The knowledge of lexical collocation among university students and its relation to their speaking proficiency by Abdul Ghani, Rozina

“…The result indicates that there was no significant correlation between the knowledge of collocation and speaking proficiency among the respondents. Based on the findings, it is revealed that exposure to the target language plays a vital role in language acquisition. …”
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Basic psychological needs satisfaction, need frustration and entrepreneurial intention by Hassan, Arif, Al-Jubari, Ibrahim

“…Structural equation modelling was used to test the hypothesized model and structural relationships. The findings demonstrated that students’ willingness to engage in starting their own businesses can be influenced by both need satisfaction and frustration. …”
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An assessment of the local residents’ perceptions on the socioeconomic impact of Iskandar Malaysia by Rabe, Noor Suzilawati, Mohamed Osman, Mariana, Bachok, Syahriah

“…Results from the study revealed that the majority of the respondents lacked the necessary awareness and avenue to participate in the Iskandar Malaysia’s decision making process. The findings of the study showed that the new regional development area is under Malaysian government’s directive and used complete top-down approach in its implementation approach.…”
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Performance development & training : with Asian perspectives by Osman-Gani, Aahad M.

“…Additional research articles on training and performance development in the Asia-Pacific context have alsovbeen included, to provide the readers with first hand knowledge on the empirical findings in this area…”
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Shyness and groupism as prevalent cultural and attitudinal traits in learning English as a second language by Mohammad Lotfie, Maskanah

“…Data collection involved 54 post-secondary Malay students and findings indicate that shyness and groupism play an important part in hindering students’ use of the target language. …”
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Zakat of salary through income tax rebate: understanding its legal bases in Islamic Jurisprudence by Haneef, Sayed Sikandar Shah

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The clash of civilizations thesis and Muslims: the search for an alternative paradigm by Abdullah, al-Ahsan

“…An in-depth analysis, however, finds the thesis to be seriously flawed. Despite differences, Islamic and Western transparency and freedom of choice. …”
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Developing and validating an instrument for measuring m-commerce adoption: an exploratory analysis by Sadi, Saifullah, Noordin, Mohamad Fauzan

“…In this research, an exploratory factor analysis was conducted on different measures to identify the underlying factors influencing the adoption of M-commerce. The findings revealed that all the thirteen (13) factors were statistically significant and can affect the adoption of m-commerce.…”
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The paradox of creativity education by Altabaa, Homam

“…The methodology of the study comprises a comprehensive review of the research on creativity education, individual interviews with experts in teaching creativity, and focus group interviews with students who have studied creativity as a university course. The findings of the study center first upon foundational issues of defining creativity from an Islamic perspective and upon the teachability of creativity at the university level. …”
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Impact of delay on the formation of high-order interactions and structural imbalance by Siboni, M. H. Hakimi, Jafari, Reza

“…Higher-order interaction is required by raising the value of delay. Our finding indicates that in the dynamics of Heider balance, increasing the delay period increases the order of interactions and the presence of imbalanced triangles even at temperatures close to zero.…”

The Role of Communities in Counterterrorism: Analyzing Policy and Exploring Psychotherapeutic Approaches within Community Settings by Spalek, Basia, Weeks, Douglas

“…The role of communities in preventing or responding to terrorism and political violence is increasingly finding prominence within government strategies, nationally and internationally. …”

Tests for uncharacteristic changes in time series data and the effects of outliers on forecasts by Giziaki, Ernestini

“…The final section considers the contribution made, the findings of the work and areas for further research.…”
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Negotiating the self between past and present: narratives of older women moving towards self-employment by Tomlinson, Frances, Colgan, Fiona

“…The paper briefly considers the implications of its findings for the following areas: enacting and realising provisional identities; the relationship of self-employment to enterprise; and a process-based conceptualisation of age.…”
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Casualised academic staff and the lecturer-student relationship: shame, (Im)permanence and (Il)legitimacy by Read, Barbara, Leathwood, Carole

“…This paper is based on findings from an email interview study with 20 academics (17 women, 3 men) in the UK on short-term, insecure or ‘casualised’ contracts. …”

Service design for artificial intelligence by Oropallo, Gabriele, Gasparini, Andrea, Mohammed, Ahmed Abdi

“…In this paper, we present the first findings of a project testing Artificial Intelligence (AI) in an academic library with the aim to support and redefine library services. …”
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Constitutional change in the United Kingdom: an institutional analysis by King, Fraser H. J.

“…This thesis seeks to explain the lack of significant constitutional change in the UK between 1945 and 1980 and has two main findings. First, and principally, the thesis rejects conventional understandings of the UK constitution based upon Dicey's analysis and the Westminster model of British politics. …”
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Navigating an auto guided vehicle using rotary encoders and proportional controller by Lee, Sung How, Kim, Seng Chia

“…The coefficient of proportional controller was optimized to improve the performance of the AGV during navigation process. Findings show that AGV with the proportional controller with coefficient 1.5 achieved the best performance during the navigation process.…”
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The perception of academic administrators towards the principles of educational leadership in higher education institution: a case study in kuliyyah of economics and management sci... by Salleh, Mohamad Johdi, Al-Hasani, Syed Mahbubul Alam

“…A set of questionnaire were distributed to academic administrators at the Kulliyah of Economics and Management Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). Findings of the study revealed that academic administrators corroborated that principles of educational leadership could help enrich excellence in higher education institutions. …”
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Better corporate governance and risk in dual banking environment : evidence from Malaysia. by Htay, Sheila Nu Nu, Adnan, Muhammad Akhyar, Ab. Rashid, Hafiz Majdi, Mydin Meera, Ahamed Kameel

“…The study applies the agency theory. All findings except director ownership are in line with theoretical expectation. …”
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The temporal variation of organic carbon during the pre-monsoon and post-monsoon seasons in Pahang river estuary, Pahang, Malaysia by Yunus, Kamaruzzaman, Abdurahman, Siti Waznah, Saad, Shahbudin, Khan Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal, Ong, Meng Chuan

“…The average concentrations of organic carbon for both premonsoon and post-monsoon seasons are 1.61% and 0.88% respectively. This finding indicates that the annual seasonal changes that occur in Pahang river- estuary might probably have the important role in regulating the concentrations of organic carbon.…”
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