected mainly through semi-structured interviews, with support of documentary research and participant observations. …”
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Technologically relevant Bacillus species and microbial safety of West African traditional alkaline fermented seed condiments by Owusu-Kwarteng, James, Parkouda, Charles, Adewumi, Gbenga Adedeji, Ouoba, Irene, Jespersen, Lene

“…Technologically relevant Bacillus spp., mainly Bacillus subtilis, are the predominant fermentative bacteria responsible for the natural fermentation of condiments across West Africa. …”

Book review : The power worshippers: inside the dangerous rise of religious nationalism by Haynes, Jeffrey

“…Securing the votes of conservative - mainly white - Christians has been a key issue in US presidential elections since the presidency of Ronald Reagan in the 1980s. …”
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Clarinet toneholes: a study of undercutting and its effects by Greenham, Adrian Clement

“…Whilst the undercut instrument was rated to be of significantly higher quality than the control, a majority of players preferred the smoothed instrument, mainly because of its even playing quality. Subsequently the undercut clarinet was adjusted and re-tested and a selected group of the original testers found it to be marginally better than the smoothed instrument, which they had previously rated as good.…”
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What future worlds of work do women executives aspire to and how might they be accomplished?: an exploratory study within banking and professional service companies in London and N... by Collins, Samantha Lillian

“…During the course of the study fifty women working mainly in London and New York as executives in banking and professional service firms were asked to visualise the nature and character of their preferred future world of work, and how this might be achieved. …”
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The death census of Black ’47: eyewitness accounts of Ireland’s great famine by Kennedy, Liam, MacRaild, Donald, Darwen, Lewis, Gurrin, Brian

“…The Great Irish Famine claimed the lives of one million people, mainly from the lower classes. More than a million others fled the stricken land between 1845 and 1851. …”