Unraveling China’s investments in Malaysia

For more about the East-West Center, see http://www.eastwestcenter.org/Tham Siew Yean, Senior Fellow at ISEAS, Singapore, explains that “There are dimensions to China's investment that may not be so obvious to the public eye.

Development Of A DNA-Based Molecular Method For The Rapid Detection Of Enterococcus Species And Antimicrobial Resistance Genotypes [QR82.S78 C454 2008 f rb].

Enterococci muncul sebagai penyebab jangkitan nosokomial yang penting di kebanyakan negara di dunia semenjak kurun yang lepas. Enterococci have emerged as a significant cause of nosocomial infections in many parts of the world over the last decade

Exploring Access and Equity in Malaysia’s Private Higher Education

Private higher education institutions (PrHEIs) are utilized to complement public provision due to financial constraints faced in public provision. However, increasing private provision has raised interesting questions as to who gets educated in these PrHEIs. Is increasing private supply enlarging the circle of opportunity to reach those who might otherwise have been unable to enter university or college? In other words, has the explosion in private supply translated into greater inclusion or increased exclusion? This paper explores access and equity issues in Malaysia’s private higher education system. Malaysia is an interesting case study due to the significant presence of PrHEIs in the country and their contribution toward student enrolment. The findings show that the Malaysian government has provided considerable financial support for the development of PrHEIs in the country, through the provision of incentives, subsidized loans, and scholarships. Quality assurance efforts further enhance the development of private provision, as student loans and scholarships are only provided for students on accredited programs. Therefore, PrHEIs have widened access and equity in the country with the help of government support. Despite this, Malaysia’s model of providing access and equity through private provision may be unsustainable, due to the poor repayment record of student loans and the economic need to reduce the fiscal deficit of the government.malaysia education; higher education; private higher education

Wireless Broadcast with Network Coding in Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks: DRAGONCAST

Network coding is a recently proposed method for transmitting data, which has been shown to have potential to improve wireless network performance. We study network coding for one specific case of multicast, broadcasting, from one source to all nodes of the network. We use network coding as a loss tolerant, energy-efficient, method for broadcast. Our emphasis is on mobile networks. Our contribution is the proposal of DRAGONCAST, a protocol to perform network coding in such a dynamically evolving environment. It is based on three building blocks: a method to permit real-time decoding of network coding, a method to adjust the network coding transmission rates, and a method for ensuring the termination of the broadcast. The performance and behavior of the method are explored experimentally by simulations; they illustrate the excellent performance of the protocol

You have to trawl for varsity seats

Education is always a hot topic and former journalist Juhaidi Yean Abdullah and medical doctor Noorhaire Nordin, who is doing his PhD, with SONIA RAMACHANDRAN sitting in, have lots to sa

You have trawl for varsity seats

Education is always a hot topic and former journalist Juhaidi Yean Abdullah and medical doctor Noorhaire Nordin, who is doing his phD, with SONIA RAMACHANDRAN sittig in, have lots to sa

BUSINESSMAN CHIN CHUN-YEAN APPOINTED AS USM BOARD OF GOVERNORS MEMBER

PENANG, 24 August 2016 - Businessman and corporate figure with extensive experience in the private sector, Chin Chun-Yean, 72, has been appointed by the Minister of Higher Education, Dato' Seri Idris Jusoh as a member of the Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) Board of Governors, for three years beginning 1 August 2016 as a representative of the private sector

Application of membrane separation in biotechnology

Membrane technology emerges as one of the most important separation methods, which have captured the attention of industries, related to biochemical, pharmaceutical, biomedical, and food industries. Due to the current intensive development and expansion, membrane technology is also rapidly gaining market recognition and application in Malaysia. Factors accelerating the positive growth of membrane market in Malaysia include economic factors, technology, support industries and awareness in environmental safety and health. Therefore, this paper seeks to review the separation mechanism, advantages and applications of synthetic polymeric membranes in biotechnology