This work presents an ultra-low voltage DC-DC boost converter vibration-based energy harvesting. A switching gate controlled concept is used which is well suited for low vibration-based frequency and voltage applications. The 0.1 – 0.5 V input voltage range is linearly increased with the increase of output voltage range, 4 – 22 V. The transient

Regulating energy from tiny sources such from ambient vibration to supply a continuous energy to power an electronics device is a beneficial and challenging work to do. Having very small energy usually less than 1 V, needs a boost circuit to power up the device. This paper shows that the passive components of a conventional boost converter play an

The adjudication of family disputes by different courts with different jurisdictions in the present court system is ineffective in providing a comprehensive approach to the management of family-related disputes. Furthermore, the adversarial system of litigation of the present courts in Malaysia negates the possibility of resolving conflicts amicabl

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Islam has prohibited riba (interest) on loan given. When a lender lends money to another person, he is allowed to get back the capital amount only and not any additional amount which is usually fixed interest on the capital. Taking interest on loan given caused cruelty and injustice to poor people in the society during prophet Muhammad’s time who

The permissibility and lawfulness of withdrawing and withholding medical treatment has attracted considerable debates and criticisms, as the legal issues are drawn into entering the slippery slope of euthanasia. Proponents of “sanctity of life” views that withdrawing and withholding medical treatment with knowledge that death would result is st

Objective: To study the barriers toward the utilization of primary care services for mental health problems among adolescents in a secondary school in Hulu Langat, Selangor, Malaysia. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted in July 2008 at a secondary school in Hulu Langat, Selangor. The respondents were selected using randomised cluste

The Companies Act 1965 (Malaysia) provides certain duties to corporate managers which must be followed and complied with. These duties are imposed by law to ensure excellent performance and high productivity in the corporation. These duties also can ensure outstanding project management in the corporation. Those duties are: i) To be honest and spea

The use of alternative medicine has becoming increasingly popular amongst the Malaysian population. However, the increased number of alternative medicine practitioners has developed a pressing concern amongst relevant stakeholders on a variety of legal issues. At the moment, practices of alternative medicine in Malaysia are not governed by any spec

The court in the UK in 1802 applied the legal maxim ignorantia juris non excusat (which means ‘ignorance of law is no excuse’) in Bilbie v Lumley case which was involved in recovery of indemnity mistakenly paid by an insurance company to the insured. In this case the court held that insurance indemnity paid to the insured under mistake of law i