Income convergence or divergence? Study on selected Muslim countries by Duasa, Jarita

“…The results are then linked to the degree of openness in which the countries use globalization indices. …”
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Women’s public office positions in Islāmic jurisprudence: the case of Malaysia by Abdul Karim, Asar, Ghalia, Bouhedda, Ab Hamid, Mohd Rashid

“…The study also will include the finding data collected from a sample of 369 Malaysian Muslims respondents who met certain criteria set by the study conducted by the researchers; results of the study show several significant findings. …”
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Data-driven modelling and optimization of palm oil refining process by Sulaiman, Nurul Sulaiha

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Impact of pubic access to computers and Internet on the connectedness of rural Malaysians by Alias, Nor Aziah, Mohd Noor, Marhaini, Proenza, Francisco J., Jamaludin, Haziah, Ismail, Izaham Shah, Hashim, Sulaiman

“…This chapter reports the findings of research conducted in 2010 on the connectedness of rural Malaysians who accessed computers and the Internet through the rural Internet centers (RICs) established by the Malaysian government in 2000 and 2003. …”
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How do gay men experience ruptures in the relationship with their therapist? An interpretative phenomenological study by Brooke, Philip

“…The study also found that rupture overlaps with the difficulties commonly experienced as part of the therapeutic process, making it difficult to define rupture. The researcher links the findings to minority stress theory, and suggests that an over-emphasis on the transferential relationship in therapy, and rigidity in therapeutic approach, can impede the collaborative process that is more likely to lead to reparation with this client group, especially when they are at an early stage in their gay identity development. …”
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An exploration of adult third culture kids’ experience of transitioning to the UK between the ages of 10 and 17: an interpretative phenomenological analysis by Montazer, Alla

“…Implications of the findings are discussed.…”
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Influence of Polyolefin Contamination on the Thermal Characteristics of Bottle Grade Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate by Itim, Bachir

“…Furthermore, the crystallinity of the rPET-bg matrix showed the impact of polyolefin contamination as a result of variation of cooling rates and that cross-linking and chain branching predominated over chain scissions as a result of repetitive extrusions. …”
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Effects of fiber orientation of adjacent plies on the mode I crack propagation in a carbon-epoxy laminates by Mohamed Rehan, Muhammad Saifuddin, Rousseau, Jerome, Xiao-Jing, Gong, Guillaumat, Laurent, Mohamed Ali, Jaafar Syed

“…The present work uses laminates with special stacking sequences allowing for isolating the orientation parameter. …”
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Synthesis and characterization of sago/polyvinyl alcohol blend pervaporation membrane for ethyl acetate recovery by E-Alamaria, Abdulhakim M. Salem

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The influence of EB-irradiated treatment on enhancing barrier property and crystallization behavior of rubber-toughened nanocomposites by Jamal, Nur Ayuni, Anuar, Hazleen, Abd Razak, Shamsul Bahri

“…Field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM) revealed that the stacking condition of OMMT particles was greatly reduced by EB-irradiation treatment as evidenced by finer surface and less formation of voids.…”
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Design for the environment: an ontology-based knowledge management model for green product development by Chaouni Benabdellah, Abla, Zekhnini, Kamar, Cherrafi, Anass, Garza-Reyes, Jose Arturo, Kumar, Anil

“…The findings are useful for both managers and practitioners as they provide a coherent domain ontology that can help them manage knowledge, improve teamwork, and make decisions in a collaborative green PDP. …”
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Green infrastructure as green health promotion agenda for urban community by Mansor, Mazlina, Said, Ismail

“…Hence, this paper discusses the findings from various researches on the benefits of green infrastructure to physical health of urban residents. …”
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Measuring the optimal government size that contribute to economic growth of the Muslim countries by Duasa, Jarita

“…The issue of a correct ‘government size’ for economic prosperity of a nation, particularly Muslim nation, is highly linked with the issue of optimal ‘role of state’. …”
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SECI process and its predictors: behavioral Intention from socio technical perspective by Mohamed Razi, Mohamed Jalaldeen, Abdul Karim, Nor Shahriza, Mohamed , Norshidah

“…Socialization and internalization are believed to be closely linked to tacit knowledge while externalization and combination related with explicit knowledge. …”
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Shyness and groupism as prevalent cultural and attitudinal traits in learning English as a second language by Mohammad Lotfie, Maskanah

“…This paper explores the notion that learners’ social and cultural milieu are linked to language learning outcomes (Gardner, 1985). …”
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Ethyl 1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-phenyl-1H-benzimidazole-5-carboxylate by Hamzah, Nurasyikin, Abd Hamid, Shafida, Abdul Rahim, Aisyah Saad, Rosli, Mohd Mustaqim, Fun, Hoong-Kun

“…In addition, weak π-π stacking inter­actions are observed with centroid–centroid distances of 3.5244 (12) and 3.6189 (12) Å.…”
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Compact and low-profile on-chip antenna using underside electromagnetic coupling mechanism for terahertz front-end transceivers by Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Virdee, Bal Singh, Althuwayb, Ayman Abdulhadi, Mariyanayagam, Dion, Limiti, Ernesto

“…The proposed antenna is constructed from five stacked layers, comprising metal–silicon–metal–silicon–metal. …”
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The need preservation of books in libraries : the environment by Skaik, Huda, Hassan, Basri, Wan Mamat, Wan Ali

“…Books and other library materials should not be seen as physical items shelved on the stacks, they should be regarded more for the important information they contain, and how useful this information is for users seeking to satisfy their needs or passion for reading these materials. …”
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Analysis of an integrated lens antenna fed by SIW slot array using a hybrid MoM–PO method by Bayderkhani, Reza, Forooraghi, Keyvan, Arnieri, Emilio, Abbasi-Arand, Bijan, Virdee, Bal Singh

“…The feeding antenna structure is modeled as a stacked parallel-plate waveguide with metallic posts, coupling, and radiating slots. …”
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Responsible leadership and workplace deviant behaviour: modeling trust and turnover intention as mediator by Ahmad, Muhammad Shakil, Iqbal, Fatima, Saddique, Raffia, Abbas, Sohail, Fakhr, Zainab

“…Originality: The study makes a unique contribution to RL literature by linking psychological contract theory and social identity theory. …”
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