Hedge funds, exchange rates and causality: Evidence from Thailand and Malaysia

This article contributes to the debate on hedge funds and exchange rates in Thailand and Malaysia. It examines causal relations using a new Granger non-causality procedure proposed by Toda and Yamamoto (Journal of Econometrics, 66, 225-50, 1995). Monthly observations are utilized over a sample period from January, 1994 to April, 2002. The results show that the funds lead Thai baht for the crisis period. The results also reveal that the funds lead Malaysian ringgit for the pre-crisis period.Hedge Funds; Exchange Rates; Granger Non-Causality; Thailand; Malaysia

English language in rural Malaysia: situating global literacies in local practices

This paper claims that underlying the naturalisation of teaching and learning of English in the Malaysian education system are ideological pressures and political dogmas, often emerging from colonial, urban/rural and even local ethnic conflicts and hierarchies. It suggests therein lie the inherent difficulties of teaching and learning English in rural communities in Malaysia. Three paradigms frame this view in the paper: the overarching view of literacy as a situated and variable social process; the use of an ethnographic perspective in investigating English language and literacy education in Malaysia; the stance on the need for Malaysians to acquire English as an additive rather than as a deficit philosophy

Establishment of checklist of design for safety (DfS), life-cycle analysis (LCA) and design for manufacturing (DFM) for IVD medical device based on IEC 60601

By 2030, medical industries is projected to grow exponentially, progressive to more sustainable policies and better performance towards achieving healthcare Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Designing the uprising star of In-Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) device casing is choose as a case study in this research because the current discovery of non-invasive jaundice meter in Malaysia are still in lab scale form with wooding casing thus made it not user friendly and not safe to be used. Therefore, this research purpose a comprehensive checklist for designing new medical device casing by considering Design for Safety (DfS) extracted from the famous international standards on safety MS IEC 60601 and Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA) principles for environmental impact with real side-by-side industrial manufacturing requirement for injection molding process applied on a case study of jaundice meter casing. The checklist have help to minimize modification period thus comply to safety standards (MS IEC 60601). As a result, DfS-LCA-DFM comprehensive checklist helps to decrease trouble for designers to read on long pages of regulatory book to comply to safety standards, doing forensic of redesigning due to not suitable design for manufacturing and saving cost of raw material during early design stage

Liquid mixture control system using PLC

The principle of the Liquids Mixture Control System By using PLC is to mix two or more types of liquids with different PH values, in order to acquire new PH value with correct composition, which to maintain product quality .These processes exist in beverage, drinkingwater, food, pharmaceuticals, chemistry, refinery indutries, also important for fish hatcheries, water conditioning and aquaculture, etc, moreover correct composition of PH value in our diet is important for our health,therefore for this project, volumetric of one type of liquid,can be determined its quantity of volume before entering into the Mixture tank and then, another liquid is entered automatically into this Mixture Tank,after that the mixing process will be done,which this system determined PH value automatically that macthing the PH value requirement as a complete product.Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) with analogue input signal is used to control this Liquids Mixture Control system.This system consist of six tanks, with one mixturer motor and also five pumps are used to control the system via PLC. PH sensor is used to detect PH value of the mixture, which this signal is fed to analogue input PLC teminal, that to be used for comparing PH value required as a product. The user can select volume one type of liquid to be entered into Mixture Tank, by pressing select buttons on the control panel board.This project can be used for manufacturing industries base on liquids and also for fish hatcheries, water conditioning and aquaculture ,which have been proved by project analyzing and testing results

The Relationship Between Transformational Leadership, Empowerment and Organizational Commitment: a Mediating Model Testing

The human resource development literature highlights that properly implemented transformational leadership style may have a significant impact on the organizational commitment. More importantly, a thorough review of such relationships reveals that the effect of transformational leadership on organizational commitment is indirectly affected by empowerment. The nature of this relationship is given less attention in the organizational leadership models; therefore, this study was conducted to examine the influence of empowerment in the relationship between transformational leadership and organizational commitment using a sample of 118 usable questionnaires gathered from employees who have worked in one US subsidiary firm in Sarawak, Malaysia (ONEUSFIRM). Outcomes of Stepwise regression analysis showed that the relationship between empowerment and transformational leadership is positively and significantly correlated with the organizational commitment. This result confirms empowerment acts as a full mediating variable in the transformational leadership model of the organizational sample. Further, conclusion and implications of this study are elaborated.Transformational Leadership; Empowerment; Organizational Commitment

PENGARUH APLIKASI DOSIS MIKORIZA CAMPURAN (GLOMUS MOSSEAE DAN GIGASPORA SP.) TERHADAP PERTUMBUHAN DAN HASIL BEBERAPA VARIETAS CABAI (CAPSICUM ANNUUM L. ) PADA TANAH ENTISOL

RINGKASANAzman. Pengaruh Aplikasi Dosis Mikoriza campuran (Glomuse mosseae dan Gigaspora sp.) terhadap Pertumbuhan dan Hasil Beberapa Varietas Cabai (Capsicum annum L.)Pada Tanah Entisol. Dibawah bimbingan Bapak Syafruddin sebagai pembimbing utama dan Ibu Jumini sebagai pembimbing anggota.Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh dosis mikoriza campuran terhadap pertumbuhan dan hasil beberapa varietas cabai pada tanah Entisol, serta interaksi di antara dosis mikoriza dengan varietas cabai. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di Kebun Percobaan, Laboratorium Fisiologi Tumbuhan dan Laboratorium Ilmu dan Teknologi Benih Fakultas Pertanian Universitas Syiah Kuala yang mempunyai jenis tanah Entisol. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan pada bulan Maret sampai Agustus 2016.Penelitian ini menggunakanRancangan Acak Kelompok Faktorial (RAK) pla faktorial 4 x 3 dengan 3 ulangan sehingga terdiri dari 12 kombinasi perlakuan. Selanjutnya penelitian ini juga mencakup 2 seri percobaan, setiap seri terdiri dari 36 satuan percobaan sehingga keseluruhan terdapat 72 satuan percobaan. Penelitian ini terdiri dari 2 faktor. Faktor pertama yaitu dosis mikoriza campuran yang terdiri atas 4 taraf yaitu : 0 g/tanaman, 5 g/tanaman, 10 g/tanaman dan 15 g/tanaman. Faktor kedua yaitu varietas yang terdiri atas 3 taraf yaitu ; Varietas PM 999 F1, Varietas Lado F1 dan Varietas CTH 01. Parameter yang diamati adalah tinggi tanaman dan diameter batang umur 15, 30 dan 45 HSPT (hari setelah pindah tanam), jumlah cabang produktif, berat basah tanaman, berat kering tanaman, berat basah akar tanaman, berat kering akar tanaman, berat buah per tanaman, panjang buah, jumlah buah per tanaman, potensi hasil per hektar dan presentase infeksi mikoriza pada akar tanaman cabai.Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa perlakuan dosis mikoriza berpengaruh sangat nyata terhadap berat basah tanaman, berat kering tanaman, berat kering akar tanaman, jumlah buah pertanaman dan persentase infeksi mikoriza pada akar tanaman cabai. Akan tetapi berpengaruh nyata terhadap berat basah akar, berat buah pertanaman dan potensi hasil per hektar, namun tidak berpengaruh nyata terhadap tinggi tanaman dan diameter batang umur 15, 30 dan 45 HSPT, jumlah cabang produktif dan panjang buah. Penggunaan dosis mikoriza 10g/tanaman secara umum menghasilkan pertumbuhan dan hasil tanaman cabai yang lebih baik.Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa perlakuan varietas tanaman cabai berpengaruh sangat nyata terhadap berat basah tanaman, berat kering tanaman dan panjang buah. Akan tetapi berpengaruh nyata terhadap tinggi tanaman 15 dan 30 HST, namun tidak berpengaruh nyata terhadap tinggi tanaman umur 45 HST, diameter batang umur 15, 30 dan 45 HSPT, jumlah cabang produktif, berat basah akar tanaman, berat kering akar tanaman, berat buah pertanaman, jumlah buah pertanaman, potensi hasil per hektar dan persentase infeksi mikoriza pada akar tanaman cabai. Varietas CTH-01 merupakan varietas yang lebih baik, dilihat dari parameter pertumbuhan, potensi hasil per hektar dan infeksi mikoriza pada akar tanaman cabai. Terdapat interaksi yang sangat nyata antara dosis mikoriza dengan varietas cabai terhadap berat basah tanaman, berat kering tanaman. Akan tetapi interaksi yang nyata terhadap tinggi tanaman dan diameter batang umur 30 HSPT, berat basah akar, berat kering akar, berat buah pertanaman, jumlah buah pertanaman dan potensi hasil per hektar. Namun tidak terdapat interaksi yang nyata terhadap tinggi tanaman dan diameter batang umur 15 dan 45 HST, jumlah cabang produktif, panjang buah dan persentase infeksi mikoriza pada akar tanaman cabai. Interaksi yang lebih baik terdapat pada dosis 10g/tanaman dengan varietas LADO F1 pada parameter tinggi tanaman 30 HST, berat basah akar dan berat kering akar, berat buah pertanaman dan potensi hasil per hektar