Stock price movements : does change in energy price matter? by Abdul Jalil, Norasibah, Mat Ghani, Gairuzazmi, Daud, Jarita, Ibrahim, Mansor

“…This finding implies no long-run relationship between the variables in the system. …”
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The determinants of non-tariff barriers in Malaysia’s agricultural sector by Hanif, Azlina, Alavi, Rokiah, Duasa, Jarita, Mat Ghani, Gairuzazmi

“…Malaysia is no exception as the applied most-favoured-nation tariff rate in her agricultural sector in 2009 is relatively low, averaging at 2.8 percent.Despite the reduction in tariff barrier, the incidence of non-tariff barriers (NTBs) in the sector over the 1978–2007 period has generally increased even though efforts at dismantlin these barriers have long been initiated. Thus, the paper seeks to identify factors that influence the level of NTBs in the agricultural sector. …”
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Solitons mobility in a dipolar Bose-Einstein condensate in an optical lattice by Umarov, Bakhram, Benzeghir, Abdelaziz

“…The present work is devoted to the theoretical investigation of the dynamics of Bose –Einstein condensates (BEC) in optical lattice with the long range magnetic dipole-dipole interaction between atoms. …”
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Financing coastal land use planning for sustainability by Asmawi, M. Zainora, Md. Din, Azrin, Mahamod, Lukman Hakim

“…The analysis and findings demonstrate that the practice of Lembaga Urus Air Selangor relatively plans and manages their coastal land uses as in accordance with the physical land use planning system, encompassing the components of forward planning in their long term vision for their area. Though it is evident that the current practice works well, the system can be further improved taking into consideration other influential factors such as establishing database and financial aspect.…”
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Linear and nonlinear models of heredity for blood groups and rhesus factor by Ganikhodjaev, Nasir, Daoud, Jamal Ibrahim, Usmanova, Makhsuma

“…We consider linear and nonlinear stochastic models for transmission of blood types and Rhesus factor from parents to their offspring and investigate long run behavior of these models. In this study we will consider an application of the theory of Markov chains and the theory of nonlinear transformations in medicine. …”
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Continuous quality improvement strategies in engineering curriculum by Ihsan, Sany Izan, Khalifa, Othman Omran

“…The strategies of continuous quality improvement are normally described in terms of ability to satisfy the current and future needs of industry, mobility, and life-long commitment to learning. In this paper, the need for continuous quality improvement in higher education; the role of academic in higher education; some of the strategies and techniques universities are employing for continuous quality improvement are discussed. …”
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Fuzzy logic approach for prediction the lift coefficient on an aircraft model with and without winglet by Hossain, Altab, Rahman, Mohammed Ataur, Mohiuddin, A. K. M., Iqbal, Parvez, Muhidin, Arifin, Mohamad, Mazian

“…This paper describes the unique structure of an aircraft model with and without winglet tested at Aerodynamics Laboratory, Faculty of Engineering (University Putra Malaysia) using subsonic wind tunnel of 1000 mm × 1000 mm rectangular test section and 2500 mm long. Focusing on predicting the aerodynamic characteristics of the aircraft model, three main issues are studied in this paper. …”
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Modeling G2C adoption in developing country: A case study of Malaysia by Hussein, Ramlah, Mohamed, Norshidah, Ahlan, Abdul Rahman, Mahmud, Murni, Aditiawarman, Umar

“…Electronic government or e-government has long been known as a breakthrough of a new form of communication and transaction between the government and citizens, the government and industries, and among the government agencies. …”
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Influence of TaC Powder Additive on electrical discharge machining of stainless Steel by Mohd Zain, Zakaria, Mohammed, Baba Ndaliman, Khan, Ahsan Ali, Mohammad , Yeakub Ali

“…Results indicate that the surface roughness were found to be lowest at 2.5A under long machining periods of various concentrations of the powder. …”
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A new approach of applying cryogenic coolant in turning AISI 304 stainless steel by Khan, Ahsan Ali, Ali, Mohammad Yeakub, Haque, Md. Mohafizul

“…The base of the device is a magnet and it can be fixed at any suitable position on the tool or tool post. A long flexible and adjustable copper nozzle is used to apply liquid nitrogen at any angle or from any position. …”
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The Feudal Lords of Lahore’s stock exchange by Mohamed, Noor, Hassan, Arif

“…The chief architect behind all these feudal and corrupt practices was the man who had been working as a General Manager for a long time. The Malaysian CEO patiently studied the organizational culture and practices and introduced several cultural and structural changes. …”
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Pineapple leaf fibers and PALF-reinforced polymer composites by Salit, Mohd. Sapuan, Mohamed, Abd. Rahman, Siregar, Januar Parlaungan, Ishak, Mohd. Ridzuan

“…Pineapple leaf fibers (PALF) have long been known as textile materials in many countries. …”
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Implementation mechanism of ethics in business organizations by Jalil, Md Abdul, Azam, Ferdous, Rahman, Muhammad Khalilur

“…It is empirically proved that ethical practices in business organizations help to create favorable relationships with other organizations and can also establish long-term positive relationships with existing and potential future customers. …”
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Feminist jurisprudence in Islam: an overview by Ansari, Abdul Haseeb

“…Many rights that Islam granted to women in different capacities were achieved by women after several decades-long feminist movements in different parts of the world. …”
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New estimates of single photon parameters for satellite-based QKD by Ali, Sellami, Wahiddin, Mohamed Ridza

“…The final key rate over transmission distance has been simulated, which shows that security proofs give a zero key generation rate at long distances (larger than 16,000 km). It has been shown that the practical QKD can be established with low earth orbit and medium earth orbit satellites.…”
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An undiagnosed non functioning retroperitoneum paraganglioma, complicating a gynaecological surgery; a case report by Abd. Wahab, Noraziana, Gharib Bilal, Hakim, Zakaria, Alik Riasadesa, Awang, Mokhtar

“…She is fortunate that the tumour did not show any features of malignancy nor metastasis, however a long time follow up is needed in case of any possible recurrence.…”
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A concept study on community based disaster management system in Malaysia by Ajayi, Binyamin Adeniyi, Hussein, Bakhtiyar A, Naseer, Mustafa, Ahmad Dahlan, Abdul Rahman

“…This will no doubt, in our view, imply a change in attitude but it will indeed make the perpetual efforts of the Government agencies to yield the required results.We thus opined that training these communities, which is expected to institutionalize a comity of volunteers, in the science of how to gather information and make good use of same in the event of the disaster occurrence will go a long way in making the tax payer money worthwhile. …”
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Knowledge management initiative and solution: a case study in International Islamic University of Malaysia(IIUM) by Lubis, Muharman, Zamzami, Ikhlas F., Fatani, Hanan A. A., Ibrahim, Ismail M. M., Ahmad Dahlan, Abdul Rahman

“…Universities are the important place for learning and sharing information internally or externally where the knowledge management (KM) implementation will give sustainable competitive advantage, achieving substantial savings, improve significant performance and establish the long-term existence among the others. The International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM) is a private publicly funded university in Malaysia while eight different governments from the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) as its financial sponsor. …”
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In defense of Islam: American Muslim women write back by Abdul Manaf, Nor Faridah

“…However, the history of African-American Muslims must not be overlooked for African Muslims sailed to America long before the slave trade came into existence.…”
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The determinants of efficiency of publicly listed Chinese banks: evidence from two-stage banking models by Sufian, Fadzlan

“…The paper attempts to investigate the long-term trend in the efficiency of the Chinese banking sector over the period 1997–2006 by employing the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) window analysis method. …”
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