Efficiency, productivity and competitiveness of the insurance industry in Malaysia and Australia by Lee, Hui Shan

“…From the macroeconomic perspective, greater economic growth, interest rate and inflation generally hinder the performance of insurers. …”
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Exchange Rate Shocks and the Effectiveness of Macroeconomic Policies in Malaysia by Aliasuddin

“…The 1997-1998 financial crises had significantly affected the East Asian countries including Malaysia. The economic growth during the crises was very low and several quarters experienced negative growth compared to the pre--crisis period. …”
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The Lost Indians in British Malaya by Raja, Sivachandralingam Sundara

“…It is a known fact that since the late 19th century, Indian labour had contributed immensely to economic progress, particularly in the plantation sector.If one were to compare the socio-economic position of the three races, the Indians could be said to be the most neglected lot. …”
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Construction and development of quantitative scale to measure source credibility in the maternal mortality context by Mustaffa, Che Su, Abdul Baqi, Saudat

“…The major objective of this study was to develop a scale for measuring characteristics of gender, age, and socio-economic status of the source on effective dissemination of information on maternal mortality. …”

Managing ethnicity and constructing the 'Bangsa Malaysia' (A United Malaysian Nation) by Ishak, Mohamed Mustafa

“…Whilst the country has been able to sustain stable politics since the 1969 racial tragedy, spawning two decades rapid socio-economic development until the 1997 Asian economic crisis, the project of nation-building remained a basic national agenda yet to be fully resolved. …”
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Eco-Design Case-Based Reasoning Tool: The Integration of Ecological Quality Function Deployment and Case-Based Reasoning Methods for Supporting Sustainable Product Design by Awanis, Romli, Setchi, Rossitza, Prickett, Paul, De la Pisa, Miguel

“…Several methods and tools have been developed to facilitate sustainable product design, but they lack critical application of the ecological design (eco-design) process and economic costing, particularly during the conceptual design phase. …”
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Perception of barriers in setting up student spin-offs by Abdul Rahman, Zahari, Noor Azlinna, Azizan

“…University spin-off has captured the attention of policymakers, educators and researchers in the last few decades due to its contribution to economic growth, innovation, development and employment generation in many countries worldwide. …”
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The study on cause and effect of abandoned housing project in selangor by Nur Farhayu, Ariffin, Mohd Faizal, Md Jaafar, Mohamad Idris, Ali, Noram Irwan, Ramli, Khairunisa, Muthusamy, Saffuan, Wan Ahmad, N. H., Abd Khalid

“…This study was conducted to study the cause, effect and economic analysis on abandoned project. There is a need for broader discussions on its implications to the society and nation. …”
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The utilization of phase change material (pcm) composite derived from fatty acids and waste materials as thermal energy storage (tes) medium by Sumaiya, Zainal Abidin, Saidatul Shima, Jamari, S. A., A. Ghani

“…Despite that, the performance is still excellent for the thermal storage and thermal conductivity of all elements but, in terms of economic value, it is quite pricy. Therefore, several solutions have been identified to enhance the thermal conductivity of the conventional PCM whilst producing cheaper PCM composite.…”
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Improving the early properties of treated soft kaolin clay with palm oil fuel ash and gypsum by Al-hokabi, Abdulmajeed, Muzamir, Hasan, Amran, Mugahed, Fediuk, Roman, Vatin, Nikolai Ivanovich, Klyuev, Sergey

“…The use of such a stabilizing agent can reduce the economic problems associated with reducing the cost of waste disposal and create a sustainable ecological system. …”
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A secure and intelligent framework for vehicle health monitoring exploiting big-data analytics by Rahman, Md. Arafatur, Md. Abdur, Rahim, Rahman, Md Mustafizur, Moustafa, Nour, Imran, Razzak, Ahmad, Tanvir, Patwary, Mohammad N.

“…The dependency on vehicles is increasing tremendously due to its excellent transport capacity, fast, efficient, flexible, pleasant journey, minimal physical effort, and substantial economic impact. As a result, the demand for smart and intelligent feature enhancement is growing and becoming a prime concern for maximum productivity based on the current perspective. …”
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Malaysian Development Financial Institutions And Islamic Banks Strategic Direction Setting: A Thematic Review Based On PMMS Performance Model by Norazidah, Shamsudin, Mustafa Omar, Mohammed, Yuserrie, Zainuddin, Azis, Yudi

“…For companies who striving in Islamic industry (products and services), fulfillment of Maqasid al-Shariah should be as their main focus in directing them to achieve their success which should contribute to Islamic economic attainment. However, there are studies found that profit-maximization is still to be the dominant direction of Islamic financial institutions. …”
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Dark tourism: A bibliometric review of the past, present and future trends by Muhammad Ashraf, Fauzi

“…Despite the role that gloom tourism plays in the economic development of tourism, its function as an economic resource for the local community needs to be further explored and evaluated. …”
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Potential of biosurfactants as antiadhesive biological coating by Alara, Oluwaseun Ruth

“…Biosurfactants could be used on surfaces of economic attraction as coating agents that prevent microbial formation. …”
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Selection of Renewable Energy Sources for Sustainable Development of Electricity Generation System using Analytic Hierarchy Process: A Case of Malaysia by Salman, Ahmad, Razman, Mat Tahar

“…AHP model employs four main criteria, technical, economical, social and environmental aspects, and twelve sub-criteria. …”
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Experimental study on acid gas removal using absorption-adsorption unit by Muhammad Asyraq, Arifin

“…Nowadays, among the most effective and economic acid gas removal is by using package blended amine, for example MEA and MDEA in aqueous solution. …”
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Process debottlenecking of small scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant by Nurul Ain, Ramli

“…Since LNG is a source of clean energy and a feedstock to chemical productions, process debottlenecking of existing LNG plants offers economic benefits. In this research, the first objective was to perform process debottlenecking of a published flow sheet of a small scale LNG plant by using Aspen HYSYS. …”
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Modeling and Experiment of Solar Crop Dryer for Rural Application by Tesfamariam, Dawit Abay, Bayray, Mulu, Tesfay, Meseret, Hagos, F. Y.

“…Besides the maximum temperature of the solar dryer attained at the absorber plate is 77°C at 12:00 AM when the solar radiation intensity reached 1021 W/m² during no load test. Regarding the economical feasible it is analyzed using the common economic parameters such as payback period, net present value and benefit to cost ratio analysis methods. …”
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From sugars to biodiesel using microalgae and yeast by Barton, Paul I., Gomez, Jose Alberto, Hoeffner, Kai

“…The economic production of algal biofuels requires novel strategies, such as microbial consortia and synthetic ecologies, to boost the productivity of open pond systems. …”
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Discontinuous Regions: High-Speed Rail and the Limits of Traditional Governance by Stein, Naomi, Sussman, Joseph M.

“…Globalization and the interconnectivity of the economy have magnified the role of regions, restructuring social and economic relationships into networks that span increasing distances. …”
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