Microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) is a promising biomaterial in bionanocomposites production because of its renewable and eco-friendly properties. Conventional methods to produce MFC such as acid hydrolysis and mechanical treatment posed significant drawbacks; large amount of acid is required and increased defibrillation of alpha cellulose, respect

Horseshoe crabs are the only extant Xiphosurans experiencing serious threats in terms of their nesting and spawning ground habitat degradation, over exploitation for biomedical bleeding practices and uncontrolled harvesting of their wild population for local delicacy. Hence, the current project was aimed to establish the captive breeding condition

Identifying early life stages of fishes to the species level is one of the challenging task for the taxonomist as the information on key morphological characters are overlapping between genetically closer individuals. Universal DNA barcode (cytochrome oxidase C subunit 1) gene sequence helped tremendously in species level identification of early li

Brand personality plays an important role in affecting customer satisfaction. Muslim population is estimated to reach 30 percent of world’s population and it is considered as the fastest religion spreading in the world. To tap into this market, it is important to explore various aspects of business, in general, and marketing, in particular, from

Thin liquid film flowing on an inclined plane and subjected to various physico-chemical effects such as thermocapillarity, solutal-Marangoni and evaporative instabilities at the film surface and subjected to van der Waals intermolecular interaction forces, has been numerically simulated using explicit and implicit finite difference methods. There a

Foot problems are very common in diabetic patients but may go unnoticed by the patients and undiagnosed by the healthcare providers leading to substantial morbidity and amputations. The aims of this study were to assess patient’s foot care practices, awareness on their foot condition as well as to determine the prevalence of diabetic foot problem

Childbirth is one of the recognized risk factor for female sexual dysfunction (FSD). Despite high prevalence of female sexual dysfunction worldwide, there is very limited data concerning sexual dysfunction in postpartum women. The aim of our study is to determine the prevalence of FSD and its subtypes among postpartum women in primary health clinic

Having knowledge and awareness related to first aid in each individual person is important in terms of helping people in emergency situation since injuries are one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. On the other hand, first aid is the treatment for the purpose of preserving life and minimizing the consequences of injury and

The rate of obesity has increased in over the years and has become one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in Malaysia. It can be said that overweight and obesity are a current trend in our public health problem. Therefore, it increases the risk factor for other problems such as musculoskeletal pain and low physical activity which lead

Objective: As the incidence of emergencies has steadily increased in recent years, it is important to ensure that individuals, including university students, are adequately trained to deal with such events. This study aimed to assess the level of knowledge and awareness of, and attitudes towards, first aid among IIUM Kuantan campus students. Method