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Interaction And Meaning Making In Teacher Literature Circles / Angeline Ranjethamoney A/P Vijayarajoo, Angeline Ranjethamoney Vijayarajoo Jan 2015

Interaction And Meaning Making In Teacher Literature Circles / Angeline Ranjethamoney A/P Vijayarajoo, Angeline Ranjethamoney Vijayarajoo

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This study investigates interactions among three in-service teachers, in a teacher literature circle [TLC], as they tried to make sense of a new literature text, which they had to teach to their students. The new text was introduced by the Ministry of Education in Malaysia in 2011 and the teachers needed to make sense of it first. It is within this context that the researcher studied the ways in which teachers made meaning of the new text through their interactions in the teacher literature circles. This study addresses the following questions: How do teacher interact ion a TLC during discussions …

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‘Malaysia My Second Home’ (Mm2h): Retirees’ Motivations, Satisfaction, And Post-Satisfaction Intentions / Wong Kee Mun, Kee Mun Wong Jan 2015

‘Malaysia My Second Home’ (Mm2h): Retirees’ Motivations, Satisfaction, And Post-Satisfaction Intentions / Wong Kee Mun, Kee Mun Wong

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‘Malaysia My Second Home’ is an international retirement migration (IRM) programme aimed at attracting the lucrative retiree market to choose Malaysia as their residence. Despite the widely researched IRM studies in the Western context, limited knowledge is available on the participants’ motivation, satisfaction, and post-satisfaction intentions (i.e. exit, voice, loyalty, neglect). Relationships among variables have also not been empirically established. Using the Interdependence theory as theoretical underpinning, the study combines the push-pull motivation theory, perceived performance theory, transnationalism, and exit, voice, loyalty and neglect theory. The conceptualised model - Second Home Retirement (SHR) – is developed through a two-phase sequential …

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Manuskrip Undang-Undang Kedah : Kajian Unsur-Unsur Etnografi Islam / Siti Fairus Binti Kamarudin, Siti Fairus Kamarudin Jan 2015

Manuskrip Undang-Undang Kedah : Kajian Unsur-Unsur Etnografi Islam / Siti Fairus Binti Kamarudin, Siti Fairus Kamarudin

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Manuskrip Undang-Undang Kedah telah ditemui dalam beberapa versi dan tempat, antaranya ialah Versi R.O Winstedt, Versi Ku Din Ku Meh, serta Versi Rafles. Undang-Undang Kedah Versi R.O Winstedt seringkali diketengahkan oleh para pengkaji sebelum ini yang melibatkan kajian pelbagai aspek. Manakala penulis pula memilih Manuskrip Undang-Undang Kedah Versi Ku Din Ku Meh sebagai sandaran kajian dengan judul lengkapnya Manuskrip Undang-Undang Kedah: Kajian Unsur-Unsur Etnografi Islam. Kajian ini dilakukan atas tanggapan bahawa teks undang-undang Kedah versi ini lebih dipengaruhi oleh ajaran Islam berbanding versi R.O Winstedt. Kenyataan ini bersandarkan gambaran adat-adat Melayu serta etnografi yang diketengahkan lebih bersifat islamik dan detail …

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A Case Study Of The Role Of Higher Order Thinking Skills On The Development Of Sight Reading Ability For Piano Beginners At Age Seven To Ten / Siow Lian Cheng, Lian Cheng Siow Jan 2015

A Case Study Of The Role Of Higher Order Thinking Skills On The Development Of Sight Reading Ability For Piano Beginners At Age Seven To Ten / Siow Lian Cheng, Lian Cheng Siow

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To access towards the effectiveness of higher order thinking skills towards children’s sight-reading ability improvement individually, this study used qualitative observations and a qualitative analysis of sight-reading ability improvement, upon four young piano beginners, with age, 7, 8, 9, and 10. The four subjects in this study were selected based on their distinct behaviors and distinct sight-reading abilities. All students participate in seventh week of sight-reading lessons, which the first week was a pretest of sight-reading before proceeding towards the first lesson in the second week, and the seventh week was a posttest of sight-reading after a period of five-week …

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Interactional Patterns Of Chinese Speakers Of English In Group Interaction / Li Li, Li Li Jan 2015

Interactional Patterns Of Chinese Speakers Of English In Group Interaction / Li Li, Li Li

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Group discussion as a speech event is commonly used by young adults in various contexts throughout the process of tertiary studies. With the increasing number of such young adults from China pursuing their tertiary level education in Malaysia, this study seeks to look at how these foreign language users of English carry out group discussions, specifically focusing on their interactional patterns. In particular, the aims of the study are: (1) to investigate the features and the politeness strategies used in opening and closing sequences in group discussions; (2) to explore the speech produced by the Chinese speakers and ascertain if …

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Willingness-To-Pay Value Of Cultural Heritage And Its Management For Sustainable Conservation Of George Town, World Heritage Site / Noor Fazamimah Mohd Ariffin, Mohd Ariffin Noor Fazamimah Jan 2015

Willingness-To-Pay Value Of Cultural Heritage And Its Management For Sustainable Conservation Of George Town, World Heritage Site / Noor Fazamimah Mohd Ariffin, Mohd Ariffin Noor Fazamimah

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This research explores the issue of the local management system governing the heritage conservation in Malaysia which has not clearly defined the value of the cultural heritage in order to justify any benefits of preserving the cultural heritage as a tourism product for the sustainable heritage site conservation. There are conflicts between stakeholders relating to the benefits of the UNESCO World Heritage Site (WHS) designation. Stakeholders such as the local community are often neglected or ignored and have derived very few benefits from tourism development of WHS in Malaysia. Thus, there is a dire need to evaluate the value of …

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Corporate Scandals In Malaysia: A Political Economy Analysis Of Corporate Governance Reforms / Vighneswaran Vithiatharan, Vithiatharan Vighneswaran Jan 2015

Corporate Scandals In Malaysia: A Political Economy Analysis Of Corporate Governance Reforms / Vighneswaran Vithiatharan, Vithiatharan Vighneswaran

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This study is about a paradox: Why is it, despite the extensive corporate governance reforms initiated by the Malaysian government after the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis (AFC), corporate scandals recur in the country? An assessment of this paradox inexorably converges attention on an important phenomenon – power and its concentration in a hegemonic state and its executive arm. This issue, a major gap in the literature about corporate governance, constitutes the focal point of this study. This study will adopt a multiple case study approach, examining four corporate scandals, which include Port Klang Free Zone Project, Sime Darby Berhad, National …

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A Shared Cognitive User Task Framework For Elearning Storyboard / Nor'ain Binti Mohd Yusoff, Mohd Yusoff Nor'ain Jan 2015

A Shared Cognitive User Task Framework For Elearning Storyboard / Nor'ain Binti Mohd Yusoff, Mohd Yusoff Nor'ain

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This thesis presents a framework which is aimed to achieve shared mental model (SMM) needed between instructional designers and subject-matter experts called as the eSCOUT (eLearning Storyboard for Shared Cognitive User Task). The eSCOUT is built to facilitate shared input, shared process and shared output. The shared input refers to the data process that derived from the knowledge and needs of instructional designer and subject-matter expert. The shared process refers to storyboard design process methodology which is designed to support agility and consists of three cognitive user task processes: pre-processing, processing and post-processing. Several types of shared visualizations techniques are …

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Ant-Based Vehicle Congestion Avoidance Framework Using Vehicular Networks / Mohammad Reza Jabbarpour Sattari, Mohammad Reza Jabbarpour Sattari Jan 2015

Ant-Based Vehicle Congestion Avoidance Framework Using Vehicular Networks / Mohammad Reza Jabbarpour Sattari, Mohammad Reza Jabbarpour Sattari

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Over the last decade, vehicle population has dramatically increased all over the world. This large number of vehicles coupled with the limited capacity of the roads and highways lead to heavy traffic congestion. Besides, it gives rise to air pollution, driver frustration, and costs billions of dollars annually in fuel consumption. Although finding a proper solution for vehicle congestion is a necessity, it is still remaining a challenging task due to the dynamic and unpredictable nature of vehicular environments. Building new high-capacity streets can be a solution but it is very costly, time consuming and in most cases, infeasible due …

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Analisis Makna Implisit Dan Eksplisit Dalam Penterjemahan Buku ‘Rihlah Ibn Battutah’ Ke Bahasa Melayu / Syed Nurulakla Bin Syed Abdullah, Syed Abdullah Syed Nurulakla Jan 2015

Analisis Makna Implisit Dan Eksplisit Dalam Penterjemahan Buku ‘Rihlah Ibn Battutah’ Ke Bahasa Melayu / Syed Nurulakla Bin Syed Abdullah, Syed Abdullah Syed Nurulakla

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Kajian ini mengemukakan analisis tentang makna implisit dan eksplisit dalam penterjemahan buku ‘Rihlah Ibn Battutah’ ke bahasa Melayu, yang berjudul Pengembaraan Ibn Battutah. Analisis telah dijalankan terhadap 149 set dialog yang dikumpulkan daripada keseluruhan buku ‘Rihlah Ibn Battutah’ (2002). Dalam penterjemahan, ujaran yang disampaikan dalam bentuk makna implisit dan eksplisit dalam bahasa Arab tidak semestinya sesuai untuk dikekalkan bentuknya dalam bahasa Melayu. Hal ini menimbulkan kesukaran dan menyebabkan wujudnya fenomena keterbalikan, iaitu bentuk makna yang implisit diterjemahkan menjadi bentuk makna yang eksplisit dan sebaliknya. Analisis ini menyasarkan peninjauan bentuk-bentuk makna implisit dan eksplisit dalam buku ‘Rihlah Ibn Battutah’ selain meninjau …

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The Influence Of Project Manager’S Cognitive Styles On Project Success In The Malaysian Construction Industry / Muneera Binti Esa, Esa Muneera Jan 2015

The Influence Of Project Manager’S Cognitive Styles On Project Success In The Malaysian Construction Industry / Muneera Binti Esa, Esa Muneera

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Considerable attention has been devoted to project success which is at the heart of project management. This interest led to the development of a wide diversity of project success topic. There are many factors that contribute to a successful implementation of a project, hence it's not surprising that there have been many research conducted in this field. Over the years scholars have investigated and analysed what they deem as factors that directly impacts the degree of success of a project. It has been revealed that the effective performance of a project manager is the most critical factor affecting project success. …

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A Comparative Study Of The Translation Profession In Malaysia And Korea / Kang Myoung Sook, Myoung Sook Kang Jan 2015

A Comparative Study Of The Translation Profession In Malaysia And Korea / Kang Myoung Sook, Myoung Sook Kang

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The translation profession is regarded as one of the emerging professions in present times owing to its increasingly important role in disseminating information between various nations and cultures of the world. Nevertheless, translators face numerous obstacles in their quest to be recognized as full-fledged professionals. This study endeavors to provide a comparative description of the current status of the translation profession in Malaysia and Korea and to highlight the issues and challenges affecting the profession in both these countries. Past research has shown that translators from both developed and developing countries face many challenges in their practice. Amongst the problems …

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A Transitivity Analysis Of The Mandarin Ba Construction / Wang Jiaqi, Jiaqi Wang Jan 2015

A Transitivity Analysis Of The Mandarin Ba Construction / Wang Jiaqi, Jiaqi Wang

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Mandarin BA construction is quite a controversial but frequently-used unique sentence pattern with the most salient characteristic of sentence order. Since it is different from the most frequently-shown sentence order of subject-verb-object (SVO) in Chinese, BA construction tends to follow the pattern of “NP1+BA+NP2+V/VP”. It has been implied that the character of BA plays the role in enabling the post-verbal NP2 to occupy the pre-verbal position. Due to its structural peculiarity, the BA construction has received a considerable attention of grammarians. There have been many voices (L. Wang, 1945; Li and Thompson ,1981; H. Wang, 1984; Tsao, 1987; Li, 1990; …

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Physical Activity In Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury: Exercise And Technologies For Health Promotion / Nazirah Hasnan, Abdullah Nazirah Hasnan Jan 2015

Physical Activity In Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury: Exercise And Technologies For Health Promotion / Nazirah Hasnan, Abdullah Nazirah Hasnan

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Spinal cord injury (SCI) adversely affects the physiological functions of most organ systems resulting in restrictions in performance of daily activities and social participation. Depending on the level of injury, SCI individuals can be amongst the most physically deconditioned of individuals with a disability. SCI renders profound effects on fitness, exercise capacities and health. There is increased risk of developing secondary health conditions such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes in chronic SCI survivors. There is good evidence that exercise is effective for improving physical fitness and general health in the SCI population. Leg exercise is usually restricted because of paralysis …

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Development Of Dual-Wavelength And Pulsed Fiber Lasers Based On Thulium-Doped Fibers / Salam Mahdi Azooz, Salam Mahdi Azooz Jan 2015

Development Of Dual-Wavelength And Pulsed Fiber Lasers Based On Thulium-Doped Fibers / Salam Mahdi Azooz, Salam Mahdi Azooz

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A growing interest on lasers operating in the eye-safe two micron spectral region especially on dual-wavelength and pulse operations for a variety of applications motivated this PhD work. The scope of this thesis focuses on the development of new fiber lasers, which incorporates Thulium fiber as either gain medium or saturable absorber. At first, all-fiber dual-wavelength 2 μm fiber lasers are demonstrated based on three simple approaches; spatial filtering effect, inline microfiber Mach Zehnder Interferometer (MMZI) and multimode interference effect. The use of MMZI in the 2 μm laser cavity, for instance, successfully generates two simultaneous laser lines at 1952.93 …

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Economic Impacts Of Climate Change And Adaptation Policy In Malaysia / Nazneen Jabin, Nazneen Jabin Jan 2015

Economic Impacts Of Climate Change And Adaptation Policy In Malaysia / Nazneen Jabin, Nazneen Jabin

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Malaysia is experiencing some unusual combination of droughts and extreme rainfall in recent years. As a consequence, crop production is likely to fall significantly in the years to come. There is hardly any strategy i.e. adaptation policy in effect to cope with this issue. The impacts and costs of adaptation measures cannot be optimally determined on a global basis as they can vary from region to region, between countries or even within a country. Moreover, due to the lack of adequate quantitative adaptive models, the economic impacts, effectiveness, and cost assessment for adaptation policies cannot be ascertained. The study of …

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Concept Of Chivalry (Futuwwah) According To Abd Al-Razzaq Kashani : Analysis On His Tuhfah Al-Ikhwan Fi Khasais Al-Fityan / Fatemeh Tayefeh Aghakhan Hashtroodi, Fatemeh Tayefeh Aghakhan Hashtroodi Jan 2015

Concept Of Chivalry (Futuwwah) According To Abd Al-Razzaq Kashani : Analysis On His Tuhfah Al-Ikhwan Fi Khasais Al-Fityan / Fatemeh Tayefeh Aghakhan Hashtroodi, Fatemeh Tayefeh Aghakhan Hashtroodi

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The purpose of this topic of study is to examine the esoteric meaning of chivalry (futuwwah) by Kāshānī, based on the grounds of the School of Wahdah al-Wujūd, and to describe the theoretical classification of moral specification of chivalry. This study will open up a relatively unexplored aspect of chivalry, that reflects the concept of the mediocre imperfect human being, the lower level of the perfect human as identified by Sufis. The library research, collecting and analyzing data primary and secondary sources, makes it possible to draw a clear image of Kāshānī’s School of thought. Indeed, the combined historical and …

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A Critical Discourse Analysis Of Malaysian Corporate Social Responsibility Reports / Kumaran A/L Rajandran, Kumaran Rajandran Jan 2015

A Critical Discourse Analysis Of Malaysian Corporate Social Responsibility Reports / Kumaran A/L Rajandran, Kumaran Rajandran

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This research studies the communication of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in Malaysian CSR reports. CSR is a new domain in Malaysia and CSR reports are a relatively new register for Malaysian corporations. There is little research for CSR reports, compared to other registers in corporate discourse. Two major strands of investigation identified are for adherence and communication. CSR adherence studies conformity to various standards but not language and image and CSR communication has studied language more than image but it often does not study recontextualization and ideology. This research can contribute to research on CSR communication by conducting a detailed …

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Ferroresonance In Capacitive Voltage Transformer (Cvt) Due To Breaker Opening / Shakil Ahamed Khan, Shakil Ahamed Khan Jan 2015

Ferroresonance In Capacitive Voltage Transformer (Cvt) Due To Breaker Opening / Shakil Ahamed Khan, Shakil Ahamed Khan

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Ferroresonance incidences in electrical power system have been commonly regarded as unexplained phenomenon due to its relatively rare frequency of occurrence which is not critical by the utility engineers. As a result, research conducted in this area is limited and the awareness on ferroresonance is relatively low amongst the utility engineers. However, as the electrical system evolves, its complexity increases in line with the increasing risk of ferroresonance. Ferroresonance gained prominence only in the recent decade, when it has been reported to cause damaging consequences to power equipment. Several literatures had concerning reported practical encounters of ferroresonance which led to …

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Development Of Bovine Cartilage Extracellular Matrix As A Potential Scaffold For Chondrogenic Induction Of Human Dermal Fibroblasts / Ali Moradi, Ali Moradi Jan 2015

Development Of Bovine Cartilage Extracellular Matrix As A Potential Scaffold For Chondrogenic Induction Of Human Dermal Fibroblasts / Ali Moradi, Ali Moradi

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Tissue engineering aims to find an ultimate solution for cartilage regeneration. Current strategies for cartilage repair using chondrocytes are limited by the usability of cell sources as observed in several contemporary techniques such as autologous cell implantations. Cartilage tissue engineering strategies involving scaffold fabrication are common. However, only few studies have described the use of scaffolds as a promoter for chondrogenic differentiation. Cartilage extracellular matrix derived scaffolds contain many bioactive factors that have chondrogenic potential of which if appropriately managed, may provide the key to successful cartilage repair outcomes. The present thesis describes a potential biomaterial derived from bovine articular …

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Data-Driven Learning And Teaching Of Colligations Of Prepositions : The Case Of Law Undergraduates In Malaysia / Kamariah Binti Yunus, Kamariah Yunus Jan 2015

Data-Driven Learning And Teaching Of Colligations Of Prepositions : The Case Of Law Undergraduates In Malaysia / Kamariah Binti Yunus, Kamariah Yunus

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Data-Driven Learning (DDL) is the pedagogic application of corpus linguistics in classrooms. This study examines the impact of guided DDL (paper-based and online searching) on law undergraduates’ colligational competence, i.e. colligations of prepositions, one of the most essential lexico-grammatical components in legal texts. Firth’s (1957b) contextual theory of meaning and Vygotsky’s scaffolding theory (1978) become the premises of this study. Forty semester three law undergraduates in the Faculty of Law and International Relations (FLAIR), UniSZA, Malaysia took part in the seven-week experimental study. Data were collected from the pretest and posttest and analysed using the Mann-Whitney U test to find …

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Literacy Practices Of An English Language Teacher In Two Pre-University High-Stakes Examination-Oriented Settings / Mojtaba Rajabi, Mojtaba Rajabi Jan 2015

Literacy Practices Of An English Language Teacher In Two Pre-University High-Stakes Examination-Oriented Settings / Mojtaba Rajabi, Mojtaba Rajabi

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The main objective of the study is to provide a critical understanding of literacy practices in pre-university high-stakes examination-oriented English language education settings in Gonbad Qabus City in Northern Iran. In this context, high-stakes examinations refer to two national examinations namely, the Konkoor Examination and National High School Graduation examination, which have important consequences for students' entry to university. Specifically, this study addresses the macro level literacy practices observed in the core curriculum and the micro level teaching language literacy by the same teacher in two schooling systems with the same high-stakes examinations. Theoretically, the study is grounded in Street’s …

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Surface Modification Of Titanium And Its Alloys In Orthopedic Applications / Tan Ai Wen, Ai Wen Tan Jan 2015

Surface Modification Of Titanium And Its Alloys In Orthopedic Applications / Tan Ai Wen, Ai Wen Tan

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The clinical success of any orthopaedic implant is dependent upon the interaction between the implant surface and the respective bone tissue, termed osteo-integration. However, current orthopaedic implants are still limited in effectiveness by the lack of appropriate cell adhesion and osteo-integration due to the intervention of fibrous tissue, leading to implant dislocation, premature loosening and consequently a reduced implant lifespan. Titanium (Ti) and its alloys, which have favourable mechanical properties, superior corrosion resistance and excellent biocompatibility, have been widely investigated for use in orthopaedic implants, but yet fail to achieve exemplary clinical results due to poor osteo-integration. To address these …

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Information Literacy In The Workplace: Perceptions And Practices In Academia / Iliasu Jinadu, Jinadu Iliasu Jan 2015

Information Literacy In The Workplace: Perceptions And Practices In Academia / Iliasu Jinadu, Jinadu Iliasu

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The research established the avalanche of studies in information literacy (IL). Also, it identified that there had been a few of such studies in workplace IL because the existing IL models had their seemingly limitations to understand how information literacy evolve in the workplace especially among academics. Such limitations prompted a re-conceptualisation of IL and a subsequent design of a conceptual model- Workplace Information Literacy Model (WILM) – used as the conceptual framework for the study. The main aim of this research is to understand the activities and co-participation of academics in the workplace in Nigeria by exploring how IL …

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Kajian Perlaksanaan Literasi Maklumat Dalam Kerja Kursus Sekolah Menggunakan Kaedah Sistem Lembut / Roslina Binti Suratnu, Roslina Suratnu Jan 2015

Kajian Perlaksanaan Literasi Maklumat Dalam Kerja Kursus Sekolah Menggunakan Kaedah Sistem Lembut / Roslina Binti Suratnu, Roslina Suratnu

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Literasi maklumat (LM) adalah keupayaan individu untuk mengenalpasti keperluan maklumat, mencari, mengesan, memilih, menilai, mengurus, menyusun, menganalisa, mengolah, mengulas, mengguna, mempersembah dan mengaplikasikan maklumat secara beretika. Kajian lalu di Malaysia mendapati bahawa tahap LM guru dan pelajar adalah sederhana dan masing-masing cuma menganggap LM adalah kemahiran maklumat semata-mata. Disebabkan ciri-ciri LM mudah dilihat melalui penghasilan KKS, maka kajian ini dijalankan bagi mengenalpasti sejauhmana ciri-ciri LM diterapkan dalam penghasilan KKS pelajar. Objektif kajian adalah untuk a) membangunkan kerangka literasi maklumat penyelidik (KLMP) yang boleh digunakan sebagai penanda aras tahap LM pelajar berdasarkan piawaian-piawaian antarabangsa; b) meninjau tahap LM pelajar dengan memetakan …

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Diaohua Chang In Food Court Setting In Klang Valley, Malaysia / Chin Ee Ven, Ee Ven Chin Jan 2015

Diaohua Chang In Food Court Setting In Klang Valley, Malaysia / Chin Ee Ven, Ee Ven Chin

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Diaohua Chang is a place that provides nightly singing performance for the Chinese community in Malaysia. The overwhelming majority of male crowd can purchase flower garlands for the female singers as gratuity. This research focused on Diaohua Chang at the open-air food court where the singers perform mainly Chinese songs for the customers who are having their drinks or food. The gap of research was discovered after reviewing the literature of ethnomusicology, Chinese popular music, Chinese performing arts in Malaysia and other related researches. Diaohua Chang music performance which is part of the culture of Malaysian Chinese community was absent …

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Dynamic Remote Data Auditing For Securing Big Data Storage In Cloud Computing / Mehdi Sookhak, Mehdi Sookhak Jan 2015

Dynamic Remote Data Auditing For Securing Big Data Storage In Cloud Computing / Mehdi Sookhak, Mehdi Sookhak

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Nowadays, organizations produce a huge amount of sensitive data, such as personal information, financial data, and electronic health records. Consequently, the amount of digital data produced has increased correspondingly and often overwhelmed the data storage capacity of many organizations. The management of such a large amount of data in local storage system is difficult and incurs high expenses because of high-capacity storage systems needed and the expert personnel to manage them. Although the cost of storage hardware has tremendously decreased in recent years, about 75% of the total ownership cost is still assigned tomanage data storage. It is not surprising, …

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On The Prevalence Of Communication And English Language Anxieties As Possible Antecedents Of Library Anxiety / Janaki Sinnasamy, Janaki Sinnasamy Jan 2015

On The Prevalence Of Communication And English Language Anxieties As Possible Antecedents Of Library Anxiety / Janaki Sinnasamy, Janaki Sinnasamy

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Academic related anxieties are of relevant concern to libraries and librarians because substantial funds are spent annually to provide adequate information resources, services and facilities for students while the optimal use can be hindered by anxieties faced by students. Furthermore, a large portion of the print and electronic resources procured by the libraries are inevitably in the English language. Students in Malaysia who are non-native speakers of English are diversified in their competency of English language. At the University of Malaya, all undergraduates are required to register and pass the Information Skills Course since 1998. The mission is to produce …

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A Trust Model For Advisor Networks In Multi-Agent Environments / Elham Majd, Elham Majd Jan 2015

A Trust Model For Advisor Networks In Multi-Agent Environments / Elham Majd, Elham Majd

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Multi-agent systems can break interactions in distributed and heterogeneous environments. One of the fundamental challenges in such settings is that agents can enter and leave the system at will; hence malicious agents may take advantage of others by behaving in an untrustworthy way. In this case, if an agent wants to interact with unknown provider agents, they need to request other agents to advise a trustworthy provider. The crucial issues are then how to rely on the information provided by advisor agents. A trust mechanism was proposed that measures and analyzes the trust value of advisors. In fact, the proposed …

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Fuzzy Qualitative Approach To Address Uncertainty In Human Motion Analysis / Lim Chern Hong, Chern Hong Lim Jan 2015

Fuzzy Qualitative Approach To Address Uncertainty In Human Motion Analysis / Lim Chern Hong, Chern Hong Lim

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Human motion analysis is one of the most active researches in computer vision society nowadays due to its wide spectrum of applications. Current researchers have been focused on implementing sophisticated algorithms with the goal to achieve good recognition rate but such work are limited to some constraints or assumptions. As a consequence, these systems are impractical to deploy in real-world environment due to the abounded uncertainties in the human motion analysis pipeline such as human size variation, viewpoint variation, and classification ambiguity. Failing in handling these uncertainties could affect the overall system performance. In this thesis, fuzzy qualitative reasoning is …

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