Introduction: Tamoxifen is the drug of choice for the treatment of breast cancer patients who are positive for estrogen receptor. It is metabolized by Cytochrome P450 2D6 (CYP2D6) and the variations in CYP2D6 activity has been reported to have important therapeutic consequences which include development of adverse events or therapeutic failure in s

Our research presents the development of an artificial olfactory system as a non-destructive instrument to detect and measure concentration of alcohol. The hand-held unit will consist of an alcohol sensor, a microcontroller to calculate the concentration of alcohol and blood alcohol concentration (BAC), and an LCD display, which will display the pe

This paper discusses the experience of treating menopausal symptoms among urban Malay working women in Kuala Lumpur. It attempts to demonstrate that HRT has become a preferred treatment by a number of women resulting in a level of medicalisation of the biological process. This is not to say that all, or even most, women use HRT, but rather that the

The key contribution of this article to the public officials in their conduct of public affairs is to recommend such moral principles as: consistency, impartiality, responsibility, accountability, trustworthiness and maintenance of a high degree of ethical and moral standards in the public sector. Hence the mission is to develop more who are well i

The misunderstanding about the position of Islam as the religion of the Federation of Malaysia continues. Some perceive the provision under article 3 of the Federal Constitution as putting Islam as the official religion of the country while others addressing the permission to practice other religions as providing equal rights to other religions as

This paper seeks to identify factors that link information technology adoption in Malaysian software firms. Our research model is an adaptation of Thong (1999) that identified Chief Executive Officers characteristics; and Tornatzky and Fleischer (1990)that identified technological, organizational and environmental contexts as influencing factors in

There are many disputes as to the ownership of islands which are located at the border of the states. The general principle under the Malaysian land law is all land belongs to the state except alienated land or reserve land. This paper discusses the issue of island whether any individual may claim that he is the owner of the land as he happens to b

This book narrates the journey of ta’awun (cooperative behaviour) at IIUM Mkitchen® project with Masjid Al-Syakirin Gombak (MASG). The main objective of the project is transform the mosque as a platform to provide free food, to up skill in foodpreneurship, to create new employment opportunities, to give empowerment and to nurture entrepreneurshi

This book narrates the inaugural edu-action journey with cooperative behaviour (ta’awun) in free food for the needy people at IIUM mKitchen® with Sri Mutiara Teguh Enterprise (cafeteria vendor at Mahallah Aminah IIUM Gombak). The main objective of the project is to transform Mahallah kitchen as a platform to provide free food, to up skill in foo

Finance theory in asset pricing chapter has long made strong assumptions on short selling. In CAPM for example, lending and borrowing of securities is assumed to be unlimited and therefore short selling is assumed in place without cost and without restrictions. In real world, this is not the case. In restricting or prohibiting short selling, financ