A review of numerical studies on solar collectors integrated with latent heat storage systems employing fins or nanoparticles by Bazri, Shahab, Badruddin, Irfan Anjum, Naghavi, Mohammad Sajad, Bahiraei, Mehdi

“…As far as there is the concern with the supply and demand of energy, thermal energy storage becomes critical for the efficiency enhancement of all solar thermal energy systems. …”

Techno-economic analysis of palm oil mill wastes to generate power for grid-connected utilization by Mahlia, T.M.I., Yong, J.H., Safari, A., Mekhilef, Saad

“…This study investigates the feasibility and stability of palm oil wastes for power generation including introduction to the palm oil industry as well as the wastes generated, the assessment of the supply, current demand and the future trend of biomass energy in Malaysia. …”

Big data analytic application framework for Malaysian palm oil industry by Ishak, Iskandar, Sidi, Fatimah, Affendey, Lilly Suriani, Ibrahim, Hamidah, Mamat, Ali, Kamarulzaman, Nitty Hirawaty, Muharam, Farrah Melissa

“…Data from upstream activities such as planting, nursery and irrigation and downstream activities such as milling and refining are important to be collected and analyzed in order to gain new insights and to predict events such as market trend, supply and demand. In this paper we present our proposed Big Data Analytic Application Framework for Malaysian Palm Oil Industry. …”
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Are business forecasts of the construction sector rational? survey-based evidence from Malaysia by Chin, Hong Puah, Siew, Shirly Ling Wong, Habibullah, Muzafar Shah

“…Notwithstanding, the irrational upshot may drop a hint to the reader on the root of alarming property overhang and price hikes in construction-related markets since expectations play a foremost role in providing equilibrium in the supply and demand in this growth-initiating market.…”
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Housing affordability stress among the middle-income (M40) group in Johor Bahru by Ismail, Azizah, Mamat @ Ghazali, Siti Nur Adila, Anthony Jiram, Wilson Rangga

“…The issue of housing, especially the supply and demand of low and low-medium cost housing in cities, rising house prices, quality of housing as well as housing stress has shown that housing is a critical issue that must be addressed. …”
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Is child labor an issue today? Factors and policy-related by Mohamed Baqutayan, Shadiya, Mohammed Bagotayan, Sumaya, Hussin, Hafiz, Nyirob, Boniface Basin, Al Balushi, Faisal Ali

“…The finding of this research indicated that, although the cost for hiring the children is low compare to the adult as highlighted in supply and demand side, few factors preventing community to use the child as a laborer like religion, awareness/knowledge, humanity, ethic, and culture, therefore, there must be a child labor policy that eliminates all forms of child labor in Malaysia. …”

Business Model Canvas for Smart Tailor Platform by Mat Aji, Zahurin, Yusop, Nor Iadah, Damiri, Rohaya Dahari, Mohd, Haslina

“…In, Malaysia, currently the processes are conducted manually which consume too much time in fulfilling its supply and demand for the industry. To facilitate this process, a study was conducted to understand the main components of the business operation. …”
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Statistical non-parametric correlation diagnostic for dynamic behavior of Malaysian currency with world crude oil price by Abu Bakar, Nashirah, Rosbi, Sofian

“…Therefore, the crude oil price on international level is decreasing because there is more supply than demand. This situation is affecting Malaysian economy because main income of Malaysia depends on commodity namely crude oil. …”
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Consumer Confidence and Residential Property Price: Evidence for Malaysia by lsmail, Nur Hafizah, Nayan, Sabri

“…In general, property prices are influenced by supply and demand of the real estate market. Besides that, individual's positive expectation of the real estate market would rise the demand for housing and hence, house price indexes would increase. …”
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Affordability of Affordable Housing in Northern Region of Malaysia by Musaddad, Hafirda Akma, Maamor, Selamah, Zainol, Zairy

“…Establishing prices could be based on genuine supply and demand dynamics, rather than being influenced by unfair trading practices, manipulation, or exploitation.…”
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Malaysia's plantation industry and economic crisis: Issues on crisis management by Alias, Mohammad, Maamor, Selamah, Berawi, Mohd Fuad

“…The Malaysian plantation industry is an integral part of the agricultural sector.The major crops produced are palm oil, rubber and cocoa.While in the past a large proportion of the crops produced were exported as raw materials, an increasing proportion of domestic production of these commodities is now processed locally into manufactured products.It is well known fact that the markets for primary commodities are characterized by instability, in prices due to inelastic supply and demand.Business cycles in major importing countries, developments in competing products markets (soyabean in the case of palm oil, and synthetic rubber in the case of natural rubber) and exogenous events such as wars and major and protracted climatic changes, would impact on the palm oil, rubber and cocoa markets. …”
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Re-engineered and integrated industrial relations model for governance integrity : multiple case studies in Bangladesh by Andalib, Tarnima Warda, Mohd Ridzuan, Darun

“…This paper re-engineers the ‘industrial relationships between the leaders and the employees (RLE)’ model in the Bangladeshi manufacturing companies, where labour management, supply, and demand of workflow and workers, employee’s conditions and rights are significant factors. …”
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Performance and Economic Analysis of Concentrated Solar Power Generation for Pakistan by Soomro, Mujeeb Iqbal, Mengal, Abdullah, Memon, Yasir Aftab, M., Waris, Shafiq, Qadir Nawaz, Mirjat, Nayyar Hussain

“…In Pakistan, the utilization of renewable energy sources is increasing in order to reduce the electricity supply and demand gap. However, concentrated solar power (CSP) generation has not been considered in the country even though it has gained considerable attention worldwide. …”
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Determining Time-Varying Drivers of Spot Oil Price in a Dynamic Model Averaging Framework by Krzysztof Drachal

“…First, based on a literature review and availability of data, the following oil price drivers have been selected: stock prices indices, stock prices volatility index, exchange rates, global economic activity, interest rates, supply and demand indicators and inventories level. Next, they have been included as explanatory variables in various DMA models with different initial parameters. …”
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Optimal Scheduling of Microgrid Based on Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient and Transfer Learning by Luqin Fan, Jing Zhang, Yu He, Ying Liu, Tao Hu, Heng Zhang

“…On this basis, this paper holds that a microgrid optimal scheduling TL algorithm on the strength of the actual supply and demand similarity is proposed with a purpose of making use of the existing scheduling knowledge effectively. …”
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A Computationally Efficient Method for Increasing Confidentiality in Smart Electricity Networks by Ata Larijani, Farbod Dehghani

“…This paper aims to develop a platform for determining dynamic pricing to coordinate supply and demand, thereby maximizing the efficiency of facilities. …”
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Forecasting Model and Related Index of Pig Population in China by Fan Zhang, Fulin Wang, Fulin Wang

“…The systematic and reasonable prediction of pig population is the basis for balance and symmetry between the supply and demand of hogs, which is of great significance to the pig industry. …”
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Virtual Inertia-Based Control Strategy of Two-Stage Photovoltaic Inverters for Frequency Support in Islanded Micro-Grid by Xin Huang, Keyou Wang, Guojie Li, Hua Zhang

“…For an islanded micro-grid with a high penetration of photovoltaic (PV) power generators, the low inertia reserve and the maximum peak power tracking control may increase the difficulty of maintaining the system’s supply⁻demand balance, and cause frequency instability, especially when the available generation is excessive. …”
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Hybrid Krill Herd-ANN Model for Prediction Strength and Stiffness of Bolted Connections by Iman Faridmehr, Mehdi Nikoo, Mohammad Hajmohammadian Baghban, Raffaele Pucinotti

“…This is particularly important in extreme non-elastic responses, i.e., earthquakes, and sudden column removal, as the fluctuation in strength and stiffness affects both supply and demand. Accordingly, it is essential to accurately estimate the strength and stiffness of connections in the analysis of and design procedures for steel structures. …”
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The impact of continuous use intention of cooperative members on new agricultural technologies by Fang Jia, Runhan Zhang, Jiajun Li

“…However, there are problems such as low promotion efficiency, an insufficient transformation of achievements, and a mismatch of supply and demand in the process of promotion. Based on the research context of farmer cooperatives in China, this study explores the factors influencing the continuous use intention of cooperative members toward new agricultural technologies and builds a research structure based on the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) model, which includes performance expectations, effort expectations, cooperative social impact, and policy support. …”
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