Governance and performance studies are often viewed from the perspective of shareholders, including in Islamic banks. However, Investment Account Holders (IAH) equally important stakeholders. Profit-sharing contracts, absence representation Annual General Meeting, larger fund amount place IAH at greater risk. In reality, impact governance should also prioritize protecting their interests. This ...

suggests are either slight or problematical themselves. But given that the profession still refuses to listen, the long, sad story of the scholarly tradition in English metrics cannot be told too often. Both experienced prosodists and those who are only occasional visitors to this field will find RM a useful and enjoyable guide to what Holder calls ’the muddled kingdom of meter’ (Chapter 1), ’t...

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In this paper, the effect of air turbulence intensity on the flame structure in various radii and lengths of a flame holder numerically studied. Finite volume method is used to solve the governing equations. The obtained numerical results using realizable k-ε and β-PDF models show a good agreement with the experimental data. The results show that flame holder with greater lengths yield shorter ...

Aim: During minimal access surgery an assistant is controlling the laparoscope and surgeon should be free to manipulate instruments. Although the advantages of laparoscopic surgery are well documented, one disadvantage is that, for optimum performance, an experienced camera driver is required who can provide the necessary views for the operating surgeon. There are many drawbacks in human camera...

Twenty-fi ve years after fi ve States ratifi ed the Schengen Agreements, twenty-fi ve countries have now signed up to this treaty, including Switzerland on 12 December 2008. The Schengen Area now includes twenty-two members of the European Union and three associated States. As decreed by the Schengen Agreements, the principle of the free circulation of people and goods linked to economic growth...