Study of quality management in construction projects by Tan, Chin Keng, Abdul Rahman, Hamzah

“…The research applies semi-structured interview approach with twelve project management practitioners. The findings of the study indicate that the state of quality management in construction projects in Malaysia needs to be strengthened and there are problems in relation to quality management implementation that require attention and further research. …”
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A case of an Aberrant branch from the posterior brachial cutaneous nerve to the latissimus dorsi: a vestigeal part of the dorsoepitrochlearis? by Aung, Htar Htar, Sakamoto, Hirokazu, Akita, Keiichi, Sato, Tatsuo

“…Summary: During dissection, an aberrant muscular nerve to the small part of the latissimus dorsi arising from the posterior brachial cutaneous nerve was found. Based on the findings of the form and the innervations, the small part is considered to be a vestige of the dorsoepitrochlearis in mammals. …”
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Exploring audience response system: impacts in learning institutions by Mamangkiang Mantikayan, J., Ayu, Media Anugerah

“…This paper explores audience response system (ARS), benefits, disadvantages and challenges in learning institution environment. The findings shows that majority of the literature encourage the use of audience response system in learning institutions.…”
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Single Polygon Counting on Cayley Tree of Order 3 by Pah, Chin Hee

“…We showed that one form of generalized Catalan numbers is the solution to the problem of finding different connected component with finite vertices containing a fixed root for the semi-infinite Cayley tree of order 3. …”
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Human resource development in Asia: capitalizing on human expertise for greater innovation and creativity Proceedings of the 10th International Conference of the Academy of...

“…There were 575 internal customers and 600 external customers participated in this study. The findings revealed that employees are satisfied with the HRM practices of their organisation. …”
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A semiotic analysis of print advertisements in the Malaysian General Elections 2013 Campaign by Mokhtar, Aida

“…There were three analysts from the main ethnic groups in Malaysia: the Malay, Chinese and Indian groups. The findings of this research study found that the analysts had different interpretations of the print advertisements in terms of the themes and signs identified.…”
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Comparison of Ku-Band satellite rain attenuation with ITU-R prediction models in the tropics by Ismail, Ahmad Fadzil, Badron, Khairayu, Yaacop, Afham, Dao, Yao

“…Rain attenuated Ku-band beacon signal from Malaysia’s MEASAT satellite was compared with various ITU-R prediction models in the attempt to identify the best applicable technique. The preliminary findings indicate that ITU-R P.618-5 is the best ITU-R model since it offers good estimations that almost comparable to the measured attenuation values. …”
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Human capital analysis at sme development agency in malaysia: skills, knowledge, attitude, and performance (SKAP) perspectives by Ramli, Lokman Effendi, Osman-Gani, AAhad M.

“…This paper is to highlight the findings of this study which conducted from November 2011 to February 2012. …”
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The evolution of Malaysian banking sector’s efficiency during financial duress: consequences, concerns, and policy implications by Sufian, Fadzlan

“…By employing the non-stochastic data envelopment analysis (DEA) method, the present paper provides empirical evidence on the efficiency of the Malaysian banking sector around the Asian financial crisis. The empirical findings suggest that the foreign banks (FB) have exhibited higher technical efficiency (TE) compared to their domestic bank counterparts. …”
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Exploring the use of ‘Assessment for learning’ strategies with final year students to improve their dissertation journey and engage them as partners in learning at GSBL by Meletiadou, Eleni, Coleman-Schoels, Bettina

“…The preliminary outcomes showed that the use of these two assessment methods had a profound impact on students’ dissertations and their attitudes towards writing. Considering the findings, the use of PA and SA was challenging, but developed students’ autonomy, critical thinking, and sense of personal accountability.…”
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Post fraud : an empirical In Malaysia by Puat Nelson, Sherliza

“…A matched pair sampling was made with the control group, and 256 firms’ observations were made. Findings revealed declining sales as well as increased in debts during the three years after the fraud for fraud firms. …”
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Blood levels of tryptophan and serotonin and their relationships with mood changes during pregnancy and postpartum period by Saeed, Mohammad, Helal Uddin, A.B.M., Khan, Umeed Ali

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Accounting educators' perceptions on teaching ethics in the accounting curriculum by Win, Yin Yin, Ismail, Suhaiza, Abdul Hamid, Fatima

“…Consistent with prior Western studies, this study finds that accounting educators agree on the importance of ethics education to satisfy the profession’s needs. …”
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Desalination of seawater to provide fresh water by Hawlader, Mohammad Nurul Alam

“…MED is making good progress. as shown by reccnt findings, and the production cost of water is less than MSF in certain cases. …”
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The reciprocity gap method by Syed Muhammad, Kashif

“…This method has also been applied to the case of finding plate’s flexure rigidities. However, the technique has shown good results for the crack identification problems.…”
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Human-related problems in quality management implementation in building construction projects by Tan, Chin Keng, Abdul Rahman, Hamzah

“…Survey samples were drawn from the construction organizations of G5, G6, and G7 registered with the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) Malaysia. Research findings indicate that the major human-related problems in the implementation of quality management in construction projects include human resources limitation, awareness of construction workers on the quality system is low and implementation of the quality system is not in full scale.…”
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Performance Measurement and Management Practices in the Saudi Arabian Public Sector by Abdullah, Nur Anisah, Lawrie, Gavin, Alkahtani, Moshobab

“…This paper presents the initial findings from currently ongoing survey of performance measurement and management practice in the Saudi Arabian public sector. …”
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The making of a quality neighbourhood park: a path model approach by Abdul Malek, Nurhayati, Mariapan, Manohar, Mohd Shariff, Mustafa Kamal

“…This paper explores and expended the attributes or construct from past literature findings in the area of use pattern, needs and preferences study towards neighbourhood parks by using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) Technique. …”
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Islamic definitions of selected English words in an English dictionary: students’ perspectives by Othman, Khairiah, Engku Ibrahim, Engku Haliza, Muhamad, Ainon Jariah, Mat Daud, Nuraihan

“…The subjects are 21 Muslim postgraduate students pursuing Master degree in English language studies in an Islamic institution. The findings indicated that the students were aware that certain words have a different meaning in the Islamic context.…”
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A genre analysis of Islamic academic research article introductions by Ahamad Shah, Mohamed Ismail, Mohd Yusof, Amira

“…Based on the model, sixty Islamic research article introductions were analyzed in terms of the move structure and linguistic features that signal the use of the move. Findings show that most of the introductions contain all the moves prescribed by the model but the introductions that strictly follow the CARS Move structure is relatively small. …”
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