The effectivenesss of field trip in the teaching of EOP to Business Management and ICT Students at IIUM: a case study by Yusof Khan , Zarinah Jan, Othman, Khairiah, Adam, Zalika

“…The methodology used consists of pre and post survey questionnaires to investigate students ' preparation emotionally and physically before the field trip and their experience after the field trip. Findings from the research do not only indicate that students were more prepared and confident to face people in the workplace, but also made them realize the importance of mastering the English language to land a better job opportunity. …”
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Silence is not golden: investigating classroom participation anxiety among university students by Abdul Karim, Noor Harun, Ahamad Shah, Mohamed Ismail

“…In addition, the study also investigated whether predictive relationships existed between perceived oral competence in English, students’ motivation to study, teachers’ verbal and non-verbal immediacy behaviors with classroom participation anxiety. The findings revealed that statistically significant differences existed between local and international students and between students from the six bachelor degree programs. …”
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Towards Shari’ah compliant e-commerce transactions: a review of Amazon.com by Muhammad, Marjan, Muhammad, Muhd. Rosydi, Mohammed Khalil, Khalil

“…This provides a basis for understanding the applicability of the Islamic law of contract in the context of online transactions. Findings indicate that Amazon’s online transactions generally satisfy the Shari’ah requirements of a valid contract except in two scenarios; (i) transactions involving impermissible (non-halal) products such as alcohol, pork, non-halal food and beverages, tobacco and tobacco-related products as well as Shari’ah non-compliant entertainments or music, and (ii) payment modes using conventional credit cards (riba).…”
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Factors influencing intention to use diminishing partnership home financing by Abdul Razak, Dzuljastri, Md Taib, Fauziah, Ramayah, T.

“…Design/methodology/approach – Cross sectional data were collected through a survey and analysed by means of factor analysis, correlation and regression analysis. Findings – Positive attitude or degree of favorableness towards the DP concept and religious and social influence are jointly responsible in determining the intention to engage in DP though the former commands greater influence. …”
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Can transparent disclosure be the solution to resolve shari’ah and ethical issues in special reserves of Islamic banks in Malaysia? by Htay, Sheila Nu Nu, Syed, Ahmed Salman

“…Therefore, this research focuses on these issues. The findings show that these issues are arisen due to using conventional rate of return as benchmark and deviation of the practice of these reserves from the original concepts of profit and loss sharing concept applied in the Islamic banks, negative impacts on zakat and income tax and no harmonization and standardization on the practices. …”
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Barriers to ICT use in science teaching: a comparative analysis of Malaysian and Saudi science teachers by Tunku Ahmad, Tunku Badariah, Al-Turki, Eman Mohammed, Nur, Abdul Hamid Busthami, Nordin, Mohamad Sahari

“…The results corroborated previous findings that teacher factors tend to outweigh school factors in promoting or hindering teachers’ uptake of technology…”
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E-Learning readiness and its correlates among secondary school teachers in Nablus, Palestine by Trayek, Fuad, Tunku Ahmad, Tunku Badariah, Nordin, Mohamad Sahari

“…However, the magnitude of the differences was considered small based on the interpretation of Cohen’s d for effect sizes. The findings have important implications on what the Palestinian Ministry of Education and Nablus school principals need to put in place in order to better prepare their teachers and schools for e-learning.…”
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Emergence of Agile Methods: Perceptions from software practitioners in Malaysia by Asnawi, Ani Liza, Gravell, Andrew M., Wills, Gary B.

“…Our participants are using Scrum and have a maximum of five years experience. We categorised our findings in terms of awareness, introduction, and challenges they are facing, together with the suggested and practiced solution from them. …”
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Effect of copper on tensile strength improvement of Al-Cu-SiCp new composite by Maleque, Md. Abdul, Arifutzzaman, Abul

“…The number and size of dimples for 2% Cu were considerably lower and the facet features were noticeably higher than higher Cu content composition, whereas, the dimple and facet size and number for the 4% Cu are very close to the 6% Cu content composite which may play important role in the improvement of tensile strength. These findings tinted for the potential application of SiCp reinforced Cu influenced Al-Cu-SiCp composite for automotive engine components and other similar applications as well. …”
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Thyroglossal duct carcinoma : a case illustration by Abdullah, Kahairi, Leman, Wan Ishlah, Maria Ithaya, Rasan, Hashim, Shaharudin, Izura, Afiza, Raja Lope, Raja Ahmad

“…Diagnosis of TGD Ca was made based on trucut biopsy as well as computed tomography (CT) findings of heterogenous mass at the submental region with hyoid bone erosion. …”
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Exploring Malaysian university students’ awareness of green computing by Tunku Ahmad, Tunku Badariah, Bello, Abdullahi, Nordin, Mohamad Sahari

“…Field of study was shown to impact awareness in all the aspects measured in favor of students educated in ICT-related fields, but the findings produced mixed gender effects. The results indicate the need for green computing education to be integrated into higher education curriculum and for university-led green initiatives to be implemented on Malaysian university campuses to increase awareness in the subject matter.…”
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Foreign language reading anxiety in a Jordanian EFL context: A qualitative study by Al-Shboul, Murad M, Sheikh Ahmad, Ismail, Nordin, Mohamad Sahari, Abdul Rahman, Zainurin

“…It was a qualitative exploration of the sources of English language reading anxiety for which observation, semi-structured interviews and diaries were collected from six informants with different levels of English language proficiency. The findings of the study revealed that there were two aspects of foreign language reading anxiety: personal factor and text feature. …”
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Sectional analysis of pendentive dome mosques during Ottoman era= Analyse sectionalle des mosquees a dome pendentif pendant l'epoque Ottomane by Sanusi, Ahmad Hassan, Mazloomi, Mehrdad, Spahic, Omer

“…The number, position and organization of the dome design become the determining factors that influence the categories. The analysis also finds that all main domes share similar position located at the center of the prayer hall. …”
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Personalised learning environments (part 2): a conceptual model for construction by Syed Khuzzan Alhabshi, Sh Mazlina, Goulding, Jack

“…The implementation framework for the PLE adopted the principles of the “Collaborative System Design” approach as identified by the Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Initiative Guidelines. Findings – This paper describes the development phases of the PLE prototype incorporating learning styles. …”
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Assessment of students' independency in heritage studies by Abdullah, Fadzidah, Rashid, Md. Mizanur

“…Whilst the studio work, where students documents all their findings, were carried out in International Islamic University Malaysia. …”
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Tumorigenic potential of mononucleated small cells of Hodgkin lymphoma cell lines by Ikeda, Jun-ichiro, Mamat, Suhana, Tian, Tian, Wang, Yi, Rahadiani, Nur, Aozasa, Katsuyuki, Morii, Eiichi

“…In clinical samples of HL, FoxO3a was expressed in mononuclear Hodgkin cells but not in multinucleated RS cells. These findings suggest that smaller cells or Hodgkin cells that show low-ROS concentrations and high FoxO3a expression levels might be candidates for HL CSCs.…”
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Effects of thymoquinone supplementation on cyclophosphamide toxicity of mouse embryo in vitro by Abdul Rahman, Suzanah, Kamarzaman, Saheera, Abdul Wahab, Azantee Yazmie

“…The good quality embryos of Type A and Grade I fragmentation were not observed in the group without thymoquinone supplementation. The findings of this study showed that thymoquinone is a suitable exogenous antioxidant for preserving fair-quality embryos which can result into full term pregnancy.…”
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Anti-inflammatory activity of kapok thorn (Ceiba pentandra)in acute inflammation by Hashim, Ridzwan, Noordin, Nazirah, Zulkipli, Farah Hanis

“…In conclusion, the results showed the extract of C.pentandra thorn has anti-inflammatory property. This finding, therefore, lead to the basis of using the plant for the traditional treatment. …”
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Customers’ perception towards buying Chinese products: an empirical investigation in Malaysia by Sarwar, Abdullah Al-Mamun, Azam, S.M. Ferdous, Haque, A. K. M. Ahasanul, Sleman, Ghassan, Nikhashemi, Seyed Rajab

“…Finally, although many significant findings have been reported in this study, there are several other tangible and intangible issues that can be improved in future studies…”
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Ethical perspective and values in hazardous waste management: Environmental racism by M. Gameil, Abeir Hussein, Kabbashi, Nassereldeen Ahmed

“…Engineers have the obligation of finding more sustainable, practical solutions in terms of cost & environmental impact. …”
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