Tourism has been one of the largest contributors towards Malaysian GDP over the last three decades. In essence, Malaysia generated 1,795,500 employments in 2013 of which some 6.5% of the total employment was created in the tourism sector. The study deals with extraction of tourists’ expenditure in five tourism sectors, accommodation, food and bev

This study was undertaken to determine the presence of antibiotic resistant bacteria in sediment of coastal water of Pahang, Malaysia. A total of 125 bacteria were isolated from sediment samples of Tanjung Lumpur (A and B), Teluk Chempedak, Batu Hitam and Balok and tested against 10 different antibiotics by disc diffusion method. In Teluk Chempedak

A simple noncontact displacement microfiber sensor using adiabatic U-shaped tapered fiber is proposed and demonstrated. The microfiber is fabricated using a systematic fiber flame brushing technique, where the fiber waist diameter is proportional to the duration of the heating cycles. The sensor is capable of measuring a wide displacement distance

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge and practice of International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Kuantan Undergraduate Pharmacy students on the use of skin whitening product. METHODS: A self-administered questionnaire on the use of skin whitening product was distributed to IIUM Kuantan Undergraduate Pharmacy students a

Objectives: Mutation of a TCF4 gene was previously reported as the cause of Schizophrenia. As documented long ago, there were inverse relationship between Schizophrenia (SZ) and Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). Aim of this study is to detect genetic associations of a Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP), rs9960767 at TCF4 gene between both patients group

INTRODUCTION: Water pollution caused by rare earth elements (REEs) and heavy metals have become serious threats to the survival of aquatic organisms, human, and environment especially in Pahang. This alarming circumstance has inspired the study to measure water quality and concentration of REEs and heavy metals in the rivers within an industrial ar

Caffeine prominent property as a natural sunscreen has received recent interests in researches on topical formulations incorporating this organic compound. The main objective of this paper is to evaluate caffeine behaviours in a broad-spectrum sprayable sunscreen preparation. Two types of sunscreen formulations were developed with and without prese

Salicylic acid (SA) is known to have keratolytic activity for the treatment of skin related disease such as acne and psoriasis. However, it usually causes side effects such as skin irritation. Also, SA is poorly soluble in water making it difficult to formulate. This study aims to explore the use of nanosuspension technology in enhancing the solubi

The aim of this study was to incorporate microponges loaded with resiquimod in gel dosage form. Microsponges were prepared by emulsion solvent evaporation method using dichloromethane (DCM), ethylacetate (EA), and chloroform in dispersed phase were incorporated into different gels. 0.5% w/w Carbopol® 934 (polyacrylic acid) powder was dispersed int

Restorative justice is a diversion of a traditional criminal justice system which aims to restore whatever has been affected by the victim caused by the crime. Restorative justice emphasizes more on direct responsibility of the accused towards the victim such as to pay compensation to the victim, or to seek forgiveness from the victim rather than p