The role of Muslim women in generating household income through micro or small scale enterprises: the case study of Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia by Duasa, Jarita, Md Saad, Norma

“…The analyses are done using descriptive statistics, tests of mean differences of dependent and independent samples, one way ANOVA and multiple regression of OLS method. The findings of the study show the success of AIM microfinance scheme to uplift the standard of living of poor households in Perak and Kelantan through the participation of female members who are majority Muslim women. …”
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Blood pressure variability in patients with diabetes mellitus by Mokhtar, Rafidah Hanim, Ayob, Azizi, Mohd Noor, Noriah

“…Diabetic patients also had significantly reduced small artery compliance, but no differences in large artery compliance, cardiac output, or systemic vascular resistance. The findings suggest that hyperglycemia may affect the compliance of the vascular system, resulting in high blood pressure fluctuations. …”
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Mechanical improvement of halal gelatin from marine sources by Jaswir, Irwandi, Asari, Aniza, Salleh, Hamzah Mohd.

“…Since most commercial gelatins are obtained from either pigskin or cow hide, there has been considerable interest in finding and using alternative substitutes. Hence, extracting gelatin from fish skin as new source of gelatin is highly granted. …”
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Human resource planning and development of pharmaceutical sector in Malaysia related to Malaysian National Medicines Policy: a pilot study by Shamsudin, Siti Hadijah, Sulaiman, Shamsul Akmar

“…In summary, the research team hopes that the findings of this study will create a better understanding of the expectations of industrial pharmacists and academicians from government agencies to lead to the knowledge-based economy.…”
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Miracle of imaging: the truth is out there! by Hassan, Radhiana, Abd. Aziz, Azian, Mohd Yusof, Mubarak, Mohd Ralib, Ahmad Rashid, Sa'at@Yusof, Azlin, Che Mohamed, Siti Kamariah

“…Case series We retrospectively reviewed cases where discrepancies existed between the indications for the imaging with findings detected during these investigations. The subsequent management or outcome of the patients is briefly described. …”
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Corporate governance and risk management information disclosure in Malaysian listed banks: panel data analysis by Htay, Sheila Nu Nu, Ab. Rashid, Hafiz Majdi, Adnan, Muhammad Akhyar, Mydin Meera, Ahamed Kameel

“…Accountants and financial analysts play the important role since the disclosure score used in this study is weighted disclosure score after considering their opinions because they are the group who represent preparers and users of the accounting information respectively. This research finds that higher proportion of independent directors and lower directors’ ownership lead to higher risk management information disclosure.…”
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Religious freedom, minorities and Islam: an inquiry into the Malaysian experience, 2nd. ed. by Yousif, Ahmed F

“…The Religious Freedom, Minorities, and Islam: An Inquiry into Malaysian Experience is well documented with scholarly sources, and cited from a lengthy list of bibliography. Some of the book’s findings were initially presented at international conferences and later published in respected academic journals, such as the American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences (USA) and the Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs (UK). …”
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Traumatic adrenal haemorrhage : a case report by Che Mohamed, Siti Kamariah, Abdul Rashid, Mohd Amran, S, Sharini, J, Khairussaleh

“…Familiarity with characteristic CT findings of adrenal trauma is essential for the radiologist to avoid misdiagnosis. …”
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Design and development of UrbanConcept car by Rahman, Mohammed Ataur

“…For decades scientists and politicians have struggled with finding solutions to these important problems. From this study it is committed to offer a most fuel-efficient vehicle and to reduce the environmental footprint of its operations and to help meet the world’s growing demand for energy in secure and sustainable ways. …”
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Systematic phonics intervention and its impact on the phonics skills and speech perception among children with hearing loss using spoken language by A. Rahim, Zurahani, Brown, P. Margaret

“…It was hypothesized that intensive phonics intervention would lead to better phonics skills among participants and that such phonics training would lead to better speech perception levels. The findings of the study indicated positive results in the development of practical phonics skills based on the THRASS© programme. …”
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The Strategic Planning Process And Current Practices: A Comparative Empirical Study of UMW Toyota Motor And Chemical Company of Malaysia. by Zandi Pour Joopari, GholamReza

“…Using the grounding theory as a framework of analysis, the research findings revealed common as well as distinctive strategic planning practices between the companies under the study. …”
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Improvement of Mechanical Properties of Injection-Molded Polylactic Acid–Kenaf Fiber Biocomposite by Anuar, Hazleen, Ahmad, Zuraida, Kovacs, J. G., Tabi, T.

“…It is an interesting finding where the experimental value of tensile modulus was 15% higher than theoretical tensile modulus at 20 wt% KF. …”
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Research perception from layout plan and facilities for government low cost housing in Klang Valley, Kuala Lumpur by Zulkifli, Nurul Hidayah, Abdullah, Fadzidah

“…Besides, this research will propose recommendation to improve the aspects of size of the space for both normal unit and disabled unit and car parking provision. These findings can help government and related agencies to better understand the current issues in low-cost housing from different perspectives. …”
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Human resource development and organizational values by Hassan, Arif

“…A sample of 239 employees from eight organizations responded to a questionnaire which measured the effectiveness of employee development practices and cherished organizational values. Findings – HRD practices like potential appraisal and promotion, learning/training, performance guidance and development were positively related to organizational values of collaboration, creativity,quality, delegation, and humane treatment. …”
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SMART: a subspace based malicious peers detection algorithm for P2P systems by Wei, Xianglin, Fan, Jianhua, Chen, Ming, Ahmed, Tarem, Pathan, Al-Sakib Khan

“…SMART first reconstructs the original reputation matrix based on subspace method, and then finds malicious peers out based on Shewhart control chart. …”
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Teaching methodologies in a weekend madrasah: a study at Jamiyah Education Centre, Singapore by Rustam, Nora, Mamat , Arifin, Abdul Rashid, Adnan

“…Finally and most importantly, the finding has proven that students found the programme to be highly effective and eventually it has made them a better person.…”
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Are there prospects for future economic integration among Muslim countries? Evidence from selected OIC countries by Mohd Amin, Ruzita, Hamid, Zarinah, Md Saad, Norma

“…It analyzes the trade structure of these OIC members utilizing “revealed comparative advantage” indices, “trade concentration”, and “trade competition” profiles. The findings show only small potentials for higher intra-OIC trade, generally in chemicals and materials, food and live animals, manufactured goods, and machinery and transport equipment. …”
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Cycloartane triterpenoid as an insulin mimicking agent by Darnis, Deny Susanti, Mohamed Amiroudine, Mohamed Zaffar Ali, Bakhtiar, M. Taher, Ichwan, Solachuddin J. A., Kaderi, Mohd Arifin

“…In conclusion, these findings suggest that cycloartane triterpenoids from adipocyte differentiation and glucose uptake by stimulation of PPARγ and GLUT4 expression.…”
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Does corporate governance contribute towards financial information disclosure in Malaysian listed banks? by Htay, Sheila Nu Nu

“…The opinion of accountants and financial analysts are used to compute weighted disclosure score because they are preparers and users of the accounting information. This research finds that separate board leadership structure, higher proportion of independent directors on the board, smaller board size, higher director ownership, higher institutional ownership and lower block ownership have higher financial information disclosure.…”
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Intellectual capital disclosure trends: some Malaysian evidence by Ahmed Haji, Abdifatah, Mohd Ghazali, Nazli Anum

“…1) while the quality of ICD was measured using a four-point scale (0-3). Findings – The results showed an increasing trend of the ICD and a significant overall increase by the sample Malaysian companies. …”
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