A ‘profession’ largely refers to an occupation with secured tenure and that carries substantial honour with a scope for fulfilling social roles and obligation, with rewards and higher social prestige attached to it in addition to access to authority and power (Kocka, 1985; Burrage et al 1990). However, the practice of a ‘profession’ like me

This issue of Asiatic(Vol. 13, No. 2) is dedicated tothe life and works of Dennis Haskell (1948-),a long-standing friend of the Journal, who has been on itsAdvisory Board since the Journal’s inception.He is also an ardent champion of Asian literaturewhohas been at the forefront of literary representations of Australian-Asian interactions and has

The objective of this study is to analyze and evaluate public acceptance and their willingness to pay (WTP) for solar energy for their household use in Kuala Lumpur. For this reason, a contingent valuation method (CVM) was conducted to recognize the WTP of individuals and the features persuading it. Inhabitants of 400 families in Kuala Lumpur were

The objectives of this study are to propose the Integrated Waqf Environmental Protection Model (IWEP) and investigate the farmers’ intention to adopt it. In developing the IWEP model and investigating farmers’ willingness to adopt it, this study surveyed 4 00 farmers in Kedah. The intention of the farmers to adopt the proposed model was analyse

The automotive industry is one of the main producers of industrial wastes affecting the natural environment. The purpose of this study is to identify the most important barriers to the Malaysian automotive industry. Researching 145 companies in Malaysia’s automotive supply chain industry collected the data. The data were examined using Problem Co

Introduction: The anterior jugular vein (AJV) forms part of the superficial venous drainage of the neck. The AJVs are commonly found as paired structures in the anterior midline region which are prone to anatomical variation. AJV inconsistencies contribute to the high percentage of peri-operative bleeding in anterior neck surgery. Method: Here, we

The technology of dynamic Wireless Power Transfer (WPT) has been accepted in the Electric Vehicle (EV) industry. Recently, for a stationary EV charging system, the existence of a ferrite core improves power efficiency. However, for dynamic wireless charging, the output power fluctuates when the EV moves. Two main obstacles that must be dealt with i

The use of chemical preservatives in food products to inhibit the growth of microorganisms is widely used nowadays. However, their use has become a concern due to several negative side effects, and when consumers question the safety of the foods they eat. Therefore, the present work was conducted to investigate the potential of plant natural saniti

It has generally been a strong belief that industrialization is necessary to eliminate poverty, unemployment, inequality in the distribution of income and wealth, and above all, to bring an accelerated growth of economic development. This belief which has been deep rooted for decades in Muslims’ hearts assumes that the third world countries must

Refurbishments of the ship's external and internal structures are the main scopes of a refit program. These activities may affect the indoor air quality (IAQ) inside ships and increase the indoor air pollutants (IAP) concentrations onboard. Therefore, continuous IAQ monitoring is needed to determine IAP exposure to the ship's crew. This stu