Modeling an Alternative Benchmarking for Home Financing: A Comparative Analysis between Malaysia and the United Kingdom by Mohd Yusof, Rosylin, Kassim, Salina, Abd. Majid, M. Shabri, Hamid, Zarinah

“…This implies that in the long run, the macroeconomics variables can be used to predict the rental price. …”
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Development impact of Non-Bank Financial Intermediaries on economic growth in Malaysia: an empirical investigation by Islam, Mohd Aminul, Osman, Jamil

“…This paper aims to empirically examine the development impact of Non-Bank Financial Intermediaries on economic growth in Malaysia using time series data over the period spanning 1974 to 2004. The study employs bounds testing approach to cointegration and error correction mechanism to investigate the existence of a long run equilibrium relationship between NBFIs and economic growth. …”
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An empirical analysis of Malaysian ringgit equilibrium exchange rate and misalignment by Mohd Sidek, Noor Zahirah, Yusoff, Mohammed

“…This paper attempts to ascertain the degree of misalignment of the ringgit by estimating the long run equilibrium real effective exchange rate of the currency. …”
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Autonomous biomimitic robot based multi-agent system for disaster management and rescue by Khan, Md. Raisuddin, Salami, Momoh Jimoh Emiyoka, Ahmed, Mohiuddin

“…The other such biomimitic robots that can be considered in the autonomous robot team are flapping wing flyers and robot Monkeys. A team consisting of such robots will help in collecting information, distributing food and medicine in disastrous location. …”
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Fetishized hijab and resilient Muslim women: Representations of the veil in Leila Aboulela’s Minaret and in Shelina Janmohamed’s Love in a Headscarf by Hasan, Md. Mahmudul

“…While the Muslim woman’s headscarf is an unmistakable target for attacks from right-wing forces, it also provokes unease and invites disapproval from a section of diasporic Muslims. …”
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Prediction of aerodynamic characteristics of an aircraft model with and without winglet using fuzzy logic technique by Hossain, Altab, Rahman, Mohammed Ataur, Hossen, Jakir, Iqbal, Parvez, M.I., Zahirul

“…This paper describes the potentials of an aircraft model without and with winglet attached with NACA wing No. 65-3-218. Based on the longitudinal aerodynamic characteristics analyzing for the aircraft model tested in low subsonic wind tunnel, the lift coefficient (CL ) and drag coefficient (CD) were investigated respectively. …”
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Populism, religion and family values policies in Israel, Italy and Turkey by Ben-Porat, Guy, Filc, Dani, Öztürk, Ahmet Erdi, Ozzano, Luca

“…There is a growing focus in political science on right-wing populist parties. But few comparative studies address their discourses and politics relating to family values, especially when involved with policy-making. …”
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Book review : Religion, populism, and modernity: confronting white Christian nationalism and racism by Haynes, Jeffrey

“…The book under review examines ‘the recent rise of White Christian nationalism in Europe and the United States, focusing on how right-wing populist leaders and groups have mobilized racist and xenophobic rhetoric in their bids for political power’ (back cover blurb). …”
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Variants of oil spills spectral signature and characterisation in Arabian Gulf using optical remote sensing satellite system by Althawadi, Jamal Jasim Abdulla

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Multi-factor Gegenbauer processes and European inflation rates by Caporale, Guglielmo Maria, Gil-Alana, Luis A.

“…In this paper we specify a multi-factor long-memory process that enables us to estimate the fractional differencing parameters at each frequency separately, and adopt this framework to model quarterly prices in three European countries (France, Italy and the UK). …”
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The performance on concrete brick containing Palm Oil Fuel Ash (POFA) as replacing cement by Mohd Zailani, Tarmidzi, Adnan, Suraya Hani, Abdullah, Mohd Sufyan

“…Production of concrete leads to a reduction in natural resources as materials used in producing a concrete brick example of fine aggregate and cement. Furthermore, this problem gets attention from some parties in finding an alternative to reduce waste and maintained the natural resources to produce concrete using waste materials. …”
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Oil-price macroeconomic relationship in Australia and New Zealand: Application of hidden co-integration technique by Alom, Fardous

“…The study fails to find any convincing evidence of the long-run relationship between oil price and New Zealand macroeconomic variables.…”
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Design of a heuristic for balancing a multi-stage production flow line by Kays, H. M. E., Karim, A. N. M., Tajudin, M. N. B., Abdesselam, M.

“…But the solution given by the RPW model loses its exactitude due to the presence of the extra-long tasks. In this research a heuristic approach based on RPW is developed through which the problem has been resolved in an efficient and effective manner and hence the proposed heuristic is deemed to be capable of balancing production lines having such extra-long tasks.…”
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An asymmetric cointegration approach of foreign portfolio investment-growth nexus by Duasa, Jarita

“…The present study attempts to analyze the long-run equilibrium relationship between foreign portfolio investment (FPI) and real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by cointegration tests assuming asymmetric adjustment. …”
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Young children retain fast mapped object labels better than shape, color, and texture words by Holland, Amanda, Simpson, Andrew, Riggs, Kevin J.

“…We compared short- and long-term retention of fast mapped color, shape and texture words as well as object labels. …”
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Classification of satellite fused data for land use mapping in development plan by Hj. Mohd. Noor, Norzailawati, Abdullah, Alias, Hashim, Mazlan

“…Land use mapping in development plan basically provides resources of information and important tool in decision making. In relation to this, fine resolution of recent satellite remotely sensed data have found wide applications in land use/land cover mapping. …”
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Cooling tower: an energy conservation resource by Mohiuddin, A. K. M., Kant, Keshav

“…In order ot achieve a higher level of performance of a cooling tower, various sub-systems of the tower should be refined and fine tuned to work together as a coherent system. …”
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Disputes and issues arising from unlawful occupation of state land in Malaysia by Syed Abdul Kader, Sharifah Zubaidah

“…The National Land Code 1965 declares in section 48 that there shall be no adverse possession in respect of state land and under section 425, those who are in unlawful possession of state land commit a statutory offence liable to a fine not exceeding RM10,000 and/or imprisonment for one year or both. …”
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Criminal offences and civil wrongs by or against migrant workers by Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali

“…If he is found guilty, an employer may be subjected to severe penalties such as imprisonment, fine and/or whipping.Likewise, a migrant worker who takes the law into his own hand by inflicting injury or harm on the employer or their properties, may be dealt with in the court and if found guilty, he may be sentenced in accordance with the severity of the offence committed.…”
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Media audience ethics in Islam and Christianity by Solihu, Abdul Kabir Hussain

“…To demonstrate this role, the study highlights the theoretical foundation of the audience understanding of the message, cites some legal rights that can be used to challenge the media content or change its course, and identifies some ways of fine-tuning the media contents to conform to one’s value. …”
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