Dysphoria is a state of dissatisfaction, restlessness or fidgeting. It is a state of feeling unwell in relation to mental and emotional discomfort. If this state is not carefully handled, it may lead to depression, anxiety, and stress. To date, 21-item instruments of Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS) is employed to measure dysphoria. Alth

Dengue fever, a common mosquito-borne disease in Malaysia, has a wide range of clinical presentations. Dengue shock syndrome, a potentially fatal complication of dengue, is associated with derangement of numerous haematologic markers. A compromised coagulation profle, coupled with a traumatic incident may lead to a serious haemorrhagic complication

The book is a culmination of writings from selected practitioners and academics initiated from the elective course of AAR 4033 Masjid Architecture for the Bachelor of Architecture programme in the International Islamic University Malaysia in 2008. The book covers both the theory and design of Masjid Architecture providing perspectives in discussive

This study sought to compare the policies, strategies, practices and challenges of anti-corruption education (ACE) in formal education in Hong Kong and Indonesia. Data were collected through documentation, semi-structured interviews, and non-participant observations. The documents were analysed using Document Analysis tehnique, while data from inte

The paper aims to analyse the understanding of Sisters in Islam (SIS) on the status of women and their rights from an Islamic perspective. The qualitative approach notably a library research is used to obtain some statements in SIS’ writings in order to further familiarise their perception and understanding towards this issue. Based on the findin

Extensive processing of sea cucumber causes body deformation of the marine organism, hence causing difficulties in species identification of processed sea cucumbers. Due to the copresence of cases of unlabelled or mislabelled sea cucumber products in Malaysian markets and worldwide, a study was conducted to determine the species identities of proce

Human milk contains a lot of nutrient and it offers advantages to infant age less than six months. Polyamines in milk accelerate the in-fants’ gut maturation and protect babies from the harsh environment. Maternal diet is a factor which can affect the polyamines variability in milk. To date, no research on local diet and the composition of human

A checklist for commercially important food fishes from Parangipettai, Southeast coast of India is presented (lat. 11̊ 30’ N, long. 79̊ 46’ E). This comprises 93 species belonging to 57 genera and 42 families currently known from the area, which are all of commercially valuable. We provided a synthesis of the taxonomical work carried out unti

Ceramic membranes are an inorganic membrane that received great attention as it overcome the limitation of polymeric membrane. The silica ceramic membrane can be used in gas separation as it able to work at elevated temperature and in chemically aggressive environment. This work is conducted to study the influence of the molar ratio of water (R) on

Previous work employed digital image analysis using a fully-automated computer software to quantify changes in MG, which is meibomian gland loss. However, semi-automated software is more favorable for clinical applications as it allows clinicians to manually delete undesired noise or artifacts. Purpose: To study the intra- and inter-grader reliabil