Consumer protection refers to safeguards against malpractice and exploitative techniques by suppliers of goods or services that adversely affect consumers. The area that seems to be most neglected is consumer protection in the service industry. However, they are becoming important to consumers and have raised complicated legal issues. Unlike the su

Due to the new economic reforms in Saudi Arabia and the introduction of the value-added tax, there is an increased need to enhance the public sector workers financial literacy. Based on the previous studies, financial literacy among the Saudis, in general, is low. Therefore, the objective of this study is to examine the degree of financial literacy

Objective: The neonatal stage is an important period of organ development whereby an insult could result in organ impairment. The kidneys demonstrate similar predisposition. Renal ultrasonography is crucial in examining the kidneys, including the renal length. The lack of local data means Malaysian doctors are dependent on data from other populatio

In the effort towards achieving the goal of sustainable development through business activities carried out to ensure the positive impact can be felt by the community in ending poverty, sometimes, we are constantly tested by Allah s.w.t. with tests coming alternately. Although we often maintain a relationship with Him, we are not immune to trials.

The practice of shorting stocks was put forward as one of the causes of the recent financial crisis whereas Shiller (2003), for example, considers shorting an essential element of an efficient market. Shorting involves selling borrowed stocks and subsequently closing the position by purchasing and returning the stock to the lender. A profit will be

Trace metals and rare earth elements (REEs) in the soft tissue of rocky shore Rock Oyster, Saccostrea cucullata, along the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia were determined. Significant inter-spatial variations ( p < 0.05) in trace metals and REEs were recorded. Significant positive correlations ( p < 0.01) were found among REEs concentrati

An Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) is a security that tracks a basket of stocks. An ETF investor gains immediate exposure to the basket, by taking either a long or short position on this instrument. Both hedgers and speculators can short ETFs, making the informational content of increases in ETF short interest difficult to interpret. Using high frequenc

The Tori-connected mESH (TESH) Network is a k-ary n-cube networks of multiple basic modules, in which the basic modules are 2D-mesh networks that are hierarchically interconnected for higher level k-ary n-cube networks. Many adaptive routing algorithms for k-ary n-cube networks have already been proposed. Thus, those algorithms can also be applied

Short selling is the selling of a security that the seller does not own. In conventional finance, the ability to short is considered an important element of an efficient and complete market. For most Muslim scholars, however, short selling is deemed undesirable when read in conjunction with the Hadith “la tabi’ ma laysa ‘indaka”, which carr

The primary concern of the present research was to investigate the effects of an Internet-Assisted Language Learning (IALL) environment on the development of L2 students’ critical thinking skills. A total of 77 students of Diploma in Hotel Management at UiTM Terengganu, Dungun Campus, Malaysia were involved in this study. This sample was divided