Nutraceutical products have become widespread phenomenon for proclaimed benefits they seem to offer. To define what nutraceutical is has always been confusing in certain jurisdictions especially Malaysia. Legally, they cannot be considered as mere food, and they are not pharmaceutical drugs either. Due to uncertainty in its categorisation, manufact

Blogging is often seen as an online tool that promotes authentic and interactive communication that could realize the collaborative demands of a task-based classroom. This has triggered the interest of language practitioners and researchers alike in its value in developing language skills. This paper describes a study that was aimed at discerning t

This book discusses the patterns of negotiation of meaning in an open-ended small group synchronous computer-mediated classroom discussion (CMCD) amongst intermediate ESL/EFL learners. Most research has dwelled on the quantitative aspect of online discussion between dyads. There is, however, a dearth of research on the quality of non-native speaker

IIUMToday is the official campus newspaper for the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), operated by students under the jurisdiction of the Department of Communication, established on 1 May 2014. To test the level of satisfaction in reading it, the objectives of the study are: (1) to determine the levels for reasons of visiting the IIUM

Hospitality services are closely related to the Maqasid al-Sharia, especially on the improvement side where significantly reflected in hospitality services provided by some States and institutions in favor of people, due to laws, Islamic values and Maqasid al�shari`ah became almost rarely applied in transactions between individuals, thus the need

In electric vehicle technology, battery energy conservation is paramount due to the dependency of all system operations on the available battery. The proportional, integral and derivative (PID) controller parameters in the electric power assisted steering system for electric vehicle needs to be tuned with the optimal performance setting so that les

Media might play an important role in public’s voting decision. Even so, it is unknown whether the media agenda counterpart public agenda with regard to the level of importance of the issues covered in the media. This study examined the issues of concern by the Malaysian mainstream newspapers, as well as the issues of concern by the public during

Microfiber-based devices have a great potential in many applications due to their extraordinary optical and mechanical properties. An adiabatic silica-based taper is required for most of the applications and thus, adiabaticity criterion has to be estimated and satisfied to avoid high optical loss emerging when taper’s profile is not controlled pr

This paper presents recent mechatronics technology that can help to implement predictive maintenance by combining intelligent and predictive maintenance instrument. Vibration Fault Simulation System (VFSS) is an example of mechatronics system. The focus of this study is the prediction on the use of critical machines to detect vibration. Vibration m

Settlement out of court in criminal cases in Malaysia is allowed through the process of plea bargaining which is accepted officially after the amendment of the Criminal Procedure Code 2012 (Act 539) by the Criminal Procedure Code (Amendment) Act 2012. In the process of plea bargaining, the prosecution and the accused negotiate on the reduction of c