Values and their relationship to social problems in Malaysia: an Islamic framework by Haneef, Mohamed Aslam, Selamah , Abdullah Yusof, Mohd. Amin, Ruzita, Md. Noon, Hazizan

“…Our basicpremises are that values are reflected by behavior and that religion plays an important role in Malaysians’ value formation. In this context, and since Islam is Malaysia’s official religion, the measurement of values is based on the works of al-Ghazali and Rokeach.1 Some suggestions also are provided for future development policies.…”
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Volunteerism from Islamic perspective by Sulaiman, Kabuye Uthman

“…Volunteerism is a great virtue that is grounded in the teachings of both revealed and non-revealed religions and in all cultures. Since time immemorial, people have been spending time and money to help others without any expectation of compensation. …”
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Determinants of bank performance in a developing economy: does bank origins matters? by Sufian, Fadzlan, Mohamad Noor, Mohamad Akbar Noor

“…Likewise, the liability of unfamiliarness hypothesis is also rejected, since we do not find significant advantage accruing to foreign banks from other Asian countries.…”
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Pengurusan perpustakaan Muslim abad ke 8-19 Masihi: satu pengenalan by Tamjehi, Haslan, Ramli, Latifah

“…Its existence which began since 6th century A.D. are recorded in written sources by Muslims and orientalists. …”
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Malaysia in the post-IS era by Muhammad Uthman El-Muhammady, Ahmad El-Muhammady

“…Since its independence on 31 August 1957, Malaysia has confronted security threats of different forms and intensity, including from terrorist groups Jama’ah Islamiyyah (JI) until 2012 and the so-called Islamic State (IS) until 2019. …”
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The accountants and management ownership :an empirical test on financial reporting quality by Puat Nelson, Sherliza

“…Thus, to investigate the background of audit committees from three aspects of experts, such as: the accounting affiliated audit committees, audit committees with postgraduate qualification, and audit committee with managerial experience. Since among the human capital components are: basic skills, professional competencies and complex function. …”
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Islam and the legal system of Malaysia by Shuaib, Farid Sufian, Bari, Abdul Aziz

“…One also need to understand the composition as well as the nature of the legal system, including its origin and developments, ever since civilization started in the country. All these mean that one has to see the issue beyond the days when English law principles began to be applied in this land. …”
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Novel characterization technique by using an SEM by Sutjipto, Agus Geter Edy, -, Jufriadi, Muhida, Riza, Takata, Masasuke

“…A model of electric field distribution on the surface was developed in order to explain charging and discharging phenomena. Since charging and discharging process involves incubation time, therefore this process can be used to characterize or evaluate the insulation property of materials under electron bombardment.…”
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Community-Based Counterterrorism by Spalek, Basia, Weeks, Douglas

“…However, despite those advances, the threat of violent extremism remains high with little sign of abatement. Moreover, since 9/11 governments around the globe are increasingly focusing on the threat within. …”

Improved goals, action plans, planning ahead and reflection : students’ self-assessment of coaching by Wylde, Allison

“…Having trained MBA leadership students as coaches, Hunt and Weintraub (2004) found that coaching promoted self-awareness, refection and engagement with the process, and most effective coaches were reflective practitioners (Schõn, 1983), since they reflected and developed knowledge. In a study measuring the relative effects of external, peer or self-coaching, MBA students coached by external coaches developed a higher degree of team-playing behaviour, and those who were coached by the external coach or self-coached showed improved grades (Sue-Chan and Latham, 2004). …”
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The Framework for Advancing Transatlantic Economic Integration - Structural Shortcomings in an Experimental Form of International Governance by Meyer, Henning

“…Depending on the political agenda, the focus of attention in the relationship between the United States (US) and Europe shifts between policy fields. Since the 9/11 attacks on the Twin Towers in New York, differences between the responses of the US and the European Union (EU)2 to the new global security situation and the related ‘Global War on Terrorism’ have been most prominent and have diverted attention from other policy fields. …”
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Channel 4 and Celebrity Big Brother 2007: multiculturalist or segregationist? by Fazal, Shehina

“…It is proposed that these two areas provide an understanding of the increasing legitimacy given to social segregation of ethnic minority communities since 9/11 and 7/7. The paper suggests that the contemporary understandings of multiculturalism and social segregation have to be foreground, when analysing entertainment programmes such as CBB 2007.…”
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Re-examining the decline in the US saving rate : the impact of mortgage equity withdrawal by Caporale, Guglielmo Maria, Costantini, Mauro, Paradiso, Antonio

“…In this paper we examine the role of mortgage equity withdrawal in explaining the decline of the US saving rate, since when house prices rise and mortgage rates are low, homeowners have an incentive to withdraw housing equity and this may affect the saving rate. …”
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Quality and quantity; policy objectives and outputs: is the Mayor of London delivering on his housing and social justice objectives by Bowie, Duncan

“…This article reviews the role played by the Mayor of London in planning for housing in London since the establishment of the new London governance structure in 2000. …”
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Book review : Capital and ideology by Haynes, Jeffrey

“…The new era of extreme inequality that has derailed that progress since the 1980s, he shows, is partly a reaction against communism, but it is also the fruit of ignorance, intellectual specialization, and our drift toward the dead-end politics of identity.…”

Glocalisation of information services by Tredinnick, Luke, Laybats, Claire

“…Published continually since 1991, the BIR Annual Survey has provided an invaluable insight into changing demands, trends, and resource requirements in the business information sector for over thirty years. …”
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Blended workplaces by Tredinnick, Luke, Laybats, Claire

“…Published continually since 1991, the BIR Annual Survey has provided an invaluable insight into changing demands, trends, and resource requirements in the business information sector for over thirty years. …”
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Turkey and the Balkans: bringing the Europeanisation/de-Europeanisation nexus into question by Alpan, Başak, Öztürk, Ahmet Erdi

“…This article is about the main framework and the rationale of the special issue, which deals with Turkey’s increasing ethno-religious, pragmatic and complicated involvement and activism in the Balkans since 2002, under the Justice and Development Party (Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi - AKP). …”

Phytochemical and biological investigation of erigeron annus (L.) Pers for antimicrobial activity and potential DNA gyrase inhibitors by Zhang, Yi Fan

“…(fleabane) is one of the most valuable plants in the genus, used in Chinese folk medicine to treat indigestion, malaria, enteritis, hepatitis and hematuria increasingly since the 1970s. However it is not an indigenous species in China and has not been officially recorded in the Chinese Pharmacopeia. …”
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Human nature: why ‘urban rewilding’ is good for us by Moxon, Sian

“…Since our very evolution in the forests, humans have had an innate need for nature. …”
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