Students’ acceptance using facebook as a learning tool: a case study by S.M. Mali, Alaa, Syed Hassan, Sharifah Sariah

“…Further enhancement of the quantitative finding was supported from the interviews where challenges and barriers are discussed.…”
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Malaysian ICU nurses’ constructive response to critical ill patients transition/ experience: Qualitative analysis by Mohamed Ludin, Salizar, Parker, Steve, Arbon, Paul

“…Method: An interpretive descriptive research approach was used to describe and interpret the findings from an ethnographic stance. In this study, focus group (n=25), and in-depth individual interviews (n=10) were conducted sequentially in four Malaysian tertiary hospitals (7ICUs) within a seven month period, in 2008. …”
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Recognition of promoters in DNA sequences using weightily averaged one-dependence estimators by Htike@Muhammad Yusof, Zaw Zaw, Win, Shoon Lei

“…Therefore, recognizing promoters is a one step towards gene finding in DNA sequences. Promoters also play a fundamental role in many other vital cellular processes. …”
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Examining the innovative minds of Takaful consumers: the case of Malaysia by Hassan, Rusni, Kassim, Salina, Ab Rashid, Hafiz-Majdi, Salman, Syed Ahmed

“…This was performed in order to reduce the data to a manageable size. Findings: The findings show that, three predictors out seven predictors significantly contributed to the model and these are social and religious factors, product features, and marketing and promotion. …”
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Theory appraisal in Islamic economic methodology: purposes and criteria by Furqani, Hafas, Haneef, Mohamed Aslam

“…Practical implications – The findings of this paper will give insights of the criteria to distinguish truth over false notions in theories, between valid theories and invalid ones as well as the acceptance or rejection of theory in Islamic economics theory appraisal. …”
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Effect of credit cards on customers' spending behavior: a comparative analysis of Islamic and conventional credit cards by Idris, Umar Muhammed, Jan, Muhammad Tahir

“…First, descriptive analyses were conducted followed by reliability tests and factor analysis. Findings – The findings of this research revealed that there is no effect of religion on the usage of credit card whether Islamic or conventional. …”
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HRM strategies for managing employee commitment: a case study of small construction professional services firms by Mohyin, Nur Affah, Dainty, Andy, Carillo, Pat

“…Finally, we conclude with limitations and implications of the findings that provide directions for future research. …”
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The effectiveness of Sulh on matrimonial asset division after death of spouse by Sahari, Noorul Huda, Mohd Zin, Najibah, Ibrahim, Norliah, Saidon, Rafeah

“…The findings also discovered that exclusive ownership of matrimonial asset especially matrimonial home to the deceased’s wife could provide adequate security and protection for her survival after the death of husband. …”
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Long-roofed houses of northeastern peninsular Malaysia: sustainability of its identity in the built environment by Kamaruddin, Zumahiran

“…A few methods used to study this dimension of the house architecture include document review, face to face interviews with experts and on-site surveys and observation. The findings of research elucidate different patterns in continuing the existence of the house architecture since the 19th century until today. …”
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Household decision-making in Malaysia: the ethnic dimension by Abdullah Yusof, Selamah

“…The data is obtained from a random survey of 672 Malaysian urban households of which the selection of sample was strictly determined by the Department of Statistics Malaysia to ensure randomness. The findings show that there are differences across households of different ethnicity. …”
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Confirmatory factor analysis : the validation of mathematical values inculcation among secondary school mathematic teachers in north-eastern Nigeria by Liman, Mukhtar Alhaji, Nordin, Mohamad Sahari, Shittu, Ahmed Tajudeen

“…The use of Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) on researches based on certain theoretical frame-work in both social sciences and education cannot be over-emphasized, as such this study employed the confirmatory factor analysis in an attempt to validates the mathematical values inculcation path measurement model among secondary schools mathematics teachers in the north-eastern part of Nigeria with aim of finding whether or not the data fit the model for the purpose of inference generalization. …”
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Social responsibility dimension in Islamic investment: a survey of investors' perspective in Malaysia by Barom, Mohd Nizam

“…Despite being overpowered by the economic aspect, the findings suggest that social responsibility criteria in investment are perceived as important by a majority of the investors, and substantial proportion of the respondents consider the dimension to be as equally or more important than the economic dimension. …”
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Service quality performance of conventional and Islamic banks in Malaysia: an empirical Study by Mohd Shariff, Ros Aniza

“…Practical implications- Findings of this study will help the management of the banks in developing their marketing strategy and to become more customer-focused, which is crucial for Malaysian banking in general and for Islamic banking in particular. …”
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The use of a fast method for recording schroeder-phase masking functions to estimate cochlear phase curvature by Rahmat, Sarah, O'Beirne, Greg A.

“…Until relatively recently, the influence of signal phase on human perception has largely been disregarded. However, findings in the last 20 years have shown that altering the phase characteristics of Schroeder harmonic complexes changes their ability to mask other sounds (Kohlrausch & Sander, 1995).The difference in masking produced by different phases of Schroeder complexes is thought to be contributed by the interaction between the phase curvature of the auditory filter and nonlinear cochlear processing. …”
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Relationship of emotional intelligence with organizational citizenship behavior among bank employees in Malaysia by Anwar, Md. Aftab, Gani, AAhad M. Osman, Fontaine, Rodrigue Ancelot Harvey

“…Implications of the findings for HRD research and practice are discussed at the end. …”
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A qualitative inquiry into the investment decision behaviour of the Malaysian stock market investors by Jaiyeoba, Haruna Babatunde, Haron, Razali

“…They rely so much on their findings rather than third party’s views for making investment decisions. …”
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The paradox of "Fission and fusion" and the migration crisis in contemporary Europe by Kadouf, Hunud Abia

“…These three virtually related and complementary perspectives indicate the increasing need to come up with some sustainable tools to ensure a two-way reform in both home and host countries. Findings The study finds that a number of modalities, structures and tools are needed to ensure integrative engagement of the major stakeholders through sustainable policies. …”
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Anisotropic carbon nanotube for new type of angle sensor development by Saleh, Tanveer, Abdul Muthalif, Asan Gani

“…The average sensitivity was found to be 0.155%/degree rotation. This finding opens the gateway to fabricate a new CNT-based flexible and miniaturize angle sensor.....…”
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Dynamic linkages among ASEAN-5 emerging stock markets by Abd. Majid, M. Shabri, Meera, Ahamed Kameel Mydin, Omar, MOhd. Azmi, Abdul Aziz, Hassanuddeen

“…Design/methodology/approach – Employs two-step estimation, cointegration and generalized method of moments (GMM). Findings – The study finds that the stock markets in the ASEAN region are cointegrated both during the pre- and post-1997 financial crisis. …”
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The plight of foreign wife in marital disputes: extending the legal barriers by Mobarak Ali, Bashiran Begum, Mohd Zin, Najibah

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