Senna Alata or Cassia Alata (C. Alata) is a plant belonging to the family Leguminosae and has been documented to have antifungal and antimicrobial activities. The purpose of this study was to design poly-(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) microspheres for a controlled delivery of the C. Alata extract, over 2–4 weeks. The microspheres were produced by

Writing a research article in order to publish it in a high-impact journal is a crucial part of making sure your research is worthy and has an impact outside your organization. There are, however, systematic steps for writing a quality scientific research manuscript that can lead to successful publication without rejection. It’s not difficult to

Conventional grinding of silicon substrates results in poor surface quality unless they are machined in ductile mode on expensive ultra-precision machine tools. However, precision grinding can be used to generate massive ductile surfaces on silicon so that the polishing time can be reduced immensely and surface quality improved. However, precision

Silicon substrates are difficult to grind to good surface finishes using conventional machining. Ductile mode machining is often required to have flawless machining but this requires the use of expensive machine tools. However, precision grinding using conventional machine tools could generate large amounts of ductile streaks on ground silicon surf

This study reports the use of Taguchi and Box-Behnken designs for minimising surface roughness in precision grinding of silicon using resin-bonded diamond mounted wheels. Taguchi method was used to study the effect and optimisation of grinding parameters while Box-Behnken method was utilised to develop a mathematical model relating the average surf

A collaborative trial study has been conducted for validation of an extraction method and a subsequent PCR for the detection of transgenic rice sold in Saudi Arabia. The tests were carried out in Saudi Arabia using Real-Time PCR and the positive samples were validated in another lab in Malaysia using PCR and agarose gel visualization. The samples w

Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic occurred worldwide in 2020 until now has intensified global healthcare institutions to execute screening methods to identify the virus, along with means to contain the spread. Therefore, the healthcare personnel especially doctors and nurses who involve in COVID-19 screening have an increased risk of ex

The tradition of image inpainting has existed for a long time; it is used to correct old and corrupted images. In recent times, progress in deep learning allows artificial neural networks to perform inpainting on clinical images to reduce image artifacts. In this paper, we demonstrated how various neural network models could perform inpainting on a

Cassia alata has been known to provide relief from various types of abnormal skin conditions. Ointments containing this plant extract can be found in a limited market as most have not been properly registered with regulating bodies. However, it is anticipated that a systematic study may result in commercialisation and be prescribed by health profes

Long term memory has been modeled based on two different types of memory; declarative and non-declarative. Previous studies suggested that declarative memory was associated with high level of emotional arousal. In contrast, non-declarative memory was not. Based on this hypothesis, this paper investigated memory effectiveness using the EEG-based emo