The big menopause: the word just seems wrong! An interpretative phenomenological analysis of Christian women’s experience of the menopause by Beckford, Jane Elizabeth

“…Data was collected by semi-structured interviews and analysed by interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). Findings: Three superordinate themes and nine sub-themes emerged, reflecting a sequence where the impact of menopause on identity and sense of self led to efforts to adjust and respond, which for most involved finding perspective through their faith, but this was not without struggle for some. …”
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Understanding the factors that inhibit the success of indigenous entrepreneurs in Malaysia by Amiruddin, Mohd Hasril, Sumarwati, Sri, Madar, Ahmad Rizal, Abdullah, Nurhanim Saadah, Suib, Siti Normah

“…Factors that inhibit the success of indigenous entrepreneurs classify into two categories. The findings of this study showed that the intrinsic and extrinsic factors had a significant influence on the motivation of Malaysian indigenous youth in entrepreneurship development. …”
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Parameter optimization of debinding injection moulded Ti-6Al-4V mix with palm stearin and polyethylene by Jamaludin, M. I., Mohamad Nor, N. H., A. Kasim, N. A., Saedon, J. B., Muhamad, N.

“…Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was employed to find the best signal to noise ratio (S/N) to express the contribution of the factors towards quality characteristic. …”
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Efficient schemes on solving fractional integro-differential equations by Loh, Jian Rong

“…Fractional integro-differential equation (FIDE) emerges in various modelling of physical phenomena. In most cases, finding the exact analytical solution for FIDE is difficult or not possible. …”
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Factors influencing the adoption of mobile banking among generation Y in Malaysia by Ur Rehman, Zahoor

“…The primary data was collected through the use of adapted questionnaires. The survey findings were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22 and Partial Least Square-Structural Equation Modeling (Smart-PLS3). …”
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Women in management : barriers to career progress by Geddes, Jean

“…It has been assumed that the excellent educational achievements of women in recent years will automatically translate into increased opportunities for high office in organisations. However the findings of this study show that the organisational climate in which women find themselves has a larger impact on their progress. …”
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Information for private tenants and single homeless people by London Irish Women's Centre, LIWC, Birtill, Angie, Irish Women's Housing Action Group, IWHAG

“…A 30-page printed booklet giving advice on finding a place to live in London and issues that may be encountered. …”
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Ageing and personal retirement savings plan participation with heterogeneity in preferences : the Portuguese case by Barros, Carlos Pestana, Caporale, Guglielmo Maria, Garcia, Maria Teresa Medeiros

“…A mixed logit model is used to analyse the determinants of retirement saving behaviour, allowing for heterogeneity in the responses. We find considerable heterogeneity among individuals (in terms of socio-economic variables such as age, gender and income), which must be taken into account by any policy aimed at changing retirement saving behaviour.…”
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Multifunctional iron oxide supported alumina/yttria stabilized zirconia hollow fiber adsorptive membrane for water treatment by Paiman, Syafikah Huda

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A constructivist grounded theory analysis of how counselling psychologists experience anti Muslim prejudice by Bibi, Majida

“…The central aim of this study was to explore accounts of counselling psychologists experience of AMP practices including how and in what forms AMP practices find them and how they process, manage and approach AMP practices. …”
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Dominant elements of English as a foreign language teachers and the current practices of teaching English in secondary schools in Makassar by Saleh, Darmawati

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The effects of secondary trauma on professionals working with victims and survived traumatized individuals by Konistan, Rita

“…The reported findings seem to be consistent with previously undertaken research (Figley 1995; Miller and McGowen 2000; Robinson 2003; Sonneck and Wagner 1996; Stamm 2000). …”
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An investigation into how first generation Nigerian mothers living in the UK experience postnatal depression: an interpretative phenomenological analysis by Ling, Lydia Success

“…Implication for clinical practice: The findings of the study suggest the need for healthcare professionals to provide equal and unbiased services and follow guidelines for care and referral in order to effectively treat the FGNMs. …”
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Terrorism in Nigeria: a study of Boko Haram religious violence in North East Nigeria by Hassan, Bala Abdullahi

“…The qualitative data was analyzed using content analysis and NVivo. The findings of the study revealed that Boko-Haram was not a result of politics but a multiplicity of poor socioeconomic factors with arms and funds sourced by direct criminal activities and dependence on foreign sources. …”
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Assessing the role of Arabic in EFL classes: an activity theory approach by Machaal, Brahim

“…In addition, I have made use of the principles of Activity Theory (AT) as a conceptual framework to help interpret the findings of the research in a rigorous and systematic manner. …”
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Compatibility assessment for physical and mechanical properties of empty fruit bunch cement-bonded fibreboard by Dullah, Hayana

“…The fabrication of EFB-CB specimens was done by incorporating EFB fibres with different lengths classified as R7M, R14M and R80M to establish findings on the effect of fibre length on EFB-CB. The research finding shows that the combination of EFB fibre size with distributions of 35%, 45% and 20% for R7M, R14M and R80M respectively is the optimum fibre length that can be used for further research. …”
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Perceived turnover intention model of academic in selected private universities in Malaysia by Ramasamy, Vijayan

“…Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) using Smart PLS software version 3 was used to test the hypothesis. Findings revealed that employer brand, perceived alternative job, job insecurity and work overload significantly influence turnover intention among academics. …”
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The relationship of potential hazards towards safety impact at Malaysian floating storage facility by Md Fadzil, Salehuddin

“…The result also shows mooring system having significant difference for hull failure since the statistical finding is significant. For the level of hazard, it shows that on the first ranking is hydrocarbon release followed by occupational accident, ship collision and hull failure. …”
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Critical success factors for a circular economy: Implications for business strategy and the environment by Moktadir, Md. Abdul, Kumar, Anil, Ali, Syed Mithun, Paul, Sanjoy Kumar, Sultana, Razia Sultana, Rezaei, Jafar

“…The BWM is used to identify the weights of the CSFs, and DEMATEL is used to determine the cause–effect relationship between the CSFs. The findings show that “leadership and top management commitment” is the most important CSF. …”
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The application of non-linear methods to quantify changes to movement dynamics during running: a scoping review by Hunter, Ben, Karsten, Bettina, Greenhalgh, Andrew, Burnley, Mark, Muniz-Pumares, Daniel

“…After the selection of eligible studies, study details and participant characteristics were extracted and tabulated to identify methodologies and findings. Twenty-seven articles were included in the final analysis. …”
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