Provides an overview and theoretical analysis of the items published in Vol. 8, No. 1 of the Asiatic journal.ASIATIC, VOLUME 8, NUMBER 1, JUNE 2014 Asiatic , Vol. 8, No. 1, June 2014 1 Celebrating a “Neo -cosmopolitan Globaletic Writer” This issue of Asiatic is dedicated to the works of Malaysia’s preeminent, and certainly the most internatio

It is well known that the most promising approach to solving the problem of authentication in a mobile IPv6 network is to use CGA-based authentication. The only drawback is that CGA algorithms can be computationally expensive. This study analyses the performance of the CGA generation algorithm and proposes changes to impose a minimal computational

Malaysia is a large producer of fish industry estimated to be 1.5million tonnes every year. 35-50% of the fish weight is its viscera, which is usually disposed into the landfills or sea leading to massive environmental problems. However, various hydrolases can be extracted from this highly potential by-product source. In this study, protease, lipas

The young editors of a student magazine, The New Cauldron (1949-60), the official organ of the Raffles Society of the University of Malaya in Singapore, in their youthful idealism and unflagging optimism, wrote in their editorial column, “National Unity,” for the Trinity Term issue of 1949-1950: Professor T.H. Silcock, in his pamphlet 'Dile

Malaysia is a large producer of fish industry estimated to be 1.5million tonnes every year. 35-50% of the fish weight is its viscera, which is usually disposed into the landfills or sea leading to massive environmental problems. However, various hydrolases can be extracted from this highly potential by-product source. In this study, protease, lipas

Epileptic seizures are indicators of epilepsy. Thorough analyses of the electroencephalograph (EEG) records can provide valuable insight and improved understanding of the mechanisms causing epileptic disorders. The detection of epileptiform discharges in the EEG is an important component in the diagnosis of epilepsy. As EEG signals are non-stationa

Fatehpur Sikri, Agra, India, a UNESCO World Heritage site, has been the subject of various scholarly articles and books in the past. This book represents a revisit to this famous complex as a constant reminder of a multi-cultural and multi-faith stance of the Mughal civilisation in general, and a hallmark of Akhbar’s reign and philosophy of leade

A collection of short stories by Asia's first Nobel Laureate, Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), edited and translated by Mohammad A. Quayum. The book contains 20 translated shorts stories, as well as a biographical essay on the author and an introduction.

Among options traders, implied volatility is regarded as one of the most important variables for determining profitability in options trading. Implied volatility implies the future underlying stock volatility, and whilst it cannot predict market direction, it can forecast the stock’s potential for large fluctuations in the future. Once the implie

Estimation of transaction costs in stock market is an important issue for stock trading, asset pricing, and stock market regulation etc. and it is often done by combining the quoted bid-ask spread estimate with commissions and other fees provided by market participants which can be subjective. The main objective of this study is to estimate the tra