Psychotria malayana Jack leaf, known in Indonesia as “daun salung”, is traditionally used for the treatment of diabetes and other diseases. Despite its potential, the phytochemical study related to its anti-diabetic activity is still lacking. Thus, this study aimed to identify putative inhibitors of alpha-glucosidase, a prominent enzyme contrib

Recent statistical studies indicate an increase in mental stress in human beings around the world. Due to the recent pandemic and the subsequent lockdowns, people are suffering from different types of stress for being jobless, financially damaged, loss of business, deterioration of personal/family relationships, etc. Stress could be a severe factor

It has been five years since Malaysia last had a tobacco tax increase. The 2021 budget, announced in November 2020, was an opportunity to correct this shortcoming and use one of the most cost-effective measures available to governments to reduce smoking. Instead, tobacco taxes remained static for the sixth year. The decision came in the wake of sus

The liberty of workers to exercise their religion and beliefs is one of the rights of workers at their workplace. Nonetheless, there is not much discussion on this issue, particularly in situations where there are close interactions between Muslims and non-Muslims at the workplace. This research examines the principles and attitudes as shown by the

Objective Malnutrition among elderly population is a common issue. The use of nutrition education as a part of nutrition care plan is able to improve their nutritional status. Hence, development of nutrition resource kit specifically addressing the needs of malnourished and at-risk elderly would be beneficial. This research aimed to develop and ass

Resdung, a commonly used term among Malaysians, can be referred to as either allergic rhinitis or sinusitis. Allergic rhinitis is an inflammation of the nasal mucosa, whereas sinusitis is an inflammation of the nasal sinuses. These diseases affect worldwide population and the prevalence of this disorder is increasing. The use of conventional medica

The technique of searching for and obtaining related images in image databases is known as image retrieval [1]. It is usually divided into two categories: text-based image recovery (TBIR) and content-based image recovery (CBIR) [2]. A new categorization, semantic-based picture recovery (SBIR), has been added by a few experts. SBIR is used to break

Nationalism is known as the product of the continuation of the Enlightenment in Western Europe. Alt�hough this ideology has an established place in studies on political science and has been a subject studied by political scientists, discussing whether the founding fathers of sociology had deliberated or not on this would be interesting. Max Weber

Records of traditional Malay medicine to treat various diseases, including typhoid fever, are contained in handwritten manuscripts. Typhoid, known in Malay as kepialu, is a bacterial infection caused by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi (S. Typhi). The infection could be treated in the past using chloramphenicol, however chloramphenicol-resistant s

Distrust to zakat institutions is one of the causes zakat funds not reaching the potential amount in Indonesia. Blockchain technology, with its capability of tracing, can provide transparency information. The Blockchain-based Zakat can potentially overcome distrust issues to zakat institutions. However, the legal status of cryptocurrency is still s