The multicultural school environment at the Malaysian national schools presents a number of issues and challenges for the in-service teachers. This study investigated the experiences of 16 teachers in five selected national type schools in Klang Valley. Through a series of semi-structured interviews, responses from the teachers provided insights to

Introduction: Food insecurity has a complex and multifaceted concept and definition, thus assessing it has been an ongoing challenge for researchers, health practitioners, and policy makers. Previous studies reported inconsistent findings on the prevalence and severity of food insecurity, depending on the measuring tools used. To overcome this limi

Calcium oxalate is one of the most common components in urolithiasis. Its treatment includes the use of synthetic drugs, ultrasound and surgery. However, cheaper alternative treatment using herbal medicine with less adverse side effect is preferred. Essential oils from Thai basil (Ocimum bacilicum L.), Vietnamese coriander (Persicaria odorata) and

One of the primary objectives of the Shariah Governance Framework for Islamic Financial Institutions (IFIs) 2010 (SGF 2010) that the Central Bank of Malaysia (Central Bank) has introduced in October 2010 to all IFIs including Islamic banks under the Central Bank jurisdictions is to enhance the role of the Board of Directors (the Board), the Shariah

A multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT)/plasticized polylactic acid (PLA) composite was prepared using a two-roll mill set at 170C and 50 rev/min. The material was characterized using dynamic mechanical analyzer (DMA). Characterization works include obtaining mechanical properties, such as tensile and flexural properties of the nanocomposites. Po

The Central Bank of Malaysia (Central Bank) has introduced and issued the Shariah Governance Framework for Islamic Financial Operators (IFIs) 2010 (SGF 2010) in October 2010 to all IFIs under the Central Bank jurisdictions to have a proper Shariah governance that need to be adopted accordingly. The IFIs need to confirm that they have met all the re

As one of the prominent public spaces for the community, Mosque is considered one of the high energy consumption buildings. Many modern mosques are designed and built without respecting the contextual environment, resulting in a non-environmental friendly Mosque. In Malaysia, the operating cost of mosques is majorly relying on public funds, and sta

SARS-CoV-2 is a very transmissible and pathogenic coronavirus which detected in Malaysia in January 2020. Nevertheless, the sample from Malaysia is still under-sequenced. Hence lacking clarity of the circulating strain in Malaysia leads to a deadlock in understanding the virus infectivity. This study aimed to investigate the genome identity of circ

Background: Breast ultrasound scanning is usually used to complement mammography screening in clinical practice to detect and locate breast lesions. In recent advancements, the breast ultrasound elastography (UE) technique is believed to be able to differentiate the breast lesions between malignant and benign accurately. This paper describes a syst

In this paper, we propose a method for EEG emotion recognition which is tested based on 2 dimensional models of emotions, (1) the rSASM, and (2) the 12-PAC model. EEG data were collected from 5 preschoolers aged 5 years old while watching emotional faces from the Radboud Faces Database (RafD). Features were extracted using KSDE and MFCC and classif