Professional Doctorate in Health Psychology thesis portfolio (Clarke : 2015) : Adolescents' views of the electronic cigarette: a new gateway to addiction? by Clarke, Tilean Naomi

“…Willingness to try an e-cigarette was a significant predictor of susceptibility to use of an e-cigarette in the next year (F (1,253) = 174.71, p < .05) and smoking in the next year, in non-smokers (F(1,190) = 60.34, p < .05). Conclusion: Findings illustrated high levels of e-cigarette awareness among adolescents in a London, UK population. …”
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Portfolio risk analysis : conditional estimates of value-at-risk and international volatility spillovers by Giannopoulos, Konstantinos

“…However, unlike previous studies, the analysis considers the effect of exchange rate movements on VaR estimates and the nature of the relationship between national stock markets. Our findings highlights the importance of considering the exchange rate in the estimation of VaR and in determining which national market plays the role of market leader. …”
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Determinants of foreign direct investment and its relationship to economic growth by Chanegriha, Melissa

“…Indeed, the majority of applications of EBA are in the growth literature. The findings significantly outperform existing ones as endogeneity bias and model uncertainty are controlled for in that context. …”
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Identification of a novel method for differentiating human monocytic cell line into macrophages by Jeddi, Marjan

“…This novel research has therefore identified a cross-talk between THP-1 and HUH7 cells. Furthermore, these findings can be extended to research the known effects of activated macrophages in inducing hepcidin expression in HUH7 cells, by investigating the signals transferred by EVs between the two cells. …”
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The role of graduate recruitment in the employability agenda: a qualitative case study of undergraduate business education at a London Russell Group university by Bennett, Michael

“…The study draws on an educational and sociological theoretical lens, including Bourdieu’s conceptual tools of habitus and social & cultural capitals, Becker’s human capital theory, Foucault’s technologies of the self, and Young’s analysis of meritocracy. The empirical findings of the study reveal that the role of human capital may be a diminishing factor in graduate employment and, instead, it is the accumulation of social and cultural capital that are frequently the differentiating factors in the complex and hyper-competitive recruitment arena. …”
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To what extent and in what ways do communities of practice facilitate learning in the context of professional development for interpreting students and practitioners? by D'Hayer, Danielle

“…It sows the seeds for a CoP mindset that sustains beyond participation and so has the power to transform the ethical values of the interpreting profession. Finally, these findings are transferable to all professional courses (but not only) within and beyond Higher Education.…”
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An Experimental Investigation on the Effect of Calcium Chloride As Dust Suppressant on the Strength of Unpaved Road by Walid Abdullah Al Bargi, Walid Abdullah Al Bargi, Nasradeen Ali Khalifa, Nasradeen Ali Khalifa, Basil David Daniel, Basil David Daniel, Munzilah Md. Rohani, Munzilah Md. Rohani, Oluwasegun Samuel Odebiyi, Oluwasegun Samuel Odebiyi

“…It can be inferred from the results that calcium chloride has the potential to function as a stabilizer for unpaved roads. The findings of this study are expected to reduced life cycle costs for unpaved roads, provide insights for the best approach to materials analysis for unpaved roads, and contribute to environmental benefits by minimizing dust emissions into the atmosphere and reducing the release of chemicals into nature.…”
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BASELINE ASSESSMENT OF STREAM MACROINVERTEBRATE COMMUNITIES AND SEDIMENT NUTRIENT CONTENT IN PANTI FOREST RESERVE, MALAYSIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION by Ong Swee Chen, Ong Swee Chen, Ramli, Farah Farhana, Othman, Nursyuhada, Haris, Norhidayah, Nur Hartini Sariyatia, Nur Hartini Sariyatia, Najmuddin Faudzir, Najmuddin Faudzir, Mohd Akmal Mahazar, Mohd Akmal Mahazar, Ruslan, Noraini

“…Utilizing kick and grab sampling techniques, we collected stream macroinvertebrates and benthic sediments along the entire upstream-to-downstream gradient of Pelepah Kiri and Gunung Muntahak. Our findings revealed a diverse assemblage of 385 macroinvertebrates from 28 distinct families, with notable abundance observed in Baetidae (14.0%), Simuliidae (10.6%), and Hydropsychidae (10.6%). …”
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Analysis of the Insulation Characteristics of Hexafluorobutene (C4H2F6) Gas and Mixture with CO2/N2 as an Alternative to SF6 for Medium-Voltage Applications by Rizwan Ahmed, Rizwan Ahmed, Rahisham Abd Rahman, Rahisham Abd Rahman, Adel S. Aldosary, Adel S. Aldosary, Baqer Al-Ramadan, Baqer Al-Ramadan, Rahmat Ullah, Rahmat Ullah, Arshad Jamal, Arshad Jamal

“…This remarkable performance can be attributed to a positive synergistic effect between HFO-1336mzz (E) and CO2 , combined with the gas mixture’s excellent self-recoverability property. These experimental findings are further supported by finite element analysis, which confirms the observed results. …”
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An Experimental Investigation on the Effect of Calcium Chloride As Dust Suppressant on the Strength of Unpaved Road by Walid Abdullah Al Bargi, Walid Abdullah Al Bargi, Nasradeen Ali Khalifa, Nasradeen Ali Khalifa, Basil David Daniel, Basil David Daniel, Munzilah Md. Rohani, Munzilah Md. Rohani, Oluwasegun Samuel Odebiyi, Oluwasegun Samuel Odebiyi

“…It can be inferred from the results that calcium chloride has the potential to function as a stabilizer for unpaved roads. The findings of this study are expected to reduced life cycle costs for unpaved roads, provide insights for the best approach to materials analysis for unpaved roads, and contribute to environmental benefits by minimizing dust emissions into the atmosphere and reducing the release of chemicals into nature.…”
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Using collaborative model to examine online persuasion through e-commerce website design: Comparative study between Gen X and Gen Y online shoppers in Malaysia by Loh, Yin Xia

“…According to the results, H1, H2, H3, H4, H7 of the study were accepted. The findings indicated that there is no significant difference between Gen X and GenY except the influential of Credibility support through navigation design (CSN) element. …”
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The mediating role of national culture on the relationship between corporate governance practices and corporate strategy effectiveness by Al Kaabi, Ahmed Khalfan Rashed

“…The Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) was used to test the research hypotheses. Findings of this research revealed that there is a moderate level of corporate strategy effectiveness. …”
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Identity shift in South Asian and middle eastern selected novels by Muttair, Albuhamdan Basim Saadoon

“…The data were thematically analysed following Braun& Clark’s six essential steps: reading, highlighting, coding, reviewing themes, identifying themes, and writing up. The findings of this study, therefore, revealed that the main characters maintained their native cultural identity and yet they gained aspects of the other identity. …”
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Utilization of online discussions to enhance students' engagement with William Golding's "Lord of The Flies" by Farhan, Raed Nafea

“…Survey questionnaires to gauge students’ attitude were also distributed at the end of the study. Findings showed that the students were positive about the implementation of online discussions in their literature classroom and would recommend it as an interesting teaching approach as shown by their "attitudes towards the integration of ODF (Overall Mean = 4.03, SD = 0.84)" and "perceptions on the effects of ODF on learning the novel (Overall Mean = 3.99, SD = 0.87)". …”
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An optimized electronic government services adoption model using structural equation and maximum attribute relative models by Witarsyah, Deden

“…This portrays that the FC variable is the highest in influencing the people to use e-government, followed by Performance Expectancy and Information Quality that resulting in the value of both 35. The findings confirmed the significance of information quality, system quality and trust perceived by the citizens in adopting e-government services, and provide insights into whether an optimization model and computational model using MAR based on the soft set theory should be integrated to explain citizens’ intention to use e-government. …”
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Leaching behaviors of heavy metals on petroleum sludge waste treatment by using solidification/stabilization (s/s) method with palm oil fuel ash as partial cement replacement by Murshid, Noorafizah

“…The long term leachibility results also showed that all findings were below the USEPA standard. On 95th day curing was the recommended time after treating the S/S matrices to be disposed into landfill. …”
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Ergonomics evaluation of workplace at car tyre service centre by Abd Rahman, Mohd Nasrull

“…From questionnaire survey findings, the twelve (12) of respondents have body discomfort in the neck (8 each), shoulder (10 each), elbow/forearm (9 each), hand/wrist (11 each), knee (7 each), lower leg (7 each) ankle/foot (4 each) and lower back (9 each). …”
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Documentation, anti-aging activities and phytochemical profiling of selected medicinal plants used by Jakun women in Kampung Peta, Mersing, Johor by Ismail, Nur Amalina

“…The presence of catechol and quinic acid in U. micrantha extract might possibly contribute to anti-aging activities of the extract. These findings could become baseline for the exploration of novel anti-aging agents from natural source by using the traditional knowledge of indigenous people.…”
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Sensitivity and specificity of waist circumference as a single screening tool for identification of overweight and obesity among Malaysian adults by Kee, Chee Cheong, Haniff, Jamaiyah, Appannah, Geeta, Zainuddin, Ahmad Ali, Mohamad Nor, Noor Safiza, Shahar, Suzana, Khor, Geok Lin, Rasat, Rahmah, Ab Rahman, Jamalludin, Mohd. Ghazali, Sumarni, Lim, K. H., Yusoff, Ahmad Faudzi, N. M., Amal

“…Waist circumference cut-off points to identify obese subjects (BMI≥30 kg/m 2) was 93.2cm (sensitivity=86.5%, specificity=85.7%) for men and 85.2cm (sensitivity=77.9%, specificity=78.0%) for women. Our findings demonstrated that the current recommended waist circumference cut-off points have low sensitivity for identification of overweight and obesity in men. …”
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Primary oral health care: Reason for seeking treatment for oral health problems at three primary care clinics of Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia by Md Aris, Mohd Aznan, Tin, Myo Han, Sulong, Robiatu Adawiyah

“…Association between reason for seeking treatment at primary care clinics and awareness on oral health services was also analysed. Findings: Although, 56% of the reasons for seeking treatment for oral health problems at primary care clinics were non-specific answers same as reason for encounters, significant answers reflecting nature of primary care practices such as easily accessibility to primary care clinics (17%), preferring to and requiring services provided by primary care physicians because of co-morbidity with medical diseases (12%) and getting emergency services (5%) were noticed. …”
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