The effect of material property gradient on the fracture toughness of a PMMA/PC bimaterial with a crack normal to the interface by Shah, Qasim Hussain, Homma, H., Iliyas, M. H., Ismail, Ahmad Faris

“…Finite element analysis was used to find out the stresses IC in the specimens. Subsequently the stress values were used to find out the fracture toughness of each specimen. …”
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Rural transformation and productivity in China by You, Kefei, Sarantis, Nicholas

“…This paper carries out for the first time an econometric investigation of the contribution of rural transformation to total factor productivity in China. We find that the efficiency gains resulting from rural transformation make a significant and nontrivial contribution to factor productivity in China. …”
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The enhanced BPNN-NAR and BPNN-NARMA models for Malaysian aggregate cost indices with outlying data by Ahmad Kamaruddin, Saadi, Md Ghani, Nor Azura, Mohamed Ramli, Norazan

“…This is because the ability to automatically find out any patterns without prior assumptions and loss of generality. …”
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The application of Islamic Law relating to non-consensual sexual offence: a comparative study by Mohamad Yunus, Mohamad Ismail

“…I am confident that the Muslim and non-Muslim legal researchers, legal practitioners, members of the judiciary, law lecturers, policemen and lay men will find this article valuable and useful as it contains a comprehensive analysis of the law relating to sexual offences with special reference to the law of rape. …”
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Modified gaussian puff method for prediction of CO2 emission from ship by Razali, Mohammad Rashidi

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The enterprise culture: an acquired taste? by Gray, Colin W. J. A.

“…Economically, most human economic activity is seen as bounded and determined by the socio-economic structures in which groups of people find themselves at any given time and place. Sociologically, different groups of people share common attitudes, cultural assumptions and social representations of work in general and different occupations in particular, largely determined by their economic and historic circumstances. …”
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Experimental and simulation study on the aerodynamic performance of a counter rotating vertical axis wind turbine by Didane, Djamal Hissein

“…It is anticipated that this current technique could revolutionize wind energy harvesting strategies and would find applications in a wide range of sites that are characterized by low and moderate wind regimes and particularly be useful in the urban environment where turbulence is high.…”
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Acoustic performance study of lecture room during learning activities and rainfall at higher education institution by Tahir, Nor Suhaila, Rahmat, Muhamad Hanafi, Mohd Zawi, Mohammad Khidir, Abdul Wahab, Izudinshah, Abdul Salam, Nur Nasuha, Abdul Aziz, Hazri, Deraman, Rafikullah, Abdullah, Abd.Halid, Nagapan, Sasitharan, Tong, Yean Ghing, Abas, Nor Haslinda, Hasmori, Muhammad Fikri

“…Previous research had found that the ability to find quiet times and places are essential to support knowledge work. …”
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The properties of concrete containing coconut shell as fine aggregate by Leman, Alif Syazani

“…Green environments or environmentally friendly buildings have become a main focus among researchers. It refers to the concept of reusing waste materials to improve or make new products. …”
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Pattern of the news media consumption and news discussion among youth : a test of agenda setting theory by Wok, Saodah, Tamam, Ezhar, Bolong, Jusang

“…The specific objectives of the study are (1) to determine the level of perceived news media credibility, (2) to find out the level of news media consumption, (3) to find out the extent of interpersonal news discussions, (4) to analyze the relationship between perceived media credibility and news media consumption with interpersonal news discussions, and (5) to differentiate between selected demographic characteristic with news media consumption and interpersonal news discussions. …”
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Pricing efficiency of the 3-month KLIBOR futures contracts: An empirical analysis by Razak, Marina Abdul, Bacha, Obiyathulla Ismath

“…The study spans the contract's entire 10-year history, June 1996 to June 2006. In line with findings in other markets, we find a pre-ponderance of overpricing. …”
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Pattern of the news media consumption and news discussion among youth: a test of agenda setting theory by Wok, Saodah, Tamam, Ezhar, Suci , Elsa Maria

“…The specific objectives of the study are (1) to determine the level of perceived news media credibility, (2) to find out the level of news media consumption, (3) to find out the extent of interpersonal news discussions, (4) to analyze the relationship between perceived media credibility and news media consumption with interpersonal news discussions, and (5) to differentiate between selected demographic characteristic with news media consumption and interpersonal news discussions. …”
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Date seed extract as preservatives by Mirghani, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed, Mikail, Maryam Abimbola, Ahmed, I. A., Abdul Karim, Mohamed Ismail, Daoud, Jamal Ibrahim

“…The increasing demand for minimally-processed. extended shelflife foods and rcpons of ehemical preservatives as having potential toxicity demands food manufacturers to find altcrnative snurccs of anTimicrobial compounds. …”
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On dynamical systems and phase transitions for q + 1-state p-adic Potts model on the Cayley tree by Mukhamedov, Farrukh

“…In antiferromagnetic case, there are two attractive fixed points, and we find basins of attraction of both fixed points, and describe solutions of the nonlinear recursive equation. …”
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Combined influence of carrier mobility and dielectric constant on the performance of organic bulk heterojunction solar cells by Inche Ibrahim, Mohd Lukman, Ahmad, Zubair, Sulaiman, Khaulah, Muniandy, S. V.

“…We also find that if the dielectric constant of the active material can be increased significantly (to around 8 or higher), it is then possible that the mobility of the active material need not to be improved in order to achieve the maximum efficiency. …”
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األلعاب اللغوية في تعليم اللغة العربية في املدارس االبتدائية في برنامج جي قاف(J-QAF)في ماليزيا : دراسة تحليلية = Al-al'aab al-lughawiyah fii ta'liim al-lughah al-arabiyah fii al-m... by Chik, Abdul Rahman

“…This research aims to find out how the use of language games and their impact in the educational attainment of the primary school students in the Arabic language education in the j-QAF program, and also aims to identify the extent of the application of the proposed model language games existing models in the textbooks. …”
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Bank specific and macroeconomic determinants of bank profitability: empirical evidence from the China banking sector by Sufian, Fadzlan, Habibullah, Muzafar Shah

“…This paper seeks to examine the determinants of the profitability of the Chinese banking sector during the post-reform period of 2000–2005. The empirical findings from this study suggest that all the determinants variables have statistically significant impact on China banks profitability. …”
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The equilibrium real effective exchange rate of China : a NATREX approach by You, Kefei, Sarantis, Nicholas

“…However the misalignment rates are much lower than those reported by previous studies. We also find weak evidence of overvaluation for most of the pre-reform period. …”
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Technical oral presentations: knowledge and practices among technical students by Akiah, Siti Aisyah, Kadir @ Shahar, Hazila

“…Thus, this paper does not only aim to explore the respondents’ overall feedback on TOP, but also to find out the respondents’ experiences in conducting TOP. …”
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Madame Reilly, fortune teller by London Irish Centre, LIC

“…Behind her, a handwritten advertisement reading 'Come and find happiness and joy speaking to Madame Reilly'. …”
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