Francis Cooray and Khoo Salma Nasution, redoubtable reformer: the life and times of Cheah Cheang Lim. Penang: Areca Books, 2015. 225+xvii pages. ISBN 978-967-5719-20-2 by Hossain, Ishtiaq

“…Rather it is the story of, as the title suggests,of an awesome reformer living in Federated Malaya.…”
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Economic dependence and political change in Algeria : 1962-1992 by Nasser, Youcef

“…This is especially demonstrated in the case of the recent Algerian crisis, in which over 100,000 lives have been lost. This analytical perspective argues that Algeria s current economic problems are primarily caused by Algeria s economic dependence on France and other Western capitalist countries. …”
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Issues in location based marketing: a review of literature by Jaradat, Ahmad, Mohamad Ali, Noor Azian, Asadullah, Ahmad, Ebrahim, Seyed

“…In addition, some popular applications in this field are mentioned as a real world example to provide deeper understanding on how such applications can facilitate our lives. Finally, an analysis on the issues regarding this topic is made which covers an expected problem in some applications as well as other issues related to the consumers and companies.…”
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Preservation and the restoration of mental health from the Qur'anic perspective by Abdul Razak, Abdul Latif

“…It is revealed for the benefits of the people in every corner and aspect of their lives. One of the aspects is in the preservation and restoration of mental health. …”
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Why thinking aloud matters for usability evaluation? by Abu Seman, Esmadi Abu, Hussein, Idyawati, Mahmud, Murni

“…Computer application should be enjoyable to use, do useful things and enhance the lives of people who use them. In the days of the web, issues of usability are critical to computer application such as e-commerce. …”
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The impact of secularism on religious beliefs and practices by Abdul Rahim, Adibah

“…It gives a great impact on every facet of life including individual and family lives as well as educational, political, economic and social-cultural realm. …”
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Rethinking Islamic law: conceptual premises and strategic framework by Haneef, Sayed Sikandar Shah

“…Historical factors conditioning the past jurists' understanding of textual.proofs and their urge to provide legal solutions to day-to-day expediencies of human lives was acknowledged by the legal dictum, yuristic views changes with the changes in time and space'. …”
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Charles Handy’s ‘The Future of Work’ Re-visited by Sheldrake, John

“…Briefly, during the post‑war period the industrialised West had been more or less free from the threat and actuality of unemployment which had blighted the lives of many working people during the inter‑war years. …”
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British and Irish Diasporas: Societies, cultures and ideologies by MacRaild, Donald

“…Yet while they gradually integrated into new lives in far-flung places, British and Irish Isle emigrants often maintained elements of their distinctive national cultures, which is an important foundation of diasporas. …”

Negotiating the self between past and present: narratives of older women moving towards self-employment by Tomlinson, Frances, Colgan, Fiona

“…Older people are encouraged into self-employment as a means to extend their working lives; however both age and gender are thought to constrain the capacity of individuals to take on an enterprising identity. …”
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The last career transition? A gendered perspective on retirement by Tomlinson, Frances

“…Specifically the impact of rapidly ageing populations in western industrialised societies has increased the pressure on people to extend their working lives beyond the traditional age of retirement. This chapter explores the surrounding debates from a gendered perspective, focusing on contrasts in the retirement experiences of men and women and the impact of retirement on gender relations. …”
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Book review : Capital and ideology by Haynes, Jeffrey

“…Piketty explores the material and ideological interactions of conflicting social groups that have given us slavery, serfdom, colonialism, communism, and hypercapitalism, shaping the lives of billions. He concludes that the great driver of human progress over the centuries has been the struggle for equality and education and not, as often argued, the assertion of property rights or the pursuit of stability. …”

Human nature: why ‘urban rewilding’ is good for us by Moxon, Sian

“…In cities, immersion in natural spaces and encounters with other species can be hard to come by, yet these experiences are especially crucial for city residents to counter their stressful lives. Increasing urban nature would benefit the quality of life of many people, given that in England 80% of us live in cities. …”
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Women and flexitime by Abdul Kadir, Adibah, Maulad Bahro, Khadijah, Mohd Rosli, Nur Amalina, Ismail, Fadillah

“…Therefore, they require more independent work arrangements to meet the needs of work and their daily lives. Traditionally working time where the time work began at nine to five job is increasingly not required (Manpower, 2010).…”
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Impact of cable bleeding towards cable characteristics and performance in VDSL2 ang g.fast technologies by Che Ku Alam, Che Ku Afifah

“…The application of copper cable in broadband services using very high-speed digital subscriber line transceivers 2 (VDSL2) (30a) has been proven to offer up to 50 Mbps upstream (US) and 100 Mbps downstream (DS) bandwidths at lower than 1 km distance. …”
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In vitro growth of human keratinocytes and oral cancer cells into microtissues: an aerosol-based microencapsulation technique by Leong, Wai Yean, Soon, Chin Fhong, Wong, Soon Chuan, Tee, Kian Sek, Cheong, Sok Ching, Gan, Siew Hua, Youseffi, Mansour

“…In this paper, we proposed a growth of microtissue model for the human keratinocytes (HaCaT) cell line and an oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) cell line (ORL-48) based on a simple aerosol microencapsulation technique. …”
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Choice of gDNA isolation method has a significant impact on average murine Telomere Length estimates by Kidd, Elliot, Meimaridou, Eirini, Williams, Jack L., Metherell, LA, Walley, Andrew, Fairbrother, Una

“…We demonstrate that TL measurements, from murine gDNA, isolated via Spin Columns (SC) and Magnetic Beads (MB), generate significantly smaller T/S ratios compared to gDNA isolated via traditional phenol/chloroform methods. …”
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Structural behaviour of an innovative precast cold-formed steel ferrocement as composite beam by Alhajri, Talal M. H. F.

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Invisible hands behind the corporate governance practices in Malaysia by Htay, Sheila Nu Nu, Salman, Syed Ahmed, Shaugee, Ibrahim

“…However, some of the findings on corporate governance in Malaysia are not in line with the recommendations of the Code. Thus, this study examines the possible reasons that hinder current corporate governance system less effective in Malaysia. …”
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Diffusion-reaction of nutrient in immobilized slab biocatalyst for first and zero order reactions by Jameel, Ahmed Tariq, R Muhamad Fakih, RM Syibli Milasi

“…The problem is represented in mathematical model developed using shell mass balance on the thin slab of biocatalyst. The second order differential equations developed for zero and first order kinetics are solved analytically to fInd the concentration profile inside the slab biocatalyst. …”
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