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The Role of Residential Colleges in Nurturing Professional Ethics Among University Students: Prospects and Challenges
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Tertiary or university level is the highest level of education before a person embarking on his/her career life. The expectations have always been high towards university to mould studentsʼ good personalities. This is mainly to ensure that the graduates are capable of handling obstacles and challenges in their real life. In normal circumstances, t

Foreign Portfolio Investment and Economic Growth in Malaysia
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This study examines the relationship between foreign portfolio investment (FPI) and Malaysia’s economic performance. In particular, the study analyses the relationship between FPI and real gross domestic product (GDP) using the widely adopted Granger causality test and the more recent Toda and Yamamoto’s (1995) non-causality test to establish t

Arithmetic Version of Boolean Algebra
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In this paper, we discuss that the logical results in Boolean algebra can equally be derived with ordinary algebraic operations. We establish arithmetic versions of the common logical propositions inclusive of Sheffer stroke (Nand connective) and Peirce’s arrow (Nor connective) which are very important to design circuit diagrams. We present the c

Income Convergence and the Degree of Openess: the Case of Selected Muslim Countries
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This article examines income convergence or divergence behavior between ten selected OIC (the Organisation of Islamic Conference) economies and the benchmark country of the United States for the period 1970 to 2004. The results are then linked to the degree of openness of the countries under study based on globalization indices. To investigate conv

Xanthine Oxidase Inhibitory Activity from Potential Malaysian Medicinal Plants as Remedies for Gout
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Malaysia has a rich diversity of medicinal plants and some of them have the property to inhibit xanthine oxidase (XO), which can be introduced as new natural source of gout medication and a substitute for synthetic xanthine oxidase inhibitors (XOI), specifically Allopurinol which has many side effects. Fifty samples from twenty plant species were e

The Impact of Economic Development on Environmental Sustainability
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The study attempts to analyze the impact of income level, population growth on sustainable development indicators of 39 Muslim countries of the world. For this purpose, a GMM (Generalised Method of Moments) method of estimation is used to observe the impact based on cross-sectional data. The results indicate that the middle/higher income countries

Pengurusan Bilik Darjah
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Bilik darjah merupakan medan perjuangan utama seorang guru menjalankan tugas, peranan dan tanggung jawab. Seseorang guru akan diklasifikasikan sebagai tidak melaksanakan tugas sekiranya amanah ini diabaikan walaupun beliau merupakan seorang juara masyarakat yang paling komited di luar bilik darjah atau di luar sekolah. Seseorang itu tidak akan dika

Potential Impact of a Pilot Training Program on Smoking Cessation Intervention for Tuberculosis Dots Providers in Malaysia
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Background The association between tuberculosis (TB)and tobacco smoking is becoming increasingly important. Smoking cessation may yield substantial positive effects on TB treatment outcomes, relapse, and future lung disease. Thus, TB directly observed therapy, short-course (TB DOTS) providers are uniquely positioned to intervene with those TB patie

Measurement of Nicotine Withdrawal Symptoms: Linguistic Validation of the Wisconsin Smoking Withdrawal Scale (Wsws) in Malay
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Background: The purpose of the linguistic validation of the Wisconsin Smoking Withdrawal Scale (WSWS) was to produce a translated version in Malay language which was "conceptually equivalent" to the original U.S. English version for use in clinical practice and research. Methods: A seven-member translation committee conducted the translatio

An Interview with Anwar Ridhwan: a Malaysian National Laureate
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An interview with Anwar Ridhwan that investigates the different aspects and facets of Malaysian literature and culture, especially literature in the Malay language.ASIATIC, VOLUME 4, NUMBER 1, JUNE 2010 Asiatic, Vol. 4, No. 1, June 2010 87 An Interview with Anwar Ridhwan: A Malaysian National Laureate Nurul Fateha Aziz and Mohammad A. Quayum1 Inter

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