Determinants of risk tolerance on financial asset ownership: a case of Malaysia by Duasa, Jarita, Abdullah Yusof, Selamah

“…The present study intends to shed new light on the issue of determinants of risk tolerance among Malaysians using data obtained from a survey. The main analysis is based on ordinary least square (OLS) method of regression using level of financial risk tolerance as the dependent variable and socio–economic factors as regressors. …”
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Antecedents of zakat payers’trust in an emerging zakat sector : an exploratory study by Murtala Oladimeji , Abioye Mustafa, Mohamad, Muslim Har Sani, Adnan, Muhammad Akhyar

“…Design/methodology/approach – Based on the literature review and experience survey, a context specific questionnaire was developed as the main method of quantitative data collection. The instrument was administered to a sample of Muslim professionals who observe religious seclusion in the last ten days of the Islamic fasting month (itqaf) in 12 purposely selected mosques across four states and the federal capital territory. …”
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Validating the model of predictors of academic self-handicapping behavior by Mwita, Hafsa Mzee, Nordin, Mohamad Sahari, Ibrahim, Mohd Burhan

“…The main aim of the present study is to validate the model of predictors of self-handicapping behavior (POASH) on the data derived from undergraduate students in an ongoing co-curriculum compulsory course. …”
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Natural ventilation around open ground floor or pilotis of high rise residential building: harmonization of modern with traditional housing in tropical areas by Sapian, Abdul Razak, Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita, Hokoi, Shuichi

“…In Malaysian villages, traditional Malay houses are the most common type of housing. One of the main features of these traditional houses, which are located in hot and humid areas of Malaysia, is an open ground floor created by using pilotis, which raises the first floor of the house, leaving the ground floor open (Fig. 1). …”
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Design a tacit knowledge sharing system by Al Hazza, Muataz Hazza Faizi, Hazza, Zubaidah Muataz

“…Knowledge can be classified into two main parts: tacit knowledge and explicit knowledge. …”
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Antimicrobial activity and chemical composition of essential oil of Malaysian Etlingera elatior (Jack) R.M. Smith flowers by Darnis, Deny Susanti, Awang, Nurul Aina, Qaralleh, Haitham, Sheikh Mohamed , Hassan Ibrahim, Attoumani, Nissad

“…The GC-MS data showed the main components found in the essential oil were identified as 1-decanol (16.27 %), dodecanal (16.87 %), n-dodecyl acetate (16.40 %), cis-9-tetradecen-1-ol (16.29 %) and 1-hexadecanol (16.34 %).…”
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Solar powered portable charger for disaster recovery: design and development using mini solar panel and arduino microcontroller by Abu Bakar, Rashidah, Gunawan, Teddy Surya, Kartiwi, Mira

“…In addition, Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) charging method was employed using Arduino microcontroller. During disaster, main power supply will be interrupted. If only the victims can communicate through their mobile phone, there will be high chance that they can be rescued by the rescue team. …”
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Modeling of human upper body for sign language recognition by Bilal, Sara Mohammed Osman Saleh, Akmeliawati, Rini, Shafie, Amir Akramin, Salami, Momoh Jimoh Eyiomika

“…Head, face, forehead, shoulders and chest are very crucial parts that can carry a lot of positioning information of hand gestures in gesture classification. In this paper as the main contribution, a fast and robust search algorithm for HUB parts based on head size has been introduced for real time implementations. …”
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Riparian zone management and rehabilitation in Malaysia through restorative justice by Zainudin, Zaki, Ansari, Abdul Haseeb, Baharudin, Harnani

“…One of the main contributing factors of riparian zone destruction in Malaysia is the encroachment of river reserves by oil palm plantations.Although there are conventional legal mechanisms that deal with the issue, much of the damage has already been incurred.Pollutants such as fertilizers, pesticides and total suspended solids (SS) are freely transported to a river in these encroached areas. …”
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Mechanical powered portable charger for disaster recovery: design and implementation using hand cranking DC motor and arduino microcontroller by Suhaimi, Nur Hanis Sabrina, Gunawan, Teddy Surya, Kartiwi, Mira

“…Three modules are employed in this book, including a DC/DC boost converter circuit, SLA charging circuit and mobile phone charging circuit utilizing Arduino microcontroller. During disaster, main power supply will be interrupted. If only the victims can communicate through their mobile phone, there will be high chance that they can be rescued by the rescue team. …”
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Use of Web 2.0 in learning process: a comparison between quantity surveying and Information Technology undergraduates by Tan, Chin Keng, Yeoh, Kah Ching

“…SPSS was utilized as a main tool to analyze data. The results of the present study indicate that QS undergraduates and IT undergraduates in Malaysia generally have a positive attitude towards the use of Web 2.0 applications in their studies. …”
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Maintainability and reusability: The relationships by AL-Badareen, Anas Bassam, Selamat, Mohd Hasan, Din, Jamilah, A. Jabar, Marzanah, Turaev, Sherzod

“…The reusable software is classified in two main types, Black box and white box. The black box reuse considers the using of software product without any modification. …”
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Strengths and weaknesses of prominent data dissemination techniques in wireless sensor networks by Guerroumi, Mohamed, Pathan, Al-Sakib Khan, Badache, Nadjib, Moussaoui, Samira

“…Our classification of the existing works is based on two main parameters: the number of sink (single or multiple) and the nature of its movement (static or mobile). …”
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Design and Performance of 20 Watts Portable Solar Generator by Hazali, Norazlanshah, Ismail, Aziah

“…The system has low maintenance whereby the batteries need to be changed every three to four years, depending on the usage. The main concepts of portable solar generator are to reduce installation cost and to introduce a compact design of an optimal energy sizing system. …”
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ANT colony optimization for controller and sensor-actuator location in active vibration control by Md Nor, Khairul affendy, Abdul Muthalif, Asan Gani, Walid, Azni N.

“…Mathematical model of the simply supported plate with piezoelectric patches is derived using Euler-Bernoulli model. The main focus is to find the optimal location of the collocated sensor-actuator and controller gains using a swarm intelligent algorithm called Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) which later verified with Genetic Algorithm (GA). …”
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Reproductive medical technology: legal implications for "third gender" from Western and Islamic perspectives by Haneef, Sayed Sikandar Shah

“…The larger ethical and legal questions which it raises, however, have prompted certain states to give legal recognition to such children as “third sex”. The main issue therefore, is how to balance the child`s right to gender identity and her right against coerced reproductive corrective surgery during infancy. …”
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Customer decision making vis-à-vis halal branding by Mohd. Israil, Khaliq Ahmad

“…Since sportswear brand owners usually target youth market segments, Muslim youth in the Malaysian market were selected as the main respondents for this study. The collective perceptions of quality, brand awareness, brand association and consumer loyalty constitute brand equity and this study focused on brand equity research in the Malaysian marketing environment. …”
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Optimization of media composition for α-amylase production in liquid state fermentation of bitter cassava by aspergillus niger by I.Khalaf, Abu Bakir, Alam, Md. Zahangir, Hamzah, Mohd. Salleh

“…A number of media components influencing α-amylase production by Aspergillus niger O103A were studied using local bitter variety of cassava (Manihot escuelenta) as the main substrate. The media components (cassava, maltose, glucose, yeast extract, urea, NH4NO3, KH2PO4, CaCl2, MgSO4.7H2O, NaCl, and FeSO4.7H2O) were analyzed using Plackett– Burman design. …”
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Pilot scale production of lipase using palm oil mill effluent as basal medium by Alam, Md. Zahangir, Ratna, Devi, Salleh, Md. Noor

“…A local residue of palm oil mill effluent (POME) abundantly found and can be used as a basal medium for lipase production. The main objective of this study is to develop a scale up strategy of lipase production (300L of stirred tank bioreactor) for industrial uses. …”
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Current practices of Murabahah in Islamic banks: a comparative study of adopted rates in Iran and Malaysia by Zandi Pour Joopari, GholamReza, Mohd. Ariffin, Noraini

“…Findings – Although the main principle of Islamic financial institutions is prohibition of usury, it is surprised to see that Islamic financial institutions are still practicing usury in their transaction as evidenced in Iran. …”
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