Characterization of pineapple leaf fibers from selected Malaysian cultivars by Abd. Rahman, Mohamed, Mohd Salit, Sapuan, Mridha, Shahjahan, Abdan, Khalina

“…In Malaysia the focus of the pineapple industry is the fruits leaving the leaves mainly composted or burned thus wasting good potential source of fibers. …”
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Buddhists minority in Malay Muslims majority of Pasir Mas, Kelantan by Mohd Rashid, Zuriati, Mohd. Amin, Wan Mohd. Azam

“…Therefore, the significance of the study lies mainly in showing the level of interaction between Muslims and Buddhists in Pasir Mas. …”
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Establishment of research methods and protocols in cytogenetic laboratory of the Kulliyah of Medicine, IIUM by Muhammad, Siti Aeshah @ Naznin

“…Some of the cultures were infected, mainly due to the prolonged incubation period. The harvesting technique was generally satisfactory though intermittently cytoplasmic problem and cell clumps were encountered. …”
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Relationship of surface roughness with current and voltage during wire EDM by Khan, Ahsan Ali, Mohd Ali , Munira, Shaffiar, Norhashimah

“…Surface finish of the machined surface mainly depends on current and voltage used during machining. …”
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ViSim: a user-friendly graphical simulation tool for performance analysis of MANET routing protocols by Saquib, Nazmus, Sakib, Md. Sabbir Rahman, Pathan, Al-Sakib Khan

“…ViSim is not a simulation engine, rather it calls ns-2 simulations in the background and makes the task easy for the users to visualize the simulation in a Windows environment. Though ViSim is mainly a simulation demonstration tool, any user with knowledge of ns-2 and Tcl scripting also has the provision to make the necessary modifications and rapid configuration for any other MANET routing scenario. …”
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Comprehensive ICT framework for educational institutes of Kuwait: an empirical study by Aldaihani, Adel Rashed, Shah, Asadullah

“…In this regard Ministry of Education (MOE) Kuwait has launched many plans and invested a lot in the implementation of technology in EIs. EIs mainly consists of Universities. While there is no comprehensive study in order to assess the adoption of ICT in the universities by all instructors and students of Kuwait as well as no empirical study have been conducted on the overall effectiveness of ICT in the EI (s). …”
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Evaluation of different techniques for generating landslide susceptibility map by Mirnazari, Javad

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Improving functional properties of Punica Granatum Juice by probiotication using Lactobacillus species by Mustafa, Siti Marhaida

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Information systems continuance model for employee in waqf organisation by Mohd. Zain @ Zakaria, Mohd. Zuhan

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A grounded theory study of time-limited therapy for complex trauma : how NHS psychologists manage the challenge of working with developmentally traumatised clients within a time-li... by Aguilera, Katrina

“…There has been a substantial rise in the use of evidence-based practice and time-limited psychological treatment has become a focal point in the delivery of clinical interventions within community mental health services working mainly with complex traumatised individuals. As such, there appears to be a tension between clinical need, resources available, and a requirement to adopt a more results-driven, time-limited therapeutic framework as the primary treatment. …”
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Government and public information in the political system : a study of formation and systemic relationships, with particular reference to the Israeli political system, and appropri... by Cherns, Jack Jacob

“…Media, in symbiotic relationship with government, dominate transfer of political information. Discussion is mainly in terms of competitive political systems; but the influence of political structure is noted. …”
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An exploration of teachers' beliefs about the global spread of English in a Chilean ELT programme by Perez, Gonzalo

“…Traditional constructs in the English Language Teaching (ELT) profession such as the native speaker, standard English, and the culture of English are currently being questioned due to the growing number of users of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) who use English for intercultural communication mainly among non-native speakers. Research on Global Englishes has highlighted the need to abandon the current English as a Foreign Language (EFL) paradigm, which considers standard English and the native speaker as the norm, and adopt a global perspective of English that embraces the linguistic and cultural diversity of English instead. …”
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‘Academics for Peace’ in Turkey: a case of criminalizing dissent and critical thought via counter-terrorism policy by Baser, Bahar, Akgonul, Samim, Öztürk, Ahmet Erdi

“…On 11 January 2016, 1128 academics in Turkey and abroad signed a petition calling on Turkish authorities to cease state violence in mainly Kurdish populated areas of the country, which had been under curfew and an extended state of emergency. …”
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Mandatory vs. voluntary exercise on non-financial reporting: does a normative/coercive isomorphism facilitate an increase in quality? by Carungu, Jonida, Di Pietra, Roberto, Molinari, Matteo

“…Design/methodology/approach: The method used to develop the analysis is mainly qualitative. A content analysis of 184 Non-Financial Reports (NFRs) was conducted on a sample of 92 companies that have been previously involved in the process of NFR on a voluntary basis. …”
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Multiple cross-docks scheduling with multiple doors using fuzzy approach and meta-heuristic algorithms by Movassaghi, Mitra, Avakh Darestani, Soroush

“…Then, these materials are directly loaded into outbound trucks with little or no storage in between to send to customers in the shortest possible time. This paper is mainly aimed at introducing a mixed integer linear programming model to solve scheduling several cross-docking problems. …”
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Weight changes : the meaning of food and eating behaviours amongst women in recovery from substance addiction by Ashter, Suzanne

“…Studies involving substance misuse have mainly focused on weight changes and eating behaviours during active substance addiction, whilst research on how substance misusers experience weight changes and how they describe the functions and meaning of food and eating behaviours in recovery from substance addiction is scarce. …”
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Algerian immigrants in London (United Kingdom) and Valencia (Spain): towards a new migration and labour model? by Djilali Beloufa, Kouider

“…This led to the comparison of two context-related cases of migration in order to respond mainly four questions, viz, the reasons for Algerian migration to the VK and Spain as relatively different and new host countries, patterns of insertion as well as mobility within the local labour markets, the differences between the UK and Spain in terms of providing opportunities for social mobility versus entrapment, and the role of changing networks in influencing Algerian migration to the UK and Spain. …”
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Variational Bayesian inference for exponentiated Weibull right censored survival data by Jibril Abubakar, Jibril Abubakar, Mohd Asrul Affendi Abdullah, Mohd Asrul Affendi Abdullah, Oyebayo Ridwan Olaniran, Oyebayo Ridwan Olaniran

“…The exponential distribution is often applied if the hazard is constant, while the log-logistic and lognormal distributions are mainly used for modelling unimodal hazard functions. …”
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The Mismatch of Present and Required Future Workforce Skills of Manufacturing Industry by Mohd Noor, Noor Nazihah, Rodzalan, Shazaitul Azreen, Mohamed Saat, Maisarah, Abdullah, Nor Hazana, Othman, Aniza, Harcharanjit Singh, Harcharanjit Singh, Mohd Emran, Natrah

“…However, technological advancement has affected the manufacturing sector mainly in terms of skills demanded. Furthermore, studies focusing on skills demanded in the future from the manufacturing industry perspective regarding Industry 4.0 remain scarce. …”
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The effect of sintering temperature on potassium feldspar addition into claytan porcelain by Mohd, Norhayati

“…Porcelain is one of the most complex ceramic materials composed mainly of kaolin, quartz and feldspar. Its diverse applications include tableware, whiteware and insulators. …”
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