An experimental study on observed heating characteristics of urban pavement by Sarat, Adebayo-Aminu, Eusuf, Muhammad Abu

“…This paper confirms that the net balance between the solar gains and the heat loss by the emitted long wave radiation determines the thermal balance of urban areas. …”
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Daily rainfall prediction using clonal selection algorithm by Noor Rodi, Nur Syazwani, Ismail , Amelia Ritahani, Abdul Malik, Marlinda

“…Daily rainfall prediction is important in water resources management in order to estimate long term forecasting for future usage. This paper utilizes Artificial Immune System (AIS) algorithm for daily rainfall prediction where rainfall is used as input nodes. …”
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Perception of small- and medium-sized enterprises in Klang Valley, Malaysia towards profit and loss sharing mode of financing by Ab. Manan, Siti Khadijah, Abdullah, Moha Asri

“…Equity financing on the basis of profit and loss sharing (PLS) had long been proposed by Muslim scholars to be the prevalent method of funding to businesses. …”
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Remote sensing in urban sprawl modeling: Challenges and way forward in urban planning in Malaysia by Hj. Mohd. Noor, Norzailawati, Hashim, Mazlan

“…The theory of mathematics and modeling has long been introduced in the field of urban planning. …”
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Investigating the self-management model the Islamic perspective by Abd Rashid, Adnan

“…The Qur’anic verses also explain that Allah has breathed into Adam His Spirit which means that the potential to be good was implanted into him. As long as man preserves his spirit pure he may maintain good moral values. …”
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High-power MEMS switch enabled by carbon-nanotube contact and shape-memory-alloy actuator by Dahmardeh, Masoud, Mohamed Ali, Mohamed Sultan, Saleh, Tanveer, Min Hian, Tee, Moghaddam, Mehran Vahdani, Nojeh, Alireza, Takahata, Kenichi

“…The device operation is performed with over 5-W input powers. Long-term operation with more than 1�106 switching cycles is demonstrated. …”
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Protecting consumers against unfair contract terms in Malaysia: the Consumer Protection (Amendment) Act 2010 by Amin, Naemah

“…Malaysian consumers have been haunted with this issue for a long time even after the introduction of the Consumer Protection Act ('CPA') in 1999 since the issue has not been properly tackled by the Act. …”
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Arrest and police remand issue of top Jamaat leaders in Bangladesh: under the guise of hurting the religious sentiments of Muslims by Jalil, Md. Abdul, Rahman, Muhammad Khalilur

“…The main objective of the liberation was to obtain independence so as the development of the country can be fully implemented in all aspects, as far as possible, in order to meet the needs of people who have been long ignored by the former masters. But the objectives of indepence were not that easily fulfilled because in 1972 and after numerous democratic parties were established in Bangladesh, but they still could not work together peacefully as joint partners for the development of the country. …”
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Implementation of open space: the need for uniform policy by Ibrahim, Putri Haryati, Md Dali, Melasutra, Muhammad Yusoff, Safiah @ Yusmah

“…The paper examines the local allocation practices using 5 different approaches and it argues that implementation of open space by local planning practices requires the knowledge of and understanding by planning profession towards a long term sustainable green objectives.…”
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The implementation of open space policy by the states in Peninsular Malaysia: the need for a uniform policy? by Ibrahim, Putri Haryati, Md Dali, Melasutra, Muhammad Yusoff, Safiah @ Yusmah

“…The paper examines the local allocation practices using 5 different approaches and it argues that implementation of open space by local planning practices requires the knowledge of and understanding by planning profession towards a long term sustainable green objectives.…”
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Investigation of three dimensional empirical indoor path loss models for femtocell networks by Zyoud, Al-Hareth, Chebil, Jalel, Habaebi, Mohamed Hadi, Islam, Md. Rafiqul, Lwas, A.K.

“…Most of the available models are for long range communication like macro and micro cellular networks. …”
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Plants’ metabolites as potential antiobesity agents by Sahib, Najla Gooda, Saari, Nazamid, Ismail, Amin, Khatib, Alfi, Mahomoodally, Fawzi, Abdul Hamid, Azizah

“…Since existing pharmaceuticals fail to come up with long-term solutions to address this issue, there is an ever-pressing need to find and develop new drugs and alternatives. …”
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Linear and nonlinear models of heredity for blood groups and rhesus factor by Ganikhodjaev, Nasir, Jamal Ibrahim, Daoud, Usmanova, Maksuma

“…We consider linear and nonlinear stochastic models for transmission of blood types and Rhesus factor from parents to their offspring and investigate long run behavior of these models. In this study we will consider an application of the theory of Markov chains and the theory of nonlinear transformations in medicine. …”
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G2C adoption of e-government in Malaysia: trust, perceived risk and political self-efficacy by Hussein, Ramlah, Mohamad, Norshidah, Ahlan, Abdul Rahman, Mahmud, Murni, Aditiawarman, Umar

“…Electronic government or e-government has long been known as a breakthrough of a new form of communication and transaction between the government and citizens, the government and industries, and among the government agencies. …”
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An empirical study of the effects of personality in pair programming using the five-factor model by Salleh, Norsaremah, Mendes, Amelia, Grundy, John, Burch, Giles St. J

“…Pair Programming (PP) has been long researched in industry and academia. Although research evidence about its usefulness is somewhat inconclusive, previous studies showed that its use in an academic environment can benefit students in programming and design courses. …”
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Low voltage distribution level three terminal UPFC based voltage regulator for solar PV system by Uddin, Md. Nasir, Rashid, Muhammad Mahbubur, Nithe, NA

“…The Instantaneous Power balance with negative sequence current allows a hundred-fold reduction in the value of DC bus capacitance which allows long life polypropylene or ceramic capacitors to replace of electrolytic capacitor in this application.…”
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A comparative evaluation of the prevailing models for measuring sustainable performance by Khalili, Amjad, Ismail, Md Yusof, Karim, A.N. Mustafizul

“…In the twenty first century the term ‘sustainability’ is recognized unanimously as an inherent and important strategy for an organization to operate and achieve long-term competitive edge. Accordingly sustainable key performance indicators (KPI) are identified by manufacturers and introduced for adoption and application in different operational activities. …”
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Fair scheduling algorithm in LTE-advanced networks by Al-Shibly, Mohammed Abuljawad M, Habaebi, Mohamed Hadi, Islam, Md Rafiqul, Chebil, Jalel, Zyoud, Alhareth, Alfaqawi, Mohammed I M

“…The Long Term Evolution Advanced (LTE-Advanced) transmission bandwidth can be expanded by Carrier Aggregation (CA), where CA technology expands effective bandwidth supported to User Equipment (UE) by utilizing of radio resources across multiple carriers. …”
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Home financing pricing issues in the Bay’ Bithaman Ajil (BBA) and Musharakah Mutanaqisah (MMP) by Syahwan, Syahidawati, Mohamed, Mustafa Omar, Abdul Rahman, Zaharuddin

“…Home financing is regarded as the most influential one since it normally affects long term commitment of the customer.Thus, this paper aims at analysing pricing issue of home financing products offered in Malaysia specifically BBA and MMP. …”
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An empirical investigation of banking customers’ perception of the viability of Islamic banking in Côte d’Ivoire by Adewale, Abideen Adeyemi, Zare, Ibrahim

“…Moreover, the customers indicate commendable willingness to patronize the Islamic banks when established in Côte d’Ivoire as long as it is not relatively costlier to do so. The likely patronage-influencing factors include religion, banking-related and customer-related factors, and societal norms. …”
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