The aim of this study was to investigate the changes in parathyroid hormone (PTH) level of rabbit foetal bodies exposed to ultrasound at different gestational stages. A total of 9 pregnant rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) were insonated for 60 minutes at the middle of 1st, 2nd and 3rd gestational stages for group A (n=14 newborns), group B (n=7 newb

ccording to World Health Organization (WHO) report an estimated 17.9 million lives are being lost each year due to cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and is the top contributor to the death causes. 80% of the cardiovascular cases include heart attacks and strokes. This work is an effort to accurately predict the common heart diseases such as arrhythmia

Aluminum alloy is one of the most common and basic metallic alloys used as a composite material due to its higher strength-to-weight ratio, thermal conductivity, stiffness as well as wear and corrosion resistance properties. Aluminum based composite materials have become an obvious entry into many industries such as automobile, aerospace, construct

This book chapter analyses the development policies pursued under various administrations since the Mahathir era to the present-day administration of Tun Najib Abdul Razak. As a background, it discusses the history of Malaysia emphasizing on the various policies introduced and implemented prior to the Mahathir's administration.

Globally, the rate of elderly population is expected to grow in great extent in the near future. In associates with their increasing of age, the health of elderly typically deteriorates, inducing the consequences of increased costs for caring and rehabilitation as the numbers of the elderly population grow. Thus, therapeutic landscape provides a di

The notion of providing special education services to hospitalized children is relatively new in Malaysia. During recovery process in any medical centre, children‟s education should not be overlooked as the children still need learning activities to maintain a sense of normality. The objective of this paper is to identify the factors of healing p

Halal industry has been commercialized by the Malaysian government for many years, and Halal Industry Development Corporation (HDC) is part of the Malaysian government initiatives to facilitate the growth of Halal industry whereby it has been successfully stimulating Malaysian halal products in locally and globally. Although there were lots of effo

Introduction: During infection, there is increased expression of CALC-I gene resulting in ubiquitous release of procalcitonin (PCT). Since the expression of PCT is dependent on the genetic constituents of a population, this study aimed to validate the diagnostic performance of PCT in differentiating sepsis from noninfectious systemic inflammatory r

Understanding the message of the Qur‟an is one of the most significant purpose of the revelation of the Qur‟an. To achieve it, certain principles are needed such as the knowledge of principles of Qur‟anic exegesis, the Arabic team of which is usul tafsir. This article, therefore, seeks to discuss the definition of usul tafsir, its historical

supersonic nozzles are commonly used in mechanical and aerospace engineering applications for decades. Therefore, it is essential to study their characteristics and discover techniques to measure relevant flow properties with minimal investment in terms of time, money, and effort. Supersonic jets are composed of shock waves and expansion waves, mak