Transformation of Malaysian Shop Office and The Impact of Visual Comfort

This paper investigates the transformation of Malaysian shop offices over the last few decades, and the impact of visual comfort on their design and functionality. Shop offices are a prevalent building type in Malaysia, combining commercial and office spaces in the same structure. The rise of e-commerce and the need for visually appealing and functional spaces has driven the transformation in shop office design. This study examines the historical context of shop offices in Malaysia, the factors driving their transformation, and the concept of visual comfort, including its various elements. The study then analyzes the impact of visual comfort on the design and functionality of modern shop offices in Malaysia. The research findings provide insights into the importance of visual comfort in commercial space design and the factors driving the evolution of shop office design in Malaysia. Finally, the paper identifies challenges and opportunities for the continued development of visually appealing and functional shop offices in Malaysia

Cloning and characterization of MADS-box gene in oil palm

Oil palm has emerged as one of the most important source of oils and fats. The mechanism of floral organs development in this plant is still at its infancy. We describe here the cloning and characterization of a MADS-box gene in oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) named EMADS1. It belongs to the AGAMOUS-like2 family of MADS-box gene which plays critical role in flower development as defined by the ABCDE model. EMADS1 was ubiquitously expressed in the immature male and female flower buds and its expression pattern was similar to EgAGL2 and EgMADS8 of oil palm. The EMADS1 transcript also accumulated in embryos of developing seeds. These results suggested that EMADS1 is likely to function at the initial stages of flowering in determination of the inflorescence and the identity of the flower whorls and also embryo development in seeds

Home economy heterogeneity in the determinants of China’s inward foreign direct investment

Zheng, P. and Tan, H, 2011, In: Transnational Corporations, 20 (2), 2-28

In Vitro And In Vivo Study On The Identification Of Compounds That Alleviate Aβ42 Associated Neurodegeneration

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common type of neurological disorder globally. Its mechanism includes the distinctive aggregation of extracellular senile plaques made up of amyloid-beta (Aβ) in the brain. Among the Aβ isomers secreted in the brain, Aβ42 is the most neurotoxic and aggressive. Regardless of the immense research on AD, the full pathogenesis of this disease remains unknown. The main aim of this study was to identify compounds that are able to alleviate Aβ42’s negative effects

Overarching framework between Gaussian quantum discord and Gaussian quantum illumination

We cast the problem of illuminating an object in a noisy environment into a communication protocol. A probe is sent into the environment, and the presence or absence of the object constitutes a signal encoded on the probe. The probe is then measured to decode the signal. We calculate the Holevo information and bounds to the accessible information between the encoded and received signal with two different Gaussian probes---an Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen (EPR) state and a coherent state. We also evaluate the Gaussian discord consumed during the encoding process with the EPR probe. We find that the Holevo quantum advantage, defined as the difference between the Holevo information obtained from the EPR and coherent state probes, is approximately equal to the discord consumed. These quantities become exact in the typical illumination regime of low object reflectivity and low probe energy. Hence we show that discord is the resource responsible for the quantum advantage in Gaussian quantum illumination.Comment: 12 pages, 8 figure

Returns predictability of Malaysian bank stocks : Evidence and implications

The main objective of this study is to address the question of whether stock prices follow random walk all the time. Using the samples of four Malaysian bank stocks- Hong Leong Bank, Malayan Banking, Public Bank and Southern Bank, coupled with the Hinich and Patterson (1995) windowed-testing procedure, the results show that the series under study follow a random walk for long periods of time, only to be interspersed with brief periods of strong linear and non-linear dependency structures. Unlike previous studies, this paper provides a different perspective on the subject of random walk. In addition to that, several important implications drawn from the findings are also provided in the paper

The ultra-low-frequency shear modes of 2-4 layer graphenes observed in their scroll structures at edges

The in-plane shear modes between neighbor-layers of 2-4 layer graphenes (LGs) and the corresponding graphene scrolls rolled up by 2-4LGs were investigated by Raman scattering. In contrast to that just one shear mode was observed in 3-4LGs, all the shear modes of 3-4LGs were observed in 3-4 layer scrolls (LSs), whose frequencies agree well with the theoretical predication by both a force-constant model and a linear chain model. In comparison to the broad width (about 12cm$^{-1}$) for the G band in graphite, all the shear modes exhibit an intrinsic line width of about 1.0 cm$^{-1}$. The local electronic structures dependent on the local staking configurations enhance the intensity of the shear modes in corresponding 2-4LSs zones, which makes it possible to observe all the shear modes. It provides a direct evidence that how the band structures of FLGs can be sensitive to local staking configurations. This result can be extended to n layer graphene (n > 4) for the understanding of the basic phonon properties of multi-layer graphenes. This observation of all-scale shear modes can be foreseen in other 2D materials with similar scroll structures.Comment: 14 pages, 5 figure

catena-Poly[[tetra­aqua­zinc(II)]-μ-2,2′-dihydr­oxy-5,5′-diazenediyldibenzoato]

In the title compound, [Zn(C14H8N2O6)(H2O)4]n, the 2,2′-dihydr­oxy-5,5′-diazenediyldibenzoate ligand acts as a carboxyl­ate bridge, leading to the formation of a polymeric chain running along the [10] direction. The ZnII atom is hexa-coordinated in a distorted octa­hedral geometry by six O atoms [Zn—O = 2.055 (4)–2.132 (3) Å] from two carboxylate ligands and four water mol­ecules. The crystal packing is stabilized by inter­molecular O—H⋯O, O—H⋯N and C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, and two π–π inter­actions. The centroid–centroid distances are 3.803 (16) and 3.804 (17) Å

Returns Predictability of Malaysian Bank Stocks: Evidence and Implications

The main objective of this study is to address the question of whether stock prices follow random walk all the time. Using the samples of four Malaysian bank stocks- Hong Leong Bank, Malayan Banking, Public Bank and Southern Bank, coupled with the Hinich and Patterson (1995) windowed-testing procedure, the results show that the series under study follow a random walk for long periods of time, only to be interspersed with brief periods of strong linear and non-linear dependency structures. Unlike previous studies, this paper provides a different perspective on the subject of random walk. In addition to that, several important implications drawn from the findings are also provided in the paper.