This paper aims at presenting information concerning various partnership initiatives between private sector and public sector entities in the healthcare sector in Malaysia. In additional, the study also aims to identify the importance of PPP and the key driving forces for greater implementation of PPP in the healthcare sector. In undertaking the st

given a paucity of research and apparent lack of coherence in information system research, it seems that there is no consensus in the information system field as to how security fits into the information system acceptance, usage, success, utilization, and/or performance impact (effectiveness, efficiency, and satisfaction). This paper is part of an

Khat is considered a psychoactive drug and has many side effects on different parts of the body organs. In this study the effects of khat on sperm count and motility in parent mice and their offspring were investigated. Animals were divided into two groups, Group 1 (khat group) contained twelve male and twelve female mice, and they were given a dai

The performance of mixed culture of isolated fungi on the biodegradation of palm oil mill effluent (POME) was evaluated in this study. Specifically, the effect of effect of dosage of the mixed culture on the degradation of lipid content of the POME was investigated in order to determine the suitable incubation for effective biodegradation. The four

Steganography is a technique used to hide a message inside video, audio, or image files. A hash function is a transformation that takes input values and returns a fixed-size string, which is called the hash value. In this paper, a message will be hidden inside an image by using the Least Significant Bits (LSB replacement) technique. This method cre

Full search block matching algorithm (FSBMA) for motion estimation requires a high level of computations, rendering the technique unsuitable for real-time imaging applications. To alleviate this problem, extensive research for developing faster motion estimation techniques has been conducted. As expected, reducing computational complexity comes at

A simple planar rectangular UWB is designed with unsymmetrical feed line. It is observed that the unsymmetrical feed line plays an important role for increasing the antenna bandwidth. The rectangular planer antenna is then modi¯ed to tuning fork shaped without sacri¯cing the bandwidth of the antenna. By removing portion of conductive plane from t

Solid state polymer electrolyte blend of polyethylene oxide, chitosan, ammonium iodide, and iodine crystals has been prepared by solution cast technique. The highest ionic conductivity of the polymer electrolyte was 1.18 × 10−5 S cm−1 at room temperature. Addition of chitosan to the electrolyte has improved its mechanical properties. A photovo

To the Editor. The immunization system is a successful systematic program, especially during the last century. However, the immunization system is still imperfect because many countries still have unvaccinated children. The most common reasons for parents not having their child vaccinated are concern about immunization adverse effects, disbelief th

Palm oil mill effluent (POME) constitutes 60% of the wastes generated in typical palm oil mill and its environmental impact has been identified to be harmful to aquatic lives. This project examined the potential of degrading POME with microorganisms that are indigenous to POME. Thus, two microorganisms were isolated from POME using serial dilution