Repository@USM
Welcome to closed access digital repository of Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM).
This repository contains multiple types of scholarly materials, especially USM theses and exam papers.
“Any doctoral thesis or academic work owned by Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) that is downloaded through its official platforms shall not be shared, distributed, printed, or reproduced in any form to third parties without explicit written permission from USM. Any breach of this condition constitutes a violation of institutional intellectual property rights and may result in disciplinary action, legal proceedings, or revocation of academic credentials, depending on the severity of the offence.”
To access the full text, please log in with your USM email account.
Research outputs
6844
Projects
0
People
0
Recent Additions
- PublicationExploring A Strategic Teachers’ Brain-Based Instruction For Small-Claims Court Interpretation: A Case Study In Jordan(2025-06)The role of court interpreters is crucial in ensuring justice in bilingual legal settings. While many countries have established professional standards and legal frameworks for court interpreting, Jordan’s regulatory system remains underdeveloped, and scholarly research in this area is limited. This study explores the conceptual, procedural, and situational knowledge required by small-claims court interpreters (SCCI) in Jordan.
- PublicationThe Impact Of Liquidity And Leverage On Financial Performance Of Service Listed Firms In Jordan: The Mediating Role Of The Dividend Policy(2025-06)This study investigated the impact of liquidity and leverage on the financial performance of Jordanian service firms, with a particular emphasis on the mediating role of dividend policy. Utilising secondary data from 38 service companies listed on the Amman Stock Exchange over 11 years (2011-2021), this research employed rigorous statistical analyses conducted through SPSS 22 and Smart-PLS 4.1 softwares to test the hypotheses derived from an extensive literature review. The study variables were measured as follows: liquidity (current ratio [CR], cash ratio [CHR], and quick ratio [QR]), leverage (short-term debt [SD], long-term debt [LD], and debt to equity [DTE]), financial performance (earnings per share [EPS] and Tobin's Q [TQ]), and dividend policy (dividend yield [DP]).
- PublicationHala Tuju Politik Melayu-Islam Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad(2025-06)Kajian ini bertujuan untuk meneliti hala tuju politik Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, menganalisis dasar perjuangannya yang berteraskan Melayu-Islam serta merumuskan pendekatan beliau dalam memperjuangkan agenda tersebut.
- PublicationThe Role Of Civil Society In Promoting Democracy And Good Governance In Post-Conflict States: A Focus On Somalia(2025-06)This study analyses the role of civil society in Somalia's post-conflict state-building efforts and its capacity to foster democratic government under foreign aid dependency.
- PublicationAnalysing The Role Of Social Media In The Uae - Israel Normalization Agreement In 2020: A Gulf Cooperation Council Perspective(2025-04)The normalization agreement signed by the united arab emirates (uae) and israel on august 13, 2020, was a momentous geopolitical milestone with far-reaching consequences. While emirati authorities portrayed the agreement as a step toward warm peace, popular comments on social media indicated a wide range of views, from strong support to strident rejection. Social media was essential in creating conversation surrounding the accord, impacting public perception and political narratives. This study investigated the influence of social media in the uae-israel normalization process, utilizing international relations theory, agenda-setting theory, social media use, political participation, and social media political participation model as the theoretical framework. A qualitative study technique was used, including semi-structured interviews with 15 people (three from the uae and twelve from the gulf cooperation council) and sentiment analysis of twitter (x) and facebook postings from august to october 2020, all performed using nvivo software. The data reveal that social media had a substantial impact on popular mood, increasing both pro- and anti-normalization views. Sentiment research found that the prevalent perception in the uae was positive, indicating the efficacy of government messaging and public engagement methods.
Most viewed
- ItemFabrication Of Cw Co2 Laser For Indium Tin Oxide Annealing Study(2015-05)The objectives of this study are to design; construction and operation of the continuous wave CO2 laser system and its characterisation the effecting parameters pressure, current, and temperature on laser output power are discussed. The CW CO2 laser system parameters were (10 kV) voltage, current (18 mA) and (6 mbar) pressure of the gaseous mixture. It has a mix of gases of (CO2, N2, He) in a ratio of (10 %, 10 %, and 80 %), respectively. The cooling water temperature was (5 ). It was found that these parameters are the optimum to get the highest value for the CW CO2 laser system, which reached (54 watts), and the efficiency of this CW CO2 laser system reached (30 %). CW CO2 lasers, among the most efficient and powerful of all lasers, have many applications in industrial and medical fields. The properties of indium tin oxide (ITO) thin films strongly depend on the temperature preparation condition, so we suggest using a CW CO2 laser beam for indium tin oxide (ITO) thin film annealing and study the effects on the structural, optical and electrical properties of thin film. ITO thin films are deposited on glass substrates by sputter coater system (RF) from a high density target (In2O3- SnO2, 90- 10 wt %). The base pressure of the chamber was 10−7 mbar. The ITO thin films have been prepared at power values 100 W. After deposition, ITO thin films have been irradiated by CW CO2 laser (λ= 10.6 μm). These films were annealed at different temperatures 250 , 350 and 450 using laser power 13 W, 19 W and 25 W respectively in the air for 20 minutes. On the other hand, study the effects of annealing using the conventional method (heat furnace) on the structural, optical and electrical properties of ITO thin film at different temperatures 250 , 350 , 450 and 550 . It was done for 1 hour in the air, and then comparison of annealing between a CW CO2 laser and the heat furnace using different ITO thicknesses of 200 nm and 400 nm. It was found that the annealing technique using the CW CO2 laser is superior to using the heat furnace. It was found that the highest average optical transmission was 90.1 98.2 (%) and the energy gap was 3.81 eV at thickness 200 nm using CW CO2 laser, and the highest grain size was 43.94 nm, the roughness was 4.92 nm, the lower resistivity was 2.9x10-4 Ω.cm and the lower sheet resistance was 7.3 Ω/sq at thickness 400 nm using CW CO2 laser.
- PublicationPengembangan standard operating procedures untuk kegiatan operational sistem hawa dingin dewan-dewan(2002-03-01)This project has been going on in order to produce standard operating procedures for the operating of centralized air conditioning system in all lecture halls in Northern University of Malaysia (UUM) in line with ISO 9000. Beside, this project will make sure centralized air conditioning system will run in a smooth manner without any major break down. All minor problems can be solved immediately which will not affect the users. This system will plan and identify specific job to be carried out in standard procedures with detail format. These will assist workers to understand jobs, activities and paper work to be done in a systematic ways. This standard system can be achieved with the proper order of work, control, maximum resources, training and motivation. It is very important that all parties involved make constructive decision with the given information so that centralized air conditioning system can operate smoothly.
- PublicationStudy On Cross-Cultural Connections Of Malaysia-China Shadow Puppet Through Iconological And Contextual Analyses(2025-02)This study explores the cross-cultural connections between malaysian wayang kulit and chinese shadow puppetry, focusing on their shared artistic features and unique cultural dimensions through iconological and contextual analyses. By conducting a comprehensive investigation, this research unveils the profound artistic essence of shadow puppetry, fostering a deeper understanding of these traditions and promoting their preservation and evolution. The study begins by tracing shadow puppetry's historical trajectory and development in both nations. Using meticulous document analysis, it examines the origins of shadow puppetry in malaysia and its evolution within china’s central plains. This exploration highlights the potential pathways through which chinese shadow puppetry influenced malaysian wayang kulit, shedding light on the intricate web of cultural exchange and interaction. An essential focus of this research is the analysis of cultural characteristics embedded in shadow puppetry. Employing panofsky’s iconological approach, the study identifies shared cultural metaphors and symbols in puppet designs, colours, and forms. Additionally, it applies malinowski’s contextual theory to understand the influence of cultural and situational contexts on the development and adaptation of shadow puppetry in both traditions.
- PublicationAn Enhanced Mechanism To Detect Drdos Attacks On Dns Using Adaptive Thresholding Technique(2023-03)Demand for cyberspace-enabled services has expanded dramatically in recent years, in lockstep with the global Internet user population expansion. This rising demand for these services has increased the number of cyber threats launched by attackers, as well as the diversity and sophistication of the attack strategies used to target those services. By exploiting DNS flaws, cyber attackers conduct a Distributed Reflection Denial of Service (DRDoS) attack. As a result, these types of attacks exploit the method, functionality, and operation of open DNS resolvers to compromise the DNS. Additionally, to intensify the attack by boosting the attack bandwidth to overwhelm the victim with a vast number of DNS answers. As a result, traditional mechanisms are incapable of detecting these types of cyberattacks. As a result, existing detection mechanisms are unable to detect these forms of cyber intrusions. Thus, this thesis presents a mechanism for detecting DRDoS attacks on DNS that is strengthened by the use of modified metaheuristic algorithms and adaptive thresholding techniques based on machine learning algorithms (EMDDMAT).