Experimental study of fracture energy for foamed concrete by Nasrullah, Alsad

“…Similar trends was observed for beams with V-notches when Bazant and CEB both overestimated by +13.33% and 24.48% but was again underestimated by JCIS at -29.16%. …”
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Effect of temperature and time to the antioxidant activity in Plecranthus amboinicus Lour by Abdul Rahim, Mohd S. Azman, Salihon, Jailani, Mohd Yusoff, Mashitah, Abu Bakar, Ibrahim, Damanik, Mohd Rizal Martua

“…Results: The antioxidant activity increased with the rise of temperature from 45-100[degrees]C but dropped when the extraction temperature was raised to 120[degrees]C. …”
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Miracle of imaging: the truth is out there! by Hassan, Radhiana, Abd. Aziz, Azian, Mohd Yusof, Mubarak, Mohd Ralib, Ahmad Rashid, Sa'at@Yusof, Azlin, Che Mohamed, Siti Kamariah

“…However, it can be misleading for the radiologists when interpreting images in cases where the history or clinical presentation is unclear although meticulous image assessment for high quality diagnostic and patient care are indeed paramount. …”
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Efficient method for the purification of coagulated sewage secondary effluent by Jami, Mohammed Saedi, Ohn, Than, Iritani, Eiji

“…Furthermore, the results obtained under various operating conditions indicated that when process optimization is considered, there should be a trade off between the energy consumption and the amount of cleaning agent used per net filtrate volume.…”
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Democracy, democratization and ideological conflicts/polarization in the contemporary muslim societies by Sahibuddin, Wahabuddin

“…The Islamists-seculars relation radicalizes: (1) when the advocates of political Islam are prevented from participating in the political process and capturing power through democratic institutions and (2) when the advanced Western democratic states cooperate with nondemocratic secular elites of Muslim societies. …”
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Corporate performance, CEO power and CEO turnover: evidence from Malaysian public listed companies (Prestasi syarikat, kuasa CEO dan pertukaran CEO: bukti dari syarikat tersenarai... by Ishak, Rokiah, Ku Ismail, Ku Nor Izah, Abdullah, Shamsul Nahar

“…In contrast, CEO turnover is less likely to occur when firms exercise CEO/Chairman duality; have CEOs who own a certain portion of company shares; and have CEOs with longer tenure. …”
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Development of a micromolding process by Hung, N. P., Yuan, S., Lee, E. C. W., Ali, Mohammad Yeakub

“…It correctly predicts underfilling of the cavity when the mold temperature is below a threshold, but fails to locate the weld lines. …”
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Investigating the perceived emotional experience of bilinguals in the acquisition of first and second languages: KIRKHS students as a case study by Ahmad H.Osman, Rahmah, Jaffer, Usman

“…When indulging in any piece of literature, one generally experiences the emotions contained in that piece. …”
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Power input to non-deterministic subsystems via piezoelectric patch actuators: effect of the patch size and location by Wahid, Azni, Abdul Muthalif, Asan Gani, Md Nor, Khairul Affendy

“…Therefore, analytical solution to estimate average power delivered by a piezoelectric (PZT) patch actuator when attached to a Non-DS needs to be established. …”
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Investigation of path loss models for mobile communications in Malaysia by Chebil, Jalel, Laws, Ali K., Islam, Md. Rafiqul, Zyoud, Al-Hareth

“…Furthermore, Efficiency of present path loss models suffers when they are used in the environment other than for which they have been designed. …”
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Role of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) in aquaculture production systems by Rahman, Mohammad Mustafizur

“…In polyculture ponds, water quality, natural food resources and fish growth are strongly affected when the density of common carp approaches more than about 1000 kg ha−1. …”
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'Community of Inquiry' method and ESL Learners' speaking skill by Preece, Abdul Shakour Duncan, Bularafa, Mohammed Waziri

“…For example: the First Conditional was used to offer solutions and alternatives; Present Simple was employed when defining concepts or stating facts; and Past Simple was used when students narrated their experiences to explain or support ideas and opinions. …”
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Performance evaluation of uncoordinated beamforming over cognitive radio network by Wan Mohd Zuferi , Wan Nadzlia Shazwanie, Ramli, Nordin, Mohamad, Hafizal, Abdullah, Khaizuran

“…Here, we evaluate the performance of signal-tointerference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) and achievable sum rate of the system when both primary and secondary users transmit concurrently over the same spectrum. …”
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Optimizing tapered microfiber sensor design and simulation by Al-Askari, Shadi, Hamida, Belal Ahmed, Khan, Sheroz, Harun, Sulaiman Wadi

“…The results show that the evanescent field is significantly high when the core diameter is close or below the wavelength. …”
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Stability derivatives of a delta wing with straight leading edge in the Newtonian limit by Crasta, Asha, Khan, Sher Afghan

“…Roll damping derivative also varies linearly with respect to the angle of attack. When the variation of roll damping derivative was considered, it is found it also, varies linearly with angle of attack for given sweep angle, but with increase in sweep angle there is continuous decrease in the magnitude of the roll damping derivative however, the values differ for different values in sweep angle and the same is reflected in the result when it was studied with respect to sweep angle. …”
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Capabilities of cermets tools for high speed machining of austenitic stainless steel by Khan, Ahsan Ali, Salama Hajjaj, Sami

“…The experimental results showed that when cermet inserts were used for finishing cuts, very fine surfaces were produced. …”
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An optimised competency framework to prepare students for employment by Palmer-Brown, Dominic, Cai, Fang Fang, Patel, Preeti

“…The language of competency is heavily utilised by employers when considering staff selection, appraisal, continued professional development, technical training and personal development. …”
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Sikh men in therapy by Bhangu, Jasmeen Kaur

“…Background/Aims: When considering culture, existing literature has identified that there is a key decline in help-seeking behaviour particularly within the South Asian community. …”
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Army of the poor: William Booth, Karl Marx and the impact of the London residuum upon their thought by Woodall, Ann

“…The two crucial dates were 1865, when the size of the residuum led him to leave an itinerant evangelical ministry and remain in the East End of London, and 1890, when the intractability of the poverty of the submerged tenth caused Booth to publicise the problem and institutionalise his organisation's response. …”
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The ‘expat factor’: the influence of working time on women's decisions to undertake international assignments in the oil and gas industry by Shortland, Susan

“…This article contributes to theory development by linking two discrete frameworks that explain women’s career choices when they strive to balance their career goals with their families and by identifying a career compromise threshold when expatriation is rejected in favour of family considerations. …”
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