Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore accounting students’ perceived usefulness of case studies in Malaysia, which has a more passive learning environment, and if gender, prior academic performance and prior exposure to case studies influenced students’ perceptions. Design/methodology/approach – A questionnaire survey on student

Purpose – The objective of the present study is to examine the extent, quality, nature and trends of environmental disclosures of Malaysian property development companies for the years 2004, 2005 and 2006. Design/methodology/approach – A content analysis was undertaken of the annual reports of a sample of public listed property development comp

A no fault compensation scheme, as an alternative compensatory model, made its appearance as a consequence of the failure of the tort system to adequately compensate accident victims. The scheme provided an entirely new dimension to the civil justice system in dealing with the plight of accident victims by replacing the traditional notion of indivi

Earthquake is one of the most destructive natural disasters that killed many people and destroy lots of properties. The ability to predict the earthquake can lead to great reduction in catastrophic effect caused by this unwanted phenomenon. Earthquake predictions involve the study of the phenomenon prior to the earthquake. As many observation of th

December 2004 recorded a tragic scene of human suffering caused by Asian Tsunami disaster. Due to fault displacement within the convergent boundary zone between the Indian oceanic plate and the Eurasia continental plate, an earthquake results large tsunamis disaster which killed over 165,000 people in early January 2005. Relatively, only few animal

The study of spirituality continues to draw increased academic interest, especially in the way it defines the meaning and purpose of life, mould both thinking and emotions, motivates and drives actions, shapes human relations, and sustain life balance and wellbeing. In the context of the Muslim faith, Muslims are encouraged to nurture their moral c

α-Mangostin, a xanthone which was isolated from Garcinia malaccensis has been documented to exhibit anticancer effects against many cancerous cell lines. Due its high cytotoxicity, this study had attempted to encapsulate the α-mangostin into biodegradable PLGA copolymer using colloidal-extraction solvent evaporation method. Different emulsificati

Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the expression of key degradative enzymes by chondrocytes and the microarchitectural and mineral properties of subchondral bone across different stages of cartilage degradation in human hip osteoarthritis (OA). Methods: Osteochondral samples at different stages of car

Bahasa Arab merupakan satu bahasa yang mempunyai kedudukan istimewa dalam Islam. Ia dipilih untuk menjadi bahasa pengantara bagi membawa mesej Islam. Selain itu, kesemua amal ibadah umat Islam tidak terlepas daripada penggunaan bahasa Arab, malah menjadi syarat sesuatu ibadah itu diterima khususnya yang melibatkan ibadah solat dan haji. Hal ini men

To analyze saliva and tongue coating pH in healthy patients with physiological halitosis before and after usage of 5 different types of mouthwash available in Malaysia. A quasiexperimental study was conducted among preclinical IIUM dental students aged 18 to 21 years old. Organoleptic evaluation was conducted by the operator to rank their organolep