Introduction: Schizophrenia is a complex multifactorial mental disorder due to genetic, environmental and neurodevelopment. Apolipoprotein is identified as one of various genetic candidates involved in lipid metabolism, neurodevelopment, and neuroprotection. The aim of this systematic review is to combine existing genetic studies on apolipoprotein

The International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM) recognizes MFT as an integral part of the overall Malaysian Halal industry, a National Key Economic Area (NKEA) of the Economic Transformation Plan (ETP), and as an important factor in terms of its impact on the national GDP. IIUM has approached the Ministry of Education by submitting a propos

The issue of high reliance on debt has raised major concern since the impact of debt has created several downfalls of US’s big corporation such as Enron and Lehman Brothers. At wider scope, the impact of debt may also be evidenced by the Greek Depression in the year 2009. Various studies have been conducted to explain which factors that determine

Cancer is a major leading cause of death and responsible for around 13% of all deaths world-wide. Cancer incidence rate is growing at an alarming rate in Malaysia and the world as we know it. It is estimated that statistically one out of every four Malaysians will develop cancer by the age of 75. Conventional methods of diagnosing cancer rely solel

Technical and Vocational Education and Training has gained importance but there is a noticeable gap between its research and teaching. While its teaching is more dynamic the research writing is scarce despite the performance measure demands. Rapid technological advancements, the multifaceted roles of the teachers, and the second language barrier es

The United States and China are strong trading partners of Malaysia, with about 23% of total exports in 2017. Therefore, the trade war pressures since 2018 between the United States and China have affected the Malaysian economy. Thus, this paper aims to analyse the effects of the war on the Malaysian stock market using a threshold network approach.

To study the relationship between diabetes mellitus, periodontal health status and dental caries. A case-control study involving 42 diabetic patients and 42 non-diabetic patients was conducted at the dental clinic, Kulliyyah of Dentistry, International Islamic University Malaysia. Full mouth periodontal examination was performed and their decay, mi

Vertically aligned carbon nanotubes (VACNTs), also known as a carbon nanotube (CNT) forest, are a porous material that is well known for its exceptional optical absorbance property. The reflectance from a VACNT forest has been reported to be as low as 0.045% [1,2]. It is known as the darkest material on Earth. Because of its remarkable material pro

Understanding and recognizing genetic sequences is one step towards the treatment of the genetic disorders.Cancer, which is a major leading genetic disorder and responsible for around 13% of all deaths world-wide. Since the discovery of DNA, there has been a growing interest in genetic sequence recognition and gene expression analysis,inspired by i

Natural products have been used in treating illnesses since ancient times. Neolamarckia cadamba (N. cadamba) plant, locally known as Kalempayan, is an Ayurvedic medicine. It has been used by Indian folklore for treatment such as fever, anaemia, stomatitis, and infectious diseases. This Rubiaceae family plant indicates that it has a therapeutic pote