My introduction will highlight some personal reflections on my work on election campaign discourse in a non-western context within the Critical Discourse Studies (CDS) framework. I will briefly discuss some of my concerns (and confusion) while researching issues that are absent from the theoretical or analytical radar of Western scholars but import

Analysis of productivity at industry and sectoral-level is often too broad to be a practical basis for policy and strategy formulations. To better translate the sectoral productivity into feasible and effective policies and incentives, it is therefore essential to understand how enterprise-level productivity patterns evolve by taking into account t

This paper investigates Samuel Huntington’s approach towards the nature of civilisation and its origins, as well as the Orientalist elements within the theory of Clash of Civilisations in particular and Huntington’s thoughts in general. For this purpose, the paper first reviews the theory’s historical background and theoretical basis. Then, i

Voting is primarily important not only as a symbol of democracy; it will also determine the government that will run the country. In Malaysia, the Federal Constitution provides the minimum age to pass vote is 21 years old. However, with the recent bill passed in the Parliament, the voting age will be reduced to 18 years old. This paper seeks to inv

Sexual health is fundamental to the overall health and well-being of individuals, couples and families, and to the social and economic development of communities and countries (WHO, 2020).Young people with disabilities are not automatically asexual. As they mature, young people with disabilities experience most if not all the same physical and emot

Aim: To study the association between astigmatic anisometropia with visual acuity (VA) and stereopsis. Methodology: Twenty emmetropic adults with normal binocularity in age of 18 to 34 years old, were recruited. Unilateral against-the-rule astigmatism anisometropia was induced in each participant by using -1DC, -2DC, -3DC and -4DC toric soft contac

ملخص البحث: يسلط البحث الضوء على صورة البطولة الموجودة في أشعار الغزوات النبوية عند الصحابي الجليل أبو بشير، كعب بن مالك الأنصاري السلمي، وهو أحد شعراء الرسول  بالإضافة إلى حسان بن ثابت، وعب�

Vaccination is a preventive measure to protect children from infectious diseases. Although it is good immunization for children, some parents are reluctant about having their children immunized. The study attempts to identify patterns of vaccination practice among parents, preferences and sources of vaccine information. This is a descriptive survey

Purpose: This study aims to investigate the effects of capital control and external debts after the 1997 financial crisis. Design/methodology/approach: Using system estimation approach, the authors estimate a panel data-based econometric model for data on Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines and South Korea from 1990 to 2017. Findings: Th

Traffic congestion and tidal flow management were recognized as major problems in modern urban areas, which have caused much frustration and loss of man hours. Approach: In order to solve the problem an intelligent RFID traffic control has been developed. It has circumvented or avoided the problems that usually arise with systems such as those, whi