Introduction / Background: Allergy among children is a growing public health concern worldwide. Even though breastfeeding was scientifically proven to be beneficial, the prevalence of allergy among exclusively-breastfed infants is also on the rise. Breastfeeding Peer Counsellors (BPC) with favourable knowledge and attitude on maternal diet modulati

This paper discusses and evaluates the effect of voice Activity Detection (VAD) in an isolated Yoruba word ecognition system (IYWRS). The word database used in this paper are collected from 22 speakers by repeating the numbers 1 to 9 three times each. A hybrid configuration of Mel-Frequency Cepstral coefficient (MFCC) and Linear Predictive Coding (

Background: The increasing prevalence of dementia has dramatic effects on lives of millions of people across the regions and on public health costs. This is a commonly elderly health health problem as indicated in the Holy Qur’an. Although there is no cure yet but much can be done to improve the quality of life of people with dementia. Methods: A

The physical environment at work plays a vital role in employees' productivity; therefore, this matrix covers nine 9 categories of physical facilities required for humanizing productivity, preservation of Islamic religion and values in higher Islamic education.SHARI’AH COMPLIANT MATRIX FOR HUMANIZING PRODUCTIVITY (version 1.0a) for Islamic Hi

Surface roughness of a workpiece is one of the measures used in evaluating the performance of any machining technique. In this paper, the behaviour of a post-EDM roughness of mild steel material subjected to machining with two different electrodes is evaluated through modelling using three machining variables. The variables are peak current, pulse

Lung cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide and has a significant impact on public health across society. Among all types of cancer, lung cancer is typically silent and it is commonly diagnosed at a later stage where treatment is rarely achievable. There is an urgent need for the development of the early diagnosis of lung cancer for an impr

This paper presents the results of a questionnaire survey on the use of air conditioners in houses in Surabaya, Indonesia, and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The objective of the survey was to clarify what temperature and humidity levels people in these regions prefer in order to feel comfortable, with special focus on their sleeping environment. This was

Turnover is one of the problems that many companies faced during the COVID-19 crisis. Previous studies have shown that leadership styles, especially servant leadership, have an impact on reducing turnover among employees. The literature has also demonstrated that higher perceived organizational support could lower the intention of leaving among emp

Unsystematic transportation system and accessibility, fewer tourism packages supply, and disorganised digital marketing strategy in destination management are the factors of the limitation of the tourist movement in a destination. Therefore, this research aims to determine the characteristics of the tourist’s spatial behaviour and tourist movemen

Researchers at International Islamic University Malaysia are investigating whether the prognosis of severe head injury patients improves with the early surgical opening of the windpipe to help wean them off mechanical ventilation. The aim is to provide an evidence base for updating guidelines on how to wean severe head injury patients off mechanica