Price Discovery and Trade Fragmentation in a Multi-Market Environment: Evidence from the MTS System by Caporale, Guglielmo Maria, Girardi, Alessandro

“…The implications of these empirical findings are discussed in the light of the debate about the possible restructuring of the regulatory framework for the Treasury bond market in Europe.…”
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Consumption, Wealth, Stock and Housing Returns: Evidence from Emerging Markets by Caporale, Guglielmo Maria, Sousa, Ricardo M.

“…We use quarterly data for a panel of 31 emerging economies and find that, when agents expect future stock returns to be higher, they will temporarily allow consumption to rise. …”
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Ordered choice models of international banks' ratings with an indicator variable for country effects by Matousek, Roman, Stewart, Chris

“…Using data on international banks’ ratings we find that banks with a greater capitalisation, larger assets, and a higher return on assets have higher bank ratings. …”
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Book review : Streetwalking: LGBTQ lives and protest in the Dominican Republic, by Ana-Maurine Lara by López, María E.

“…In a similar vein, Streetwalking: LGBTQ Lives and Protest in the Dominican Republic gives priority to the narration of the LGBTQ victims of police repression and political violence—those lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, transgender, and queer individuals who hang out in parks and streets and find refuge in each other.…”
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The possibilities of disruption: serendipity, accidents and impasse driven search by Ross, Wendy

“…The feeling of impasse, when problem-solvers are stuck and unable to find a solution, is also explored as an important generative state for creativity. …”
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A comprehensive survey of fake review detection technology by Quyyam, Tayybaha, Qicheng, Yu

“…The survey also offers future research directions and an easy way to find datasets, carry out pre-processing, and extract multiple features. …”
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Land suitability modelling using geographical information system (GIS) and multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) by Hussain Khahro, Shabir, Hussain Ali, Tauha, Ali Mangi, Sajjad, Ahmed Memon, Nafees, Hussain Khahro, Qasim

“…Big projects involve numerous factors, and this makes land selection as a complex activity; thus, it is not easy to find the best suitable land parcel for development projects. …”
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Optimization of RFID network planning using MDB-FA method by Elewe, Adel Muhsin, Hasnan, Khalid, Nawawi, Azli

“…The generated data are utilized as an input representation to apply into firefly algorithm based on Density-Based Algorithm (DBSCAN) to find the optimal network solution. Experimental results show the effectiveness of the method in L-Shape RNP, and show that the proposed algorithm is capable of achieving high coverage and use of fewer readers in actual conditions of warehouse design.…”
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Tool path generation of contour parallel based on ant colony optimisation by Abdullah, Haslina, Ramli, Rizauddin, Abd Wahab, Dzuraidah, Abu Qudeiri, Jaber

“…An Ant Colony Optimisation (ACO) method is used to optimize the tool path length because of its capability to find the shortest tool path length. The optimisation of tool path length based on ACO algorithm ascertained that the cutting tool remove the uncut line once and able to eliminate the uncut region in the shortest tool path length. …”

Microalgal biomass production through phycoremediation of fresh market wastewater and potential applications as aquaculture feeds by Mohd Apandi, Najeeha, Radin Mohamed, Radin Maya Saphira, Al-Gheethi, Adel, Mohd Kassim, Amir Hashim

“…However, significant processes to find the optimum quality and quantity of microalgal biomass are still required especially when it is used as a replacement for aquaculture feed. …”
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An e-learning system in Malaysia based on green computing and energy level by Ullah, Arif, Mohd Nawi, Nazri, Shahzad, Asim, Khan, Sundas Naqeeb, Aamir, Muhammad

“…In this paper also, we try to find out some specific area which consumes energy as compared to green computing in E –learning centre in Malaysia. …”
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Extraction of vitexin and isovitexin from ficus deltoidea for skin barrier enhancement by Mohd. Ariffin, Nor Hazwani

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CFD Analysis on Different Filling Volume Capacity and Fluid Density for Flexitank Application by Azahar, Mohamad Amirur Rahman, Darlis, Nofrizalidris, Hassan, Norhafizzah, Mohd Salleh, Zuliazura, Saiful Azam, Syafiqah Ruqaiyah, Taib, Ishkrizat, Ngali, Mohd Zamani, Mustaffa, Khairul Nizam, Hashim, Muhamad Mohshein

“…Due to the flexitanks thin walls, it is important to consider the impacts of fluid-structure interaction (FSI). …”
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CFD Analysis on Different Filling Volume Capacity and Fluid Density for Flexitank Application by Azahar, Mohamad Amirur Rahman, Darlis, Nofrizalidris, Hassan, Norhafizzah, Mohd Salleh, Zuliazura, Saiful Azam, Syafiqah Ruqaiyah, Taib, Ishkrizat, Ngali, Mohd Zamani, Mustaffa, Khairul Nizam, Hashim, Muhamad Mohshein

“…Due to the flexitanks thin walls, it is important to consider the impacts of fluid-structure interaction (FSI). …”
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The antifungal coating of different wall finishing towards growth inhibition of aspergillus niger by Parjo, Umi Kalthsom

“…Four different types of wall finishings were utilized; namely acrylic paint, glycerol-based paint, thin wallpaper and thick wallpaper. These wall finishings were applied after being incorporated with antifungals on three different building materials; namely plasterboard, concrete and wood. …”
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Investigation of intermediate layer for Ag/Si metal-semiconductor contacts by Bahri, Bibi Zulaika

“…The intermediate layer is a crucial component in thin film metal contacts. In determining Ohmic characteristics, selection of materials used as metal contact can affect device performance. …”
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Sponge media drying using a swirling fluidized bed dryer by Zakaria, Jamal Hazri

“…Smaller bed weights exhibits faster drying with constant-rate drying period while higher drying temperature and larger bed load resulted in falling-rate drying period. Thin layer modelling for the falling-rate region indicates that Verma et. al model provides the best fit for the present experimental data with coefficient of determination, R2 = 0.98773, root mean square error, RMSE = 0.05048, residuals = 0.3442 and reduced chi-square, χ2 = 0.00254. …”
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Performance of advera® warm mix asphalt with reclaimed asphalt pavement materials by Mohamed Taher, Mohammad Nasir

“…Binders blended with 0, 4, 5, 6 and 7% Advera® were evaluated using the Superpave TM rotational viscosity and dynamic shear rheometer to investigate rheological characteristics after being conditioned in a rolling thin film oven. In this respect, conventional asphalt binder grade PG64 was used as the base binder. …”
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Neural network-based ammonium aeration control of wastewater treatment plant by Huja Husin, Maimun

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An IPA exploration of women’s experiences of being undecided about motherhood in their late thirties by Barnett, Georgina

“…Consequently, some women find themselves in their late thirties and undecided about motherhood in the face of the relentless ticking of the biological clock. …”
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