Haptics, the sensation of physical touch to the virtual objects, is the most recent enhancement to virtual environment. With haptic simulation, virtual objects with different properties could be created to touch using haptic device. In current medical practice, haptics technology is being used to aid surgeons to perform surgical procedures such as

As Malaysia strengthens its position as an outsourcing hub, there continues to be many job opportunities in information technology in Malaysia. This paper looks at the ranking of open source software skills in demand. Further, it provides insights into graduates' perception of usefulness for courses using open source software versus proprietary

We report a case of sudden hypoxaemia after intubation in a patient who had smoked a few hours prior to a surgical procedure. The cause of his desaturation was not related to bronchial secretions, bronchospasm or obstruction of the upper airways but most likely due to reduced oxygen saturation in the body prior to surgery. We managed to secure the

Background: Self-reports of smoking status may not always be reliable, especially in situations where smokers feel under strong pressure to quit, but was not able to achieve. Meanwhile exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) is still a public health concern, and passive smokers are still at risks of possessing smoking-related health problems.

Introduction: Nicotine dependence is a life threatening disorder and efforts have been focused to identify new mechanisms to assist smokers to quit. The need to find new interventions is vital. The use of herbals as alternative to current treatments is limited and most studies were without randomized control trial (RCT). To our knowledge, this is t

Background: Different smoking cessation programmes have been developed in the last decade, but developing new concepts are at important states. We established a mobile smoking cessation service to reach smokers at workplaces. With difficulties in getting smokers to attend quit smoking clinics in Malaysia, the existence of such service is vital. To

The process of gathering evidence is also known as a pre-trial process. Its objective is to gather relevant evidence before the trial. This process is very important since both parties must produce only relevant, reliable and authentic evidence in order to establish a reasonable claim or defence. Nevertheless, in civil court the procedures of gathe

This article aims at discussing the concept of freedom from Qur’anic perspective; it examines its definition, forms of its availability, its association with choice, and moral guidelines for it. Among the important findings of this study, is that liberty according to the Qur’an, is the heaviest of human responsibility, rather than a privilege.

This article examines the theoretical and practical work of the Tunisian scholar and outstanding Imam of the ZaytËna Grand Mosque Muhmmad al-Tāhir Ibn ‛ashur con-cerning the reform of Muslim education. It analyzes his systematic and all-encompassing criticism of the body of Islamic learning and its institutional frame-work at the late nineteent

Menopause is a time of life where women make the transition from a reproductive stage to a non-reproductive stage. This transition (and all that it entails in terms of symptoms and discomfort) is kept secret and women do not tell family members about their experiences. In most instances, information about menopause and issues related to it is passe