Most contemporary and sensitive English language users, especially women and those who are careful not be misunderstood as insensitive language users do not consider „man‟ to be synonymous with „people‟. Therefore users of the English language, and for that matter any language, have to be mindful about the ways gender is expressed in discou

Essential oils and their components are becoming increasingly popular as naturally occurring antimicrobial agents. In this study the chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of Cymbopogon nardus essential oils were determined. The essential oil components which were identified by GCMS analysis are as follows: β-terpinyl acetate, isopulegol,

As the major shareholder, Malaysian Government in 2004 has embarked on the Government linked Companies (GLCs) transformation policy program that mainly emphasizes on enhancing the corporate governance mechanisms of the State owned Enterprises (SOEs) in order to enhance effectiveness of the board. The paper aims to examine the impact of corporate go

This research seeks to investigate whether Islamic work ethic is linked to individuals’ attitudes towards computer use ethics, job satisfaction and organisational commitment. The research used a cross-sectional self-administered survey method in the International Islamic University Malaysia. A total of 310 survey questionnaires were distributed t

The Concept of knowledge management (KM) is highly being studied nowadays as it plays a major role in the competitive business world. Though different aspects of KM are being exposed in the literature, very limited information is available on organizational readiness for KM process implementation. Hence, the present authors propose a research model

Effective evaluation of healthcare information systems is necessary in order to ensure systems adequately meet the requirements and information processing needs of the users and healthcare organisations. A number of studies have proposed evaluation frameworks to aid in evaluation work. However, some of them can be improved upon. This paper proposes

President Barack Obama’s speech in Cairo in 2009 was primarily addressed to the Muslim world. He had sought to dispel the impression that the US is anti- Islam or anti- Muslim. No other US president had done this before. The Cairo speech is a classic example of persuasive discourse wherein the speaker praises Muslims for their past achievements a

The case provides a good example of the challenges that an expatriate manager may face abroad. In the backdrop of the socio-cultural and political realities, the case presents the experience of a Malaysian expatriate who was appointed as a CEO of a joint venture brokerage company in Pakistan. The CEO was assigned the task of infusing vitality and t

Abstract—A stress analysis software based on MATLAB graphical user interface (GUI) has been developed. The developed software can be used to estimate internal loads on a fuselage and to compute the stresses at any point along the length of the fuselage of a given aircraft. The generalized formulation allows user to perform stress analysis even on

The vast amount of waste cooking oil (WCO) has invited odds effects on the environment when disposed of improperly. Incorporating waste materials into asphalt mixture is common practice these days as it minimizes the amount of waste material as well as improves the performance of the mixture. WCO is known for its natural fluidity characteristics, w