As educators, we often ask ourselves, “Is there meaning in what we teach? If there is, what is that meaning? And do students see the meaning we see? The meaning we want them to see?” Perhaps for many of us teachers and educators, we struggle to build meaning into our teaching, to give context to content, to make learning relevant, and to make s

In academia, so it seems, one of the only ways to make it to the top--or the only way to be promoted up the ladder of scholarship--is to publish frequently and in well-regarded journals. That seems to be the way to thrive and survive in the current academic world. As Murphy (2018) succinctly puts it, "publishing frequently and in top-tiered pee

ISLAM IN CHNA SEA: ISLAM AND MUSLIMS IN MYANMAR In China sea, Malakka strait has been a center of trade zone for Asian countries today. It has been a strategic maritime root where kingdoms of Majapahit, Tiriwizara, Malakka Kingdom, Pagan, Hantawaddy and Konbong Kingdoms of Myanmar benefited tremendously. Trade and diplomatic relationship Between Ch

This research investigates how authors in 19 short stories in the anthology, Body 2 Body: A Malaysian Queer Anthology (B2B) use language to portray LGBT characters. It also investigates if these authors reinforce or challenge the stereotypical views about LGBT people. The theoretical framework for this research is based on Systemic Functional Lingu

In addition to compliance with the five pillars of Islam, Da’wah Islamiyyah is an indispensable act for Muslims who view their life missions as to propagate Islam. The act of da’wah is a mission only undertaken by those who are selected to do so, as Allah SWT said: “You are the best of peoples, taken out for mankind, you enjoin what is right,

Advances in genetic and genomic technology changed health-care services rapidly in low and middle income countries (LMICs) in the Asia-Pacific region. While genetic services were initially focused on population-based disease prevention strategies, they have evolved into clinic-based and therapeutics-oriented service. Many LMICs struggled with these

Ayurveda is an Indian traditional medicinal system. Yet Ayurveda remains in living tradition. There has been an increased global interest in traditional medicine systems. Asavas is a novel yet less exploited hydro extraction method in Ayurveda. As green synthesis of metal nanoparticles is widely under exploration in the current research world, synt

This paper discusses the strain sensitivity of silicon with deep levels under variable pressure. It is shown that in the pressure swing in silicon with deep levels, there is a redistribution of the primary spatial inhomogeneities in the distribution of impurities so that the electron-hole relaxation after stress relief will occur in the new potenti

Tertiary education provided by private higher learning institutions (PHEIs) is one of the sectors that have been included in trade liberalization negotiationsScopus Docu ment details References (13) 1of1 The impact of liberalization on higher education and domestic regulation ( Book Chapter) , , Institute of Malaysian and International Studies, Uni

Introduction: Coronary heart disease (CHD) had been found as the global cause of death of millions of people till now. The lack of knowledge of CHD which consists of its symptoms and risk factors was believed to be the factor of people getting CHD. Objective: This research aimed to determine the level of knowledge, awareness and perception about CH