Fractional cointegration in US term spreads by Caporale, Guglielmo Maria, Gil-Alana, Luis A.

“…This note examines the stochastic properties of US term spreads with parametric and semiparametric fractional integration techniques. Since the observed data (rather than the estimated residuals from a cointegrating regression) are used for the analysis, standard methods can be applied. …”
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Human rights defenders and journalists in Russia : how many deaths will it take? by Lawlor, Mary

“…Less than a year has passed since Natalia Estemirova (human rights defender and Memorial HRC board member) was murdered in July 2009. …”
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Disclosing horizons: architecture, perspective and redemptive space by Temple, Nicholas

“…This study examines the influence of perspective on architecture, highlighting how critical historical changes in the representation and perception of space continue to inform the way architects design. Since its earliest developments, perspective was conceived as an exemplary form of representation that served as an ideal model of how everyday existence could be measured and ultimately judged. …”
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Using translanguaging and English as a lingua franca to decolonise the curriculum and allow international students to demonstrate mastery in diverse ways at GSBL by Meletiadou, Eleni, Dwyer, Barry

“…It encourages further experimentation with translanguaging and ELF in HE since it argues that monolingual ideologies should be abandoned due to the increasing drive towards globalization in HE.…”
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Practices of urban inclusion: designing an experiment in education by De Carli, Beatrice, Caistor-Arendar, Lucia

“…This report outlines the process and initial findings from a collaborative EU funded project titled: DESINC LIVE – Designing and Learning in the Context of Migration (desinclive.eu). Since September 2019, the project has brought together a group of fourteen educators, researchers and practitioners from four Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and three Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) based in four European countries to jointly design, test and evaluate an experimental educational offer. …”
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Facial Physio - The North of Scotland Parkinson’s Research Podcast Series by Terry, Cassandra, French, Fiona, Morrison, Neil

“…NoSPRIG member Neil Morrison, diagnosed with Parkison's in 2018, has been involved since the start.…”

Home Duino: A Smart Homes Concepts by Ismail, Muhammad Faizal, Ahmad, Mohamad Syafiq, Mohd Ridzuan, Hanis Arina, Mohd Rasman, Siti Nurfarhanah

“…The smart home has been a feature of science fiction writing for many years but has only become practical since the early 20th Century following the widespread introduction of electricity into the home, and the rapid advancement of information technology. …”
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Mental health in workplace: the role of safety and health committee by Ismail, Fadillah, Ahmad, Nurul Ameera, Abdul Kadir, Adibah, Mustafa, Siti Aisyah, Atan @ Yaakub, Siti Anisah

“…Safety and Health Committee services has been established since 1 January 1997 in Malaysia. According to Section 30 of Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) 1994, safety and health committee need to be establish and it is compulsory to the employers who have more than 40 employees. …”
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Ballistic impact fracture behaviour of continuous fibre reinforced al-matrix composites by Ali, Al-Hamdan, Nimir, Yassin Lutfi Mahmud, Mustafa, Ramadan J.

“…The materials response under high energy impact loads was studied using a gas gun. The projectiles were pins 1.2-1.5 mm in diameter and weighing 0.347-0.435 g. …”
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A HMRSVP approach to support QoS challenges in mobile environment by Hassan Abdalla Hashim, Aisha, Hassan, Wan Haslina, ., Syed Sulaiman, Mudathir, Muhammad A.F.

“…It was shown that the main drawback of these approaches is the scalability issue. …”
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Antecedents of Zakat payers trust in an emerging Zakat sector :an exploratory study by M.O.A., Mustafa, Mohamad, Muslim Har Sani, Adnan, Muhammad Akhyar

“…The main objective behind the establishment of effective governance in organisations is to ensure mutual trust among the stakeholders. …”
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Satisfaction with the free wireless connection among Muslim university students by Imran , Ayub Ilfandy, Wok, Saodah

“…The main objective of this study is to see the patterns of technological adoption among Muslim students. …”
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Al-Khazini in on the development of hydrostatic balance and its functionality by Danzomo, Bashir Ahmed, Shuriye, Abdi Omar

“…The significance of this chapter is to review the main contributions of al-Khazini in physics and scientific instruments. …”
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Design of a high gain & ultra wideband microstrip array antenna for avalanche radar by Mohd. Isa, Farah Nadia, Paul V., Brennan

“…This was achieved by separating the feed network from the main patches; and increasing the antenna height by installing the feed layer at the back of the patch layer, sharing the same ground plane. …”
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Perceptions of potential employees on teleworking in private firms in Kuala Lumpur by Kadar Hamsa, Abdul Azeez

“…The main finding from this study is that 81% of the respondents were willing to practice teleworking of their organizations offer them such option. …”
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The invention of the helium-neon gas laser by Ali Javan by Larbani, Moussa, Ismail, Ahmad Faris

“…In this chapter the theory of the gas laser, its main components and advantages will be dealt with in comparison to the normal laser. …”
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دراسة مقارنة لترجمات معاني القرأن الكريم آية الكرسي نموجذجا = Study comparison to translation meaning of the Holy Quran Ayat Al-Kursi... by Ahmed Mahmoud, Ragheb Ahmed

“…Defining translations is the main subject in this study then a simplified explanation of Ayat Al-Kursi finalized by displaying the main theme which is showing the six translations, it’s positives and negatives. …”
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Bank customer classification in Indonesia: logistic regression vs artificial neural networks. by Abduh, Muhamad, Dahari, Zainurin, Omar, Mohd. Azmi

“…It tries to relate between bank customers’ religiosity, assessment upon certain factors such as bank performance, bank advertisement and main reasons of using banking services towards their decision on which bank they had joined. …”
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ADR in building contracts: special reference to PWD 203A (Rev 2007), PAM 2006 and CIDB Building Works 2000 by Abdul Ghadas, Zuhairah Ariff, Mohd Zafian, Rozina

“…The main objective of this paper is to analyze existing provisions in these three standard form contracts and to evaluate their significance in providing alternative disputes resolution to parties of construction contracts.…”
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Joux multicollisions attack in sponge construction by AlAhmad, Mohammad A., Alshaikhli, Imad Fakhri Taha, Nandi, Mridul

“…A hash function usually has two main components: a compression function and mode of operation. …”
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