This study investigated the effectiveness of groupwork as a learning strategy during class lectures and discussions to promote active participation, boost self-confidence and attain higher course achievement among pre-university students studying in an intensive English course. Students were exposed to a variety of strategies that incorporated the

International student mobility is high on the agenda of universities and governments worldwide. One model that enables the internationalization of tertiary programs is found in Study Tours, typically short-term programs of less than one semester and offered by many international universities. Study Tours combine both onshore and offshore learning a

The property of acidic sites onMoO3-ZrO2 was studied for n-heptane isomerization.A2,6-lutidine IRstudy showed that the introduction of MoO3 on ZrO2 partially eliminated the absorbance band at 1605 cm−1 ascribed to Lewis acid sites corresponding to the presence of the monoclinic phase of ZrO2 and developed several Brönsted and Lewis acid sites wi

Media components such as wheat flour, MgSO4 and particle size were screened by Placket Burman design (PBD) while the operating range was fixed by one-factor-at-a-time method (OFAT), primarily for the enrichment of cassava peels as animal feed. Optimization of the selected media components was carried out using Face–Centered Central Composite Desi

Deep Level Transient Spectroscopy (DLTS) is a technique to determine the electrical characteristics of an electrically active defect in a semiconductor. A measurement system is developed to detect defects in a semiconductor in a LabView environment. A more accurate method namely Fundamental Frequency Deep Level Transient Spectroscopy (FFDLTS) is pr

The possible biotechnological application of ligninolytic enzyme in a range of different fields has stimulated isolation and screening of potential microorganisms from local sources. Twelve white rot fungi (WRF) were isolated from around Gombak area (Malaysia) and sub cultured few times in order to obtain pure cultures. These strains were first scr

The study explored the relationship of transformational leadership with organizational justice and work outcomes. Specifically the study examined the potential role of procedural justice as mediator of transformational leadership and work outcomes, namely, job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and turnover intention. Sample consisted of 370

Recent paradigm shift from the conventional contact based palmprint recognition to contactless based systems (CBS) has necessitated the development of a variety of these systems. A major challenge of these systems is it robustness to illumination variation in unconstrained environment, thus making segmentation difficult. In this paper, the acquired

In this paper, a novel contactless Palmprint recognition system using palm print principal line-based feature extraction technique has been proposed. The discriminative Palmprint features were extracted from a pre-processed acquired images using easily available and low cost camera. Distances from endpoints to endpoints and point of interception to

The objectives of this chapter are to explain origin of sulphur-mercury theory proposed by Jabir ibn Hayyan, a Muslim alchemist as well as its contribution -directly and indirectly, to the alchemy and later, modern chemistry world. The significance of this chapter is its ability to highlight the importance of sulphur-mercury theory during middleage