When Istanbul (then Constantinople) was ruled by the Byzantine Christian governors, it witnessed many religious, economic, political, cultural, and social problems, which had created an intolerant environment dominating all aspects of Istanbul’s day-to-day interactions. The religious and cultural activities of Istanbul’s community were very exc

This case study illustrates the issues related to team dynamics and why some teams fail to perform. It is the story of a motivated and competent marketing executive working in a bank, who excelled in her job until she was assigned to work in a team with two other persons. Initially the team worked well. However, when one member of the team was assi

I comment on the results claiming to be new estimates for single photon parameters for satellite-based QKD in [1] to be based on a critical error in simple algebraic manipulations and further argue how their work would be more sensible upon the relevant corrections. However, this sensibility is at the price of rendering their conclusion nonjustifia

S. pyogenes secrete a large array of molecules that might contribute to resistance against antimicrobial peptides (AMPs). Some of these are anchored in the cell-wall by enzymes called sortases and others are released from the cell after secretion. One of the released proteins that have previously been reported to inhibit bactericidal effect of the

The objective of this study is to investigate the internal consistency of the scale and the test reliability of the questionnaire to create a better understanding on the expectations of pharmaceutical companies and educational institutions with Malaysian government in planning human resource development in the pharmaceutical sector. The study was c

Methods of slaughter affect the post-mortem biochemical and physiological changes in the conversion of skeletal muscles into meat. apoptosis could be associated with the post-mortem development of meat quality in skeletal muscles of chickens. Apoptosis, a form of cell death, activates the regulation of proteolytic enzymes(caspases) which selectivel

As a general rule under the Malaysian Evidence Act 1950, which encapsulates the English common law, and unlike the situation in some civil law countries and Islamic law, evidences does not need to be supported to found a conviction on to prove a civil claim. However, at common law and under the Evidence Act 1950, a small number of situations heve d

Calophyllum species have been used in traditional medicine for its therapeutic properties in many tropical climate counteries. Calopyllum canum locally known as bintagor merah has been isolated and tested for its antimcirobial activity. Stembarks of C. canum were extracted by soxhlet extraction with n-hexane, ethyl acetate and then methanol, succes

We review the study on a two-way quantum key distribution protocol given imperfect settings through a simple analysis of a toy model and show that it can outperform a BB84 setup. We provide the sufficient condition for this as a ratio of optimal intensities for the protocols.This article appeared in a journal published by Elsevier. The attached cop

Introduction. "Waterfront‟ in the context of towns and cities deals with the areas that are in direct contact with the water bodies. Malaysia‟s Department of Drainage and Irrigation defines the waterfront development as area within 50m or two lots of building from the banks (JPS, 2003)where the water is visually noticeable. An example of an