Rain profile characterization and rain effect analysis of land mobile satellite based on measurement in Malaysia by Abo Zeed, Mohammad Ibrahiem

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Public libraries, social class and social justice by Pateman, John

“…In this paper I will examine the link between inequality, social class and the use of public libraries. …”
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Global attraction and repulsion of a heteroclinic limit cycle in three dimensional Kolmogorov maps by Hou, Zhanyuan

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Cybersecurity-based blockchain for cyber-physical systems: challenges and applications by Maleh, Yassine, Mounir, Soufyane, Ouazzane, Karim

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Making of intimate capitalism: from cultrural economy to creative and cultural industries by Nayak, Bhabani Shankar

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The problem of the public good and the implications for researching educational policies for social justice by Ross, Alistair

“…We identified different types of potential injustices, and the subsequent chapters examined various of these in turn, in a range of educational contexts, through the prisms of research directed towards finding policy initiatives that might counter the effects of particular inequities. …”
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Characteristics of ferrocement sandwich aerated concrete wall elements incorporating pozzolanic waste materials by Navaz, Taha Mehman

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In-situ melting assessment of AZ91D magnesium alloy investment casting by Jafari, Hassan

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Optimization and fractionation of quercitrin-rich extract from Melastoma malabthricum leaves and its bioactivities by Awang, Mohd. Azrie

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Biofilm formation on metal surfaces by Beech, Iwona B.

“…SEM studies reveal very different patterns of bacterial biofilms on mild and stainless steel and show varied degrees of corrosion occurring on these surfaces. Thin and patchy Pseudomonas biofilms are accompanied by little corrosion whilst thick. more continuous, Desulfovibrio biofilms are associated with higher levels of corrosion. …”
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Are rating agencies' assignment opaque? Evidence from international banks by Bellotti, Tony, Matousek, Roman, Stewart, Chris

“…Although support vector machines can identify significant determinants we argue that ordered choice models are more reliable for this. Our findings suggest that ratings reflect a bank’s financial position, the timing of rating assignment and a bank’s country of origin. …”
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Finite sample sensitivity of the critical value of an F-test for cointegration in a single equation ADL model by Stewart, Chris

“…Using simulation methods we find that these critical values are sensitive to the degree of autocorrelation and lag length in the DGP in finite samples. …”
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Banking efficiency and Economic growth in the MENA region by Ghannouchi, Walid, Radić, Nemanja

“…We apply a causality analysis between cost efficiency and financial deepening using the Generalized Methods of Moments and our findings show a significant and positive causality and reverse relationship between financial deepening and banking productivity. …”
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Integration in European retail banking: evidence from savings and lending rates to the household sector by Rughoo, Aarti, Sarantis, Nicholas

“…This method analyses the degree as well as the speed of convergence, identifies the presence of club formation, and measures the behaviour of each country’s transition path relative to the panel average. We find evidence supporting integration in the deposit and short-term mortgage markets but not in the consumer credit market and longer term mortgages. …”
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Fuzzy weak autocatalytic set and its application by Mamat, Siti Salwana

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Police governance in Canada : a parallax perspective by Sheard, Michael

“…This research focuses on police boards in particular and not the police, with particular attention given to the link between their ethical decision-making and public trust. …”
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Can online assessment motivate students to engage with the learning process? by Holley, Debbie

“…This may reflect a recent trend in educational research which questions that there is a strong link between assessment and behaviour, arguing instead that the relationship remains complex and poorly understood (e.g. …”
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Resilient computer system design by Castano, Victor, Schagaev, Igor

Can PECL help with vexing issues of maritime law? Critical reflections from the example of the Rotterdam Rules by Magklasi, Ioanna

“…This paper studies the trajectory, background and objectives of PECL and identifies the link between contract law and maritime laws (namely carriage of goods by sea and international sale of goods).The author will present the intricacies of these laws, in an attempt to justify why, despite extensive codification and standardisation, maritime law is still in need of legal certainty and occasionally of fairer application of the law to the disputes not only by national courts, but also in the wider European context. …”
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The purpose of expatriation: why women undertake international assignments by Shortland, Susan

“…From these, a model is proposed to link stated organizational assignment purpose with women’s participation rationales and recommendations for practice to increase expatriate gender diversity are set out.…”
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