Apostasy is quite a controversial issue in Malaysia though in Islam it is a criminal offence punishable with death penalty if the apostate does not repent within three days from the day he declared apostasy. For the apostate and some human rights activists including some Muslims themselves religion is a matter of choice and nobody can force anybody

The spread of COVID-19 throughout communities around the world has now caused drastic shifts in the dynamics of how the whole world operates. These changes undeniably cause major issues in various aspects of our lives including social communication. As face-to-face communications had been minimized and restricted, people largely depend on social me

Objective FFQ are popular instruments for assessing dietary intakes in epidemiological studies but have not been validated for use in severely obese pregnancy. The aim of the present study was to compare nutrient intakes assessed by an FFQ with those obtained from a food diary among severely obese pregnant women. Design Comparison of an FFQ contain

Micro enterprises (MEs) contribute significantly to respective economies in developed and developing countries alike including in Malaysia. The contributions of Malaysian MEs to the national economy can be measured in terms of some inter-related issues: economic (income generation), social (poverty reduction) and political (wealth redistribution).

Heavy reliance on the other nodes in a complex supply chain network and failure to deliver the specialized assignment by merely one node can caused disruption to the entire processes. The authors introduce the Integrative Information Management Architecture (IIMA) to generate semi-automated assistance against common supply chain deviations. Support

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to assess the effect of religious fasting on the cognitive performance during the month of Ramadan among healthy fasting individuals. Design/methodology/approach – 30 students were recruited prior the month of Ramadan to compare their cognitive performance during and after fasting. The data on cognition

Luvunga scandens (“Mengkurat Jakun”) is one of the medicinal plant that produce triterpenoid compounds. A number of studies have reported that the compounds possess antiproliferative activities against various type of cancer cells. The present study aims for anticancer potential of two triterpenoids derived from L. scandens namely flindissol (c

There is a growing interest in bioethanol as biofuel since it has the possibility to be the potential substitute for fossil fuels. Ethanol batch fermentation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain was carried out in 10 L stirred tank bioreactor for 72 h at 0.075 vvm of aeration and 75 rpm of agitation speed. 85.8% conversion efficiency of ethanol produ

Purpose: The aim of this qualitative paper was to understand the employment needs of young adults with visual disability in Kabul, Afghanistan. Method: The phenomenological approach was employed to obtain rich data based on the participants’ personal experiences. In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with 14 adults with visual disabi

Quartz crystal oscillators is widely used in many types of electronics equipment for our daily life applications such as mobile communication, military, industrial measurement, an others due to its high stability clock sources. In this paper, a Two-Stage CMOS op-amp for a quartz crystal-based oscillator is presented. The design of two-stage CMOS op