Attitudinal factors affecting the adoption of internet banking services among small and medium enterprises in Yemen by Al-Fahim, Nabil Hussein, Wan Jusoh, Wan Jamaliah, Adewale, Abideen Adeyemi

“…In spite of the wide adoption of Internet banking service in developed countries, its application is still low in developing countries like Yemen. The purpose of this study is to examine and investigate the main factors which influence the adoption of Internet banking services by Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) managers or owners in Yemen. …”
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The power of social and political networking for recruitment and promotion for strategic positions: a Gender perspective on work relations at workplaces by Hossain, Dewan Mahboob, Rokis, Rohaiza

“…Moreover, women are not that much interested in establishing and maintaining networks like men in the workplaces. Rather, women remain more concerned with their family affairs. …”
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Conversion issue in Malaysia: A challenge to religion and racial harmony by Yussof, Sheila Ainon

“…The earlier version of her story goes like this. Zarina was a product of the law which at its time allowed a unilateral conversion of minors by their parents who converted to Islam. …”
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Cellular uptake of Nigella sativa oil-PLGA microparticle by PC12 cell line by Doolaanea, Abd Almonem, Mansor, Nur 'Izzati, Mohd Nor, Nurul Hafizah, Mohamed, Farahidah

“…The aim of this study is to investigate the cell uptake of Nigella sativa oil (NSO)-PLGA microparticle by neuron-like PC-12 cells in comparison to surfactants; hydrophilic (Tween 80 & Triton X100) and hydrophobic (Span 80). …”
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An Islamic analysis on the justification to abortion for non consensual sexual violation by Mohamad Yunus, Mohamad Ismail

“…Does a fetus have rights like any others? …”
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Fabrication of Adsorber Bed Apparatus for dehydration of ethanol on Zeolite based media by Abdeen, Fouad R. H., Mel, Maizirwan, Al-Khatib, Ma'an Fahmi Rashid, Azmi, Azlin Suhaida

“…The adsorber bed subsystem of this apparatus consists of a packed bed column where molecular sieves like zeolite can be packed. The apparatus is designed to be packed and repacked several times and with various types of zeolites. …”
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Vero cell culture on magnesium doped biphasic calcium phosphate scaffolds by Abd Rahim, Toibah, Sopyan, Iis, Mel , Maizirwan

“…The substitution of Mg into the BCP present several advantages related to metabolic cell behaviours as FESEM results showed that Mg substitution can induce a spread-like and irregular morphology which is quite different from the cell grown onto the pure BCP where the cells just remain on the surface of the scaffold, or in a localized area within the scaffold and proliferate there. …”
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Design of a switching mode three phase inverter by Rahman, Tawfikur, Motakabber, S. M. A., Ibrahimy, Muhammad Ibn

“…The inverter is an electrical switching control device that can be converted from one source to another source like as DC to AC or AC to DC. An efficient three leg IGBT inverter has been designed for microgrid systems which are simulated by MATLAB2014a /Simulink. …”
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Hate speech under International and National Laws: a comparative analysis from Islamic Law perspective by Islam, Md. Zahidul, Norullah, Md.

“…This study finds that the freedom of speech and expression is a fundamental human right which must be achieved through certain essential objectives like disclosure of truth and the honour of human beings.…”
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Review of coal fired power plants in Bangladesh by Ahammed, Shakil, Rana, MR, Rony, MA, Hosain, MM, Mamun, MA, Alauddin, Md, Mahmood, MM, Haque, Nurullah, Mahabub, Z, Rahman, MM, Islam, MS, Uddin, Md Nasir, Roy, R, Rashid, Muhammad Mahbubur

“…But it has several positive impacts for developing countries like Bangladesh, where there is a lack of natural resources, lands and unstable economy. …”
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The influence of Islamic spirituality in the training of co-operatives’ managers in Malaysia by Sarif, Suhaimi Mhd, Ismail, Yusof

“…The results showed that senior managers of co-operatives performed Mintzberg’s managerial roles consciously with Islamic spirituality and attended managerial training like their companies counterparts despite operating under different legal frameworks.However, the results were not conclusive considering constraints on sample size of the study (n=52). …”
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How do counselling psychologists make sense of their clients’ psychiatric diagnoses : an interpretative phenomenological analysis by Weston, Holly

“…Two themes were identified: ‘diagnosis is something to hang your hat on,’ and ‘the bigger picture.’ Like previous research, these themes highlight the different epistemological positions taken up by counselling psychologists on diagnosis. …”
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The emerging role of exosome and microvesicle- (EMV-) based cancer therapeutics and immunotherapy by Moore, Colin, Kosgodage, Uchini S., Lange, Sigrun, Inal, Jameel

“…One promising cancer immunotherapy discussed uses cationic liposomes carrying tumour RNA (RNA‐lipoplexes) to provoke a strong anti‐viral‐like (cytotoxic CD8+) anti‐tumour immune response. …”

A study on customer satisfaction towards digital advertisement of consumer goods by Naser, M Abu, Kadyan, Jagbir, Jenefa, Leena

“…Excessive stress on employees will create health issues like depression, diabetes, ulcers, high blood pressure, anxiety, dissatisfaction, loss of concentration, etc. …”
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De Novo nucleic acids: a review of synthetic alternatives to DNA and RNA that could act as bio-information storage molecules by Devine, Kevin G., Jheeta, Sohan

“…Modern terran life uses several essential biopolymers like nucleic acids, proteins and polysaccharides. …”
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How do middle class Pakistani young people construct contemporary international conflicts? by Kazmi, Naveed

“…This investigation is of interest because young people like the ones who participated in my research may become future leaders. …”
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Nixon, Trump and Washington behind closed doors: fictionalizing Watergate and the prescience of the historical miniseries by McNally, Karen

“…This article explores the 1977 ABC miniseries Washington Behind Closed Doors, an adaptation of John Ehrlichman’s novel The Company and its fictional tale of a Nixon-like president, drawing on the author’s experiences as part of the Nixon administration. …”
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"You have to know how to live with it without getting to the addiction part": British young adult experiences of smartphone over-reliance and disconnectivity by Conroy, Dom, Chadwick, Darren, Fullwood, Christopher, Lloyd, Joanne

“…A first theme – ‘It’s like an addiction’ – concerned the drift from valuing the convenience/productivity afforded by smartphones into feeling over-reliant on devices. …”
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Development of new data partitioning and allocation algorithms for query optimization of distributed data warehouse systems by Abdalla, Hassan Ismail

“…It is a non redundant optimization technique because it does not replicate data, contrary to redundant techniques like materialized views and indexes. The warehouse partitioning problem is concerned with determining the set of dimension tables to be partitioned and using them to generate the fact table fragments. …”
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Integration of Artificial Intelligence in sustainable manufacturing: current status and future opportunities by Agrawal, Rohit, Majumdar, Abhijit, Kumar, Anil, Luthra, Sunil

“…Potential future research directions like amalgamation of AI with Industry 4.0, use of hybrid AI systems, focus on social sustainability and use of emerging AI techniques (Deep learning, CNN etc.) have also been proposed. …”
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