This paper reexamines the efficient hypothesis using monthly Kuala Lumpur stock price data for the period January 1970 to August 2009, using the nonlinear unit root test procedure recently developed by Kapetanios et al. (2003) in addition to the linear unit root test with and without structural breaks. While the linear unit root tests could not rej

Purpose: The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of poor visual acuity, colour blindness and visual field defect of new Malaysian drivers. Methods: A total of 3717 new drivers (50.2% males and 49.8% females) age 19±6 years, voluntarily participated in this study. Standard optometric apparatus such as LogMAR Charts, Ishihara pla

Housing development would normally be considered as mix-development due to the variedness of its development components such as houses, commercial buildings (business area), institutions such as schools and mosque, as well as open space for recreation. People tend to spend most of their time within this territoriality and for the people with disabi

In the context of globalization, security is required for the survival of a language and its native culture, just as language itself has become an important means of providing security for its native and non-native speakers, and Arabic is a living case. Security for Arabic is essential due to the great impact of globalization which is a source of c

An experimental study has been conducted to evaluate the capability of a seeded batch cooling crystallization with a temperature cycling method to produce a narrow crystal size distribution and grow a desired polymorphic form of sulfathiazole crystals. The study used focused beam reflectance measurement (FBRM), and attenuated total reflectance ultr

The control of crystal size distribution (CSD) in pharmaceutical crystallization is of primary importance, as downstream processes such as filtration or drying are greatly affected by the properties of the CSD. It is recognized that the variability in the final CSD is mainly caused by the significant uncertainties in the nucleation rates, and there

This paper presents the development of an e-learning application combining virtual reality (VR) and multimedia techniques which features interactive real time walkthroughs of highly accurate 3D architectural and ancient city models for the development of an innovative tool in teaching of history and humanities, cultural knowledge and cultural ident

The contextual integration between the water bodies, waterfront and the city has long been established in history when water used to be the main transportation mode. The importance of the integration of water bodies to many cities is globally acknowledged. Over the years, many of these cities have lost their integration with their water bodies due

The Syari'ah pioneered the protection a person's right to his person, property (including wealth) and reputation. The Holy Qur'an and the sayings of the Prophet s.a.w. clearly protect the sanctity of life, property and honour of every individual, Muslims and non-Muslims. For the violation of these rights, the Syari‟ah provides two kin

Kuala Lumpur waterfront used to be busy with activities when it was once a trading post for the export of tin. The activity at the waterfront has changed over the years along with the city development. This research investigates the level of contextual integration between the waterfront and the urban rivers in terms of its functional dimension. Tec