Environmental and social performance disclosure and shareholders’ wealth- a perspective from Malaysian companies by Khaveh, Amir, Nikhashemi, Seyed Rajab, Yousefi, Abdolaziz, Haque, A. K. M. Ahasanul

“…There a declarative about CSR activities in all Malaysian companies but number of sustainability indicators and the quality of disclosure are different among different companies. Since the main goal of each business is to maximize its shareholders’ wealth, and CSR practices would occur costs for companies, this paper amis to find any significant relationship between level of CSR disclosure and companies share price and net profit. …”
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Academic excellence as selection criteria among Malaysian employers by Hashim, Junaidah

“…Originality/value – This paper illustrates that academic excellence, which is the main selection criterion used by most employers, is not a determinant of employees’ performance.…”
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Are there prospects for future economic integration among Muslim countries? Evidence from selected OIC countries by Mohd Amin, Ruzita, Hamid, Zarinah, Md Saad, Norma

“…Since mid-1980s, trade has been one of the main agenda among the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) member countries as a means towards achieving higher economic development. …”
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The crystallinity and hardness properties of Al-Cu/SiCp new composite materials by Arifutzzaman, A., Maleque, Md. Abdul, Debnath, Sujan

“…The main aim of this paper is to investigate the crystallinity and hardness properties of Al-Cu/SiCp matrix composite (AMC) materials. …”
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Zn/MCM-41/MnO2 leclanché button cell R2025 for low rate applications by Mohd Zawi, Nor Liza, Othman, Raihan, Ani, Mohd Hanafi

“…MCM-41 material comprises of one dimensional, hexagonally ordered silicates mesostructure. The main advantage of MCM-41 membrane is its 3-in-1 functional features, viz. as ionic exchange channels, insulating layer between electrodes and electrolyte reservoir. …”
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Design and characterization of a new three-stage quadruple pass EDFA by Akhter, Fowzia, Ibrahimy, Muhammad Ibn, Naji, Ahmed Wathik, Siddiquei, Hasin Reza

“…Development of multi-stage EDFAs has become one of main research areas in recent times. In this study, a three-stage Quadruple Pass (QP) EDFA is proposed for long haul OFCS. …”
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Does corporate governance contribute towards financial information disclosure in Malaysian listed banks? by Htay, Sheila Nu Nu

“…Financial information disclosed in the annual report is one of the main sources that investors are interested to make informed judgment in their decision for investment. …”
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Antecedents of Zakat payers' trust: the case of Nigeria by Abioye, Mustafa Murtala Oladimejiimeji, Mohamad, Muslim Har Sani, Adnan, Muhammad Akhyar

“…The trust model represents the main contribution of this study. Importantly, necessity of understanding zakat payers’ trust are more pertinent at the place where proper zakat administration is still in its infancy stage as in the case of Nigeria.…”
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Impact of a growing population in agricultural resource management: Exploring the global situation with a micro-level example by Karim, A.H.M Zehadul

“…Accordingly, the demographers and environmentalists for that reason have come up with raising issues that the main challenges for environmental management throughout the world is now to determine our planet’s capacity to sustain such a huge amount of burgeoning human population. …”
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The ethical implications of the modern progress in science by Shogar, Ibrahim

“…The ability to rearrange objects, therefore, lies at very foundation of systematic research and advanced technologies introduced by scientists and technologists. The main objective of modern science, as established by Francis Bacon, is to dominate nature through understanding the procedures which nature follows. …”
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A theoretical review on the factors influencing the demand for park and ride facility by Syed Adnan, Sharifah Adibah Alyia, Kadar Hamsa, Abdul Azeez

“…As an initial progress of this study, this paper highlights the literature review pertaining to the concept of park and ride and factors such as socioeconomic, travel and parking characteristics of the parking users that influence the use of the park and ride facility. Though the main focus of this paper addresses the analysis of literature on park and ride facility, formulation of objectives, methodology, and elements related to the initial stage of this study are also highlighted. …”
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Rheological behavior of starch-based biopolymer mixtures in selected processed foods by Sarker, Md. Zaidul Islam, Abd Elgadir, Mohammed, Ferdosh, Sahena, Akanda, Mohammed Jahurul Haque, Aditiawati, Pingkan, Noda, Takahiro

“…It was found that starch-based biopolymer mixtures had different rheological behaviors that could affect the quality of processed foods. The main factors that affected rheological properties were the botanical sources of starches and the effect of mixing other biopolymers with starch. …”
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Availability of literature on social entreprenureship for sustainable wealth creation in internet by Benjasom, Muhammad Husnee, Ismail, Yusof, Mhd. Sarif, Suhaimi

“…This paper examines relative availability of materials related to social entreprenureship for sustainable wealth creation in order to develop hands-on, professional, ethical, which is promoted by the various organizations around the world. The main objective of this study was to examine the relative frequency of social entreprenureship and sustainable wealth creation by the organizations and other related concepts that are available in the Internet search engines. …”
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Comparative analysis between Bloom’s and Malik Badri’s taxonomies of thinking process by Abdullah, Norillah, Syed Hassan, Sharifah Sariah

“…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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Multiculturalism in Malaysian short stories written in English (1966-2009) by Mohd Ramli, Aimillia

“…While it is officially accepted as a main feature of Malaysian society, multiculturalism’s ideological aims of recognizing, celebrating and maintaining cultural identities in order to promote and encourage social cohesion and unity have, nonetheless, often been limited by resistance against extending equitable status to the distinct cultural, religious and ethnic groups within the country. …”
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PhD proposal (BAA Doctoral Colloquium Cardiff 2010): short selling and stock returns by Mohamad, Azhar

“…While most studies on short interest and stock returns have focused on the US stock markets, there are very few studies done on the Hong Kong stock market. So the main motivations of this paper are: a) To investigate the relationship between short interest and stock returns in Hong Kong stock market b) To examine whether stock abnormal returns increase in the level of short interest c) To examine the relationship between level short interest and fundamental-to-price ratios and institutional ownership of shorted stocks …”
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On the key factors of usability in small-sized mobile touch-screen application by Gündüz, Feyza, Pathan, Al-Sakib Khan

“…The application is a critical one that can represent the cases of a wide number of smart phone applications. Main expectations of users are presented from HCI (Human Computer Interaction) perspective and discussed through the case study. …”
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Enhancing the efficiency of polymerase chain reaction using graphene nanoflakes by Khaliq R., Abdul, Kafafy, Raed Ismail, Salleh, Hamzah Mohd., Faris, Waleed Fekry

“…The results suggest that the superior thermal conductivity effect of GNFs may be the main cause of the PCR enhancement.…”
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An evaluation of Arabic phonology course among school teachers in a hybrid learning environment by Sahrir, Muhammad Sabri, Zainuddin, Nurkhamimi, Nawi, Amani, Samat, Nur Arifah

“…The results show that the course evaluation obtained a mean score of moderate high for evaluation of 3 main criterions with the qualitative feedbacks for course improvement and modifications to suit their diverse level of background in the teaching profession in schools. …”
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Effects of workpiece preheating on surface roughness, chatter and tool performance during end milling of hardened steel D2 by Amin, A. K. M. Nurul, Dolah, Shuriani, Mahmud, Marlina, Lajis, M. A.

“…Though initial average flank wear of the tool during preheated machining is found to be slightly higher compared to that of room temperature machining, the extrapolated tool life appears to be higher in the case of preheating. The main mechanisms of tool failure are found to be superficial plastic deformation, diffusion and notching. …”
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