Background: Depression is a recognized complication of lung cancer underreported in developing countries such as Malaysia. Treating and identifying depression in cancer patients increases survival and quality of life. Our objectives are to study prevalence of depressive symptoms in newly diagnosed lung carcinoma, and examine the relationship of dep

Electronic devices are mostly powered externally via batteries. The dependency on the recharging process limits the usage of these devices to work in a specified period of time. This research work highlights the capability of a piezoelectric energy harvester to generate sufficient electricity to power up electronic devices by using low frequency vi

At present, school bus services play a vital role to transport students in every country region from home to schools. Many of parents are relying very much on the school bus services although they are worried about their children safety. Realizing of that problem, this paper proposed a SMS based solution to assist most of parents to identify their

Due to the rising competitiveness between businesses, it gets harder to earn huge profits in a business. There has been an increased emphasis on bankruptcy issue as the number of bankruptcy cases has grown over the last few decades. This has led to the evolution of numerous bankruptcy prediction models that seek to address this issue. Since there i

The forced convection flow in incompressible viscous fluid past a vertical plate is investigated with the effect of magnetic field. The governing equations are solved numerically using automated solution technique which is FEniCS. It is shown that the increasing of magnetic field strength lead to decrease the velocity but increase the temperature f

Health workers, like nurses are tasked to save the lives of their patients, however, there are instances in which health workers have to deal with difficult cases in taking a life, such as abortion. Scholars in the field of healthcare assert that abortion is morally justified if it is sought for health reasons. Nevertheless, there are a number of c

Halal industry has emerged as a new growth sector in international economy with fast pace of spreading especially in developed countries. Asia, Middle East Europe and especially the United States which as the major fast-growing economies of the world presents the most promising halal market. The growth of halal industry could be attributed to recog

Purpose – The purpose of this study intends to develop a hierarchical model through prioritisation of the core competencies with respect to competitive advantage, financial and strategic performance for an oil and gas company in Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach – Mixed method approach used in the present research. Initially, interviews wer

The main objective of the paper is to identify core competencies, understand how they benefit the organisation, as well as to unveil the development of core competencies in an oil and gas company in Malaysia. Semi-structured interviews were purposively conducted with ten experienced executive officers from an oil and gas company to solicit informat

tertiary hospital in Singapore. Background: Nurses’ quality of life can directly and indirectly impact patients’ safety and quality of care. Therefore, identifying key factors that influence nurses’ quality of life is essential in the healthcare delivery system. Methods: A descriptive quantitative study design was adopted, and validated quest