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

Cryptographically Generated Address (CGA) Signatures are a promising feature of Mobile IPv6 (MIPv6) and are slowly being considered suitable for signing the Binding Update (BU) message. However, the use of the Rivest- Shamir-Adleman (RSA) by the CGA signature algorithms is considered to be a very serious limitation. This is be- cause RSA provides o

The problem of antimicrobial drug resistance has necessitated a search for new antimicrobial substances from other sources including natural sources. Marine organisms are known to produce metabolites to protect themselves against pathogens and therefore can be considered as a potential source of antimicrobial substances. This study designed to eval

Beneficiation of Malaysian iron ore is becoming necessary as iron resources are depleting. However, the upgrading process is challenging because of the weak magnetic properties of Malaysian iron ore. In this study, bio-char derived from oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB) was utilized as an energy source for reduction roasting. Mixtures of Malaysian i

In this paper, a new approach of genetic algorithm called knowledge-based Genetic Algorithm (KBGA-Clustering) is proposed for multidimensional data clustering. Basically, this method adopts knowledge of what called as appropriate cluster centre for a fixed number of kcluster. The chromosome which has inappropriate genes will be penalised with maxim

As the second largest producer of palm oil, biomass in Malaysia has been pyrolyzed for primary products like oil and produces significant amount of char containing carbon. This large portion of highly fine char particle that produced due to incomplete combustion is difficult to be disposed, possessing disposal and environmental problems. In this re

A collection of critical essays investigating the different aspects of Rabindranath Tagore's imagination.

Purpose – This paper aims at examining the past as well as the current issues responsible for the most recent Arab-uprising. Design/methodology/approach – The empirical evidence based on regression and correlation together with tabular presentations suggests that the issue of Arab-uprising can be examined from both theoretical and factual evide

In order to be more compatible with the global screening norms, Securities Commission of Malaysia recently introduced a new screening methodology for Shari’ah compliant securities listed on Bursa Malaysia.The new screening criteria was announced on 18 June 2012, and the effective outcome of this is reflected in the list of Shari’ah compliant se

Thinking skills are a popular topic of conversation nowadays among Malaysian educationists. These experts lament that Malaysian students are ill-equipped to face the challenges of life in the 21st Century. As a solution to this and other problems, a reform document was proposed by the Malaysian Ministry of Education (MOE) in 2012. The 'Malaysia