Critical review of literature on corporate governance and the cost of capital:the value creation perspective by Ab. Rashid, Hafiz Majdi

“…Alternatively, a value is created when a firm enjoys a reduction in its cost of capital. …”
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Management and development of high potential employees: a study on fifty organizations in Malaysia by Juhdi, Nurita, Pa'wan, Fatimah, Hansaram, Ram Milah@Simranpreet Kaur

“…However, they indicated that when there were vacant positions at the higher level, it was quite difficult to find the replacement internally. …”
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Malaysian judicial appointments commission and independent judiciary: a change we believe in? by Shuaib, Farid Sufian

“…Judiciary also hold great influence in determining liberty of persons. When more cases relating to fundamental liberties were brought to the courts, judges position gain more importance. …”
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Integration of scientific knowledge into Islamic juridical work the search for a unified legislative framework by Haneef, Sayed Sikandar Shah

“…However, a reflective survey of the existing literature reveals that when it comes to reconciling the scientific findings with the purport of textual imperatives, the jurists by and large go bipolar, namely, either accept them all in sundry or reject them in totality. …”
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Dynamic modelling of bioconversion of domestic wastewater sludge for cellulase enzyme by Kabbashi, Nassereldeen Ahmed, Alam, Md. Zahangir, Abdul Rahim, Khadijah

“…The results showed that higher product yields would be achieved when optimal conditions of parameters were held constant, the time constraints was 10 days and 95% of confidence level had been achieved which determined the range of validity of k’s values for these models. …”
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An English dictionary for Muslim learners: is there a need? by Othman, Khairiah, Engku Ibrahim, Engku Haliza

“…This paper aims to highlight how meanings in English dictionaries differ from the meanings held by Muslims, hence, a need for teachers of English to highlight the differences when they teach English to Muslim learners. The presence of many English words and concepts, as conveyed through the English language, have meanings different from that which Muslims have ascribed to them has been highlighted by many Muslim scholars (al- Attas, 2001; al-Faruqi, 1986; Sa’Adeddin, 1996; Ratnawati, 1997; Abdussalam, 1999). …”
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Effective hospital management practice for meeting customers' needs and expectations by Wan Su, Kamaruzaman

“…When a person is sick and decides to seek treatment from a hospital, few questions run in his mind which we call them 'the customers' needs and expectations'. …”
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Role of chip serration frequency in chatter formation during end milling operation of stainless steel by Anayet Ullah Patwari, Mohammed, Amin, A. K. M. Nurul, Faris, Waleed Fekry

“…It has been concluded from the findings that chatter is the outcome of resonance, which occurs in the system when the frequency of secondary or primary serrated teeth formation is approximately equal to or an integer multiple of the ‘prominent mode frequencies’ of the system components. …”
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Performance evaluation of PCBN in end milling of AISI D2 hardened steel under room and preheated machining conditions by Lajis, Mohd Amri, Amin, A. K. M. Nurul, Karim, A.N. Mustafizul, Ginta, Turnad Lenggo

“…It was also observed that longer tool life and higher volume metal removed could be achieved when employing higher preheating temperature.…”
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Characterisation of plasticised PVDF–HFP polymer electrolytes by Mohd. Noor, Mazni, Careem, M. A., Majid, Siti Rohana, Arof, Abdul Kariem

“…3461024 S cm21 for the unplasticised electrolyte with a composition of 65 wt-% poly(vinylidenefluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene)–35 wt-%Na2S increased to 3?4961024 S cm21 when 30 wt-% propylene carbonate/diethyl carbonate (w/w51) plasticisers were added.…”
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Career manual by Abdul Rahman, Shukran

“…Of late, among the enigma faced by graduates and employers (both the government and corporate sectors) is the employability of fresh graduates when they step out into the world of unemployment. …”
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Modeling and fabrication of CMOS surface acoustic wave resonators by Nordin, Anis Nurashikin, Zaghloul, Mona E.

“…Improvement in factor was observed when reflector height was increased.…”
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Micro-hotplate based temperature stabilization system for CMOS SAW resonators by Nordin, Anis Nurashikin, Voiculescu, Ioana, Zaghloul, Mona E.

“…Experimental results have indicated that the TCF of the CMOS SAW resonator of -97.2 ppm/°C has been reduced to -23.19 ppm/°C when heated to 42°C. The second scheme uses a feedback control circuit to switch the onchip heaters on and off depending on the ambient temperature. …”
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A comparative study on the mechanical properties of clay-modified epoxy adhesive by using different clay types by Surip, Siti Norasmah, Ismail, A. H., Anuar, Hazleen

“…The function of clay to enhance the properties of epoxy adhesive is more effective when the clay is well dispersed in the epoxy adhesive. …”
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Energy absorbing capability of materials subjected to impact under gravity loading by Shah, Qasim Hussain, Abid, Hasan M., Rosli, Adib

“…The vital application of this work is reliability of energy to absorb massive landing force, for instance the missile safeguards when landing on the ground. This high energy absorption ability can be practically applied to rocket systems for sending the chips or any other important materials into space or far-distant places, thus protecting the chips from damage.…”
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Numerical analysis on materials energy absorbing capability under gravity loading impact by Shah, Qasim Hussain, Abid, Hasan M., Rosli, Adib

“…The vital application of this work is reliability of energy to absorb massive landing force, for instance the missile safeguards when landing on the ground. The high energy absorbing ability can practically applied into rocket system for sending the chips or any other important materials to the space or far-distant place, thus protecting the chips from damage…”
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Experimental study of liquid slosh dynamics in a half filled cylindrical tank by Hussain Shah, Qasim, Abid, Hasan M., Rosli, Adib

“…The resonance in the case of horizontal excitation occurs when the external forcing fiequency is close to the natural frequency of the liquid. …”
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A comparison between the modified homotopy perturbation method and adomian decomposition method for solving nonlinear heat transfer equations by Chowdhury, Md. Sazzad Hossien

“…Comparison of the results obtained by modified HPM with that obtained by the Adomian Decomposition Method (ADM) reveals that the obtained modified HPM solution is quite accurate when only the six terms are used in the series expansion.…”
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Modelling aspect of corrosive wear under biodiesel by Adebisi, Adetayo A., Maleque, Md. Abdul

“…Although the acceptability of biodiesel in automotive application is relatively a successful story, it is an issue with regards to its materials incompatibility. When compared to diesel, biodiesel is more prone to absorb water and allows the development of electrochemical corrosion. …”
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Face verification : an introduction by Hameed, Shihab A., Badurik, Waleed A.

“…The face is the first defining characteristic that we use to identify people. It is recalled when trying to remember what someone looks like. …”
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