Congenital hypothyroidism screening programme in Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) was started since 2004 using cord blood TSH. An audit of the screening programme for a period of 24 months was done for the year 2010 and 2011. A total of 12928 newborn babies were screened with coverage of 100%. Two cases were confirmed to have primary congenital hypo

Takaful (Islamic insurance) has been widely accepted as an alternative to conventional insurance and offered in many Muslim and non-Muslim countries. The unique feature of Takaful is that is suitable and acceptable for anyone regardless of the religion to our surprise, Takaful has not been introduced in India. India has the third largest Muslim pop

Corporate governance theories, namely the agency theory, stewardship theory and stakeholder theory, have been used in developing the best practices of corporate governance. However, corporate scandals leading to the downfall of financial giants such as Enron and WorldCom in 2003 and the global financial crisis of 2008-2009 have revealed serious ina

For several decades, researchers have heatedly debated the statistical properties of real-world time series. On one end of the spectrum, researchers put forward that the majority of the real-world time series are nondeterministic and that some of them exhibit ‘random walk’; these researchers advocate that real-world time series are unpredictabl

DNA is the building block of life, which contains encoded genetic instructions for building living organisms. Because of the fact that proteins are constructed in accordance with the genetic instructions encoded in DNAs, errors in RNA synthesis and translation into proteins can cause genetic disorders. Therefore, understanding and recognizing genet

Research on innovation in organizations has mainly focused on adoption phase as compared to implementation phase of innovation. Implementation is the critical gateway between the decision to adopt an innovation and the routine use of the innovation. In the case of IT innovation, while the development of IT innovation is relatively controllable, the

This paper acknowledges the needs of insurance in our daily life. The involvement of unfair elements in insurance brings the unjust contracts between the insurance companies and the insured. This paper takes social-economic justice approach to examine the unfair nature of insurance. It is highlighted that insurance involves uncertainty, interest an

This paper acknowledges the needs of insurance in our daily life. The involvement of unfair elements in insurance brings the unjust contracts between the insurance companies and the insured. This paper takes social-economic justice approach to examine the unfair nature of insurance. It is highlighted that insurance involves uncertainty, interest an

The release of fat, oil, and grease (FOG) into collection systems results in the blockage of pipes and subsequent sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs). Currently,municipalities such as Indah Water Consortium (IWK) who are responsible for maintaining these collection systems have little guidance as there is a substantial lack of scientifically-based info

This article found on the causes that call for facilitation in Islamic legal rulings (fatwas) and the application of the theory to practical examples, particularly in contemporary fatwas delivered in response to pressing need and unprecedented contemporary circumstances. The research aims to provide a clear picture of the facility of Syariah, the e