Malaysia started routine Hepatitis B immunization for infants in 1989 using the three-dose regime with the first dose given shortly after birth, thereafter at 1 month and then at 5 months old to coincide with the third dose of DTP/OPV. Anti-HBs immunoglobulin is also given together with the first dose of hepatitis B vaccine (active-passive immuniza

With the changing landscape of the labour markets, healthcare providers find themselves assuming new duties and responsibilities to the general public. In an attempt to insulate themselves from liability, healthcare providers are trying to delegate legal duties to staff whom they considered as “independent” of which, they claim to have no contr

In reconstructing a framework of architectural and design theory to be relevant to education and built environment and design in the Islamic world and which is capable to give rise to architectural and built environment form and design, there is a need to take a closer look at the values, revisiting the theories, trends and past tendencies in the p

The study explores the critical factors that influence financial planning after retirement among Malaysians, an area which has somewhat been largely overlooked by the extant literature. The study has used a quantitative method to survey a sample of 170 Malaysian citizens, from various places in the Klang Valley area. Exploratory factor analysis, co

This paper presents a study of an Enhanced Distributed Channel Access method (EDCA) in the IEEES02.11e standard and enhanced protocol. The protocol is evaluated under different network loads for real-time applications using MPEG-4 video traffic, and then compared with the earlier legacy IEEE 802.11 DCF access method. A Simulation using Network Simu

This chapter examines the development of pay for performance in the Malaysian public sector, and its implementation. The discussion is divided into three sections. It begins with a brief overview of the historical development of pay policies. The second section discusses the pay for performance practice, highlighting the salient features of the NRS

Thousands of plastic factories are producing tons of plastic bags which are very popularly used by the people for shopping purposes because of its ease, cheapness and convenience of use but their very hazardous negative impact is never highlighted or, at the very least, openly discussed in a more serious tone. Many countries have banned plastic bag

Forty-two types of meat and fish products widely consumed by Malaysian population were analyzed for three high molecular weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) namely, fluoranthene, benzo[b]fluoranthene and benzo[a]pyrene using high performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detector. Dietary intake of sum of the three PAHs was the

Human fingers have a specific role that contributes to different hand functions. Among these fingers, the thumb plays the most special function as an anchor to many hand activities. As a result, the loss of the thumb due to traumatic accidents can be catastrophic as proper hand function will be severely limited. In order to solve this problem, a pr

The western ethical philosophy provides that if any decision brings the greatest good for the greatest number of people, then the decision is acceptable although a small number of people might be affected by the decision. This is also known as democratic rule of making decision based on majority opinions. There are similar principles in Islam known