Bank structure, efficiency and risk management in Vietnam by Nguyen, Thao Ngoc

“…Moreover, we construct a large data set of 48 Vietnamese commercial banks in the period from 1999 to 2009. This time span covers both the post 1997 Asian and 2008 Global crises, which allows us to estimate the impacts of financial crises on the banking system. …”
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SOCIAL ACTORS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ROLE IN POLITICAL HARD NEWS REPORTING: AN APPROACH THROUGH ATTITUDE ANALYSIS by Kazmi, Saira, Mohd Noor, Siti Noor Fazelah, Sanif, Sazuliana

“…The data set was compiled by selecting five-5 days’ news coverage after elections’ span i.e. 10th to 14th May 2018 by having 1,739 words in total to assess the immediate coverage after the election at the nearest time by employing van Leeuwen’s (2005) socio-semiotic framework by selecting ‘Dr. …”
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Antimicrobial, Antioxidant, Anti-Inflammatory and Cytotoxic Activities of Garcinia Eugenifolia and Calophyllum Enervosum by Bakhtiar, M. Taher, Muhammad Sum , Idris, Dayar, Arbain

“…The antioxidative activity was evaluated using 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) method by electron spin resonance. The cytotoxicity was measured by the MTT assay against MCF7 cell line. …”
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Phase diagrams of an Ising system with competing binary, prolonged ternary and next-nearest interactions on a Cayley tree by Ganikhodjaev, Nasir, Akin, Hasan, Uguz, Selman, Temir, Seyit

“…In this paper we consider the Ising model with spin values in Φ = {−1, 1}, the relevant Hamiltonian with competing binary nearest-neighbor, prolonged ternary and prolonged next-nearest neighbors interactions has the form H(σ) = −Jp �� >x,y< σ(x)σ(y) − Jt >x�,¯y,z< σ(x)σ(y)σ(z)− J1 � <x,y>σ(x)σ(y), where Jp, Jt, J1 ∈ R are coupling constants. …”
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Single-atom entropy squeezing for two two-level atoms interacting with a single-mode radiation field by El-Orany, Faisal A.A, Wahiddin, Mohamed Ridza, Obada, Abdel-Shafi F.

“…Also we comment on the relationship between spin squeezing and linear entropy. We show that the amounts of the nonclassical effects exhibited in the entropy squeezing for the present system are less than those produced by the standard Jaynes–Cummings model. …”
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An outline of Qucs-S compact device modelling: History and capabilities: Part 1: Equation-Defined Device (EDD) modelling to Verilog-A module synthesis by Brinson, Mike, Kuznetsov, Vadim

“…Qucs-S is a spin-off of the Qucs cross-platform circuit simulator. …”
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An outline of Qucs-S compact device modelling: History and capabilities: Part 2 XSPICE Code Models; basic properties to model synthesis, and beyond by Brinson, Mike, Kuznetsov, Vadim

“…Qucs-S is a spin-off of the Qucs cross-platform circuit simulator. …”
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Verilog-A compact modelling of SiC devices with Qucs-S, QucsStudio and MAPP/Octave FOSS tools by Brinson, Mike

“…Qucs-S is a spin-off of the Qucs cross-platform circuit simulator. …”
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Composite Right/Left-Handed Transmission-Line Based Wideband Antenna for WLAN, WiMAX and WiFi Applications by Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Naser-Moghadasi, Mohammad, Sadeghzadeh, Ramazan Ali, Virdee, Bal Singh, Limiti, Ernesto

“…The antenna is constructed using two CRLH-TL unit-cells to cover the frequency span from 3.1 GHz to 5.4 GHz, which corresponds to a fractional bandwidth of 54.11%. …”
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Using alternative dispute resolution for managing disputes in joint venture construction projects in Malaysia by Maidin, Ainul Jaria

“…JV's can generally be created for a single activity or project, and can be for a long or limited time span. JV's could be useful in times of global economic downturn and many parties tend to embark on JV projects to lessen the risks involved in their undertakings. …”
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E-waste : problems, Islamic perspective and solutions by Faris, Waleed Fekry, Khalifa, Othman Omran, Hawari, Muaz

“…Consumer electronics devices contain many toxic materials that can have detrimental impact on public health and the environment, if improperly disposed. The life span of computers used to be decades, then years, and now often months. millions of computers, screens, and peripherals are being rendered obsolete after little more than a year of active use. …”
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Promoting Islam through research and publication: theses and journals by El-Mesawi, Mohamed El-Tahir

“…Therefore, concerning the first component, the chapter will cover a long time span since the first postgraduate programme was launched. …”
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Estimation of stability derivatives for a planar wedge in the newtonian limit by Crasta, Asha, Khan, Sher Afghan

“…It uses the strip theory developed by Ghosh’s where span wise strips are independent of each other, to obtain the expressions for stiffness and damping derivatives in pitch for a planar wedge in the Newtonian limit. …”
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Fracture Energy Measurement in Different Concrete Grades by C. L. Yip, C. L. Yip, H. M. Mohamad, H. M. Mohamad, H. Ahmad, H. Ahmad

“…This study aims to determine the fracture energy of concrete specimens with combination of notch depth ao at mid-span, design concrete strength as specified in the testing series. …”
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SOCIAL ACTORS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ROLE IN POLITICAL HARD NEWS REPORTING: AN APPROACH THROUGH ATTITUDE ANALYSIS by Kazmi, Saira, Mohd Noor, Siti Noor Fazelah, Sanif, Sazuliana

“…The data set was compiled by selecting five-5 days’ news coverage after elections’ span i.e. 10th to 14th May 2018 by having 1,739 words in total to assess the immediate coverage after the election at the nearest time by employing van Leeuwen’s (2005) socio-semiotic framework by selecting ‘Dr. …”
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SOCIAL ACTORS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ROLE IN POLITICAL HARD NEWS REPORTING: AN APPROACH THROUGH ATTITUDE ANALYSIS by Kazmi, Saira, Mohd Noor, Siti Noor Fazelah, Sanif, Sazuliana

“…The data set was compiled by selecting five-5 days’ news coverage after elections’ span i.e. 10th to 14th May 2018 by having 1,739 words in total to assess the immediate coverage after the election at the nearest time by employing van Leeuwen’s (2005) socio-semiotic framework by selecting ‘Dr. …”
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Excitation and transition rate diagrams of singly ionized iron in analytical glow discharges in argon, neon and an argon-hydrogen mixture by Weiss, Zdeněk, Steers, Edward B. M., Pickering, Juliet C., Mushtaq, Sohail

“…Open questions remain concerning charge transfer excitation of iron, in particular about the range of energies in which the Fe II levels can be directly populated by charge transfer and about the conservation of spin in such reactions.…”

Improving transmembrane protein prediction analysis using machine learning by Kazemian, Hassan

“…Many of these proteins span the distance from the outside to the inside of the cell. …”
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An analysis of energy use, energy intensity and emissions at the industrial sector of Malaysia by Abdul Hakim, Saidur Rahman, Md., Hasanuzzaman, Abdul Sattar, M., Hassan, Masjuki, Magami, Irfan Anjum, Mohiuddin, A. K. M.

“…Malaysia is a developing country which has transformed itself from more on producer of raw materials to an emerging multisector economy in a span of 40 years. Growth was almost exclusively driven by exports - particularly of electronics. …”
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Effect of angle of attack on damping derivatives of delta wing with full sine wave curved leading edge by Crasta, Asha, Khan, Sher Afghan

“…A Strip theory is used in which strips at different span wise location are independent of each other. …”
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