Identification of segments of European banks with a latent class frontier model by Barros, Carlos Pestana, Caporale, Guglielmo Maria, Gil-Alana, Luis A.

“…A latent class frontier model is used which allows the identification of different segments in the production frontier. We find that there are three statistically significant segments in the sample. …”
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Characteristic qualities affecting landed house prices by Mohamad, Muhamad Hilmi, Nawawi, Abdul Hadi, Mohd Safian, Edie Ezwan, Ahmad Saleh, Ahmad Fawwaz

“…The research was conducted to find the characteristics quality of houses in Malaysia. …”
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Diminishing partnership: bankers strategic response to Shariah compliance home financing by Abdul Razak, Dzuljastri, Ismail, Yusof

“…Four common issues were investigated namely, concept used, method of computing and pricing, Shariah compliance and preference for the product. The main findings indicated that consumers perceived that DP home financing fulfills their needs better than the debt financing concept. …”
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Critical success factors of the nine challenges in Malaysia's Vision 2020 by Islam, Rafikul

“…The present paper seeks to identify and rank the critical success factors of these nine challenges by applying the Analytic Hierarchy Process. A number of ‘front-line’ critical success factors are discussed at length. …”
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Investigating firm and country specifics in pursuing optimality. Shariah compliant securities in Malaysia by Haron, Razali

“…The size of Malaysia’s ICM is expected to expand at the average rate of 10.6% per annum to reach RM 2.9 trillion by 2020. In line with its future expansion, Shariah compliant securities are and will continue to be one of the important elements in ICM. …”
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Target capital structure and speed of adjustment: Panel data evidence on Malaysia Shariah compliant securities by Haron, Razali, Ibrahim, Khairunisah

“…The size of Malaysia’s ICM is expected to expand at the average rate of 10.6% per annum to reach RM 2.9 trillion by 2020. In line with its future expansion, Shariah compliant securities are and will continue to be one of the important elements in ICM. …”
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Customer satisfaction and switching behavior in Saudi Islamic banks: an exploratory study by Abduh, Muhamad, Altwijry, Othman Ibrahim

“…Importance and performance analysis (IPA) method is employed to achieve the objective of this study. The finding of this study indicated that, internet banking, shariah compliance, confidentiality, bank’s type, accuracy of bank statement, new technology adoption, and front-line friendliness dimensions fall under the quadrant of “keep up the good work” with high level of performance and importance. …”
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Parents’ attitudes towards inclusion of sexuality education in Malaysian schools by Makol-Abdul, Pute Rahimah, Nurullah, Abu Sadat, Imam, Syed Sohail, Abd Rahman, Saodah

“…The majority of them (73%) supported the inclusion of various sexual health topics in school curriculum provided the contents were in line with religious teachings. The study has generated important empirical findings regarding local community’s response to school-based sexuality education. …”
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Enhancing and embedding work-related learning: innovative practice in an Interiors programme by Newman, Kaye

“…Plus all modules were realigned to build a comprehensive series of learning that fed into and out off each module to show the relevance of differing briefs, methods of working and therefore demonstrating that all aspects were in line with a professional approach and understanding of both the syllabus and the professional aspects required by the Interiors Design Industry.…”
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Age-related rarefaction in the fractal dimension of retinal vessel by Che Azemin, Mohd Zulfaezal, Kumar, Dinesh Kant, Wong, Tien Y., Wang, Jie Jin, Mitchell, Paul, Kawasaki, Ryo, Wu, Henry

“…However, earlier works did not find any correlation between aging and FD of the retinal vasculature, in contrast to the findings of reduced complexity in other parts of the body. …”
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النحو في كتب تعليم العربية للناطقين بغيرها = The Grammar in the books of teaching Arabic to non-native speakers by Uthman Sabir, Abdul Nasir, Ahmad, Nordin

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Harmonisation of Contracts Act 1950 and the Shariah by Nik Mahmod, Nik Ahmad Kamal, Abdul Ghani Azmi, Ida Madieha, Mohd. Sulaiman, Aiman @ Nariman, Engku Ali, Engku Rabiah Adawiah, Daud, Mahyuddin, Abd Ghadas, Zuhairah Ariff

“…All of these legal requirements must be made according to prescribed time free from any conditions not in line with the Shariah (Kharofa, 2007). Due to the rapid development in contract laws around the world, certain provisions in the Contracts Act 1950 seem to appear outdated. …”
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Methane emission inventory and forecasting in Malaysia by Yusuf, Rafiu Olasunkanmi

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Introduction by Abd Rahman, Shukran, Shuib, Munir

“…Around the globe, Higher Learning Institutions (HLls) have been playing the role of producing manpower or workforce for industries, and other job sectors. In line with changes in social, technological and human lifestyles, the role of HLls has changed. …”
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Design and hardware implementation of conditioning circuit for accurate reading from transducers with nonlinear responses by Hasan, Khairul, Md Ralib, Aliza Aini Binti, Arshad, Maliya Atika, Khan, Sheroz

“…A couple of comparators has used for selecting the individual line segment (voltage range) and then by the help of instrumentation amplifier circuit the input voltage interpret into desired output voltage. …”
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Satellite attitude determination utilizing measurement sensor data and kalman filtering by Samaan, Malak A., Abdelrahman, Mohammad

“…This algorithm utilizes the three axis rate gyros for the satellite angular rate data and star camera line-of-sight measurements. …”
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Kurikulum pendidikan dari perspektif Islam dalam konteks pendidikan di Malaysia by Hashim, Rosnani

“…The analysis also shows that the learning experiences provided are in some instances inadequate and not in line with the educational objectives. Based on these weaknesses and the divergence of curriculum from the philosophy, the paper presents a few steps for them to converge and the weaknesses to be redressed. …”
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The administration of Syariah Courts in Malaysia, 1957–2009 by Wan Muhammad, Ramizah

“…Subsequently, the current Syariah Court acts and state enactments have been amended and improved to bring them into line with the policy of the government, current situations, and legal pluralism in Malaysia. …”
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Optimization of the process modules for a top-down silicon nanowire fabrication using optical lithography and orientation dependent etching by Za'bah, Nor Farahidah, Kwa, Kelvin S. K., O'Neill, Anthony

“…The concern regarding the effect of line edge roughness (LER) as a result of optical lithography was highlighted and, therefore, the optimization of the patterning procedure was also discussed and presented.…”
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The role of Sulh in cross-cultural disputes resolution and referrals to ICJ and ICA: An evaluation by Kadouf, Hunud Abia, Sambo, A.O.

“…International Court of Justice (ICJ) and International Court of Arbitration (ICA) are in line with the Shari‛ah. The nature of the jurisdictions of ICJ and ICA are examined.…”
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