This paper examines the impact of trade liberalization on the merchandise trade balance for a sample of developing countries that have adopted trade liberalization policies. The impact is differentiated according to the destinations and origins of the exports and imports, whether they are developing or industrial countries. This is important as one

Energy harvesting devices which convert ambient energy to electrical energy has attracted a lot of attention in commercial sectors. Due to the environmental consciousness, energy harvesting devices or so called micro generators promise a cleaner environment by avoiding the usage of batteries. Piezoelectric energy harvesters are the most promising s

In a typical language classroom, teachers tend to focus on form rather than function. The classroom environment is often unnatural and restricted to enable learners to put the language to authentic use. The question then is how to provide an environment that is supportive of developmental learning for emergent users of the language. This paper disc

Objective To compare percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA), a supervised exercise programme (SEP) and combined therapy (PTA + SEP) in the treatment of intermittent claudication (IC) due to femoro‐popliteal disease. Method Over a 6‐year period, 178 patients (108 men, median age 70 years) with angioplastiable femoro‐popliteal lesions were

Introduction: Identification of risk factors associated with functional disability among elderly population is important in order to improve their quality of life. Objective: To study the functional disability among elderly population in primary care clinics and its relation to their socio-demographic and health related risk factors. Material and M

Depression disorder is one of the common mental health problems that occur in any age with an increasing in trends. The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence and its associated factors among adult attending primary care clinics in Kuantan, Pahang. A cross sectional study design was carried out. The respondents were selected thro

Identifying factors associated with depression among elderly population is important in order to improve their quality of life. A cross sectional study was conducted among elderly in three primary care clinics, Kuantan, Pahang in assessing the depression and its associated factors. The respondents were selected through convenient sampling and inter

Seats and bins are two major components of street furniture that are always used by the public in any urban park. There are many issues the arise from these two components (seats and bins) such as cleanliness, safety, comfort, and maintenance. Each of these issues has its own criteria that need to be identified and understood to improve the environ

Simulation base learning or simulation base training is a new paradigm in medical education. The traditional training from exposure to the actual acute care patients can be time consuming and unnecessarily prolongs the learning curve. It is also limited by unpredictable occurence of emergencies and ethical consideration regarding the advisability o

This paper focuses on a new framework for an Intelligent Environment to respond intelligently to persons being in a ubiquitous computing environment. The framework contains 1. context notations to have a three-key-predicate relations (location, activity and response awareness), 2. taxonomy of the context aware computing in responding to user activi