The presentation is a follow-up of the task entrusted to PAM from ARCASIA Committee on Social Responsibility (ACSR) & ARCASIA Emergency Architect (AEA) as ARCASIA to localise the 13 ACGs to MyCGs -Malaysian Covid19/Pandemic Guidelines for the Built Environment on the 12 December 2020. For this CPD, the presentation provides the background of wh

The discovery of SARS-CoV-2 virus in the water bodies has been reported, and the risk of virus transmission to human via the water route due to poor wastewater management cannot be disregarded. The main source of the virus in water bodies is the sewage network systems which connects to the surface water. Wastewater-based epidemiology has been appli

This study aimed at providing insights on TM investment and its significance in fulfilling Maqasid-al-Shariah in the context of Malaysia. Two sets of hypotheses were formulated to test first, whether a significant difference exists in the intention to invest TM, and second, the causal relationship between TM investment and economic development indi

Plant and pollination have a mutualistic relationship where both parties offer and gain benefits for each other. The plant pollinator interactions resulted in successful crop pollination in which the plant received pollination services by animal pollinator to increase food production that eventually increase crop economic value. Overall, ecosystem

Stable mental health and well-being are key concerns for human beings seeking contentment in all parts of life. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the rising pressure and stress have resulted in financial struggles and increased anxiety, panic episodes and suicide among many, including teenagers. Due to the prolonged lockdown and closure of institutions

In Malaysia, academic studies on the mobilisation of cash waqfand enhancing its role as a mechanism for socio-economic development through the adoption of fintech (financial technology) is highly abound. Additionally, there are calls from stakeholders to adopt best practices fintech solutions in waqfpractice to drive efficiency in waqftransactions

Microfinance is regarded as an effective technique of poverty alleviation since it provides access to financial resources that can assist in poverty reduction by increasing financial involvement and empowerment. However, despite the fact that microfinance banks account for the vast bulk of the market in Nigeria, with over 800, their contribution to

In this study, chitosan thin film derived from Aspergillus oryzae cell walls was fabricated and characterised. First, the chitosan from the fungal biomass was extracted (0.18 g/g) with 52.25% of degree of deacetylation obtained through Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. Subsequently, several parameters of the chitosan thin film fabrica

Abstract. – OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to determine the bacterial-adherence to the experimental pellicle pretreated with commer- cially available oral-rinse/photosensitizer (mim- icking use of oral-rinse/photosensitizer beforemeals). MATERIALS AND METHODS: An artificial mouth (NAM) system was used for the devel- opment of single-species

The issues of uncleanliness have always been seen from the angle of individuals as the subjects that are responsible for the problem. Such clichés have overshadowed the much bigger subject that should be put into question which is the global capitalism. Basically, global capitalism is an advance-universalized capitalist system that supersedes the