Phoenix dactylifera L (Date palm) is one of the oldest known fruit crops in the world, 14 and the consumption of date fruits is no longer restricted to the Middle Eastern 15 countries. Date palm kernels are waste products of date fruit industry which are 16 normally being discarded. Based on their dietary fiber content; date palm kernels 17 (DPK) h

EGPA, previously known as Churg-Strauss Syndrome (CSS), is a rare, non-transmissible, medium and small vessel autoimmune vasculitis. We report a case of a 45-year-old lady whose initial presentation was left foot drop, which later on progressed to a sudden onset of vasculitic skin rashes at the background of longstanding poorly controlled bronchial

Identification of Pelargonium radula as bioindicator for mercury (Hg) detection confers a new hope for monitoring the safety of drinking water consumption. Hg, like other non- essential metals, inflicts the deterioration of biological functions in human and other creatures. In the present study, effects of Hg on the physiology and biochemical conte

Tropical estuaries often have a low buffering capacity and may experience acidification, both naturally through microbial degradation and run-off from acid sulphate soils (ASS), or from various anthropogenic sources. Here, we describe phytoplankton communities from the turbid, acidified, and eutrophic Sungai Brunei and Brunei Bay estuarine system.

Background: Hospital-based nurses’ quality of life is affected by stress coping ability, job satisfaction, job stress, and social support. These relationships appear to be identical, even among different countries. Nevertheless, dynamic comparisons of quality of life in Asia are very limited. The Asian Nurse Quality of Life Study was designed to

Human being is the best creation of Allah (swt) on the earth. Any knowledge that possesses human being is actually from the divine source. Therefore, the knowledge of materials processing technology given by Allah (swt) is for the betterment of the human life of the entire world. Historically, materials processing technology is not new rather old s

Malaysian standards (MS) on alloy steels are developed to ensure that alloy steel products use in Malaysia, whether it is imported or locally manufactured, complied to the same minimum quality. The Standards to be adopted for Malaysian Standards are universal; commonly in use for the industries worldwide. So far there is no proper regulation on all

The demographic aging is a phenomenon observed in many countries of the worldwide. Malaysia has not been spared from demographic transition as experienced worldwide. As a result of this demographic transition, an increasing proportion of the population is at risk of certain chronic health problems. Elderly population, who tend to have more chronic

This book discusses the linkages between cyberspace and national security in Malaysia. It also discusses the views of government personnel as well as those from private agencies about the relationship between cyberspace and national security of the country. The book examines the nature of threats to cyberspace in public and private sectors in Malay

Gait recognition has gained interest of researchers as it performs identification of subjects at a distance from the camera. However, due to the changes in the viewing angles, it gets cumbersome for a system to perform recognition based on the walking pattern of an individual. In this work, the aim is to present a baseline method for the purpose of