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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Retirement schemes, its challenges and ways of reformation: a cross-border study by Che Mohd Salleh, Marhanum, Chowdhuri, Mohamad Abdul Matin, Razali, Siti Salwani, Megat Laksana, Nan Noorhidayu

“…To achieve the said objective, this research is conducted qualitatively based on literature review and observation on existing retirement planning that offered by selected countries in the world. The findings of this study will enable policy makers and researchers to consider further development in regards to the reformation needed to the retirement plan.…”
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Spiritual and psychological health of Malaysian youths by Imam, Syed Sohail, Nurullah, Abu Sadat, Abd Rahman, Saodah, Md. Noon, Hazizan

“…Discussion includes implications of the present findings for counseling practice and guidelines for future research.…”
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Metacognitive and motivational predictors of surface approach to studying and academic examination performance by Spada, Marcantonio M., Moneta, Giovanni B.

“…The implications of these findings are outlined.…”
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Guidance for Trust managers : implementing and sustaining routine enquiry about violence and abuse in mental health services (REVA project, briefing 2) by Scott, Sara, Williams, Jennie, McNaughton, Nicholls C., Brown, Ashley, Harvey, Shannon, Kelly, Liz, Lovett, Jo

“…This guidance is based on findings from this study.…”
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US Disposable Personal Income and Housing Price Index: a Fractional Integration Analysis by Caporale, Guglielmo Maria, Gil-Alana, Luis A.

“…This paper examines the relationship between US disposable personal income (DPI) and house price index (HPI) during the last twenty years applying fractional integration and long-range dependence techniques to monthly data from January 1991 to July 2010. The empirical findings indicate that the stochastic properties of the two series are such that cointegration cannot hold between them, as mean reversion occurs in the case of DPI but not of HPI. …”
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The problem of the public good and the implications for researching educational policies for social justice by Ross, Alistair

“…We identified different types of potential injustices, and the subsequent chapters examined various of these in turn, in a range of educational contexts, through the prisms of research directed towards finding policy initiatives that might counter the effects of particular inequities. …”
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Using virtual professional learning communities to foster sustainable learning and close the awarding gap in higher education amidst the COVID-19 pandemic by Meletiadou, Eleni

“…Descriptive statistics and thematic analysis were used to examine the data. Findings suggest that VPLCs can be used as a means to support students through collaboration, peer mentoring/coaching, networking, and sharing of resources.…”

How public engagement can strengthen the work of parliamentary committees: learning lessons from the experience of the Welsh parliament by Stirbu, Diana

“…This article presents findings from this work, as it relates to the public engagement function of the Welsh Parliament.…”
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The Effects of Constant Illuminance at Multiple Temperatures Towards Muscle Activities for Rubber Scrap Industries by Che Mohammad Nizam, Che Mohammad Nizam, Ahmad Rasdan Ismail, Ahmad Rasdan Ismail, Ezrin Hani Sukadarin, Ezrin Hani Sukadarin, Norlini Husshin, Norlini Husshin

“…At constant 500 lux illuminance level and 24˚C temperature, respondent’s body shows optimum correlation between left sides and right sides. On the contrary, findings show unbalanced correlation at 19˚C and 32˚C which indicate one side of the body is using too much energy for the task.…”
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Review on frequency reconfigurable antenna using substrate-integrated waveguide for cognitive radio application by AL-Fadhali, Najib, A. Majid, Huda, Omar, Rosli, Abdul Sukora, Jumadi, A. Rahim, Mohamad K., Zainal Abidin, Zuhairiah, Al-Bukhaiti, Mohammed, Momin, Abdul Malik, Abo Mosali, Najmaddin

“…The design structure of FRSIW elements using different techniques is discussed in detail. The findings supported the effectiveness of FRSIW for managing radio spectrum to work in most efficient way.…”
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Perception of Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) on various curation and preservation techniques for the development of Natural History Gallery in Malaysia: a qualitative study by Z., Fatin, Othman, N., Haris, H., Najmuddin, M. F., Indara Rahayu, M. N., Md Zairi, Z., M. A., Abdul-Latiff

“…Interview with the SMEs were done by using semi-structured questionnaire and prior to this, permission were gained from the respondents by signing the Informed Consent Form (ICF). The findings suggest that the preservation methods of specimens ultimately depend on the purpose of specimens collected, either to be preserved as research specimens or exhibition specimens. …”
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Construction waste management practices in Malaysia: an overview by Hissham, Nur Fatin Nabila, Abdul Kadir, Aeslina, Toh, Wee Fern, Sarani, Noor Amira, Hassan, Mohd Ikhmal Haqeem, Abdul Hamid, Nur Jannah, Hashar, Nurul Nabila Huda, Hashim, Azini Amiza

“…Therefore, an overview of the composition of construction waste and existing waste management practices on construction sites in Malaysia are the highlights of this study. The findings can potentially be used to enhance the effectiveness of construction waste management in Malaysia and create awareness among contractors for a better alternative in managing the construction waste on-site. …”
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Pemilihan kerjaya di kalangan pelajar aliran perdagangan sekolah menengah teknik : satu kajian kes by Minhat, Norhasyila

“…Results are performed in table and graph. The finding show that information about career have been improved in students career chosen and mass media is the main factor influencing students in choosing their career.…”
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Proposed competency framework for Malaysian Technical And Vocational Education And Training (TVET) teachers by Hamisu, Mohammed Adamu, Mohd Salleh, Kahirol, Lai, Chee Sern, Abubakar, Auwal

“…The result shows that the TVET teachers perceived all the twenty five competencies as important and the findings also shows the accepted Cronbach’s Alpha. …”
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Optional and non-optional teacher competencies from aspects of content knowledge in vocational college by Rubani, Siti Nur Kamariah, Norbashahul, Dzulkarnain Hakim, Ariffin, Arihasnida, Zakaria, Normah, Hamzah, Norhasyimah

“…The results showed that the teachers' competence in content knowledge was at a high level with a mean value of 3.04. While the findings of the Mann-Whitney U test supported the suggestion that Option and non-option teacher groups have different levels of content knowledge.…”
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