Introduction: Surgical site infection (SSI) rate in spinal surgery ranges from 1% to 9%, depending on the type of procedure and institution. SSI gives rise to increased morbidity, poorer outcomes and increased healthcare costs. Various risk factors have been reported in the literature but there is no such related report from Malaysia. This pilot st

Telecommunications remain one of the strategic economic sectors that assume prominence in the current discourses on the growth and integration of national economies and transnational production. Effective telecommunication system enables countries to achieve impressive socioeconomic gains. However, the Nigerian telecommunications under state monopo

This article re-examines the utilitarian character of London University during its foundational years between 1825 and 1836. Previous historians have evaluated the utilitarian character of the institution in terms of whether or not it was influenced by Jeremy Bentham and his philosophy. This approach, however, overlooks the fact that the contempora

Drawing on UTAUT2 framework, this study aims to investigate the behavioural intention and adoption of internet banking (IB) among clients of local and foreign Islamic banks in Malaysia, using Partial Least Squares analysis. Survey questionnaires were distributed among the Islamic bank's clients at two main places (i) Klang Valley and (ii) Selan

Purpose – This paper aims to test the factors that can influence the adoption of Islamic mobile banking services among the current users in Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach – A sample of 250 current users of Islamic mobile banking services provided opinions about their intention to adopt Islamic mobile banking services. Later, the data are

The Malaysian government has shown strong support towards the involvement in corporate social responsibility (CSR) and the disclosure of CSR activities by the Islamic financial institutions (IFI) and the Islamic banking sector. Despite the support, there is no Islamic CSR standard established in Malaysia specifically for Islamic banks even though s

There have been several research studies examining television advertising content in terms of effects rather than television advertising production. The production process is significant to examine so as to determine the factors that influence advertising messages prior to the formation of a framework guiding the television advertising production p

Over the centuries including during the era of Islamic civilization, Waqf land has played a significant role towards enhancing the social and economic status of the Muslim societies. However, in the contemporary times, Waqf land is facing the problem of underdevelopment particularly in the context of Malaysia. Currently, there are around 11,091.82

This study aims to find important factors of Malaysian Islamic banking customers’ loyalty or continuance intention to use Islamic mobile banking services. A total number of 250 customers of has participated in this research. Based on findings, continuance intention of using Islamic mobile banking services was found to be depended on usability of

Seed production of marine finfish in Malaysia is still facing problem particularly live feed for starter diet. Currently, aqua culturists use S or SS type rotifers, which have sizes from 100 to 200μm. Early stage larvae of some marine finfish species select feeds less than 100 μm. Protozoa is a collective term of aquatic microorganism that has be