COVID-19 and the ASEAN stock market: a wavelet analysis of conventional and Islamic equity indices
Studies in Economics and Finance
Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Associatio... more Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Islamic and conventional equities. Design/methodology/approach To study the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on ASEAN Islamic and conventional equities, first, the authors calculated the volatility by using exponential generalized autoregressive conditional heteroscedasticity methodology and then used Wavelet methodology to see the co-movement between the volatility and returns of ASEAN equity market indicators and COVID-19 cases. Findings The authors find that until the beginning of August, COVID-19 adversely relates to the returns of both the indices. The conventional index seemed to have increased volatility during the time period, whereas the Islamic index seemed to have declined volatility. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is one of the very few studies examining the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on ASEAN Islamic and...
International Journal for Electronic Crime Investigation
The Article covers the key aspect of the evolution of Cryptocurrency as a future mode of payment ... more The Article covers the key aspect of the evolution of Cryptocurrency as a future mode of payment for merchant and consumers, the paper will highlight all the key elements that plays a pivotal role in influencing the market value of the Cryptocurrency, with respect to the acceptance of Cryptocurrency within general people, government regulations for this means of transaction, the security aspect of the currency, and where, how and who is using this currency, the perks and the disadvantage that have taken birth due to the advent of this currency which includes bitcoin, ethereum, and other alt-coins. More over the paper concludes with author’s analysis on digital currency.
International Journal for Electronic Crime Investigation
The research paper covers one of the most important aspect of the digital forensics investigation... more The research paper covers one of the most important aspect of the digital forensics investigation “Registry Forensics” as there are several components that are necessary for carrying out digital forensics investigation, one cannot overall the windows registry. The research paper is basically divided into two segments, where the first segment fully explains what registry is, how it works, and what important information stored in it. Moreover, the research paper covers the aspect of anti-forensics elements that are incorporated by different cyber criminals in order to wipe the traces of fraudulent activities, and finally the author has concluded the research paper by highlighting the importance of windows registry in digital forensics investigation.
Background. Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) is first-line for pneumocystis prophylaxis in... more Background. Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) is first-line for pneumocystis prophylaxis in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients. TMP-SMX also offers the advantage of urinary tract infection (UTI) prophylaxis (for kidney
Neoplastic disease indicates a disease of new growth. Neoplasms or tumors may be divided into two... more Neoplastic disease indicates a disease of new growth. Neoplasms or tumors may be divided into two categories; benign tumors and malignant tumors. Benign tumors are relatively innocent and remain localized. Malignant tumors are also called cancers and are distinguished from benign tumors by the properties of invasiveness and metastasis. Cancer of the leukocytes and their precursors is known as leukemia. Triglycerides, cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol and HDL-cholesterol constitute plasma lipid profile. Objective of the present study was to investigate relationship of plasma lipid profile (Triglycerides, Cholesterol, LDL-Cholesterol and HDL-Cholesterol) with leukemia. 180 subjects were included in the study. The subjects comprised of two groups; first as Controls (90 in number) and the second as Patients of Leukemia (also 90 in number). Fasting blood samples were collected for estimation of plasma lipid levels. Comparison between mean values of plasma lipid profile of control subjects and leukemia patients indicated that there was moderate decrease in all plasma levels of leukemia patients: triglycerides (31.29%, P < 0.01), cholesterol (27.15%, P < 0.01), LDLcholesterol (23.28%, P < 0.01) and HDL-cholesterol (24.70%, P<0.05). As there is a change in plasma lipid profile of leukemia patients, the plasma lipid profile may be used as adjuvant for identification of the disease along with the standard diagnostics tools.
Neuropathic pain is a subset of chronic pain that is caused by neurons that are damaged or firing... more Neuropathic pain is a subset of chronic pain that is caused by neurons that are damaged or firing aberrantly in the peripheral or central nervous systems. The treatment guidelines for neuropathic pain include antidepressants, calcium channel αdelta ligands, topical therapy, and opioids as a second-line option. Pharmacotherapy has not been effective in the treatment of neuropathic pain except in the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia with carbamazepine. The inability to properly treat neuropathic pain causes frustration in both the patients and their treating physicians. Venoms, which are classically believed to be causes of pain and death, have peptide components that have been implicated in pain relief. Although some venoms are efficacious and have shown benefits in patients, their side-effect profile precludes their more widespread use. This review identifies and explores the use of venoms in neuropathic pain relief. This treatment can open doors to potential therapeutic targets. W...
Corporate tax rate as a determinant of systematic risk: Evidence from Pakistani cement sector
African journal of business management
The main purpose of this study is to find the influence of corporate tax rate on systematic risk ... more The main purpose of this study is to find the influence of corporate tax rate on systematic risk with three more variables (leverage, return on assets and market value of equity) by using cement sector data of Pakistan. This study used fifteen cement manufacturer data from ...
A novel grid computing approach for probabilistic small signal analysis
2006 IEEE Power Engineering Society General Meeting, 2006
AbstractGrid computing is an advanced technique for collaboratively solving complicated scientif... more AbstractGrid computing is an advanced technique for collaboratively solving complicated scientific problems using geographically and organisational dispersed computational, data storage and other recourses. Application of grid computing could provide significant benefits to all ...
Glazerol Automat is a dedicated machine used in the Insulator pre assembly line. This automat is ... more Glazerol Automat is a dedicated machine used in the Insulator pre assembly line. This automat is driven using single motor for different operations. Here the focus is on two main parts they are Geneva wheel and Face cam which are used for their respective operations. Geneva Wheel is used to index the drum which consists of 96 spindles. Due to this Geneva mechanism each of the spindles will hold the ceramic body when the drum is being indexed. Due to which there is a force which is generated in the Geneva wheel in maximum and minimum position. Face cam which is used while indexing the work piece carrier There are 2 tangential forces which are acting, one at the indexing side and the other at the driving side /cam side. The effective resultant force which is acting on the face cam while indexing work piece carrier is calculated. And these forces are analyzed using ansys and their respective Von Mises stresses and displacement plots are obtained for both the conditions based on boundar...
A diffusion theory based MTR fuel management methodology has been developed for finding superior ... more A diffusion theory based MTR fuel management methodology has been developed for finding superior core loading patterns at any stage for MTR systems, keeping track of burnup of individual fuel assemblies throughout their history. It is based on using burnup dependent group constants obtained by the WIMS-D/4 computer code for standard fuel elements and control fuel elements. This methodology has been implemented in a computer program named BFMTR, which carries out detailed five group diffusion theory calculations using the CITATION code as a subroutine. The core-wide spatial flux and power profiles thus obtained are used for calculating the peak-to-average power and flux-ratios along with the available excess reactivity of the system. The fuel manager can use the BFMTR code for loading pattern optimization for maximizing the excess reactivity, keeping the peak-to-average power as well as flux-ratio within constraints. The results obtained by the BFMTR code have been found to be in goo...
Probabilistic Transient Stability Analysis using Grid Computing Technology
2007 IEEE Power Engineering Society General Meeting, 2007
Abstract This paper proposes a new method for transient stability analysis in terms of measuring... more Abstract This paper proposes a new method for transient stability analysis in terms of measuring critical clearing time using grid-computing technology. Grid computing is a highly developed system for jointly solving collaborative complex problems; those are required to solve in ...
Short of handing somebody a textbook, conceptually explaining microbes and infectious diseases is... more Short of handing somebody a textbook, conceptually explaining microbes and infectious diseases is a challenge. Biologist Bill Firshein begins The Infectious Microbe by marvelling at the ubiquity of microbes “that inhabit every nook and cranny of our own microcosm of a world, from the deepest trenches in the oceans to the outer reaches of our atmosphere”. His short book has two main components. In the fi rst, Firshein delves into biochemistry, molecular biology, and genetics to clarify processes pertinent to microbes, such as gene expression, conjugation, and transduction. Here he also introduces the leitmotif that, rather than confl ating microbes with disease, microbial disease is better characterised as one possible outcome of the host–microbe relationship. These concepts set the scene for the second component— and heart of the book—the chapter on case histories. Firshein focuses on six important microbial diseases— HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, staphylococcal and streptococcal infections, gastric ulcers and Helicobacter pylori, cholera, and infl uenza. For each disease, he explains mechanisms of pathogenicity and treatment approaches. Furthermore, Firshein briefl y chronicles the emergence, re-emergence, or persistence of each disease, which emphasises their modern-day relevance to human beings. He describes, for instance, the likely origin of AIDS as a zoonotic infection, the tuberculosis outbreak in New York City in the mid1990s, and Haiti’s cholera outbreak after the earthquake in 2010. These two components are complemented by short chapters on the history of microbiology, the concepts of emerging and re-emerging diseases and biofi lms, and the perpetual threat of bioterrorism. These discussions round out an accessible introductory book on infectious microbes. Firshein’s conversational style of writing, which sometimes takes a turn for the long-winded, might frustrate some readers, but equally it conveys his passion for the subject. Although malaria is a notable omission among the diseases that Firshein highlights, this book should allow newcomers to the fi eld of infectious diseases and non-scientifi c readers alike to understand and intelligibly discuss how microbes thrive, spread, and cause disease.
IEEE INFOCOM 2014 - IEEE Conference on Computer Communications, 2014
A fundamental problem in 802.11 wireless networks is to accurately determine the cause of packet ... more A fundamental problem in 802.11 wireless networks is to accurately determine the cause of packet losses. This becomes increasingly important as wireless data rates scale to Gbps, where lack of loss differentiation leads to higher loss in throughput. Recent and upcoming high-speed WLAN standards, such as 802.11n and 802.11ac, use frame aggregation and block acknowledgements for achieving efficient communication. This paper presents BLMon, a framework for loss differentiation, that uses loss patterns within aggregate frames and aggregate frame retries to achieve accurate and low overhead loss differentiation. Towards this end, we carry out a detailed measurement study on a real testbed to ascertain the differences in loss patterns due to noise, collisions, and hidden nodes. We then devise metrics to quantitatively capture these differences. Finally, we design BLMon, which collectively uses these metrics to infer the cause of loss without requiring any out-of-band communication, protocol changes, or customized hardware support. BLMon can be readily deployed on commodity devices using only driver-level changes at the sender-side. We implement BLMon in the ath9k driver and using real testbed experiments, show that it can provide up to 5× improvement in throughput.
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