Effects of metacognitive listening strategy training on listening comprehension and strategy use of ESL learners by Abdul Malik, Faridah, Sarudin, Isarji, Muhamad, Ainon Jariah, Engku Ibrahim, Engku Haliza

“…During the training, 29 students in the experimental group were provided with a list of metacognitive strategies and their descriptions and were taught how to use them,while 25 students in the control group took the normal listening course as prescribed by the host institution. The findings of the study based on ANCOVAshowed that students who underwent metacognitive listening strategy training performed slightly better than students in the controlgroup. …”
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Media and politics: a study among youth in Malaysia by A.Manaf, Aini Maznina, Syed Abdullah Idid, Syed Arabi, Buyong, Mazni, Ahmad, Zeti Azreen, Mohamed, Shafizan, Ahmad, Che Mahzan, Tengku Mohd Azzman, Tengku Siti Aisha, Baharum, Amran

“…Using purposive sampling, the study employed focus group to examine how and why youth use media to understand about politics and election. Findings indicated that youth mostly rely on new rather than traditional media to get updated with political news. …”
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The challenges of cloud computing in forensic science by Muhammad Ubaid Ullah, Raja, Buckley, Kevan, Garvey, Mary, Li, Jun

“…Finally the discussion and analysis, which is based on the study finding to consider the challenges provoke by the CC forensics science on our findings.…”
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A study of crime potentials and physical design in Taman Melati terrace housing area of Kuala Lumpur City by Mohit, Mohammad Abdul

“…To achieve the objectives and answer the research questions, a triangulation approach was used in which data was gathered by applying both quantitative (questionnaire and observation) and qualitative (interview) methods. The findings showed that the crime risk was higher in the AOS terrace houses than in the AMR terrace units. …”
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Small and medium enterprises and their financing patterns: evidence from Malaysia by Abdullah, Moha Asri, Ab. Manan, Siti Khadijah

“…The findings revealed that start up SMEs do not require much external funding for set up, and besides they are commonly deficient of the means to obtain added funds. …”
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A study of Paraoxonase-1 192 gene polymorphism in coronary artery disease by Muhammad Musa, Nurul Ashikin, Abdullah, Nor Zamzila, A.Talib, Norlelawati, Nik Ahmad, Nik Nur Fatnoon

“…However, a multicentre study may be required to confirm our findings in Malaysian population.…”
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Estimating tropical rain attenuation on the Earth-satellite path using radar data by Badron, Khairayu, Ismail, Ahmad Fadzil, Ismail , Maszlan

“…Radar reflectivity data were obtained from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) radar station operated by the Malaysian Meteorology Department (MMD). Preliminary findings using the most recent Z–R relation (i.e. the generated radar-derived rain attenuation estimations) appear to show lower values than the actual measurements.…”
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Improving patient complaint mechanisms in Malaysia: the role of law and medical organisations by Jahn Kassim, Puteri Nemie

“…One of the most important ironies of modern health care is that public expectations are rising faster than the ability of health services to meet them. …”
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Acute hemorrhage: approach to imaging with CTA by Md Ralib @ Md Raghib, Ahmad Razali

“…In massive haemoptysis, MDCT has proved to be of considerable value in diagnosing bronchiectasis, bronchogenic carcinoma, aspergilloma and vascular lesions. MDCT findings can suggest a specific diagnosis in 50% of patients in whom bronchoscopy findings are nondiagnostic and in 39 to 88% of patients in whom chest radiographs are nondiagnostic. …”
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Role of the gidan-gaado in sustainable urbanization by Muhammad, Umar Faruq

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The influence of family dynamics on family function in different stages of family life cycle among Iranian couples by Panah, Afsaneh Ghanbari

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The experience of the role of being a caregiver for carers who identify as ‘black’: an IPA study by Powell, Debra

“…This research supports existing literature on carers who identify as Black. The findings of this research offer some useful implications for practice and service provision. …”
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Determinants of exercise intention and behaviour in individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia using a revised version of the Theory of Planned Behaviour by Twyford, Jessica Louise

“…Method: A total of 214 participants took part in the study, 105 individuals with a diagnosis of schizophrenia and 109 from the general population completed a questionnaire containing measures of the Theory of Planned Behaviour variables, self-efficacy, health professional support and exercise behaviour using Godin Leisure time activity questionnaire (GLTQ). Results: Findings showed that people with schizophrenia did significantly more walking than the general population but significantly less moderate to strenuous exercise. …”
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Mastering soft skills in the implementation of work-based learning among community college students by Ali, A., Mahmod, S.

“…Petani and Community College Besut. The findings revealed that the level of soft skills among community college students was high. …”
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Effects of dual-language programme (DLP) on the usage of English adjectives at primary school level in Malaysia by Ramli, Rashida Nasuha, Lotfie, Maskanah Mohammad, Md Zamin, Ainul Azmin

“…Test scores were analysed to gauge the possible significant difference between the control and the experimental groups. The findings reveal that the mean scores for DLP group are not significantly higher than non-DLP group for both tests.…”
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The usage of mobile application to teach practical skills among catering students by Md Sahak, Adibah Aishah, Md Yunus, Melor, Abdul Rahman, Abdul Wafi, Harun, Hairuddin, Marwanti, Marwanti, Tukiran, Nor Anis Intan Aqiah

“…In line with the issues nowadays where the live demonstration is too backdated rather than use the mobile application to enhance the enjoyment of the cooking process in catering classroom. …”
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Practical Islamic input in Orthopaedics Undergraduate Medical Curricula by Zulkifly, Ahmad Hafiz, Mohd Yusof, Nazri, Khalid, Kamarul Ariffin, Che Ahmad, Aminudin, Zakaria@Mohamad, Zamzuri, Aziz, Mohd Yusof, Mohamed Amin, Mohamed Azril, Awang, Mohd Shukrimi, Kasule, Omar Hassan

“…They spend more time in trying to read and memorise as much as possible rather than understanding the problem. In the Western world this phenomena is a well known fact, leading to the advent of ‘Problem Based Learning’ (PBL) in trying to overcome this shortcomings in the medical student. …”
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Characteristics of subclinical thyroid dysfunction in coastal communities in Malaysia by Shahar, Mohammad Arif, Saud Ghani, Siti Liyana, Omar, Ahmad Marzuki, Abdul Wahab, Norasyikin, Sukor, Norlela, Kamaruddin, Nor Azmi

“…Serum thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) was measured using a third generation chemiluminescent immunoassay with a detection limit of 0.01 mIU/L. TSH level of less than 0.32 mIU/L was considered hyperthyroid. Hypothyroidism is defined as TSH level of more than 5.00 mIU/L. …”
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Efficient denoising, aligment and segmentation algorithm for multivariate heart sound diagnostic by Sheikh Hussain, Siti Hadrina

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Mechanical, thermal, tribological and flammability properties of hybrid synthetic wollastonite nanofiber/graphene oxide reinforced polybutylene terephthalate nanocomposites by Chan, Jia Xin

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