Saffron, Crocus sativus (Iridaceae), is a perennial herb, which earned its popularity as both medicine and spice. It is an inhabitant of different mountainous regions of Asia Minor to Greece, Western Asia, Egypt, and India. The benefits of saffron as an antidepressant are well-documented. Almost 150 volatile and nonvolatile compounds are obtained f

Circuit breaker, an automated regulatory instrument employed to deter panic, temper volatility, and prevent crashes, is controversial in financial markets. Proponents claim it provides a propitious time out when price levels are stressed and persuades traders to make rational trading decisions. Opponents demur its potency, dubbing it a barrier to l

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a critical, historical, and legal account and analysis of how money, an inexorable lubricant of all economies, evolved from metallic origins to acceptance in paper form in Muslim traditions. Design/methodology/approach – This paper underlines flaws, points of objections, corollaries and counter-

Data is at the heart of the technological age or as some put it “the new oil,” “the next natural resources” and “currency of the 21th century” which everything depends on to function and operate. The Internet of Things (IoT) which aims to connect things to the Internet and interconnect them with each other could have a huge impact on da

Maqasid of Shari'ah is a millennium old theory on the higher objectives of Islamic divine law. As the discipline of Islamic economics and finance grew in politico-economic importance in the past three decades, a cathartic trend has emerged among Muslim experts to realign economic and financial practices with not merely the minimum legal require

Background: Prehypertension is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Chronic inflammation plays a role in the pathophysiology of essential hypertension, with epigenetic dysregulation involvement. However, its role in prehypertensive state is not known. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between DNA methylat

Purpose – Magnet effect entails a hypothesis in market microstructure entailing a systemic likelihood of prices being sucked toward the theoretical threshold. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the existence of magnet effect in Bursa Malaysia via overnight returns. Design/methodology/approach – This study investigates the existence of

Azimuthal correlations between the two jets with the largest transverse momenta pT in inclusive 2-, 3-, and 4- jet events are presented for several regions of the leading jet pT up to 4 TeV. For 3- and 4-jet scenarios, measurements of the minimum azimuthal angles between any two of the three or four leading pT jets are also presented. The analysis

Invited Speaker for 2nd Annual Women in Engineering Conference 2019: Breaking the BoundariesMyexperience leading NASA SporeSat : a lab -on-chip device for single -cell study Email: asalim@iium.edu.my https://www.linkedin.com/in/amani -salim Amani Salim, Ph.D 20 August 2019 (Tuesday) 2 nd Annual Women in Engineering Conference 2019 Renaissance Kuala

Introduction: Hypertension is the most prevalent risk factor of cardiovascular diseases in Malaysia. 17.3% of hypertension cases in Malaysia is attributed to adults aged 18 to 39 years. Psychosocial distress is a possible risk factor for elevated blood pressure in young adults, and cortisol could be the mediating factor. The aim of this study is to