The study described the Length-Weight Relationship (LWR) of commercially important and indigenous freshwater catfishes from Peninsular Malaysia. Seven species of freshwater catfishes from three families (Bagriidae, Clariidae and Pangasidae) were collected from various rivers in Peninsular Malaysia. Allometric coefficient, b in LWR varied between 2.

During the last two decades, the world witnessed a meteoric rise in the role played by the media in influencing human perceptions of other people, places, and things. This tremendous influence has had both beneficial and detrimental consequences for individuals and communities across the globe. Muslims have experienced firsthand the harmful impact

A large number of plant metabolites has provided as an incomparable chemical source for drug development. However, the wide range of the polarity of metabolites has been a big obstacle for full use of the chemical diversity. The initial step conventional extraction method by a single solvent does not make use of all the metabolites contained in pla

The paper discusses about three perceptions on the teaching methods of idioms to the non-native Arabic speakers. The problem statement is to recognize the suitable educational and linguistic frameworks to teach this particular topic. The main hypothesis is that teaching idioms cannot be neglected by the syllabus designers for teaching Arabic as a s

Water samples from Pahang River estuary were analysed for Cu, Pb, Zn and Cd at 63 stations during the monson and non-monsoon seasons. Concentrations ranges of dissolved metals in the Chukai estuary were relatively low compared with other estuaries and are not significantly influenced by seasonal changes. Concentration of Cu in both monsoons ranged

Surface sediment samples from 2 transects (20 sampling points) of Tanjung Lumpur mangrove forest were analyzed for the concentrations of Pb, Cu, Co and Mn. In this study, the average concentrations of Pb, Cu, Co and Mn were 44.41 μg/g dry weight, 32.79 μg/g dry weight, 5.79 μg/g dry weight and 117.73 μg/g dry weight, respectively. The calculate

The 2nd edition of Religious Freedom, Minorities, and Islam: An Inquiry into Malaysian Experience challenges the argument that religious freedom model can only be guaranteed by a separation between religion and state. Additionally, the book tries to show that while an increased religious consciousness and manifest adherence to one’s faith may lea

A study was conducted to determine the bioaccumulation of some essential and non-essential heavy metals by the soft tissue of Perna viridis (Green mussel) collected from Pekan, Pahang during November 2009. A total of fifty individuals of Green lipped mussel P. viridis (Family: Mytilidae) were sampled and metals such as Iron (Fe), Zinc (Zn), Copper

We examined the selected essential metals (Fe and Zn) accumulative concentrations in different body parts of Malaysian horseshoe crabs [Tachypleus gigas (Muller, 1785)]. Metal accumulation levels were determined using Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS). Average concentration (μg g-1 wet weight) of iron (Fe) and Zinc (Zn) were ob

While classical Muslim scholars such as al-Shahrastani, al-Kalbi, al-Baghdadi, Ibn Hazim, Ibn al-Jawzi and others undertook numerous studies and made significant contributions to the field of “Religious Sects and Divisions” (al-Milal wa al-Nihal), the majority of academic institutions in the Muslim world today have given scant attention to new