Usability Evaluation of IIUM Online Digital Manuscript Interface by Mansor, Yushiana, Mat Ripin, Faizal Hazri

“…In addition, each respondent was given eight tasks that have been specifically designed to measure their ability to navigate within the digital manuscript interface of the library. Findings indicate that despite some of the shortcomings observed with the interface design, respondents were able to complete the tasks assigned, though at different completion duration. …”
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Strengthening professional expertise: mentoring in knowledge transfer, the cataloguers' perspective by Bello, M.A, Mansor, Yushiana

“…This study surveys the uses of mentoring in knowledge transfer for cataloguing, managerial, and research skills development for cataloguers in Nigerian academic libraries. The findings show that mentoring as a tool for knowledge transfer influences cataloguers and their skills development. …”
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Din al-Fitrah (Primordial Religion): Nurturing inter-religious dialogue and beyond in al-Faruqi’s thought by Shehu, Fatmir Mehdi

“…A critical analysis will be done on al-Faruqi’s approach towards DÊn al-FiÏrah as a religious norm that nurtures inter-religious dialogue and beyond by composing the differences between religions. The findings of this study will enrich the perspective of modern comparative religious studies with the insights of the original efforts and contribution of contemporary Muslim scholar and thinker, Ismail Raji al-Faruqi, in inter-religious dialogue scholarship.…”
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Validity of factor structure of the TVET graduates's job performance inventory by Zulkipli, Inas, Nordin, Mohamad Sahari, Ismail, Nik Ahmad Hisham

“…The practical implications of the finding are discussed.…”
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Parking utilization pattern of park and ride facility at public transportation terminals by Khalid, Ummi Aqilah, Kadar Hamsa, Abdul Azeez

“…Parking characteristics such as parking occupancy, parking accumulation, parking volume, parking turnover and parking duration at each facility were also examined. Findings showed that overall parking utilization pattern at the two facilities was generally high with the occupancy rate of more than 85% (Terminal Putra station) and more than 92% (Kelana Jaya station). …”
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Volatility and spillover effects of oil and food price shocks-application of time series econometrics by Fardous, Alom

“…Finally, the fifth essay assesses the economic impacts of oil and food prices in the context of selected Asia and Pacific countries. Overall, the findings show that both oil and food prices have persistence effects on the volatility while the evidence of asymmetry is mixed; there is considerable cross country mean and volatility spillover effects of food prices; oil prices positively spillover to food prices and the impacts of oil and food prices to macroeconomic variables are dependent on the economic characteristics of individual economies.…”
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Critical reading in English as a second language by Muhamad, Ainon Jariah, Mohd. Asraf, Ratnawati

“…The think aloud data constituted the main source of data on the reading strategies. Findings revealed that although the students were able to utilize the critical reading strategies, they were only able to do so to a certain extent. …”
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Voluntary disclosure and company characteristics of Indonesian listed company: comparison of Shariah and non-Shariah compliant company by Nugraheni, Peni, Annuar, Hairul Azlan

“…Based on content analysis of 2009 annual report of 55 Indonesian listed companies for each category, the findings revealed that there is statistically significant difference in the quantity and quality of voluntary disclosure value of Shariah and non-Shariah compliant companies. …”
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Investigation of solvent system for the production of biodiesel from Sludge Palm Oil (SPO) by enzymatic transesterification by Alam, Md. Zahangir, Nasaruddin, Ricca Rahman, Jami, Mohammed Saedi, Uddin , Mohammad Shahab

“…Ethanol was selected based on the findings of ethanol-to-SPO molar ratio, water content, and additional organic solvent. …”
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Using plastic bags and its damaging impact on environment and agriculture: an alternative proposal by Jalil, Md. Abdul, Mian, Md. Nannu, Rahman, Muhammad Khalilur

“…The paper focuses on the sustainable agricultural and economic development by finding out alternatives to the use of ever harmful plastic bags. …”
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Public sector performance measurement practice in Malaysia by Abdullah, Nur Anisah

“…Verbatim transcripts of the interviews were thematically coded and analysed. Findings reveal that in addition to the statutory requirement of external reporting, agencies measure performance for improvement. …”
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Inclusive growth: the contribution of service sector to employment in Malaysia by Hamid, Zarinah

“…A two-sector model is adopted to analyze the growth of service sector in Malaysia. The findings indicate that the rising income hypothesis component accounted the highest percentage change in the service share of employment (56.4 percent) followed by lagging productivity hypothesis component (39.5 percent). …”
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East Asia Regional integration: A concern on economics and human development  by Duasa, Jarita

“…The second method adopted is the Kapetanois et al. (2003), KSS, non-linear stationary test which enables to detect the presence of non-stationarity against non-linearity. The study finds possible integration among the countries in studies based on the human development indicators.…”
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Mental health: a contrastive analysis between western and Islamic psychologies by Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas, Abdul Razak, Abdul Latif, Mohamed Ali Zaroum, Abdulhamid

“…It is hoped that a proper understanding on the concept of mental health and its maintenance could help people to lead a meaningful life: finding peace and harmony within themselves and in the external surrounding.…”
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Performance evaluation of drilling tools during machining plain Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) by Konneh, Mohamed, Zaini, Mohamad Hamzi

“…Relationship between the machining variables and the output variables is analyze and the tool that performs better were selected so that the experiments can be continue to prove the findings. It was observed that minimal delamination at entry and exit is achieved when using TIAlN at high spindle speed and feed.…”
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Toward user awareness and acceptance of Sudan E-government: adoption and security perspective by Khalifa, Othman Omran, Hassan, Rasha

“…The study followed empirical research that utilized quantitative method conducting a case study in Sudan e-government, a questionnaire designed to meet the study objectives, data are collected from freshman students as a citizen’s sample who are use online admission to universities as an e-government services, questions were asked to provide insights of accepting adopter of e-government initiatives. The findings revealed that Sudan citizens accept the use of e-government and they are fairly familiar with e-government services, however they are not aware of security aspects and afraid to use the online services. …”
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The continuing debate on death penalty: an exposition of international, Malaysian and the shari'ah perspective by Ab Aziz, Shamrahayu

“…Many international legal instruments, provisions of the Malaysian Federal Constitution and other relevant statutes, court decisions and the Qur’anic provisions and Sunnah are used to enrich the discussion. The study finds that the international instruments do not forbid nor encourage the death penalty. …”
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A survey on Islamic mobile applications for children by Machfud, Fitria Maulida, Mahmud, Murni

“…Similarly, additional aspects have also been considered to analyse whether it is suitable for children in terms of language, examples used, and whether it is in accordance to the Islamic foundation of Shari'ah that relies on primary and secondary sources of knowledge, which are: Qur'an, Sunnah, and Fiqh Science. The finding shows that there are very few of Islamic apps for children, especially in Malay and Indonesian language. …”
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Isolated right atrium tuberculoma causing complete heart block by Ngow, Harris Abdullah, Wan Khairina, Wan Mohd Nowalid

“…It was usually an incidental finding during necropsy. In a case series reported by Custer and Charr, 1 they reviewed more than 14 000 deaths due to tuberculosis and found only 64 cases (0.5%) of tuberculosis involving the heart. …”
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Malaysia first heritage district: exploring methodology to evaluate a heritage district from the architectural perspectives in relation to palaces, religious buildings and mausoleu... by Salleh, Nurul Hamiruddin

“…Employing qualitative method, this research will document and examine the palaces, religious buildings and mausoleums in Kuala Kangsar districts on its heritage values through field observation, contents analysis and interviews. The findings from this research are significant in the formulation of policy and decision making concerning heritage district towards a more sustainable development in the future.…”
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