The application of Entada sipralis Ridl. (Leguminoceae) stem bark containing saponin in the treatment of scalp and as body soap is well known for generations. Our previous investigation revealed E. spiralis stem bark contains several of terpenoid compounds and are responsible for the inhibitory effect against bacteria Staphyloccus epidermis ATCC 12

This study investigates on the existence of target capital structure and speed of adjustment towards the target for firms in the selected Southeast Asia countries covering Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore. Falls under the dynamic aspect of capital structure, a relatively new area in the finance literature this study found the existence of target ca

هدفت هذه الدراسة الحالية إلى فعّالية التلعيب في فترة كوفيد 19 لدى الطلبة لتعلّم اللغة العربية. تكونت عينة الدراسة أكثر من مئة طالبٍ مسجلين في مادة اللّغة العربية لعدة مستويات للف ترين الثّانية

Leaves of Coleus blumei (two species), Coleus amboinicus (two species), Coleus aromaticus and Pagostemon cablin from Lamiaceae family were collected from different localities, freeze dried and extracted with aqueous methanol. The biological activity in vitro, especially in relation to total phenolic & flavonoid contents, antioxidant and antimic

The study has been conducted at Tanjung Lumpur, mangrove swamp on January 2009 to isolate and identify the bacterial community in mangrove soil and their resistance against antibiotics. Identified bacteria were Aeromonas hydrophila group 1 and 2, Escherichia coli 1, Chryseomonas luteola, Chromobacterium violaceum, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Serratia r

Fasting is performed in different communities with different believes and for the management of body weight but in Islam the Muslim observes fasting in the Holy Month of Ramadan as an obligation. Therefore, this study was designed to know the effect of fasting on the obesity factors for example body weight, serum adiponectin and serum lipids. Twent

Three teleost fishes, Stolephorus indicus, Stolephorus commersonnii and Terapon jarbua occurring in Parangipettai waters, were barcoded (sequenced) for 648 bp region of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I gene (COI) for phylogenetic analysis. All the possible barcode sequences of these three fishes were also extracted via FASTA format fr

N-hexane, chloroform and water extracts of (Musa acuminate L.) green and ripe banana peel were evaluated for antibacterial activity. A total of 4 bacterial strains (Salmonella typhimurium, Shigella flexneri, Bacillus subtilis, Enterrococcus faecalis) were selected and antibacterial efficiency of crude extracts were assessed by well diffusion test v

The medical discipline is considered to possess two components. Its first component is scientific in nature and the other is artistic. The latter pertains to the relationship between the doctor and patient. The importance of doctor-patient relationship is illustrated by the phrase that ‘the treatment of a patient begins from the very first moment

Nuclear astrophysics is an interdisciplinary research field of nuclear physics and astrophysics, seeking for the answer to a question, how to understand the evolution of the universe with the nuclear processes which we learn. We review the research activities of nuclear astrophysics in east and southeast Asia which includes astronomy, experimental