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The Medical Use and Medicinal Potential of Selected Limau (Citrus Spp. and Triphasia Sp.) as Cure for Diseases in Selected Malay Medical Manuscripts
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Malay medicine has historically been one of the most prominent fields of study documented by Malay physicians. The Malay medical literature covers the materia medica and treatment recommendations for numerous illnesses. Citrus fruits, also known as limau, are one of the ingredients that are frequently mentioned in the texts. They are grown all over

Swelling Capacity and Degradation Behaviour of Poly(lactic-Co-glycolic Acid) Tissue Engineering Scaffold Through Atelocollagen, Fibrin Or, Combination of Atelocollagen and Fibrin Addition
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Swelling capacity and degradation behaviour are important factors for biomaterial scaffold in tissue engineering (TE). Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) is a synthetic polymer used commonly as scaffolding material. Major concern with PLGA use is the trigger of inflammatory reaction damaging cells in vivo. Incorporation of natural polymers i.e. a

Poly(lactic-Co-glycolic Acid) and Atelocollagen Hybrid Scaffold Seeded with Annulus Fibrosus Cells Enhances the Formation of Cartilaginous Tissue Engineered Construct in Vitro
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Purpose: To evaluate the in vitro formation of 3D tissue engineered constructs (TECs) using rabbits’ annulus fibrosus (AF) cells seeded on poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) based scaffolds. Methods: Porous disc-shaped PLGA was fabricated using solvent casting and salt leaching technique. It was crosslinked with atelocollagen to form “PA”sc

Islamic Sustainable Finance: its Experience from Saarc
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This article examines Islamic sustainable finance, which was essential to the SAARC countries' economic growth. Thus, the focus of the research is on regional organization and geopolitical union between the states or governments in South Asia, which is known by its full name as the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). The m

Internal Determinants of Waqaf in non-Muslim Countries
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There are many challenges in Waqf Management especially in the Muslim minorities countries. This paper analyses some of the internal challenges faced by the Muslims, either waqf manager or waqf beneficiaries and trustees in their strive to enliven and utilised in the non-Muslim countries. The findings show that the awareness among the Muslim in non

Asset Pricing in Developed and Emerging Markets:a Survey
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Asset pricing theory states that investors should be rewarded for the risks that are associated with the state variables, in addition to market risks, which affect their investment opportunity sets. The state variables, however, are latent variables that vary (a) within developed markets (which consist of segmented and international markets); (b) b

Transplanting the United States' Style of Safe Harbour Provisions on Internet Service Providers via Multilateral Agreements: Can One Size Fit All?
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Ideally, internet service providers (ISP) should not be burdened with policing contents that pass through their services as they have no editorial control over them. The United States Digital Millennium Copyright Act 1998 (DMCA) changes the ball game by making it mandatory on ISPs to take down infringing copyright materials if they received a notic

Ethics of Malaysian Public Sector Auditors: Investigation Using Hunt and Vitell Model
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Purpose – The study aims to investigate factors affecting ethical work behaviour among Malaysian public sector auditors. Based on Hunt and Vitell model, there are four research objectives for this study: (1) to investigate the influence of ethical climate on public sector auditors ethical work behaviour; (2) to examine the effect of professional

Implied Volatility Forecasting in the Options Market: a Survey
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Implied volatility is regarded as one of the most important variables for determining profitability in options trading. Implied volatility gives indication about the future volatility of the underlying asset and can be used to predict the degree to which the asset price might swing and thus whether the options could become profitable before expirat

Short Selling and exchange-Traded Funds Returns: Evidence from the London Stock Exchange
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An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a security that tracks a basket of stocks. An ETF investor gains immediate exposure to the basket, by taking either a long or short position on this instrument. Both hedgers and speculators can short ETFs, making the informational content of increases in ETF short interest difficult to interpret. Using high-frequenc

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