A theoretical overview of road hump effects on traffic noise in improving residential well-being by Bachok, Khairun Sarah Radhiah, Kadar Hamsa, Abdul Azeez, Mohamed, Mohd Zin, Ibrahim, Mansor

“…Previous studies have stated that an urban residential area’s living quality is threatened by noise annoyance, of which traffic noise is considered the main contributor. This paper aims to discuss if the speed-reducing benefits of existing road humps make them viable as a noise-reducing measure, particularly when the humps do not comply with existing guidelines. …”
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Work-family facilitation, job satisfaction and psychological strain among Malaysian female employees by Hussin, Ruhaya

“…Previously, work-family conflict has been the main focus of work and family studies in Malaysia. …”
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Software engineer Islamic ethics : an interactive web-based model by Hameed, Shihab A., Al-Khateeb, Khalid A. Saeed, Mutaz, Zubayda

“…This research paper shows the main phases for solving such problem. It focuses mainly on adopting an enhanced version of software engineering principle based on Islamic ethical values. …”
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Design and evaluation of lightweight IEEE 802.11p-based TDMA MAC method for road side-to-vehicle communications by Saeed, Rashid A., Abakar, Mahamat A., Hassan Abdalla Hashim, Aisha, Khalifa, Othman Omran

“…IEEE 802.11p is the proposed standard for physical and MAC layer of WVC devices. The main objective of the standard is to change the frame format and increase delay spread tolerance introduced by vehicle mobility, in which the channel bandwidth is scaled from 20 MHz i.e.802.11a to 10 MHz i.e. 802.11p. …”
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Governance and development: a perspective on Malaysia’s New Economic Policy (1971-1990) by Eisa, Garout Suliman

“…This paper argues that the system of governance that has been introduced and maintained by the country’s elites can be identified as the main explanatory variable behind these successes. …”
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Medical emergency and healthcare model: enhancemet with SMS and MMS facilities by Hameed, Shihab A., Miho, Vladimir, Mohammed Al-Khateeb, Wajdi Fawzi, Hassan Abdalla Hashim, Aisha

“…Thus, this paper is to develop a system that integrates medical emergency, healthcare and medical information systems together in order to overcome many of the above problems. The main focus of this work is to incorporate the real-time and mobility technologies with medical emergency systems. …”
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Exploring end-user preferences of 3D mobile interactive navigation design by Abubakar, Adamu, Mantoro, Teddy, Ayu, Media Anugerah, Mahmud, Murni

“…The main aim of 3D mobile interactive navigation support is to offer end-users easier means of accomplishing basic and complex navigation tasks in a user friendly way. …”
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Is religious education possible: a philosophical investigation (Review of the book by Michael Hand, London & New York, Continuum, 158 pp.(2006) ISBN: 0826491502) by Hussien, Suhailah

“…Hand begins his book by outlining the main arguments in the introduction chapter, particularly focusing on the possibility of imparting religious understanding without imparting religious belief. …”
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Aerodynamics of airfoil sections and their influence on wind turbine design and performance by Abdelrahman, Mohammad, Hassanein, Atef

“…A sensitivity analysis has been established through the selection of airfoil sections with different aerodynamic characteristics at the main stations along the blade (tip, mid, and root) in addition to the replacement of the whole blade with another one having different airfoil sections. …”
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The effect of organisational structure on quality management in public hospitals in a developing nation: a comparative study between district, state and national level hospitals in... by Abd. Manaf, Noor Hazilah

“…Self-administered questionnaire was the main method of data collection. Twenty-three public hospitals throughout Peninsular Malaysia participated in the survey. …”
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Awareness of Islamic English among Muslim students in Malaysia by Adam, Zalika, Parveen Lallmamode , Sheila

“…This study attempts to investigate the awareness of Islamic English among Muslim students studying in Muslim countries. Three main problems that occur when Muslims are encouraged to mimic L1 non-Muslim native speakers, and discourse in the English language, are investigated: (1) distortion in transliteration; (2) distortion in translation; (3) use of islamically inappropriate vocabulary and etiquettes in one’s discourse. …”
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Money from Islamic perspective: its purpose and time value by Abdul Aziz, Akhtarzaitie

“…Next the paper will also examine one of very important issues in current Islamic transaction which is the issue of the time value of money. The main issue is whether in Islam, where money is not a commodity which can be traded freely at any price, necessarily means that there is no weight or value to be given to time factor in economic and financial transactions. …”
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The roles of land use planning in sustaining natural resources by Asmawi, M. Zainora, Ahmad Azam, Nur Nabila, Yahya, Nurul Hidayah, Myint, Khin Cho

“…Land use planning, among others, is challenged to play an active role in obtaining sustainable natural resources. The main focus of this paper is to study the roles played by land use planning in sustaining the natural resources. …”
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Dealing with environmental issues: preparing a framework for environmental education, policy and laws in Malaysia by Mohamad, Nor Asiah

“…Yet, all seem to agree that mankind is the main cause of the destruction and losses. Man comes and goes. …”
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Possible solution to smoothen the nature of the torque curve of the CAMPRO engine by Mohiuddin, A. K. M., Rahman, Mohammed Ataur, Arfah, A, Farraen, M.A.

“…The CAMPRO engine experiences performance downfall when it reaches 2,500 to 3,500 rpm. The main objective of this work is to perform an extensive study on the causes of the dip in CAMPRO engine and subsequently to provide the best solution. …”
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Constituent physical ingredients of rape: a proposal for law reform by Mohamad Yunus, Mohamad Ismail

“…With reference to s. 375 of the Penal Code, it is noted that the actus reus of rape is "sexual intercourse" by a man with a woman who "does not consent" to the act. Therefore, the main focus of this research is to analyze the basic elements of actus reus only with special emphasis on its definition, nature, scope, application and current legal development from various jurisdictions.…”
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Recent advances on metal nitride materials as emerging electrochemical sensors: A mini review by Shafiee, Saiful 'Arifin, Perry, Samuel, Hamzah, Hairul Hisham, Mahat, Mohd Muzamir, Al-Lolage, Firas A., Ramli, Muhammad Zahir

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Strategic and operational factors influence on building maintenance management operation process in office high rise buildings by Yahya, Mohamad Ridzuan, Ibrahim, Md. Najib

“…The main objective of this paper is to examine strategic and operational factors influencing building maintenance management operation processes in office high rise buildings. …”
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Quality of service over heterogeneous network with MPLS back bone by Mahmoud, Omer, Anwar, Farhat, Ali, Sellami, Hassan Abdalla Hashim, Aisha

“…The QoS challenge is emanating from the diversity of these applications, in term of bandwidth requirements and high sensitivity to delay and delay variation. Three main architectures were proposed by IETF in an effort to make the IP QoS a reality. …”
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Inpatient satisfaction: an analysis of Malaysian public hospitals by Abd. Manaf, Noor Hazilah

“…Design/methodology/approach - Self-administered questionnaire was the main data collection method. Altogether 23 hospitals throughout Peninsular Malaysia participated in the survey. …”
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