Fungi and other eukaryotes represent one of the last frontiers of microbial diversity in the sponge holobiont. In this study we employed pyrosequencing of 18S ribosomal RNA gene amplicons containing the V7 and V8 hypervariable regions to explore the fungal diversity of seven sponge species from the North Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. For most spon

Advancements in technology have affected financial services all over the world including in Malaysia. As the financial service industry is now dealing with the electronic payment (epayment) system, the paper-based retail payment system is considered costly, time-consuming and inefficient. The e-payment system fills in the gap of the traditional pay

Ultra Wideband (UWB) is a wireless technology for transmission of massive amounts of data over a wide frequency band using short-pulses with very low power spectral density. In 2002, FCC authorized a frequency allocation in the range of 3.1–10.6 GHz with a maximum transmitted power of -41.3 dBm/MHz for UWB commercial use. Certain applications req

This paper prepares a basis for formulating a coherent and systematic jurisprudence of stratified properties management from an Islamic perspective. It promotes that stratified building management which allows for self management among the property owners forms a basis for positive relationship thus promoting the concept of Hablum Minallah (relatio

In this paper, the design of an electronically reconfigurable ground plane composed of a high impedance surface (HIS) based on liquid crystals is presented and used as a backing structure for a two-arm Archimedean spiral antenna. The structure is used to provide electronic switching of two different shaped radiation patterns for monopulse radar app

Social security is one of the vital human rights enunciated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948. Despite having the principle of equality of treatment embodied in the Federal Constitution and become signatories to a few international social security related instruments, Malaysia who relies heavily on the migrant workers in various

This book presents an investigation into second language students’ reasoning processing strategies in taking critical reading-thinking tests, and their skills and dispositions, as well as their perceptions regarding critical reading-thinking. The term ‘critical reading-thinking’ is coined as the research focuses on students’ critical readin

Background: Morinda citrifolia L. is widely used as a folk medicinal food plant to manage a panoply of diseases, though no concrete reports on its potential anti-obesity activity. This study aimed to evaluate the potential of M. citrifolia leaf extracts (MLE60) in the prevention of weight gain in vivo and establish its phytochemical profile. Design

Shorting involves selling stocks that one does not own. Advocates of shorting argue that it is needed to make the financial market a two-way (complete) market in which investors with bearish opinions can participate. To gain from shorting, short sellers hope to buy back the shorted stocks at a lower price. Obtaining ‘negative’ alphas or abnorma

A 33 year-old Para 1 complained of strawberry coloured breastmilk for 1 day duration while expressing her breastmilk on the left breast at work. She has been exclusively breastfeeding for the past 6 months and never encountered such incident before. She also felt pain over the left breast. However, there was no lump, nipple crack,abnormal nipple di