Vehicle fuel consumption and emission modelling: an in-depth literature review by Faris, Waleed Fekry, Rakha, Hesham, Kafafy, Raed Ismail, Mohammed Idres, Moumen, Elmoselhy, Salah

“…This review categorises vehicle fuel consumption and emissions models into five classifications. The relevant main models to each of these classifications are presented. …”
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Effect of Nanoclay on Thermal Properties of Polylacticacid-Kenaf Hybrid Bio-composite by Kaiser, Mohammad Rejaul, Anuar, Hazleen

“…The availability of natural fiber (such as kenaf fiber) makes the hybrid bio-composite competetively lower cost and feasible to be produced industrially for wide range of applications. The main objectives of this paper are to fabricate and the effect of nanoclay on thermal properties of hybrid bio-composite. …”
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Notes on ethno-pragmatics as a device for inter-cultural communication intelligence (ICQ) by Ahmad, Che Mahzan

“…Bahasa (“language”) is one of the main Malay cultural keywords. The Malays relate bahasa to various norms and beliefs that encompass their life-world. …”
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Zakat expenditure, school enrollment, and economic growth in Malaysia by Yusoff, Mohammed

“…The main objective of this study is to determine the impact of zakat spending and school enrollment on economic growth using panel data represented by the fourteen states of Malaysia. …”
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Assessing future needs of IT education in Malaysia: a preliminary result by Ahlan, Abdul Rahman, Suhaimi, Mohd Adam, Hussin, Husnayati, Arshad, Yusri

“…The research team found that technical, soft and problem-solving skills are the main concerns raised by the key informants. This is in line with the literature review and also the present higher education policy concerns by the Malaysia government. …”
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Purification of serine protease from mango (Mangifera Indica Cv. Chokanan)peel using an alcohol/salt aqueous two phase system by Sarker, Md. Zaidul Islam, Amid, Mehrnoush, Shuhaimi, Mustafa, Abdul Manap, Mohd Yazid

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Development of a fuel efficient hybrid engine towards green technology by Rahman, Mohammed Ataur, Asrar, Waqar, Ihsan, Sany Izan, Hossain, Altab, Abdullah, Kassim

“…The main focused of this study is to develop a fuel efficient and zero tail pipe emission hybrid engine to operate the designed and developed Urban car of weight 1.42 kN. …”
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Development of Powder Metallurgy (PM) compacted Cu-TaC electrode for EDM by Mohammed , Baba Ndaliman, Khan, Ahsan Ali

“…The main aim of this paper is to investigate the properties of TaC-Cu electrodes produced by Powder Metallurgy (PM) method. …”
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Performance of PM compacted Cu-TaC electrodes during EDM by Mohammed, Baba Ndaliman, Khan, Ahsan Ali, Mohd. Zain, Zakaria

“…This paper reports the investigations carried out using powder metallurgy (PM) compacted Cu-TaC electrodes to possibly achieve the surface modification. The main electrode and machining parameters used during the investigation were electrode’s compositions, compacting pressures and the discharge currents. …”
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The effect of water and citric acid on sago starch bio-plastics by Ahmad, Zuraida, Yusof, Yusliza, Anuar, Hazleen, Razali, Muhammad Khairul Muhaimin

“…In this research, bio-plastic starch (BPS) was produced from melt processing of Malaysian sago starch with the additions of glycerol as plasticizer and water as well as citric acid (CA) as a secondary additive. The main objective was to investigate the influence of CA and water contents with presence of glycerol on the mechanical properties of BPS. …”
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Arrest and police remand issue of top Jamaat leaders in Bangladesh: under the guise of hurting the religious sentiments of Muslims by Jalil, Md. Abdul, Rahman, Muhammad Khalilur

“…On 16 December 1971, Bangladesh became separated after nine months of a bloody liberation/civil war with Pakistan. The main objective of the liberation was to obtain independence so as the development of the country can be fully implemented in all aspects, as far as possible, in order to meet the needs of people who have been long ignored by the former masters. …”
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The Consumer Protection Act 1999: 10 years after by Amin, Naemah

“…The CPA covers all the main areas of consumer protection such as supply of goods, supply of services, product safety and liability and redress mechanism. …”
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A roadmap for CRM success : in light of the technology CSFS by Jan, Muhammad Tahir, Omar, Azura, Zain, Osman M., Abdullah, Kalthom

“…Evidences from the extant literatures have suggested that four main technology CSFs; sales force automation, data warehousing & data mining, the internet, and call centres will positively affect customer satisfaction. …”
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Mediating medical negligence claims in Malaysia: an option for reform? by Jahn Kassim, Puteri Nemie

“…In handling medical negligence claims, mediation can be seen as the main form of dispute resolution, which provides speedy, economical and trauma-free alternative to litigation. …”
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Shariah observation advertising practices of Bank Muamalat in Malaysia by Haque, A. K. M. Ahasanul, Mohd. Israil, Khaliq Ahmad, Irfath Jahan, Syeada

“…Originality/value – The paper contributes to research through improving understanding of the main issues relating to the effect of advertising practices in Islamic societies.…”
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An integrated model on online tax adoption in Malaysia by Hussein, Ramlah, Mohamed, Norshidah, Ahlan, Abdul Rahman, Mahmud, Murni, Aditiawarman, Umar

“…To fulfill this aim, a model of online tax adoption was developed by integrating the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) theory, Diffusion and Innovation (DOI) theory, Perceived Characteristics of Innovating (PCI) and other relevant factors including social influence, web-based service quality, trust of the internet, trust of the government political self efficacy, and perceived risk. Thirteen main hypotheses were developed and tested. The results demonstrate that trust of the government and web-based service quality are found to be a significant factors influencing citizens’ intention to use e-Filing. …”
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The Quality of goods and the rights of consumers under Malaysian law and Syariah by Amin, Naemah

“…This paper aims to discuss consumers’ problems relating to sub-standard or low quality goods and the remedies available to them under the existing Malaysian law and Syariah. The main focus of this paper is of course the protection offers by the Malaysian Consumer Protection Act 1999 (hereinafter referred to as the CPA) and the doctrine of al-khiyar al-aib (option of defect) under Islamic law.…”
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Identification of carotenoid composition in selected 'ulam' or traditional vegetables in Malaysia by Mohd Zaifuddin, Fatimah Azzahra, Mohd Hassan, Norazian, Othman, Rashidi

“…A total of 10 species were evaluated for quantitative and qualitative carotenoid composition through spectrophotometry and HPLC analysis. The main carotenoids identified in these selected ulam were lutein,neoxanthin, violaxanthin, zeaxanthin and β-carotene. …”
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Effects of forming parameters and sintering schedules to the mechanical properties and microstructures of final components by Rahman, M.M., Nor, S.S.M., Rahman, H.Y., Sopyan, Iis

“…The feedstock was prepared by mechanically mixing the main powder constituent, i.e., iron ASC 100.29 powder with zinc stearate to reduce the die–wall as well as inter-particle frictions hence inhomogeneous density distribution could be avoided. …”
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Porous ceramics with controllable properties prepared by protein foaming-consolidation method by Fadli, Ahmad, Sopyan, Iis

“…The addition of dispersant with different concentration into alumina slurries shifted the rheological properties from shear thinning behavior to a Newtonian fluid, which resulted in changes in the pore sizes of the resulting ceramics. The main advantages of the process are the simplicity of the process and the low-cost processing equipment/materials needed. …”
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