Introduction: Obesity and its associated metabolic consequences such as hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease are a global epidemic. Conventional treatment of obesity is daily calorie restriction which many patients find challenging. Time-restricted feeding (TRF) is an emerging alternative although very limited scientifi

One predicament facing an educationist is whether grammar should be taught formally, or allowed to be naturally acquired, especially where there has generally been a deterioration of students’ grammar skills among English as second language (ESL) learners in Malaysia, particularly in the use of a syntactical category like prepositions. In order t

Seed priming may improve seed germination and early seedling growth of plants under water deficit condition. The present study was conducted to investigate the effects of seed priming on the germination and early seedling growth of chili under water deficit condition and to identify the optimum rate of seed priming for higher seed germination and e

The purpose of the study was to find how age, gender, previous counselling experience, level of education and relationship status are related to attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help. Two hundred Jawaharlal Nehru University Students responded to the Attitude Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help Scale (ATSPPHS) uestionna

The impact of foreign banks ’ entry on the conventional banking sector has been well documented in the literature. However, empirical evidence on the impact of foreign banks ’ entry on the Malaysian Islamic banking sector is completely missing from the literature. By employing the Malmquist Productivity Index method, the article provides, for t

This paper attempts to empirically analyse the Malaysian banking sector’s productivity during the period 1995–2004. The empirical findings suggest that the Malaysian banking sector has exhibited productivity regress during the period under study mainly due to technological regress, rather than efficiency decline. The results suggest that the do

By using bank-level data, this paper examines how regulation and supervision affects the profitability of the Malaysian banking sector over the period 1992–2003. The empirical findings suggest that Malaysian banks with higher liquidity levels, credit risk and overhead expenses exhibit lower profitability level. On the other hand, banks with a hig

By applying the non-parametric Malmquist Productivity Index method, this paper attempts to investigate the sources of productivity changes of China’s State-Owned and Joint-Stock Commercial Banks (JSCBs) during the period 2000–2005. The empirical findings suggest that the China’s banking sector has exhibited productivity progress attributed to

The case of Adorna Properties v Boonsom Bonyanit (2000), the real registered land proprietor lost her land due to fraud committed by the “criminal”. Despite there is allegation that the transaction was acquired through unlawful means or fraud, the court confirmed the right of the person whose name appeared as the registered owner on the land. T

Due to rapid development and land scarcity in the urban areas in Malaysia, the state government has to reclaim the land at the coastal areas in order to meet the need for physical space for commercial activities, housing, public facilities and etc. There are many issues derived from land reclamation; among others environmental degradation, instabil