Many of us have become accustomed to some form of help in our homes. For some of us, it is the cleaning lady that comes once a week. For others, they have cleaning, cooking, and driving personnel. Others have gardeners, security personnel, and baby sitters. These are all blessings from Allah Almighty and we should be extremely grateful for them. At

In this paper, metallic thermoelectric generators were studied and fabricated using copper (Cu) and cobalt (Co) as their respective positive and negative thermoelements. Thus, the chosen Cu-clad polyimide substrate alleviated the deposition of Cu and eased the microfabrication. A lateral device structure might assist in generating larger output pow

Different regulatory guidelines recommend establishing stability profile of pharmaceuticals at the time of drug development. The expiry date, retesting period and storage conditions of active drugs or products are established through stability analysis. Several regulatory guidelines exist for stability testing of pharmaceuticals. Mostly, ICH stabil

Our decision to accept Allah into our lives brings a lot of new things, moments, confusions, teachings, and beauty. We see the world with different eyes. We have to give ourselves time to slowly adapt to our new life… However, becoming Muslim does not only bring change into life but also changes the lives of our family, our loved ones, and our fr

llah created human beings in the most beautiful way and with an amazing diversity. He created men and women from different ethnic groups and tribes. And He wants us to learn from this variety, from different shapes and colors so we can get to know one another (Quran 49: 13). Diversity is From Allah’s Mercy This variety is Allah’s mercy for us b

In Palembang in South Sumatra, Indonesia, Maulid celebrations are considered an important religious event in the lives of many Muslims. Over the past twenty years, there has been an expansion of activities, the driving force behind which has been a young generation of Alawiyin in Palembang. Maulid celebrations organized by the Alawiyin in Palembang

Natural antioxidants in spices and herbs have attracted considerable attention as potential inhibitors against the formation of mutagenic heterocyclic amines (HCAs) in heat-processed meat. In this study, the inhibitory activity of four spices/herbs and their mixtures on HCAs formation in grilled beef were examined. A simplex centroid mixture design

This study evaluated the efficacy of various organic solvents (80% acetone, 80% ethanol, 80% methanol) and distilled water for extracting antioxidant phenolic compounds from turmeric, curry leaf, torch ginger and lemon grass extracts. They were analyzed regarding the total phenol and flavonoid contents, antioxidant activity and concentration of som

The development of hydrogel films as wound healing dressings is of a great interest owing to their biological tissue-like nature. Polyvinyl alcohol/polyethylene glycol (PVA/PEG) hydrogels loaded with asiaticoside, a standardized rich fraction of Centella asiatica, were successfully developed using the freeze–thaw method. Response surface methodol

The huge amount of coffee pulp waste is an environmental problem. Anaerobic fermentation is one of the alternative solutions. However, availability of coffee pulp does not appear for year-round, whereas biogas needs continuous feedstocks for digester stability. This research uses coffee pulp from Arabica Coffee Factory at Mengani, Kintamani, Baliâ€