Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the association between cardiovascular risk markers and chronic periodontitis. Material and Methods: A total of 40 healthy individuals were included in this case control study and categorized into two groups of 20 subjects each. Of these, 20 patients were controls with no clinical attachment loss and 20

In order to develop environmentally friendly conductive polymer composites, polylactic acid (PLA) plasticized with polyethylene glycol (PEG), was compounded with carbon black (CB). It was confirmed that PEG efficiently plasticized the PLA, marked by the decrease in glass transition point of PLA, as the PEG content increased. Electrical surface resi

The formal dispensation of criminal justice in pluralistic legal systems has continued to generate academic interest in the last few decades. This has always been influenced by the colonial and post-colonial historical legal reforms in the African continent. Islamic law has played a very significant role in the evolution of the modern nomenclature

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The rise in population in Malaysia has been exerting tremendous pressure on housing needs and other related physical infrastructure. As a result, residents are subjected to deteriorated living environmental conditions. This paper examines the existing living environmental conditions of the residents in terrace houses, through use of a questionnaire

Quantum key distribution (QKD) with security features based on the notion of nonlocality has provided valuable insights into the possibility of device-independent scenarios. The essential resource for nonlocality in Nature described by quantum physics has been mainly associated with entanglement of two particles or more, although it has been shown

This study aimed at documenting species richness and distribution of sea cucumbers (Phylum Echinodermata: Class Holothuroidea) in Malaysia. Sea cucumber collections were conducted from August 2004 until November 2011 from several study sites in Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah. A total of fifty two morphospecies of sea cucumbers from four orders compr

The Malaysian government has placed increased emphasis on technical and vocational education (TVET) at the secondary level in the tenth Malaysia Plan (2011-2015). As such, over the past three years, technical/vocational education and training (TVET) in Malaysia has gone through a transformation exercise, more specifically the migration from Sekolah

In Islamic states, Muslims are encouraged to make waqf to help the poor and needy. Malaysia, in the modern era, has specific rules or formalities in the making process of a waqf , which differ from one state to another. Due to the dissimilar provisions of waqf law in different states in Malaysia, there is a problem of administering waqf land. This

With the fast growing changes in the economic structure and the need for improved economic growth, it is imperative to indulge in greater mobility of the people for economic benefits. The increasing use of private vehicles in the cities has affected the mobility of people significantly not only during peak hours but also off-peak hours. A number of