Although the pineapple leaf fibers (PALF) are long known as domestic threading material in Malaysia, they are currently of little use despite being mechanically and environmentally sound. This study evaluated some selected properties of Josapine PALF and PALF-vinyl ester composites as well as the effects of simple abrasive combing and pretreatments

Critically ill patients with sepsis can develop profound pathophysiological changes that may alter antibiotic pharmacokinetics (PK) and produce sub-therapeutic concentrations at the sites of infection leading to therapeutic failure. We aimed to describe the plasma PK of piperacillin and its associated penetration into interstitial fluid (ISF) of su

Mycophenolic acid (MPA) is a potent immunosuppressant agent, which is increasingly being used in the treatment of patients with various autoimmune diseases. Dosing to achieve a specific target MPA area under the concentration-time curve from 0 to 12 h post-dose (AUC12) is likely to lead to better treatment outcomes in patients with autoimmune disea

The presentation discusses some basic issues on work and life based on Islamic and non-religious principles. Work and life are inseparable facets of and for human existence. Work derives from the demands of life, and thus it becomes a responsibility for every individual person. The article attempts to relate some highlighted Qur’anic verses and H

To enhance the security of mobile cloud storage, a few proposals have been presented already, where most of those focus on securing data through passwords and encryption-decryption of data through cryptographic tools and existing or rather new algorithms. However, these passwords and algorithms eventually get cracked by the expert hackers who mostl

This study examined errors made in grammar in the speech transcripts of 15 EOP learners. The errors were divided into 9 sub-categories: wrong use of nouns, countable use of uncountable nouns, nouns used as verbs, wrong use of prepositions in phrases, wrong addition of prepositions, wrong use of verbs, wrong use of phrasal verbs, wrong use of adject

We study in detail the dynamics of field entropy squeezing FES) for a qubit - field system whose dynamics is described by the phase-damped model. The results of calculations show that the initial state and decoherence play a crucial role in the evolution of FES. During the temporal evolution of the system under decoherence effect, an interesting mo

Painting is an important process in the automotive assembly to give more attractive appearance to the vehicles and to provide the layer of protection against corrosion and weathering. The study aimed to identify and analyze the factors affecting the quality of painting process at Company RST’s Paint Shop. The paint shop was unable to perform the

Kemala's poetry draws upon the long traditions of Malay poetry, the majesty of the Qur'an and the themes of Sufi thought. The exploration of meaning and mysticism is the core of Kemala's work, the theme for which poetry and poetry alone is suited. -Merryl Wyn Devies, Inquiry, September 1987. Kemala frequently resorts through the techniq

Consecutive terror attacks and the suicide bombings at the J.W. Marriott Hotel and Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Jakarta on July 17th, 2009, indicate that terrorism remains a serious security threat to the world’s biggest Muslim country, Indonesia. This study attempts to analyze the politics of the Indonesian government’s response to terrorism during t