Board characteristics and financial performance: evidence from Bursa Malaysia Financial Times Stock Exchange (FTSE) top 100 index firms by Nur Hafizah Abdul Puhat, Suhaily Hasnan, Khairul Ayuni Mohd Kharuddin, Hafizah Marzuki, Mazurina Mohd Ali

“…The small percentage of politically-connected directors (19%) and military-experienced directors (5%) reported in this study can be viewed favourably in line with the recent MCCG 2021 recommendation that the appointment of the directors should be apolitical or politically neutral without having any executive powers in politics. …”
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Building the semiotic meaning of critical thinking from the Prophet Ibrahim's discourses in the scene of da'wah to his father in the Qur'anic story by Mhd Ramli, Mhd Faizal, Othman, Mohd Sukki, Hajimaming, Pabiyah, Wan Sulong, Wan Muhammad

“…Although the study of critical thinking is of interest to researchers in the field of contemporary education, many people still neglect and ignore the logical and rational aspects of Prophet Ibrahim's discourses as a comprehensive scientific approach to critical thinking based on divine revelation.This has led to Muslims being accused of stagnation and backwardness due to their inability to provide evidence and produce new knowledge from the Holy Quran in line with the development of contemporary knowledge.The research adopted the descriptive analytical approach through the semiotic pragmatic method pioneered by Peirce, which consists of components namelyrepresentamen, object and interpretant, and the research relied on thecritical thinking elements by the Delphi Report, as the basis for this research. …”
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Learning moral values through cartoons for Malaysian preschool-aged children by Abdullah, Muhammad Alif Redzuan

“…The families' explanations helped the preschoolers distinguish between good and bad moral values in line with Malay culture and Islamic teachings. The analysis was limited by the small sample size and geographical location of this study. …”
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A case study on the application of new media technology and market expansion of rural enterprises in Central China by Liu, Meng, Wan Abas, Wan Antia, Mamat, Roslina

“…In the process of brand building, this article emphasizes the combination of product characteristics and local culture to ensure that the brand image is more in line with the tastes and needs of local consumers. …”
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Development of a recombinant non-replicating Newcastle disease virus by Cheow, Pheik-Sheen, Tan, Tiong Kit, Song, Adelene Ai-Lian, Yusoff, Khatijah, Chia, Suet Lin

“…The virus retained its oncolytic activities similar to that of the replicating rAF-GFP as observed in a cell viability assay when a breast cancer cell line, MCF-7, was treated with the virus. In conclusion, this study has successfully generated a system to produce a non-replicating NDV which can be used as a viral vector for heterologous protein delivery, as a safer alternative compared to the virulent strains as an oncolytic virus. …”

Development and in vitro bioevaluation of cockle shell-calcium carbonate (Aragonite) nanoparticles for intracellular drug delivery by Isa, Tijani

“…Biocompatibilities were evaluated on macrophage cell line (J774.A1) using 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) and 5-Bromo-2ʹ-deoxyuridine (BrdU) assays. …”
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Synthesis, Characterisation Of Stilbene–Arylcinnamide Hybrids And Cytotoxic Studies Against Lung Cancer Cell A549 by Mohd Zaki, Nurain Syazwani

“…The cytotoxicity against human lung cancer A549 cell line was assessed by the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium (MTT) assay, using cisplatin as the positive control. …”
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Experimental investigation assessment of railway ground vibration: a case study in Kluang-Gemas, Kluang District, Johor, Malaysia by Sougui, Oumar Orozi, Othman, Mohd Hanifi, Tong, Yean Ghing, Mat Said, Khairun Nissa, Nicholas, Brian Mclair, Tay, Swee Ching, Mohd Masirin, Mohd Idrus, Madun, Aziman, Ling, Felix Ngee Leh, Yusof, Mohd Fairus

“…A series of field measurements were accomplished in a straight line in Kluang City, southern Malaysia, using accelerometers and DEWESoft X2. …”
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An eco-friendly synthesis of titanium oxide nanoparticles mediated from Syringodium isoetifolium and evaluate its biological activity and photocatalytic dye degradation. by Sundar, Velmani, Balasubramanian, Balamuralikrishnan, Sivakumar, Mani, Chinnaraj, Santhosh, Palani, Vino, Maluventhen, Viji, Kamyab, Hesam, Chelliapan, Shreeshivadasan, Arumugam, Maruthupandian, Zuleta Mediavilla, Diana Patricia

“…The green synthesis of TiO2 NPs emphases to be cost effective and eco-friendly with antimicrobial and anti-cancer effects against breast cancer cell lines.…”

Electoral Reforms During the Pakatan Harapan Government by Mohd. Zain, Zawiyah, Ahmad, Zalinah, Omar, Salmah, Ajis, Mohd Na'eim, Othman, Zaheruddin

“…However, many reforms still need to be done in line with the recommendations of BERSIH and NGOs. …”
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Value Co-creation with Customers by Facebook Community: A Successful Example of PKT Logistics by Belal, H. M., Noordin, Alminnourliza, Hasan, Quamrul, Ahmad Zaidi, Mohamad Faizal

“…Cisco company is providing an on-line service for giving its customers open access to Cisco’s resources, information and systems, thereby Cisco and its customers can get involved with each other and make user community. …”
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Attitudinal Factors of Fishermen Trapped in the B40 Category: an Empirical Study by Mustafar, Mastora, Mat Yamin, Fadhilah, Mohamed Ismail, Risyawati, Mohd Nawi, Nur Syazwani, Abu Bakar, Siti Zakiah, Johari, Ayub

“…However, its importance is not in line with the well-being of key players in the fishing industry itself, especially Zone A fishermen who are mostly in the Bottom 40% (B40) of household income category. …”
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Digital Anatomy : Applications of Virtual, Mixed and Augmented Reality / by Uhl, Jean-François, editor 643187, Jorge, J. A. (Joaquim Armando), editor 643188, Lopes, Daniel Simões, editor 643190, Campos, Pedro F., editor 643191

“…Recent studies show that Virtual (VR), Augmented (AR), and Mixed-Reality (MR) can improve both retention and learning outcomes. Readers will find relevant tutorials about three-dimensional reconstruction techniques to perform virtual dissections. …”

Promoting Sustainable Management Through Technological Innovation / by Sahdev, Supriya Lamba, 1984-, editor 656388, Krishnan, Chitra, 1983-, editor 656389, Hassan, Ahdi, 1991-, editor 654727, IGI Global Scientific Publishing (Online service) 655412

“…Business leaders will find practical guidance to integrate sustainable practices and leverage technological innovation in their organizations. …”
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Essays on merchant-generated contents and merchant-to-merchant spillovers in e-commerce platform by Zhang, Xueli

“…Retailers have incentives to exaggerate their product quality to attract more consumers, but with the option of returns, retailers should reconsider it, since consumers might return the product if they find the real product quality is lower than the retailer-displayed quality. …”
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Advanced control of wind power systems by Dang, Dinh Quy

“…The cost function with constraints is then minimized in every sampling time to find optimal control input updates to the plant. …”
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Using machine learning to discover candidate localised transcripts from microscopy and genome-wide bioinformatics data by Kiourlappou, M

“…I further investigate the specific RBPs that contribute the most to the model and find a large percentage of them have established roles in mRNA localisation and RNA methylation.…”

Binding modes of teixobactin to lipid ii : molecular dynamics study by Liu, Yang, Liu, Yaxin, Chan-Park, Mary Bee Eng, Mu, Yuguang

“…In agreement with experimental findings, the pyrophosphate group and the attached first sugar subunit of LII are found to be the minimal motif for stable TXB binding. …”
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DevOps for Databases : A practical guide to applying DevOps best practices to data-persistent technologies / by Jambor, David, author 656261

“…Database administrators looking to level up in the world of DevOps will also find this book helpful. Experience with cloud Infrastructure, basic development, and operations will help you get the most out of this book.…”
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Energy management control strategies for energy storage systems of hybrid electric vehicle: A review by Veerendra Babu, Arigela Sri Satya, Mohd Rusllim, Mohamed, Garcia Marquez, Fausto Pedro

“…Continuous efforts to preserve the environment and to reduce gaseous emissions due to the massive growth of urban economic development and heightened concerns over crude oil depletion have accelerated researchers to find long-term solutions, particularly in the transportation sector with the focus on powertrain electrification. …”
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