This paper aims to explore the level of risk management practices in public universities in Malaysia and the role of internal audit in risk management practices. It is one of the few studies on risk management in public universities in emerging economies. It provides insights on changes in internal audit and risk management practices in public univ

During the past decade, there have been numerous developments and improvements in electrochemical sensors for applications in biomedicine, water-quality monitoring, food technology, and agriculture, to name a few. Especially for the halal industry, these biosensors can provide a fast and convenient analytical method of halal verification for the fo

Introduction: Clinical scoring methods such as the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score are frequently used to predict outcome in sepsis, with limited capacity. Further tools for risk assessment of septic critically ill patients would thus be useful. Our purpose was to derive a scoring method i.e. Sepsis Mortality Score using multimarke

—Cloud computing has emerged during the last decade and turned out to be an essential component for today’s business. Therefore, many solutions are being proposed to optimize and secure the cloud computing environment. To test and validate the proposed solutions before deploying in real cloud infrastructure, a cloud computing simulator is the k

IIUMToday is an official campus newspaper for the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), operated by students under the jurisdiction of the Department of Communication, and was established on 1 May 2014. To assess the acceptance of the campus newspaper, a study was conducted to test the Cultivation Theory. The objectives of the study are

The popularity of e-cigarettes over conventional cigarettes is important to examine e-cigarette perceptions as to some why current cigarette smokers make a switch, while some do not. The objective of this study is to examine current smokers' perceptions on e-cigarette use following exposure to information derived from media and vape shop messag

The kappa opioid receptor (KOR) system has been linked to many types of drug addiction. An upregulation of the KOR leads to negative reinforcement effects which might contribute to drug relapse. Previously, our study has shown that a treatment combination of 0.3 mg/kg buprenorphine and 1.0 mg/kg methamphetamine (a partial nociceptin opioid peptide

The oil and gas industry is exposed to substantial risks and huge liabilities, due to its nature dealing with wide ranges of activities that engage volatile hydrocarbons. The risks mostly involve people, property, and the environment. A contractual provision such as an indemnity and mutual hold harmless clause is used as a tool in allocating the ri

Oil and gas projects are risky undertakings, which may cause severe damage to property and the environment, not to mention, personal injury and death to personnel. Contractual provision such as an indemnity and mutual hold harmless clause is used as a tool in allocating the risks. However, as a consequence of the private and government litigation a

Introduction: X-linked Alport syndrome (OMIM 301050) is caused by COL4A5 missense variants in 40% of families. This study examined the effects of chemical chaperone treatment (sodium 4-phenylbutyrate) on fibroblast cell lines derived from men with missense mutations. Methods: Dermal fibroblast cultures were established from 2 affected men and 3 nor