This paper studies the relationship between bank loans and output of manufacturing and services sectors in Malaysia’s post-East Asian-crisis years. It is hypothesized that credit tightening and labor market instability that often characterize an economic meltdown can compromise a country’s output in the short run, at the very least. Our study w

Bediuzzaman Said Nursi’s interpretations of the religion lead to a cogent writing of the masterpiece Risale-i Nur. It guides and enlightens the people to be cautious on the use of freedom and its protection with clear definition on the liberty limits. It has identified that permission or approval of unlawful maltreatment proved as hurdle to progr

DC/DC converters are the key components in small scale wind energy conversion systems. In this paper we investigate the performance of Buck DC/DC converter in wind energy conversion system. The output voltage of the system is regulated using buck PID controller. The voltage is stabilized against the variations in the wind speed. The system has been

Objective: This study aims to determine the prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and its association with perceived stress levels among nursing students at the International Islamic University Malaysia. Methods: A cross-sectional design was used in this study. A three-part questionnaire was used to gather data on stress levels and IBS sympt

تعد كيرلا من إحدى الولايات الهندية التي تقع في الجنوب الغربي من شبه القارة الهندية وهي منطقة ساحلية، مطلة على البحر العربي وعلى المحيط الهندي، تمتاز عن غيرها بموقعها الجغرافي المتميز ولها تقا

The Halal industry has emerged as a new growth sector in the international economy, especially in developed countries. Asia, Middle East, Europe and the United States, as the major fast-growing economies of the world, present the most promising halal market. The growth of halal industry could be attributed to recognition of halal products as an alt

The absence of tactile sensory feedback in transradial prosthetic hands is one of the major contributing factors for these devices to be rejected by users. This paper reports human psychophysical response to vibrotactile sensations in discriminating surface textures, as a possible non-invasive method to supplement sensory feedback for prosthetic ha

Background: Depression is a recognized complication of lung cancer underreported in developing countries such as Malaysia. Treating and identifying depression in cancer patients increases survival and quality of life. Our objectives are to study prevalence of depressive symptoms in newly diagnosed lung carcinoma, and examine the relationship of dep

Electronic devices are mostly powered externally via batteries. The dependency on the recharging process limits the usage of these devices to work in a specified period of time. This research work highlights the capability of a piezoelectric energy harvester to generate sufficient electricity to power up electronic devices by using low frequency vi

At present, school bus services play a vital role to transport students in every country region from home to schools. Many of parents are relying very much on the school bus services although they are worried about their children safety. Realizing of that problem, this paper proposed a SMS based solution to assist most of parents to identify their