This study aimed to extract carotenoids from pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata) by using food grade solvents (ethanol, ethyl acetate, acetic acid and virgin coconut oil). The influence of different extraction conditions; temperature of extraction (15, 30 and 45℃), duration of extraction (12, 18 and 24 h) and solid to solvent ratio (1:50, 1:100 and 1:15

In nature, environmental factors highly influence the carotenoid composition in pumpkin plants and these factors were difficult to control; thus, carotenoid content is varied quantitatively and qualitatively. However, certain parameters can be controlled and this can be conducted in the laboratory through biogenesis manipulation. This approach uses

The aim of this study was to observe the effect of abiotic stress under light and dark conditions on pumpkin calluses carotenoid. Plant elicitors used to create abiotic stress in this study were Polyethylene Glycol 4000 for drought stress, Jasmonic Acid and Salicylic Acid for hormones stress and Murashige and Skoog Salt for control and half strengt

Introduction: Copy number variation (CNV) caused by changes in DNA sequences of 1000 or more bases is implicated with susceptibility to common diseases. A study on CNV esv27061 among hypertensive Australian adults reported association with high blood pressure (BP). In Malaysia,no study on CNV among hypertensive young adults is available. Thus,this

Introduction: Dental plaque is a structurally and functionally organized biofilm. Modern molecular biological techniques have identified about 1000 different bacterial species in the dental biofilm, twice as many as can be cultured. Inherent resistance of biofilm bacteria to conventional antibiotics is alarming. It induces antibiotic resistance to

The paper evaluates the interaction between gold and Islamic equities as a hedge and safe haven by using daily data ranging from January 1996 to September 2016 of developed and emerging market index to bestow the status of a hedge at the time of normal market condition and safe haven asset at the time of financial downturns. We applied wavelet cohe

In the common law jurisdictions including Malaysia, the tort of negligence is based on the existence of a duty of care owed by the defendant to the plaintiff/claimant. The law has developed over time to include many instances where duty of care exists. Psychiatric injury is an aspect of negligence concerned with mental harm which has been caused th

Aims: Despite an increased popularity of print and electronic media applications, there is a paucity of data reflecting doctors’ opinions regarding efficient utilization of these resources for the betterment of public health. Hence, this study aimed to investigate the perception of physicians toward the effect of electronic and print media on the

Ya, racun! Tanpa kita sedari, kita seringkali mengambil racun, bahkan dalam kuantiti yang berlebihan dalam makanan, terutama dalam musim perayaan. Malaysia sememangnya kaya dengan budaya dan adat resam kaum dan etniknya yang pelbagai. Tidak salah jika kita nyatakan bahawa Malaysia merupakan syurga makanan dunia. Ini kerana jenis hidangannya yang ta

Dr … saya nak UBAT TIDUR! Itu adalah antara permintaan yang sering diutarakan kepada pihak doktor di klinik-klinik kesihatan apabila ada di antara pesakit yang mengalami kesukaran untuk tidur atau mengekalkan tidur untuk tempoh yang optima. Ianya dikenali sebagai “insomnia disorder”. Ya, ianya merupakan suatu gejala atau penyakit yang tidak b