The influence of Malay language into modeling a Malay speech lexicon can be potentially useful for a more accurate transcription and segmentation. The problem arises when trying to discriminate the boundaries between similar sounding phonemes for segmentation, especially in dyslexic children‘s speech when reading, which have been influenced by the surrounding phonemes (before and after) thus ma...

The central question to be examined in this study is associated with the value of the Malays traditional culinary practices of Malay chef in preparing the traditional food in Malaysian hotels. Present understanding highlighted that hotels are giving high priority on their superior services, such as luxury accommodations and intimate hospitalities. As such, promoting local foods in their dining ...

The research examines entrepreneurial orientation (EO) in Malay family firms by taking personality traits as the antecedent. This construct is used to explain the influence of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and its consequence towards firm performance. The impact of personality traits towards firm performance observed in Malay family firms is unique to the paper. In Malay firms, the relations...

This paper shall propose aframework to integrate the services of Traditional Malay Medicine (TMM) with modern medicine in the field of postnatal care. A semi structured interview was conducted towards twelve postnatal care practitioners in the traditional malay medicine and modern medicine field and one public hospital in Malaysia. The current framework shows that both medicine systems are bein...

This study is focused on Malay speech recognition with the intention to distinguish speech and non-speech segments. This study proposes an algorithm for automatic segmentation of Malay voiced speech. The calculations of log energy and zero rate crossing are used to process speech samples to accomplish the segmentation. The algorithms are written and compiled using Matlab. The algorithm is teste...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to validate the Malay version of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS-M) among a group of medical students in Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya. METHODS 237 students participated in the study. They were given the Malay version of MSPSS, medical outcome study (MOS) social support survey, Malay version of General Health Questionn...

Patterns of modern human population structure are helpful in understanding the history of human migration and admixture. We conducted a study on genetic structure of the Malay population in Malaysia, using 54,794 genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphism genotype data generated in four Malay sub-ethnic groups in peninsular Malaysia (Melayu Kelantan, Melayu Minang, Melayu Jawa and Melayu Bugis)...

Malay intangible heritage went through numerous stages in its evolution and shaped by an amalgamation of various influences; one of which was the Malay-Polynesian belief system with a strong animistic base. The later emergence of Islam introduced new customs and practices where old manteras or incantations are sprinkled with Islamic names and supplications to Islamize, so as to legitimize the r...

Duration and F0 were studied in a set of 111 Malay words produced by two female native speakers of Malay in order to identify the citation pattern. This preliminary study seemed to provide strong evidence for penultimate stress. Seen in a wider context, the evidence collapsed, and it became clear that Malay does not have word stress at all. The search for syllable timing led to doubts whether t...

BACKGROUND This study evaluates the psychometric properties of the Malay version of the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS-M) among patients with schizophrenia in a psychiatric outpatient clinic. METHODS Ninety-nine schizophrenia outpatients were administered the Malay version of the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS-M), Malay version of Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS), Mala...