Ultra Wideband (UWB) is a wireless technology for transmission of massive amounts of data over a wide frequency band using short-pulses with very low power spectral density. In 2002, FCC authorized a frequency allocation in the range of 3.1–10.6 GHz with a maximum transmitted power of -41.3 dBm/MHz for UWB commercial use. Certain applications req

Social security is one of the vital human rights enunciated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948. Despite having the principle of equality of treatment embodied in the Federal Constitution and become signatories to a few international social security related instruments, Malaysia who relies heavily on the migrant workers in various

On the basis of the standards established by the international legal regimes and the principle of equality of treatment which is enshrined in the Federal Constitution, it is argued that the social security laws enforced in Malaysia are discriminatory vis-a-vis migrant workers. This is because the country has two different laws governing national wo

The introduction of the no-fault rule in the employment injury compensation laws ousted the exclusive defences under common law that has long shielded the employers from becoming responsible for their employees' injury. Although the Employees' Social Security Act 1969 regulates the local workers has radically abolished the common law defenc

Along with the basic principle of human rights as enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, social security law has evolved greatly at the expanse of International Labour Organisation (ILO) through a list of related conventions. These conventions draw no distinction between a local or a migrant worker for the entitlement of benefits a

The electronic payment (e-payment) system has become an increasingly important payment system world-wide. Apart from improving the convenience, e-payment system also increases the efficiency in the delivery of financial services to “un-bankable” community, especially the micro-entrepreneurs. In Malaysia, the number of e-payments made per capita

Companies are exposed to business and financial risk and are affected by business cycles and economic downturns. A company is fortunate if it is capable of preventing and alleviating financial crises by utilizing existing financial distress models to deal with volatile markets and changes in the global economy. Such models are capable of signalling

Introduction: Achieving optimal vancomycin dosing, particularly in septic critically ill patients receiving continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) is crucial. Established guidelines recommend the use of trough concentrations to manage vancomycin dosing in adult patients with gram-positive infections. Importantly, obtaining the area under the p

This book caters for degree students pursuing accounting and business courses at institutions of higher learning. Aligned with the framework-based teaching of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) pedagogy, this comprehensive book contains 10 chapters that build on the knowledge and skills introduced in Financial Accounting and Reporti

The free convective flow in incompressible viscous fluid past a vertical plate is studied under the presence of magnetic field. The flow is considered along the vertical plate at x-axis in upward direction and y-axis is taken normal to it. The governing equations are written in vector form. Afterwards, the equations are solved numerically using fin