I do not consider myself as an exceptional public speaker or orator, but as an educator I do make a serious effort to prepare for my public talk, so that I can manage to impart as much knowledge as possible to my audience, and that they would enjoy the talk I plan to deliver. My main objective as a public
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I wrote this because I feel that most people could benefit from acquiring the art of dealing with their bosses. Most of us have a boss or bosses at work, unless of course if you are your own boss. I am my own boss now, but for a good 35 years I was bossed around. Working under a boss can
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ByProf. Dr.Jamal Hisham Hashim Visiting Professor at United Nations University- IIGH Former Professor of Environmental Health at National University Malaysia Making good plans and preparation for a PhD journey is just as important as starting one. Starting a PhD journey on the wrong foot can spell disaster. So, I am penning my advice and tips here for PhD aspirants
Continue reading WHY is it crucial? Mostly in developing countries, universities cannot subscribe to the world’s leading journal publishers because it is expensive to subscribe to the journals of the leading publishers. However, there exists ways to get access to them without paying. For instance, many publishers provide free access to their articles to universities in developing countries upon request. In
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Nowadays Malaysia has become one of the popular destination for higher study. The reason behind it is quality education, a better ranking of universities, low cost of living, diverse culture and pleasant climate. Currently, a few universities are providing Masters and PhD scholarship along with living allowance and full tuition waiver. Monash University Malaysia Monash University is one of the
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After having completed a PhD degree myself, and having supervised, co-supervised and examined a number of PhD students over the years, I would like to offer some humble advice and pointers to those aspiring to pursue a PhD degree themselves. I find that many Malaysians misunderstood the purpose of getting a PhD degree and the commitments and sacrifices that it
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” Potential, possible, or probable predatory scholarly open-access journals This is a list of questionable, scholarly open-access standalone journals. For journals published by a publisher, please look for the publisher on the list of publishers, here. This list is only for single, standalone journals. We recommend that scholars read the available reviews, assessments and descriptions provided here, and then decide for
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“ Potential, possible, or probable predatory scholarly open‑access publishers This is a list of questionable, scholarly open-access publishers. We recommend that scholars read the available reviews, assessments and descriptions provided here, and then decide for themselves whether they want to submit articles, serve as editors or on editorial boards. In a few cases, non-open access publishers whose practices match those of predatory publishers
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Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) is a multivariate statistical analysis technique that is used to analyze structural relationships among variables. SEM is the combination of factor analysis and multiple regression analysis. Usually factors are created using multiple observed variables through factor analysis. Those factors are called latent variables. Thereafter, multiple regression analysis is performed on latent variables level, not in observed
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This short blog post is relevant for you if you are planning to apply for a PhD, post-doc, lecturer or professorship position. It is also relevant if you are applying for a job position in a research organisation. Your CV will create the first impression about you to your potential employer. Thus, it is very important that your CV is
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