Scientific research is the backbone of all discoveries, inventions, and creation of facts, ideas, reasons, devices, tools, etc. One of the main sources of doing a good research is having access to good, comprehensive, reliable, and up to date references, which can be a problem in many cases. In this talk I will try to show the importance of the hol

In this study, solid coconut waste and CaO/PVA was used as raw material and catalyst respectively to produce biodiesel through in situ transesterification. Both, raw material and catalyst were packed in a packed bed reactor. The reaction was fixed for 3 h and the mixing was kept constant at 350 rpm. The highest biodiesel yield of 95% was obtained a

Malaysia is the first country in the world which has successfully come out with a general guideline for halal pharmaceuticals. As a new sector, halal pharmaceuticals offers a lot of opportunities for industrial player, but also challenges that need to be accepted. Gelatine is one of the big issues in producing halal pharmaceutical products. 46% of

Model-based methods estimating patient-specific respiratory mechanics may help intensive care clinicians in setting optimal ventilation parameters. However, these methods rely heavily on the quality of measured airway pressure and flow profiles for reliable respiratory mechanics estimation. Thus, asynchronous and/or spontaneous breathing cycles tha

This study explores the acceptance of massive open online courses among postgraduate students in a higher learning institution in Malaysia, and their readiness to use it for learning. Acceptance in this context refers to actual use, intention to use the platform for academic purposes and their attitude towards it, while readiness refers to their kn

Introduction: Infection is a dreaded complication of open fracture in the field of orthopaedics. This study was conducted to evaluate the susceptibility of microorganism involved in early infection of open fractures to current prophylactic antibiotics practice and determine the association of various characteristics to the resistance of such microo

Perhaps zakāt is the only pillar of Islam which has been so widely disputed by scholars with regard to its rulings, application and above all necessity of modification. The Muslim Ummah has witnessed widespread misconceptions about some rulings and application of zakāt mainly due to usage of weak and unreliable aḥādīth. It must be noted that

Fish Hunger behaviour is essential in determining the fish feeding routine, particularly for fish farmers. The inability to provide accurate feeding routines (under-feeding or over-feeding) may lead the death of the fish and consequently inhibits the quantity of the fish produced. Moreover, the excessive food that is not consumed by the fish will b

Zakāt is one of the five pillars of Islām and even though it is a system designed by Allāh the Almighty, it has faced many challenges across the centuries in its implementation. The main objectives of zakāt were well achieved during the early generations, from the time of the Prophet to the time of the Rightly Guided Caliphs. This success was a

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have a considerable potential impact on teaching, learning, and traditional higher educational structures, according to many types of research. Several higher education institutions either through the specific development of MOOCs or the integration of existing MOOCs into their curriculum are swiftly implementing