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Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleTUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA AS BIOMARKERS OF EXPOSURE TO INDOOR POLLUTANTS AMONG PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN IN KLANG VALLEYJuliana Jalaludin, Sharifah Nazariah Syed Noh, Nur Faseeha Suhaimi, Abdah Md AkimPoor indoor air quality can be particularly harmful to children and interfere with the growth of their lung function as they spend much of their time indoors. In order to understand the mechanism of exposure in the airways, biomarkers were used as a surrogate for biological responses towards indoor air pollutants. This study aims to investigate the association between indoor … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 9 · 15 Aug 2014 · 8,078 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleWillingness to Pay for Air Quality Improvements in Klang Valley MalaysiaRafia Afroz, Mohd N. Hassan, Muhamad Awang, Noor A. IbrahimThis research employed contingent valuation method (CVM) to estimate the willingness to pay (WTP) of the respondents to improve the air quality in Klang Valley. The samples were divided according to different question formats i.e. open ended(OE), dichotomous choice(DC) and payment card(PC). The objective of this study is to investigate the convergent validity of contingent valuation estimates by comparing the … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 1, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2005 · 8,995 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsForecasting Ozone Concentrations Using Box-Jenkins ARIMA Modeling in MalaysiaWan Rozita Wan Mahiyuddin, Nur Izzah Jamil, Zamtira Seman et al.Time series analysis and forecasting has become a major tool in many applications in air pollution and environmental management fields. Among the most effective approaches for analyzing time series data is the model introduced by Box and Jenkins. In this study, we used Box-Jenkins methodology to build Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) model on the average of monthly ozone data … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 14, Issue 3 · 25 May 2018 · 8,943 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractExploring Factors Influencing Financial Planning After Retirement: Structural Equation Modeling ApproachMd. Abdul Jalil, Dzuljastri Abdul Razak, S.M. Ferdous AzamThe study explores the critical factors that influence financial planning after retirement among Malaysians, an area which has somewhat been largely overlooked by the extant literature. The study has used a quantitative method to survey a sample of 170 Malaysian citizens, from various places in the Klang Valley area. Exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling were … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 3 · 20 Mar 2013 · 6,785 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractIntention to Use Renewable Energy: Mediating role of AttitudeMamunur Rashid, Syed Shah AlamAcceptance of renewable energy is influenced by attitude of the users towards new technology. Lack of research on renewable energy in emerging countries and drive for switching to alternative energy urge for studies on attitude of the users’ towards renewable energy adoption. This study investigates perception towards renewable energy use in Malaysia. A survey over 200 respondents from Klang-valley area … …Energy Research Journal, Vol. 3, Issue 2 · 11 Mar 2013 · 12,683 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractConsumers' Perceived Quality, Perceived Value and Perceived Risk Towards Purchase Decision on AutomobileChoy Johnn Yee, Ng Cheng SanProblem statement: As the level of competition keep on increasing in Malaysia automobile market, it is essential for every automobile producer companies to understand customer insight in order to further increase their share of wallet. Thus, they need to understand what factors might influence their customers’ decision in purchasing an automobile. Therefore, the objectives of this research is to study … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 3, Issue 1 · 7 Jan 2011 · 19,925 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPerceived Workplace Culture as an Antecedent of Job Stress: The Mediating Role of Work-Family ConflictAminah Ahmad, Zoharah OmarProblem statement: Few studies have tested the mediating effect of work-family conflict on the relationship between workplace culture and job stress. Approach: This study tested a mediation model consisting of job stress as the dependent variable, perceived family-supportive work culture as the independent variable and work-family conflict as the mediator. Data were gathered from 693 employees from private service organizations … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2010 · 8,151 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPrevalence of Low Back Pain and its Risk Factors among School TeachersNurul Izzah Abdul Samad, Haslinda Abdullah, Saidi Moin et al.Problem statement: The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of low back pain and the associated risk factors among primary school teachers in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. Approach: A cross sectional study was conducted in nine primary schools in the Klang Valley. The schools were selected randomly from a list obtained from the Ministry of Education. Two … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 5 · 31 May 2010 · 13,228 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Impact of Organizational Justice on Employee's Job Satisfaction: The Malaysian Companies PerspectivesChoong Kwai Fatt, Edward Wong Sek Khin, Tioh Ngee HengProblem statement: This research study analyzed the impact of organizational justice as encompassed by two components, namely distributive justice and procedural justice on employee’s job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and turnover intention. This study revealed a positive and significant relationship showing that the foundation of an employee’s job satisfaction and organizational commitment is within the application of both distributive and procedural … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 2, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2010 · 18,534 accessesView PDFCite