PFI: is Malaysia ready? by Abdul Rashid, Khairuddin

“…This paper provides an update on the Malaysian PFls and reports on the findings of a survey to identify competencies and to ascertain whether key players of the Malaysian Construction Industry possess those competencies in the provision of PFI services. …”
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Development of free and canal neuromasts and their directions of maximum sensitivity in the larvae of ayu,Plecoglossus altivelis by Mukai, Yukinori, Kobayashi, Hiroshi, Yoshikawa, Hiromasa

“…In the head, free neuromasts were located around the eye and nose, their directions of maximum sensitivity forming lines tangential to concentric circles about the eye and nose. …”
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Analysis of aroma and yield components of aromatic rice in Malaysian tropical environment by Golam, Faruq, Yeap, Hui Yin, Abrar, Masitah, , Nur Afnierna, Abdul Majid, Nazia, Khalid, Norzulaani, Osman, Mohamad

“…In this study, a total of 53 rice genotypes including 12 globally popular aromatic rice cultivars and 39 advanced breeding lines were evaluated for yield and yield contributing characters in Malaysian tropical environment. …”
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Post MH370 mysterious disappearance: presumption of death in estate administration of a missing person by Mohd Noor , Nor Azlina, Halim, Akmal Hidayah

“…It is also conclude that the current law regarding presumption of death is not sufficient and cannot be regarded as formulative of satisfactory guiding lines in administrating estate of missing person.…”
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Structure and development of free neuromasts in barramundi, lates calcarifer (block) by Mukai, Yukinori, Liy, Lang Chai, Muhamad Shaleh, Sitti Raehanah, Senoo, Shigeharu

“…On the head, free neuromasts were oriented on lines tangential to concentric circles around the eye.…”
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A Novel Monofilar-Archimedean Metamaterial Inspired Leaky-Wave Antenna for Scanning Application for Passive Radar Systems by Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Virdee, Bal Singh, Ali, Abdul, Limiti, Ernesto

“…The antenna is based on metamaterial transmission-lines (MTM-TLs) and is implemented using Monofilar Archimedean spiral and rectangular slots, spiral inductors and metallic via-holes. …”
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The Lisson Gallery sketchbooks : Tony Fretton by Fretton, Anthony, Woodman, Ellis, Sergison, Jonathan

Compact ultra-wideband bandpass filter with variable notch characteristics based on transversal signal-interaction concepts by Mirzaee, Milad, Virdee, Bal Singh, Noghanian, Sima

“…The filter configuration comprises of two transmission paths which include folded T-shaped stepped impedance resonators (SIRs) that are capacitively coupled with the input/output lines to enable signal transmission. It is shown that by combining the filters of different passband centre frequencies an UWB filter can be realised with either a single- or dual-notch function. …”
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Biochemical and physiological analysis of microvesicle subtypes by Stratton, Dan

“…FT-IR spectroscopy was used for the first time to profile similarities and differences between cell lines by analysis of the fingerprint region [1800cm-1 to 900cm-1). …”
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The role of microvesicles in EMT and tumour microenvironment by Haidery, Ahmad Zia

“…The influence of leukaemia cell derived-MVs in this study was determined on normal prostate epithelial cell lines. PNT2 cells were treated with Jurkat cell derived-MVs lost epithelial characteristic (decreased epithelial marker E-cadherin) and gained mesenchymal phenotype (increased expression of mesenchymal marker Vimentin). …”
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The influence of Islamic spirituality in the training of co-operatives’ managers in Malaysia by Sarif, Suhaimi Mhd, Ismail, Yusof

“…Islamic spirituality is under the Tawhidic paradigm (Unity of God), which links worldly deed with the consequences in the Hereafter (al Akhirah) (the Hereafter). …”
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Economic abuse as an invisible form of domestic violence: a multicountry review by Postmus, Judy L., Hoge, Gretchen L., Breckenridge, Jan, Sharp-Jeffs, Nicola, Chung, Donna

“…One frequently hidden or “invisible” form of abuse perpetrated within intimate partner relationships is economic abuse, also referred to as financial abuse in much of the literature. While the links between gendered economic insecurity and economic abuse are emerging, there remains a lack of consistency about definitions within the United States and globally, as there is no agreed upon index with which to measure economic abuse. …”

Investigating the drivers of student satisfaction : the application of regression analysis by Greenland, Steve

“…Regression can be used to determine the significant drivers of customer satisfaction by linking ratings of various aspects of service (the independent variables) to an overall measure of satisfaction (the dependent variable). …”
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The development of motility in spermatozoa by O'Toole, Christine M. B.

“…Motility and respiration of these spermatozoa are closely linked, probably because the ATP produced by respiration is used primarily by the dynein ATPase. …”
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The end of tolerance: new discourses of racism, migration and the state in Britain, 1997-2008 by Kundnani, Arun

“…Sivanandan, this political and social transition is analysed in the context of linked changes in global political economy and the resulting neoliberal transformation of the state, in particular through the politics of New Labour. …”
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Reluctant patients: health, sickness and the embodiment of plebeian masculinity in nineteenth-century Britain: evidence from working men's autobiographies by Hogarth, Stuart James

“…In this respect it has two main aims: the first is to add something to our understanding of plebeian masculinity and the gendered nature of class formation. Secondly, it links the history of medicine and the history of masculinity through the history of the body, in particular by problematising what can be termed the metanarrative of the disciplinary project of modernity which charts a revolution in embodied subjectivity, in which an undisciplined premodern body is gradually rendered docile by a variety of disciplinary processes and effects.…”
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The role of multislice computed tomography (MSCT) in the direction of traumatic intra abdominal injury : our experience in Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan(HTAA), Kuantan, Pahang by Hassan, Radhiana, Abd. Aziz, Azian, Abdul Rashid, Mohd Amran, Sa'at@Yusof, Azlin

“…Case notes and surgical findings were reviewed for correlation with CT findings. …”
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Policing terrorism in Nigeria: challenges for the 21st century by Mbaso, Chijioke Theophilius

“…In addition, the findings confirm that the NPF and similar agencies know they lack the skill set needed to bring the issue of terrorism to a minimum. …”
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Competencies acquisition through self-directed learning among Malaysian managers by Hashim, Junaidah

“…In total 238 respondents participated in this study. Findings – The findings show that the respondents have identified communication, managerial, and job knowledge as the main competencies required for their jobs. …”
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An application of AHP and G-TOPSIS for prioritizing capabilities and related practices for a mature and resilient supply chain during disruption by Echefaj, Khadija, Charkaoui, Abdelkabi, Cherrafi, Anass, Kumar, Anil, Luthra, Sunil

“…Third, a Grey Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (G-TOPSIS) method is used to rank maturity factors influencing capabilities. Findings: The findings indicate that responsiveness, readiness, flexibility and adaptability are the most important capabilities for supply chain resilience. …”
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