A number of Malaysian cities are experiencing severe traffic congestion resulting from rapidly increasing vehicle ownership and usage, and the insufficient supply and inferior quality of public transport. The trend of congestion, frequent traffic accidents and air pollution is nowhere more prevalent in Kuala Lumpur where telecommuting is increasing

Background: Rapid quantification of hepatitis C virus is helpful in determining and monitoring of the disease progression and nature of the virus replication. Objective: The aim of the present study was to establish a fast, specific and sensitive tool for HCV-RNA quantification. Methodology: A total of 50 serum samples, comprising of 40 HCV-positiv

This review summarizes the information on the health-promoting effects of phytosterols and the techniques for their extraction. The extraction and analysis processes of phytosterols are complex and have not been fully established. Phytosterols have significant roles in the areas of foods, nutrition, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics. Free phytosterols

Recycled cooking oil was used to save costs. The practice is worrying as recycled cooking oil taken from non-halal food premises should not be used by halal food premises. Therefore, an appropriate method should be developed in order to monitor the halal status of these cooking oils. Means of identifying recycled cooking oils (palm oil) that have b

There was a controversy on the claimed usage of plastic bags and straws which were intentionally added in the frying oil just to make fried foods crunchier. Thus, the present study was aimed to assess the feasibility of Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) coupled with Principal Component Analysis (PCA) in detecting the added plastics in the fry

Despite some controversies, it is generally suggested that obesity imparts a higher risk of breast cancer, the most common cancer among women all over the world. Since obese people usually have higher serum levels of leptin, a hormone secreted by white adipose tissue, the hormone is suspected as the link between adiposity and breast cancer. In this

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The marriage between an 11 years old girl and 41 years old man in June 2018 has resulted an outcry across Malaysia particularly when it involved sexual grooming by the man. What is the position under Islamic Law on this issue. Interview conducted on 5pm, 8th July 2018 by Sister Hana Maher

This paper aim to describe the development of ICT in Indonesia by investigating the relationship between ICT development index (IDI) with the human development index (HDI), education index, expenditure index and the percentage of poor people between the six major islands of Indonesia. The Pearson Correlation analysis was used to explore the data co

Childhood asthma is known to cause heavy economic burden due to increased hospital visits and prolonged hospital care due to its exacerbations. Despite the advancement of in-hospital management to control asthma, poor compliance has been an astounding problem in the management of the acute asthma attack. An 8-year-old boy, who was known as persiste