This study investigates the learning strategies of students at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). The study was mainly motivated by concerns about the standards of English of graduates of Malaysian universities. These concerns have also been expressed by the IIUM, one of the few universities in Malaysia using English as the mediu

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are primarily formed as a result of thermal treatment of food, especially grilling or barbecuing. In this study nine types of Malaysian popular grilled meat dishes were analyzed for toxic PAHs, i.e. fluoranthene, benzo(b)fluoranthene and benzo(a)pyrene using HPLC-FD. The differences in PAH concentrations amon

IIUM E-meeting was first promulgated in 2004 to cater for the increasing needs of the university for an integrated scheduling and managing all meetings held by especially senate boards initially. Previously, all meetings were manually organised such as invitation to all relevant stakeholders, sharing of meeting documents, feedbacks and comments and

Biodiesel is currently produced from food and non food oil sources through transesterification. The process is significantly constrained by reaction kinetics and mass transfer. In the present article, the transesterification of waste cooking oil (WCO) at different reaction parameters is carried out to investigate the effect of reactor configuration

Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) was melt blended with epoxidized soybean oil (ESO) in an internal mixer and thermal, mechanical and rheological properties of the blends were investigated by means of differential scanning calorimetry, dynamic mechanical analysis, tensile test and small amplitude oscillatory shear rheometry. ESO lowered glass transition temp

Malaysia seafod exports to EU faced blanket ban in 2008. The European union is known to have the most stringent regulations with regard to food safety and standards. This has caused significant impact on fisheries industry in Malaysia because the EU is the principal export market for the Malaysian seafood products and the fisheries sector is the se

Various techniques for developing prediction models for various machining performance measures such as surface roughness/surface integrity, cutting force, tool life/tool wear etc in machining processes are available. These methods include, but are not limited to, analytical, numerical, empirical, and artificial intelligence (AI) based methods. Whil

PURPOSE: To report the utility of epithelial debridement and diamond burr polishing of Bowman's layer (ED + DBP) in the management of recurrent corneal erosions and visually significant epithelial irregularity associated with epithelial basement membrane dystrophy (EBMD). DESIGN: Retrospective interventional consecutive case series. PARTICIPANT

Bioconversion of oil palm lignocellulosic biomass in the form of empty fruit bunches (EFB) as the major substrate into cellulase enzyme was studied in the laboratory. A fungal strain, Trichoderma harzianum T2008 was used to evaluate the solid state bioconversion of EFB for cellulase production. The study was conducted in two systems: an Erlenmeyer

The Bernam river basin where Proton city is located is rapidly developing, changing from agriculture based to an industrial area. Land development can be associated with increased impervious areas causing increase in surface runoff and decrease in ground water recharge. The study area is the main source of irrigation water supply for paddy fields i