Preliminary analysis on the adoption of agile software development methodology in Indonesia by Al-Kautsar, Emyr, Salleh, Norsaremah, Hoda, Rashina, Asnawi, Ani Liza

“…It identifies the perceptions and level of awareness of software practitioners in using Agile methods. Findings from this study can be used as evidence about Agile adoption and practice in Indonesia and as a roadmap for future Agile-focused research studies.…”
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Terms of trade and economic growth: an estimate of the threshold level of terms of trade for Malaysia by Duasa, Jarita

“…There also exists threshold effects in the relationship with two thresholds are identified and tested. The finding is that the negative impact is very much larger when the terms of trade growth is below the threshold of -1.576% but lesser when the terms of trade growth is higher than 0.0018%.…”
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Evaluating the social support and self-esteem towards work-family enrichment in achieving life satisfaction by Wan Rashid, Wan Edura, Nordin, Mohamad Sahari, Omar, Azura, Ismail, Izhairi

“…Finally, the implications and recommendations of these finding were discussed.…”
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Exploring the contemporary issues of corporate share waqf model in Malaysia with the reference to the Waqaf an-Nur Corporation Berhad by Mohd Thas Thaker, Mohamed Asmy, Mohd Thas Thaker, Hassanudin

“…Based on the in-depth interview findings, this study reveals that Waqaf An-Nur Corporation Berhad as pioneer of Corporate Share Waqf model faces several issues in their administration and management. …”
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The application of CEDAW Convention in Muslim countries: special reference to the Malaysian position by Hamid, Abdul Ghafur@Khin Maung Sein

“…Nevertheless, laws, in particular family laws, in Muslim countries are founded on Islamic law. This paper finds that Muslim countries are in a very difficult situation due to the incompatibility between CEDAW and Islamic law in a few fundamental areas. …”
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The effect of employing different raster orientations on the mechanical properties and microstructure of Fused Deposition Modeling parts by A. W. , Fatimatuzahraa, Baharuddin, Farahaina, Wan Yusoff, Wan Ahmad Yusmawiza

“…The material used is Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS): a terpolymer of acrylonitrile, butadiene and styrene. The findings from this research are used to evaluate which parameters give the best result and performance besides improving the quality of a design for better product development.…”
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Effects of millionaire’s mind programming on entrepreneurial performance through entrepreneurial motivation by Abdullah, Moha Asri, Kedah, Zulkarnain, Anwar, Md. Aftab

“…The study represents a significant positive relationship between millionaire’s mind programming and entrepreneurial performance mediated by entrepreneurial motivation. The findings of the results also confirm that millionaire’s mind programming is an important factor among other factors that have influenced over entrepreneurial motivation. …”
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Parental involvement in children's schooling: the difference between primary and secondary schools by Hashim, Che Noraini, Syed Hassan, Sharifah Sariah, Mansor, Norwati, Badzis, Mastura

“…An independent t-test was used to analyze the data. Overall findings indicate a significant difference between parental involvement in primary and secondary school level . …”
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Contractors' strategies in joint venture during economic growth and economic downturn by Abdul Aziz, Nur 'Izzati, Hasan, Sharina Farihah

“…Consequently, questionnaire survey was conducted to validate the initial findings. The paper concludes that not all of the strategies highlighted in literatures are significant to be considered during the time when the economy is registering positive and negative economic growth. …”
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A novel neuroscience-inspired architecture: for computer vision applications by Hassan, Marwa Yousif, Khalifa, Othman Omran, Abu Talib, Azhar, Olanrewaju, Rashidah Funke, Hassan Abdalla Hashim, Aisha

“…The theory behind deep learning, the human visual system was investigated and general principles of how it functions are extracted. Our finding is that there are neuroscience theories that are not utilized in deep learning. …”
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Between international financial reporting standards (IFRSS) and financial accounting standards (FASS): the debate continues by Mohd Hussan, Subithabhanu, Sulaiman, Maliah

“…Most importantly, in reviewing selected standards of IFRSs and FASs, the study finds that the over-emphasis on ‘comparability’ may potentially lead to misreporting. …”
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Examining price convergence behaviour between Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah & Sarawak: evidence for market integration by Mhd. Ruslan, Siti Marsila, Mat Ghani, Gairuzazmi, Khalid, Haniza

“…Disaggregate monthly price data (consumer price index) for various categories of goods or services in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak were utilized from year 2004 to 2015 using ADF unit root test and half-life estimation. Our empirical findings show that there is a price convergence for majority of price commodity groups in Malaysia. …”
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Production of citric acid from empty fruit bunches through solid state bioconversion by using rotary drum bioreactor with Aspergillus niger by Bari, Md. Niamul, Alam, Md. Zahangir, Jamal, Parveen, Al-Mamun, Abdullah

“…The highest production of citric acid of 327.67±3.7 g/kg-EFB was obtained in rotary drum bioreactor with the continuous supply of saturated air of 8.4 L/min (2.8 L/kg/min) and the agitation of 90 rotation/day. The findings of the present study might contribute to the economic development by encouraging for proper management of oil palm industry biomass as well as other lignocellulosic residues.…”
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Temporal geospatial shorelines changes analysis in Klang Coastal Area by Ibrahim, Illyani, Asmawi, M. Zainora, Jaafar, Samsuddin

“…The transects were obtained by calculating the rate of change of mangrove shorelines and distance. Finding shows that an average for the shoreline rate of change was 5 m/year . …”
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Performance measurement system mechanisms and service process type by Mohd Amir, Amizawati, Nik Ahmad, Nik Nazli, Mohamad, Muslim Har Sani

“…Using a combination of both survey and in depth interviews, the findings show that service type has insignificant relationship with choice of measurement mechanisms. …”
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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

“…The fifteen-year simulation until 2015 was run. In essence, the finding is able to predict the spontaneous sprawls of un-authorized land use within conditions stated and can be used to interpret and visualize the dynamic process of urban sprawl locally.…”
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Exchange rate shock on Malaysian prices of imports and exports: An empirical analysis by Duasa, Jarita

“…In fact, IRF is used to calculate the exchange rate pass-through on import prices and export prices. The findings indicate that, while the exchange rate shock is significantly affect the fluctuation of import prices, the degree of pass-through is incomplete.…”
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Monetary policy shocks and Islamic banks' deposits in a dual banking system: empirical evidence from Malaysia and Bahrain by Mohd Yusof, Rosylin, Al Wosabi, Mohammed, Abd. Majid, M. Shabri

“…Compared to the Malaysian Islamic banks' deposits, the study finds that the Islamic banks' deposits in Bahrain are sensitive to monetary policy changes. …”
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Determinants of household income of micro-finance women participants: a quantile regression approach by Duasa, Jarita, Zainal, Nur Hidayah

“…Design/methodology/approach – This study uses data collected from a survey on respondents who are the participants of AIM program using convenience sampling in Perak and Kelantan. Findings – The empirical results show that the value of asset, value of loan, household size, ratio of spending to income and dummy state are consistently giving similar impacts on per capita income of participants at different quantiles. …”
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Crowdfunding: new form of both investment opportunities and source of capital by Ahmad, Khaliq, Mohd Nor, Rizal, Ahmad Kamely, Aimadhuddin

“…An investment model of crowdfunding that will be suitable for the Muslim investors who are looking into an ethical investment that will contribute to the wellbeing of the societies as whole through Mudharabah and Musharakah investment. The findings explored that equity crowdfunding could bring more benefit and less harm to entrepreneurs. …”
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