Low back pain among nurses in orthopedic and intensive care unit at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre: the incidence, impacts and level of disability by Ibrahim, Amirah Fatin, Yassin, Aslina, Karim, Jalina

“…Student t test for independent samples was used in data analysis by using SPSS. The finding showed that the incidence of low back pain in life time among nurses was 65.7%. …”
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Ibn al-Azraq's political thought: a study of Bada'i' al-silk fi taba'i' al-mulk by Isahak , Aldila

“…Finding a Muslim polity through leadership based on iman that is rooted in taqwa Ibn al-Azraq says is the answer to the best governance. …”
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Historical development of Islamic venture capital: an appraisal by Hassan, Rusni, Mikail, Sa'id Adekunle, Arifin, Mahamad

“…The study covers both classical and modern Islamic venture capital. The study finds that modern Islamic venture capital operates in form of banking and financial institution at the outset. …”
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Understanding religious worldviews: concepts and roles through inter-religious dialogue in shaping a better future for humanity by Ali, Md. Yousuf, Osmani, Noor Mohammad

“…Discussion would include implications of the research findings, shortcomings of the current study, and directions for future research.…”
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Intellectual characteristics of Muslim personality and job characteristics as determinants for organizational citizenship behavior among Yemeni Secondary School Teachers by Kassim al-Amr, Fawzia, Nordin, Mohamad Sahari

“…The main finding of this study is that Islamic piety motivates schoolteachers to exceed the demands of their formal job description in the practice of their profession. …”
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Morphometric study of the acetabular in malay population normal hips and its clinical applications by Baharuddin, Mohd Yusof, Zulkifly, Ahmad Hafiz, Abdul Kadir, Mohammed Rafiq, Sa'at@Yusof, Azlin, Abd. Aziz, Azian, Muhammad Hisyam, Lee

“…Our data were compared using Kolmogorov-Smirnov method and t-test. The findings for the acetabular as follows: center edge angle (CE) 31.69±5.48°; acetabular index angle (AA) 4.27±4.03°; acetabular angle of Sharp 42.35±3.24°; acetabular version (AcetAV) 14.99±5.05°; acetabular depth (AD) 15.49±1.70 mm; joint space width (JSW) 5.84±0.80 mm; anterior acetabular sector angle (AASA) 61.19±6.72°; posterior acetabular sector angle (PASA) 92.80±6.27°. …”
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Role of high augmentation index in spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage by Awang, Mohamed Saufi, Lee, Hock Keong, Ghani, Ab Rahman Izaini, Abdullah, Jafri Malin

“…Data were collected on age and sex, risk factors for ICH, clinical parameters, laboratory parameters, radiological findings and hospital management. Logistic regression analysis was carried out to identify independent predictors of 3-month outcome and mortality. …”
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Most prognostic factor related to development of traumatic osteonecrosis of femoral head following hip dislocation. Time to relocation or severity of injury? by Sharifudin, Mohd Ariff, Johari, Joehaimey, Shafei, Surianty

“…All of the hips had good to excellent functional and radiographic outcome. The findings were not consistent with previous reports concluding no good results achieved if reduction is delayed beyond 24 hours. …”
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An assessment of the Arabic language programme for Human Sciences students at International Islamic University Malaysia by Mohammad Lotfie, Maskanah, Zubir, Badri Najib, Md Ghalib, Mohd. Feham

“…While the practice of learning the language will continue, the pedagogical concerns in acquiring the language merit systematic attention. The findings of the study are crucial in determining the future direction of the Arabic courses for HS students.…”
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The followership styles of Malaysian National Primary School (NPS) deputy heads involved in the School Improvement Programme (SIP) by Mohd Ali, Hairuddin

“…With the employment of a modified Kelly’s two-taxonomy followership styles, the study identified at least 88% of NPS heads in the SIP are followers from the pragmatist/survivor type. The findings from the study provide useful and pertinent information to senior management team teachers, the NPS heads and especially to MOEM as stakeholders. …”
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Model fitting for biodiesel yield analysis from crude palm oil (CPO) by Kabbashi, Nassereldeen, Alam, Md. Zahangir

“…The factors were observed by assigning them to each level to study the conversion of crude palm oil (CPO) to palm oil methyl ester which is our biodiesel. This was carried by finding the optimal values of reaction time, 60 min, reaction temperature, 60 ºC, agitation speed, 250 rpm, molar ratio of methanol-to-oil, 10:1 (m/m), and dosage of the catalyst, 1.4 (%wt). …”
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Building maintenance achievement in high rise commercial building: a study in Klang Valley, Malaysia by Yahya, Mohamad Ridzuan, Ibrahim, Md. Najib

“…In addition, a maintenance achievement equation was formulated from the primary components analysis to generate a multiple score so as to show the level of achievement of building maintenance management. The findings of study had shown that building maintenance practitioners believe quality, safety, time, cost, functionality, and environmental friendliness can be considered as KPIs for building maintenance activities. …”
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Language policy changes in Malaysia : progressive or regressive? by Tharmalingam, Selvarajah

“…The paper utilises an analytical framework based on the Discourse-Historical approach to critical analysis. The findings of this paper are expected to provide information on the direction/ lack of direction of the language policy in this country. …”
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Islamic revival in human resource management practices among selected Islamic organisations in Malaysia by Hashim, Junaidah

“…Factor analysis is used for data analysis. Findings – The results show that the selected Muslim employees in Islamic organisations in Malaysia are aware of the Islamic HRM practices which they practice frequently. …”
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A rapid method for large sample number extraction of proteins from mammalian cells by Packeer Mohamed, Vasila, Hashim, Yumi Zuhanis Has-Yun, Amid, Azura, Mohd Salleh, Hamzah, Yusof, Faridah, Mel, Maizirwan

“…Finding the best method of cell lysis and extraction of protein is the key step in detection and identification of proteins in all applications of proteomics. …”
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Dry machining of T6061 aluminium alloy using titanium nitride (TiN)and titanium carbonitride (TiCN) coated tools by Mohamed Ariff, Tasnim Firdaus, Paimin, Muhamad Fahmie, Hassan, Abdirahman

“…Tool wear intensities of TiN and TiCN coated tools using both dry and traditional wet machining was studied with the aim in finding the optimum cutting speed from three different cutting speeds (318, 394 and 490 m/min) with a feed rate of 0.6 mm/rev and depth of cut of 0.4 mm. …”
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Oxidative behaviour of four Malaysian edible plant extracts in model and food oil systems by Jaswir, Irwandi, Octavianti, Fitri, Hendri, Ridar, ., Elmi, Khatib, Alfi

“…The antioxidative activities of Chinese cabbage, “kucai” and “kesom” were also much higher than that of control. The finding from this study indicated that all samples used in this study had very good potential to be explored as sources of natural antioxidants. …”
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Determination of spatial factors in measuring urban sprawl in Kuantan using remote sensing and GIS by Hj. Mohd. Noor, Norzailawati, Nur Aulia, Rusni

“…To achieve better future urban development and infrastructure planning, it is crucial for the municipal authorities to know sprawl phenomenon happening in Kuantan, its types, distribution, factors, and the way the phenomenon is likely to move in the years to come. The finding shows that characterization of highway strip, land use segregation and leapfrog development spatial factors has resulted in identifying Kuantan as non-sprawl city. …”
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“The study on stress level measurement among pharmacy students by using Perceived Stress Scale” by May, Khin Soe, Mohd Noor Zaidi, Muhammad Ridzuan, Lwin, Mar Htike

“…Conclusion or Take home message The findings revealed that majority of students are capable to control their stress and showed the pharmacy programme did not burden to them. …”
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The quality and determinants of voluntary disclosures in annual reports of Shari'ah compliant companies in Malaysia by Mohd Ghazali, Nazli Anum

“…The study examines the annual reports of a sample of 76 ShCCs selected from various sectors listed on Bursa Malaysia in the year 2009. Findings – The results indicate that the quality of voluntary disclosures by ShCCs is in overall low consistent with prior studies that gauged the quality of CVDs in Malaysia. …”
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