In this study, we investigate the impacts of human capital on labor productivity in Malaysia using panel data analysis. Central to the study are the magnitudes of human capital variables, represented by educational levels and health status, on labor productivity. The panel data employed covers 14 states in Malaysia, spanning from 2009 to 2012. Resu

The often-encountered problem such as protein degradation has driven various methods of cell lysis in obtaining recombinant protein post fermentation. In this paper, we compare methods such as homogenization, sonication, sonication with lysozyme and chemical lysis using B-PER reagent with lysozyme to extract the recombinant bromelain from E. coli B

Background: Postnatal depression (PND) is one of the most common maternal mental health problems for women worldwide. Yet the wide range of reported rates of PND in different countries raises questions about how PND is experienced by women in different cultures and whether interventions developed in western cultures are appropriate in very differen

Bacteria tend to initiate PAH degradation by the action of multi-component aromatic ring dioxygenases which comprising a reductase, a ferredoxin and terminal ring-hydroxylating dioxygenase. The potential for PAH degradation by the ring-hydroxylating dioxygenases in a PAH contaminated soil was assessed using metagenomic approaches. A metagenomic lib

INTRODUCTION: People spend most of their time indoors, in buildings such as schools and offices, as well as their homes. Recent interest in Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) suggests that the contribution of outdoor pollutants and indoor airborne particulate may be responsible for the aggregation of a number of respiratory illnesses. Because of these health

Background: Urine output is the oldest biomarker of AKI. Clinically it can be the first indication of kidney dysfunction, especially in critical care settings where hourly urine outputs are routinely measured. It has been shown that the ideal urine output threshold for prediction of mortality or dialysis was 0.3 ml/kg/h for moving block of 6 hours.

Purpose Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) is common and carries a high mortality rate. Most epidemiological studies were retrospective and were done in Western populations. We aim to assess its incidence utilising both urine output and creatinine criteria, and its association with risk factors and outcome. Material and Methods This was a single centre, pro

CMOS integration for RF-MEMS is desired to yield compact, low-power and portable devices. In this work, we illustrate the usage of double electrode CMOS SAW resonators using both ZnO and AlN as its piezoelectric material. Double electrode transducers were chosen, as they are better at suppressing undesired acoustic reflections compared to single el

We report the deposition of high quality c-axis oriented Aluminium doped Zinc Oxide (AZO) on silicon substrate for surface acoustic wave (SAW) applications. AZO thin film is prepared by Radio frequency magnetron sputtering method. Sputtering is a preferred method because it is able to perform deposition at low temperature, produce uniform thin film

Introduction: Refeeding syndrome is characterised by acute electrolyte derangement following the start of nutrition. Hypophosphataemia is the predominant feature of the electrolyte derangement, hence commonly used for its definition. We aim to assess the incidence of refeeding hypophosphataemia, and its associated risk factors, and outcome in our l