Representations of the ‘Palestinian Prisoners-Shalit Swap’ in selected Arab and Israeli online news articles by Alhossary, Abeer Barakat, Abdullah, Mohd Faiz Sathivellu

“…This issue refers to an agreement between Israel and Hamas, the dominant political party governing the Gaza Strip, to release the captivated Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit in exchange for 1,027 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli prisons. …”

The development of deniable authentication protocol based on the bivariate function hard problem by Nek Abdul Rahman, Normahirah, Kamel Ariffin, Muhammad Rezal

“…A deniable authentication protocol enables a receiver to identify the true source of a given message but not to prove the identity of the sender to the third party. Non-interactive protocol is more efficient than interactive protocol in terms of communication overhead, and thus several non-interactive deniable authentication protocols have been proposed. …”
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ICT utilisation and its impact on the income of young fishermen in Malaysia by Bolong, Jusang, Omar, Siti Zobidah, Alby, Jeffrey Lawrence D'Silva, Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril, Abu Hassan, Musa

“…This paper suggests a number of recommendations, and these can aid concerned parties to strategise more consistent methods to encourage young fishermen to use ICT.…”
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Using dollahites ABCD - XYZ resource management model of crisis or stress as a framework for understanding financial Well-being by Mokhtar, Nuradibah, Abd. Rahim @ Abd. Wahab, Husniyah, Sabri, Mohamad Fazli, Abu Talib, Mansor

“…Hence, this may guide interested parties to integrate both areas in their field.…”
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Measuring the small scale fishermen's adaptation ability based on their practices: the case of Peninsular Malaysia by Hamdan, Mas Ernawati, Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi, Idris, Khairuddin, Abu Samah, Bahaman, Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril

“…It is hoped that the discussions from this study be considered in any development plan strategized by concerned parties.…”
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Behavioral factors influencing usage of rural library services among youth in Malaysia by Abdullah, Farah Adila, Omar, Siti Zobidah, Bolong, Jusang, Alby, Jeffrey Lawrence D'Silva, Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril

“…This recommendation should be included in any rural library development plan as it will assist the concerned parties in constructing the best strategies by which to attract more people, particularly the younger generation, to use the services offered to them in rural libraries.…”
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Ethnic tolerance in urban Malaysia by Mohd Nizah, Mohd Azmir, Ku Samsu, Ku Hasnita, Abdul Azzis, Muhammad Shamshinor, Abu Bakar, Afi Roshezry

“…Both Johor Bahru and Shah Alam can be categorized as having a medium level of ethnic tolerance as attitude and perceptions are more important than the issues of party politics and ethnicity. It also concluded that urban voters of mixed majority constituencies are not bounds with ethnicity and racial issue as they used to previously. …”
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Problems and stakeholder responsibilities in island tourism : the case of Tioman Island in Malaysia by Ho, Jo Ann, Chia, Kei Wei, Ng, Siew Imm, Ramachandran, Sridar

“…The authors employ the stakeholder theory in examining the perceptions of four stakeholder groups (tourists, local residents, government agencies, and business operators) on the environmental problems faced on the island and to identify the parties jointly responsible for solving these problems. …”

Impingement factors affecting the human development index among the river communities of the Tembeling, Pahang and Muar Rivers by Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi, Mazuki, Raidah, Md. Yassin, Sulaiman, Abu Samah, Bahaman

“…The discussion will help the concerned parties to construct a workable strategy to further improve the HDI of the locals, particularly those who are settled near the Tembeling, Pahang and Muar Rivers.…”
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The development of deniable authentication protocol based on the bivariate function hard problem by Nek Abd Rahman, Normahirah, Kamel Ariffin, Muhammad Rezal

“…A deniable authentication protocol enables a receiver to identify the true source of a given message but not to prove the identity of the sender to the third party. Non-interactive protocol are more efficient than interactive protocol in terms of communication overhead, and thus several non-interactive deniable authentication protocol have been proposed. …”
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Patterns and problems use of rural library services among rural youth in Malaysia by Omar, Siti Zobidah, Bolong, Jusang, Alby, Jeffrey Lawrence D'Silva, Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril

“…Result shows that most of the respondents come to rural library to read reading materials while minority of them come to the rural library for conducting family activities. …”
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Making a difference … on my own terms: motivational factors of youth involvement in social entrepreneurship in Malaysia by Ahrari, Seyedali, Krauss, Steven Eric, Ariffin, Zaifunizam, Lee, Kwan Meng

“…The implications for policy-makers and interested parties are outlined in regard to enhancing participation and interest among youth for social entrepreneurship.…”
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Enhancing Holistic Well-being of Malaysian youth: a financial survival chain analysis by Alby, Jeffrey Lawrence D'Silva, Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi, Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril, Dahalan, Dzuhailmi, Mohamed, Nor Aini

“…The study recommends that the financial survival chain of working youth could be boosted if the concerned parties paid more attention to easing youth involvement in investing in safe investment portfolios as well as providing them with affordable holiday and medical insurance packages.…”

Factors affecting small scale fishermen's adaptation toward the impacts of climate change: reflections from Malaysian fishers by Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi, Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril, Hamzah, Azimi, Abu Samah, Bahaman

“…Several recommendations were made to assist the concerned parties in developing better adaptation strategies that are fitted to the fishermen’s needs, interests, and abilities.…”

Perceived Public Accounts Committee independence: the Malaysian case by Zainal Abidin, Zaharuddin, Muhammad Sori, Zulkarnain, Mat Daud, Zaidi, Senik, Rosmila

“…The findings indicate that for the PAC to be independence, it should be free from any form of interference from any party when exercising and conducting its responsibilities. …”

Malay world in the Kasih Bonda Kampung Paya Kami poetry collection by Ismail, Siti Zainon, Sujud, Arba’ie, Nik Muhamad Affendi, Nik Rafidah

“…She produced many books of poetry. However, in this study, a book of poetry entitled Kasih Bonda Kampung Paya Kami was used as study material. …”
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Assessing crisis management competencies: a case study of Pasir Gudang City Council by Muhammad, Norlina, Arshad, Mohd Mursyid, Ismail, Ismi Arif, Md Rami, Ahmad Aizuddin

“…At the same time, the management and employees need to implement organisational learning as a process to formulate strategies and improve the service quality to external parties such as customers and stakeholders.…”

Bureaucracy: Major Barrier for Payment to Contractors in Nigeria by Umar, Garba Maiunguwa

“…A literature study was carried out to ascertain the state of payment procedure in Nigeria. …”
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Factors Influencing Construction Labour Productivity: An Indian Case Study by Thomas, Anu V., Sudhakumar , J.

“…The top five factors identified as having a significant impact on productivity: (1) timely availability of materials at the worksite, (2) delayed material delivery by the supplier, (3) strikes called by political parties or hartals, (4) frequent revisions of drawings/design, resulting in additional work/rework and (5) timely availability of drawings at the worksite. …”
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Digital Watermarking For Images by Aileen Koay, Yee Hoon

“…Meanwhile, the ease of reproduction and distribution of digital documents create problems for authorized parties that wish to prevent illegal use of such documents. …”
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