This paper attempts to estimate the impact of exchange rate risks on exports using Pesaran et al. (2001) bounds testing procedure to establish cointegration. The long run coefficients are estimated via the autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) model. Results suggest that exchange rate risks depress exports in the long run with the impact of exchang

Three hundred thirty-one consecutive patients presenting with hypertension to the outpatient medical clinic of Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital, Kuantan, Malaysia were screened and 150 patients with concurrent diabetes were enrolled into a cross-sectional study. The majority of patients were male (60.6%) with a mean age of 60.0 +/- 11.0 years. The mean

We present a low-cost sensor buoy designed for unattended dissolved oxygen measurement in aquatic environment. We describe the buoy’s architectural design and three experiments that we carried out to demonstrate its viability: a laboratory test in a water tank with controlled oxygen level, a lake deployment and an extensive electric power consump

It goes without saying that as a renowned religious figure of the twentieth century Bedi’uzzaman Sa’id Nursi has left a tremendous impact on different facets of Muslims’ religious life, not only in Turkey but also in other parts of the Muslim world. The substantial reform on religious understanding that he brought to the Muslims particularly

Objectives: In developing countries out-of-pocket payments (OOP) are as high as 80% of healthcare spending. Generic medicines can be instrumental in reducing this expenditure. The current study is aimed to explore the knowledge, perception, and attitude of general practitioners towards generic medicines in Karachi, Pakistan. Methods: This explorato

For outbreak of any new viral disease, three things are need to be determined: Naming the disease, Type of the virus, and Name of the species. The World Health Organization (WHO) is responsible for the first task (common name of the virus or the disease), the virologists are responsible for the second, and the International Committee on Taxonomy of

This paper discusses the role of child care centre in shaping children’s social behaviour. It hypothesizes that quality child care affects children’s social behaviour. More specifically, it is assumed that high quality child care will predict positive social behaviour in children. 100 parents of children aged 4 to 5 year old at the IIUM EDUCARE

Purpose – The radical advances in the electronic banking technologies have inaugurated unique methods of transaction with a bank, especially using online banking medium. The main purpose of this study is to replicate an extended technology acceptance model (TAM) in order to determine those factors that impact the students’ intention to use onli

The needs for bridging of digital divide in rural communities and the economics of currently available broadband access technologies motivate for innovate and deploy new system designs and applications. The widely available and flexible WiFi technique meets the cost and suitability targets for rural broadband applications. To cope with the special

he Central Pattern Generators (CPGs) are becoming a popular method as the alternative control mechanism replacing the conventional trajectory-based method for designing the locomotion gait of mobile robot nowadays. CPG is described as a set of neural networks that have the ability to produce rhythmic movements, such as walking, swimming and flying