Assessing policies for attracting international students: case of Malaysia by Tham,, Siew Yean, Nik Mahmod, Nik Ahmad Kamal, Alavi, Rokiah

“…The objective of this paper is to compare and assess the policy initiatives at the unilateral, multilateral, regional and bilateral level and their impact on the host environment which is defined in terms of the key pull factors that have attracted international students to Malaysia. The main findings show that domestic policy initiatives have enhanced the host environment for attracting international students by providing a governance system that protects the interests of international students through its regulations. …”
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Cross country mean and volatility spillover effects of food prices: Evidence for Asia and Pacific by Alom, Fardous, Bert, Ward, Baiding, Hu

“…Mean and volatility spillover effects of food prices are examined across a full (1995-2010) sample and two subsamples (1995-2001 and 2002-2010), using daily food price indices. Main findings of the study are as follows: (1) there is no strong evidence of cross country mean spillover effects of food prices across all samples, (2) the recent subsample of sharp rise of food prices shows more evidence of mean spillover effects than the early subsample, (3) evidence of volatility spillover effects is stronger than mean spillover effects, (4) mixed evidence of volatility spillover effects is reported and (5) no exact direction of spillover effects between exporters and importers is evident; rather mixed evidence of spillover from exporter to importer, exporter to exporter, importer to exporter and geographical proximity can be documented.…”
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Shariah observation advertising practices of Bank Muamalat in Malaysia by Haque, A. K. M. Ahasanul, Mohd. Israil, Khaliq Ahmad, Irfath Jahan, Syeada

“…A total of 40 different advertisements were assessed as well as staff and personnel from 30 branches were interviewed. Findings – The paper reveals that customers remain unaware of the Islamic banks’ products. …”
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The use of English derivational forms by Malaysian ESL learners by Md Enzai, Ida Malina, Mohammad Lotfie, Maskanah

“…Neutral and non-neutral affixes underlie the classifications of the derived forms. The findings, which come with theoretical and pedagogical implications, indicate that neutral affixes are more prevalently used. …”
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Microelectrical mechanical systems switch for designing multi-band antenna by Alam, A. H. M. Zahirul, Islam, Md. Rafiqul, Khan, Sheroz, Rashid, Muhammad Mahbubur

“…Approach: A reconfigurable antenna that is capable to operate at several frequencies was proposed by introducing two adjacent patches along with main radiating patch and two MEMS switches. Parametric done for Alumina, SiN, GaAs and Teflon as MEMS bridge materials for finding better results in terms of return loss and number of bands. …”
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On the conceptualization and measurement of flow by Moneta, Giovanni B.

“…This chapter introduces in chronological order the three main measurement methods – the Flow Questionnaire, the Experience Sampling Method, and the standardized scales of the componential approach – that researchers developed and used in conducting research on the flow state. …”
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Big data-enabled solutions framework to overcoming the barriers to circular economy initiatives in healthcare sector by Kazancoglu, Yigit, Sağnak, Muhittin, Lafcı, Çisem, Luthra, Sunil, Kumar, Anil, Taçoğlu, Caner

“…In this context, circularity and sustainability concepts have become essential in healthcare to meliorate the sector’s negative impacts on the environment. The main aim of this study is to identify the barriers related to circular economy (CE) in the healthcare sec-tor, apply big data analytics in healthcare, and provide solutions to these barriers. …”
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Implementing challenges of artificial intelligence: evidence from public manufacturing sector of an emerging economy by Sharma, Manu, Luthra, Sunil, Joshi, Sudhanshu, Kumar, Anil

“…The study has utilized the DEMATEL method for identification of the cause-and-effect group factors. The findings reveal that poor data quality, managers’ lack of understanding of cognitive technologies, data privacy, problems in integrating cognitive projects and expensive technologies are the main challenges for AI implementation in PMS of India. …”
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A Strategies of Success Virtual Mobility for Technical Students by K, Isa, W.H.N, Wan Muda, F, Halim, N, Ismail

“…Meanwhile, most of the respondents expected to use internet as a main medium to join the virtual mobility program.…”
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A Strategies of Success Virtual Mobility for Technical Students by K, Isa, W.H.N, Wan Muda, F, Halim, N, Ismail

“…Meanwhile, most of the respondents expected to use internet as a main medium to join the virtual mobility program.…”
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Competencies acquisition through self-directed learning among Malaysian managers by Hashim, Junaidah

“…In total 238 respondents participated in this study. Findings – The findings show that the respondents have identified communication, managerial, and job knowledge as the main competencies required for their jobs. …”
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An application of AHP and G-TOPSIS for prioritizing capabilities and related practices for a mature and resilient supply chain during disruption by Echefaj, Khadija, Charkaoui, Abdelkabi, Cherrafi, Anass, Kumar, Anil, Luthra, Sunil

“…In addition, this study ranks maturity factors that influence the main capabilities identified. Design/methodology/approach: This paper is conducted in three stages. …”
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A central bioactive region of LTBP-2 stimulates the expression of TGF-β1 in fibroblasts via akt and p38 signalling pathways by Sideek, Mohamed Arshad, Smith, Joshua J., Menz, Clementine, Adams, Julian R. J., Cowin, Allison J., Gibson, Mark A.

“…The secreted TGF-β1 was mainly in an inactive form, and its concentration peaked around 15 h after addition of LTBP-2. …”
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Optimal design and scheduling of an integrated centralized and decentralized energy generation system by Liu, Wen Hui

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Prevention, detection and penalization of electricity thefts in smart utility networks by rule-based and long short-term memory techniques by Otuoze, AbdulRahaman Okino

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Analysing the adoption barriers of low-carbon operations: a step forward for achieving net-zero emissions by Kumar, Anil, Luthra, Sunil, Mangla, Sachin, Garza-Reyes, Jose Arturo, Kazancoglu, Yigit

“…The work was carried out in the automotive industry in India but provides findings that may have wider applicability in other developing countries and beyond.…”
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An evaluation of the experiences of the hidden curriculum of Black and minority ethnic undergraduate health and social care students at a London university by Webb, Justin, Arthur, Ryan, McFairlane-Edmond, Pansy, Burns, Tom, Warren, Digby

“…Black and minority ethnic (BME) students are less likely to achieve a first or upper-class second degree than White students. …”
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Modelling enablers of efficiency and sustainability of health care: a m-TISM approach by Sindhwani, Rahul, Kumar, Rajender, Behl, Abhishek, Singh, Punj, Kumar, Anil, Gupta, Tanmay

“…The health care sector, in general, is engaged in working on various dimensions simultaneously like the safety, care, quality, and cost of services, etc. …”
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Optimization model for consumption taxation in Malaysia: a case study of goods and services tax by Razali, Nurul Farhani

“…This thesis describes the development of an optimization model and its application for consumption taxation in Malaysia. Its main idea was to propose the model, which is an individual model, linked together with firm and government behaviours, in the case of taxation in Malaysia, where goods and services tax (GST) is considered. …”
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Molecular tiling on the surface of a bacterial spore - the exosporium of the Bacillus anthracis/cereus/thuringiensis group by Terry, Cassandra, Jiang, Shuo, Radford, David S., Wan, Qiang, Tzokov, Svetomir, Moir, Anne, Bullough, Per A.

“…Until now, the identity of the main structural protein components of the basal layer was unknown. …”
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