Purpose of review: The prevalence of obesity in Malaysia has increased four folds over the past two decades. Epidemiologic studies suggest that there are increased numbers of overweight and obese patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). Increased morbidity and mortality along with longer duration of ICU stay and time on mechanical ventil

INTRODUCTION: Shoulder impingement syndrome is one of the common problem which leads to shoulder disabilities. Neer (1972) first to describe this condition as impingement to the rotator cuff by anterior third of the acromion process. Treatment options varies depending on grade of the impingement and rotator cuff involvement. Arthroscopic subacromia

The study examines the impact of board and audit committee on the disclosure of Islamic financial and social reporting (IFSR) among Islamic banks in Malaysia. Drawing on surveys this study seeks the views of accountants working in Islamic banks regarding the importance of items in the IFSR index developed by Marsidi et al. (2016). The annual report

LoRa, one of the most outstanding low power wide area network (LPWAN) technology has unique and remarkable features. Because of its long-range coverage, low power consumption and low cost system architecture, LoraWAN has becoming a favorable option for performing communication in most of IoT wireless applications. This project aimed at quantifying

Consumers enter into various types of contracts for supply of goods or services in their everyday lives. The consumer market is very lop-sided. Therefore, the call for consumer protection is unavoidable. Today‟s consumers need to be equipped with high consumerism knowledge and skills to be wellinformed of market developments, necessary to empower

The objective of this paper is to provide a conceptual platform to enhance learning experience through mobile and web based platform for students targeted at primary and secondary schools in Malaysia. This conceptual systems, namely “ATSYS”, will require the participation of students (aged between 7 to 17) and qualified tutors. “ATSYS” is a

The bauxite or aluminum industry continues to play an important role in the global economy. However, efforts are still needed in the sector in order to meet the objective of the millennium for sustainability. Serious environmental and health concerns are raised at every stage of the industry starting from the bauxite preliminary exploration to the

This article reviews the current literature on Islamic equities. Our survey indicates that the bulk of articles is quantitative or empirical in nature, with a notable dearth of theoretical works. Among the common research themes explored by these articles are comparative performances of Islamic equities vis-à-vis their conventional counterparts, c

In rotating machinery, unattenuated excessive torsional vibration leads to damage and excessive wear. This type of vibration, which is transferred from one structure to another can be estimated using torsional transmissibility factor (TTF). The value of the TTF describes the ratio of output to input and reaches its peak at the natural frequency. He

The study aims to (1) examine demographic differences in term of employee readiness to change, namely; gender, age, job type, educational background and tenure in Higher Learning Institution (HLI). (2) identify differences on psychosocial predictors based on Holt (2007) theory across different demographic backgrounds. (3) and design employee readin