Green practices in the hotel industry: the push and pull factors by Aripin, Norhani, Amran, Noor Afza, Saad, Natrah, Awalludin, Noor Rohin

“…The environmental issue in Malaysia has a long history, which began with river pollution because of tin mining operations.It has now become more critical as air pollution and waste disposal by the hotel industry have a negative impact on the environment.A total of 86 questionnaires were received from four-star and five-star hotels in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya.The dependent variable is green practices, while the independent variables are motivational factors and barriers. …”
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Civil Disobedience and Cyber Democracy by Mohd. Zain, Zawiyah, Othman, Zaheruddin, Ahmad, Zalinah, Abdul Rahman, Mohd Fitri, Ajis, Mohd Na'eim, Ngah, Kamarudin, Yusoff, Moharnrnad Agus

“…Consequently, Barisan Nasional (The National Front) government failed to gain two-thirds majority of the parliamentary seats in the 2008 general elections and at the same time lost five states to the opposition. In 2013 general election the result remain the same which is government failed to gain two-thirds majority of the parliamentary seats. …”
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Designing a Virtual Counsellor for UUM Community (S/O 14347) by Che Pa, Noraziah, Mahmuddin, Massudi, Abu Bakar, Nur Azzah

“…Research methodology is divided into four main phases; awareness of problem, suggestion of solution, design and development of UUM Virtual Counsellor (UUMVrC), and evaluation. Five main categories are proposed to be included in the proposed Virtual Counsellor; personal, academic, health, financial, and counselor’s room. …”
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CSF in Product Innovation Process: A Comparative Study of Three Malaysian Manufacturing SMEs by Abu, Noor Hidayah, Deros, B.M., Mansor, Mohd Fitri

“…The results of the study indicated five critical factors for successful predevelopment process implementation in SMEs. …”
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Experiences with Information System for Employee Performance: A case of Royal Malaysia Custom Department (RMCD) by Abd Zakaria, Zuhdi, Anuar, Herman Shah, Mohamed Udin, Zulkifli

“…Respondents were executives’ level who had served the organisation more than five years. This indicates that their in-depth and sufficient knowledge about information system success of RMCD. …”
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A Proposed Framework of Unemployment and Youth Restiveness in the North-Eastern Nigeria: Exloring the Role of the “Almajiri” Culture by Abbo, Usman, Romle, Abd Rahim

“…More so as unemployment in Nigeria increase by 16% from 2011 to 2013 representing 39.9%, with youth unemployment representing 50% of this, where the north-eastern region continue to manifest the worst poverty rate compare to the other five geo-political zones couple with the existence of about 10 million “Almajiris” in the entire northern region which is much more than the total population of Sweden and the result of several investigation panels revealing the involvement of “Almajiri” in most of the violence occurring in the northern region from 1980 to 2010, where the vulnerability of the “Almajiri” due to abject poverty makes them a tool for unleashing violence by some unscrupulouselements. …”
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Liposomal carrier systems for encapsulation of drugs using bicellar mixtures by Lee, Bao Jun

“…Through the usage of bicellar mixture which includes long-chain molecules like DOPC and cholesterol, combined with short-chain molecules like lauric acid. …”
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Halal Logistics and Supply Chain Management : Recent Trends and Issues / by Nor Aida Abdul Rahman, editor 635747, Azizul Hassan, editor 635748, Zawiah Abdul Majid, Hajjah, editor 656185, Taylor & Francis Group (Online service) 645650

“…This will be a useful reference to those who would like to learn more about this industry.…”
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Introducing Philosophy Through Pop Culture : From Socrates to Star Wars and Beyond / by Irwin, William, 1970-, editor 654991, Johnson, David Kyle, editor 654992, John Wiley & Sons (Online service) 647106

“…"Though Trey Parker and Matt Stone haven't been killed for it (they did receive death threats after their 200th episode) the creators of South Park have faced accusations much like those that led to Socrates' execution: the corruption of youth and the teaching of vulgar , irreligious behavior. …”
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Data-Driven DEI: The Tools and Metrics You Need to Measure, Analyze, and Improve Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion / by Pinkett, Randal, author 655217, John Wiley & Sons (Online service) 647106

“…With the tools in this book, readers can achieve greater diversity, equity and inclusion by: assessing their current state of DEI with the author's proprietary the Intrinsic Inclusion Inventory; analyzing that data to produce a personalized action plan; and implementing evidence-based, behavioral learning interventions like the author's proprietary The Inclusion Habit program. …”
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Encore Valentine / by Adriani Trigiani, author 656192

“…As Encore Valentine begins, snow falls like glitter over Tuscany at the wedding of Valentine's grandmother. …”

Addressing challenges and shaping perceptions: Blended learning in english language classrooms at Pekan community college by Ezihaslinda, Ngah, Ainol Haryati, Ibrahim, Siti Nur Amanina, Nazri

“…In addition, factors like the level of institutional support and the accessibility of effective digital technologies are crucial. …”
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Violations of physical and psychological expectations in the human adult brain by Liu, Shari, Lydic, Kirsten, Mei, Lingjie, Saxe, Rebecca

“…We examined non-mutually exclusive candidates for the processes underlying the VOE effect, including domain-general processes, like visual prediction error and curiosity, and domain-specific processes, like prediction error with respect to distinctively physical and psychological expectations (objects are solid; agents behave rationally). …”
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Mr. Aecroid’s Tables: Economic Calculations and Social Customs in the Early Modern Countryside by Deringer, William

“…Historians of finance and accounting have long recognized these paper tools as predecessors of essential modern techniques like “discounted cash flow.” Yet the history of these tables remains hazy. …”
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Soft Robotic Pneumatic Actuators Assist Diaphragmatic Dysfunction in a Respiratory Simulator by Quevedo-Moreno, Diego, Tagoe, Jonathan, Roche, Ellen

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Implementing Babylonian/G by Putting Examples into Game Contexts by Krebs, Eva, Mattis, Toni, D?rbandt, Marius, Schulz, Oliver, Rinard, Martin C., Hirschfeld, Robert

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Impact of Acoustic and Optical Phonons on the Anisotropic Heat Conduction in Novel C-Based Superlattices by Talwar, Devki N., Becla, Piotr

“…Due to zone-folding effects, the in-plane phonons in SLs exhibited a strong mixture of XC-like and YC-like low-energy ωTA , ωLA modes with the emergence of stop bands at certain |k→SL| . …”
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Listening by Synthesizing by Cherep, Manuel

“…This can be useful for practical tasks, like sound design in music, film, and other media. …”
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Sequence‐Sensitivity in Functional Synthetic Polymer Properties by Jin, Tianyi, Coley, Connor W, Alexander‐Katz, Alfredo

“…Recently, a new class of synthetic methyl methacrylate‐based random heteropolymers (MMA‐based RHPs) has displayed protein‐like properties. Their function appears to be insensitive to the precise sequence. …”
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Humic acid-induced formation of tobermorite upon hydrothermal treatment with municipal solid waste incineration bottom ash and its application for efficient removal of Cu(II) ions by Luo, Hongwei, He, Dongqin, Zhu, Weiping, Wu, Yichao, Chen, Zhitao, Yang, En-Hua

“…After hydrothermal treatment, the morphology and microstructure of IBA remarkably changed from sheet-like to particle-like, thereby resulting in substantial increases of sorption capacity. …”
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