Implementation of group therapy in Malaysian prison through Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) approach is deemed important to improve the psychological well-being of the inmates. Numerous studies had been conducted but most of them provide statistical data based on cross-sectional studies but findings on effect of psychological treatment is still

Housing is a basic human needs and its liveability transcend beyond the perimeter of the housing unit. The quality of the living environment is important for an individual’s well-being. The factors that contribute to the inhabitants’ satisfaction in a living environment are essential inputs in monitoring the success of housing policies of the g

In this paper, we have discussed the Islamic attitudes towards the environmental resources and the importance of its protection and preservation for sustaining life on earth. The paper maintains the view that the today’s outcry for environmental crisis is man-made. It is a consequence of humans’ irresponsible, irrational and thoughtless develop

Approximately 100 million people are exposed to arsenic worldwide, majorly through drinking water and anthropogenic activities. Monosodium methylarsonate (MSMA) is a potent organoarsenical content of herbicides used in many Asian countries. Epidemiological studies have linked inorganic arsenic exposure with atherosclerosis, whereas organoarsenicals

Due to the unique nature among the service industries, the overriding objective of the healthcare sector is to provide error free, impeccable services to their patients and clientele. It is not an option rather a norm for the healthcare sector to uphold and maintain the level of service that is quintessential and benchmark in the service industries

Futures contracts are one of the most common derivatives instruments used by the investors to hedge the risk exposures that may arise from adverse price movements. The effectiveness of futures contracts in managing risks is critical to the development of futures market. To design a better strategy with futures contracts for hedging the risk exposur

The purpose of this study is to investigate the critical factors that have impact on environment causes of unused medication. The current study is a descriptive cross-sectional audit involving with patients based on a structured questionnaire format with answer sets. The data is analyzed using partial least square method. The results revealed that

Network Mobility Basic Support Protocol (NEMO BSP) is an augmentation of Mobile IPv6 in which a frequent notification are required to update current location of the Mobile Router (MR) to maintain Internet connectivity during inter handoff through preserving the Binding Updates (BU). It might be designed in a high speed train, car as well as aircraf

Rain is the major challenge to design reliable earth to satellite microwave link at higher frequencies in tropical regions. Site diversity is one of the techniques used to mitigate this problem. Hodge and ITU-R Site Diversity Gain Models and ITU-R Diversity Improvement Factor Model are analyzed based on measurements at two locations in Malaysia. Th

This paper examines hedging strategy in stock index futures for Kuala Lumpur Composite Index futures of Malaysia. We employed two different econometric methods such as-vector error correction model (VECM) and bivariate generalized autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity (BGARCH) models to estimate optimal hedge ratio by using daily data of KL