New approach in cost structuring of high speed hard turning by Al Hazza, Muataz Hazza Faizi, Adesta, Erry Yulian Triblas

“…Cost modeling roadmap was proposed to guide the development of genetic cost model by integrating different cost estimating methods and supporting the optimum solution by using statistical technique in modelling the cost in high speed hard turning, then by building logical relationship between the different effective variables through three levels of cost drivers; main drivers, process and technical drivers and final drivers. …”
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Problem-based learning at Ahmad Ibrahim Kuliyyah of Laws and the inculcation of Islamic values by Mobarak Ali, Bashiran Begum, Mohamad, Nor Asiah

“…Problem-based learning has proven to be a very effective complementary tool in achieving this educational aim. The main elements of problem-based learning (PBL) are the study of the real case problems, team work, time management, reflective journal writing and peer evaluation. …”
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Squatters and affordable houses in urban areas: law and policy in Malaysia by Sufian, Azlinor, Mohamad, Nor Asiah

“…Being one of the developing countries in Asia, squatters and housing are among the main subject of government focus in each development programmme in Malaysia. …”
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Benthic dinoflagellate diversity and mixotrophy: Prorocentrum by Mohammad Noor, Normawaty, Moestrup, Ojvind

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Designing an efficient DMCIS with wireless sensor and ad hoc networks by Pathan, Al-Sakib Khan, Hong, Choong Seon

“…Early warning, response to the particular situation and proper recovery are among the main focuses of an efficient disaster management system today. …”
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Production of fine alumina from waste aluminum can by Wan Mohd, Wan Roslina, Purwanto, Hadi

“…The results showed that the process was mainly controlled by temperature and concentration. …”
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Kompilasi syarahan sembelit: kenali penyelesaiannya by Jamaludin, Sumaiyah @ ThandarSoe, Sowtali, Siti Noorkhairina, Abdul Wahab, Patimah, Hassan, Masmunaa

“…It is a compilation of 4 main topics delivered during the workshop conducted on the 4th November 2019. …”
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Particle swarm optimization of air-launch vehicle and trajectory by Aldheeb, M, Kafafy, Raed, Idres, Moumen, Omar, H.

“…The optimization is conducted in three main steps. First, a mission analysis of ALV is performed using the required Delta-V predicted by trajectory optimization. …”
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Modelling the reality in planning: SPDSS experiences in Malaysia by Abdullah, Alias, Abdullah, Muhammad Faris, Muhammad Nur Azraei, Shahabudin, Richard E, Klosterman

“…The public planning agencies have been the main player in exploring SPDSS application in real-life project, while the academics are more content towards investigating potential new areas for SPDSS application in Malaysian planning. …”
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Psychological stresses among divorced professional women by Chan, Samuel Hsin Chlen

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Who are the dissidents? : analysing changes in the sociological profile of violent dissident republicans in Northern Ireland by Taylor, Francis

“…The charges result from involvement in the four main dissident groups currently active in armed struggle in Ireland namely Continuity IRA (CIRA), Real IRA (RIRA), Oglaigh Na h’Eireann (ONH) and most recently the New IRA (NIRA). …”
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Two-level architecture for rule-based business process management by Ezekiel, Kanana, Vassilev, Vassil, Ouazzane, Karim

“…One of the main challenges in Business Process Management (BPM) systems is the need to adapt business rules in real time. …”
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Faith-based organisations, development and the World Bank by Haynes, Jeffrey

“…Focusing on the activities of the World Bank in the 1995-2005 period, when, under the leadership of President James Wolfensohn and Katherine Marshall, then Head of the Bank’s development Dialogue on Values and Ethics (DDVE), the institution engaged with some selected FBOs, this chapter enquires into the reasons for the Bank’s interest in faith as well as its sudden disappearance. It argues that the main rationale for engagement with faith lay in the disappointing results of previous secular strategies and the feeling that religion had a positive role to play in fighting poverty. …”
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Health and development in the Maltese Islands by Mintoff, Yana

“…The relations and forces of production are the main determinants of public health. The relative power of the oppressed and the contemporary means of production affect both the type and spread of disease. …”
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The equilibrium real exchange rate of Vietnam : determinants and misalignments by Nguyen, Anh Ngoc, Sarantis, Nicholas

“…We use monthly data for the period 1995-2005 to construct a unique data base of effective exchange rates, effective terms of trade and effective productivity against Vietnam’s main trade partners. A detailed review of Vietnam’s exchange rate policy is also provided. …”
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Diyanet as a Turkish foreign policy tool: evidence from the Netherlands and Bulgaria by Öztürk, Ahmet Erdi, Sozeri, Semiha

“…Thus, the article advances two main claims; first, Diyanet serves as a primary foreign policy tool of Turkey in countries with a significant Turkish-Muslim minority. …”
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A comparative study of the accounting research trends (1994-2014) between Spain and Italy by Patuelli, Alessia, Carungu, Jonida

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The politics of the rope: the campaign to abolish capital punishment in Britain 1955-1969 by Twitchell, Neville

“…It examines the role of the main political parties and their internal conflicts, both structurally between front bench, backbench and grassroots membership, and ideologically between pro and anti-hangers and examines the way in which the configuration of opinion within the parties affected the controversy. …”
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Institutional complementarities in business systems and labour markets by Panagiotopoulos, Miltiadis

“…The study will try to demonstrate that a decentralized version of industrial democracy, with works councillors supporting trade unionists, provides for an alternative against the liberal market economies, and it can be a main ingredient in the process of increasing European integration. …”
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Bourdieu, Lacan and field theory: neoliberal doxa in the economic field by Scott, Tim

“…It is suggested that the main purpose of any field is not the generation of new knowledge but the preservation of its doxa, which is protected by a series of self-legitimation strategies. …”
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