Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Mechanical Engineering -- IIUM Summary: This dissertation presents experimental measurements on a round free turbulent jet and numerical simulations on a flow past a surface mounted cylinder. The experimental measurements map the Reynolds stresses in a vertical round free jet. A 12 mm diamete

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences -- IIUM Summary: This thesis investigates the predictability, profitability and applicability of technical analysis in the Malaysian equities and commodity markets in relation to the naïve buy-and-hold strategy. In addition to the predictive ability and poten

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of English Language and Literature -- IIUM Summary: The study is conducted to investigate the use of linking adverbials (LAs) between non-native English writers (Filipinos) and native English writers. LAs are linguistic expressions, which function as cohesive devices beyond sentential levels. Th

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Accounting -- IIUM Summary: The issue of appointing independent directors arose due to larger/controlling shareholders dominating the board and ignoring the rights of the minority shareholders. The revised Malaysian Code of Corporate Governance 2012 emphasizes the importance of independent di

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Fiqh and Usul al-Fiqh -- IIUM Summary: This research focuses on “The Tools of Hedging against Risk and Their Contemporary Application”. The study begins with discussing the concept of risk, its model, types, and management, focusing on the most important types of risk that Islamic Financi

Subject(s): Tourism -- Marketing | Tourism -- Maldives | Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Business Administration -- IIUM Summary: Destination branding is considered to be highly challenging in this competitive environment where choices are vast that offers similar services and products. To differentiate the destinations have been one o

Subject(s): Corporate governance -- Malaysia | Executives -- Salaries, etc. -- Malaysia | Corporations -- Malaysia | Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Accounting -- IIUM Summary: High profile scandals such as Enron, Worldcom and Lehman Brothers, create chaos among the public, especially shareholders and investors, and the board of direct

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Communication -- IIUM Summary: The purpose of this study was to investigate the online game playing phenomenon and its effects on family, academic, and religious obligations among Muslim adolescents between the ages of 13 and 15 in the Gombak district, Selangor. This study was guided by thre

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering -- IIUM Summary: Future applications of communication systems require more data rate and mobility. Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) is one of the candidate techniques to achieve these requirements. However, OFDM implementation suffers from

Subject(s): Hadith -- Criticism, interpretation, etc | Hadith -- Authorities | Dissertations, Academic -- Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences -- IIUM Summary: Musnad Imam Abi Dawud at-Tayalisi is the major focus of this research in which it highlights the methodology of its author, Imam Abu Dawud at-Tayalisi and his senio