Bismillah al - rahman al - rahim ... In the name of God, the compassionate One, the One who cares. Most religions are very clear on their stance on homosexuality, especially the three monotheistic ones, yet we see an increasing global divide in the opinions regarding the subject, and it seems that most of the condemnation arises from religious beli

Biometrics is being commonly used nowadays for the identification and verification of humans everywhere in the world. In biometrics humans unique characteristics like palm, finger printers, iris etc. are being used. Pattern recognition and image processing are the major areas where research on signature verification is carried out. Hand written sig

User satisfaction is the key of success for any company to succeed and flourish business. Due to tremendous competition among service providers in the online sectors, many competitors feel threaten to be marginalized and loose competitive edge, and so is the profit margin. For many companies to survive business in a highly competitive environment,

The popularity and continuously increasing trend in usage of the mobile and handheld devices have dramatically changed the human life style around the entire world. Currently, these devices are also being used in educational sector in general and for the distance learning in particular. Many higher education institutes have adopted distance learnin

A small amount of nano dispersed filler leads to an improvement in material properties. Carbon Nanotube (CNT) is one type of filler used in nanocomposite material. A high density polyethylene/ethylene propylene rubber – carbon nanotube (HDPE/EPR-CNT) is one of the nanocomposite material that is new to the industry. This paper investigates the str

A small amount of nano dispersed filler leads to an improvement in material properties. Montmorillonite (MMT) is one type of filler commonly used in nanocomposite material. A high density polyethylene/ethylene propylene rubber - montmorillonite (HDPE/EPR-MMT) is one of the nanocomposite material that is new to the industry. This paper investigates

Microorganisms universally attach to surfaces and produce extracellular polysaccharides, resulting in the formation of a biofilm. Biofilms pose a serious problem for public health because of the increased resistance of biofilm-associated organisms to antimicrobial agents and the potential for these organisms to cause infections in patients with ind

Ficus deltoidea (FD) is one of the native plants widely distributed in several countries in Southeast Asia. Previous studies have shown that FD leaf possess antinociceptive, wound healing and antioxidant properties. These beneficial effects have been attributed to the presence of primary and secondary metabolites such as polyphenols, amino acids an

Literature review is an excruciating part in the process of research. It requires an analysis of published material on the topic of interest. Moreover, for a few researchers, it is challenging to extract a great number of required objectives, including problem identification, commonly known as 'gap' in research. Searching and locating most

Many studies on higher education branding are situated in developed higher education markets such as the US, the UK, and Australia. This work-in-progress paper examines the challenges of higher education branding in the context of Malaysia, a developing higher education market, and argues that public and private university face challenges that are