Purpose This study investigates the relationship between economic growth, international trade, and environmental degradation in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), focusing on the validity of the environmental Kuznets hypothesis (EKC), the pollution havens hypothesis (PHH), and the factor endowment hypothesis (FEH). Design/methodology/approach The study uses

Makalah ini bertujuan untuk menonjolkan mengenai pengaplikasian slanga dan perubahan penggolongan kata serta medan makna dalam kalangan personaliti media sosial Instagram yang telah dipilih. Bagi merealisasikan kajian ini, pengkaji telah berpaksikan kepada dua objektif utama, iaitu mengenal pasti bahasa slanga yang digunakan oleh pempengaruh media

The taboos of the people from the Jakun tribe has formed a unique identity because there are similarities and differences with the Malays. However, research and documentation related to taboos of the Jakun tribe, especially those living in Kampung Sentosa, Lenga, are seen to be less disclosed to the outside community, thus causing a loss in the stu

Background Sepsis is one of the leading causes of intensive care unit (ICU) admission and mortal- ity in Malaysia. Delayed recognition of sepsis is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Monocyte distribution width (MDW) represents the width of a set of monocyte volume values, which increases as infection progress in severity. Its mea-

There is increased usage of flexible electronics recently in various applications such as wearable devices, flexible displays and sensors. Studies on the durability of conductive metal traces under cyclic mechanical loading is crucial since these conductors will be subjected to repeated bending. In this work, the mechanical and electrical behavior

Testing the structural integrity of pipelines is a crucial maintenance task in the oil and gas industry. This structural integrity could be compromised by corrosions that occur in the pipeline wall. They could cause catastrophic accidents and are very hard to detect due to the presence of insulation and cladding around the pipeline. This corrosion

Introduction: Wilms’t tumour is the commonest renal tumour in children. With a predisposition of forming tumour thrombus in blood vessels, tumour extension into renal veins and inferior vena cava (IVC) has been reported in up to 10% of cases. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy has been shown to promote intracaval tumour regression, however in cases of pers

The prevalence of Non-erosive reflux disease (NERD) is increasing in Asia. Dilated intercellular spaces (DIS) are considered as early signs of acid damage to the esophageal epithelium. There is little information available in the literature on the (DIS) of esophageal epithelium in NERD patients in Malaysia. The aim of this study is to evaluate DIS

تُسلط هذه الدراسة الضوء على اللهجات العربية القديمة في جانبها الدلالي، وبالتحديد في موضوع المشترك اللفظي في كتاب المزهر في علوم اللغة وأنواعها للسيوطي، الذي يزخر بالكثير منه؛ حيث تتبعت اللهج

Workplace bullying may lead to employee silence in many organizations. As such, this study attempts to examine the existence of employee silence, which might have a negative effect on organizational productivity and profitability. The objectives of the study are (1) to find out the extent of the existence of workplace bullying and employee silence