Retinoic acid has recently been shown to control the phenotype and extracellular matrix composition of corneal stromal cells cultured in vitro as monolayers. This study set out to investigate the effects of retinoic acid on human corneal keratocytes within a 3D environment. Human corneal keratocytes were encapsulated in collagen gels, which were su

Colour is mentioned a few times in the Prophetic Traditions, signifying its values and symbolic representation for the people. The Prophet PBUH highlighted the significance of certain colours by describing his preferred colours for his clothing and he also approved or discouraged the usage of certain colours. Among the colours that are specifically

تحاول ىذه الدراسة أن تحلل وتتقوّم نظريات مناسبة وتحديد مبادئ التصميم في تصميم وتطوير برنامج الوسائط الدتعددة في تعليم مفردات اللغة العربية وتعلمها. كما تحدّث الباحثان عن أدوات البحث ،واختيار

This paper discusses the possibility of promoting public health and implementing educational health services using Facebook. We discuss the challenges and strengths of using such a platform as a tool for public health care systems from two different perspectives, namely, the view of IT developers and that of physicians. We present a new way of eval

This paper utilises an analytical framework to explore and critically examine issues and challenges of offering Shari’ah-compliant mortgage financing by financial cooperatives in Malaysia. Concepts from five distinct theories (Theory of Credit Cooperative, Transaction Costs Theory, Agency Theory, Stakeholder Theory, and Theory of Credit Rationing

The ability to match digital images and technique combination in the computer world had revolutionalised the trend. This paper researched on the unsupervised classification of the Multi-Spectral Image. All the two classes under the unsupervised classification were presented and explained. That is the K-Means (KM) and Kohonen Neural Network (KNN). A

Preliminary studies have highlighted on the importance of the street as public space that provide setting for activities and amenities allowing people to do their activities. However, roles of urban street as public space have weakened due to rapid growth development. It is more focused on the transportation compared to the people, which make peopl

The 26th December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami unleashed devastation in many countries causing fatalities and massive destruction of properties including a number of coastal communities along the west-coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The objective of this study is to explore the impact of the tsunami to the well-being of the affected coastal communities

This research explores path integration in mobile robot navigation and path optimization technique using vector calculus. A simulated robot in a simulated environment is used to test the algorithm that is to be developed. The simulated robot is equipped with a sonar sensor and several infrared sensors on its chassis. Mobile robot navigation in an u

Listening –Reading (LR) activity is an alternative approach to the teaching and learning of reading and pronunciation in the ESL classroom. The activity involves simultaneous listening and reading of story books whereby readers not only read but also listen to the pronunciation of the same words contained in the texts being read by native speaker