Fish viscera, a waste of fish processing industry, can be exploited as a source of PUFA-rich fish oil for use in food or pharmaceutical industry and at the same time the environment can be protected from pollution by fish wastes. Fish oil was recovered from viscera of Indian Mackerel (Rastrelliger kanagurta), by different supercritical fluid extrac

This study investigates crisis management by focusing on Bohn (2000). Bohn (2000) uses the term ‘fire fighting’ to describe firms that are in a chronic state of crisis management. Typically, managers rush from one problem to another without having the time to solve problems effectively. They often deal with symptoms but fail to address the root

There are no single provisions found in the Al Qur´an or as Sunnah as relates to registration of marriage, but there are equally no prohibitory provisions as well. The purpose of the enforcement of registration is to remove the difficulty of proving the marriage. As such, the obligation to register marriage is important as it is for the benefit (m

The legal and regulatory framework for financial reporting in Malaysia is governed by the Companies Act 1965, accounting standards approved by the Malaysian Accounting Standards Board and the Bursa Malaysia Listing Requirements. Voluntary disclosure in the context of Malaysian listed companies can be defined as items of information which are not sp

Food security is defined as access by all people at all times to sufficient food for an active, healthy life. Food insecurity occurs not only in under-developed and developing countries, but also in developed nations such as Australia. The inconsistency of measurement techniques and administration has limited the efforts to gain a better understand

This study examines the importance and usefulness of corporate annual reports in Malaysia. Unlike prior research, which investigates the users' perceptions (e.g. Anderson, 1981; Abu Nassar and Rutherford, 1996; Naser et al, 2003; Al-Razeen and Karbhari, 2004; Mirshekary and Saudagaran, 2005), this study looks at the perceptions of preparers and

A Muslim divorced woman in entitled to several rights after dissolution of her marriage. Those rights include maintenance during 'iddah, right to accommodation during 'iddah, right to the custody of children, right to any deferred mahr, right to a share in jointly acquired property and right to mut'ah or consolatory gift. These rights a

This study aims at investigating whether intra-ASEAN trade is trade creating (higher trade with efficient members) or trade diverting (higher trade with inefficient members) for both inter-industry and intra-industry trade. Since integration efforts within ASEAN had to be geared toward “open regionalism”, factors that affect trade, both inter-i

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The paper adds to the stream of PMS research with understanding the relationship between service activities and PMS design. Focusing on the association between service process types and the ways of measuring activities, the study provide a preliminary exploratory study on the practical aspect of PMS design. Using a combination of both survey and in