Introduction: Hearing acuity, central auditory processing and cognition contribute to the speech recognition difficulty experienced by older adults. Therefore, quantifying the contribution of these factors on speech recognition problem is important in order to formulate a holistic and effective rehabilitation. Objective: To examine the relative con

Sustainable micro-alloyed materials play a major role in advanced technology for the development of optimum material integrity properties in various structures. During the past decades, efforts have focused on high strength low alloy steels (HSLA) to expand its application to various fields such as shipbuilding, oil and gas pipelines, building cons

The Islamic legal maxim (al-qāʿidah al-fiqhiyyah) “no harm shall be inflicted or reciprocated” has become particularly significant in this era of pandemic. In the current context, this legal maxim is reasonably expected, provided that if they are adequately employed, to influence people’s choices and guide them to make certain decisions whi

With the increasing number of women in the workforce, there is a need to understand how the interrelationship between emotions and the demands of work and family influence their well-being. This study examined how emotional labor [surface acting (SA) and deep acting] and work–family conflict contribute to explaining variance in burnout (emotional

This paper gives a report of a study that investigated peoples‟ perception of online buying tickets (e-ticketing) as well as why some people use this facility while some who do not use it stick to the traditional way to fulfill their needs. In addition, factors such as what inform peoples‟ eagerness and unwillingness to use internet facilities

Capsid-like particles consisting of a hepatitis B core (HBc) protein have been studied for their potential as carriers for drug delivery systems (DDS). The hollow HBc particle, which is formed by the self-assembly of core proteins comprising 183 aa residues, has the ability to bind to various cells non-specifically via the action of an arginine-ric

Design and development of new anticancer drugs with low toxicity is a very challenging task and computer aided methods are being increasingly used to solve this problem. In this research we investigate the anticancer activity of aliphatic nitrosoureas using quantum chemical quantitative structure activity relation (qcQAR) approach. In this method t

Molecular dynamics methods are very useful tool in understanding the behavior of the enzymes at higher temperatures. It is well known that some enzymes lose their enzyme activity at higher temperatures. In this work we employ molecular dynamics simulation of an endoglucanase from Fusarium oxysporum (EGFO) to understand the reasons behind the loss o

In facing the threat of terrorism, a holistic counter-terrorism strategy is needed. In a practical sense, holistic counter-terrorism strategy means the application of holistic approaches combining the use of hard and soft approaches with the main focus to eliminate the terrorist organisation and to defeat the extremist ideology in its potential or

Tobacco smoking is recognized as a major cause of preventable diseases and premature deaths worldwide. It is estimated that more than five million smokers die annually due to smoking related diseases globally (WHO, 2008), The death toll is expected to escalate to more than eight million deaths annually by 2030 if the current smoking patterns contin