Data are limited on the extent and characteristics of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) use among smokers and ex-smokers. The objectives of the study were to determine the prevalence of e-cigarette use, socio-demographic and smoking characteristics associated with current e-cigarette use among smokers and ex-smokers population in Malaysia. METHO

This research investigates power relationships in the disclosure on women and gender related issues in corporate sustainability reports. For this purpose fifty two companies from the 2013 Fortune top 100 list were selected. Critical discourse analysis (CDA) was conducted on the basis of Fairclough’s (1989) framework. Fairclough suggested analysin

The invention of the Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) has introduced many advantages in the product tagging, object tracking and supply chain management comparing with the barcode system. Allocation of the UWB frequency range has given the RFID researchers another edge to include more bits for the inscription due to the wideness of the band an

This research investigates power relationships in the disclosure on women and gender related issues in corporate sustainability reports. For this purpose fifty two companies from the 2013 Fortune top 100 list were selected. Critical discourse analysis (CDA) was conducted on the basis of Fairclough’s (1989) framework. Fairclough suggested analysin

This chapter reviews human security in a globalized world by highlighting the case of Gaza

Research aim: This study aims to identify the persuasive strategies applied by Bangladeshi companies in disclosing poverty related corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities in their annual reports. Design/ Methodology/ Approach: This study applies the discourse analysis as an approach in exploring the narratives of Bangladeshi companies’ a

The world is currently facing its biggest refugee crisis since the end of Wold War II. According to the UN refugee agency a record 65.6 million people are either refugees, asylum seekers or Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). The world witnessed an unending stream of refugees fl eeing the violence in Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan to Europe. In the

In this article, a narrow band, open circuited planar microstrip band pass filter has been proposed. Existing RFID reader circuits has to generate a constant chirp signal to read the conventional microstrip resonator type tag. Use of the VCO is well established for this application. However, in case of large bandwidth (>4GHz) chirp generation i

In this paper, an analytical approximation technique has been presented of obtaining higher-order approximate solutions for highly nonlinear Duffing oscillator based on the energy balance method (EBM). Higher-order approximate natural frequencies have been obtained in a novel analytical way. The accuracy of the solution method is evaluated within a

China’s announcement of “One Belt, One Road” initiative has attracted much attention from policy-makers and think tanks in Asia and elsewhere •In this paper, we aim to explain the following: •1.the man features of such an initiative; •2. explain the main reasons for China to launch such a policy initiative ; and •3. its potential impl