This paper scrutinises the herding behaviour in commodity markets surrounding the Russo-Ukraine war and Covid-19 pandemic. Utilising both static and time-varying measures, we examine the herding intensity within the following commodity sectors: energy, metal, livestock and grain commodities. We document heterogeneity. The static measure uncovers no

arrival. As of September 2024, the World Health Organisation (WHO) reported COVID-19 cumulative cases totalling 776 million and cumulative deaths at 7.1 million. Several research studies have been conducted globally on COVID-19 and communication that saw the agenda setting of foci points in articles through their findings. The articles examined wer

This chapter focuses on discursive strategies of legitimation in mainstream Malay-language newspapers during the 13th and 14th general election campaigns. It analyses how editorials and columns published in Berita Harian and Utusan Malaysia constructed arguments during the campaign periods from 20 April to 4 May 2013 and 28 April to 8 May 2018. The

The entry of pollutants into the water bodies has deteriorated the quality of freshwater which led to the occurrence of water pollution. The factors of water pollution due to natural processes are cli- mate change and natural disasters. The anthropogenic activities that affect water quality are urban- ization, development of infrastructures, indust

Over the years, the number of Malaysian prisoners continues to rise, resulting in overcrowding at prisons and further exposing the prisoners to various health and mental issues. Currently, it is the sole responsibility of the government to absorb the costs of maintaining the prisons, including maintenance and operating costs related to prisoners, c

Studies have shown that person-centred approach to counselling is effective in helping various groups of clients. It has been almost thirty years after the departure of Carl Rogers, yet, the approach remains influential in counselling profession. In Malaysia, it becomes one of the most practised counselling approaches among counselling practitioner

Background: DNA methylation is an epigenetic mechanism that holds promise for improving disease detection, particularly in the early stages of neoplastic transformation. Although colonoscopy is currently the most effective method for detecting colorectal cancer (CRC) due to its high sensitivity, patient compliance is often hindered by its invasive

This paper examines herd behaviour, causality dynamics and dynamic relationships among energy commodities, namely WTI, Brent, gasoline and natural gas, and ethical energy investment indices (S&P Global clean energy, WilderHill clean energy and NASDAQ clean edge green energy) in different phases of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our dataset spans four a

Nowadays food production and nutrition are among the biggest challenges. Globalization has drawn attention to inequalities in access to food and issues of food quality. It has also increased awareness about the importance of healthy and sustainable production of safe and wholesome nutrition. The Islamic term ‘Halal’ means ‘fit’ or ‘proper

The objective of this research was to identify and analysethe correlation between various factors that could impact the likelihood of medical and dental students at Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (Hospital USM), Kelantan, Malaysia to intend to exclusively breastfeed in the future.Thequestionnaire was designed and validated. The validated questi