Oscillation criteria for a class of higher odd order neutral difference equations with continuous variable by Wu, Shuhui, Calay, Pargat Singh, Hou, Zhanyuan

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Culture, politics and biology from a biosemiotic perspective by Wheeler, Wendy

“…Joining culture and nature as part of the evolution of semiotic layers in recursive biocybernetic systems, biosemiotics insists there is an ontological and practical link between both that should be part of scientifically informed political theory and policies.…”

Malaysian parents’ perceptions of children’s play by Badzis, Mastura

“…Parents did not favour play as an activity linked to the children’s learning. This study examined the perceptions of Malaysian parents concerning their perceptions of children’s play in relation to pre-school classroom practice. …”
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The relationship between the length of the cupulae of free neuromasts and feeding ability in larvae of the willow shiner Gnathopogon elongatus caerulescens (Teleostei, Cyprinidae by Mukai, Yukinori, Kobayashi, Hiroshi, Yoshikawa, Hiromasa

“…Furthermore, vibrations produced by swimming crustaceans are known to be a potent natural stimulus for the lateral line system in the Antarctic fish Pagothenia borchgrevinki (Montgomery and Macdonald, 1987; Montgomery, 1989). …”
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Advanced wideband antenna arrays for 5G millimeter-wave spectrum at K- and Ka-bands by Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Parand, Peiman, Virdee, Bal Singh, Zuazola, Ignacio Garcia, Kumar, Sunil, Zidour, Ali, Soruri, Mohammad, saber, Takfarinas, Naser-Moghadasi, Mohammad, Limiti, Ernesto

“…The first method utilizes a 50 Ω open-ended microstrip-line balun to slot-line transition for effective energy coupling and excitation. …”
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Staff Support Worker perceptions of adolescent patients diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder: an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis by Coombes, Jessica Holly

“…It is suggested that support workers, who require little to no formal training and are considered front line staff, provide a significant portion of care to this patient group (Kenward et al., 2001). …”
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Power sharing and voltage compensation modeling using adaptive virtual impedance-based predictive control in islanded microgrid by Khan, Mubashir Hayat

“…In microgrid’s islanded mode of operation, the precise power sharing is an immensely critical challenge when there is a difference in line impedance of the DG inverters connected in parallel. …”
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Utilizing rapid prototyping 3D printer for fabricating flexographic PDMS printing plate by Maksud, M. I., Nodin, M. N., Yusof, M. S., Hassan, S.

“…However, the micro-scale multiple solid line array of 100micron and 25micron successfully made by nikel platting and glass etching master mould respectively. …”
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Study and application for rotational speed estimation method of a sensorless DC motor using adaptive filter by M Ramli, Roshahliza

“…Therefore, using the adptive line enhancer (ALE: Adaptive Line Enhancer), estimation of the rotational speed of a motor was examined. …”
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ARCASIA architectural timeline chart : Malaysia by Mohd Nawawi, Norwina, Abdul Jamal, Hamdan, Chan, Hean Kee

“…Each institute of the country contribute 2 pages of pictorial time line of the country's architecture with write up of the its history in summary.…”
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Mediation as a nothing to lose mode for alternative mode of dispute resolution in construction works by Kamarudin, Abdul Rani

“…It is a nothing to lose alternative dispute resolution, and why disputing parties should resort to it as their first option, and for them to determine for themselves how their disputes should be resolved particularly so for disputes in construction projects where disagreements must be resolved as quickly as possible to meet the project time line.…”
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Customers' perception towards cellular mobile telephone operators by Rahman, Muhammad Sabbir, Haque, A. K. M. Ahasanul, Sayyed Ahmad, Mohd. Ismail

“…This research was designed to address the research problems regarding the significant factors that affect perception of customer s in the choice of an operator line, and also those factors significantly affecting the consumers’perceptions…”
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Multipart items: proposal for standard and practice by Suja', Balqis

“…It is also meant to be a guide in an attempt to bring encountered older records in line with current and acceptable practice. Multipart items are a type of series publication -- a monograph that is complete, or intended to be complete in a definite number of finite separate parts. …”
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Rain profile characterization and rain effect analysis of land mobile satellite based on measurement in Malaysia by Abo Zeed, Mohammad Ibrahiem

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Life cycle cost by Abdul Rashid, Khairuddin, Ayob, Mohd Fairullazi

“…LCC has been mandated by the Malaysia Government as a tactical tool in assessing alternatives being considered in the line of the Government objectives, to advise and facilitate the Government in planning and managing the newer approaches and techniques of project delivery system, i.e. …”
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Vibrational characteristics of piping system in air conditioning outdoor unit by Loh, S.K., Faris, Waleed Fekry, Chin, W. M.

“…The unknown stiffness variables of the other tube end (chassis-piping mounting) are determined by parameter fine tuning. An experimental modal analysis using impact hammer test has also been employed to determine the vibration properties such as natural frequencies, mode shapes and damping ratio of the piping structures. …”
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Prediction of surface roughness of Ti-6Al-4V in electrical discharge machining: A regression model by Rahman Khan, Md. Ashikur, Rahman, M. M., Kadirgama, Kumaran, Maleque, Md. Abdul, Ishak, M.

“…It can be seen that increasing pulse on time causes the fine surface until a certain value and afterward deteriorates in the surface finish. …”
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Concentrations of lead copper and zinc in the bottom sediments of Tuba island waters of Langkawi, Malaysia by Yunus, Kamaruzzaman, Muhamad Tajudin, Nur Shuhada, Md Suhaimi, Mohd Zahir, John, Akbar, Saad, Shahbudin, Khan Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal, Goddard, J Stephen

“…The concentration of Pb, Cu and Zn increased with the decreased of mean size particles, suggest that there are association with the fine fraction of the sediments. In order to assess the influence of heavy metals pollution precisely, enrichment factor (EF) were calculated. …”
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Economic consumption model revisited: infaq model based on al-Shaybani's levels of al-Kasb by Mohammed, Mustafa Omar

“…It is suggested that future research further fine tune with some rigourous analysis JEL Classification: A13, A31, B11, D01, D10 Key words: Al-Kasb, Consumption, Infāq, Model building…”
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Optimization of low normal force contact spring by Bhuiyan, Moinul

“…A low normal force contact spring with high performance is fabricated using a unique combined technology (photo resist lithography and electro fine forming technology). To determine an appropriate hertz stress by several radius contact R (5-200μm) with low normal force (0.10N-0.16N at 0.45mm) is designed. …”
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