Constant-current electroosmotic dewatering of superabsorbent hydrogel by Tanaka, Takanori, Fujihara, Kenji, Jami, Mohammed Saedi, Iwata, Masashi

“…The disagreement between theory and experiment in the latter part of EOD may be due to the change of the property of hydrogel caused by dissolution of Fe(III) from stainless steel electrode.…”
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Work, family and women's well-being : the influence of culture by Noor, Noraini M., Mohd Mahudin, Nor Diana

“…Finally, several recommendations are proposed to take into account womens changed experiences, expectations and contexts…”
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Contemporary Islamic educational discourse and the philosophy of empowerment by Rahath House, Yousef, Hashim, Rosnani

“…Considered in this light,education that seeks to empower people must be a process that provides the fundamental freedom and resources to understand the world and grants the ability to change that world. Contemporary Islamic educational discourses are evaluated on this basis to determine to what extent Islamic educators are engaged with the idea of empowerment proposed in this article.…”
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The 2007 global financial crisis and the Malaysian stock market: a sectoral analysis by Kassim, Salina, Abd. Majid, M. Shabri, Hamid, Zarinah

“…By adopting the co-integration and vector autoregressions (VAR) methods, the study documents that the nature of integration of the three markets changes due to the crisis. While there are diversification benefits in these markets at the initial stage of the crisis, there seems to be no diversification benefits in the stock markets in a prolonged ‘down market’. …”
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FTIR and TGA analysis of biodegradable poly(lactic acid)/treated kenaf bast fibre: effect of plasticizers by Othman, Maizatulnisa, Ibrahim, Norazowa, Wan Md Zin, Wan Yunus, Abdan, Khalina

“…From the FTIR analysis, the additions of triacetin and glycerol to PLA composites did not produce any significant difference, and there were no chemical changes in both the plasticized PLA with the treated and untreated KBF, respectively. …”
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Preliminary analysis on the adoption of agile software development methodology in Indonesia by Al-Kautsar, Emyr, Salleh, Norsaremah, Hoda, Rashina, Asnawi, Ani Liza

“…Since the introduction of the Agile Manifesto over a decade ago, software industries around the world have started to change their software development process from traditional to Agile methods. …”
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The NPFM in emerging economies : the Modified Budgeting System(MBS) in Malaysian government by Mohamad, Muslim Har Sani, Kharbari, Yusuf

“…However, structural weaknesses related to annuality and resistance to change by managers might undermine the reforms. Problems including shortfall of allocations and delays in receiving funds at responsibility centres should be addressed by the government. …”
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Group formation and empowerment: the case of brac and proshika in Bangladesh by Moniruzzaman, Md.

“…The NGOs expect the groups to remain principally focused on social and political change, but the group members’ objective is to access credit from NGOs and gain economic benefit. …”
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Media audience ethics in Islam and Christianity by Solihu, Abdul Kabir Hussain

“…To demonstrate this role, the study highlights the theoretical foundation of the audience understanding of the message, cites some legal rights that can be used to challenge the media content or change its course, and identifies some ways of fine-tuning the media contents to conform to one’s value. …”
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Housing and transport in Malaysia: a fundamental combination in determining affordability by Raja Ariffin, Raja Noriza, Zahari, Rustam Khairi, Makmor, Tumin

“…Malaysia is undergoing significant changes through rapid economic development. Growing urban population led to challenges confronting the housing and transportation sectors, affecting affordability. …”
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القانون الجنائي الإسلامي ومدى إمكانية تطبيقه في الدول الإسلامية: العقبات والحلول = Islamic criminal law and the extent in which could be apply in Islamic countries: obstacles and... by Laeba, Muhammad

“…Especially, the different criminal activities and high jacking of the right of the weak people becomes publically practiced due to the circumstances and the changes facing many Muslim Societies with regard to security, political and economic instability. …”
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What is to be done: The Enlightened Thinkers and Islamic Renaissance. By Dr. Ali Shari’ati. Edited and Annotated by Farhang Rajaee. Foreword by John L. Esposito. Houston, Texas,... by Ramdane, Tahraoui, Souad, Merah

“…The quest of Shari’ati to establish an Islamic theory of change and revolution was mainly constructed on a number of main themes, including the role of intellectuals, education, reviving sciences, scientific research, and propaganda. …”
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An assessment of the local residents’ perceptions on the socioeconomic impact of Iskandar Malaysia by Rabe, Noor Suzilawati, Mohamed Osman, Mariana, Bachok, Syahriah

“…This paper discusses the perceptions of the local residents on the socio-economic changes of Iskandar Malaysia. The study investigates the local people’s knowledge and perception towards Iskandar Malaysia development as one of the main economic accelerators in the southern part of Peninsular Malaysia. …”
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Fracture criterion of materials subjected to temperature gradient by Shah, Qasim Hussain, Homma, H.

“…Fracture tests on fatigue pre-cracked three-point bend specimens of polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA), polycarbonate (PC), and Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene (AB:S) were conducted to establish the effects of a temperature gradient on the crack initiation fracture toughness in temperature ranges where the fracture toughness of the above-mentioned materials changes steeply. The tests were made on specimens subjected to various temperature gradients while the crack-tip temperature of the specimen was kept constant. …”
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Evaluation of medical image watermarking with Tamper Detection and Recovery (AW-TDR) by Mohamad Zain, Jasni, Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi

“…The final proposal will enhance AW-TDR in three aspects; firstly the image quality in the ROI will be improved as the maximum change is only 2 bits in every 4 pixels, or embedding rate of 0.5 bits/pixel. …”
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Gender inclusive education in higher education: illusory or a necessity? by Abdul Majid, Hariyati Shahrima, Zubairi, Ainol Madziah

“…Introduction: Malaysia, which achieved its independence in 1957, has undergone incredible socio-economic changes that have brought about wealth to its citizens. …”
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A framework for providing e-services to the rural areas using wireless ad hoc and sensor networks by Pathan, Al-Sakib Khan, Islam, Humayun Kadir, Sayeed, Sabit Anjum, Ahmed, Farruk, Hong, Choong Seon

“…In recent years, the proliferation of mobile computing devices has driven a revolutionary change in the computing world. The nature of ubiquitous devices makes wireless networks the easiest solution for their interconnection. …”
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Development of an efficient CVT using electromechanical system by Shafie, Amir Akramin, Ali, Md. Hazrat

“…Continuously variable transmission (CVT) is a type of automatic transmission that can change the gear ratio to any arbitrary setting within the limits. …”
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Land use sprawl evolution using remote sensing high resolution data based on cellular automata concepts by Hj. Mohd. Noor, Norzailawati, Mazlan, Hashim

“…We highlighted that integration in system analysis will lead to new levels of understanding of how urban areas grow and change. Further, we described land use sprawl simulation for the city of Kuantan in Malaysia, in which the urban cellular automata (CA) concept is used. …”
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A test-bed analysis for seamless MIPv6 handover in heterogeneous environment by Uddin, Mohammad Moshee, Pathan, Al-Sakib Khan, Haseeb, Shariq, Ahmed, Mohiuddin

“…Mobile Internet Protocol version 6 (MIPv6) allows an MN to maintain the ubiquitous connectivity regardless of any type of network interface while it changes the point of attachment in heterogeneous network environment. …”
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