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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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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