In the 21st century, there will be more machines developed either to complement or totally replace the jobs previously done by human since the machine can operate with high precision and accuracy. However many machines do not have ways to incorporate and respond to the emotion of the user. The efficacy of the system is further reduced if the machin

تهدف هذه الدراسة إلى بيان التأصيل المقاصدي للأخلاق الطبية وإبراز أهميتها في بناء حوكمة شرعية تهتدي بها نُظُم المؤسسات الطبية في العمل على إدارتها وتوجيه قضاياها؛ بمنهج يوازن بين مقاصد الشريع

Obesity has been classified as a disease that affects many people around the globe including Malaysia. The prevalence continues to rise each year, thus finding an effective and safe treatment as an anti-obesity drug is a major issue to researchers. At present, the only anti-obesity that gained approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is O

Detrimental effects of cigarette smoking have been well described and recognized globally. With recent advancement of technology, electronic cigarette has been introduced and gained its popularity and became a global trend, especially among young adults. However, the safety of the electronic devices remains debatable. This paper aimed to compile an

This study analyses the features of Service Quality that could impact the satisfaction of parents whose children patronize private schools in the state of Selangor, Malaysia. This study adapts the SERVQUAL model to measure service quality evident in private schools, and uses Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) to evaluate the relationship between S

Background Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumours (MPNST) are rare soft tissue sarcoma which exhibit a biologically aggressive behaviour with propensity for rapid progression and high mortality rate. Currently, the data for this tumour is lacking especially with regards to the Asian population. Methods A retrospective analysis was performed in 3

Background: Thyroid hormone assay interference is often misdiagnosed. Is has deep impact onto patient’s care as wrong interpretation of the results leads to wrong intervention. This case is to highlight the importance of recognizing immunoassay interference for thyroid stimulating-hormone (TSH) congenital hypothyroidism. Case report: the patient

Background: A 47-year-old lady with HIVV infection presented with progressive weight loss, heat intolerance and tremor 46 months after initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART). No previous thyroid disorders or significant family history. She has bilateral exophthalmos and diffuse neck swelling. Laboratory findings showed high level of thyroxine a

Cloud computing is currently emerging quickly as a client-server technology structure and, currently, providing distributed service applications. However, given the availability of a diverse range of wireless access technologies, people expect continuous connection to the most suitable technology that matchers price affordability and performance go

Multichannel audio or surround sound compression is rather more challenging to compress compare to mono and stereo audio. Nowadays, many methods and algorithms have been proposed to improve the compression performance on multichannel audio. This book focuses on performance evaluation of various algorithms on multichannel audio compression. First, w