Reactions of medical students to the dissecting room by Myint, Yi Yi, Tun, Ye

“…However, the majority rated anatomy room stress from 0 (no stress) to 2 (moderate stress) on a scale from 0 to 4. The symptoms were mainly attributed to the smell of formalin. With respect to learning methods, more than 70% students stated that they used practical classes in gross anatomy and histology as a learning method.…”
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Language policy changes in Malaysia : progressive or regressive? by Tharmalingam, Selvarajah

“…As a result of this decision, hundreds of citizens shared their opinion on the issue mainly through the mainstream media. This paper addresses the issue of whether linguistic analyses can reveal the true nature of public opinion as displayed through their writings in the media, and especially whether the analyses answer the following questions: Is maintaining English a progressive or regressive approach? …”
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Automatic person identification system using handwritten signatures by Abushariah, Ahmad A. M., Gunawan, Teddy Surya, Chebil, Jalel, Abushariah, Mohammad Abd-Alrahman Mahmoud

“…The developed automatic person identification system mainly used toolboxes provided by MATLAB environment. . …”
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Revitalizing the civilizational parameters in Said Nursi’s Weltanschauung : an ontological struggle by Kayadibi, Saim

“…In order to be aware of this reality, the fundamental parameters must be kept vibrant and these parameters are mainly the ontological consciousness, science and knowledge (epistemology), value (axiology), ummatic/humanity responsibility, the civilizational memory, the sense of self perception, self-confidence, and social cosmology. …”
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The impact of technology on job characteristics and internal motivation: a study Of instructors in institutions of higher learning in Malaysia by Juhdi, Nurita, Abd Hamid, Ahmad Zohdi, Siddiq, Mohd Saeed

“…Prior studies that examined technology impact on instructors and the multiple roles associated to teaching were conducted mainly using qualitative research method, and this necessitates a specific study that allows quantitative analysis. …”
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Muslim Bengal writes back: A study of Rokeya’s representation of Europe by Hasan, Md. Mahmudul

“…So her representation of Europe was mainly imaginary. In this study, I will discuss Rokeya’s imagined Europe and how she establishes a commonality between women of Muslim Bengal and those from England in order to dispel the widely-held perception that, unlike Muslim women, European women are fully empowered. …”
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Investigating the english language learning styles and learning strategies among IIUM students by Ahamad Shah, Mohamed Ismail, Esa, Zaleha, Ismail, Yusof

“…These instruments have been validated in a number of studies. The study was mainly motivated by concerns about the standards of English among graduates who have been observed to be passive and reticent in the language classrooms. …”
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Comparison of microwave path lengths between temperate and tropical region based on effects of rain by Ulaganathen , Kesavan, Tharek , Abdul Rahman, Islam, Md. Rafiqul

“…This problem is quite di±cult to be solved, mainly due to the complexity of rain structure. This clearly suggests that reduction factor is the major yardstick for comparing rain attenuation prediction models. …”
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Understanding and use of food package nutrition label among educated young adults by Hazali, Norazlanshah

“…More than half (53.6%) of the subjects do not use the nutrition label mainly because they do not understand the terms on the label (32.4%). …”
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Variability of plasma methadone concentration in opiate dependents receiving methadone: a personalised approach towards optimizing dose by Mohamad, Nasir, Ismail, Rusli, Mohamed Nazar, Nor Ilyani, Tan, Soo Choon, Sim, Hann Liang, Idrus, Ilya Irinaz, Abu Bakar, Nor Hidayah

“…In Malaysia, addiction has solely been under the charge of “Agensi Anti Dadah Kebangsaan” (AADK), an agency that has mainly adopted a criminal approach to addiction. …”
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Distribution of the population of Tongkat Ali (Eurycoma spp.) in Malaysia based on data taken from herbarium records by Nordin, Mohd Shukor

“…Specimens of Eurycoma longifolia and E. apiculata kept in the herbariums were mainly collected from zone 1, 2 and 3. The climatical descriptions of each zone is presented thus giving some indications of its preferred habitat and the locations where the diversity of the species are at the highest. …”
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Admissibility and jurisdiction before the international criminal court regarding the Boko Haram situation in Nigeria by Quadri, Kafayat Motilewa, Eishan Jan, Mohammad Naqib, Abdul Wahab, Mohd. Iqbal, Ahamat, Haniff

“…Boko Haram, a terrorist group based mainly in Nigeria started its first attack in 2004, and it has since been responsible for thousands of deaths of both Muslims and Christians in the country. …”
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Public and private enforcement strategies in regulating market misconduct and continuous disclosure- an overview of issues and challenges in Malaysia by Mohd. Sulaiman, Aiman @ Nariman

“…Malaysia’s reputation as a reputable and reliable capital market suffers mainly from (perception of) lack of effective enforcement. …”
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The social significance of Mr. Nazeer Khan’s architecture by Spahic, Omer

“…The content of this study is based, mainly, on the author’s lengthy interviews with Mr. …”
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In silico study of the ErbB4 interactions with curcumin analogs by Azman, Putri Arsyadian, Abd Halim, Khairul Bariyyah

“…Molecular docking and molecular dynamics (MD) simulation studies showed that curcumin could be embedded into the hydrophobic pocket of ErbB4 and form stable hydrogen bonding interactions mainly with residue LYS-59. In conclusion, we have explored the binding mechanism of curcumin binding to ErbB4. …”
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Jurisdiction of courts over Islamic banking in Nigeria and Malaysia by Bello, Shafi‘i Abdul Azeez, Mohd Yasin, Norhashimah

“…In Nigeria, Islamic banking and finance (IBF) has proved to be the most developed system of profit and loss sharing banking based on non‐interest principles mainly due to its international recognition. On the other hand, Malaysia is one of the few exceptional jurisdictions where Islamic banking cases have been published in various law reports such as the Malayan Law Journal and the Current Law Journal. …”
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Reproductive tract infection and treatment seeking behaviour of the married women of reproductive age in a slum of Dhaka City by Sarkar, Mekhala, Akter, Seikh Farid Uddin, Rahman, Md Zillur

“…Conclusion: Although a considerable number of the married women of reproductive age living in the slum suffered from various types of RTIs, only one fourth of them received any sort of treatment, and that also mainly from the traditional healers. Bangladesh being a signatory to the MDG, maternal health is a priority area. …”
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The housing provision system in Malaysia by Shuid, Syafiee

“…To address housing need for growing middle income group and changing people lifestyle another 1 million of affordable housing units are planned to be built in the next 5 years until 2020 mainly through the state affordable housing programs. …”
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Depression, anxiety and stress with possible sources of stressors among undergraduate medical students in Malaysia by Al-Ani, Ali Sabri Radeef, Faisal, Ghasak Ghazi

“…Regarding the source of stressors, the top ten stressors decided by the students were mainly academic and personal factors. Emotional disturbances in the form of depression, anxiety and stress are existing in medical students which require early intervention. …”
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Formulation development and systematic optimization of production fish gelatine nanoparticles as new resource for drug delivery by Subara, Deni, Jaswir, Irwandi, Noorbatcha, Ibrahim Ali, Al-Khatib, Ma'an Fahmi Rashid

“…Mostly the commercial gelatines are derived from mammalian sources, mainly porcine and bovine. Recently, fish gelatine has provided alternative resources for religious, safety and economic reason. …”
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