Persistence and cycles in the US federal funds rate by Caporale, Guglielmo Maria, Gil-Alana, Luis A.

“…This paper uses long-range dependence techniques to analyse two important features of the US Federal Funds effective rate, namely its persistence and cyclical behaviour. …”
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Tribological behavior of dual and triple particle size SiC reinforced Al0MMCs: a comparative study by Maleque, Md. Abdul, Karim, Md Rezaul

“…The wear test was carried out using a pin-on-disc type tribo-test machine under dry sliding condition. …”
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Reverse engineering of automotive piston by Arifutzzaman, A., Maleque, Md. Abdul

“…The wear test was performed using pin-on-disk (POD) machine. The tensile test results showed that the ultimate tensile strength and modulus of elasticity of the piston were 215 MPa and 73 GPa respectively, whereas the Vickers hardness number of this material was found to be 155 HV0.5kgf. …”
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Electronically reconfigurable and conformal triband antenna for wireless communications systems and portable devices by Hussain, Musa, Ali, Esraa Mousa, Awan, Wahaj Abbas, Hussain, Niamat, Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Virdee, Bal Singh, Falcone, Francisco

“…This is achieved by connecting two open-ended stubs to a modified triangular patch radiator using PIN diodes. The antenna’s performance was optimized using a 3D electromagnetic solver and its performance was verified through measurements. …”
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The role of bank lending in the monetary transmission process of a developing economy: the Malaysian evidence by Kassim, Salina, Abd. Majid, M. Shabri

“…Based on the Malaysian data, the study focuses on a sample period spanning from January 1989 to December 2006. It explores the causal relationships between bank loan and monetary policy variable using two major tests; first, the auto-regressive distributed lag (ARDL) model which is used to examine the long-run relationship among the variables and second, the vector error-correction model (VECM) which is adopted to explore the short- and long-run dynamics between the variables. …”
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A study on finance-growth nexus in dual financial system countries: evidence from Bahrain by Abduh, Muhamad, Brahim, Said, Omar, Mohd. Azmi

“…This study is aimed at examining the long run and short run relationships between both Islamic and conventional financial development with the economic growth in the Bahrain dual financial system. …”
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Asymmetric cointegration relationship between real exchange rate and trade variables: the case of Malaysia by Duasa, Jarita

“…The present study attempts to analyze the long-run equilibrium relationship between real exchange rate and trade balance, imports and exports demand by cointegration tests assuming asymmetric adjustment. …”
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Hadith on predestination a critical evaluation and reinterpretation by Khan, Israr Ahmad

“…Apparently these Hadiths seek to convey a message that the life-span, sustenance, deeds, the position of being rewarded or condemned in the life hereafter are prefixed even before man’s birth. …”
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Cellular uptake of Nigella sativa oil-PLGA microparticle by PC12 cell line by Doolaanea, Abd Almonem, Mansor, Nur 'Izzati, Mohd Nor, Nurul Hafizah, Mohamed, Farahidah

“…The aim of this study is to investigate the cell uptake of Nigella sativa oil (NSO)-PLGA microparticle by neuron-like PC-12 cells in comparison to surfactants; hydrophilic (Tween 80 & Triton X100) and hydrophobic (Span 80). Solvent evaporation was used to precisely control the size, zeta potential and morphology of the particle. …”
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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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Shear strength of concrete beams reinforced with glass fiber reinforced polymer bars without stirrups by Omar Imohamed, Imohamed Ali

“…The test variables were the reinforcement ratio (ρ), shear span to depth ratio (a/d), depth of beam (d), and concrete compressive strength (…”
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Mas Cotek (Ficus deltoidea): a possible supplement for Type II Diabetes: (a pilot study) by Draman, Samsul, Md Aris, Mohd Aznan, Mohd Rus, Razman, Akter, Seikh Farid Uddin, Halim, Noor Azlina, A. Rahman, Nor Azlina, Khattak, Muhammad Muzaffar Ali Khan, Hazali, Norazlanshah, Mohd Hassan, Norazian

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Non-invasive measurement method of skin conditions by using Dermalab® combo by Ab. Hadi, Hazrina, Awadh, Ammar Ihsan JawaD, Mohd Hanif, Nadzira, Md Sidik, Nur Fatin Akmal, Mohd Rani, Mohd Rajaei Nuruddin, Mohd Suhaimi, Muhamad Syafiq

“…The readings were taken on volar forearm of the volunteers were taken using TEWL probe and hydration pin probe. A set of questionnaire was also distributed to obtain the information about the skin care regime and their daily habits. …”
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Providing feedback for students' drafts in academic writing: can developmental Rubric do the trick? by Md. Zamin, Ainul Azmin

“…Teachers were able to specifically pin-point the areas where students needed to improve their academic writing. …”
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Formation of Fe-C-Si ternary composite coating on CP-titanium and its tribological interaction with Jatropha oil by Maleque, Md. Abdul, ., W. Saffin, Ahmed, A. S

“…The wear behavior of coated CP-titanium was performed using pin-on-disk machine at room temperature under Jatropha-biodiesel lubricated condition. …”
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A Novel MIMO antenna integrated with a solar panel and employing AI-equalization for 5G wireless communication networks by Hussein, Humam, Elmunim, Nouf Abd, Atasoy, Ferhat, Virdee, Bal Singh, Elwi, Taha A., Rashid, Nasr, Jayanthi, Renu Karthick Rajaguru, Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Limiti, Ernesto

“…We demonstrate that the directivity of this antenna array can be precisely electronically reconfigured using PIN diode switches. Additionally, we show the feasibility of integrating solar panels with the proposed MIMO antenna array. …”
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Design of microstrip ultra wide band antenna with two notch filters for wireless communication by Abdulhasan, Raed Abdulkareem

“…In order to add reconfigurable characteristics to the patch antenna, two copper strips are putted on the slots to represent the ON and OFF switching status of an ideal Pin diode. By using this simple switching technique, the current distribution of the patch changes and enables the antenna to have four modes of operation. …”
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Theoretical analysis of photoparametric amplifier by Mohammed Elbireki, Majdi Farag

“…The second method is to use Optiwave software in implement is the photo parametric amplifier circuit. Photo diode PIN type has been used to detect any coming signal at the receiver circuit. …”
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Trade openness, exchange rate, gross domestic investment, and growth in Indonesia by Yusoff, Mohammed, ., Ilza Febrina

“…The results suggest that there exists a long-run relationship among the variables. All the estimated coefficients of the long run equation have the correct positive signs and significant at least at 5 percent level. …”
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