Emerging corporate governance issues in the Asian countries due to the 1997-1998 economic crises makes it much more important to discuss those issues within the context of this region. In developing countries such as Malaysia, a good governance of the banks is crucial for the survival of its economy. Many studies have tried to link the effect of co

In many cases of wave structure interactions, three-dimensional models are used to demonstrate real-life complex environments in large domain scales. In the seakeeping context, predicting the motion responses in the interaction of a long body resembling a ship structure with regular waves is crucial and can be challenging. In this work, regular wav

This study was aimed to identify creativity in the teaching and learning History towards development of active students in two selected secondary schools in Lahad Datu, Sabah. This study was based on the data collected from questionnaires and interviews in both schools which involved 189 students of various ethnicity including Bajau, Kadazan, Idaha

In this study, the chitin and chitosan were extracted from shrimp shell through two-steps acid and alkaline treatment. The shrimp shell was deproteinized by 1 Mof sodium hydroxide and demineralised by 1%, 2%, 3%, 4% and 5% of hydrochloric acid, respectively. The produced chitin was characterized by FTIR and FESEM. FTIR depicted that the chitin extr

Advanced development of computer network through Internet brings the technology to Manufacturing. Increasing the demand for effectively use of the production facility requires the tools for sharing the manufacturing facility by remote operation of the machining process. This paper introduces the methodology of machining technology for direct remote

Hazardous solvents have a high potential for causing acute health risks, including serious health problems such as cancer. They should be avoided or limited in pharmaceutical and chemical synthesis owing to the health hazards and safety issues. A method of amide coupling reaction was developed employing the recommended solvents to replace the hazar

Antiviral activity against Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and Enterovirus 71 (EV 71) has been discovered in a sequence of novel N-phenyl benzamide (Benzanilide) derivatives. Recently, such findings inspired researchers to look for more potent antiviral agents through the N-phenyl benzamide synthesis. A high-pressure liquid chromatography method has been d

جلب المسلمين إلى كيب تاون في جنوب أفريقيا بصفة رئيسة من الهند الشرقية والمناطق الساحلية من الهند التي كانت تحت الاحتلال الهولندي، بعد وقت قصير احتلّت ووضعت شركة الهند الشرقية الهولندية نفسها

As Muslims, the search for lawful (halal) and wholesome (tayyib) products such as food and medicines is not only a part of ibadah and to get pleasure of Allah SWT. In fact, it can also nourish the bodies and souls due to the permissibility and purity of the products. Currently, the awareness of some doubtful and questionable ingredients in the food

Biodiesel is a non-toxic renewable fuel that has been highly demanded because it reduces the emission of air pollutants, thus a good alternative for the petroleum-derived fuel which is now having depletion, unstable price escalation and causes environmental problems. In this study, sludge palm oil (SPO) which is a low cost and abundantly produced w