Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is commonly associated with disorders of mineral and bone metabolism, manifested by either one or a combination of the following three components namely : Abnormalities of calcium, phosphorus, parathyroid hormone (PTH), fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23), and vitamin D metabolism; Abnormalities in bone turnover, minera

No one can deny that standards are vital and important tool for the development of industries and trade. Food standards and technical regulation are aimed at protecting consumer's health, increasing economic viability, and fair trade. This paper examines the halal food industry revolution in terms of voluntary standards and technical regulation

A designed experiment is a modern approach in planning an experiment based on sound statistical practices. It offers a number of advantages over the traditional one factor at a time (OFAT) approach to experimentation. It is a structured method of changing multiple factors simultaneously to investigate their effect on one or more response. It detect

This study clearly establishes that Islam is a religion of magnanimous tolerance. Qualitative content analysis is applied to Qur'anic verses (Islamic Scripture) and the Prophet's Sunnah as well as to works from Muslim exegetes of global renown for their piety, integrity, commitment and sacrifice for the cause of the religion. The study expl

Pulmonary artery aneurysm (PAA) is defined as a focal dilatation of the pulmonary artery. It is noted to be a very rare entity. From literature reviews, only 8 cases of pulmonary artery aneurysms being identified from a total of 109,571 cases within an extended period of 100 years. This gives an incidence of about 0.0073%. It is usually associated

This paper presents a brief study of the history of terrorism, including political, intellectual, cultural, social, economic, individual, and spiritual causes. In addition to analytical historicity, the writer applies qualitative content analysis of Qur’ānic verses and prophetic traditions that are relevant to the Islamic intellectual discourse

IT has become one of the most invested areas of organisations, especially in higher education institutions. To safeguard these IT investments and make the most out them, a good IT governance structure is required. It enables the higher education institutions to strive in the competition and to achieve strategic objectives. To have optimum governanc

Pseudovibrio is a marine bacterial genus members of which are predominantly isolated from sessile marine animals, and particularly sponges. It has been hypothesized that Pseudovibrio spp. form mutualistic relationships with their hosts. Here, we studied Pseudovibrio phylogeny and genetic adaptations that may play a role in host colonization by comp

The principal aim of this paper is to empirically investigate the bike-sharing usage among Klang Valley citizen. Data for this study were collected using an online questionnaire survey. However, due to the low responses, simulations have been used and applied to predict the outcomes of the research. The simulated data was generated based on a unifo

The theoretical analysis ofelectric characterisfics ofthe positive parity states in isotopes 158,160Gd been carried out in the phenomenological model taking into account Coriolis mixing of low–lying sates in rotational bands The energy spectrum of the levels states and the reduced probabilities of E2– transitions have been calculated. The calcu