Islamic microfinance: an ethical alternative to poverty alleviation by Abdul Rahman, Abdul Rahim

“…Design/methodology/approach – The paper contends that Islamic finance has an important role to contribute for furthering socio-economic development of the poor and small (micro) entrepreneurs without charging interest (read: riba’). Findings – Islamic finance offers various ethical schemes and instruments that can be advanced and adapted for the purpose of microfinance. …”
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Coral reef sea cucumbers in Malaysia by Kamarudin, Kamarul Rahim, Mohamed Rehan, Aisyah, Nordin, Noor Faizul Hadry, Hashim, Ridzwan, Usup, Gires

“…Of 15 Actinopyga species, 14 species recorded were from Sabah. These findings may be due to the extensive distribution of coral reefs and low level of marine pollution. …”
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Information security and mutual trust as determining factors for information technology outsourcing success by Shittu, Abdul Jaleel Kehinde, Ahlan, Abdul Rahman, Sheik Osman, Wan Rozaini

“…This research looks into the impact of information security and mutual trust on ITO contracts, by investigating how the ITO suppliers (big organizations and small and medium enterprises SME) in Malaysia interpret the concept of information security and mutual trust and their effects on ITO dealings. This research finds out that information security and mutual trust were considered as the bedrocks of ITO success especially among the SMEs while big organizations see information security and mutual trust as organization’s ladder to success. …”
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Determinants of teachers' ICT acceptance in Jember Schools, Indonesia: a cross-sectional survey by Nur, Abdul Hamid Busthami, Tunku Ahmad, Tunku Badariah, Nordin, Mohamad Sahari

“…The structural model also produced a statistically significant change in the chi-square value when tested across gender, indicating that gender influenced teachers’ acceptance of ICT. The findings have important implications for stakeholders and policy makers, particularly with respect to their efforts to galvanize greater ICT utilization among teachers in Indonesian schools.…”
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Work and non-work dichotomy: The influence of inter-role conflict on quality of life of managers in Klang Valley, Malaysia by Ismail, Izhairi

“…Descriptive results and correlations were analysed using SPSS (Version 11) and Path Analysis was conducted using LISREL 8.52 (Jöreskog & Sörbom, 2002). Findings revealed that work role ambiguity, leisure involvement and family time commitment were significantly related to inter-role conflict. …”
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Poetic inspiration in the philosophies of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Muhammad Iqbal by Mohd Ramli, Aimillia

“…The stress that English Romanticism lays upon a poet’s imaginative capacity as a source of poetic inspiration finds its clearest expression in the writings of its philosopher, Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834). …”
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Zakat Refund Program: a preliminary study of its implementation in PPZ MAIWP by Samad, Khairunnisa, Khalid, Haniza

“…The data were collected through corporate documentation, brochures and semi-structured interviews either through face-to-face or email interviews. Our findings show that since the introduction of the zakat refund program, zakat collections have increased significantly, particularly from companies and high net worth individuals. …”
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Shari’ah and ethical issues in the practice of the modified mudharabah family takaful model in Malaysia by Htay, Sheila Nu Nu, Syed, Ahmed Salman

“…This paper focuses on the Shari’ah and ethical issues related to profit (surplus) sharing practice and the use of interest free loans in the modified mudarabah model used in family takaful products. The findings of this paper reveal the existence of unfavorable Shari’ah and ethical issues in the practice of takaful operations in Malaysia. …”
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Shari’ah and ethical issues in the practice of modified Mudharabah family takaful model in Malaysia by Htay, Sheila Nu Nu, Salman, Syed Ahmed

“…They are related to profit (surplus) sharing practice and the usage of interest free loan. The findings of this paper reveal the existence of unfavorable Shari’ah and ethical issues in the practice of takaful operation in Malaysia. …”
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Factors influencing students' decisions in choosing private institutions of higher education in Malaysia: a structural equation modelling approach by Zain, Osman M., Jan, Muhammad Tahir, Ibrahim, Andy-Bachtiar

“…The results also reveal a significant positive effect of perception on influence and promotion on influence. Therefore, the findings of this study have a substantial effect on private institutions of higher education.…”
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Factor analysis: Investigating important aspects for agile adoption in Malaysia by Asnawi, Ani Liza, Gravell, Andrew M., Wills, Gary B.

“…While we believe that these findings are particularly important from the Malaysian perspective, however, they also help add to the body of evidence in the field of software engineering and software process particularly in terms of Agile methods adoption. …”
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Gender, ethnic and age diversity and performance of large Malaysian firms (Kepelbagaian jantina, kumpulan etnik, dan umur dalam lembaga pengarah firma besar di Malaysia dan prestas... by Abdullah , Shamsul Nahar

“…Ethnic diversity, on the other hand, is found to be positively associated with ROA. Hence, findings on the effect of board diversity and firm performance are mixed. …”
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Factors influencing auditor independence: Malaysian loan officers’ perceptions by Abu Bakar, Nur Barizah, Abdul Rahman , Abdul Rahim, Abdul Rashid, Hafiz Majdi

“…Design/methodology/approach – The study examines the perceptions of commercial loan officers in Malaysian-owned commercial banks and a total of 86 officers responded to the self-administered questionnaire. Findings – Results indicate that smaller audit firms, audit firms operating in a higher level of competitive environments, audit firms serving a given client over a longer duration, larger size of audit fees, audit firms providing managerial advisory services, and, the non-existence of an audit committee, are perceived as having a higher risk of losing independence. …”
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Reactive oxygen species and aldehyde dehydrogenase activity in Hodgkin lymphoma cells by Ikeda, Jun-ichiro, Mamat, Suhana, Tian, Tian, Wang, Yi, Luo, Wenjuan, Rahadiani, Nur, Aozasa, Katsuyuki, Morii, Eiichi

“…The number of cells in a quiescent state was significantly greater in ROS-low than in ROS-high cells, whereas that of ALDH-high and ALDH-low cells was comparable to each other. These findings show that ALDH-high and ROS-low cells share CIC-like potential, but they differ in their cell cycle status, suggesting that CICs are comprised of cells with heterogeneous characteristics.…”
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Antiarthritic effects of water extraction of Centella asiatica L. leaves on adjuvant-induced arthritis in rats by Hashim, Ridzwan, Md Radai, Wan Syahirah, Althunibat, Osama Yousef, Zulkipli, Farah Hanis

“…Similar results were observed using steroidal anti-inflammatory agent, dexamethasone (1 mg/kg b.w. i.p). Thus, the findings suggests that the water extract of leaves C. asiatica exerted an antiarthritic activity.…”
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Heavy metal contents in highway runoff in Malaysia by Al-Mamun, Abdullah, Salleh, Md. Noor, Muyibi, Suleyman Aremu, Zainudin, Zaki, Idris, Azni

“…This study reports the initial findings on the common metallic pollutants, namely Lead (Pb), Zinc (Zn) Copper (Cu), Nickel (Ni), Cadmium (Cd), Chromium (Cr) from the selected highways in Malaysia. …”
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Phase behaviour of manganese-doped biphasic calcium phosphate ceramics synthesized via sol-gel method by Ahmad Nawawi, Natasha, Sopyan, Iis, Ramesh, Singh, Afzeri, Afzeri

“…This was also accompanied by the enlarging particles at higher calcination temperatures and Mn contents due to fusion of agglomerated particles. These findings have led to the conclusion that Mn has acted as a calcination additive for the BCP powder.…”
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The potential of green technology application in the outdoor built environment by Izumi, Mohamad Azim, Abdul Razak, Nazrul Nizam, Abu Bakar, Aniza

“…This paper is focusing on finding the potential of GT application in the outdoor built environment. …”
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Menopause and chronic periodontitis in females attending Polyclinic, Kulliyyah of Dentistry, IIUM by Zulkeple, Md. Hafizul Taufiq, Zahuri, Muhammad Khairulanwar, Ridzuan, Taufik Firdaus, Hilal Abbood Al-Bayati, Lina, Faisal, Ghasak Ghazi, Mustafa Al-Ahmad, Basma Ezzat

“…On the other hand, significant differences were found between both groups in their percentages of sites with (CAL) of 4-6 mm (p=0.013) and number of missing teeth (p=0.028). Conclusions: The findings of the present study suggest that postmenopausal women have more severe periodontal destruction compared to premenopausal. …”
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Criminal liability for breach of fiduciary duty: a case of criminal breach of trust by the personal representative of the deceased’s estate by Halim, Akmal Hidayah, Mohd Noor, Nor Azlina

“…The study adopts the doctrinal analysis by examining the existing primary and secondary materials including statutory provisions as provided the Probate and Administration Act 1959 (Act 97) and the Penal Code (Act 574) , case law and other legal and non-legal literatures relating to the adequacy of the relevant law. The article finds that once the estate has been misappropriated, charging the personal representative and punishing him for criminal breach of trust are inadequate and will not give much benefit to the estate beneficiaries. …”
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