Predictors of depression among trainee counselors: the role of coping styles and resilience by Ying, Ng Jia, Engku Kamarudin, Engku Mardiah, Afdal, Shafie, Amin Al Haadi

“…Nevertheless, only avoidant coping and resilience emerged as robust predictors of depressive symptoms. These findings underscore the heightened vulnerability of trainee counselors to the development of depressive symptoms, emphasizing the potential benefit of addressing avoidant coping strategies to alleviate these symptoms. …”
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Independent writing tasks vs. integrated writing tasks: the cognitive demands and their impacts on linguistic complexity in EFL writing by Zhao, Ziming, Nimehchisalem, Vahid, Chan, Mei Yuit

“…In terms of written performance, participants demonstrated enhancements in lexical and syntactic complexity when responding to the integrated writing task, supporting Robinson’s Cognition Hypothesis (CH). These findings highlight the importance of understanding the cognitive load imposed by different types of writing tasks and offer implications for educators in the design and sequencing of writing tasks within Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) contexts.…”
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Urban housing prices and consumption structure upgrading: different relationships in urban and rural China by Ding, Yemin, Chin, Lee, Taghizadeh-Hesary, Farhad

“…Finally, deeper than existing research, the mechanism of the impact of urban housing prices on the consumption structure upgrading was further explored and it was found that increasing urban housing prices can affect consumption structure upgrading by affecting residents’ marginal propensity to consume in development and enjoyment. Our findings provide key alternatives for China’s government to promote residents’ consumption structure upgrading.…”
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Cross-disciplinary analysis of the syntactic and lexical features of Chinese master thesis titles by Wang, Zhijie, Abdul Jabar, Mohd Azidan, Mohd Jalis, Farhana Muslim

“…Qualitatively, the study highlighted how these features aligned with the distinct cultural and academic settings of each field. The findings suggested that while Linguistics titles focused on analytical depth, Literature titles incorporated more creative and interpretative elements. …”
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Translator’s visibility in mediating confrontational responses of “challenge” strategy at China’s diplomatic press conferences by Yang, Wei, Mansor, Nor Shahila, Ang, Lay Hoon, Yang, Mingxing

“…The corpus focuses on the English-translated responses using the “challenge” strategy, delivered by the spokesperson Hua Chunying throughout 2020. Findings show that the translator’s visibility is mainly presented at the syntactical and lexical levels, and the discursive level is hardly found. …”
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Enhancing software effort estimation in the analogy-based approach through the combination of regression methods by Javdani Gandomani, Taghi, Dashti, Maedeh, Zulzalil, Hazura, Md Sultan, Abu Bakar

“…Experimental results demonstrate that the hybrid model significantly outperforms traditional analogy-based methods, achieving superior accuracy across various software project datasets. The findings highlight the potential of this approach to offer a more dependable foundation for software effort estimation, contributing to the success of software projects.…”
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The elements of the compact city on sustainable urban development In Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia by Nor’Azmi, Syima Zayanah, Sahrir, Syazwani

“…Through thematic analysis, the study identifies the core elements of compact cities in Petaling Jaya, exploring their influence on sustainability. Preliminary findings reveal that the compact city is shaped by population density, mixed land use, and transportation infrastructure. …”
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Ultrasonographic imaging study on abdominal organs of goat by Muhamad, Siti Noraziran

“…This study summarizes the ultrasonographic findings of the abdominal organs of goat. Five apparently healthy does were selected in this study. …”
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Moisture content analysis of infant milk powder Samples at different household storage condition Using karl fischer titration technique by Rahim, Siti Nur Hanun Abdul

“…Throughout the work, the samples were analysed during freshly open, after one week, and after two weeks stored in different household conditions at different temperatures and storage packaging materials. The finding shows that there are significant changes on moisture content of the samples when stored in different household conditions at different temperatures and packaging materials. …”
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Improving Building Information Modelling (Bim) In Technical Vocational Education And Training (Tvet) In Malaysia Polytechnics. by Ismail, Nurul Hazalia

“…A quantitative methodology was used, utilising a comprehensive questionnaire designed to gather data on educators' demographics, levels of BIM awareness, and the barriers to BIM implementation. The findings reveal that 50% of educators possess only moderate BIM skills, with a considerable number lacking adequate qualifications in the field. …”
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Knowledge and practice regarding medication use among elderly with chronic diseases in Felda Tembangau 2, Kemayan, Pahang by Farid, Aina Natasha Mohd

“…Data on their socio-demographic characteristics, levels of knowledge, and practices regarding medication use were collected through face to face and structured interviews. The findings revealed that the majority of respondents exhibited excellent knowledge (94.7%) and excellent practice (94.7%) regarding medication use. …”
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Designing A Future Workforce Skills Framework: A Gap Analysis Of Future Workforce Skills Between Academicians And Manufacturing Industry Players by Rodzalan, Shazaitul Azreen, Mohd Noor, Noor Nazihah, Abdullah, Nor Hazana, Mohamed Saat, Maisarah

“…The resulting framework aims to precisely outline the skills required for the evolving job landscape, crucial for sustaining Malaysia’s economic dependence on manufacturing. The findings underscore substantial gaps in both soft and hard skills between academicians and industry, emphasizing the urgency for targeted skill development initiatives. …”
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Managing inconsistencies in condition of engagement of an architect in design-build procurement by Abu Hassan, Hanis Nazurah, Mustaffa, Nur Emma

“…This paper employed (1) Documentary Analysis and (2) semi structured interviews on personnel from three different case studies in identifying inconsistencies of terms in the COE. The findings in this paper highlighted on the most modified salient terms of the COE of the three selected DB projects and the risks associated to the modification. …”
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A Multimodal Perspective on Identity Construction and Globalization in English Textbooks (S/O 12640) by Karpal Singh, Paramjit Kaur

“…In this study, the social semiotic approach framework proposed by Kress (2009) and van Leeuwen (2005; 2008) and content analysis (Padem, 2013) were used to examine texts and images in a Malaysian English textbook and a global textbook, Pulse 2 in order to analyse and understand how values are expressed and how nation building is projected. The findings showed that both the local and global textbooks had a high occurrence of certain values such as respect, politeness and tolerance. …”
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Active Learning Strategies in Engineering Science: The Right Way to Teach Physics for Management Students (S/O 13010) by Nordin, Norani, Mohammed Kamaruddeen, Ahmed, Yekinni Kolawole, Sanusi

“…It consists of several cycles of plan, action, collect, analyze and reflect. From the findings, a teaching action research framework was developed to assist the lecturer in planning and execute the teaching plan. …”
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Assessing Customer Behavioural Intention To Participate In Online Food Ordering Systems (S/O 14715) by Nor Azam, Nor Rabiatul Adawiyah

“…This study shows that convenience motivation, time-saving orientation, privacy and security, and behavioural intention are positively connected. The findings show that the significant sources of impact on behavioural intention are convenience motivation and time-saving orientation. …”
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Revisiting SMEs’ Business Strategy: Shifting Outsourcing to Crowdsourcing Practices to Enhance SMEs’ Performance by Mansor, Mohd Fitri, Abu, Noor Hidayah, Abdul Halim, Hasliza, Ahmad, Noor Hazlina

“…The analysis technique used in this study using PLS-SEM. The study’s findings revealed that innovative owner-manager and relationship quality of commitment can be explained further via leveraging on crowdsourcing practices to improve business performance. …”
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Validating the Safety Culture Model in Manufacturing Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia (S/O: 12365) by Hassan, Zuraida, Mohd Zin, Md. Lazim, Subramaniam, Chandrakantan, Mohd Shamsudin, Faridahwati, Sri Ramalu, Subramaniam

“…Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) and SmartPLS were used for data analysis purposes. The findings showed that all six factors investigated in this study had a significant contribution to the development of safety culture. …”
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Maintenance Strategy in Malaysian Manufacturing Companies: A Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) Approach by Mad Lazim, Halim, Ramayah, T.

“…The correlations among TPM practices have also been evaluated accordingly. Findings: Correlation analysis was carried out and the results show there is positive relationship among TPM practices. …”
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The Impact of Customer Integration on Manufacturing Firms Sustainable Performance by Hassan, Mohamad Ghozali, Abidin, Rahimi, Nordin, Norani

“…The statistical package for social science (SPSS) version 20.0 was used to analyze the data. The study findings indicate that customer integration has a positive and significant relationship with sustainable performance. …”
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