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Papers by Nur Kasih Abdullah

Kulliyyah of Languages and Management, International Islamic University Malaysia, Pagoh, Oct 18, 2019

News interview is regarded as a form of institutional talk where the interaction process between ... more News interview is regarded as a form of institutional talk where the interaction process between the participants differs from an ordinary conversation in which the course of interaction in news interviews is an exchange of question-and-answer (Clayman & Heritage, 2002). This paper aims to explore evasion practices used by Dato' Seri Najib Razak in an exclusive interview episode '101 East' broadcasted live by Al Jazeera Channel on 26 th October 2018. The data was collected from the online YouTube videos in which the participants in the 101 East were between the host interviewer, Mary Jolley, and the guest interviewee, Dato' Seri Najib Razak. Using conversation analysis approach, this study analyzed how the interviewee evaded from answering controversial questions in the interview. The findings suggest that language, gestures and movement were used by the interviewee as evasion strategies to avoid from answering questions and to terminate topics in the interview. The organization of gestures and movement used by the interviewee as evasion strategies in this study were forewarning, interruption, final thanks and body movement.

Interruption in conversation does not necessarily have to be negative as it could also be viewed ... more Interruption in conversation does not necessarily have to be negative as it could also be viewed as something positive such as for maintaining and progressing a conversation (Amalia, 2016; Li, 2001). This paper explored interruption practices in a Malaysian television (TV) talk show called the DOPStv (Deen of Peace Studios), an Islamic lifestyle talk show. The data was collected from the online YouTube videos in which the series on ‘couple talk’ was selected as the TV talk show represented a multi-party interaction where more than two speakers were involved in the talk. Using the conversation analysis approach, this study analyzed how interruption was managed by the participants in the TV talk show. The findings suggested that the participants in the DOPStv talk show utilized the use of non-verbal cues as resources for cooperative interruption such as to provide assistance, agreement and clarification in a multi-party interaction.

The focus of this study is to investigate what do international students do ‘in the wild’, that i... more The focus of this study is to investigate what do international students do ‘in the wild’, that is, in a mundane, everyday, out-of-classroom second language talk. In face-to-face interactions, spoken language involves not only verbal but also a mutual collaboration with other non-linguistics resources, such as gaze, gestures and bodily behaviour (Goodwin, 1981). This study aims to add to the growing body of second language (L2) research which goes ‘beyond the language classroom’, outside educational settings (Firth and Wagner, 1997; Wagner, 2004) particularly among L2 speakers who do not share the first language. The data for this study consists of casual conversation among international university students having dinner at a cafe which is video-recorded. Using conversation analysis or sometimes referred to as ‘CA-SLA’ (Kasper and Wagner, 2011), this study aims to explore how participants with different language background exploit language and other non-linguistic resources in secon...

Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal, 2020

This paper examines the significance of a rural area, Panchor village town, as a potential nature... more This paper examines the significance of a rural area, Panchor village town, as a potential nature tourism site in the Muar district of Johor, Malaysia. The objectives of the study were (1) to evaluate local community support and (2) to assess local community involvement. Based on qualitative analysis of an interview and open-ended responses in the questionnaire, three interconnected themes were: (1) community attachment, (2) economic gains and (3) environmental attitude. The findings revealed that river-based tourism development could stimulate the socio-economic status and the sustainability of rural areas. This study also discussed implications and limitations of the research. Keywords: Community Attachment; Economic Gains; Environmental Attitude; River-based Tourism eISSN: 2398-4287© 2020. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bsby e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-n...

Customer satisfaction has been given much attention in the measurement of business performance of... more Customer satisfaction has been given much attention in the measurement of business performance of the institutional foodservices for the food and services. This study examines the army recruits' satisfaction with Acute Care Hospital Foodservice Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire (ACHFPSQ). This survey was part of the menu intervention study and implemented in three dining halls in the Army Basic Recruit Training Centre with involvement of fifty male army recruits. Customer satisfaction was assessed after six months of staying within the training centre. Main outcome measured were the scores of foodservice dimensions and overall satisfaction. Relationship between foodservice dimensions with overall satisfaction was assessed with Multiple Linear Regression Analysis. Findings revealed that the army recruits rated the highest score for meal service quality (score 2.81) while the lowest score was for physical environment (score 2.58). Overall score of foodservice satisfaction was 2.48, indicated that the army recruits had poor satisfaction level of the catering. The regression analyses revealed that staff and service issues was the only significant predictor positively related to the army recruits' overall foodservice satisfaction. Further approach to improve the army recruits' satisfaction with the food and services are warranted.

Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh… I would like to thank all those who have contributed ... more Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh… I would like to thank all those who have contributed in so many ways to the completion of this report. Firstly I acknowledge my great supervisor, PM DR. Rohanin binti Ahmad who gave me the opportunity to do this wonderful project on the topic 'Efficiency of Subgradient Method in Solving Nonsmooth Optimization Problems'. I am extremely grateful for her excellent guidance, supervision, suggestions, and efforts throughout the duration of this study Secondly, I am most indebted to my mother and sister who helped me, encouraged me and supported me each step of the way in finishing this study. I would like to acknowledge their valuable time and advice as well as their intellectual support and encouragement throughout my academic journey. I would like to express my sincere appreciation to my friends who help me a lot in this study. Without their help, advice and contributions, the study would not have been completed. Lastly, I would like to thank again all who helped me.

One of the most dangerous aeroelastic failure phenomenon is flutter. The flutter characteristic i... more One of the most dangerous aeroelastic failure phenomenon is flutter. The flutter characteristic is different for each type of aircraft depends on the wing geometry and its operational region of subsonic, transonic or supersonic. Prior to performing flight flutter test, extensive numerical simulations and Ground Vibration Test should be conducted where the structural finite element modes and the experimentation results should be matched otherwise the numerical simulation model could be rejected. In the present paper, the simulation of supersonic wing equipped with external loads of missiles on the wing had been analyzed at high supersonic region. The structural mode shapes at each generated frequency mode are also visually presented. The analysis is carried out using FEM software of MSC Nastran. The wing flutter with the external stores had been simulated at different altitudes. The result shows that the flutter velocity is sensitive to the flight altitude. For this reason, the flutter analysis is conducted also for a negative altitude. The negative altitude is obtained by considering the constant equivalent speed-Mach number rule at flutter speed boundary as a requirement in standard regulation of transport aircraft.

The study aims to investigate the signaling effect of bond issuance in Malaysia and to determine ... more The study aims to investigate the signaling effect of bond issuance in Malaysia and to determine the company characteristics that influence the effect. Findings of the study reveal positive cumulative average abnormal returns following bond issuance indicating that the market treat bond offers as favourable corporate news. On the other hand, the cross-sectional analysis found insignificant relation between company profitability, growth opportunities, asset tangibility, size and managerial ownership with cumulative abnormal returns of bond issuers. The results confirm the signaling effect of bond issuance but further reveal that the effect is not affected by company characteristics.

Journal of Chemistry, 2013

Generation from the existing commercial devices costs about ten times more than the conventional ... more Generation from the existing commercial devices costs about ten times more than the conventional methods. Therefore, this paper presents a thin-film dyed solar cell (DSC) of natural dyes fromMelastoma malabathricumfruits which consist of the carbonyl and hydroxyl groups of anthocyanin molecule that influences the performance of photosensitized effect due to its bound on the surface of filler. Experimental results comparing engineering grade (>99% purity) of metal oxide; U1 and U2 with treated metal oxide; U3 and U4 using ultrasonic process, which is to break the particle agglomeration from 0.37 μm down to 0.15 μm; this treatment led to a more “sponge-like” consistency with high porosity, enabling enhanced absorption and anchorage of the dye sensitizer. The microstructures of metal oxide were observed using Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (FESEM) and Atomic Force Microscope (AFM). Along with the highest performance ofI-Vmeasurement given by U4 with open circuit,Voc = 0...

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2013

Business Strategy Series, 2013

Purpose – This paper aims to highlight the planning and implementation processes of a higher educ... more Purpose – This paper aims to highlight the planning and implementation processes of a higher education institution ISO 9000 quality management system. Design/methodology/approach – The paper discusses the issues and challenges faced by the institution in the process of maintaining and going beyond the minimum requirements of a quality management system. Findings – The paper finds that senior leaders of an organization play an important role in driving the organization to quality improvement and organizational excellence. Practical implications – The paper suggests practical information for management of a higher education institution to maintain and sustain a quality management system. Originality/value – Maintaining a quality management system remains critical for an organization that has obtained certification. It has been observed that maintaining a quality management system is a far more daunting task than obtaining one.

Key Engineering Materials, 2013

Dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) of natural dyes from local fruits which consist of the carbonyl ... more Dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) of natural dyes from local fruits which consist of the carbonyl and hydroxyl groups of anthocyanin molecule influences the performance of photosensitized effect due to high interaction on the surface of filler. The study is based on Titanium Dioxide, TiO2; U1and U2 (without and with additive respectively), treated TiO2 with ultrasonic; U3 and U4 (without and with additive respectively). The additive for electrolyte, KI3 gives effects on the rate of electron injection to the oxidized dye sensitizer. Of treated TiO2 with ultrasonic was reduced the particle size agglomeration from 0.37 μm down to 0.15 μm. This contributes to a better sponge like with high porosity in order to absorb more anchorage dye sensitizer. Treated U4 with addition of additive for electrolyte gives, Voc=0.74228 V, Isc=0.36 mA, FF=57.0124 gives 0.039% of efficiency.

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2014

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are significant contributors to development and growth ... more Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are significant contributors to development and growth in an economy. Since SME failure is common, this study develops a failure prediction model for the small and medium-sized enterprises. By using 132 distressed and non-distressed SMEs in Malaysia during the period of 2000 through 2010 based on the logistic regression, the results for Model 1 illustrate that higher gearing and lower profitability are associated with a higher failure risk. In addition, the incorporation of the firm's age as an additional factor in Model 2 significantly improves the model's predictive accuracy. A high area under the receiver operating curve indicates that Model 2 is excellent in discriminating between the distressed and non-distressed SMEs. The Hanley and McNeil test statistic shows that both models could predict failure better than a random model. The overall prediction accuracy rate ranges from 50% to 83% and 75% to 89% for the respective Model 1 and 2 when applied to the 1-year, 2-year, 3-year and 4-year prior to distress holdout samples. Our result indicates that young SMEs rely heavily on debt and they are less efficient which led them into distressed situation. The model can detect failure as early as four years prior to the event. The developed model could be used as a refined tool to avoid possible adverse situations among the small medium-sized enterprises, creditors and investors. To the SMEs, the model could assist in early detection of distress situation; whereas to credit providers the predictors could be included in the score card for better credit decision making. Investors could potentially use the model to assess the financial well-being of companies to safeguard their interests.

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2010

International Journal of Economics and Finance, 2009

2013 IEEE Conference on Open Systems (ICOS), 2013

UML-based measurement is of great interest for industry because of its popularity in logical desi... more UML-based measurement is of great interest for industry because of its popularity in logical designs. UML models have been successfully used to support COSMIC-based functional size measurement (COSMIC FSM). In this paper, UML-based functional measurement through COSMIC function point is proposed to be used to estimate the mobile game application. The key idea is to use UML representations for capturing the information needed for the measurement and estimation. A case study, Angry Birds mobile game application is used to demonstrate how UMLs can actually improve the practice of COSMIC measurement by mapping the UML context with COSMIC FSM rules and measurement. The UML representations involve use case diagram, behavioral model elements, component diagram, object diagram and sequence diagrams to represent the basic functional requirements and workflow requirements. This paper shows the usage of UML representations with COSMIC function point is applicable to the case study in mobile game. It provides an option to the software developers to estimate the mobile game application size by using UML-based COSMIC FSM method. This paper contributes on building UML models according to the COSMIC measurement rules, which ease the measurement procedures.

International Journal of Management Studies ( …, 2007

This paper investigates stock market reactions to share buyback announcements, specifically with ... more This paper investigates stock market reactions to share buyback announcements, specifically with the fixed price tender offer mechanism. An event study methodology was used to examine stock price reaction of 30 observations involving 21 listed companies surrounding the announcement dates. Two models, namely market adjusted return (MAR) and the single index market models (SIMM) were utilised to compute abnormal returns. Eventhough most literature in the western market found positive abnormal returns, this study reveals that investors gain zero abnormal returns out of these announcements. The post announcement result shows a zero abnormal return which implies that the Malaysian stock market is semi-strongly efficient due to this announcement. Finally, evidence also shows that none of the implications forwarded in the theories could be supported in this study. ABSTRAK Artikel ini mengkaji reaksi pasaran saham terhadap pengumuman pembelian balik saham secara spesifiknya menggunakan mekanisma tawaran tender harga tetap. Metodologi kajian peristiwa digunakan untuk meneliti reaksi harga ke atas 30 pemerhatian yang melibatkan 21 syarikat pada sekitar tarikh pengumuman. Dua kaedah iaitu pulangan terlaras pasaran (MAR) dan model pasaran indeks tunggal (SIMM) digunakan untuk mengira pulangan luar biasa. Walaupun kebanyakan literatur di pasaran barat menemui pulangan luar biasa yang positif, kajian ini mendapati pelabur-pelabur memperoleh pulangan luar biasa sifar daripada pengumuman ini. Keputusan selepas pengumuman mendapati pulangan luar biasa sifar memberi gambaran bahawa pasaran saham Malaysia adalah efisien separa kuat. Akhir sekali, bukti menunjukkan bahawa tiada satu pun implikasi yang diketengahkan oleh teori dapat disokong dalam kajian ini.

Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2012

International Journal of …, 2005

This paper examines two types of statistical tests, which are multiple discriminant analysis (MDA... more This paper examines two types of statistical tests, which are multiple discriminant analysis (MDA) and the logit model to detect financially distressed companies. Comparison between the two statistical tests is implemented to identiy factors that could differentiate financially ...