Notes on ethno-pragmatics as a device for inter-cultural communication intelligence (ICQ) by Ahmad, Che Mahzan

“…Bahasa (“language”) is one of the main Malay cultural keywords. The Malays relate bahasa to various norms and beliefs that encompass their life-world. …”
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Zakat expenditure, school enrollment, and economic growth in Malaysia by Yusoff, Mohammed

“…The main objective of this study is to determine the impact of zakat spending and school enrollment on economic growth using panel data represented by the fourteen states of Malaysia. …”
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Assessing future needs of IT education in Malaysia: a preliminary result by Ahlan, Abdul Rahman, Suhaimi, Mohd Adam, Hussin, Husnayati, Arshad, Yusri

“…The research team found that technical, soft and problem-solving skills are the main concerns raised by the key informants. This is in line with the literature review and also the present higher education policy concerns by the Malaysia government. …”
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Purification of serine protease from mango (Mangifera Indica Cv. Chokanan)peel using an alcohol/salt aqueous two phase system by Sarker, Md. Zaidul Islam, Amid, Mehrnoush, Shuhaimi, Mustafa, Abdul Manap, Mohd Yazid

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Development of a fuel efficient hybrid engine towards green technology by Rahman, Mohammed Ataur, Asrar, Waqar, Ihsan, Sany Izan, Hossain, Altab, Abdullah, Kassim

“…The main focused of this study is to develop a fuel efficient and zero tail pipe emission hybrid engine to operate the designed and developed Urban car of weight 1.42 kN. …”
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Development of Powder Metallurgy (PM) compacted Cu-TaC electrode for EDM by Mohammed , Baba Ndaliman, Khan, Ahsan Ali

“…The main aim of this paper is to investigate the properties of TaC-Cu electrodes produced by Powder Metallurgy (PM) method. …”
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Performance of PM compacted Cu-TaC electrodes during EDM by Mohammed, Baba Ndaliman, Khan, Ahsan Ali, Mohd. Zain, Zakaria

“…This paper reports the investigations carried out using powder metallurgy (PM) compacted Cu-TaC electrodes to possibly achieve the surface modification. The main electrode and machining parameters used during the investigation were electrode’s compositions, compacting pressures and the discharge currents. …”
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Effects of MAPE and EB irradiation techniques on the mechanical properties of crosslinked rubber toughened nanocomposites by Jamal, Nur Ayuni, Anuar, Hazleen, Abd Razak, Shamsul Bahri

“…Improving the mechanical properties of high density polyethylene (HDPE)/ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) matrix is the main target of developing HDPE/EPDM filled organophilic montmorillonite (OMMT). …”
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Aluminium metal matrix composite: improving wear performance through treatment by Maleque, Md. Abdul, Karim, Md. Rezaul, Yassin, N.

“…The main objectives of the present study are to develop/manufacture SiC reinforced aluminium matrix composite (SiCp/AMC) with different reinforcement combinations using stir casting method and investigate the effects of heat treatment on wear performance. …”
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Fowl cholera vaccine production: screening and optimization of media in shake flask culture by Mel, Maizirwan, Abdul Karim, Mohamed Ismail, Yob, Nor Jannah, Samsury, Intan Zahrah, Syed Hassan, Sharifah, Ngah Hamid, Akma

“…The result of screening in shake flasks indicated that glucose, sodmm hydrogen carbonate and sodium chloride were the main variables that affected the P. multocida fermentation. …”
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Ibn al-Khatib and his theory of contagion by Senan, Shayma, Othman, Raihan

“…The main focus of this chapter is to answer who is the first scientist discovered and described the theory of contagion. …”
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The glorious contribution of Ibn al-Quff on cardiology and embryology as well as other surgical matters by Mohd Nasir, Nur Aimi, Mirghani, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed

“…The significance of this research are to preserve and develop the innovation works which had been done by Ibn AI-Quff in promotion to the medicine era as well as to encourage the young physicians nowadays to follow Ibn Al Quff in specifically to invent something noble for the goods of the society. The main objective of this chapter is to investigate Ibn Al Quff's contribution as a physician specifically in medicine area of cardiology, embryology and surgery. …”
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Automatic identity recognition systems : a review by Alqudah, Assal Ali Mustafa, Zainuddin, Roziati, Abushariah, Mohammad A. M., Khalifa, Othman Omran

“…However, communication between human and these technologies become the main concern of many research areas, especially for developing automatic identity recognition systems. …”
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Performance analysis of power control schemes in CDMA communication system by Ullah, Mohammad Habib, Sharif, Md. Raihan, Bary, Md. Niamul

“…In CDMA cellular communication system power control is one of the most efficient methods to manage the resources, where the main capacity-limiting factor is co-channel interference. …”
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Modification of tensile and impact properties of crosslinked rubber toughened nanocomposites via electron beam irradiation by Jamal, N.A., Anuar, Hazleen, Razak, S.B.A.

“…Enhancing the tensile and impact properties of high density polyethylene (HDPE)/ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) matrix is the main target of developing nanocomposite. The nanocomposite system was first prepared via melt intercalation method with different organophilic montmorillonite (OMMT) loadings. …”
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The effect of water and citric acid on sago starch bio-plastics by Ahmad, Zuraida, Yusof, Yusliza, Anuar, Hazleen, Razali, Muhammad Khairul Muhaimin

“…In this research, bio-plastic starch (BPS) was produced from melt processing of Malaysian sago starch with the additions of glycerol as plasticizer and water as well as citric acid (CA) as a secondary additive. The main objective was to investigate the influence of CA and water contents with presence of glycerol on the mechanical properties of BPS. …”
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Gas chromatography - mass spectrometry (GC-MS) based metabolic fingerprinting of three Malaysia ginger (zingiber officinale rosc.) cultivars by Budi Muljono, Julia Retno Andayani, Ishak, Mahdi

“…Fatty acids and sugars (mono− and disaccharides) as the main constituents of the ginger leaf tissues besides a small amount of essential amino acids as well as some organic acids. …”
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Lightweight biodegradable cotton/albumen board (CAB) for sustainable environment by Yusof, Yusliza, Ahmad, Zuraida, Sopyan, Iis

“…These materials also can form the basis for sustainable and ecoefficient products that often results in lightweight structures having high stiffness and tailored properties for specific applications. Thereby, main objective of this work is to develop biodegradable board materials from cotton fiber reinforced egg albumen composites. …”
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Wall climbing robot by Rahman, Md. Mozasser

“…The robot is controlled using PIC16F877A. The main body of the robot carries the motor and important electronic components. …”
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Efficient lot batching system for furnace operation by Ibrahim, Kader, Chik, Mohd Azizi, Nizam, Wan Shamsir, Nyioh, Li Fem, Za'bah, Nor Farahidah

“…Emphasis on-customer delivery date, bottleneck tool and batching behavior was given in rule building for the overall systems implementation in diffusion furnace operation. The main component of this project is the rule built considering queue time restriction between pre-clean and furnace operation, allowable waiting time to maximize the batch, queue time consideration to next process such as polysilicon deposition, furnaces due for scheduled maintenance, bottleneck tool idling, process cycle time versus lot priority considerations and etc. …”
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