This book is on the practices of strategic leadership among Malaysian Vocational Colleges academic leaders. Besides that, this book also suggests what aspects of strategic leadership are determinants for peak or successful education in these particular colleges in Malaysian context. This book is an inevitable text book for both professional and aca

Background There is a dearth of skilled pharmaceutical workforce in the African region, and this is partly due to a limited number of prospective students entering the profession. An understanding of the factors that influence the choice of pharmacy as a career is needed to attract highly motivated and skilled individuals into the profession. There

Boron is an essential element for plants, animal and human. Nonetheless, its presence in seawater and some natural ground waters could be harmful to plants and animals. Human life and the eco-system could also be seriously affected when exposed to excess boron. Boron has various applications especially in the industrial sector that led to its easy

Socio-cultural poses as the enabler and barrier in breastfeeding practice. A review of published literature was conducted and a total of 25 articles were reviewed to seek the answer: How religious belief and sociocultural influence breastfeeding practice? Published articles were identified through electronic searches of PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, Goog

Sludge treatment is one of the most important and expensive steps in water and wastewater treatment plants. Chemical conditioners such as polyaluminium chloride, aluminium sulfate, Fenton’s reagent, gypsum, and polyacrylamide can produce by-products, which cause health and environmental problems. Moringa oleifera (MO) seeds can be used as natural

This case study demonstrates a 33-year old nursing mother who had noticed that her breastmilk had traces of blood giving the appearance of a strawberry coloured milk while expressing for her infant. This is an uncommon encounter but important issue to raise concern among Muslim nursing mothers in terms of medical safety and Islamic ruling of the st

Plant-esterase from wheat flour was purified via aqueous two-phase system (ATPS). The enzyme crude extract was first filtered through a polyethersulfone OmegaTM ultrafiltration membrane, followed by two-step ATPS with PEG1000, NaH2PO4 and (NH4)2SO4. Based on previous studies, the first ATPS consisting of 27.0% PEG1000 and 13.0% NaH2PO4 (w/w) was pe

Enzymes are protein that act as a catalyst to stimulate the biochemical reactions. By reducing the activation energy. However, free enzyme is expensive, unstable, difficult to separate and reuse thus limiting its applications in large-scale operations. Immobilization means confinement of enzymes usually in a semi-permeable matrix support to improve

Body weight perception is an important underlying psychological factor associated with body weight. Overemphasis on thinness among adolescents can lead to unhealthy dieting practices and eating disorders, whereas underestimation of body weight may increase risk of the development of overweight and obesity. This study measured the agreement between

Cancer is the main contributor for mortality in the world. Conventional therapy that available as the treatment options are chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery. However, these treatments are hardly cell-specific most of the time. Nowadays, extensive research and investigations are made to develop cell-specific approaches prior to cancer treatmen