Objective: An important measure of shareholder primacy and activism is the power to initiate and approve proposals. However, in many countries which have transplanted or inherited the Anglo-Saxon governance model represented by the UK, shareholders intending to present their proposals to the general meeting often face a significant legal barrier du

The performance of boys in literacy has become an issue of increasing concern around the globe. This paper discusses the results of a study that sought to determine the literacy performance of Malaysian primary schoolers. Using one of the states in the country as a case study, data on approximately 85,000 students from grades 1, 2, and 3 were obtai

The demand for real-time multimedia applications has been exponentially increased these days. Long Term Evolution-Advanced (LTE-A) is one of the mobile cellular technologies envisaged to provide good real-time multimedia experiences. However, real-time multimedia scheduling over the downlink LTE-A is a subject to various impairments. This paper ada

Airborne particulates matter is significantly harmful towards museum visitors and displays artefact. The suspension of airborne particulates such as dust, pollens and particles originated from various indoor sources like dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, openings and museum visitors. Meanwhile, the outdoor sources are from construction, industrial, agr

This study aims to provide a good real-time multimedia performance under the presence of mobile cellular channel impairments by proposing a novel packet scheduling algorithm that adapts the well-known single carrier Maximum Largest Weighted Delay First (M-LWDF) algorithm into the multi-carrier downlink Long-Term Evolution-Advanced (LTE-A). The prop

Introduction: Methylation of promoter region of p16 leading to gene silencing has been implicated in a wide range of malignancies including lymphomas. In diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) particularly, a varying percentage of epigenetic inactivation of p16 promoter region was observed ranging from 16 - 54%. However, quantitative analysis of p16

Introduction: Epigenetic methylation has been implicated in the pathogenesis of diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL). This study investigated the methylation status of p16, MGMT and SPOCK2. Aberrantly methylated p16 and MGMT have been linked to DLBCL, but not SPOCK2. p16 inhibits cyclin-dependent kinase, which results in retinoblastoma phosphoryla

This study examined how well the Bilingual Virtual Toolkit (BVT) Let's Twist tool, used in an online Moodle learning environment, addressed pronunciation issues among English and Malay second language learners at Al-Saadah Complex. 18 students' pronunciation abilities were evaluated using a pre-test/post-test design; via qualitative action

Background: The ramifications of immobilisation manifest in a spectrum of physical and mental complications across participants demographics, irrespective of age. The resultant challenges impede individuals from independently executing routine activities, such as bathing and mobility. Consequently, there is an escalating demand for nursing care to

Background: Prematurely born, low birth weight, or sick infants are vulnerable and often do not receive enough breast milk from their mothers. In such cases, donated breast milk from other mothers can be safely stored in a milk bank. However, some Muslim countries have been hesitant to establish milk banks due to religious and ethical concerns. Des