A study of learning environments in the Kulliyyah (faculty) of nursing, International Islamic University Malaysia by Nurumal, Mohd. Said, Rogayah, Jaafar, Hafizah, Arzuman

“…Background: In a nursing programme, the main objective is to produce nursing graduates who can provide comprehensive care and treatment to the community. …”
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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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Fuzzy knowledge-based model for prediction of traction force of an electric golf car by Rahman, Mohammed Ataur, Hossain, Altab, Alam, A. H. M. Zahirul, Rashid, Muhammad Mahbubur

“…In contrast, fuzzy knowledge-based models are developed by using the experience of the traction in order to maintain the vehicle traction as required with utilizing optimum power. The main goal of this paper is to describe fuzzy knowledge-based model to be practically applicable to a reasonably wide class of unknown nonlinear systems. …”
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Critical issues on Islamic banking and financial markets : Islamic economics, banking and finance, investments, Takaful and financial planning by Rosly, Saiful Azhar

“…This book examines the principles and practices ofIslamic banking and financial markets, particularly from the Malaysian experience. The main objective of Islamic financial system is to govern the flow of funds from the surplus sector to the deficit sector and it does so to promote justice ('adalah). …”
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Users' perceptions on parking utilization pattern at park-and-ride facility in Putrajaya Sentral by Syed Adnan, Sharifah Adibah Alyia, Kadar Hamsa, Abdul Azeez

“…Putrajaya Sentral is the main public transportation hub of Putrajaya which provides multi-modal public transportation services such as Express Rail Link (ERL), intercity buses, intra-city buses namely as 'Nadi Putra', express buses and taxi services. …”
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Barriers to Independent Non-Executive Directors’ Effectiveness in Performing Their Roles by Annuar, Hairul Azlan

“…The sampling frame was made as large as possible and for the purpose of this study, consisted of board members who sit on publicly listed companies (PLCs) of the main board and Malaysian-owned. Findings – The interviews revealed that a majority of the interviewees perceived that the barriers were either non-existent or at the least manageable. …”
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Customers’ attitude towards diminishing partnership home financing in Islamic banking by Abdul Razak, Dzuljastri, Abduh, Muhamad

“…The structural equation modeling was utilized to find out factors that influence customers’ intention for diminishing partnership home financing under the framework of the theory of reasoned action. Results: The main finding indicates that customers perceived the equity sharing features in diminishing partnership home financing mode differ from the conventional loan and other existing Islamic home financing modes. …”
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Mechatronics book series – selected papers from ICOM’01, ICOM’05 and ICOM’08

“…The diverse applications of Mechatronics are all crucial to the commercial production for sustainable growth, economic and industrial development of a nation. The main objective of these conferences was to provide a forum for engineers, scientists, researchers and entrepreneurs to interact and exchange information, ideas and share knowledge on the frontiers of Mechatronics and its applications. …”
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Wellness and healthy programme for KOM Staff(WELLKOM) by Zakaria, , Rosini, Md Aris, Mohd Aznan, Draman, Samsul, Abdullah, Fa’iza

“…KOM Wellness and Healthy programme, abbreviated as WELLKOM, was initially planned as a health awareness programme that will also serve as a platform for Kulliyyah of Medicine (KOM) staff to release his or her mind, body and soul after a whole week of strenuous academic and administrative activities. The main objective of the programme is to improve the health and well-being of KOM staff through health activities that will support positive lifestyle changes thereby resulting in improved staff productivity. …”
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Is Capital Structure Study Still A Puzzle? Southeast Asian Panel Data Evidence by Haron, Razali, Ibrahim, Khairunisah, Mat Nor, Fauzias, Ibrahim , Izani

“…Different leverage definitions used in the studies is identified as one of the main factors that lead to inconsistent results recorded in the literature. …”
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An exploratory study of Ijarah accounting practices in Malaysian financial institutions by Mohd. Shariff, Ros Aniza, Abdul Rahman, Abdul Rahim

“…Prior studies on Ijarah were mainly focusing on the economics, legal and financial aspects, there was, however, so far no in- depth study on accounting for Ijarah. …”
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Quantitative and physical evaluation of patchouli essential oils obtained from different sources 0f pogostemon cablin by Hussin, Norma, Mondello, Luigi, Costa, Rosaria, Dugo, Paola, Nik Yusoff, Nik Mohd. Idris, Yarmo, Mohd Ambar, Ab Wahab, Ahmad, Said, Mamot

“…The results obtained confirmed that, in all samples, patchouli alcohol was the main volatile constituent, with higher amount in lab-scale produced oils, compared with commercial samples. …”
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Disposal practice for unused medications among the students of the International Islamic University Malaysia by Azad, Md. Abdul Kalam, Md. Akhtaruzzaman Akhter, Md. Rezaul Haque Ansary, Al-Mamun, S. M.Mostofa, Uddin, Mohi, Rahman, Md. Mokhlesur

“…This survey has lead to an enhanced international awareness of the potential detrimental effects on the environment. The main objective of this survey is to develop of public awareness about harmful effect of medications waste.This was a descriptive crosssectional survey involving with patients based on a structured questionnaire format with answer sets and asked why people do not use all of their medications; why they are keep unused medications, storage and how to dispose their medications. …”
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An efficient detection model of selective forwarding attacks in wireless mesh networks by Khanam, Shapla, Saleem, Habibullah Yusuf, Pathan, Al-Sakib Khan

“…In this paper, we present a model for detecting selective forwarding attacks with a game theory-based approach to analyze the attack model, where the main goal of player 1 is to maximize its throughput and the goal of player 2 is to minimize the throughput of network. …”
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Gender and motivation for street racing in Malaysia by Nurullah, Abu Sadat, Makol-Abdul, Pute Rahimah, Abd Rahman, Saodah

“…In case of male racers, ‘parenting style’ and ‘relationship with family members’ were the main causes of street racing. A sizeable percentage of male racers and female racers identified ‘social contact with the street racers’, ‘learned attitudes which encourage street racing’, ‘mass media and peer influences’ as causes of street racing. …”
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Are there barriers to independent non-executive directors' effectiveness in performing their roles? by Annuar, Hairul Azlan

“…The sampling frame was made as large as possible and for the purpose of this study, consisted of board members who sit on the main board of Malaysian-owned PLCs. Findings – The interviews revealed that a majority of the interviewees perceived that the barriers were either non-existent or at least manageable. …”
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Preliminary screen for mild cognitive impairment among elderly at old folks home by Abd. Wahid, Nur Haidzat

“…Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) is a condition characterized by significant decline in cognitive functioning in the absence of dementia. The main symptoms of having MCI are that it affects one’s memory and may result changes in a person’s daily functioning. …”
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Analysis of sequence batch reactor for COD and TSS removal identification from septic sludge treatment plant using bio inspired algorithm: a case study in Sarawak by Sie Chun, Ting, Ismail , Amelia Ritahani, Abdul Malik, Marlinda

“…In order to attain this objective, the Root Mean Square Error (RMSE), Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE) and Correction Coefficient (R) are used as performance indexes. The main outcome is to achieve a satisfactory prediction of effluent removal as in accordance to “The Environmental Quality Act 1974, Environmental Quality (Sewage) Regulation 2009: Standard A” for effluent discharge. …”
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An attempt to develop a Biped Intelligent Machine BIM-UIA by Akhtaruzzaman, Md., Shafie, Amir Akramin

“…This work is basically a small part of the main project but have a great inspiration for the researchers with the aim to design and construct the future BIM-UIA with lower cost and limited time constraints.…”
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Identification of instabilities of the chip formation and it's prediction model during end milling of medium carbon steel (S45C) by Patwari, Muhammed Anayet Ullah, Amin, A. K. M. Nurul, Faris, Waleed Fekry

“…Typical instabilities of periodic nature, in the form of primary and secondary saw/serrated teeth, which appear at the main body and free edge of the chip respectively, have been identified. …”
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