Waste materials (tailings) generated from mining processes contain significant amounts of palladium, which are considered uneconomical to be extracted using conventional methods. Studies have demonstrated that Arabidopsis thaliana (Arabidopsis) can accumulate palladium as nanoparticles in the plant tissues. In collaboration with the Green Chemistry

Diabetes has been one of the top ten causes of death in Malaysia. Recently, the oil palm Elaeis guineensis has been explored in several antidiabetic studies. Nevertheless, the oil palm fruit has never been investigated for its antidiabetic effect. Therefore, this study was conducted to evaluate the antidiabetic properties of oil palm fruit which sp

Human hand functions range from precise-minute handling to heavy and robust movements. Remarkably, 50 percent of all hand functions are made possible by the thumb. Therefore, developing an artificial thumb which can mimic the actions of a real thumb precisely is a major achievement. Despite many efforts dedicated to this area of research, control o

The purpose of this paper is to present the evidence about adoption of cloud computing in the education system in universities or higher education institutions. We performed a systematic literature review (SLR) of empirical studies that investigated the current level of adoption of cloud computing in the education systems and motivations for using

Religion has an important place in the state and governance in Malaysia. The basic document of the state, namely the Federal Constitution, provides that Islam is the religion of the Federation and allows for the setting up of Shariah Courts. As a federation consisting of 13 states and the federal territories, Malaysia has 14 courts of final appeals

This paper aims to compare Jawi kitabs that have descriptions about the matters of hereafter in order to find out the varieties and relationships among the kitabs. For this purpose, the presenter analyzes manuscripts of Akhbar Akhirah wa Ahwal al-Kiyamah written by al-Raniri as the main text and compare the description of the day of judgement with

Newcastle disease virus (NDV) is a contagious viral disease of many avian species particularly domestic poultry, and is responsible for causing significant economic losses to the poultry industry in Southeast Asia including Malaysia. Here we report the sequence and phylogenetic analysis of NDV that has been circulating in Malaysia. A total of 151 N

The study focus on housing satisfaction among the low and middle low income elderly and disabled people living in public and private housing in Malaysia. It was based on Housing study for bottom 50% income group in Malaysia conducted by Economic Planning Unit (EPU) and United Nations Development Programmes (UNDP) in 2014. Generally, elderly and dis

Malaysia adopts a film censorship system where a statutorily established film censorship board determine exclusion of offensive scene from a film and determine the rating of the film. There were persistent pressures to modify or revamp this censorship system but the alternative is unclear. In order to understand these pressures and consequently the

As the title implies, Will the Middle East Implode? is a book written by renowned scholar on the Middle East, Mohammed Ayoob, to answer the question on the future of one of the most volatile regions in the world. The future of the Middle East is more unpredictable now than ever following the Arab Spring which shook the world in 2011. Rather than ad