Utilization of online discussions to enhance students' engagement with William Golding's "Lord of The Flies" by Farhan, Raed Nafea

“…Survey questionnaires to gauge students’ attitude were also distributed at the end of the study. Findings showed that the students were positive about the implementation of online discussions in their literature classroom and would recommend it as an interesting teaching approach as shown by their "attitudes towards the integration of ODF (Overall Mean = 4.03, SD = 0.84)" and "perceptions on the effects of ODF on learning the novel (Overall Mean = 3.99, SD = 0.87)". …”
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Critical success factors model (CSF’sM) affecting the competencies of civil engineer in construction project by Ismail, Hassan

“…The model identifies that all 5 groups (Interpersonal Skills, Project Integration Management, Project Human Resource Management, Project Communication Management and Project Risk Management) are significant with t-value ≥ 1.645. Finally, this finding was validated by 11 construction practitioners who agreed that ‘Interpersonal skills’ group of factors contributes the highest impact on critical success factors affecting competencies of Civil Engineer in construction project. …”
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The Influence of Compost Bin Volume and Effective Microorganisms (EM) Quantity for Efficient Food Waste Composting by Mohamed Raimi, Halimatus Sa’adiah, Azlan Shahrul, Nafratiti Najiha, Tuan Ismail, Tuan Noor Hasanah, Ali, Roslinda, Shaheed, Riffat, Mohamed Yusop, Fatimah

“…Conversely, the 6L and 9L compost bins did not progress into the thermophilic phase or reach maturity during the seven-day observation period. The findings also indicate that the optimal quantity of EM required to decompose 600 grams of food waste exceeds 80 mL. …”
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An optimized electronic government services adoption model using structural equation and maximum attribute relative models by Witarsyah, Deden

“…This portrays that the FC variable is the highest in influencing the people to use e-government, followed by Performance Expectancy and Information Quality that resulting in the value of both 35. The findings confirmed the significance of information quality, system quality and trust perceived by the citizens in adopting e-government services, and provide insights into whether an optimization model and computational model using MAR based on the soft set theory should be integrated to explain citizens’ intention to use e-government. …”
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Leaching behaviors of heavy metals on petroleum sludge waste treatment by using solidification/stabilization (s/s) method with palm oil fuel ash as partial cement replacement by Murshid, Noorafizah

“…The long term leachibility results also showed that all findings were below the USEPA standard. On 95th day curing was the recommended time after treating the S/S matrices to be disposed into landfill. …”
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Ergonomics evaluation of workplace at car tyre service centre by Abd Rahman, Mohd Nasrull

“…From questionnaire survey findings, the twelve (12) of respondents have body discomfort in the neck (8 each), shoulder (10 each), elbow/forearm (9 each), hand/wrist (11 each), knee (7 each), lower leg (7 each) ankle/foot (4 each) and lower back (9 each). …”
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Documentation, anti-aging activities and phytochemical profiling of selected medicinal plants used by Jakun women in Kampung Peta, Mersing, Johor by Ismail, Nur Amalina

“…The presence of catechol and quinic acid in U. micrantha extract might possibly contribute to anti-aging activities of the extract. These findings could become baseline for the exploration of novel anti-aging agents from natural source by using the traditional knowledge of indigenous people.…”
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Sensitivity and specificity of waist circumference as a single screening tool for identification of overweight and obesity among Malaysian adults by Kee, Chee Cheong, Haniff, Jamaiyah, Appannah, Geeta, Zainuddin, Ahmad Ali, Mohamad Nor, Noor Safiza, Shahar, Suzana, Khor, Geok Lin, Rasat, Rahmah, Ab Rahman, Jamalludin, Mohd. Ghazali, Sumarni, Lim, K. H., Yusoff, Ahmad Faudzi, N. M., Amal

“…Waist circumference cut-off points to identify obese subjects (BMI≥30 kg/m 2) was 93.2cm (sensitivity=86.5%, specificity=85.7%) for men and 85.2cm (sensitivity=77.9%, specificity=78.0%) for women. Our findings demonstrated that the current recommended waist circumference cut-off points have low sensitivity for identification of overweight and obesity in men. …”
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Primary oral health care: Reason for seeking treatment for oral health problems at three primary care clinics of Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia by Md Aris, Mohd Aznan, Tin, Myo Han, Sulong, Robiatu Adawiyah

“…Association between reason for seeking treatment at primary care clinics and awareness on oral health services was also analysed. Findings: Although, 56% of the reasons for seeking treatment for oral health problems at primary care clinics were non-specific answers same as reason for encounters, significant answers reflecting nature of primary care practices such as easily accessibility to primary care clinics (17%), preferring to and requiring services provided by primary care physicians because of co-morbidity with medical diseases (12%) and getting emergency services (5%) were noticed. …”
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Regeneration of human body parts via tissue engineering and regenerative medicine: a brief insight into the technology from Islamic perspective by Mohamad, Mohd Yusof, Sha'ban, Munirah

“…Most of T.E.R.M. related studies indicated promising research findings in tissue reconstruction and regeneration. …”
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Endophytic Streptomyces SUK10: its molecular characteristic and bioactivity against malaria parasite by Baba, Mohd Shukri, Abu Hassan, Zainal Abidin, Latip, Jalifah, Mohamad Zin, Noraziah, Herron, Paul R., Edrada-Ebel, RuAngelie

“…Gancidin W has been previously reported to be anti-parasitic which we are still yet to be tested for anti-malarial activity and its cytotoxicity. These promising findings contribute to the medicinal and pharmaceutical field for future antimalarial treatment.…”
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موقف الإمام الزمخشري من شفاعة النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم لأصحاب الكبائر دراسة تحليلية = The position of Imam al-Zamakhshari regarding the intercession of the Prophet (s.a.w.) for tho... by Elatrash , Radwan Jamal Yousef, ., Lukmanul Hakim

“…Among the most important findings of this research is that Imam al-Zamakhshari believed that the intercession mentioned in the Qur’an refers only to the elevation in status and increase in reward for the believers, whereas the transgressors and those who committed major sins will remain forever in the hellfire. …”
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Two isolated crystalline solids from the stem of Entada spiralis Ridl.(akar Sintok) = Pemencilan dua jenis pepejal kristal dari batang pokok Entada spiralis (Akar Sintok) by Harun, Aiza, Mat So'ad, Siti Zaiton, Mohd Hassan, Norazian

“…The results revealed that these two crystalline solid sugars isolated from the most active fraction were known as penta-2-acetoxy-β-D-digitoxopyranosyl-(1→2)-fructofuranosyl-(6→4)-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)- glucopyranosyl-(1→2)-β-D fructofuranosyl-(6→1)-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(4→1)-acetylglucosamine (1) and β,D-glucopyranosyl(1→2)-β,D-glucopyranosyl)-(1→3)-β,D-xylopyranosyl(1→4)-α,L-rhamnopyranosyl)-(1→3)-β,D- glucopyranosyl(1→3)- β,D-glucopyranoside (2) Thus, this finding can be utilized as a scientific baseline information for further skin disease studies, since both constituents were isolated from moderate antidermatophytic active fraction. …”
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Molecular mechanisms underlying the effect of pioglitazone therapy in Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) by Abdul Rahim, Roslina, Aithal, Guruprasad Padur, Macdonald, Ian A., Bennett, Andrew J.

“…It is unclear at present as to the mechanism by which Pioglitazone therapy increases lipogenic transcription factor levels. These findings may reflect the improved whole body insulin sensitivity observed in the Pioglitazone treated group. …”
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Religious fasting: an alternative approach to improve hyperlipidaemia by Khattak, Muhammad Muzaffar Ali Khan, Abu Bakar, Ibrahim, Yeim, Liyana

“…The statistics were performed using MINITAB statistical software (release 8.2). Findings: The serum triglyceride concentration was significantly reduced and the reduction was 17.48 percent from day 1-21. …”
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Antimicrobial combination effects between curcuminoids and ampicillin against standard and clinical strains of staphylococcus aureus by Mohd Hassan, Norazian, Ibrahim, Sofiah, Md Taib, Nurhaya, Mohd Kamal, Laina Zarisa, Abdullah, Kahairi

“…TLC bioautographic assay has revealed these curcuminoids as the responsible compounds in the fraction that act synergistically with ampicillin. The finding suggests that curcumin, demethoxycurcumin and bisdemethoxycurcumin are promising synergistic agents for antimicrobial combination therapy with ampicillin. …”
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The SCIDOTS Project: evidence of benefits of an integrated tobacco cessation intervention in tuberculosis care on treatment outcomes by Awaisu, Ahmed, Nik Mohamed, Mohamad Haniki, Mohamad Noordin, Noorliza, Abd Aziz, Noorizan, Syed Sulaiman, Syed Azhar, Muttalif, Abdul Razak, Ahmad Mahayiddin, Aziah

“…Conclusion: This study provides evidence that connecting TB-tobacco treatment strategy is significant among TB patients who are smokers. The findings suggest that the integrated approach may be beneficial and confer advantages on short-term outcomes and possibly on future lung health of TB patients who quit smoking. …”
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Enhancing relationship marketing using social media tools in food and beverages industries by Kormin, Kamisah

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Optimization of the cordycepin production by cordyceps militaris in submerged culture by Soltani, Mohammad

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Advancement of electro-mechanical dual acting pulley continuously variable transmission using independent actuators by Mazali, Izhari Izmi

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