With increasing in emergence of resistance pathogenic microorganisms to majority of antibiotics, there is an urgent and continuous need for exploring and developing cheaper and effective plant based drugs with better bioactive potential and least side effects. Bioactive extracts from four species of brown seaweeds (Sargassum plagyophillum, Sargassu

Nowadays, the use of mobile communication systems are growing increasingly across the world, huge sensitive information exchanging over these systems. The security problems of information confidentiality, authenticity, and integrity became a prime concern of issue for users and society. Symmetric cryptographic algorithms have been proposed to prote

In this paper, the device physics of carbon nanotubes is analyzed depend on the graphene structure. The analysis is done to calculate energy dispersion relation, effective mass and intrinsic carrier concentration of graphene to establish different carbon nanotubes. Diameters with different chiral vector (n, m) of carbon nanotubes vary the electroni

This study analyzed the essays written by 41 learners of Malay as a foreign language at the International Islamic University Malaysia and reports the errors found in the compound sentences constructed in the language. It was found that the learners had problems in using the correct spellings, punctuations, conjunctions, verb forms, vocabulary and s

Among the reported complications of scoliosis is restrictive lung disease. Resting metabolic rate is increased when the pulmonary function is impaired. Reduction in patients’ body mass index (BMI) may be an important indicator of thoracic insufficiency syndrome. The objective of this retrospective study was to determine the correlation between sp

Urban marketplace is a community place where trading activities take place. Over the course of urban development, the marketplace gradually changes and become a place where the communities grow socially, culturally and economically. Consequently, a number of urban marketplaces become iconic because of their unique products and setting, making them

Urban Heat Island (UHI) is an environmental hazard that may greatly deteriorate human health and quality of life due to the high heat dissipation and air temperature that leaves parenthetical stress on human psychology (Shahmohamadi et.al, 2011). On the other hand, UHI worsens the outdoor microclimate and rises the issue of thermal discomfort and d

The UK’s Financial Services Authority (FSA) introduced a ban on the short-selling of specified financial-sector stocks in September 2008. The regulator’s stated objectives were to protect market quality, stabilize the market for financial-sector stocks, and prevent cross-sectoral contagion. We analyse the price, market quality and contagion eff

Purpose: This study aims at examining the development of the Malaysian Islamic venture capital industry including government and regulatory policy initiatives for escalating the growth of the industry. It also highlights constraints and way forward for the industry. Methodology: The paper employs qualitative approach focusing on secondary resources

This paper argues that business firms have fiduciary duties, roles and responsibilities to provide protection to the natural environment as a mean to achiave business sustainability. However, the conventional business argues that the only obligation is to maximize profit within the legitimate means. The study uses an Islamic perspective in managing