Primary central nervous system atypical rhabdoid/teratoid tumour (ATRT) is a rare and highly malignant tumour that tends to occur in infancy and early childhood. The majority of tumours (approximately two-third) arise in the posterior fossa. The optimal treatment for ATRT remains unclear. Options of treatment include surgery, radiotherapy, and chem

We have developed a methodology to estimate small change in the retinal vessel diameter. This technique does not rely on the segmentation of the vessel which is prone to error when the fitted profile does not exactly represent the expected model. Using the newly proposed method, we have identified an inverse linear relationship (p<0.0001, r 2 =

An efficient 21 cm Bismuth-based erbium doped fiber amplifier (Bi-EDFA) operating in both C- and L-band wavelength regions is proposed and demonstrated. The proposed Bi-EDFA uses the gain medium with an erbium ion concentration of 6300 ppm in conjunction with a double-pass configuration. Compared to conventional silica-based erbium-doped fiber ampl

INTRODUCTION: Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) is included in the ten leading cancers worldwide, accounting for an estimated more than 63 thousand new cases and over 19 thousands deaths per year. The study on survival rate and prognostic factors may be useful in building a better intervention program as well as improving survival rate. OBJECTIVES: Th

This paper investigates the institution of neutrality from the perspective of Siyar, “Islamic International Law.” It analyses relevant views of contemporary Muslim scholars, particularly with reference to the division between the “abodes of Islam” (dar al-islam) and the “abode of disbelief”(dar al-kufr), and their discussion on a third

المستخلص تهدف هذه الدراسة إلى بحث دواعي تأليف كتاب الرسالة للإمام محمد بن إدريس الشافعي. وقد وضعت الباحثة مجموعة فرضيات للبحث منها أن تأليف الرسالة كان بسبب طلب عبد الرحمن بن مهدي ومنها والرد �

Malaysian Takaful industry is progressively taking innovative steps to improvise their marketing efforts via the introduction of Wakala system (agency system). Agents as one of the distribution channel for the industry play a prominent role in educating the society about the objectives and concept of Takaful. This effort may increase the awareness

Letter of credit (LC) is a payment mechanism in international trade which is claimed to provide utmost security to the contracting parties compared to other methods of payment. The security provided by this device however does not extend to fraud risk. The nature of LC transactions and rampant development in technology has opened a pathway for frau

A Mondor’s disease is a rare, benign and self-limiting condition. It is due to thrombophlebitis of the superficial veins of the breast and chest wall. It usually occurs in middle-aged women who present with a palpable cordlike structure, often painful in the acute phase. The aetiology is unknown, and may be related to trauma, surgery, infection o

This study investigated the relationship of affective and cognitive based trust among peers as a social characteristic of job design, with two work-related variables; internal work motivation as an attitudinal outcome of job design; and job performance as a behavioural outcome of job design. The participants were selected by employing systematic ra