The evolution of Malaysian banking sector’s efficiency during financial duress: consequences, concerns, and policy implications by Sufian, Fadzlan

“…However, the results suggest that the FB were severely affected by the Asian financial crisis, implying that the FB were not insulated from unexpected events like the Asian financial crisis of 1997.…”
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Comparative study of parametric and intelligent unstructured uncertainties for robust controller design by M. Raafat, Safanah, Martono, Wahyudi, Akmeliawati, Rini

“…However, the application of intelligent techniques like Adaptive Neural Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) in the identification of unstructured uncertainty bounds provides considerable improvements in reduction of conservatism and guaranteed robust stability and performance, as illustrated in the results of practical implementation to a servo motion system .…”
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Halal processed food and beverages: some concerns on food additives and ingredients by Jaswir, Irwandi

“…In Islam, eating is also considered as a matter of ibadah (worship) to God, just like ritual prayers. Muslims follow the Islamic dietary code and foods that meet the code are called halal (lawful, permitted). …”
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Islamic higher education: maintaining and ensuring quality by Mohd. Asraf, Ratnawati, Nair, Sheela

“…It raises the issue of what we mean by quality or what we would like quality to mean, and how we can ensure and maintain quality in our higher institutions. …”
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Islamic feminist discourse: origins and development in the Muslim World by Muhamad Shukri, Abdul Salam

“…It concludes that the concept of feminism, being a modern concept which has developed through different phases in the Western part of the world, like all isms in the modern world, the values it came to be associated with – especially in its radical form – is an antithesis of what Islam stands for and is thus not acceptable to many Muslims. …”
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Bridging the gap? : review of Lowe, H. and Cook, A. (2003) Mind the Gap: are students prepared for higher education, Journal of Further and Higher Education, 27(1):53 - 76 by Butler, Stephen

“…Furthermore, London Metropolitan University like other access institutions attracts students from diverse cultural and educational backgrounds.…”
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Unlocking potential : harnessing the pedagogical benefits of e-learning by Cook, John

“…This paper outlines the emerging literature that appears to confirm that when e-learning in used in a pedagogically effective way it can have a positive impact across a range of indicators like retention and attainment, and explores the history of innovation in learning and teaching at London Metropolitan University, and the current opportunities offered by e-learning.…”
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Integration of student-led lectures as an innovative interactivity in teaching by Shang, Lijun

“…This has been practised in several modules by a top student in the cohort under my supervision. I would like to share what have been done, the preliminary analysis on these endeavours and also discuss with colleagues in the conference on its feasibility, applicability, and effectivities with a hope to have some broad experiences on Physiology module teaching.…”
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Tumour growth model of cancer self-remission with hassell-varley functional response by Tang, Chiew Sim

“…Predator-prey like models with functional responses such as Holling type I and II have been studied previously to model the interaction between tumour cells, hunting predator cells and resting predator cells. …”
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Technologies used for heavy metals removal from wastewater by Harun, Hasnida, A. Hamid, Hazren, Mohamed Sunar, Norshuhaila, Ahmad, Faridahanim, Ali, R., Hamidon, Nuramidah, Baul, Mary Lyana

“…Heavy metals are contaminants from inorganic source that tend to pollute the ecosystem due to anthropogenic activities like mining, welding, semiconductors and electrical appliances manufacturing industries. …”
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Perception on Desa Melayu apartment society towards Johor food heritage by Harun, Hairuddin, Mohd Zaini, Nurul Syahirah

“…Along with the rapidly growing economy and increasing population community in Johor like other states in Malaysia, Malay Modern society, especially the generation now gradually abandon the Johor food Heritage due to the pursuit of modern and viral food that available in the market today. …”
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2-[1-(2-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzyl)-1H-benzimidazol-2-yl]-6-methoxyphenol monohydrate by Al-Douh, Mohammed Hadi, Osman, Hasnah, Abd Hamid, Shafida, Kia, Reza, Fun, Hoong-Kun

“…In the crystal structure, intermolecular O-H...O hydrogen bonds, involving the hydroxy groups and water molecules, form R44(8) ring motifs, and link symmetry-related molecules into extended chains along the c axis. …”
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Between “Koto” & “Hablu Min Nan Nas” - The perceptions of intercultural environmental education in local gardens: a preliminary study on selected Japanese gardens design around... by Mohd. Yaman, Maheran, Kawasaki, Masashi

“…In Islam, it can be a useful concept to explain on environmental link with education. …”
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Hidden Markov model for human to computer interaction: A study on human hand gesture recognition by Bilal, Sara Mohammed Osman Saleh, Akmeliawati, Rini, Shafie, Amir Akramin, Salami, Momoh Jimoh Emiyoka

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A comparative study on MEMS piezoelectric microgenerators by Md Ralib @ Md Raghib, Aliza 'Aini, Nordin, Anis Nurashikin, Salleh, Hanim

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Ijtihad: a reflection on its role and scope by Ali, Mohd Mumtaz

“…To overcome this phenomenon, some analysts are suggesting a need for strong link between law and social obligations, and some others are emphasizing the need to integrate moral and ethical values into the sociopolitical sphere of our lives. …”
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Introduction of piecewise virtual fields method for solution of inverse problems by Syed Muhammad, Kashif

“…In the general case however, neither a closed-form solution nor a direct link between measurements and unknown parameters are available. …”
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Effects of frequency on fade slope based on measured rain attenuation data in Malaysia by Islam, Md. Rafiqul, Chebil, Jalel, Dao, Hassan, M., Al-Hareth

“…This paper will highlight the effect of frequency on fade slope based on measured data of rain attenuation in Malaysia between May 1998 to April 2000 at four different frequencies (15, 23, 26 and 38GHz). The effect of the link length will be also highlighted.…”
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Photovoltaic activity in a ZnSe/PEO-chitosan blend electrolyte junction by Mohamad, Souad A., Ali, Moazzam H., Yahya, Rosiyah, Ibrahim, Zainol Abidin, Arof, Abdul Kariem

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Comparison of key enablers for the successful comercialization of bioinformatics products in Malaysia and Singapore by Nagaretham, Revathi, Mohd Shah, Mohamed Irwan Shah, Ahmad Dahlan, Abdul Rahman

“…Malaysia had started looking at bioinformatics in 1997 but with a controversial issue. In 1999 the link between bioinformatics and biotechnology in Malaysia that called Biotechnology and Bioinformatics network has been launched to produce community of bioinformatics developers who can develop tools to be used by the biologist. …”
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