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Perkamusan Melayu : Sumbangan Data Korpus Berkomputer, Norliza Haji Jamaluddin Jan 2000

Perkamusan Melayu : Sumbangan Data Korpus Berkomputer, Norliza Haji Jamaluddin

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This study is on the definition aspect in Malay lexicography with the focus on kamus Melayu Inqqeris Dewan. The definition aspect being discussed in this thesis is on the way the definition is done based on the COBUILD definition practice. The elaboration of every word entry is based on the analysis of the computer corpus data. There are six chapters in this thesis . The first chapter provides the background of the study, the objectives, scope and methodology. Chapter II is on the lexicographic convention and definition practice by the COBUILD and kamus Dewan projects. Chapter III presents the computer …

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Production Of 2,3-Butanediol From Molasses, Isita Sengupta Jan 2000

Production Of 2,3-Butanediol From Molasses, Isita Sengupta

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2,3-Butanediol is an important chemical, which is used in the manufacture of products such as synthetic rubber, printing inks, perfumes, fumigants, moistening and softening agents, explosives and plasticizers. It has been known as a bacterial fermentation product since early part of the 20th century. Klebsiella oxytoca Is an organism, which can convert a variety of sugars to 2,3-butanediol. Available literature shows that principal monosaccharides of cellulosic substances as well as major hemicellulosic compounds have been used as carbon source. However, there is very little information on the application of waste material as carbon source for fermentation of butanediol. In this …

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Production Of Polyhydroaxyalkanoate (Pha) From Palm Oil By Pseudomonas Oleovorans And Indigenous Bacterial Isolate, Pseudomonas Sp., Zazali Alias Jan 2000

Production Of Polyhydroaxyalkanoate (Pha) From Palm Oil By Pseudomonas Oleovorans And Indigenous Bacterial Isolate, Pseudomonas Sp., Zazali Alias

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In this study, the yield of biomass and polyhydroxyalkanoate  (PHA) of Pseudomonas oleovorans grown in batch and fed-batch cultivations were compared. When oleic acid (QA) (0.5% w/v) was used as carbon source, a significant increase in biomass.and PHA content were observed through fedbatch cultivation. The biomass and PHA content obtained from batch cultivation were 1.45±0.19 g/I and 2.50±0.77 % cell dry weight (CDW) respectively, while in the fed-batch cultivation, the biomass and PHA content increased significantly to 3.35±0.78 g/I and 32.72±0.30 %CDW respectively.  When saponified palm olein (SPO) (0.5% w/v) was used as a carbon source, the batch cultivation yielded …

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Information Needs Of Academic Staff At The University Of Malaya In A Digital Environment, Harvinder Kaur Bakhtawar Singh Jan 2000

Information Needs Of Academic Staff At The University Of Malaya In A Digital Environment, Harvinder Kaur Bakhtawar Singh

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The aim of this study was to determine the information needs, use and expectations of academic staff at the University of Malaya in a digital environment. A survey research methodology was used, and 328 academic staff members were sent a questionnaire asking for information on their current information seeking patterns, perceptions on role, resources and services provided by the university library, information availability and usage, and their information needs. A total of 113 responses were received, representing a 34.45% rate of return. The findings showed that a majority of the academic staff seeks information for research purposes. 87.6% of the …

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The Doctrine Of Certainty In The Islamic Methods Of Inference, Soualhi Yunus Jan 2000

The Doctrine Of Certainty In The Islamic Methods Of Inference, Soualhi Yunus

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This thesis is an articulate study on the modes of inference in the legal field. Observing the huge legacy left by early and modem jurists on Usul al-Fiqh, one would find that the rules promulgated to regulate the operation of Ijtihad appears vacillating between certainty and uncertainty. A thorough examination of the criteria set by jurists to determine the accuracy of the legal proofs suggests that every thing appears to have been comprehensively tackled except "Certainty". A lack of an adequate theorization for certainty in the legal field is exactly what has prompted us to venture into this thesis. This …

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Consumer Behavior And Religiosity Of Muslim Community In Klang Valley : Consumer Perception On Halal And Non Halal In Products And Services, Burhan Adnan Jan 2000

Consumer Behavior And Religiosity Of Muslim Community In Klang Valley : Consumer Perception On Halal And Non Halal In Products And Services, Burhan Adnan

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Consumption of products and services are one of the most important activities in human life. Therefore, being consumers they cannot run away from making decisions in all aspects of consumption process. It was identified that religious factor does playing an important role in the decision making process by the rules and taboos its inspired. This research project is trying to explore the religiosity aspect of Muslim consumers in Klang Valley and its relationship with the consumption of halal and non halal on products and services. The halal and non halal products and services have been further refined to halal restaurant, …

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Consumer Behaviour Towards Counterfeit Product : A Study On Urban Malaysian Consumers, Swat Hah Lim Jan 2000

Consumer Behaviour Towards Counterfeit Product : A Study On Urban Malaysian Consumers, Swat Hah Lim

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Counterfeiting is the production of copies that are identically packaged, including trademarks and labelling, copied so as to seem to the consumer the article is genuine. Product counterfeiting has become a serious problem for a number of industries. United States companies alone lose approximately $200 billion in sales annually as a result of counterfeiting. In Malaysia, very little study has been done on counterfeiting despite numerous studies claimed that the developing countries such as Asian countries were the paradise for counterfeiters. The present study intends to examine counterfeiting from the demand side perspective, consumer behaviour related to counterfeit purchases will …

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Computerised Accounting System Usage In Small And Medium Companies, Chee Khen Chong Jan 2000

Computerised Accounting System Usage In Small And Medium Companies, Chee Khen Chong

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This research attempts to study the usage of computerised accounting system, with the focus on accounting software usage, in small and medium companies. This research covers 4 areas, • which are the basis of requirements and selection, maintaining and impact of the system on the performance of small and medium companies. A sample of 250 small and medium companies is selected for the purpose of this research. The results of this study show that 97.7% of small and medium companies uses computerised accounting system. 88% of them uses a standard software while 12% uses a customised software. 76.8% of them …

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A Study Of The Planning And Organisation Structure-Issues / Problems Of Council Of The City Of Kuching South (Majlis Bandaraya Kuching Selantan), Joon Kit Lee Jan 2000

A Study Of The Planning And Organisation Structure-Issues / Problems Of Council Of The City Of Kuching South (Majlis Bandaraya Kuching Selantan), Joon Kit Lee

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This thesis is the case study of Council of the City of Kuching South (Majlis Bandaraya Kuching Selatan or MBKS). In this study, I will only touch on the planning and organisation structure- issues/problems faced by MBKS especially in Administration, Public Work, Building and Landscaping and Public Health Division. In the chapter 1 of this thesis, I will touch on the reasons for the selection of MBKS for my study; the objectives of my project; the scope of my study; type of research design and methodology that I used and the limitation of my study. I will touch on the …

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Pengajaran Ta'bir : Satu Kajian Kes Di Kolej Islam Sultan Alam Shah (Kisas), Normah Mohd Ariff Jan 2000

Pengajaran Ta'bir : Satu Kajian Kes Di Kolej Islam Sultan Alam Shah (Kisas), Normah Mohd Ariff

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This dissertation on Arabic Language has been prepared focusing on problems faced by students in their oral practice . The writer has recognized that most students in schools and higher learning institution nowadays have difficulties in spoken Arabic. What is the reason? The writer has tried to identify the culprit through various methodologies , including survey on 120 respondents. With KISAS being the location, the survey was specifically focused on its students

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Huang Zunxian (1848-1905) Sebagai Diplomat Dan Penyair China, Keng Lee Tay Jan 2000

Huang Zunxian (1848-1905) Sebagai Diplomat Dan Penyair China, Keng Lee Tay

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Huang Zunxian (1848-1905) was a famous patriot and diplomat during the Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Besides that, he was also an outstanding poet who expressed his reformation ideas through poetry between the middle of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century. Huang's life as a diplomat and poet was paved with numerous obstacles and he even had to counter many different challenges. He served as a diplomat for twelve years, beginning his first diplomat duty in Japan in 1877, where he served for five years. During his stint in Japan, he made and improved cultural ties between Japan and …

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Penggunaan Komputer Dalam Proses Pengajaran Dan Pembelajaran Sejarah Tingkatan Satu Di Beberapa Buah Sekolah Menengah Lembah Kelang, Vasantha Vethembram Jan 2000

Penggunaan Komputer Dalam Proses Pengajaran Dan Pembelajaran Sejarah Tingkatan Satu Di Beberapa Buah Sekolah Menengah Lembah Kelang, Vasantha Vethembram

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The purpose of this study is to analyse the use of Computer in the teaching and learning process of History to students of Form One in some Secondary schools in the Klang Valley. The sample population of this study includes 60 students and 5 teachers from three schools that are Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Vivekananda, Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan San Peng and Sekolah Menengah Victoria. This study was carried out using the 'survey' technique. Data obtained from this study were analysed using the SPS version 9. 0 program. The statistical analyses used are frequencies and percentages. Chi - squared test was used …

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Subcloning, Characterization And Sequencing Of The Streptomycin Resistance Gene Of A Multiple Antibiotic Resistance Transposon From Salmonella Typhi, Ramesvari Pararajasingam Pillai Jan 2000

Subcloning, Characterization And Sequencing Of The Streptomycin Resistance Gene Of A Multiple Antibiotic Resistance Transposon From Salmonella Typhi, Ramesvari Pararajasingam Pillai

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Salmonella typhi S8 is resistant to ampicillin (Ac), chloramphenicol (Cm), cotrimoxazole (Ctm), streptomycin (Sm), and tetracycline (Tc). The Ac, Cm, Ctm. and Sm resistance traits have been shown to be mediated by a multiple antibiotic resistance transposon located on a large conjugative plasmid. Transposition of the transposon encoding Ac^R (ampicillin resistance), Cm^R Ctm^R and Sm^R designated TnX8, was done by Wong (1999) to a recipient replicon, plasmid pUB307. The Ac^R Cm^R, Ctm^R and Sm^R genes were subcloned into plasmid pKan by digesting the recombinant plasmid, des ignated pCL8 (pUB307::TnX8), with San. This subcloning strategy generated different recombinant pKans that harbour …

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Vocabulary Development In Form 5 Esl Classes : Investigating Teachers' Beliefs And Practices, Parminder Kaur Kirpal Singh Jan 2000

Vocabulary Development In Form 5 Esl Classes : Investigating Teachers' Beliefs And Practices, Parminder Kaur Kirpal Singh

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Teachers' beliefs are considered to have a strong influence on various aspects of teachers' classroom practices. This study specifically examines the teachers' beliefs and their practices, in relation to the teaching and learning of vocabulary in reading comprehension lessons to English as second language (ESL) students. Hence, this study sought to investigate if the professed beliefs are displayed during classroom instruction, placing special attention to a particular component of subject area: vocabulary. Three teachers' beliefs and practices were investigated in three Form Five ESL classes with different levels of academic performance, language ability and proficiency from a school in Kuala …

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Language Maintenance And Shift Among The Portuguese Eurasians In The Portuguese Settlement, Sudesh Nicholas Ramachandran Jan 2000

Language Maintenance And Shift Among The Portuguese Eurasians In The Portuguese Settlement, Sudesh Nicholas Ramachandran

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This study examines language maintenance and shift among the Portuguese Eurasians living in the Portuguese Settlement in Malacca. Firstly, this study focuses on the use of Kristang in seven domains: work/school, transaction, family, neighbourhood, friendship, entertainment and prayer. Secondly, it investigates the attitude of the subjects towards Kristang, English end Malay. The instrument used in conducting this study is a forty-two item questionnaire administered on sixty-four respondents based on the variables of age, gender and socioeconomic status. The findings indicate that the use of Kristang among the community members is decreasing in almost all the domains studied. The findings also …

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Penilaian Penulisan Buku Tatabahasa Bahasa Melayu : Satu Analisis 'Teori' Atqakum, Rafizah Mohd Rasidi Jan 2000

Penilaian Penulisan Buku Tatabahasa Bahasa Melayu : Satu Analisis 'Teori' Atqakum, Rafizah Mohd Rasidi

Student Works (2000-2009)

Tesis ini adalah satu penilaian terhadap penulisan tiga buah buku tatabahasa bahasa Melayu, iaitu Pelita Bahasa Melayu (Penggal Satu), Tatabahasa Dewan, dan Sintaksis-Wacana "Yang" Dalam Bahasa Melayu. Kajian ini bersifat perbincangan dengan menggunakan 'Teori' Atqakum yang berlandaskan konsep-konsep penting dalam Pengajian Melayu yang lebih serasi dengan bawaan dan jati diri bangsa Melayu. Kajian ini cuba menetapkan ciri-ciri yang perlu ada di dalam penulisan sesebuah buku tatabahasa bahasa Melayu yang ber1andaskan ciri-ciri terbaik serta kekuatan yang ada dalam buku-buku tatabahasa tersebut. Kajian ini juga membuat perbandingan pengupayaan 'Teori' Atqakum berdasarkan buku-buku tatabahasa yang dikaji, serta mengemukakan model cadangan bagi penulisan tatabahasa …

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Masalah Pelajar Di Sebuah Sekolah Swasta Di Subang Jaya, Kamala Devi Shanmuganathan Jan 2000

Masalah Pelajar Di Sebuah Sekolah Swasta Di Subang Jaya, Kamala Devi Shanmuganathan

Student Works (2000-2009)

This research was carried out in Sekolah Menengah Sri Kuala Lumpur, a private school  in Subang Jaya. The purpose of this research was to identify the problems faced by students of this school . It sought to determine whether there was a significant difference  in the problems faced by male students and female students of this school. It also tried to  determine whether there was a significant difference in the problems faced by form five  students as opposed to form three students of this school. A total of 120 students were randomly chosen as the respondents of this study. The …

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Grocery Retailing In Malaysia : Improvements Through Ecr Application, Nikki Siew Hong Lee Jan 2000

Grocery Retailing In Malaysia : Improvements Through Ecr Application, Nikki Siew Hong Lee

Student Works (2000-2009)

The increasing population of sophisticated consumers is demanding for more quality, variety and service but for less money and time. This emerging pattern of consumers demanding more for less - is an issue facing the increasingly competitive grocery industry today. The increasing number and importance of large multi-national retailers in Asia during the last 5 years is further challenging the grocery business. Certainly, the ambience of the front store of a Tops or a Carrefour is as appealing as in shops anywhere. But peer into the back room, go round the yard, follow the delivery trucks and we are back …

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Pembayaran Zakat Padi Di Daerah Pendang, Kedah Darulaman, Mohamad Azam Hussain Jan 2000

Pembayaran Zakat Padi Di Daerah Pendang, Kedah Darulaman, Mohamad Azam Hussain

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Government and general conception on the zakat management in Malaysia has been that unsatisfactory. Many factors can be pointed as the cause of the present state of affairs. Based on the past research, most of the problems were qualitatively analysed from empirical data. This research uses quantitative data in analysing the problems arising from the management of zakat through case study on the payment of zakat paddy in District of Pendang, Kedah. The data shows that the total amount of zakat paddy collected by the administrators is much lower than the amount collected from total crop collection from farmers. This …

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Method Development And Validation For Drug Analysis By Hplc Gc-Ms, Yann Jen Goh Jan 2000

Method Development And Validation For Drug Analysis By Hplc Gc-Ms, Yann Jen Goh

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Enalapril and its metabolite Enalaprilat were determined by gas chromatography - mass spectrometry (GC - MS) and high - performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). For HPLC, the detection limit of enalapril and enalaprilat was 10n g/ml in methanol, whereas for the GC - MS, the detection limit was 6.25ng/ml in plasma. These methods were compared and GC - MS was selected for routine analysis. Enalapril and Enalaprilat in plasma were extracted and cleaned up by using Sep - Pak C 18. Enalapril and Enalaprilat were detected after reaction with diazomethane and were identified by gas chromatography - mass spectrometry as methyl …

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Method Development By Hplc For Separation Of Various Hydrocarbon Groups In Coal Samples From Batu Arang, Selangor, Yong Chee Hui Audrey Jan 2000

Method Development By Hplc For Separation Of Various Hydrocarbon Groups In Coal Samples From Batu Arang, Selangor, Yong Chee Hui Audrey

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A preliminary work involving method development for normal stationary phase (silica) pennits the high-performance liquid chromatographic separation or aliphatic and polyaromatic hydrocarbon (PAHs) classes. The Soxhlet extraction method was applied on the coal rock samples and normal phase (silica) short column clean-up separation from highly polymeric material in the coal extract. Method developed on analytical and preparative normal phase silica HPLC columns were to fractionate coal rock extracts, isocratic elution of hexane: ethyl acetate (95 :5, V:V) was found to be quite a good mobile phase. An alternative fractionation method, preparative thin layer chromatography (TLC), was also investigated to separate …

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Use Of Oak Hammocks By Neotropical Migrant Songbirds During Stopover In Coastal South Carolina, Scott Glen Somershoe Jan 2000

Use Of Oak Hammocks By Neotropical Migrant Songbirds During Stopover In Coastal South Carolina, Scott Glen Somershoe

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations (1964–2006)

Many species of Neotropical migrant songbirds have been reported to be declining in the last few decades, and the loss and fragmentation of stopover habitat has been implicated as a potential cause of these population declines. To manage properly a fragmented forest landscape for migrating songbirds information is needed on how the size and the habitat of forest fragments influence their use by migrants during stopover. Therefore, I conducted censuses of Neotropical migrant birds in eight oak hammocks of varying size (0.32-3.08 ha) at the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge, Jasper County, South Carolina. Censuses were conducted at 0600-1030 h during …

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Senior Project: A Paradox In Critical Pedagogy, Mark Allen Winters Jan 2000

Senior Project: A Paradox In Critical Pedagogy, Mark Allen Winters

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations (1964–2006)

High school education is currently based upon technicist pedagogy, transforming education into mere technical training for the workforce. The regimen of testing in schools standardizes experiences and fails to provide a complete view of what students know and are able to do. Students need freedom to question and to insert their own interests into what they are studying. Such freedom provides more than preparation for graduation; it provides emancipatory education. I focused on a single curricular program—Senior Project. My research questioned, "Can Senior Project provide high school students with the freedom to study topics of personal interest and the freedom …

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Day Of The Week Effect In The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange, 1994-1998, Santhi Arasan Jan 2000

Day Of The Week Effect In The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange, 1994-1998, Santhi Arasan

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This paper investigates whether the day of the week effect anomaly exists in the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) over a period of time from 1994 to 1998 using the Exchange Main Board All-Share Index or the EMAS Index, which incorporates all Main Board Companies. The analysis of the day of the week effect during the study period is further explored in relation to firm size and economic conditions. In relation to firm size, this paper investigates whether the day of the week effect is persistent for both large and small firms by comparing the daily mean returns of the …

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Dalil-Dalil Ibn Sina Dalam Membuktikan Wujud Tuhan, Rajab Selamat Jan 2000

Dalil-Dalil Ibn Sina Dalam Membuktikan Wujud Tuhan, Rajab Selamat

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Among the 'mutakallimin' (teolog). they inclined to use their own concept ' dalil' regarding nature as an evidence to prove the existence of God. This concept is based on the principle that nature was created by God as a symbol of 'Al-Mighty' (Keesaan) 'lradahNya yang azali'. Without his prior consent, the whole world of nature would not be a existence. With this concept. it reveals that this would is 'new' ie. From non-existence to existence, whilst Allah are caisidered 'qadim ' (Forever Will Remain). lbn Sina (w. 1037m) was among the 'failasur who quite disagree with this concept. To him, …

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A Comparative Analysis Of Two Independent Power Plants Under Different Ownership, Rangash Natarajan Jan 2000

A Comparative Analysis Of Two Independent Power Plants Under Different Ownership, Rangash Natarajan

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Many governments have turned to private investors, especially Independent Power Producers (IPPs), to provide some or all of the nation's power requirements. The main reasons for this are: a) to eliminate the financial burden of the government, b) to promote competition in the generation sector to improve operating efficiency and reduce generating cost, and c) to transfer power generation technology, especially in the developing nations, at a rapid pace. In line with world trends, the Malaysian government, in 1993, deregulated its power generation sector. This was done in order to overcome the shortage of installed capacity due to an increase …

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Brand Awareness, Usage & Purchase Patterns Of Hair Shampoo : A Consumer Behavior Perspective, Siew Fong Tong Jan 2000

Brand Awareness, Usage & Purchase Patterns Of Hair Shampoo : A Consumer Behavior Perspective, Siew Fong Tong

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The hair shampoo industry in Malaysia is becoming highly competitive with more products of local and imported brands. The purpose of this study is to provide a better understanding of the behavior of consumers with regards to hair shampoo. The specific objectives of this study are to examine the unaided brand awareness of hair shampoo; the usage and purchase patterns of hair shampoo; the evaluative criteria used in product performance evaluation and if differences exist among the different ethnic groups; to investigate factors and their relative importance that influence consumers' choice of hair shampoo as well as to examine if …

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An Analysis Of Errors In Tamil Daily Newspapers, Mayandi Sinappan Jan 2000

An Analysis Of Errors In Tamil Daily Newspapers, Mayandi Sinappan

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This is an exploratory study undertaken by the investigator to identify and classify the errors committed by editors of three Tamil daily newspapers in Malaysia. This study involves the three major Tamil daily newspapers, The Tamil Ne:san, Malaysia Nanpan and Thina Muracu. These dailies are the major Tamil newspapers published in Malaysia and are read by most of the Tamil readers.

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Lessons From The Malaysian Financial Crisis And The Tough Road Ahead For Proton, Ming Fong Khoo Jan 2000

Lessons From The Malaysian Financial Crisis And The Tough Road Ahead For Proton, Ming Fong Khoo

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The economic crisis contagion from Thailand had imposed a serious impact on Malaysia economic. In Malaysia, the currency and financial crisis became a crisis of a real economy. The Malaysia Government undertook many policies to tum around its economy. The more significant policies are capital control and fixed exchange rate implemented in September 1997. The economic and currency crisis had severe impact on automobile industry in Malaysia. All the automobile companies had implemented various strategies to overcome the economy turmoil. However, most of these strategies are reactive action and the automotive companies implement these activities to resolve immediate problem when …

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Perwatakan Wanita Dalam Drama Moden Lao She (1899-1966), Kee Ping Yong Jan 2000

Perwatakan Wanita Dalam Drama Moden Lao She (1899-1966), Kee Ping Yong

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Lao She (1899-1966) was one of the greatest realist writers in modem Chinese literature. His achievements had won him high acclaim in the literary world. Apart from his novels, poems, critiques and essays, he was also known for his many excellent dramas, where he showed his talent in character portrayal. Most notably, he succeeded in creating vivid male and female roles with unique individual traits. The focus of this research is the various female characters in Lao She's modem dramas.

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