This chapter presents analysis of current data management challenges, tools, and practices in selected financial institutions in developed (i.e. United kingdom) and developing (i.e. Malaysia) countries. The chapter attempts to explore how SAS tools were used to tackle those challenges and the benefits gained through implementing SAS software. Also,

Recently there has been a heightened global concern over ‘contagion’ in the conventional financial markets. Our study is motivated by the desire to test empirically whether this contagion is reflected in the fast growing Islamic financial markets as well. This study is the first attempt at testing whether there has been any contagion among the

The effect of using sulphur hexafluoride (SF6), a high-dielectric-strength gas, for dry micro-electro-discharge machining (μEDM) of carbon-nanotube (CNT) forests is investigated. It is found that SF6 enables μEDM of CNTs without O2, which is known to be essential for CNT machining in N2. The process in the SF6 ambient at a discharge voltage of 25

The problem of determining simultaneously the model order and coefficient of an Autoregressive Moving Average (ARMA) model is examined in this paper. An Evolutionary Algorithm (EA) comprising two-level Differential Evolution (DE) optimization scheme is proposed. The first level searches for the appropriate model order while the second level compute

This paper proposes three new approaches for micro patterning of CNT forest in order to make it useful for MEMS based applications. The first two techniques are based on micro electro discharge machining (-EDM). However, the biggest problem associated with EDM is the spark gap which limits the structural resolution of the fabricated patter

Vertically aligned Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) which are commonly referred to as CNT forests, have many potential engineering applications for its attractive mechanical, electrical, optical, and thermal properties. Patterning of CNT forests is very important to make them useful for different applications. Growing CNT forests selectively by chemical vap

Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) is a dermatologic manifestation that usually occurs after visceral leishmaniasis (VL) caused by Leishmania donovani. It is characterized by hypopigmented patches, a macular or maculopapular rash and nodular skin lesions on the body surface. Involvement of the mucosae is very rare and unusual in PKDL. We re

Purpose – This paper proposes a conceptual framework for the study of the determinants of corporate tax aggressiveness in a concentrated ownership setting with an emerging capital market. Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses the theoretical approach in identifying the potential benefits and costs of corporate tax aggressiveness to devel

This work is one of the outcomes of AAR 3302 Heritage Studies, a core course that educates students to the understanding and practice of researching and documenting the heritage buildings in the Muslim world. The study on Masjid Diraja Sultan Ala'eddin, Banting Selangor was conducted in August 2020 and published in October 2020.2 CHAPTER 1 : IN

The potential of thymoquinone, an active component of Nigella Sativa, in lowering chemotherapeuticassociated toxicity of cyclophosphamide in the testis, epididymis and sperm DNA of adolescent male mice was investigated. Cyclophosphamide and thymoquinone were administered intraperitoneally by a single injection at 200 mg/kg and 10 mg/kg on alternate