Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) belongs to the composite family. Its florets contain edible carthamin and safflower yellow dyes. The pigments are very useful for dying foods and cosmetics. Natural pigments also have medicinal properties. In this research, external factors suspected to influence the chemical nature of carthamin and safflower yel

Since its discovery, plastic has been a part of human life and is widely employed in our daily lives. Excessive use of plastic has raised pollution rates around the world, with plastic ending up in landfills or the sea, posing a threat to both terrestrial and aquatic life. Considering this problem, the widespread use of polyurethanes (PUs) in many

In Long Range (LoRa) wireless communication, the transmitted signals may experience loss due to many obstacles as well as interferences. The existing path loss propagation models which used for applications as the one used for LoRa networks are designed to make it simple for calculation and thus making it less accurate. Enabling technology such as

This study was conducted to identify the linguistic gender features used to represent the male and female characters in J. K Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows novel. A qualitative content analysis was employed whereby a close reading of the novel was performed and linguistic gender differences between male and female characters are t

Scholars have agreed on the legality of custom and considering it a Islamic legal proof (dalil) on which the legal rulings are based. Majority of moslem scholars from different schools of thoughts have taken this evidence and considered it a secondary source to be used when determining some of the legal rulings related to what people are familiar w

The existence of COVID 19 has significantly changed humans daily life in this world. The new norm of living in this pandemic has also led to a different approach on managing quality of life. With the current method of online teaching and learning, medical students may encounter a variety of stressors such as heavy workload, stressful examination an

The usage of biodegradable PLA was preferable in 3D printing applications due to environmental concerns. However, the linear microscopic structure of PLA had limited its mechanical strength. The potential use of complex structure lignin from OPEFB could increase the stiffness of PLA. This study aimed to extract the lignin from OPEFB and reinforce i

Using 657 Malaysian sell-side analyst recommendations from January 2010 until December 2015, this paper documents the usefulness of equity analyst reports to investors. The research findings revealed that target price and earnings forecast had a significant association with stock return. However, trading volume was shown to have an insignificant re

The Peer to Peer (P2P) lending platform has witnessed a significant growth in recent years, due to advancement of information technology and development of online platforms. Given the importance and popularity of P2P, it is crucial to examine the factors that influence the intentions of investors to invest through P2P lending platform. This study t

Purpose – This paper aims to explore the opinions and recommendations of various experts on the integrated cash waqf micro enterprise investment (ICWME-I) model, particularly in terms of its suitability, applicability and prospects in the market. Design/methodology/approach – The research involves primary data which are collected from semistruc