A Survey on the objective of the firm and models of producer behavior in the Islamic framework by Abdullah Yusof, Selamah, Mohd Amin, Ruzita

“…Several studies that provide mathematical models to explain the producer behavior are further examined in a separate section. Our analysis finds that, in general, the arguments provided in justifying the objective of the firm as found in the various studies have the Islamic framework in mind. …”
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An undiagnosed non functioning retroperitoneum paraganglioma, complicating a gynaecological surgery; a case report by Abd. Wahab, Noraziana, Gharib Bilal, Hakim, Zakaria, Alik Riasadesa, Awang, Mokhtar

“…Although functional tumors are easier to diagnose due to the clinical findings caused by excess secretion of catecholamines and an elevation of the urinary catecholamine levels, however the diagnosis of nonfunctioning paraganglioma of the retroperitoneum is diffi cult and only few cases have been made before exploratory laparotomy. …”
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Setting the media agenda: a study of the 2010 Sudanese presidential elections by Idid, Syed Arabi, Elawad, Saifeldin Hassan

“…Our content analysis found that the agendas of socio-political blogs were strongly correlated with those of the newspapers. The findings also presented evidence of intermedia agenda-setting between socio-political blogs and citizen journalism.…”
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Legal developments in cross-border marriages among Malay muslims in Malaysia by Md Hashim, Noraini, Abdul Hak, Nora, Md Said, Helmi

“…An analytical legal approach is used in this study to explore the legal developments in such cross-border marriages. The findings of this work are expected to fill the gap in the legal literature on marriages in Malaysia and also provide reference for designing a new improved policy and regulatory framework to deal with the problem. …”
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The problems facing the agricultural sector in Nigeria and the prospect of Muzara’ah and supply chain model by Oladokun , Nafiu Olaniyi, Larbani, Moussa, Mohamed, Mustafa Omar

“…Design/methodology/approach – In this paper, an expert survey approach was employed to validate the newly developed model. Findings – A survey result on the model reveals that majority of the respondents agreed with the Muzara’ah–supply chain model and preferred it to the existing models. …”
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Emotional intelligence and personality predict the leadership practices of future muslim leaders by Wan Husin, Wan Nurul Izza, Santos, Angeli, Ramos, Hazel Melanie, Dzulkifli, Mariam Adawiah

“…The implications of the findings for research and practice are discussed.…”
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Exploring the state of economic well-being among urban Malay civil servants: a qualitative study by Mohamed Harith, Nor Hafizah, Md. Noon, Hazizan

“…Sixteen key informants from four different categories of administrative staff of the University’s main campus in Shah Alam, Selangor were engaged in the researchers’ in-depth interviews. The main findings of this research have shown that the responses centred around the different coping abilities adopted by the urban Malay civil servants to survive life in the urban areas.…”
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Impacts of oil price, exchange rate and inflation on the economic activity of Malaysia by Mantai, Mohammed Mahmoud, Alom, Fardous

“…The causality tests have shown unidirectional Granger causality that run from CP to GDP and not from EXR and CPI to GDP. The findings of this study are expected to provide insights for practitioners and policy makers to understand the impacts of the CP shocks and its spillovers in the economic activity of Malaysia.…”
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Local residents’ awareness towards the issue of mangrove degradation in Kuala Selangor, Malaysia by Asmawi, M. Zainora, Abd Rahman , Mazni Adibah

“…A questionnaire survey was employed to a total of 103 respondents in Kuala Selangor. The findings suggest that lack of local residents’ awareness due to several reasons. …”
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The use of hedges by Malay writers: a study on the discussion section of theses in English language and applied linguistics by Yasin, Nik Nadiah Amalina, Pilus, Zahariah, Abu Bakar, Shazna

“…The study also found some noticeable differences between native and non-native writings in terms of hedging tendencies. Findings from this study can be useful for English language practitioners particularly those involved in English for Academic Purposes.…”
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Medical thoracoscopy: Pahang experience by Ng, Teck Han, How, Soon Hin, Kuan, Yeh Chunn, H, Hasmah, Harun, Norra, Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi

“…The patients’ records, thoracocentesis investigations results, thoracoscopic findings and all pleural biopsy results were reviewed. …”
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The Methodoloy of Ibn Hazm in comparative religion with special reference to his master piece Al-fadl fi Al-Milal Wa Al-Ahw’ Ws Al-Nihal by Shehu, Fatmir Mehdi

“…The focus of this research will be on the study of: (1) bibliography of Ibn Hazm and his writings related to comparative religion; and, (2) the methodology used by him in his study of Christianity with examples. The findings of this research hope to assist the Muslim scholars of 21st century in comparative religion to develop a better methodology in their study of other religions, which leads to mutual respect and better understanding of others.…”
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Factors influencing the adoption of m-commerce: an exploratory analysis by Sadi, A.H.M. Saifullah, Noordin, Mohamad Fauzan

“…In this research, an exploratory factor analysis was conducted on different measures to identify the underlying factors influencing the adoption of M-commerce. The findings revealed that all the thirteen (13) factors were statistically significant and can affect the adoption of m-commerce.…”
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The relation between leptin hormone and orthodotic alignment by Mustafa Al-Ahmad, Basma Ezzat

“…Leptin, a polypeptide hormone has been classified as a cytokine. Earlier findings concluded that leptin at high local concentrations protects the host from inflammation and infection as well as maintaining bone level. …”
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On the linkages between stock prices and exchange rates : evidence from the banking crisis of 2007-2010 by Caporale, Guglielmo Maria, Hunter, John, Menla Ali, Faek

“…Furthermore, causality-in-variance from stock returns to exchange rates changes is found in Japan and in the opposite direction in the euro area and Switzerland, whilst there is evidence of bidirectional feedback in the US and Canada. These findings imply limited opportunities for investors to diversify their assets during this period.…”
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Testing PPP for the South African Rand/US Dollar Real Exchange Rate at Different Data Frequencies by Caporale, Guglielmo Maria, Gil-Alana, Luis A.

“…The results suggest that the real exchange rate of the South African rand with respect to the US dollar is a highly dependent variable with an order of integration very close to 1. This finding is not affected by the data frequency considered (daily, weekly or monthly). …”
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Komplexität und semantische Transparenz im Deutschen und Englischen by Fischer, Klaus

“…The article analyses a translation corpus and, based on the respective findings, argues that J. A. Hawkins's typology is in need of complementation: both simple and complex German sentences turn out to be less semantically transparent than their English counterparts in a number of respects. …”
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Visual inference of arm movement is constrained by motor representations by Saunier, Ghislain, Paillard, Aurore, Vargas, Claudia D., Pozzo, Thierry

“…Our study highlighted a direction effect: endpoint prediction accuracy was better to infer the final position of horizontal motion directed toward the median line of human body. This finding suggests that the spatial prediction of endpoint is mapped onto implicit biomechanical knowledge such as joint limitation. …”
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Coppiced sweet chestnut in UK construction - challenges and opportunities for design development of hardwood building products by Fereday, George, Meech, Nick, Nevill, Guy, Driver, Dougal, Lewis, Harri

“…Five structural building products were designed and fabricated informed by the findings from the focus groups. Simple mobile sawmill and manual cleaving processes were used to align with regional skills and wood processing infrastructure. …”
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Background subtraction challenges in motion detection using Gaussian mixture model: a survey by Mohd Aris, Nor Afiqah, Jamaian, Siti Suhana

“…In this context, we describe and bring together the most significant challenges faced by the background subtraction techniques based on GMM for dealing with a crucial background situation. Therefore, the findings of this study can be used to identify the most appropriate GMM version based on the crucial background situation.…”
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