Background of Study: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major medical and socioeconomic problem and is the leading cause of death in children and young adults. The study concluded that subjects with severe TBI shows physical and functional improvement but remain with cognitive and psycho-social problem throughout recovery. Despite all the issues, th

The aim of this study is to examine the association between IFRS adoption (in the context of Malaysia, MASB aligns its standards substantially with the IFRS requirements and called the standards as MFRS) and audit and non-audit fees paid to external auditors in Malaysia. The sample companies are 166 companies listed on Bursa Malaysia for the financ

Religion has always been alienated in medical education and the secular world. This has contributed to the increasing problems of uncaring doctors, quite paradoxical to the core values of medical profession of helping and healing patients. IIUM has embarked on the journey of introducing Islamic medical practice in the medical education, which has b

The objective of this paper is to discuss the current scenario of higher education system vis-a-vis the diverse ideologies and structures of higher education model. It describes the current orientation of higher education delivery characterized by widely accepted normreferenced higher education performance instead of limited focus on criterion-refe

The mammalian zona pellucida is an extracellular matrix that surrounds the oocytes and embryos up until the stage of hatching of the blastocyst. It functions to facilitate sperm-oocyte binding by stimulating acrosome reaction and to protect the embryo through its journey in the fallopian tube. Prevention of polyspermy is also attributed to the hard

Background: Exposure to cyclophosphamide (CPA) for cancer treatment results in over-production of reactive oxygen species causes oxidative stress thus affecting the DNA in male germ cell inducing sperm defects. Our goal is to assess the potential effects of Nigella sativa extract (NSE) and thymoquinone (TQ) on sperm and embryo quality following fer

The existence of new entity called occult hepatitis C virus (HCV) has become a raising and escalating concern among healthcare professionals worldwide. It is defined by the presence of viral RNA in liver and/or peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) within non HCV-infected patients. Previous study had shown the occult HCV is infectious and capa

Genetic stability in male fertility is indicated by DNA integrity of sperm. Cyclophosphamide is cytotoxic to germ cells of the testes causing DNA breakage, azoospermia and infertility. This study focuses on effectiveness of Nigella sativa and thymoquinone in lowering chemotherapeutic-associated toxicity of cyclophosphamide on sperm head and chromat

Abstract: This study analyses the contributing factors to cyberbullying behaviour; 397 Muslim undergraduate students participated in the study and it has yielded some interesting results. Underpinned by the theory of planned behaviour, this study found some support for the theory. Specifically, perceived social pressure (subjective norms) has been

Study Background: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major medical and socioeconomic problem and is the leading cause of death in the young adult. Patients with severe TBI shows physical and functional improvement but remain with cognitive and psycho-social problem throughout recovery. Despite all these issues, the impact of TBI on long-term survivo