Over the past century, the health care industry has witnessed a strong deference to the principle of patient autonomy. The greater focus on a patient’s right to self-determination which is concomitant with the decline in medical paternalism is attributable to several factors, including rapid technological advancements in medicine and the increase

Even though there has been substantial evidence on the benefits of breastfeeding, Malaysia has one of the lowest rates of breastfeeding in Asia. The Malaysia Third National and Health Morbidity Survey (NHMS III) 2006 showed that less than 155 of infants below six months were breastfed exclusively in 2006; and the prevalence of continued breastfeedi

Knowledge may be perceived positively, negatively or neutrally depending on one’s belief or profession. Since knowledge is generally no individual’s monopoly it may be acquired, processed, retained, utilized and disseminated by anyone and anywhere, individually or institutionally. Knowledge may be associated with wisdom (al-hikmah) although the

In the Islamic capital market, the Sukuk (Islamic investment certificates) segment is considered by key stakeholders in the Islamic financial services industry as the most vibrant segment in the global Islamic financial system. This paper provides a preliminary literature survey on the application of third party guarantee in Islamic capital market

Swarm Robotics (SR) is a new field of study that is mainly concerned with con-trolling and coordinating a multiple small robots. SR has several key characteristics that make it a preferable choice for a variety of tasks. The characteristics include lower cost, easiness to program, scalability of tasks and fault tolerance. The robustness from fault

A number of Malaysian cities are experiencing severe transport problems resulting from rapidly increasing vehicle ownership and usage, and the insufficient supply and inferior quality of public transportation. The trend of congestion, frequent traffic accidents and air pollution is nowhere more prevalent than in Kuala Lumpur where telecommuting is

Higher education institutions like most other organisations have realized the importance of customer- centred approach to survive amongst competitors. This is very important keeping in mind the globalisation of higher education and consequent competition. The primary objective of the study is to determine the impact of different variables on custom

The Doctrine of Informed Consent has been a significant principle in protecting a patient’s right of self-determination and acknowledging individual autonomy. Its development in Malaysia has been very much influenced by “medical paternalism” which can be seen from the jurisprudential analysis of legal cases since the 1960s. It is not until th

We discuss the quantum rotation gates in tripod system. We show that Stimulated Raman Adiabatic Passage (STIRAP) requires high Rabi frequencies to have a perfect rotation gate. Moreover, we improve this process by using superadiabatic approach. This approach requires additional Hamiltonian that can be implemented by driving the tripod with addition

The law relating to informed consent in Malaysia has developed significantly since the abandonment of the Bolam principle by the Federal Court of Malaysia in 2007, which marked the shift away from professional dominance towards recognition of individual autonomy in the area of medical decision-making. The adoption of the “reasonable prudent patie