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Level of Awareness and Understanding towards Money Mule Among Malaysian Citizens
No full textObjective: Money mule is a bank account used by another person unknowingly or voluntarily by the owner of the account to obtain a reward or by fraudulent means for illegal or illegal financial transactions. Syndicates usually get these mule accounts (also known as surrogate accounts) by deceiving those who need extra income and have a low level of financial literacy. This study will determine the level of awareness towards money mule and understanding towards the dangerous of money mule. In this research, both quantitative and qualitative approaches will be employed with surveys and interviews.
Methodology: A Systematic Review was conducted in this study considering potential articles published from January 2020 to October 2021. Electronic data collection through Goggle Scholar (50 journals) was identified to studies related to the level of awareness on money mule or money laundering.
Findings: This study concludes that, although the law enforcement agencies have the power to investigate money laundering and terrorism financing under the act, Malaysia is lacking in having a good investigative support system to assist the law enforcement agencies during the investigation process.
Implications: Special attention should be given to any complex and unusual business transactions, especially if there seems to be an unlawful purpose. Programs to educate public on money laundering should be found in order to raise awareness towards money laundering and financing of terrorism.  
Women’s Empowerment in Punjab: An Analysis of Socio-Cultural Challenges
No full textPurpose: Women empowerment is a rapidly growing theme that inspires women to feel courageous and do what they feel they cannot do. Women seem far behind compared to men when it comes to participation in different sectors, particularly the economy and politics. Punjab is the largest province of Pakistan in terms of population. Here, women are more in number than men and constitute 51.8% of the province’s total population. Despite being outnumbered, women lag far behind in terms of availability and access to resources and opportunities. A notable disparity can be observed in economic, political, and social sectors. The research intends to explore the key socio-cultural challenges that hinder the way of women towards empowerment in the province of Punjab.
Design/Methodology/Approach: The study adopts a qualitative research design to explore the selected phenomenon. Under the particular paradigm, the case study method is selected by the researcher.
Findings: The socio-cultural conditions are progressive and favorable for women in Punjab, compared to the rest of the provinces still, women do not feel empowered. The primary challenges to empowerment include Patriarchy, a less supportive family system, domestic violence and abuses, and misinterpretation of the religious teachings.
Implications/Originality/Value: Transformation in traditional socio-cultural patterns, Redefining the gender roles and responsibilities, means of communications, support of men, and women themselves can act as agents of re-shaping the power structures
Most Stringent Test of Independence in W× K Contingency Tables for Nominal Data Using Monte Carlo Simulations
No full textPurpose: This study aims to analyze the performance of tests of independence for nominal data. Tests of independence is one of the most used statistical techniques in econometrics. A principal interest in many studies regarding contingency tables is to test if the variables are independent in contingency table (CT’s). Many standard tests are available for nominal data. However, there is no clarity about choice of tests for various kinds of Data Generating Process (DGP) of nominal data.
Design/Methodology/Approach: This study used stringent criteria (SC) for evaluation of optimal test of independence among a large numbers of tests of independence in w × k contingency tables using Monte Carlo simulations.
Findings: The most stringent test of independence is Logarithmic Minimum Square (LMS) in w × k contingency table for nominal data.
Implications/Originality/Value: This Paper gives very clear guidance to practitioner about use of tests of independence for nominal data. Results recommends based on solid estimation of Monte Carlo Simulation and algorithm for a variety of Data Generating Process (DGP) in w × k contingency tables. We came to conclusion and recommended clearly that Logarithmic Minimum Square (LMS) is the optimal and most stringent test, and no other test can beat it for nominal data in w × k contingency tables.  
Effect of Harassment on the Educational Success of Elementary School Students in District Sialkot, Punjab
No full textPurpose: The major objective of the study was to find the effect of harassment on the educational success of elementary school students in both public and private schools in Punjab.
Design/Methodology/Approach: The study was quantitative in nature. The study's population included all the students enrolled in Punjab's public and private elementary schools. The sample of the study was 195 students from four primary schools (two public and two private) in the district of Sialkot, Punjab, who were selected randomly. The data was gathered using a self-developed questionnaire with a reliability index of 0.89 (Cronbach's Alpha) that contained 27 items on a three-point Likert type scale (No, To some extent, Yes) based on statements evoking students’ thoughts on harassment. A panel of three professionals in the fields of Gender Studies and Special Education verified the questionnaire.
Findings: Major findings revealed that harassment has a negative impact on students' educational success in the private sector in general and in the public sector in particular.
Implications/Originality/Value: Government and school administration can take bulling prevention initiatives with a focus on raising awareness of the problem and enforcing sanctions.
 
Analyzing English Translation of Premchand’s Urdu Short Stories: A Cultural Perspective
No full textPurpose: The aim of this research is to look at the idea of mistranslation in English translations of Premchand’s Urdu short stories. The source text is Urdu short stories penned by Premchand and the target text is its English translation. Translating the culture of source language is considered to be one of the most challenging tasks faced by translators. The translators confront several challenges to translate the source culture.
Design/Methodology/Approach: The researchers use the model of Newmark in order to analyze the mistranslation from the cultural perspectives. It has always been a heated debate whether the cultural embedded ideas and concepts may be exactly translated into target language or not. Though the translators have been using various strategies in order to translate the culturally specific items both in form of material and expression, they are not fully successful in translating the cultural specific terms and concepts. These culture embedded concepts can be the religious beliefs or social dialogues that are only understandable for the source culture readers.
Findings: The study concludes that mistranslation occurs because of many reasons such as translator’s immature knowledge of the two languages, translator’s intentional use of mistranslation, cultural barriers, language differences on lexical level and ideological differences.
Implications/Originality/Value: The study also reveals that there are many problems in the translation of the cultural items both in material forms and expressions due to translators, incompetence intercultural pragmatics
Sustainability of Malay Traditional Silverware Industry in the East Coast Region of Malaysia
No full textObjective: The traditional Malay silverware industries in Malaysia that have existed for more than 200 years began to deteriorate from time to time. Silverware is a craft field with its uniqueness and almost extinction hereditary since 1948 on the East Coast of Malaysia. In this context, innovation and sustainability play a vital role in the design and product development.
Methodology: Research information is collected through field research: direct observation, participant observation, ethnography, qualitative interviews, and case studies. In addition, this study is supported by previous studies in scholarly journals, books, documents, and reports from relevant sources, local government agencies, newspapers, and other reliable website sources.
Findings: In conclusion, the silverware craft industry is facing a bleak future with no implementation of the proper measure. It should be concerned that the sector will one-day face extinction.
Implications: The most important parties to take off the efforts are the government bodies, the local community, and the higher education level to initiate collaboration programs on sustaining the Malay traditional silverware industries to the next level. As concerned, a focus group discussion is needed to see and fulfill the needs of the industry, consumers, and future generation
Post Pandemic Research Trends on Challenges and Outcomes in Education: A Case-study of HEC Recognized Journals of Education 2020- 2021
No full textObjective: The purpose of the present study is to explore the research trends on challenges and outcomes of post pandemic education. The researcher has conducted a meta-analysis of HEC recognized journals of education published in post pandemic period that is 2020-2021.
Methodology: The study has adopted qualitative approach following case-study design. The population of the study is comprised of each of 2 issues of 14 journals of education recognised by higher education commission of Pakistan. The sample was selected using purposive sampling technique. The sample size was 21 articles based on the inclusion criteria which directs to select only those articles discussing the post COVID context of teaching-learning process. The data was collected through a literature review matrix which was developed to classify the articles for various themes generated after critical review. After reviewing the selected articles, different themes were generated such as Pandemic and higher education, psychological aspects of post pandemic context, learning experiences in Covid-19, remote teaching and challenges, assessment and distant learning using content analysis technique.
Findings: This content analysis revealed that COVID-19 has increased the scope of online education by showing an increasing trend of Hybrid model in education. The research has highlighted the effect of COVID-19 on teachers and learners particularly and the system of education generally. It further explored the issue related to depression and anxiety and challenges related to energy crises.
Implications: This study recommends that to overcome such issues and challenges there should be provision of professional development programs for the teachers to prepare them for future circumstances
Factors Associated with the Participation of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Leisure Activities
No full textPurpose: The present research aims to identify the factors associated with the participation of children with autism spectrum disorder in leisure activities.
Research Methodology: The study was descriptive in nature and use quantitative methods to analyze the data. Parents of children with ASD studying in private and public schools for students with autism spectrum disorder from Lahore division including its 4 districts; Lahore, Kasur, Sheikhpura and Nankana Sahib were the population of the study. A sample of 88 parents of children with autism spectrum disorder participated in this study. Researchers used self-developed and validated Likert type questionnaire. After raw data collection, the data was coded in coding scheme by using statistical package of social sciences (SPSS) and tabulated to show the mean and standard deviation of responses.
Findings: The findings obtained in this study suggest that children with autism spectrum disorder were willing to participate in leisure activities, but their participation in leisure activities differed by activity types. It was observed that personal factors, such as age, gender, job responsibilities, family pressure, health issues, as well as the socioeconomic status of the family, affect participation in leisure activities.
Recommendations: Schools may organize parental training sessions where parents should be guided and motivated in making and executing a game plan to show their child’s strength in leisure activities at school level
Symbioses between Green Marketing Sustainability and Competition Law in Malaysia
No full textPurpose: The urgency to control and reduce environmental disasters to the air and water as well as plastic pollution, acute deforestation, industrial waste, chemical spills, climate change and global warming calamity has triggered the universal Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) policy. Thus, diverting the attention of every level of human activity towards attaining a ‘sustainable’ environment. This universal war against such environmental disasters has developed a reason to incorporate SDG policy goals into the Competition Law and Policy (CLP) globally. This exploratory study aimed to determine the symbiosis between the competition law and United Nations (UN), SDG policy application under Competition Act 2010 for promoting and enhancing Green Marketing (GM) in Malaysia.
Methodology: The study examines viable options for competition regulators to address sustainability policy for green marketing (GM) benefits under the scope of CLP. The study applies qualitative analysis by way of comparative study to the European Union (EU) approach to determine GM marketing legitimacy for acclaiming SDG policy as a criterion within the exemption proviso in the Competition Act 2010, Malaysia.
Findings: Competition Law can support GM sustainability initiatives to improve the environment since GM is not just about producing and marketing environmentally sustainable products but from a broader perspective contributes to innovation and consumer welfare. Hence, GM's social market and societal benefits towards sustainability objectives are arguably considered to outweigh its countervailing anticompetitive effects for sustainable exemption policy under the CLP. However, GM can only substantially contribute to addressing global warming and the environment under the SDG if applied legitimately. In addition, the GM must be also endorsed to incorporate broader environmental-related benefit policy within its competition law prohibition and exemption framework to resonate with the UN’s SDG.
Implications/Originality/Value: The endorsement of GM sustainable benefits by way of exemption, exception or being pro-competitive allows a fair competitive advantage for GM industry growth. The research examines and proposes the exemption options for GM-related mergers, a collaboration by way of agreement and government exception policies under CA2010
Effectiveness of eQIU Learning Management System (LMS) on University Students Satisfaction
No full textPurpose: Initiating an LMS is an educational change that may seem technically simple yet socially complex. This study aimed to explore students’ satisfaction with the university’s eQIU LMS and their perception of eQIU LMS’s effectiveness impact on their academic achievement.
Methodology: A qualitative interpretive methodology was employed by interviewing six QIU students with semi-structured interviews. The study findings were analyzed based on a modified theoretical framework of the Delone and McLean Information System Success (D&M) Model.
Findings: The findings revealed that students were mostly satisfied with eQIU LMS; however, they perceived that eQIU’s effectiveness had a moderate impact on their academic achievement. For an effective LMS implementation, the study emphasizes empowering students to voice their needs and participating in the decision-making process of developing eQIU LMS.
Implications: So it is concluded that more investigation should be done on students’ engagement with LMS technology and the role of LMS technology in inclusive education