Journalists, being the watchdog of the society, seem indispensable in a constitutional democracy. Yet, collision course between the journalists and the law enforcement agents appears unavoidable. Sometimes, journalists allege violence and intimidation on the part of the law enforcement agents. The law enforcement agents also allege that the journal

This paper presents the reconfiguration and yield of a new interconnection network, Hierarchical Torus Network (HTN). A HTN is a 2D-torus network of multiple basic modules, in which the basic modules are 3D-torus networks that are hierarchically interconnected for higher level networks. The static network performance and dynamic communication perfo

Several epidemiologic studies have reported that exposure to noise is associated with cardiovascular disease. The increased body weight is often associated with metabolic as well as increased blood pressure. The aim of this study is to investigate the correlation between the elevation of blood pressure and serum leptin hormones due to the effects o

Background: Phaleria macrocarpa (Scheff.) Boerl. (Thymelaeaceae), usually referred to as God’s crown, Mahkota dewa, Pau, grows all year long in tropical countries, including Malaysia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Australia. It is traditionally used to treat haemorrhoids, stroke, heart disease, tumour, impotence, diabetes, allergies, kidney an

This paper reports on an empirical study that investigates the information disclosure behavior on Social Network Sites (SNS) focusing on undergraduate University students as our population. Although much have been reported on the issue of information privacy or privacy leakage on SNS, very few have employed the Protection Motivation Theory (PMT) as

For someone to be acknowledged in Social Network Sites (SNS), he/she needs to reveal his/her identity. How far personal information SNS users want to disclose is determined by their assessment of threat and ability to control the information. By adopting protection motivation theory (PMT) as a framework, incorporated with trust and risk factor, thi

Actionable remedial strategies are essential to respond to the awareness on some collective and institutional Islamic concepts. Some Islamic concepts or principles incorporate both individual and collective implications. It is important for Islamic organizations and educational institutions to assess the level of knowledge and understanding of Musl

The case study primarily deals with the analysis of two different, rather opposing styles of leadership and their resultant effects on the personality, attitude and performance of the subordinate employees. This case details the characteristics of a bossy, authoritative, prejudiced, close-minded, and destructive critical leader whose approach to de

Effect of different coupling agents; silane (APS) and maleic anhydride grafted PP (MAPP) on the mechanical properties of polypropylene (PP)/microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) composites were determined and compared. The composites with low filler loadings; up to 12wt%, were prepared via melt mixing in a twin screw extruder followed by injection mould

Introduction: We aim to investigate the effect of vasectomy on the histology of the testis as well as to evaluate DNA fragmentation in testicular tissue of male mice. Methods: Bilateral vasectomy was performed on 20 mature male mice; 10 control mice underwent sham-operation. After 6 weeks, the testes were evaluated for histological changes and DNA