Celebrities who use Instagram can influence their female followers in many ways, for instance, in influencing their perceptions on body image, adoption of healthy eating lifestyles, and persuading them to purchase products or services endorsed by these celebrities. Accordingly, this study aims to examine the influence of celebrity-fan engagement on

Background: Cervical cancer (CC) is a foremost reason of global cancer death in women, and a good portion remains with the developing countries. This study was conducted to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding Pap smear, CC, and Human Papillomavirus (HPV) among the women attending a Mother and Child Health Clinic in Kuantan, Malay

Background and Objectives: A self-reported questionnaire for the hearing-impaired is not yet available in the Malay language, hence, it is important to develop or translate any available existing questionnaires. The aim of this study was to translate, adapt and validate the Hearing Handicap Inventory for Adult (HHIA) to be used by the audiologist a

Society used to have the wrong perception of people with disabilities (PWD); disabled people were commonly viewed as not being able to perform in the way others were, a mistaken notion that resulted in them being excluded from the mainstream of the everyday-life-routine. Hence, they could not be actively involved in society. They were deprived of s

Studies about disclosure of Islamic financial institutions isstill at its infancy. There are some zakat disclosure studies in the perception of zakat recipients but there is very limited study related to students as the zakat recipients.The objective of the study is to explore the perception of zakat recipients on the disclosure of zakat : institut

This research project aims to examine how social media use influence attitude and perceptions towards viewing of Islamic reality shows in Malaysia among university students who regularly use social media, such as Twitter and Facebook. Specifically, this study will focus on social media users’ identification with reality television personalities f

Eosinophilic granuloma is a non-neoplastic lesion commonly occurs in paediatric age group, arising from clonal proliferation of Langerhans-type histiocytes. Vertebral involvement has been frequently reported in approximately 10-15% of cases, but involvement of the spinal cord and roots remains a rare occurrence. Patients may present with progressiv

The purpose of this paper is to compare three different models of MFIs, namely microfinance banks (MFB), Microcredit programme (MCP) and rural development scheme (RDS), by focusing on their governance structures, and subsequently analyse their implications on social impact and poverty reduction of the MFIs. Three MFIs, one from each model, will be

Vitamin B12 deficiency which is common in strict vegetarians, the elderly, and who are vulnerable to an autoimmune disorder that prevents its efficient uptake. Many algae are rich with B12, such as edible green macroalgae Ulva lactuta, that been reported higher in cobalamin, and the best bioavailability of the algae vitamin B12 is based on its type

This study investigated how domestic tourists perceive Malaysian heritage food and how this may influence behavioral intentions. A survey was distributed through social media applications, and 164 tourists responded, with three being international, which were then discarded. In this study, correlation and regression analyses are used to analyze the