Surface Plasmon Polaritons (SPPs) have been known since the late 1950s with the work of Richie [1]. Today most research with these surface waves is aimed at production of subwavelength components in an attempt to merge the subjects of electronics and photonics on a nanometer scale. However, the features produced by SPPs could have uses in direct engineering applications due to their surface tex...

Research aim: The study aims to examine small and medium audit firms’ compliance with the independence requirements as stipulated in International Standard on Quality Control 1 (ISQC 1) Malaysia.Design/ Methodology/ Approach: This is qualitative nature. It uses semi-structured interviews gather input from 27 managers partners of firms Malaysia.Research findings: findings highlight variations pr...

The desired gap headway of drivers, while close following, represents the main parameter in determining the following distance between vehicles.  This paper uses the raw individual vehicles data taken from loop detectors for millions of vehicles used M25 and M42 in order to estimate the gap headway distributions between successive pairs of vehicles.  The data used in this paper were filtered so...

The paper highlights gaps in key areas of legislation, regulation and supervision, standard-setting of Shari’ah-compliance and pinpoints areas where improvement is desirable to ensure stability in the Islamic banking and finance sector. The comparative analysis focuses on 11 selected Muslim countries (Malaysia, Iran, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Turkey, Indonesia, Sudan, Kuwait, U.A.E ...

The Geomagnetic Polarity Time Scale (GPTS) provides a basis for the geological timescale, quantifies geomagnetic field behavior, and gives time framework geologic studies. We build revised Middle to Late Jurassic GPTS by using new multiscale magnetic profile, combining sea surface, midwater, autonomous underwater vehicle near-bottom anomaly data from Hawaiian lineation set in Pacific Quiet Zone...

Background/Aim. Aging is one of the most complex biological processes which probably affect structure and function of the enteric nerve system. However, there is not much available information on this topic, particularly in humans. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of aging on the structure of the myenteric ganglia in the anterior wall of the human proximal duodenum. Method...

We present the rst imaging circular polarimetry of the Orion Molecular Cloud, OMC-1. The observations, taken in the J , H , K n and nbL bands, reveal a complex pattern of circular polarisation. Globally, there is a background circular polarisation of the order of 2 percent in the K n band, conforming to the typical quadrupolar patterns that have been observed in other outtow sources. Overlaying...

Oral cancer is one of the leading causes death worldwide, and its prevalence especially high in developing countries. As an oral treatment, traditional therapies are commonly used. Nonetheless, these treatments frequently result a variety side effects. consequence, there urgent need to enhance therapies. Probiotics have recently demonstrated intriguing properties as therapeutic options for trea...