Population aging is a global phenomenon which has important and far-reaching implications for many facets of human life. Although it is an achievement of public health policies and socioeconomic development; it is generally greeted with alarm as it is assumed that elderly will be ill and dependant due to age-related chronic diseases which will requ

Prior literature recorded a number of factors that determine debt level of the firms and these include firm’s specific determinants, industry determinants as well as economic determinants. However, very limited study explores in depth the roles of industry in determining firm’s debt level, especially in the Malaysian context. This study, theref

The Muslim Friendly Hospitality industry (MFH) includes services such as tourism accommodations primarily hotels, food services, tourism packages and tour guides services. These areas are fast developing tourism products and services in the MFH industry. According to the Global Muslim Travel Index (GMTI) 2018, Malaysia tops the chart as the best Mu

This White Paper is prepared with the objective of seeking the necessary endorsement from the Ministry of Tourism. Arts and Culture, Malaysia to adopt the proposals made in this White Paper for a uniformed tourism redress mechanism which includes the establishment of Tourism Courts not only in East Malaysia but also the Northern region, Central Reg

White paper submitted for the adoption and endorsement of Muslim friendly hospitality training programme by Malaysia International Halal AcademyMUSLIM FRIENDLY HOSPITALITY SERVICES TRAINING PROGRAMME 201 9 1 WHITE PAPER FOR THE ENDORSEMENT AND ADOPTION OF MUSLIM FRIENDLY HOSPITALITY TRAINING PROGRAMME BY MALAYSIA INTERNATIONAL HALAL ACADEMY JABATAN

The Muslim friendly Hospitality Services (MFHS) are Shariah guided requirements for tourism tourism industry players in setting up an assurance system to preserve the integrity of products and services provided for Muslim travelers. This guide book is prepared with an objective of providing quick and easy reference mainly for traveler and tour oper

Bearing capacity is one of an important feature in geotechnical engineering and estimated using in situ conventional method. Inherent problem in the method such as relieving of stress during drilling and testing motivates the use of seismic method to provide supplementary small strain parameters in estimating the bearing capacity. This paper presen

The development of vacant land may be seen from a real options perspective—owners of vacant land have the incentive to delay developing the land and keep their options open (keep the lands undeveloped) if they believe that future development will yield higher value. We investigate whether there is speculative behavior with regard to vacant land d

Information Technology has been effective in every filed around the world, and ICT acceptance in any filed has produced new developments which has significantly contributed in that particular context. Driven by this impulse the Higher Education Institutes (HEI) around the world are incorporating ICT approaches and using the most recent advances to

The ability of Streptococcus pneumoniae to induce infections relies on its virulence factor machinery. A previous CRISPR interference (CRISPRi) study had identified 254 essential proteins that may be responsible for the pathogenicity of S. pneumoniae serotype 2 strain D39. However, 39 of them were functionally and structurally uncharacterized. Henc