Staphylococcus kloosii, an orange pigment-producing bacterium, was isolated from the respiratory tree of Holothuria (Mertensiothuria) leucospilota (Brandt 1835) from Teluk Nipah, Pangkor Island, Perak, Malaysia. This report is the first documentation of this Gram-positive strain, referred to as Strain 68 in Malaysia. A partial 16S ribosomal RNA gen

This paper discusses the traditional craftsmanship that have been sustained in the making of traditional arts and crafts by local Malay craftsmen from the various places in the royal town of Kuala Kangsar, located in the state of Perak, Peninsular Malaysia. Series of interviews with the craftsmen and field observation were conducted and found that

A hybrid rocket motor represents a compromise between a solid rocket motor and a liquid rocket motor in terms of its performance. In addition, hybrid rockets are featured by throttling capability, increased safety, moderate cost and benign environmental impact. However, low regression rate is a major drawback of hybrid rocket performance. Adding ad

In recent years there has been growing awareness regarding the role of religion and spirituality (R/S) in the practice of clinical medicine. Despite hundreds of articles in professional journals on the subject, little is known about physician beliefs regarding the influence of religion on health. We aim to assess the beliefs and observations of phy

Introduction: The term euthanasia or Mercy killing is in essence the termination of life of a terminally ill patient at his request or in his interest. Due to increase in ageing population with extremely limited physical and mental capacities, the issue is being discussed in a number of jurisdictions in favour of its legalization. However there is

Background: In recent years there has been growing awareness regarding the role of religion and spirituality (R/S) in the practice of clinical medicine. We aim to assess the beliefs and observations of physicians regarding their role on patientʼs health and whether they address such issues in their clinical practice. Concomitantly, we aim to asses

I read with great interest the article entitled "Inappropriate use of urinary catheter and its common complication in different hospital wards" by Davoodian et al. Their report is very informative, with some insight into the current trend of usage of indwelling urinary catheters (IUCs). However, their classification of urinary tract infecti

Informed consent is now accepted as a cornerstone of medical practice. It is a derivative of the four fundamental principles of medical ethics, which are patient autonomy, nonmaleficence, beneficence, and justice. Islam upholds the underlying virtue of these four basic principles, but diversity arises in their interpretation and practical applicati

Today, the demand for halal tourism has increased dramatically and highlighted as one of the new horizons and fastestgrowing sector in the world’s tourism industry. Background Problem: Malaysia is indeed one of the countries with the most concerned halal segment in the tourism sector. Research Objective: The key purpose of this study is to examin

Key management is an important issue in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) for the secure communications among the nodes in the network. Based on the network settings and structure of the network, keys could be managed in various ways. Though there are quite a good number of key management schemes for WSNs, in this work, we present an enhanced heterog