Reaching a consensus in multi-agent systems: a time invariant nonlinear rule by Saburov, Mansoor, Saburov, Khikmat

“…However, local interactions between agents are more likely to be governed by nonlinear rules. In this paper, we investigate the consensus of discrete-time MAS with time invariant nonlinear cooperative rules. …”
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Causes, trends and implications of motorization in Malaysia by Kadar Hamsa, Abdul Azeez

“…This paper highlights trends and causes of motorization in the past, its likely impact on the environment and possible implications.…”
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The recent war in the South Caucasus and extra-territorial jurisdiction under the ECHR by Wiesener, Cornelius

“…On the other hand, more than 3,300 applications have been lodged by South Ossetians against Georgia; and it is likely that in the near future even more individuals (Georgians as well as Ossetians) will bring cases against Russia or Georgia. …”
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Determinants of Performance in Indonesian Banking: A Cross-Sectional And Dynamic Panel Analysis by Zandi Pour Joopari, GholamReza, Sarita, Buyung, Shahabi, Alireza

“…The negative relationship between loans to group businesses and bank performance, which is likely due to the high loans provided to group businesses, thus supporting the moral hazard hypothesis.…”
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Social support, work-family enrichment and life satisfaction among married nurses in health service by Wan Rashid, Wan Edura, Nordin, Mohamad Sahari, Omar, Azura, Ismail, Izhairi

“…Abstract—The objectives of this research are i) to examine the psychometric properties of the constructs of social-support, work-family enrichment and life satisfaction, ii) to validate the hypothesized interrelationships among the constructs of social support, work-family enrichment and life satisfaction among nurses of public hospitals in Malaysia and iii) to examine the likely mediation effect of work-family enrichment on support-satisfaction relationship. …”
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Self-esteem among high achievers of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences students by Mamat, Siti Salwani, Ismail, Siti Sarah Falwani, Md Nor, Siti Zanariah, Mohamed Saris, Siti Zuraidah, Idrus, Tia Ifzan, Mohd Mahudin, Nor Diana

“…It is hypothesized that high academic achievers are more likely to possess high self-esteem. Fifty undergraduate students (41 females and 9 males) who received Dean’s List and obtained a GPA of 3.50 and above were contacted and selected as respondents. …”
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The identity of Coolia-toxin producing species by Mohammad Noor, Normawaty, Moestrup, Ojvind, Lundholm, Nina, Fraga, Santiago, Holmes, Michael J.

“…In the literature, c. monotis was reported in 1995 to produce cooliatoxin, but subsequent studies have shown that identification of the species is likely to be incorrect. The present study was conducted to clarify which species was responsible for cooliatoxin production by re-examination of the material used in the report of cooliatoxin and of other cultures of C. tropicalis collected from different sites including the type locality. …”
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Disaster management: A Study on knowledge, attitude and practice of emergency nurse and community health nurse by Ahayalimudin, Nurul'Ain, Ismail, Aniza, Mohd Saiboon, Ismail

“…Emergency nurses who involved in disaster response are more likely to have an adequate practice (p<0.01, AOR=4.008, 95% CI=1.691-9.504) and those who attended disaster-related education/training are more likely to have adequate knowledge (p<0.05, AOR=3.807, 95% CI=1.584-9.153) and practice (p=0.001, AOR=4.145, 95% CI=1.804-9.525). …”
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Association of disease knowledge and medication adherence among out-patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Khobar, Saudi Arabia by AlShayban, Dhfer Mahdi, Naqvi, Atta Abbas, Alhumaid, Othman, AlQahtani, Ali Saad, Islam, Md. Ashraful, Ghori, Syed Azizullah, Haseeb, Abdul, Ali, Majid, Iqbal, Muhammad Shahid, Elrggal, Mahmoud E., Ishaqui, Azfar Athar, Mahmoud, Mansour Adam, Khan, Irfanullah, Jamshed, Shazia Qasim

“…Patients with >50% correct answers in the diabetes knowledge test questionnaire were more likely to be adherent to their medications (AOR 4.46, p < 0.01). …”
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Does trade liberalization effect energy consumption? by Mat Ghani, Gairuzazmi

“…These two different effects mean that, with regards to energy consumption, countries at a higher level of economic development are more likely to reap the benefit of liberalization relative to less developed countries. …”
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The state of e-government security in Malaysia : reassessing the legal and regulatory framework on the threat of information theft by Zulhuda, Sonny

“…If this aspect fails to be examined and improved, the e-government initiative is likely destined to fail too.…”
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Corporate Governance and Covenants Restrictiveness in Private Debt Contract by Abu Bakar, Intan Suryani, Mather, Paul, George, Tanewski

“…Cross-sectional results support the argument that, ceteris paribus, firms with stronger corporate governance are perceived by debtholders as less likely to engage in ex post opportunism, thereby reducing the need for particularly restrictive covenants. …”
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Writing a nation: essays in Malaysian literature

“…With its inclusive approach, the book is likely to set a new direction in Malaysian literary criticism, and create a better sense of unity among the writers. …”
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Income convergence or divergence? Study on selected Muslim countries by Duasa, Jarita

“…By analyzing the degree of globalization in these economies, it is found that the results support the endogeneous theory and depending approach which predict that globalization is likely to cause income divergence (inequality) rather than convergence (quality)…”
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3D interactive mobile navigator structure and 2D map in campus environment using GPS by Mantoro, Teddy, Saharuddin, Siti Athirah, Selamat, Supiah

“…This application provides 3D atmosphere so it will be easier for the user to recognize a most likely place to the real-world environment. The user could navigate using 3D model and at the same time can switch to the 2D maps environment. …”
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Islamisation of engineering education in International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM): problems and prospect by Ahmad, Zuraida, Ismail, Ahmad Faris, Shafie, Amir Akramin, Ihsan, Sany Izan, Halim, Zahurin, Mohamad, Souad A.

“…The authors are also proposing frameworks for the Islamisation of engineering programme, highlighting some obstacles in the proposed frameworks as well as likely trying to encounter and suggest solutions for its success.…”
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Evaluating the social support and self-esteem towards work-family enrichment in achieving life satisfaction by Wan Rashid, Wan Edura, Nordin, Mohamad Sahari, Omar, Azura, Ismail, Izhairi

“…In addition, it was also examined the likely mediation effect of work-family enrichment on support and selfesteem- life satisfaction relationship. …”
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Communication: Infrared spectroscopy of salt-water complexes by Tandy, Jonathan D., Feng, Cheng, Boatwright, Adrian, Sarma, Gautam, Sadoon, Ahmed M., Shirley, Andrew, Rodrigues, Natercia Das Neves, Cunningham, Ethan M., Yang, Shengfu, Ellis, Andrew M.

“…Alternative structures with hydrogen bonding between water molecules become energetically competitive for n = 4, and the IR spectrum indicates likely the coexistence of at least two isomers.…”
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49 collected poems by Patton, Winifred

“…The land of the beautiful dead -- 39. Rosebud -- 40. Longing -- 41. My star of dreams -- 42. Villanelle -- 43. …”
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Determinants of internal vs. external CEO successions in Malaysian public listed companies by Ishak, Rokiah, Ku Ismail, Ku Nor Izah, Abdullah, Shamsul Nahar

“…Further, firms that are controlled by family members and disposition their predecessors are more likely to select an insider as the successor. However, firm performance does not affect the selection choice. …”
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