Background: There is a paucity of literature pertaining to smoking cessation counselling among Malaysian pharmacy students. Aims: To assess pharmacy students’ perceptions from a private institution on their smoking cessation counselling competency. The relationships between constructs, namely self-efficacy, attitude, perceived ideal roles of phar

The fabrication of high quality graphene has become the main interest in current chemical vapour deposition (CVD) method due to the scalability for mass production of graphene-based electronic devices. The quality of graphene is determined by defect density, number of layers and properties changed such as electron mobility, transparency and conduct

Hypertension is a pathological condition in which the blood pressure is higher than under normal physiological conditions, i.e., 140/90 mmHg or higher. Blood pressure is measured as the force exerted by the blood pumped by the heart against the walls of arteries (aorta) and distributed throughout the body. Use of complementary and alternative medic

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is known to be the imaging modality of choice to assess human muscles anatomy superior to other modalities (eg: ultrasound and CT scan) due to its excellent ability to differentiate soft tissue contrast, good spatial resolution and wider field of view with no radiation effect. To date, proton Density (PD), T1W and T

Human hand functions range from precise-minute handling to heavy and robust movements. Remarkably, 50 percent of all hand functions are made possible by the thumb. Therefore, developing an artificial thumb which can mimic the actions of a real thumb precisely is a major achievement. Most of the development in this area is based on discontinuous thu

The purpose of this paper is to assess the financial sustainability of Islamic Saving Credit Corporative Society (SACCOS) and the factor(s) affecting their financial sustainability in the Tanzanian context.The data set used in this study comes from four SACCOS audited financial reports from the year 2010 to 2014 and from interviews with SACCOS’s

Although cloud computing is one of the most significant trends in information technology acquisition today, its adoption amongst the SMEs is still behind the larger conterparts. Additionally, among those that use, many face challenges to gain benefits as what is normally claimed. More research is needed to understand the issue. The purpose of this

Program akademik Ijazah Sarjana Muda Pendidikan (ISMP) Pengajaran Arab Bahasa Sebagai Bahasa Kedua (TASL) telah ditawarkan di kebanyakan universiti awam (UA) di Malaysia dengan pelbagai struktur pengajian (study plan) bergantung kepada falsafah universiti dan fakulti yang menawarkannya. Kajian ini dijalankan dalam kalangan para pelajar Universiti I

This study proposes a framework for making a paradigm shift from traditional (teacher-centred) to technology-enhanced (student-centred) assessment, using an example of an intelligent tutor. Informed by Situated Learning Theory that addresses students’ needs and concerns in timely learning experiences, the proposed ‘dissecting assessment’ fram

Lutein is the most abundant xanthophylls in the photosynthetic organisms and its dietary intake is thought to protect against the development of age-related macular degeneration. Microalgae are predicted to be the major contributors of lutein in the future and to date, various species of microalgae has been analyzed for its lutein content. This stu