The current global financial crisis revealed the end of the financial system which is basically derived from the capitalist system. Now the period of recession has taken place particularly among the developed countries wherein the real economic activities are severely affected due to this crisis. An alternative suggestion emerges in order to constr

By adopting the study of cultural-economic model of Gaither and Kandari (2014), the current study was designed to analyse the cultural-economic model of public relations practice of two prominent Islamic banks (full-fledged Islamic bank and Islamic window bank ) in Malaysia by focusing on their communication tool particularly websites. The study is

Microfinance has emerged as an important instrument to alleviate poverty in many countries including in developing countries. Despite being able to demonstrate successes in the activity, conventional microfinance is not without controversy. The findings from the existing studies revealed that conventional microfinance is less effective, fail to rea

There are tremendous works in biotechnology especially in area of DNA molecules. The computer society is attempting to develop smaller computing devices through computational models which are based on the operations performed on the DNA molecules. A Watson-Crick automaton, a theoretical model for DNA based computation, has two reading heads, and wo

This paper presents some preliminary assessments of the precipitation rate conversion methods from 60-min to 1-min integration time. The conversion methods used in this study are Moupfouma and Khairolanuar et al., and ITU-R P.837. Rainfall rate data of twelve-months duration from January to December 2009 were acquired from Malaysia Meteorological D

It has been proven that proper landscape planning and designs with the sustainability concept and approach help to create a conducive and responsive environment of housing development. This paper presents a brief of conceptual view on the important aspects of landscape design on housing development in urban areas. The review is based on the theoret

Malaysia is one of the countries that have been affected by harmful algal bloom (HAB); a phenomena that caused human health problems such as seafood poisoning and loss to aquaculture industries. In Peninsular Malaysia, several HAB problems have been reported since 1991. Many studies have shown that compounds extracted from plants have a promising r

It has been proven that proper landscape planning and designs with the sustainability concept and approach help to create a conducive and responsive environment of housing development. Thi s paper presents a brief of conceptual view on the important aspects of landscape design on housing development in urban areas. The review is based on the theore

Purpose – The present study aims to examine the effect of environmental information on fund managers’ investment and bank officers’ lending decisions. Specifically, it looks at the effect of qualitative and quantitative forms of environmental information to their decisions. Design/methodology/approach – Drawing from the normative pressure o

Pressure for companies to be accountable to stakeholders has encouraged companies to report information on employees, products and the environment. However, it costs companies time, energy and money. Consequently, such information should be of value to corporate preparers and stakeholders. Accordingly, the primary objective of the study is to exami