First, the superparamagnetic maghemite nanoparticles were synthesised using Massart's procedure. Then, the nanocomposites of the synthesised maghemite nanoparticles and silica were produced by dispersing the as-synthesised maghemite nanoparticles into the silica xerogel prepared by sol-gel technique. The system was then heated for 3 days at 140

Organic matter and particles in wastewater are usually held responsible for most membrane pore blockings ultimately resulting in fouling during treatment processes. This study was conducted, for the first time, to elucidate the ultrafiltration (UF) membrane fouling phenomena caused by residual particulates in an adsorbed biotreated palm oil mill ef

Naturally-occurring flavonoids have tremendous potential for producing of new therapeutic agents that provide many benefits to mankind.This study focused on the evaluation of the in vitro cytotoxic, anti-inflammatory and adipocyte differentiation effects of the selected flavonoids which were inophyllum D, calanone, and isocordataoblongic acid from

In the past decades, studies on e-commerce adoption by small businesses have attracted a significant attention and mainly focused on manufacturing, distribution and service sector. E-commerce technology adoption in SMEs and their online presence has added more advantages for step forward. Studies also have done in SMEs retail sector realigning its

One of the main duties of the housing developer in Malaysia is to complete the construction of the house on time. Schedules G and H of the Housing Development (Control and Licensing) Act 1966 provides that the period of completion and handling over vacant possession for landed property is 24 months and for sub-divided building is 36 months. However

One of the main duties of the housing developer is to complete the construction of the house on time. Under the Malaysian housing law, the period of completion and handling over vacant possession for landed property is 24 months and for sub-divided building is 36 months. The buyer is entitled to claim for Liquidated Ascertained Damages (LAD) for th

An important factor that makes Islamic banking and finance different from conventional banking and finance is that the Islamic one follows the rules of Islamic Shari`ah, while the conventional one does not do so. In order for Islamic banking and finance to be certain that they are following the Shari`ah rulings, they must have a Shari`ah supervisor

Perinatal programming is a concept introduced by Barker and colleague (1992).It refers to development of chronic diseases such as hypertension and cardiovascular diseases in adulthood as a result of abnormal environment or an insult during a critical period of fetal development during pregnancy and lactation. One model of perinatal programming incl

An insult during a critical period of fetal development may result in increased risk for development of hypertension (Barker & Martyn, 1992). One model of perinatal programming includes the effects of high maternal dietary sodium concentration on the offspring’s blood pressure and plasma renin activity upon short term exposure to low and high

Background: Adverse conditions in utero may lead to hypertension during in later life, however inconsistency of the result has been reported. Objective: This experiment aims at studying the effects of high and low maternal dietary sodium on their offspring’s blood pressure at 4 and 8 weeks. Materials and methods: Normotensive female rats were sub