Obesity is an issue of concern among schizophrenia, since obesity is a co-morbid condition that is closely related to metabolic syndrome phenomenon. There are also concerns on the use of atypical anti-psychotic for inducement of obesity. Objective: This present study was done to assess the distribution of body mass index (BMI), antipsychotic used a

The quality of work material’s surfaces after undergone various manufacturing processes is very important in determining the functional performance of a component throughout the services. Application of coolant and lubricant in manufacturing operations such as turning, milling, grinding, rolling, etc. has been proven to improve the surface integr

The ability of unicycle mobile robot to stand and move around using one wheel has attracted a lot of researchers to conduct studies about the system, particularly in the design of the system mechanisms and the control strategies. This paper reports the investigation done on the design of the controller of the unicycle mobile robot system in maintai

Achievement test is a tool to measure attainment of teaching and learning objectives, monitor learning progress, and diagnose students' learning difficulties. And accuracy in measurement is essential to help teachers/practitioners in designing effective intervention stategies. In order to arrive at accurate and valid measures of student achieve

The recent massive critical data leaks by Wikileaks suggest how fragile national security is from the perspective of information system and network sustainability. This incident raises some causes of concern. Firstly, critical infrastructure such as military and diplomatic systems is not spared from security breach. Secondly, such leak causes far-r

This paper presents investigations into the control of a stair climbing wheelchair particularly for indoor usage. A virtual wheelchair model is developed using Visual Nastran software and linked with Matlab/Simulink for control purposes. The goals are to have a simple, compact and stable stairs climbing wheelchair in order to complete the ascending

This paper aims to identify factors distinguish Islamic and conventional bank customers in Indonesia. It tries to relate between bank customers’ religiosity, assessment upon certain factors such as bank performance, bank advertisement and main reasons of using banking services towards their decision on which bank they had joined. Logistic regress

This study is aimed at investigating the dimensions of customer satisfaction in Indonesia Islamic banking industry and how those dimensions could affect the customers’ switching behavior. Data collection is done by using self administered questionnaire and involves as many as 732 Islamic bank customers from the area of Jakarta. The methods used i

The Islamic financial institutions have been developing tremendously since the last three decades. However, many studies are focused more on the development and performance of banking and financial markets and almost neglecting another specific and important sector, which is insurance. Thus, this study aims to measure the performance of Islamic ins

Islamic banking started three decades ago in Bangladesh and was expected to have a significant relationship and contribution towards the economic growth of the country. This study aims to investigate the long run and dynamic relationship between Islamic banking development and economic growth in the case of Bangladesh. The quarterly time-series dat