The adoption of mobile commerce in the Klang Valley of Malaysia: an empirical study by Sadi, A.H.M. Saifullah, Noordin, Mohamad Fauzan

“…Prior studies have been conducted using traditional adoption models and theories (such as TAM) that mainly focus on technology aspects. This study aims to identify some factors that affect the adoption of M-commerce in the Klang Valley of Malaysia by developing M-commerce adoption Model based on traditional technology model such as Theory of Reason Action (TRA), Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB),Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and Diffusion Innovation theory (DOI). …”
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The adoption of mobile commerce in Malaysia: an exploratory study on the extension of theory of planned behavior by Noordin, Mohamad Fauzan, Sadi, A.H.M. Saifullah

“…Prior studies have been conducted using traditional adoption models and theories (such as TAM) that mainly focus on technology aspects. This study aims to identify some factors that affect the adoption of M-commerce in Malaysia by developing M-commerce adoption Model based on traditional technology model such as Theory of Reason Action (TRA), Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB),Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and Diffusion Innovation theory (DOI). …”
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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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Association between pesticide exposure and childhood leukaemia: a systematic literature review of epidemiological studies by Sidek Ahmad, Zulkhairul Naim, Che Hasan, Muhammad Kamil

“…Introduction: Cancer is the leading cause of death for children and adolescents globally with 300,000 children aged 0-19 are diagnosed with cancer every year, mainly leukaemia, lymphomas and brain cancers. Like other causes of cancer, the difficulty arises because of multi-factorial aetiologies involving the interaction between genetic factors as well as environmental exposures. …”
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Properties and flexural performance of iron ore tailings concrete by Oritola, Sikiru Folahan

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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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Faster and more accurate identification of male faces in female care home residents by Lange-Kuettner, Christiane, Martinez-Claras, Donna S.

“…We hypothesized that this mainly female environment would lead by exposure to a female-gender bias. …”
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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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A qualitative analysis of how therapists experience the therapeutic relationship with adults who were adopted as infants by Vote, Birgit

“…Few studies concentrate on adult adoptees, and those that do mainly focus on adjustment and the search for / reunion with the birth family rather than on therapy research. …”
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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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Organising Polish workers : a comparative case study of British (Unison) and Swiss (Unia) trade union strategies by Rogalewski, Adam

“…Additionally, the thesis describes a successful strike of the mainly Polish care workers in Unia. The research analyses whether there were any gaps between the projects’ aims and their implementation and what factors may have caused those gaps. …”
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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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