Natural products continue to play an important role as a source of biologically active substances for the development of new drug. Streptomyces, Gram-positive bacteria which are widely distributed in nature, are one of the most popular sources of natural antibiotics. Recently, by using a bioassay-guided fractionation, an antimalarial compound, Ganc

This paper attempts to assess the role of Tamil and Chinese newspapers in exerting influence on Indian and Chinese voters, before and after Malaysia’s 2013 General Election (GE13). This study employs both content analysis and survey to examine media agenda and public agenda specifically the Chinese and Indian ethnic groups. In total, 4,951 news i

Pre-marital pregnancy, fornication, and free mixing between different genders are among the problems faced by Muslim youth nowadays. This paper aims to discuss the personality preparation guidelines in facing sexual activities based on the Story of Prophet Yusuf in al-Qur’an al-Karim as well as selected prophet’s narration in Hadith. The descri

About 50% is of harvest is wasted when producing rattan furniture. With such huge amount of waste, we undertook a study to convert rattan waste into binderless board with superior properties. This study compared the mechanical and physical properties and morphologies of binderless boards manufactured from rattan fibres with boards made from kenaf,

An improper documentation of laboratory operation and management results in non-uniformity of workload, complexity and difficulty of tasks especially in terms of procurement, storage and record management. Additionally, the increasing of equipment units accompanied by manual and multi-packaged maintenance also contributes to the difficulties in adm

The essays in Exile in Colonial Asia: Kings, Convicts, Commemoration, edited by Ronit Ricci, are the result of a workshop held at the Australian National University in 2013. They examine the many experiences, practices and outcomes of exile in colonial Asia, spanning a period between the 16th century and the early 20th century, over a vast geograph

Quality in academia and effective clinical learning are important factors in nursing education. Positive perception on clinical environment provides opportunity for students to gain appropriate knowledge in caring of the patient comprehensively, develop clinical judgement and critical thinking skills. The aim of an institution is to provide the bes

The main objective of this clinical study was to compare the efficacy of chitosan sponge against an already commercialised Allevyn foam dressing on exudative wounds in terms of healing or epithelization. Other objectives include comparison of wound bed preparation, patients’ experience, practicality of the dressing and determination of any advers

تعد فلسفة أمة من الأمم روحها التي تسير في مجاري دماغ كل فرد من أفرادها. ومن هذا المنطلق، فقد أصبح من الضروري على أفراد تلك الأمة أن يتعرفوا على حقيقة تلك الفلسفة، خصائصها ومميزاتها محددين اتجاه

Abdul Halim Hasan was a Malay exegetical writer of Indonesian origin. His work on Qur’Énic exegesis, or tafsir, transcended geographical boundaries and reached audiences around the Malay regions, especially Malaysia. The academic value of this particular tafsir is undeniably outstanding as an early twentieth century exegetical writing. This pape