As a general rule under the Malaysian Evidence Act 1950, which encapsulates the English common law, and unlike the situation in some civil law countries and Islamic law, evidences does not need to be supported to found a conviction on to prove a civil claim. However, at common law and under the Evidence Act 1950, a small number of situations heve d

Methods of slaughter affect the post-mortem biochemical and physiological changes in the conversion of skeletal muscles into meat. apoptosis could be associated with the post-mortem development of meat quality in skeletal muscles of chickens. Apoptosis, a form of cell death, activates the regulation of proteolytic enzymes(caspases) which selectivel

S. pyogenes secrete a large array of molecules that might contribute to resistance against antimicrobial peptides (AMPs). Some of these are anchored in the cell-wall by enzymes called sortases and others are released from the cell after secretion. One of the released proteins that have previously been reported to inhibit bactericidal effect of the

I comment on the results claiming to be new estimates for single photon parameters for satellite-based QKD in [1] to be based on a critical error in simple algebraic manipulations and further argue how their work would be more sensible upon the relevant corrections. However, this sensibility is at the price of rendering their conclusion nonjustifia

The objective of this study is to investigate the internal consistency of the scale and the test reliability of the questionnaire to create a better understanding on the expectations of pharmaceutical companies and educational institutions with Malaysian government in planning human resource development in the pharmaceutical sector. The study was c

This case study illustrates the issues related to team dynamics and why some teams fail to perform. It is the story of a motivated and competent marketing executive working in a bank, who excelled in her job until she was assigned to work in a team with two other persons. Initially the team worked well. However, when one member of the team was assi

Calophyllum species have been used in traditional medicine for its therapeutic properties in many tropical climate counteries. Calopyllum canum locally known as bintagor merah has been isolated and tested for its antimcirobial activity. Stembarks of C. canum were extracted by soxhlet extraction with n-hexane, ethyl acetate and then methanol, succes

The greatest problem that has confronted man since the beginning of his existence is the moral problem. Other problems (i.e., social, economic, political, religious, etc.) are only aspects of this masterproblem. Man as a sound, rational and moral being, is always faced with the question: What are good and evil, right and wrong, moral and immoral ac

Malaysia has a list of restrictive laws that prevent publication of political communication. Most of these laws were enacted before the explosion of online communication through online news portal and blogs. Malaysia, her citizen and her government, have embraced this information communication technology on the belief of its ability to propel the n

In recent years, China's rapid economic growth and increasing political clout have significantly accelerated the country's involvement in African. Analysts suspect that its activities are multi-layered with unambiguous agenda to secure joint ventures for long-term economic expansion and for advancing its geopolitical ambitions. Nonetheless,