Investigating the effects of personality traits on pair programming in a higher education setting through a family of experiments by Salleh, Norsaremah, Mendes, Emilia, Grundy, John

“…Evidence from our systematic literature review revealed numerous inconsistencies in findings from the Pair Programming (PP) literature regarding the effects of personality on PP’s effectiveness as a pedagogical tool. …”
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The positive and negative significance of the star in the Mesopotamian civilization: a semiotic study by Yaseen, Ghassan Taha, Hamid Hasani, Juhaena

“…This study deals with semiotic findings about the significance of the stars in its dual contradictory aspects, both the positive and the negative as found in the Mesopotamian civilization. …”
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Dynamic interactive 3D mobile navigation aid by Adamu, Abubakar Ibrahim, Mantoro, Teddy, SHAFI’I, M.A.

“…We provide an interactive navigation techniques for finding the shortest path to a desire destination and also been able to interact with an (agent if it’s another user) or (object in terms of point or destination) in realtime with the help bi-A* pathfinding algorithm and voronoi diagram. …”
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Examination of environmental knowledge and perceived pro-environmental behavior among students of University Tun Abdul Razak, Malaysia by Ahmad, Siti Nor Bayaah, Juhdi, Nurita, Shaikh Awadz, Azlina

“…Based on the results, analysis on study findings and the implications were made at the last section of the paper.…”
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Pembangunan laman web EZ-Arabic sebagai alternatif baru dalam pembelajaran Bahasa Arab peringkat sekolah rendah (Website development ez-arabic as an alternative virtual learning Ar... by Yahaya , Mohd Firdaus, Sahrir, Muhammad Sabri, Nasir, Mohd Shahrizal

“…Users‟ feedbacks and suggestions were compiled for it to be utilized in the next phase of installation and maintenance in designing the prototype. Qualitative findings were then collected that include 55 com ments and suggestions from users with 48 'LIKES'. …”
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Characterization of lesions of the breast with Proton MR Spectroscopy: Comparison of Carcinomas, Benign Lesions, and Phyllodes Tumors by Tse, Gary, Abdul Samad, Humairah, Pang, Lai-Man, Chu, Winnie, Law, Bonita Ka Bo, Kung, Fred Y.L, Yeung, David K.W

“…RESULTS. Spectroscopy findings were positive in 17 (89%) of 19 carcinomas but negative for all benign lesions and phyllodes tumors (sensitivity, 89%; specificity, 100%). …”
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The benefits of using instructor-developed screencasts to support college students’ learning of maths: insights from an Irish case study by Tunku Ahmad, Tunku Badariah, Doheny, Frank, Harding, Nuala, Faherty, Sheila

“…Consistent with previous studies, the findings show that a vast majority of students (88.4%) used the screencasts to fulfill myriad learning needs, and viewed the videos as an extremely useful tool that enhanced their Maths learning experience, stating that they were “very helpful,” “very informative,” “easy to follow,” “very practical,” and “a brilliant asset to have.” …”
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The impact of IFRS adoption on audit fees: Evidence from Malaysian listed companies by Wan Lokman, Wan Abdul Wahid, Ab. Rashid, Hafiz Majdi, Annuar, Hairul Azlan

“…The results are consistent with the literature which suggests IFRS adoption will result in increase scope of work and responsibility of the external auditors, which finally entails additional costs. The findings of this study in Malaysia offer support for previous finding on complexity of IFRS and lack of preparation in adoption among Malaysian companies. …”
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Natural carotenoid pigments from 6 chlorophyta freshwater green algae species cell culture as potential halal food colorants by Noh, Nur Hidayah, Othman, Rashidi, Jamaludin, Mohammad Aizat

“…This quest is not only directed in finding natural alternatives for synthetic dyes, but also to discover new taxons for the carotenoid production. …”
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CO2 emissions for concrete bore piling construction by Nik Yahya, Nik Nurul Hidayah, Mohd. Din, Shamzani Affendy, Abdullah, Alias, T., Sugiyama, Hadi, Purwanto

“…These data are then being analysed by using the 2014 Malaysia inventory data that was developed through this study. The key finding of this research is the 2014 Malaysian energy CO2 emission inventory data, the concrete bore pile life cycle analysis for the scope of construction and transportation of materials of CO2 emissions found at 20,910.54 kg-CO2/m3. …”
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The use of a fast method of recording Schroeder phase masking function for measuring nonlinear cochlear function by Rahmat, Sarah, O’Beirne, G.A

“…This was believed to be due to intact cochlear non-linearity, but recent findings have suggested a possible contribution of a more central mechanism, presumably the medial olivary cochlear reflex (MOCR) (Wojtczak & Oxenham, 2010). …”
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Towards a global hub: The legal framework for dispute resolution in Malaysia’s Islamic finance industry by Oseni, Umar Aimhanosi, Ahmad, Abu Umar Faruq

“…Through a conceptual legal analysis, the institutional frameworks of dispute resolution in the Malaysia’s Islamic finance industry are studied. Findings – The study finds that Malaysia is far ahead of other jurisdictions by a significant margin in spearheading reforms in the emerging global Islamic finance industry. …”
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An Islamic monetary theory of value and equation of exchange: evidence from Egypt (696–1517) by Abdullah, Adam

“…Research limitations/implications - The findings are based on an empirical investigation involving a single price of wheat series as a reasonable proxy for changes in wholesale commodity prices generally, which was successfully adopted by other studies. …”
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Investigating residents’ perception on the quality of life in Wangsa Maju area of Kuala Lumpur City, Malaysia by Mohit, Mohammad Abdul, Hj. Mohd. Noor, Norzailawati, Zahari, Rustam Khairi, Abdul Malek, Nurhayati

“…The questionnaire survey was conducted on a sample of 200 residents. The findings suggest that the residents are not satisfied with their economic condition and the safety condition that prevail in the area. …”
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Corporate Internet reporting in emerging economic countries: the Malaysian perspective by Turmin, Siti Zaidah, Abdul Hamid, Fatima, Mohd Ghazali, Nazli Anum

“…Data for CIR practice were collected by observing the presence of CIR attributes in the websites of companies being investigated and analysed by using descriptive statistics. The findings show that 82 percent of the companies examined have websites and are practicing CIR. …”
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The Islamic religious leaders as health promoters: improving maternal health in selected communities of Zamfara State, Nigeria by Maiwada, Abdullahi Mohammed, A. Rahman, Nor Azlina, Abdul Rahman, Suzanah, Mamat, Nik Mazlan, Ann-Walker, Judith

“…In conclusions: The findings of this analysis suggest that the (IIUM/HPPMM) Health Promotion and Prevention of Maternal Mortality Research and Leadership Development Project which assumes a health communication role for Islamic religious leaders has indeed contributed to the uptake of FP/RH services.…”
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Depression symptoms in patients with thyroid disorder at the tertiary hospital in northern region of Malaysia by Jaafar, Siti Nur Illiani, Daud, Azlina, Saharin, Sanisah, Musa, Ramli, Nik Ahmad, Nik Nur Fatnoon

“…Further studies should be performed, in order to confirm these findings.…”
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Accidental and non-accidental head injury in children. Is there a difference in Tomography (CT) presentation? by Abd. Aziz, Azian, Hassan, Radhiana, Md. Ralib@Md. Raghib, Ahmad Razali, Sa'at@Yusof, Azlin, Abdul Rashid, Mohd Amran, Che Mohamed, Siti Kamariah

“…Published data showed that CT brain findings of subdural bleed are more frequently encountered with nonaccidental causes of head injury. …”
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Does foreign presence foster Islamic banks’ performance? Empirical evidence from Malaysia by Sufian, Fadzlan

“…The paper applies the ordinary least square method, where the standard errors are calculated by using White’s transformation to control for cross section heteroscedasticity. Findings – The empirical findings suggest that overhead cost is negatively related to Malaysian Islamic banks’ profitability. …”
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Perceived attitude towards a database software for designing an accounting information system: analyzing the self efficacy factors among accounting students by Zainol, Zaini, Puat Nelson, Sherliza

“…The findings contributed to the existing self efficacy literature and are useful for future enhancement of accounting information system syllabus. …”
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