Introduction: Salacca zalacca or salak is a species of palm tree which belongs to Arecaceae family and native to Indonesia and Malaysia. Normally salak grows in clusters and produces an edible fruit also known as snake fruit due to the reddish brown scaly skin. Although traditionally used as an antidiabetic, it needs scientific validation for this

This study aims to explore the main factors facilitating or inhibiting the adoption of OSS in academic libraries. It also focuses on the decisions that IT managers make about OSS adoption. This study contributes different from previous studies in the terms of: (1) the samples was collected from the Omani libraries; (2) the research framework is dev

An adverse consequence in medical treatments tends to cause patients and their families to be overwhelmed with anger, frustration, and desire to retaliate. ‘Apologies’ offered at this point of time tend to have remedial effects in reducing the anger and curbing the motivation to bring matters to the court of law. This will eventually reduce con

التعاون والتسامح والتعايش السلمي بين الشعوب قيمٌ ضرورية يتوقف عليها تحقيق السلام والأمن الدوليين؛ لأن البشر مُتَّحدون في أصل الخلق، متساوون في التكريم الإلهي للجنس الإنساني بعامة، مع الإقرا

على مدار التاريخ الإنساني، ارتبط اسم اليهود بالفتن والاضطرابات، وظلت سمة الدسائس والمكائد، وحب السيطرة ملازمة لهم في حلهم وترحالهم حتى يومنا هذا، ولا تتورع قياداتهم السياسية والفكرية أن تبو�

Thyroxine (T4) enters the brain either directly across the blood–brain barrier (BBB) or indirectly via the choroid plexus (CP), which forms the blood–cerebrospinal fluid barrier (B-CSF-B). In this study, using isolated perfused CP of the sheep by single-circulation paired tracer and steady-state techniques, T4 transport mechanisms from blood in

Building robust and reliable mobile applications requires the developer to be fully aware of the lifecycle models for mobile applications. During different states of the mobile application lifecycle, such as start-up, running, background etc., various system resources need to be acquired for use and released so that other applications can use them.

Abstract: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a wide range of social, mental, and developmental disorder seen among the young children. It is commonly used to describe individuals who have autism or autistic type features. And it is mentioned as a spectrum since different individuals with autism shows different symptoms rather than one single disorde

The purpose of this paper is to describe an attempt made to simulate the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) in the Low Speed Wind Tunnel (LSWT) at IIUM. This was performed through modifications of the inlet and surface conditions of the test section. Devices such as spires, fences and surface roughness were used. The ASCE 7-10 standard was used as a

The term evolution is the self-modification by any organism to adapt to the changes to their living environment. For many decades, arguments were put forth by scientists to refute the religious beliefs on divinely creation of creatures especially humans. Though, to some extent, the process of evolution is true due to interbreeding efficiency of liv