Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) has rapidly gained popularity as an effective treatment modality for achalasia. However, POEM services in the South East Asian region are not widely available due to either a lack of expertise or interest. In this article, we describe how a POEM service can be developed through a combination of networking with regi

Description As lifestyles in personal and public spheres become more fast-paced and hectic, the need for reliable mobile technologies becomes increasingly important. Insights into the various impacts of mobile applications pave the way for future advances and developments in communication and interaction. Critical Socio-Technical Issues Surrounding

On December 7, 2015, Mohamad Zulkifli Ismail, 50, allegedly stabbed two men who were trying to rob him at his house in Kampung Labohan, in Kerteh, Terengganu, causing the death of one of the men. Upon the arrest of Zulkifli, he claimed the act was in self-defence. The case was investigated under s 302 of the Penal Code that constitutes murder. Had

The current stage of entrepreneurial culture in Bangladesh encourages rethinking about the content and approach of teaching in entrepreneurship education. Therefore, this study aimed at identifying the factors influencing Bangladeshi graduates’ intention toward becoming entrepreneurs. A sample of 387 business graduate students was selected random

A place-labeled Petri net (pPN) controlled grammar is a context-free grammar equipped with a Petri net and a function which maps places of the net to the productions of the grammar. The language consists of all terminal strings that can be obtained by simultaneously applying of the rules of multisets which are the images of the sets of the input pl

The application of inorganic membrane as one of the methods for gas separation process has proven to show the greatest potential when compared to other methods. Ceramic membranes are considered as one of the many high potential inorganic membranes for this purpose. Current development of ceramic membrane focuses on the reduction of pore size for ce

Water represents about 70 % of the whole earth surface yet it is limited in its availability as a freshwater to human benefits. The importance is on freshwater assets since it is freshwater resources that are used for daily usage, agricultural and industrial intentions. According to Hu (2006), freshwater represents about 2.76 % of the total water a

The Baobab (Adansonia digitata L.) is a large iconic tree indigenous to Africa where it is found in many countries. The Baobab tree has various uses, as it produces food and non-food products such as medicines, fuel, timber and fodder. This research is focused on the characterization of the Baobab fruit shells in terms of lignin (54.08%), cellulose

Highlights: This is a collaborative teaching project by two instructional technologists in delivering four different courses of different levels at the Kulliyyah of Education, IIUM. Students of the four different courses collaborated to develop a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on the OpenLearning platform as part of the course completion require

On 25 May 2015, a former Malaysian defence attaché Muhammad Rizalman Ismail, claimed trial at the New Zealand High Court on the charge of indecent assault. His case was set for case management in August 2014, reported One News, New Zealand. On 09 May 2014, the accused was literally caught with his pants down while he was touching Tania Billingsley