This review aims to identify hospital food service strategies to improve food consumption among hospitalized patients. A systematic search that met the inclusion and exclusion criteria was manually conducted through Web of Science and Scopus by an author, and the ambiguities were clarified by two senior authors. The quality assessment was separatel

The divine command that “Men are guardians of women” (Surah Nisa’: 34) confirms the natural prerogative right of men over women in Islam. Allah swt assigned the role of guardianship to men due to additional abilities of men over women and their expenses for the management of families. Family institution in Islam plays significant roles in the

A sequential process combining laser beam micromachining (LBMM) and micro electro-discharge machining (μEDM) for the micro-drilling purpose was developed to incorporate both methods’ benefits. In this sequential process, a guiding hole is produced through LBMM first, followed by μEDM applied to that same hole for more fine machining. This proce

This paper examines whether compliance with COVID‑19 mitigation measures is motivated by wanting to save lives or save the economy (or both), and which implications this carries to fight the pandemic. National representative samples were collected from 24 countries (N = 25,435). The main predictors were (1) perceived risk to contract coronavirus,

House is the most important basic need for the human survival, however many individuals especially those who are categorised in the category of generation Y still do not acquire a house due to various factors. It is quite a normal practice for most of homebuyers in Malaysia to purchase a house through banking institutions. However, as a Muslim, it

Psychotria malayana Jack leaf, known in Indonesia as “daun salung”, is traditionally used for the treatment of diabetes and other diseases. Despite its potential, the phytochemical study related to its anti-diabetic activity is still lacking. Thus, this study aimed to identify putative inhibitors of alpha-glucosidase, a prominent enzyme contrib

Recent statistical studies indicate an increase in mental stress in human beings around the world. Due to the recent pandemic and the subsequent lockdowns, people are suffering from different types of stress for being jobless, financially damaged, loss of business, deterioration of personal/family relationships, etc. Stress could be a severe factor

It has been five years since Malaysia last had a tobacco tax increase. The 2021 budget, announced in November 2020, was an opportunity to correct this shortcoming and use one of the most cost-effective measures available to governments to reduce smoking. Instead, tobacco taxes remained static for the sixth year. The decision came in the wake of sus

The liberty of workers to exercise their religion and beliefs is one of the rights of workers at their workplace. Nonetheless, there is not much discussion on this issue, particularly in situations where there are close interactions between Muslims and non-Muslims at the workplace. This research examines the principles and attitudes as shown by the

Objective Malnutrition among elderly population is a common issue. The use of nutrition education as a part of nutrition care plan is able to improve their nutritional status. Hence, development of nutrition resource kit specifically addressing the needs of malnourished and at-risk elderly would be beneficial. This research aimed to develop and ass