In May 2020, two 46000-year-old caves or rock-shelters, at Juukan Gorge in the Pilbara Region of Western Australia, were blown up by Rio Tinto - one of the world’s largest metals and mining corporation producing iron ore, copper, diamonds, gold and uranium. The heritage site has strong and significant historical, cultural and spiritual importance

The adverse effects of the pre-trial process on child offenders are damaging, particularly on their mental, emotional and physical developments. This study adopted the qualitative design, and the results indicate that the majority of the child offenders affirmed that they were subjected to some forms of ill-treatment during the pre-trial process, p

Food insecurity affects food intake, and it could prevent an individual from consuming enough nutritious food to support and maintain health. The aim of this paper is to determine the prevalence and factors influencing food insecurity among Malaysian households. In 2014, the Malaysian Adult Nutrition Survey (MANS) was carried out, and one of the co

In Malaysia, the main causes of visual impairment in children is uncorrected refractive error, which is treatable and preventable. Studies conducted in Swaziland and Saudi Aribia reported that, most parents did not bother to bring their children for eye examination and they believed that routine eye exam is not necessary. As such, it is important t

Abstract An alternative natural additive from Manihot esculenta has been recently discovered. Using a response surface methodology (RSM) approach, a high content of antioxidant activity based on DPPH inhibition from the plant source was found, with the optimum production conditions being 45.9�C, 4,100 psi, and 44 min for temperature, pressure, an

Meat tenderness is one of the most important organoleptic properties in determining consumer acceptance in meat product marketability. Therefore, an effective meat tenderization method is sought after by exploring plant derived proteolytic enzymes as meat tenderizer. In this study, a novel protease from Cashew was identified as a new alternative ha

تبرز أهمية هذه الدراسة في تسليطها الضؤ علي مشاريع الوحدة العربية بين ليبيا والدول العربية خلال أربعة حقب زمانية امتدت بين عامي 1969-1999 لحكم الزعيم الليبي الراحل معمر القذافي. حيث مثلت قضية الوحد

During the high-luminosity phase of the LHC (HL-LHC), planned to start in 2027, the accelerator is expected to deliver an instantaneous peak luminosity of up to 7.5 × 1034 cm−2 s −1 . A total integrated luminosity of 3000 or even 4000 fb−1 is foreseen to be delivered to the general purpose detectors ATLAS and CMS over a decade, thereby incre

Kerajaan Banu Marin (1215-1465M) ialah sebuah kerajaan Islam yang pernah muncul di al-Maghrib pada abad pertengahan. Kerajaan ini mewarisi kepimpinan Islam di al-Maghrib daripada kekuasaan al-Muwahhidun dianggap sebagai kerajaan Islam yang kuat dan utuh apabila berjaya menguasai seluruh al-Maghrib ketika zaman kegemilangannya. Antara faktor yang me

Abstract Background Non-prescription dispensing of antibiotics is common in Nigeria and this could contribute to the emergence of microbial resistance. Objectives To evaluate knowledge, perception and practices of community pharmacists towards dispensing antibiotics without prescription. Setting Community pharmacies in two cities in Northern Nigeri