Making the transition from non-native speaker to near-native speaker teachers of English: facing globalization challenges in teaching English by Mohamed Ali, Haja Mohideen

“…Many job advertisements seeking teachers of English to work in Japan, China, South Korea and Thailand, for instance, specify that they are looking for native speaking teachers from USA, UK, Australia and New Zealand. …”
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Reflections on Indo-Iranian relations by Zekrgoo, Amir Hossein

“…These dimensions of Indo-Iran relations are examined with reference to the influencing factor of US, China, Pakistan, Israel, Afghanistan, and Central Asia. …”
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خدمة البورت فوليو الإلكتروني القائمة على شبكة الإنترنت للطلبة المتخصصين في اللغة العربية والدراسات الإسلامية: تجارب وتحديات = Khidmat al-burtfuliyu al-iliktruni al-qa'imah 'ala sh... by Hassan, Haslina, Mohd Ghalib, Mohd Feham

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The New BRICS Bank: Challenging the International Financial Order? by Dixon, Chris

“…On 15th July 2014 the BRICS Group members (Brazil, India, China, Russia and South Africa) signed agreements that established two new international financial institutions, the New Development Bank (NDB) and the Contingency Reserve Arrangement (CRA).[1] The NBD with an initial capital of US$100bn. has a brief to provide no-strings loans to Emerging Market and Developing Countries (EMDCs), principally for major infrastructure and sustainable development projects. …”
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Enhancing cyber security using audio techniques: a public key infrastructure for sound by Phipps, Anthony, Ouazzane, Karim, Vassilev, Vassil

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Preliminary study of the plasma and cerebrospinal fluid concentrations of IL-6 and IL-10 in patients with chronic pain receiving intrathecal opioid infusions by chronically implant... by Zin, Che Suraya, Nissen, Lisa M., O'Callaghan, James P., Moore, Brendan J., Smith, Maree T.

“…Despite the considerable inter-patient variability in the CSF concentrations of IL-6 in the long-term cohort, the mean CSF IL-6 concentration was approximately fivefold higher in patients receiving long-term i.t. opioids relative to those receiving i.t. opioids for only 3 months. …”
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The dental workforce in Malaysia: career motivation and expectations amongst senior dental students by Che Musa, Muhd Firdaus

“…As the volume of dentists entering the workforce has increased, concerns about the long-term implications of these policies and how this expensively trained dental workforce will be utilised in the future are emerging. …”
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Multiple cyclical fractional structures in financial time series by Caporale, Guglielmo Maria, Gil-Alana, Luis A.

“…The three series are modelled as long-memory processes with poles in the spectrum at multiple frequencies, including the long-run or zero frequency.…”
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Compliance by Lee, Nirmala

“…It is crucial that corporate dealings in their day-to-day practices are compliant with relevant regulations and conventions, not only for sustainability and ethical issues but also for preserving the long-term health of companies and businesses. Firms would need to recognise that in the long term, profits are linked to sustainability.…”
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Design and characterization of a new three-stage quadruple pass EDFA by Akhter, Fowzia, Ibrahimy, Muhammad Ibn, Naji, Ahmed Wathik, Siddiquei, Hasin Reza

“…Low loss long haul Optical Fiber Communication System (OFCS) is the key challenge in today’s research. …”
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Productivity-employment link and asymmetric adjustments: the case of Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand by Abdullah Yusof, Selamah

“…Both variables adjust to deviations from the long-run equilibrium value, but the way they adjust differs. …”
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Sequelae of fetal growth restriction by Ismail, Hamizah, Yao-Lung, Chang

“…The acute neonatal consequences of IUGR are perinatal asphyxia and neonatal adaptive problems. However, the long-term outcomes of such neonates are less discussed because obstetricians usually only care for pregnant woman until delivery. …”
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Linear predictive coding of speech by Shah, Asadullah, Shaikh, Asadullah

“…To remove the redundancy from speech signal, is done in 1\vo stages, first stage is to remove short term correlations form the signal and the second is to remove long term correlations. The short term and long term redundancies are modelled by digital filters very precisely. …”
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Use of a non-linear algorithm to improve the maximum length sequence auditory brainstem response by Dzulkarnain, Ahmad Aidil Arafat, Wilson, Wayne, Bradley, Andrew, Nik Mohamad, Nik Amnah, Petoe, Matthew, Smith, Andrew, Jamaluddin, Saiful Adli, Ali Hanafiah, Nurlin

“…The SNR increase from 19.8 to 63 % when changing from lMLS to nlMLS with the maximum increment observed in MLS ABR at 500 cps. …”
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Surgical inaccuracy of pelvic tumour resections and implication on the oncologic outcomes. A centre-base study of 64 cases by Sharifudin, Mohd Ariff, Wan Ismail, Wan Mohd Faisham, Wan, Zulmi, Mat Zin, Nor Azman, Mohamed Amir, Nawaz Hussain, Mohamed Amin, Mohamed Azril, Goh, Kian Liang

“…Introduction: Safe surgical margins are difficult to achieve when performing surgical resections for bone and soft tissue tumours involving the pelvis. …”
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Improvement of Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) wave V amplitude using novel MLS nonlinear algorithm by Dzulkarnain, Ahmad Aidil Arafat, Wilson, Wayne, Bradley, Andrew, Nik Mohamad, Nik Amnah, Petoe, Matthew, Smith, Andrew, Jamaluddin, Saiful Adli, Rahmat, Sarah, Moon, Jackie

“…The SNR increase from 19.8 to 63 % when changing from lMLS to nlMLS with the maximum increment observed in MLS ABR at 500 cps. …”
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Influence of axially loaded shaped pile on geotechnical capacity by Ganiyu, Abideen Adekunle

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The impact of cybervictimization on the self-management of chronic conditions: lived experiences by Alhaboby, Zhraa A., Evans, Hala, Barnes, James, Short, Emma

“…Cybervictimization of people with long-term conditions is a disturbing phenomenon with a documented impact on health and well-being. …”
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Words and facts: children's fast mapping, retention and extension by Holland, Amanda

“…Neither study found any significant differences between conditions suggesting that the familiarity of the referent object has limited effect on the long-term retention of fast mapped facts. Study 2 evidenced poor retention whereas, Study 3 found good long-term retention in all conditions. …”
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Trade openness, real exchange rate, gross domestic investment and growth in Indonesia by Yusoff, Mohammed

“…The results suggest that there exists a long-run relationship among the variables. All the estimated coefficients of the long-run equation have the correct positive signs and significant at least at the 5 per cent level. …”
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