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Improvement of one factor at a time through design of experiments
Published 2012“…The emerging of advanced products and processes are changing rapidly, customers are more demanding and product life-cycle and time to market are shrinking. In this environment engineers and scientists need a strategic approach to overcome this demand. …”
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2622
Human behavior state profile mapping based on recalibrated speech affective space model
Published 2012“…People who are emotionally healthy are in control of their behaviors and experience better quality of life. Hence, understanding human behavior is very important in ensuring the complete understanding of one's holistic health. …”
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2623
The role of law in fostering sustainability in the built environment industry: The Malaysian experience
Published 2012“…The recent mishaps, especially landslides and flash flood, have impacted adversely on the economy because of destruction of property, loss of value of property and human life. Developing nations like Malaysia often need to draw a balance between economic development and environmental protection. …”
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2624
Investigating the self-management model the Islamic perspective
Published 2013“…Because of that, man is inseparable during his life from material provisions in order to survive particularly the tendencies to obtain material benefits and satisfy basic instincts in this world are very high. …”
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Prediction of cutting temperatures by using back propagation neural network modeling when cutting hardened H-13 steel in CNC end milling
Published 2012“…Machining of hardened steel at high cutting speeds produces high temperatures in the cutting zone, which affects the surface quality and cutting tool life. Thus, predicting the temperature in early stage becomes utmost importance. …”
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2626
Image recognition technique of road tax sticker in Malaysia
Published 2012“…Plate Recognition became significant in daily life because of the unlimited increase of transportation systems which make it impossible to be fully managed and monitored by humans, examples are so many like traffic monitoring, tracking stolen cars, managing parking toll, red-light violation enforcement, border, toll gates and customs check points. …”
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2627
Shariah scholars' view point on the practice of underwriting and risk rating for family takaful model
Published 2013“…The practice of underwriting and risk rating for individual participants in family takaful stems from the underwriting practice in life insurance, and thus could contain elements which contravene the essence of the Shari’ah. …”
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The significant of history curriculum in the development of active citizen: a critical analysis of the ICSS history, Malaysia
Published 2013“…Consequently, the pupils are expected to appreciate and practise in daily life Malaysian multi-culture, appreciate the efforts and contributions of the national figures who had liberated and developed the nation, and, have historical and consciousness with regard to the existing community in the country. …”
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Reducing electrode wear using cryogenic cooling during electrical discharge machining
Published 2010“…Cooling of electrode by this technique reduced the melting and vapourization of electrode material and enhances electrode life. It was possible to reduce EW up to 27% by applying this technique while MRR and Ra were improved by 18% and 8% respectively.…”
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2630
Proposed English education materials for Muslim literary critics
Published 2013“…By locating literature as having a role in Western-Islamic comparative studies of concepts and beliefs, this paper suggests a new education and role for future literary critics as those who would be engaged in literary appreciation while propagating a Tawhidic outlook on life.…”
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2631
Online shopping in Malaysia: legal protection for e-consumers
Published 2013“…This new group of consumers is increasing in number over the years as online shopping become a trend and a manifestation of the modern life style. However a distance and complex nature of online shopping has led to some new problems and challenges pertaining to consumer protection. …”
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2632
Strata living in Peninsular Malaysia: Legal and human management issues
Published 2009“…In built environment theory housing developers are expected to provide conducive environments to promote a better life for residents. One of the encouraging environments is proper management of strata building. …”
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2633
Knowledge construction and sharing in a networked collaborative environment
Published 2013“…It demonstrates how facilities such as Second Life, Google Documents and Dropbox can be used to promote international collaboration. …”
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2634
Halal all that you need to know (vol 1)
Published 2013“…It exists in many aspects of life and comes with its counterpart toyyebah (pure and clean). …”
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2635
Influence of Islamic work ethics on organizational commitment amongst construction professionals
Published 2013“…Religious behaviour plays a great influence in actual life which is beneficial to social and also to organizational development. …”
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2636
Predicting global crisis recovery period: lesson from 1997 crisis
Published 2010“…It is found that lagging index is the best indicator of financial performance of the economy. From the half-life calculation base on error correction term, the study found that Malaysia was able to recover from the previous 1997 crisis within two to four years period after the crisis. …”
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Two-year outcomes of methadone maintenance therapy at a clinic in Malaysia
Published 2011“…To examine the 2-year outcomes of this modality in the treatment of heroin dependence with respect to the quality of life (QOL), heroin abstinence, and rate of employment among heroin dependants attending the Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital (HTAA) MMT clinic. …”
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Assistive technology for students with vision impairments
Published 2009“…Over the past decade, there has been an increasing recognition that people with disabilities have the same rights to participate in all aspects of community life including education. Technology plays an important role in the lives of individuals with vision impairments. …”
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2639
Reminiscence therapy for older people suffering from loneliness, anxiety and depression: a review of the literature
Published 2015“…Reminiscence therapy uses the recall of past events, feelings and thoughts to facilitate pleasure, quality of life or adaptation to present circumstances. Reminiscence therapy is believed to provide numerous benefits to older people, especially those with loneliness, anxiety and depression. …”
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Preparation and characterization of TIG-alloyed hybrid composite coatings for high-temperature tribological applications
Published 2015“…There is an increasing interest in tribology community for developing high performance composite coating to meet severe tribological conditions of advanced mechanical system which requires high operating temperature and long life. In the present work, powder preplacement and tungsten inert gas (TIG) torch melting techniques have been employed to generate titanium carbide (TiC) based composite coatings containing hexagonal boron nitride(hBN) or Ni-P coated hBN (Ni-P-hBN) lubricant additive. …”
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