Islamic equity portfolios work with a smaller investment universe given the filtering of non- Shari’ah compliant stocks. It has been theoretically argued that this culminates in suboptimal portfolio diversification, which in turn adversely affects risk-adjusted returns. We offer empirical evidence that such a conceived portfolio diversification �

Aims: Piper sarmentosum or locally known as Kaduk, is a tropical herb plant that was investigated for its phenolic content by previous researchers. The present study aimed at the analysis of crude methanolic extract of P. sarmentosum leaves for phenolic compounds identification and its anti-amoebic properties against pathogenic Acanthamoeba castell

Task setbacks arising from the COVID-19 pandemic and organisational support for teleworkers are newly emerging phenomena affecting the world of work and the workforce; thus, research on these phenomena is scarce. The switch from the conventional working mode to teleworking necessitates investigating it in relation to burnout and work withdrawal beh

Unemployment is the one of the major challenges faced many countries around the globe, the large part of the problem can be seen in youth. Tanzania as a developing country and a member of UN faced a vital challenge of youth unemployment. It is generally assumed that the Higher learning institution produce graduate with the mismatch skills and knowl

Visual search is a task often used in the rehabilitation of patients with cortical and non-cortical visual pathologies such as visual field loss. Reduced visual acuity is often comorbid with these disorders, and it remains poorly defined how low visual acuity may affect a patient’s ability to recover visual function through visual search training

Objective: This study aimed to examine the etiological factors of orofacial pain for patients attending dental clinic at Faculty of Dentistry, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). Materials and Methods: This retrospective study examined the data of 248 patients who have attended dental clinic at Faculty of Dentistry IIUM and suffering

Background: Mobile health (mHealth) apps play an important role in delivering education, providing advice on treatment, and monitoring patients’ health. Good usability of mHealth apps is essential to achieve the objectives of mHealth apps efficiently. To date, there are questionnaires available to assess the general system usability but not expli

Abstract The worldwide increase in the aging population poses tough challenges to the health care community. Indeed, older age has been associated with increased burden of chronic diseases. A decline in the protective functions of the oral mucosa could expose the aging individual to a variety of pathogens and chemicals that enter the oral cavity. T

Teaching and research of mainstream economics and management has been based on neoclassical economics thought. It assumes Homo Economicus, where human being behaves in a self-interested manner to maximise profit and utility. With the assumption, capital owner thinker with appropriate incentive for managers and workers to maximise profit and share p

Countries globally are focusing on alternative fuels to reduce environmental pollution. An example is biodiesel fuel, which is leading the way to other technologies. In this research, the methyl esters of castor oil were prepared using a two-step transesterification process. The respective properties of the castor oil (Ricinus Communis) biodiesel w