Background Sepsis is one of the leading causes of intensive care unit (ICU) admission and mortal- ity in Malaysia. Delayed recognition of sepsis is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Monocyte distribution width (MDW) represents the width of a set of monocyte volume values, which increases as infection progress in severity. Its mea-

The Holy Qur’an and the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) signify a conceptual foundation of Islamic art, architecture and the whole universe of the built environment. They furnish the Muslim built environment professionals, policy makers and users alike with an inspired outlook on life and those issues that are pertinent to the realm of the buil

Dear Editor, Nutrition is an important element emphasized by our nursing theorist, Virginia Henderson and Orem in their nursing models that each patient needs to be assisted particularly when they are sick(1,2). Several nutritional aspects commonly monitored by the nurses include anthropometric, biochemical, clinical, dietary and nursing history da

Sains Barat Moden berteraskan falsafah materialisme atau metodologi natural, menolak sebarang unsur bukan material sebagai penjelasan bagi fenomena natural membawa kepada penolakan terhadap Tuhan dan hakikat bahawa alam ini adalah ciptaan-Nya yang tentu berlawanan sama sekali dengan konsep Islam dan hakikat sebenar kewujudan. Maka terdapat keperlua

Presently, Muslims face many challenges and problems due to the changes in space, time, culture, and modern developments. The various contemporary issues are more related to Islamic law compared to ʽAqÊdah and morality. Accordingly, Islamic Sharīʽah is increasingly becoming the central discourse among academicians since it is the way of life fo

Background and Objective: Model-based and personalised decision support systems are emerging to guide mechanical ventilation (MV) treatment for respiratory failure patients. However, model-based treatments require resource-intensive clinical trials prior to implementation. This research presents a framework for generating virtual patients for testi

The Sharīʿah is of fundamental importance for all Muslims. No Muslim is exempted from following the Sharīʿah. However, the understanding of Islamic law is often too narrow and problematic for several reasons. Further, this situation is more critical in the Muslim minority context since it paves the ways to misunderstand and misinterpret the nat

This research seeks to investigate the role of Muslim identity in managing cultural diversity among the CIS countries based on the Qur’anic approach by referring to selected verses dealing with this subject. Indeed, cultural diversity might cause various conflicts among people, who live in a multi-cultural society, if it is not managed appropriat

In chemical vapor deposition (CVD), homogeneous molybdenum vapor concentration is important in synthe- sizing uniform thickness and large coverage of two-dimensional molybdenum disulfide (2D-MoS2) films. Here, we synthesize few-layer MoS2 films with uniform thickness and adequate coverage over 50 mm2 size area using ultra-low molybdenum trioxide (M

The investigation on decision theory, over the course of last few decades, has afforded constructive findings, profound insights and practical descriptions on this topic. The discussion on the matter has posted fundamental questions about the rational bases, principles, standards, models and techniques for optimal choice that influence the decision