The term “marital rape” is commonly used by politicians, human rights activists, and feminists to refer to a husband who forces sexual intercourse upon his wife without her consent. Since some NGOs have reported to the United Nations about the elimination of discrimination against women in Malaysia, they suggested to the government that marital

The present work was carried out to investigate the abnormal trend of electrochemical properties of solid biopolymer electrolytes (SBEs) system-based carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) blended with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)-doped NH4Cl. The SBEs system was prepared via solution casting technique and analyzed through Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spect

Islam memerintahkan perempuan yang diceraikan atau kematian suami ber'iddah dalam tempoh yang telah ditetapkan. Perintah ini disebut secara jelas di dalam Al-Quran dan telah disepakati oleh para ulama'. Antara hikmah yang terbesar ialah untuk menjaga maqasid shariah iaitu memelihara nasab keturunan manusia. Hal ini adalah kerana perempuan y

Bahasa sebagai alat komunikasi antara manusia mengandungi unsur budaya yang mengambarkan cara fikir sesebuah masyarakat. Maka, penterjemahan merupakan wadah terpenting bagi menghubung dan merapatkan jurang kebudayaan antara dua bahasa yang berlainan. Namun begitu, penterjemah sering mengalami kekeliruan untuk menggunakan kaedah yang sesuai dalam me

Introduction: The world’s population is ageing rapidly. Older people are at risk of having mental illnesses particularly depression but it is often misdiagnosed and undertreated. It affects general wellbeing and daily functions of the patients. Objectives: To measure the prevalence of depression and its associated factors among elderly living in

Knowledge of research methodology and the skill of applying it in research are two important things required by postgraduate student in producing a good research. A postgraduate student who is equipped with research skill or knowledge of research methodology and able to apply it while conducting research therefore, should be autonomous in research

Introduction: Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections by Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura and hookworms still persist in rural and urban areas of developing communities. Recent studies in Malaysia focused on Orang Asli communities and none in the hospital settings. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and associated risk facto

Chondroitin Sulfate (CS) is the main constituent of Blue-spotted Stingray which shows promising in vitro anticancer activities in cancer cell lines. However, the effects of CS on human breast cancer and cervical cancer cell lines remain to be explored. Here we report that CS induced different degree of cytotoxicity in two human cancer cell lines, c

The study aims to assess the structural and functional properties of in vitro three-dimensional (3D) PLGA-based hybrid scaffolds seeded with chondrocytes, particularly in terms of the production of specific cartilaginous extracellular matrix (ECM). The PLGA scaffolds were incorporated with atelocollagen and/or fresh fibrin and assigned to four grou

This research addresses floods and how they affect the rules of worship (Ibadah) such as cleansing of oneself (Taharah), prayer (Salah), fasting (Sawm), alms (Zakah) and pilgrimage (Hajj). As much as the rules of Shariah relate to the acts of Mukallafin (who are legally competent to be responsible for religious duty), the effect of this kind of dis