Depression is a mental disorder of high prevalence, leading to a negative effect on individuals, society, and the economy. Traditional clinical diagnosis methods are subjective and require extensive participation of experts. Furthermore, the severe shortage in psychiatrists’ ratio per population in Malaysia imposes patients’ delay in seeking tr

Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is the most widely used photocatalyst and has been applied for water and air purification and disinfection of microorganism. Anatase structured TiO2 is a wide bandgap (3.2 eV) semiconductor which, under UV light, is able to degrade chemicals and cell components of microorganisms. In this study, TiO2 nanopowder photocatalyst

In Islam, if a husband treated his wife with cruelty either physically or mentally, she has the right to apply to the court for marriage to be dissolved, on the ground of fasakh. The practice in Malaysia, the Shariah Court will ask the wife to provide sufficient evidence to prove her claim, failure of which the application for fasakh will be set as

Release of contaminants such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) into the environment both naturally and anthropogenically, through forest fires, incomplete combustion of fossil fuels, petroleum product spills, manufacture of coke and wood preservation using creosote is a major cause of pollution. PAHs are not only a threat to the environmen

The instability of gelatin based capsule when filled with certain liquid pharmaceutical formulations has drawn a great concern among scientists. Moreover, the costly expense to obtain gelatin from its sources and its limited availability are also the major disadvantages of using gelatin in industrial scale. The source of gelatin can be a problem fo

Non-alcoholic fatty liver (NAFLD) is the most common liver disease. It carries the risk of progression to more severe conditions with a limited effective treatment available. The hallmark of the disease is the accumulation of triglycerides (TG) in hepatocytes. Retinoic acid (RA), an active form of vitamin A is stored in the liver. However, its effe

AÍmad ibn ÑAbd al-RaÍÊm al-Dihlawi, popularly known as Shah WaliullÉh al-DihlawÊ was one of the great Islamic scholars in the Muslim world as he mastered many Islamic sciences such as tafsÊr, ÍadÊth, tasawwuf, fiqh and others. Following the step of his predecessors like al-MakkÊ, al-GhazÉlÊ and Sirhindi, he attempted to to reform (iÎla

The present study investigates top management commitment, workforce management and quality performance in Malaysian hospitals based on demographical information of the respondents. Aim of this study is to identify the difference or conformance on top management commitment, workforce management and quality performance of Malaysian hospitals with dem

The present study investigates behavioural intention of the prospective customers on Islamic microfinance services in Bangladesh based on demographics such as gender, age, education, and family size. This study used self-administered survey questionnaire to determine the intention of Islamic microfinance services based on five variables, namely sub

If we were to select one overarching term that defines the nature and mission of the Prophet Muḥammad صلى الله عليه وسلم, it would surely be mercy. Mercy is what Allah جل جلاله uses in the Qurʾān to describe His beloved messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم. He جل جلاله states: ﴿وَمَآ أَرْسَلْ