Distribution-Support Technologies in Commercialisation: The Malaysia Research Universities (RU) Experiences

Siti Asma’ MOHD ROSDI(Siti Asma’ MOHD ROSDI ),Mohamad Rohieszan RAMDAN(Mohamad Rohieszan RAMDAN ),Sabrinah ADAM(Sabrinah ADAM ),Nursyazwani Mohd FUZI(Nursyazwani Mohd FUZI ),Azila ABDUL RAZAK(Azila AB 한국유통과학회 2022 유통과학연구 Vol.20 No.11

Purpose: This article explores the experiences of Research Universities (RU) on distribution-support technologies in commercialisation with a specific focus in the Malaysian context. Research design, data and methodology: A qualitative research was carried out, in which six RU were interviewed. A structured interview was conducted. To analyse and interpret the data was using an approach adopted in qualitative thematic strategy. The findings were transcribed using Atlas.ti software to analyse related themes through a thematic analysis approach to link theories. Results: The findings provide useful insights into the significant roles of distribution-support technologies on the commercialisation strategy and impacts on the ecosystem of innovation and commercialisation in providing the importance of Distribution-support Technologies to strengthen the role of university-industry-community relation to drive the economy towards a high-income nation. Conclusions: This study will contribute theory through commercialisation literature by adding new knowledge concerning the link between universities and distribution-support technologies in commercialisation. Therefore, the practical contributions are significant for universities; industries; research institutes; government and societies to develop and plan strategically for effective, strategic and sustainable distribution-support technologies in innovation and commercialisation ecosystem.

Dielectric and impedance studies of DBSA doped polyaniline/PVC composites

Asma B. Afzal,M. Javed Akhtar,Muhammad Nadeem,M.M. Hassan 한국물리학회 2010 Current Applied Physics Vol.10 No.2

Polyaniline (PANI) was doped with dodecylbenzene sulfonic acid (DBSA) and then mixed with PVC by solution blending method to prepare DBSA doped PANI (PAND)/PVC composites. FTIR spectroscopy indicates the strong dipole–dipole interaction between the individual components of the composites. The ac electrical properties of the synthesized composites were investigated by complex impedance spectroscopy in the frequency range of 0.5–106 Hz at room temperature. Both dielectric loss factor and permittivity increase with the decrease of frequency exhibiting strong interfacial polarization at low frequency. Addition of PAND in PVC reduces the charge trapping centers by increasing the number of conducting channels participating in the relaxation process; hence an increase in conductivity is observed.

Sustaining Low-Carbon Emission Development: An Energy Efficient Transportation Plan for CPEC

( Asma Zubedi ),( Zeng Jianqiu ),( Qasim Ali Arain ),( Imran Memon ),( Sehrish Khan ),( Muhammad Saad Khan ),( Ying Zhang ) 한국정보처리학회 2018 Journal of information processing systems Vol.14 No.2

Climate change has become a major challenge for sustainable development of human society. This study is an attempt to analyze existing literature to identify economic indicators that hamper the process of global warming. This paper includes case studies based on various countries to examine the nexus for environment and its relationship with Foreign Direct Investment, transportation, economic growth and energy consumption. Furthermore, the observations are analyzed from the perspective of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and probable impact on carbon emission of Pakistan. A major portion of CPEC investment is allocated for transportation. However, it is evident that transportation sector is substantial emitter of carbon dioxide (CO2) gas. Unfortunately, there is no empirical work on the subject of CPEC and carbon emission for vehicular transportation. This paper infers that empirical results from various other countries are ambiguous and inconclusive. Moreover, the evidence for the pollution haven hypothesis and the halo effect hypothesis is limited in general and inapplicable for CPEC in particular. The major contribution of this study is the proposal of an energy efficient transportation model for reducing CO2 emission. In the end, the paper suggests strategies to climate researchers and policymakers for adaptation and mitigation of greenhouse gases (GHG).

Laying Off Versus Training Workers: How Can Saudi Entrepreneurs Manage the COVID-19 Crisis?

Asma RAIES,Mohamed BEN MIMOUN 한국유통과학회 2021 The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Busine Vol.8 No.4

This study aims to determine theoretically the best workers layoff/training strategy that entrepreneurs should apply to manage the COVID-19 crisis successfully. It also examines the impacts of the Saudi government’s emergency measures on firm performance. The paper develops a theoretical framework in which the optimal control technics is applied to model the entrepreneur’s hiring, layoff, and training behaviors. The results show that, during the current COVID-19 pandemic, the entrepreneur should first lay off the less productive workers to reduce labor costs. As more and more inefficient workers quit and profit increases, the entrepreneur starts expanding his activity and training workers. In the long run, only the training activity allows the firm efficiency to grow at a constant rate. This finding suggests that the key to long-run economic recovery in Saudi Arabia will rely on training, innovation, and adaptability to the new digital environment. The paper also shows that the Saudi government initiative of covering 60% of salaries for the small- and medium-sized entrepreneurs during the COVID-19 pandemic will enhance training activities in small- and medium-sized enterprises and improve their efficiency in both the short and long run. This policy will also prevent Saudi entrepreneurs from laying off half of their staff.

Association of Fusobacterium nucleatum in the Progression of Colorectal Cancer

Asma Rafique,Young-Sang Koh 대한미생물학회 2021 Journal of Bacteriology and Virology Vol.51 No.2

A New Convolution Approach for the Time-delay Identification of Systems with Arbitrary Entries

Asma Karoui,Kaouther Ibn Taarit,Moufida Ksouri 제어·로봇·시스템학회 2017 International Journal of Control, Automation, and Vol.15 No.6

In this paper, an online delay identification approach of continuous-time linear systems with unstructuredentries is achieved via a new algebraic technique. The arbitrary input and output trajectories are chosen with closeand abundant crossing zero. Initial conditions and static disturbances are taken into account in the design of theidentification approach. The proposed method is based on a distributional algebraic technique and a convolution approach. A proposed theorem is hence enounced to identify a single time-delay of such systems. The effectiveness ofthe proposed approach is demonstrated by an illustrative example. The obtained results show the high performancesof the proposed time-delay identification approach in severe operation conditions of the considered system.

Phytochemical Screening, Phenolic Content, and Anti-Inflammatory Effect of Foeniculum vulgare Seed Extract

Asma Cherbal,Mouna Bouabdallah,Saliha Hireche,Rachid Desdous,Mouna Benhalla 한국식품영양과학회 2023 Preventive Nutrition and Food Science Vol.28 No.2

Medicinal plants are promising sources of natural substances with biological functions and several drugs have been developed from traditional medicine. This study aimed to determine the chemical components of a hydromethanolic extract from Foeniculum vulgare seeds. Total phenolic, flavonoid, and flavonol contents were assessed, and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis was performed. To investigate the anti-inflammatory activity of F. vulgare seed hydromethanolic extract, its effects on protein denaturation, protease activity, membrane stabilization, and heat-induced hemolysis in red blood cells were evaluated in vitro. F. vulgare seed extract showed significant inhibition of protein denaturation (35.68±0.4%), protease activity (58.09±0.1%), and heat-induced hemolysis in red blood cells (9.67±0.3%) at concentrations of 200, 250, and 200 mg/mL, respectively, compared to the reference drug indomethacin (P<0.001). This remarkable anti-inflammatory activity may be attributable to the abundance of flavonoids in the F. vulgare seed extract. GC-MS confirmed the presence of linalool and fatty acids (palmitic and oleic acids), which have potential anti-inflammatory activities. Therefore, the hydromethanolic extract of F. vulgare seeds may be a valuable anti-inflammatory candidate in the years ahead.

Real Exchange Rate Misalignment in Pakistan: An Application of Regime Switching Modelㅎ

Asma FIAZ,Nabila KHURSHID,Ahsan SATTI,Muhammad Shuaib MALIK,Wasim shahid MALIK 한국유통과학회 2021 The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Busine Vol.8 No.12

This study investigates the key determinants of exchange rate (RER) misalignment for the period 1991 to 2020. The BEER technique has been used to estimate the degree of the equilibrium exchange rate. To explore the actual exchange rate misalignment and to assess the behavior of variables that are different in different regimes of undervaluation and overvaluation, the nonlinear technique of Markov regime-switching (MSM) was applied. The mean and variance of each regime are highly significant and show that undervaluation episodes have a low mean (116.139) and more volatility (1.229) while overvaluation episodes have a high mean (126.732) with less volatility (0.871). The findings show that MSM accurately identifies exchange rate misalignment in both regimes as separate incidents of overvaluation and undervaluation. Results further depict that misalignment of the RER is affected by terms of trade, net foreign assets, interest differential, government investment, and consumption decision. Results recommend that if policymakers want to use the exchange rate as a policy tool, they must first consider the drivers of the equilibrium exchange rate. As a result, any deliberate actions to address exchange rate misalignment must focus on the underlying fundamentals that drive the exchange rate.

A high-resolution mapping of wind energy potentials for Mauritius using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)

Asma Z. Dhunny,Michel R. Lollchund,Soonil D.D.V. Rughooputh 한국풍공학회 2015 Wind and Structures, An International Journal (WAS Vol.20 No.4

A wind energy assessment is an integrated analysis of the potential of wind energy resources ofa particular area. In this work, the wind energy potentials for Mauritius have been assessed using aComputational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) model. The approach employed in this work aims to enhance theassessment of wind energy potentials for the siting of large-scale wind farms in the island. Validation of themodel is done by comparing simulated wind speed data to experimental ones measured at specific locationsover the island. The local wind velocity resulting from the CFD simulations are used to compute theweighted-sum power density including annual directional inflow variations determined by wind roses. Themodel is used to generate contour maps of velocity and power, for Mauritius at a resolution of 500 m.

Determinants of Consumer Satisfaction in Fast Food Industry of Lahore Pakistan

Asma Ali,Jong-In Lee 한국식생활문화학회 2019 韓國食生活文化學會誌 Vol.34 No.4

The purpose of this study is to analyze and evaluate the key success factors for the fast food industry in the region of Lahore Pakistan. Fast food concept developed very speedily in the last few years in Lahore region. The success or failure of a fast food industry based on some factors like Physical environment, Brand-name, Food quality, Price, Taste, Promotional activity, Habitual consumption, Health threats, Consumer expectation, and Family meal. To identify which of these factors has a greater influence on consumer satisfaction, four fast food restaurants such as McDonald’s, PIZZA HUT, KFC, and subway were targeted randomly. The proposed research is quantitative in nature and for data collection; a random sampling technique was used. A questionnaire survey answered by 273 people was considered in this research. Data have been analyzed through statistical techniques. It is observed that Brand name, Food quality, Physical environment, Health threats, Price, Family meals, Habitual consumption, and Consumer expectation showed significant impacts on Fast food industry compared to other factors evaluated herein.