A preliminary investigation of Islamic websites' design features that influence use: a proposed model by Aliyu, Mansur, Mahmud, Murni, Md. Tap, Abu Osman, Muhammed Nasser, Rasheed

“…They were guided to the survey website via the faculty students’ mailing list and Facebook group page. The findings indicate that website attractiveness, functionality, navigation, organizational information, and security/privacy are the most important factors influencing the use of Islamic websites. …”
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Extreme learning machine for user location prediction in mobile environment by Mantoro, Teddy, Olowolayemo, Akeem, Olatunji, Sunday O., Ayu, Media Anugerah, Md. Tap, Abu Osman

“…The empirical results show that the proposed model based on the ELM algorithm noticeably outperforms k-Nearest Neighbor approaches. Findings – WiFi's SS contributes more in accuracy to the prediction of user location than WiFi's SQ. …”
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"Pondok" system as a model for retirement village in Malaysia: a legal perspective by Sufian, Azlinor, Mohamad, Nor Asiah

“…This research will involve the case study of two (2) Pondok that specifically cater the aged people in two different states in Malaysia and a comparative study with the retirement village law and concept practiced in New South Wales, Australia. The findings of the study reveal that there is a need to have a proper legal framework for the management of Pondok in Malaysia as it involves the management of physical, financial and legal matters related thereto. …”
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Pospartum depressive symptoms: an associaiton with pregnancy planning and childbirth experience by Mohd Arifin, Siti Roshaidai

“…Results: The prevalence of Postpartum Depressive Symptoms (PPDS) (Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale >12) was 31.7%. The finding revealed that women with unplanned pregnancy were more likely to have PPDS compared to women with planned pregnancy [45% (n = 45/100) vs. 26.3% (n =65/247); χ2 = 11.477, df = 1 p < 0.01]. …”
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A unified theory of the firm from Tawhidic paradigm by Mhd. Sarif, Suhaimi

“…The use of qualitative method through personal interviews is appropriate for exploratory nature of the study to develop a unified theory of the firm. Nevertheless, the findings cannot be generalizable. Theoretical contribution from this study is the development of framework of the theory of the firm from Tawhidic paradigm, which adds into the sustainability principles and business continuity. …”
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A conceptual study on landlord and tenant law in peninsular Malaysia: a focus on private residential tenancy by Sufian, Azlinor

“…The best practices from Scotland are taken as reference, whenever necessary. The findings of the research found that based on laws and practices in these two jurisdictions, it is very significant to have specific law to regulate the relationship between landlord and tenant in private residential tenancy in order to protect the interest of all parties involved. …”
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The cytotoxicity effect of ant-444 in human chronic myeloid leukaemia cells (K 562) by Khalid, Nor Bahijah, Abdul Ghani, Radiah

“…We assessed the cytotoxicity effect of the Ant-444 on the cells by using (3-(4,5)-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide) colorimetric (MTT) assay and trypan blue dye exclusion method.The result revealed that the drug has the ability to inhibit the growth of cancer cells by showing an IC50 value of 2.4 μM and growth curve results obtained show a significant inhibition of K562 cell growth after been exposed 48 hours to the Ant-444 (96 hour in culture)(P<0.05 at 96 hour and P< 0.001at 120 and 144 hour). In conclusion, the findings obtained confirmed that the drug; Ant-444, has cytotoxic effect against K562 cell line. …”
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Evaluation of time-dependent pathways in an acute ischemic stroke protocol that incorporates CT perfusion: A tertiary referral center experience by hashim, hilwati, Hassan, Radhiana, Sharis Osman, Syazarina, Muda, Ahmad Sobri

“…Four patients were thrombolysed despite being outside the window of treatment based on the CTP findings. Six of the thrombolysed patients had a Modified Rankin Score (MRS) of 1-2 at 5 months post procedure. …”
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Clinical significance of Helicobacter pylori cagA and iceA genotype status by Mohammad Amjad, Nasser, Osman, Hussain Ali, Abdul Razak, Najibah, Kassian, Junaini, Din, Jeffri, Abdullah, Nasuruddin

“…Ulcer pathology was seen in 39% (11/29) of patients with iceA1, while 31% (22/70) had normal findings. The corresponding values for iceA2 were 33% (5/15) and 33% (28/84), respectively. …”
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Optimal waist circumference cut-off values for predicting cardiovascular risk factors in a multi-ethnic Malaysian population by Cheong, Kee C., Ghazali, Sumarni M., Hock, Lim K., Yusoff, Ahmad F., Selvarajah, Sharmini, Haniff, Jamaiyah, Zainuddin, Ahmad Ali, Ying, Chan Y., Lin, Khor G., Ab Rahman, Jamalludin, Shahar, Suzana, Mustafa, Amal N.

“…Optimal WC cut-off values for predicting the presence of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia and at least one of the three CV risk factors varied from 81.4 to 85.5 cm for men and 79.8 to 80.7 cm for women. Conclusions: Our findings indicate that WC cut-offs of 81 cm for men and 80 cm for women are appropriate for defining abdominal obesity and for recommendation to undergo cardiovascular risk screening and weight management in the Malaysian adult population.…”
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Optimal BMI cut-off values for predicting diabetes, hypertension and hypercholesterolaemia in a multi-ethnic population by Kee, Chee Cheong, Yusoff, Ahmad Fauzi, Ghazali, Sumarni M., Kuang, H. Lim, Selvarajah, Sharmini, Haniff, Jamaiyah, Khor, Geok Lin, Shahar, Suzana, Ab Rahman, Jamalludin, Zainuddin, Ahmad A., Mustafa, Amal Nasir

“…In men and women, the odds ratio for having diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hypercholesterolaemia or at least one cardiovascular risk factor increased significantly as BMI cut-off point increased. Conclusions Our findings indicate that BMI cut-offs of 23·0 kg/m2 in men and 24·0 kg/m2 in women are appropriate for classification of overweight. …”
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Islamic philosophy in the pedagogy of landscape architecture: study on studio-based subject by Othman, Jamilah, Ahmad Sarkawi, Azila, Mansor, Mazlina

“…The purpose of the pilot study was to identify the issues that need to be rectified, so that, improvement on the teaching of studio-based subjects can be done. Findings show that the pedagogy of LA that instilled the Islamic philosophy based on both etiquette of delivering lesson, input lectures and project brief had contributed several implications; e.g. …”
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Bacteriostatic and bactericidal activities of Andrographis paniculata extracts on skin disease causing pathogenic bacteria by Ahmed, Qamar Uddin, Sule, Abubakar, Abd. Samah, Othman, Omar, Muhammad Nor

“…These results candidly suggest the presence of promising antibacterial substances in the polar as well as non-polar extracts which could be the source of potential phytomedicine for the treatment of skin infections caused by the pathogenic bacterial strains. Our findings explicitly support its traditional claims and form a strong basis for further sincere efforts to explore A. paniculata’s antibacterial potential to treat skin frailties efficaciously.…”
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Screening for antibacterial activity of Andrographis paniculata used in Malaysian folkloric medicine: a possible alternative for the treatment of skin infections by Sule, Abubakar, Ahmed, Qamar Uddin, Abd. Samah, Othman, Omar, Muhammad Nor

“…These results candidly suggest the presence of promising antibacterial substances in the polar as well as non-polar extracts which could be potential phytomedicine for the treatment of skin infections caused by pathogenic bacterial strains. These findings explicitly support its traditional claims and form a strong basis for further efforts to explore A. paniculata’s antibacterial potential to treat skin frailties efficaciously. …”
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Head injury with temporal bone fracture: one year review of case incidence, causes, clinical features and outcome by Asha'ari, Zamzil Amin, Razali, Mohd Sayuti, Abdullah, Kahairi, Wan Leman, Wan Ishlah, Raja Lope Ahmad, Raja Ahmad Al'konee

“…Gender distribution, cause of injury, radiological findings and otorhinolaryngological clinical presentations were analyzed. …”
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Antibacterial activity from Malaysian mango kernel by Al-Shwyeh, Hussah Abdullah, Mirghani, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed, Jamal, Parveen

“…Identification of the active compound using GC-MS recognized phenol, 2, 4-bis (1, 1-dimethylethyl) as the possible compound accountable for antibacterial activity. This finding would probably become an alternative source of new and natural antibacterial agents.…”
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Novel landscape design model system approach: monitoring, predicting and calculating carbon sequestration rate for tourism accommodation premises green spaces by Othman, Rashidi, Abu Kasim, Siti Zubaidah, Hashim, Khairusy Syakirin Has-Yun, Mohd Noor, Nur Fadhlina

“…Two existing hotels were selected and the findings of this research showed that at both case studies, carbon sequestration rate by trees has the highest sequestration amount compared to other plant materials. …”
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The potential of artificial live rock as subtrate for coral spat and epibenthic organisms by Yusof, Muhammad Hamizan, Saad, Shahbudin, Nordin, Noor Faizul Hadry, Y, Mahfuzah, R, Rafindde, Khodzori, Mohd Fikri Akmal, R, Mohd Husaini

“…However, no significant difference between types of surfaces with sessile macrobenthic organisms (p>0.05). This finding showed that ALR has a potential to be upgraded as artificial reef towards marine habitat restoration. …”
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Pelargonium radula as a plant bioindicator in monitoring mercury in drinking water by A Majid, Noraishah, Ramli, Nur Syazila, Phang, Ing Chia

“…In the present study, Pelargonium radula was chosen as the Hg bioindicator as it gave the fastest and visible morphological changes, which is within 4 h of treatment. This new finding was promising, as it demonstrated that plants could be used for Hg biomonitoring for the safety of drinking water. …”
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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

“…The majority of the apiculata specimens were collected from hilly areas deep in the forest, thus is in agreement with the previous findings which stated that apiculata is a mountain species. …”
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