The relationship between construction and environment : The perspectives of town planning system by Asmawi, M. Zainora

“…Town planning is an approach used to identify the relationship between construction activities and environmental resources with the aid of some tools such as Development Proposal Report, development control and planning permission among others. The study finds out that construction industry has grown to 17.4% during the period of 1996-2000, which is the peak period and is due to mega projects that mostly took place in the Federal Capital and the central part of Peninsular Malaysia. …”
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The use of prepositions among adult ESL learners in Malaysia by Sudhakaran, Beena

“…They had more errors of commission than errors of omission. These findings imply that grammar should be taught in a way that is compatible with the natural processes of acquisition. …”
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Small claims court's procedure for small claims business dispute by Kamarudin, Abdul Rani

“…Often than not, a person with a cause of action involving a small amount probably finds it even costly to pursue his or her cause of action than abandoning such cause of action. …”
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Promoting inter-religious harmony through university community engagement project: a case study of the educational visit to places of worship (Edvist) by Mohd Nor, Nur Suriya

“…The methodology used for this study is through conversation, observation and student journals. The findings show that students gave positive feedback on the visit. …”
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Practice follows structure : QM in Malaysian public hospitals by Abd. Manaf, Noor Hazilah

“…Altogether 23 public hospitals throughout Peninsular Malaysia participated in the survey. Findings – Practice of quality management was found to be significantly higher in district hospitals than in the national referral centre. …”
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Determinants of training and its impact on firms' performance: evidence from Malaysia by Zulkifli, Izyani, Duasa, Jarita

“…Using data from an online survey of companies in Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) Malaysia, it: (1) compares the quantity and quality of training offered by local and foreign MSC Malaysia status companies, (2) analyses the factors that affect the occurrence and magnitude of training for these companies as a whole, and (3) examines the impact of training on the company performance level. The findings indicate that there is no difference between the quantity of training provided by local and foreign MSC Malaysia status companies, though the latter provide significantly better quality training than their local counterparts. …”
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The role of environmental impact assesment in addressing marine environmental issues arising from oil and gas activities: examples from Malaysia by Mustafa, Maizatun

“…Resolving this issue means finding a strategy that can take into consideration the importance of both needs. …”
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Interface shear strength of composite concrete-to-concrete bond by Mohamad, Mazizah Ezdiani

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Kerangka kompetensi pengurus fasiliti di peringkat pra pembinaan by Jenuwa, Norsyazwana

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Corporate governance practices and comprehensive income by López-Quesada, Erika, Camacho-Miñano, María-del-Mar, Idowu, Samuel O.

“…Design/methodology/approach Using a sample of 237 firms from the Standards & Poor (S&P) 500 index during the years 2004-2009, multivariate statistical analyses are conducted to confirm the authors’ main hypothesis. Findings The results indicate that having high levels of corporate governance culture has a positive impact on a measure of firms’ financial performance, namely, CI. …”
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‘Medicine doesn’t cure my worries’ : understanding the drivers of mental distress in older Nepalese women living in the UK by Sah, Lalita Kumari, Burgess, Rochelle Ann, Sah, Rajeeb Kumar

“…In many cases, the impact of these factors was experienced in combination rather than isolation, often influenced by cultural dynamics. Findings highlight that re-settlement in the absence of family is at the heart of emotional challenges for older Nepalese women. …”

The British Olympic football team : a quasi-experimental assessment of support for a new sport team among Scottish and English football fans by Hills, Stephen, Heere, Bob, Walker, Matthew

“…Design/methodology/approach Using a quasi-experimental research design, the authors empirically validated the value of representation by comparing the identity levels of homogeneous samples of English and Scottish respondents toward the Great Britain Olympic National Football, participating in the Olympic Games of 2012. Findings Only partial support for four sets of hypotheses was found. …”

Dynamic modelling of articulated figures suitable for the purpose of computer animation by Vasilonikolidakis, Nickos A.

“…The method used in this thesis is based upon the inverse Lagrangian dynamics formulation, which, given the accelerations, velocities and positions of each of the articulations of the body, finds the forces or torques that are necessary to generate such motion. …”
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On the conceptualization and measurement of flow by Moneta, Giovanni B.

“…The analysis reveals that, although the concept of flow remained stable since its inception, the models of flow that researchers developed in conjunction with the measurement methods changed substantially over time. Moreover, the findings obtained by applying the various measurement methods led to corroborations and disconfirmations of the underlying models, and hence provided indications on how to interpret and possibly modify flow theory. …”
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The implied-realized volatility relation in foreign exchange options markets by Kellard, Neil, Dunis, Christian L., Sarantis, Nicholas

“…In this paper we provide new time series techniques to investigate the validity of this finding in several foreign exchange options markets, including the Euro market. …”
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"It’s your job, you can handle it" : a grounded theory study of ward staffs' views on the experiences, causes and consequences of verbal aggression in an acute psychiatric ward by Shetty, Prarthana

“…The transcribed interview data was analysed in accordance with the principles of constructionist grounded theory (Charmaz, 2006). Findings: Incidents of verbal aggression were said to affect staff deeply on an emotional and psychological level. …”
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Foreign exchange, fractional cointegration and the implied-realized volatility relation by Kellard, Neil, Dunis, Christian L., Sarantis, Nicholas

“…This paper provides new time series techniques to assess the validity of this finding within a foreign exchange market context. …”
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Redefinition of state apparatuses: AKP’s formal-informal networks in the online realm by Irak, Daghan, Öztürk, Ahmet Erdi

“…In the Turkish context, the use of Twitter as a means of communication is particularly pertinent, as it stands out as a unique channel for democratic discourse. The findings of our research confirm that the Twitter interactions of the 25 official and unofficial state apparatuses, with very few exceptions, constitute a network well-connected to the core, mostly represented by Erdoğan.…”
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Environmental policy stringency, renewable energy consumption and CO2 emissions: panel cointegration analysis for BRIICTS countries by Wolde-Rufael, Yemane, Mulat-Weldemeskel, Eyob

“…Renewable energy consumption was negatively related to CO2 emissions while fossil energy consumption and real oil prices and income were positively and significantly related to CO2. Our findings suggest that strengthening the stringency of environmental policies and promoting renewable energy are effective ways of preventing environmental degradation in BRIICTS countries.…”

Cultural localisation as a strategy to preserve the persuasive function in the translation of tourism websites from French into English by Cowan, Sally Elizabeth

“…Using Hall’s anthropological iceberg model and Hofstede’s cultural dimensions as the framework, a small sample of French source texts and their English translations are compared to demonstrate the link between the stylistic features of tourism language and the psychological motivations of tourists, highlighting the interplay between all levels of the cultural iceberg. The findings suggest that culturally localised tourism websites are more likely to succeed as instruments of persuasion, with ego-targeting discussed as an effective strategy when adapting the text to appeal to the British market.…”