1. Introduction Public funding of higher education has been a very important issue in economically developing countries. As one of the ways to institute social mobility, education and especially higher education is a central public policy agenda. However, in the last two decades or so, public debt levels as well as increasing demands for public fun

The concept of sustainable building incorporates and integrates a variety of strategies during the design, construction and operation of building projects. The use of green building materials and products represents one important strategy in the design of a building. Green building materials offer specific benefits to the building owner and buildin

The majority of deaths among cancer patients are attributed to the metastatic spread of cancer cells to vital organs instead of primary tumor outgrowth. Plus, cancer therapeutics which focusing on conventional chemotherapy is often toxic not only to tumor cells but also to normal cells and caused their therapeutic use is limited. In this review, ab

The increase in frequency spectrum for wireless communication system has led to the growing interest in thin film electroacoustic technology that scales favorably upon miniaturization. Non-ferroelectric piezoelectric thin films such as Zinc Oxide is one of the most promising material for Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor-Microelectromechanica

Introduction: The increasing popularity of electronic cigarettes (ECV) in Malaysia, has made it important to find out its pattern of use. The objective of this study was to determine the pattern of ECV use among urban and rural ECV users in Malaysia. Methods: A household population survey was designed to represent Malaysian adults >18 years old

Introduction: Corneal power or keratometric value represents two-third of total refractive power of the eye. It is an important parameter in intraocular lens calculation. Purpose of the study was to evaluate repeatability and agreement of keratometric measurements obtained from a six points-based keratometry device; IOLMaster 500 (Carl Zeiss Medite

Introduction: Purpose of this study was to evaluate the inter-device agreement of ocular and corneal higher-order aberration measurements using various aberrometers. Materials and method: Ocular and corneal higher-order aberrations were measured from 57 eyes. For ocular aberration, the measurements were obtained from WASCA Analyzer (Carl Zeiss Medi

Managing a bleeding patient can be a challenge during dental surgery. Profuse hemorrhage due to platelet defects, coagulation disorders, vascular anomalies, medication-induced patients, as well as inherited bleeding ailments result in soft tissue hematoma, septic shock, compromised airway, and in some severe cases, death could occur. Avast array of

Aims To assess the effectiveness of training stop smoking services providers in Malaysia to deliver support for smoking cessation based on the UK National Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training (NCSCT) standard treatment programme compared with usual care. Design Two-arm cluster-randomized controlled effectiveness trial across 19 sites with foll

Computer evidence is sometimes known as digital evidence. It is also categorized as electronic evidence. In Malaysia, computer evidence is described as computer printout or output and admissible in a court of law.The admissibility of computer printout is mentioned in sections 90A, 90B and 90C of the Evidence Act 1950. The most common issues on comp