Physicochemical parameters influence the vertical spatial distribution of microbial communities in any water bodies. Based on this perspective, a study on physicochemical parameters and bacterial community was carried out from five stations on January-June 2009 at the Kuantan estuary of Pahang, Malaysia. The temperature was ranged from 25.01-27.48�

Nature has been a source of medicinal agents for thousands of years and large number of modern drugs have been isolated from natural sources, many based on their use in traditional medicine. Plants have a great potential for producing new drugs of great benefit to mankind. As a part of our drug discovery program, an effort to introduce new effectiv

To assess the nutritional status and the associated risk factors in preschool age children in the District Swabi of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP)-Pakistan. The studies included 140 children (both boys and girls) and were assessed for nutritional status using correlation analysis for association of malnutrition with parent’s income, fami

In the present study Supersonic similitude has been used to obtain stability derivatives in pitch and roll of a delta wing for the attached shock case. A strip theory is used in which strips at different span-wise locations are independent. This combines with the similitude to give a piston theory. The present theory is valid only for attached shoc

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationships and effects of information, interaction and design qualities of travel and tour websites on Malaysian tourists’ usage satisfaction. This study adopted a convenience sampling method, employing self‐administered online questionnaire approach targeting Malaysian tourists who have used any t

Islam highlights the role of women not only in the household but also to engage in employment and business activities. It also protects women at the workplace by extending the societal norms that have been shunned for women. This paper shows a comprehensive view of the concept of workplace harassment and Islam while also clarifying some misconcepti

Peppermint oil (PO) is the most prominent oil using in pharmaceutical formulations with its significant therapeutic value. In this sense, this oil is attracting considerable attention from the scientific community due to its traditional therapeutic claim, biological and pharmacological potential in recent research. An organic solventfree and enviro

COVID19 pandemic has altered mode of teaching and learning in Malaysia and all over the world for the past two years. All physical class activities have shifted to virtual mode. Prior to the pandemic, students who are attending World Religions 1 class at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) are experiencing teaching and learning ses

The aim of this study is to determine the antioxidant properties of methanolic and ethanolic extracts of four Malaysian aromatic plants’ leaves, namely knotweed (Polygonum minus), curry (Murraya koenigii), kaffir lime (Citrus hysrix) and fragrant screwpine (Pandanus odurus) as a head start for industrial biotechnology. Total phenolic content (TPC

This paper presents an analytical study on the visual forms of motifs of carved components in the houses of Kelantan and Terengganu. Thirteen sets of measured drawings of the components from nine houses in Kelantan and four houses in Terengganu were analyzed. The drawings were obtained from Centre for the Study of Built Environment in the Malay Wor