Does trade among ASEAN members promote efficiency? sectoral evidence from the gravity model by Mohd Amin, Ruzita, Hamid, Zarinah, Md Saad, Norma

“…Income levels, transportation costs as well as level of development are shown to have a significant effect on total trade as well as on most sectors. Based on the findings, the study provides policy recommendations to promote higher trade for ASEAN members.…”
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An analysis on the efficiency of the Malaysian Islamic banking industry: domestic vs. foreign by Abd Hadi, Fatimah Salwa, Md Saad, Norma

“…The findings of the study are important for Islamic banks in Malaysia to improve or maintain the ability to become more competitive and provide a viable and better alternative to the conventional banking system.…”
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Nurturing student writing knowledge, self-regulation, and attitudes in higher education by Meletiadou, Eleni

“…Considering the findings from the students' focus group discussions final essays and self-reflective journals, SA was challenging but developed students' autonomy, critical thinking, and sense of personal accountability significantly.…”

Using podcasts to cultivate learner-teacher rapport in Higher Education settings by Conroy, Dom, Kidd, Warren

“…Textual feedback on two sample podcasts per student were subjected to content analysis. Findings underscored podcasts value as digital learning resources to help nurture teacher-student relations. …”
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Determinants of customers' intention to use Islamic personal financing: the case of Malaysian Islamic banks by Amin, Hanudin, Abdul Rahman, Abdul Rahim, Laison Sondoh, Stephen, Ang, Magdelene Choi Hwa

“…Not to mention, the findings of this study should be of value to Islamic banks in terms of expanding their customer base.…”
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Dominant elements of English as a foreign language teachers and the current practices of teaching English in secondary schools in Makassar by Saleh, Darmawati

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The effects of secondary trauma on professionals working with victims and survived traumatized individuals by Konistan, Rita

“…The reported findings seem to be consistent with previously undertaken research (Figley 1995; Miller and McGowen 2000; Robinson 2003; Sonneck and Wagner 1996; Stamm 2000). …”
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An investigation into how first generation Nigerian mothers living in the UK experience postnatal depression: an interpretative phenomenological analysis by Ling, Lydia Success

“…Implication for clinical practice: The findings of the study suggest the need for healthcare professionals to provide equal and unbiased services and follow guidelines for care and referral in order to effectively treat the FGNMs. …”
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Terrorism in Nigeria: a study of Boko Haram religious violence in North East Nigeria by Hassan, Bala Abdullahi

“…The qualitative data was analyzed using content analysis and NVivo. The findings of the study revealed that Boko-Haram was not a result of politics but a multiplicity of poor socioeconomic factors with arms and funds sourced by direct criminal activities and dependence on foreign sources. …”
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Assessing the role of Arabic in EFL classes: an activity theory approach by Machaal, Brahim

“…In addition, I have made use of the principles of Activity Theory (AT) as a conceptual framework to help interpret the findings of the research in a rigorous and systematic manner. …”
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Achieving circularity is a distant dream: entrepreneurial barriers to circular business models in SMEs of emerging economies by Saharan, Akash, Samadhiya, Ashutosh, Kumar, Anil, Pandey, Krishan Kumar, Luthra, Sunil, Garza-Reyes, Jose Arturo

“…Finally, Best-Worst Method (BWM), a multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) method, was used to analyze the significant importance of the barriers. Findings: The findings of the study suggested the ‘financial barrier’ as the first-ranked barrier in the adoption of Circular Business Models (CBMs), followed by the ‘regulatory and operational barriers’ as the top second and third barriers. …”
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Compatibility assessment for physical and mechanical properties of empty fruit bunch cement-bonded fibreboard by Dullah, Hayana

“…The fabrication of EFB-CB specimens was done by incorporating EFB fibres with different lengths classified as R7M, R14M and R80M to establish findings on the effect of fibre length on EFB-CB. The research finding shows that the combination of EFB fibre size with distributions of 35%, 45% and 20% for R7M, R14M and R80M respectively is the optimum fibre length that can be used for further research. …”
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Perceived turnover intention model of academic in selected private universities in Malaysia by Ramasamy, Vijayan

“…Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) using Smart PLS software version 3 was used to test the hypothesis. Findings revealed that employer brand, perceived alternative job, job insecurity and work overload significantly influence turnover intention among academics. …”
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The relationship of potential hazards towards safety impact at Malaysian floating storage facility by Md Fadzil, Salehuddin

“…The result also shows mooring system having significant difference for hull failure since the statistical finding is significant. For the level of hazard, it shows that on the first ranking is hydrocarbon release followed by occupational accident, ship collision and hull failure. …”
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Iodine status of children from the Red Sea, and the Nile Valley regions of the Sudan: implications for health and development by Hussein, Izzeldin S.

“…The implications of the findings to health and development of the children, and nutrition and health policy have been assessed. …”
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Application of Catalan Number on Cayley tree: of order 2: single Polygon Counting by Pah, Chin Hee

“…In this paper, we consider a problem on finding the number of different single connected component containing a fixed root for a given number of vertices on semi-infinite Cayley tree. …”
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An application of Catalan Numbers on Cayley tree of order 2: Single Polygon Counting by Pah, Chin Hee

“…In this paper, we consider a problem on finding the number of different single connected component containing a fixed root for a given number of vertices on semi-infinite Cayley tree. …”
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Maintenance management of national/state masjids in Malaysia: A preliminary study in Klang Valley by Ibrahim, Md. Najib, Yahya, Mohamad Ridzuan, Abdul Rasid, Anis Azura

“…This paper presents the preliminary finding of a study on the building maintenance management of selected national/state masjids in Klang Valley, Malaysia. …”
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Reflective Practice for Programming Students: adjusting the blend to improve skills by Hardbattle, Dafna, Fisher, Ken, Chalk, Peter

“…This paper reports on the findings of a study to engage first-year programming students in reflective practice by means of an online interactive learning object (LO). …”
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Peer influences in academic achievements and behaviours among students of Mara junior science college, Malaysia by Salleh, Mohamad Johdi

“…It is hope that the findings of this research would benefit teachers, educators, administrators, and, educational leaders to manipulate positively the peer influence in achieving good students in academics and moral attitudes.…”
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