Parental engagement, new technologies and education : between two cultures by Okpalanwankwo, Charles Emeka

“…Much research suggests parental engagement links positively to children's achievement. Within this discourse, the possibilities for new technologies to enhance parents' engagement with their children's education are widely hailed, yet scantily studied. …”
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Individual and group dynamic behaviour patterns in bound spaces by Gasiorowski, Pawel

“…This research can have a wide applicability in different areas where the video analytics is necessary, ranging from public safety and video surveillance to marketing research to computer games and animation. Its limitations are linked to the dependence on some preliminary processing of the video footage which is still less detailed and computationally demanding than the methods which use directly the video frames of the original footage.…”
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The geomorphological behaviour of a snow-fed, semi-arid gully system in western Colorado by Faulkner, Patricia Hazel

“…Frequency-weighted runoff models for melt and overland flow are consequently developed and tested against field discharge data. Linking these simulations to sediment rating curves allows event sediment yields for watershed sites to be estimated. …”
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Barriers and leverage points for seeing alcohol differently in integrated care systems in England: a senior stakeholder interview study by Madden, Mary, Stewart, Duncan, McCambridge, Jim

“…Conclusions: There is much to do to create a joined-up, system-wide approach to alcohol, and thus a strong case for a national NHS alcohol strategy to guide ICS decision-making, addressing links between NHS work and public health.…”
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Student perceptions on the implementation of Learning Management System (LMS) in teaching of English for academic writing course. by Ismail, Zuraidah

“…This paper is a report on the findings of student perceptions on the implementation of Learning Management System (LMS) in the teaching of English for Academic Writing (EAW) Course. …”
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Leader-member exchange, work-related attitudes and organisational citizenship behaviour among administrators in higher education institutions of Saudi Arabia by AlMasradi, Rajeh Bati F.

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Sexual citizenship : an analysis of gay men as sexual citizens in nonmetropolitan England and Ireland by McKearney, Aidan

“…The study finds clear consensus that the nonmetropolitan context is relevant to the men, especially in how they negotiate their sexual identity. …”
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Chronic Monosodium Methylarsonate (MSMA) exposure induces oxidation of Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) and early atherosclerosis development by Adekunle, Ishola Afeez, Abdullah, Nor Zamzila, A.Talib, Norlelawati, Muhammad, Siti Aeshah @ Naznin, Buyong, Zunariah, Myint, Yi Yi, Mohamed, Abdul Hadi, Samsuddin, Niza, Abdul Ghani, Radiah

“…Epidemiological studies have linked high chronic arsenic exposure with cardiovascular diseases but the mechanism is not clear. …”
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دراسات معجمية ولغوية تقابلية للدارسين في الجامعات الماليزية = Dirasat mu'jamiyah wa lughawiyah taqabuliyah lil-darisin fi al-jami'at al-Maliziyah. 2nd. ed... by Dollah, Nafi@Hanafi, Abdullah, Nur Azlina

“…It tries to highlight the importance of linking the science of Arabic lexicography and lexicology with the learners in Malaysian universities, since the Arabic Malay bilingual dictionaries have contributed significantly to the development of civilization in the region throughout the centuries. …”
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الحكمة والتعليل في القرآن والسنة: دراسة تحليلية للعلاقة بين العقيدة والمقاصد = Wisdom and ratiocination in the Quran and Sunnah: an analytical study on the connection between faith... by Arif, Arif Ali, Ibrahim Mohamed, Hossam El Din

“…Therefore, the doctrine of wisdom and causation is organically linked to Islam’s systems of belief, legislation and values.…”
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Identification of haptoglobin as a potential biomarker in young adults with acute myocardial infarction by proteomic analysis by Mohamed Bakrim, Norbaiyah, Mohd. Shah, Aida Nur Sharini, Talib, Norlelawati A., Ab Rahman, Jamalludin, Abdullah, Aszrin

“…The plasma concentrations of these proteins were quantified using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay during the verification phase (40 AMI patients and 80 controls). …”
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Stimulation of Interleukin-2 [IL-2] Release by Rhizophora mangle Bark Aqueous Extracts and Its Fractions by De Armas, Elizabeth, Escobar, Arturo, Faure, Roberto, Marrero, Evangelina, Bligh, Annie S. W., Branford-White, Christopher J., White, Kenneth

“…Mass spectral studies of the butanolic fraction reflected the presence of compounds that varied between 1000-1333 m/z, indicating the presence of procyanidins up to a tetramer polymerization level linked to glycosides based on monomeric units [epicatechin / catechin]. …”
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Differences in psychological problems between low and high achieving students by Md Yasin, Md Aris Safree, Dzulkifli, Mariam Adawiah

“…The findings of the study will be useful in assisting educators, counselors, psychologist, and researchers to develop strategies to enhance students’ psychological well-being.…”
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A comparative analysis of Engineering students' problems in speaking and writing by Sarudin, Isarji, Mohamad Ali, Afiza, Zubairi, Ainol Madziah

“…Based on the findings of the study relevant recommendations were made to assist in the decision making process of the curriculum review exercise.…”
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Interaction design of the Malaysian e-government portal. by Mahmud, Murni

“…In this study, the protal interaction was evaluated using a heuristic evaluation method which comprised usability, accesibilty and attractiveness. The findings showed that the participants were satisfied with the portal's interaction design. …”
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Directors remuneration and firm performance among distressed firms by Abdullah, Shamsul Nahar

“…The study uses publicly available data from a sample of 86 distressed firms and 86 matched non-distressed firms for 2001 financial year. The findings for the full sample show that directors' remuneration is not associated with firm's profitability, as measured by ROA. …”
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Assessing government to business services performance: the role of human and organizational factors by Hussin, Husnayati, Kassim, Erne Suzila

“…In addition, use of IS in the interaction between government and business has significant influence on the service performance, measured as transparency, service quality and information quality. The findings provide a new perspective for public agencies in their future e-government implementation. …”
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The Maqasidi dimension and its impact in shaping legal fatwa: Al-Misyar marriage as a case study by Bouheraoua, Said

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Special children in the custody dispute: the hidden voice by Mobarak Ali, Bashiran Begum

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Impacts of monetary policy shocks on the domestic and foreign banks in Malaysia by Kassim, Salina, Abdul Manap, Turkhan Ali

“…It adopts the impulse response functions and the variance decomposition analysis to study the responses of lending by these banks to monetary policy shocks. The study finds that foreign banks do not react negatively to monetary policy shocks and do not abandon the domestic market in times of economic distress. …”
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