Lithium-ion battery plays important roles in electric drive vehicles. It has several advantages among other battery technologies such as high energy density and specific energy. The primary concerns of Lithium-ion batteries are to maintain optimum battery performance and extend the battery’s life. An accurate state of charge (SOC) estimation can

Revisiting World Declaration on higher education for 21st century

The apparent inability of the human rights system to function effectively is in many ways closely related to the conceptual framework upon which it was built to operate. The international model which forms the foundation from which human rights law is expected to operate is highly statist in nature, and focuses on the sovereign states as the key la

The complete life cycle of a pennellid copepod Peniculus minuticaudae Shiino, 1956 is proposed based on the discovery of all post-embryonic stages together with the post-metamorphic adult females infecting the fins of threadsail filefish Stephanolepis cirrhifer (Monacanthidae) cultured in a fish farm at Ehime Prefecture, Japan. The hatching stage w

The paper analyzed oil price exposure on asset returns of eight economic sectors namely- Construction (CON), Consumer (CSU), Finance (FIN), Industrial (IND), Plantation (PLN), Property (PRP), Services (SER), and Mining (TIN). of economy. Two tests, identified as Model 1 and Model 2, were conducted via the Augmented-CAPM (A-CAPM) approach. The first

During the past ten years the impact of the internet on channel selection has been dramatic and pervasive throughout the business world. Yet strong arguments can be made that few industries have been as invasively affected as has the airlines industry. Currently travelers increasingly choose the websites to search for flight ticket or other things.

Issues in universities governance

Telecommuting is seen as a Transportation Demand Management (TDM) tool that can reduce congestion by eliminating a trip or shifting it out of the peak travel period by allowing employees to work from home. This paper constitutes an empirical study on factors influencing the choice of telecommuting adoption in the International Islamic University Ma

The 1997-1998 Asian financial crisis affected the balance sheets of many Malaysian firms, which increased the financial constraints on such firms. To counter the impacts, the Malaysian government carried out various directed policy measures known collectively as the bail-out policy. The present paper examines the success of the policy to reduce the

Background: The significant impact of pre-operative physiotherapy on the functional outcomes of arthroplasty surgery is still a subject under study. This study has been designed to evaluate the effect of pre-operative physiotherapy on the short-term functional outcome of primary total knee arthroplasty. Methods: This randomized controlled trial inv