Purpose: To evaluate the phytochemical constituent screening, α-glucosidase inhibitory activity and in vivo preliminary toxicity study of ethanol and water S. zalacca fruit extracts. Methods: The fresh fruit was collected, cleaned, peeled, and dried using freeze dryer. The flesh powder was extracted using solvent with different concentration of et

The primary objective of this paper was to assess the financial sustainability of Islamic SACCOS in the Tanzanian context. Hence, to determine a five-year financial trend and factors affecting Islamic SACCOS financial sustainability. The dataset used in this study comes from four SACCOS audited financial reports from the year 2010 to 2014 as well a

Albarakati (2009) reported that there is reduced in dental attendance during fasting month. Most authors postulated this, because Muslim patients may perceive dental procedures during Ramadhan will nullify their fast. (Shaeesta et al., 2015,Darwish., 2005, Raja et al., 2000) However, to date, there is no study conducted to assess Muslims’ percept

A phenomenological method of qualitative inquiry was used to explain how Muslim counsellors integrate religious values in counselling Muslim gay students. In-depth interviews were conducted with six Muslim counsellors at Public Institutions of Higher Education (PIHE) in Peninsular Malaysia. The findings revealed that the Muslim counsellors used six

Technology based health intervention has seen an increase in use in multiple health programs. Improving non-adherence days ensures that children achieve maximum benefits of the immunization program. Determining the cost-effectiveness of the intervention to improve non-adherence days to the under-five childhood immunization schedule will be benefici

Malay mothers’ postpartum experiences often include a period of confinement, similar to other Asian parallel practices of “doing the month”. This confinement period comprisesof a set of beliefs, rules, and practices based on traditional eastern medicinal knowledge. Cultural practices of postpartum confinement, or berpantang, among urban mothe

Pozzolanic reactive material is considered as one of the most essential characteristic of cementing additive material in concrete technology application. Normally, the reactive material contains abundant silica that enhances concrete strength activity. Undeniably, it is proven that rice husk ash (RHA) possesses large quantity of silica that induces

This preliminary study investigates students’ expected learning experiences that determine their return to the same university for further studies. A cross-sectional analysis was done on 190 undergraduate students in a private institution of higher learning. Their opinions were sought regarding the present quality of services offered by the unive

This study suggests an effort through a Holistic View of spiritual intelligence to address low-quality food problem at public institutions in East Malaysia. It explored the causal relationship of this value to Food Performance, Leadership Effectiveness, and Food-Hygiene Practice through 210 food handlers. The Partial Least Square Structural Equatio

In today’s teaching environment, the professional lecturer faces many new challenges – from teaching, facilitating, doing administrative work to researching and serving in community services. They need to keep abreast of new changes in education technology and social needs to compete for students. Often lack of subject expertise means a higher