Implied volatility forecasting in the options market: a survey by Mohamad, Azhar

“…Volatility forecasting can be grouped into two main categories namely option-implied volatility and historical time-series models. …”
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The exercise of self defence to cause death: a legal analysis under the Malaysian Penal Code by Mohamad Yunus, Mohamad Ismail

“…Had the killing exceeded the right of self-defence? Thus, the main objective of this article is to analyse and discuss the relevant issue as to what extent does the law allow a person to exercise his right of self-defence to cause death? …”
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Thermal performance of outdoor tropical environment by Abu Bakar, Aniza, Abdul Malek, Nurhayati

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Sources of banks’ productivity growth in a developing economy: efficiency change or technological progress? by Sufian, Fadzlan

“…We employ the output-oriented Malmquist productivity index first, proposed by Shephard (1970) to isolate efforts to catch up to the frontier (efficiency change (EFFCH)) from shifts in the frontier (technological change (TECHCH)). We also explore main sources of EFFCH: either improvements in management practices (pure technical efficiency change) or optimal size (scale efficiency change). …”
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Barriers of adopting environmental management practices in the micro and small island chalets operation by Jamaludin, Mariam, Yusof, Zeenat Begam

“…Sustainability becomes main management issues for hospitality firms. Big hospitality firms conduct countless attempts to accommodate into the sustainability agenda. …”
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Self-erecting inverted pendulum employing PSO for stabilizing and tracking controller by Solihin, Mahmud Iwan, Wahyudi, Martono, Akmeliawati, Rini

“…The main objective of this paper is to design a state feedback controller for stabilizing and tracking control of selferecting inverted pendulum employing intelligent method using particle swarm optimization (PSO). …”
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Organizational readiness and its contributing factors to adopt KM processes: a conceptual model by Mohamed Jalaldeen , Mohamed Razi, Abdul Karim, Nor Shariza, Mohamed, Norshidah

“…The main purpose of this paper is to propose a conceptual model that can be used to assess the organizational readiness and its contributing factors for KM process adoption. …”
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The impact of secularism on religious beliefs and practices by Abdul Rahim, Adibah

“…Secularism is the most serious challenge of modernity posed by the West. Its main ideology is to liberate man from the religious and metaphysical values and expel religion from the practical aspect of man’s life. …”
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'Big bang' and family values by Kamaruddin, Zaleha

“…Further elaborations of some works on post-modernism have also identified it as the main culprit for the loss of family values. .....…”
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Product liability under the Consumer Protection Act 1999 by Amin, Naemah

“…The purpose of this piece is to examine a new set of concepts introduced by the Act such as 'product', 'producer', 'defect' and the defences available to the defendant in order to assess the extent to which the new law realises its main objectives to improve the substantive position of the victims of defective products.…”
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Conciliatory Committee and Hakam (arbitrator) under the Islamic family law in Malaysia by Abdul Hak, Nora

“…The article traces in general the historical background of the IFLA 1984. The main focus of the article is on the provisions concerning the dispute resolution, which is provided for under ss 47(5) to (17) and 48 of the IFLA 1984. …”
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Shari'ah inspection of surplus distribution in Takaful operations by Soualhi, Younes

“…The first part would be devoted to revisiting the main financial concepts related to the surplus and profit. …”
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Investigation of tribological issues in microforming: a review by Ali, Mohammad Yeakub, Maleque, Md. Abdul, Banu, A., N., Atiqah

“…These processes are suitable for near net shape or even net shape production. One of the main problems encountered in microforming is the scaling effect that occurs in the tribological aspects; for example, the friction coefficient increases with decreasing specimen size. …”
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Contribution of Muslim scientists to the world: an overview of some selected fields by Afridi, Muhammad Adil Khan

“…Islam has its own golden history almost in every sectors of knowledge. The main theological doctrine of Islam, Al Quran also gives the utmost emphasize on pursuing knowledge. …”
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The miracle in the Iron and the Ising model of the Ferromagnet on regular lattice Z^2 by Ganikhodjaev, Nasir

“…In this paper we consider one of them, namely, the miracle in the Iron. One of the main and very useful property of the Iron is to be magnet. …”
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Revisiting Donoghue v. Stevenson: an analysis from the perspective of consumer protection by Amin, Naemah

“…Stevenson from the perspective of consumer protection law with special emphasis on liability for defective product which was the main ratio of the case. Although the principle of manufacturer’s liability for defective product as laid down in Donoghue v. …”
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The right of consumers to reject goods under the Consumer Protection Act 1999 – real or illusory? by Amin, Naemah

“…As the main statute on consumer protection in Malaysia, the Consumer Protection Act 1999 deals with various aspects of consumer protection including a supply of goods. …”
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Sex differences as a statistical variable by Lange-Kuettner, Christiane

“…However, in an age where gender equality is the main target, neither peer reviewers nor students show much interest in gender differences. …”
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Thematic Curriculum Design, a case study: the Chemistry Subject Knowledge Enhancement Course by De Carvalho, Roussel

“…It used a thematic approach and focused on pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) and the development of student-teachers’ teaching and learning skills. The main outcomes of the project were the deeper and more meaningful experience that student-teachers had during the 25-week period and the successful implementation of a longer school experience. …”
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Financial development and economic growth: evidence from ten new EU members by Caporale, Guglielmo Maria, Rault, Christophe, Sova, Robert, Sova, Anamaria

“…This paper reviews the main features of the banking and financial sector in ten new EU members, and then examines the relationship between financial development and economic growth in these countries by estimating a dynamic panel model over the period 1994-2007. …”
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