This paper examines the relationship between trade uncertainty and bank lending using a sample of commercial banks in China and the European Union (EU) countries during the period of heightened trade uncertainty from 2017Q1 to 2021Q3 measured by the World Trade Uncertainty (WTU) index. We show that trade uncertainty slows bank credit growth. We fin

House is the most important basic need for the human survival, however many people especially those who are categorised in the category of generation Y do not acquire a house due to various factors (internal salient belief factors, personal factor, and extra factor). In accordance, the volume of residential transaction and homeownership rate among

Hybrid meat products are a beneficial approach to incorporating plant proteins into conventional meat formulations, taking into account current market trends that emphasise the partial decrease in animal protein content. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of using different percentages of beef meat (BM), jackfruit flesh (JF) and bamboo shoot

Introduction: There have been osteotomy methods that corrected or overcorrected the ulna deformity as part of surgical treatment for chronic radial head dislocation. Methodology: We reported surgical technique and outcome of oblique sliding ulna osteotomy that created acute lengthening, deformity correction or both to assist open reduction of radio

Despite the advancements in medical therapy, Crohn’s disease (CD) remains an unpredictable disease with a significant proportion of patients developing complications such as stricture, fistula, or even perforation requiring surgical intervention. In particular, stricturing CD remains a significant problem with approximately 50% of CD patients dev

PEJUANG kawalan tembakau negara amat bersyukur apabila Akta Kawalan Produk Merokok Demi kesihatan Awam atau Akta 852 akhirnya dikuatkuasakan mulai 1 Oktober 2024. Walaupun diakui sendiri Timbalan Menteri Kesihatan, Datuk Lukanisman Awang Sauni wujudnya pengaruh industri tembakau sehingga gugurnya Generasi Penamat daripada akta tersebut sebelum ini,

PURPOSE: This study aimed to identify the connection between caregiver sociodemographic characteristics, health status, caregiving demands, spiritual well-being, resilience, and caregiving burden in caring for older people with functional deficits in Felda Territory of Kuantan, Pahang. METHODS: A cross-sectional study with cluster random sampling w

The structural and optical properties of ZnO-based nanostructure exhibit substrate­dependent variations. A comprehensive understanding of how different substrates influence the crystalline structure, absorbance and surface morphology of the deposited films remains a great challenge. This study was done to investigate the structural and optical pro

Both soft total quality management (STQM) and lean manufacturing (LM) are philosophies for continuous improvement. Little is known about whether these can be integrated together or are in conflict. Furthermore, the nature of their integration together in the same enterprise is not clear. This paper tries to eliminate gap in operations management (O

This paper presents a qualitative study for exploring the applicability of a proposed model consisting of a few important operations management (OM) practices by the verbatim responses gathered from some managers engaged in Malaysian industries. The OM practices which include lean manufacturing (LM), total quality management (TQM), environmental ma