ress freedom is one of the important concepts in journalism practice P (Kent, 1972). Scholars from western countries as well as nonwestern countries have conducted many studies on the concept of press freedom from different perspectives with different emphasis (Kent, 1972; Faringer, 1991; Lee, 1991, 1997; Layton, 1993; Gunaratne, 2002). In the cont

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Malaysia is one of the countries in East Asia that has experience the rapid economic growth during the early 1990s before suffered the severe downturn during the Asian Financial Crisis in 1997-1998. Following the crisis, the property sector particularly housing have badly affected and required federal government intervention to revive the economy t

IEEE has over the years become one of the most renown and the world's leading professional society for the innovation of engineering technology. With its 365,000 members in over 150 countries, and 311 sections in ten geographic regions worldwide, this association is an authority on areas ranging from biomedical engineering, aerospace, el,ectric

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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neuro-behavioural disorders in children characterized by hyperactivity, impulsiveness and inattention beyond the norm for a child’s age. Oxidative injury is involved in many neurological disorders, however, not much is known about the possible role of oxidative stress in th

INDERA is the first Indonesia's maritime radar designed to be installed and operated on a ship. This radar is based on the FMCW principle for which a reliable method for processing the radar signal plays an important role. In this paper the method used for processing radar signals received by the Rx-antenna is discussed. Thereafter first result

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A novel approach to identify compounds possessing adenosine A1 receptor binding activity in the leaves of O. stamineus was developed. O. stamineus extract is one of the components of a functional beverage used in Indonesia for the treatment of kidney stones. In this study, adenosine A1 receptor binding, which is related to the diuretic action in th

تركز هذه الدراسة على التصميم التعليمي (Instructional design) للوحدة الدراسية التي تعتمد على جهاز الحاسوب وتطبيقه على نموذج (ADDIE وذلك لتنمية مهارات الاستماع في اللغة العربية لغير الناطقين بها. فمنذ بدايا