One of the most important ironies of modern health care is that public expectations are rising faster than the ability of health services to meet them. Patients nowadays no longer want to be treated as passive recipients of medical care. Instead, they want to be treated but as co-producers or partners able to manage their illnesses. Thus, it is not

As the frontiers of medical knowledge and technology are continually challenged, the performance of medical professionals and providers of medical care is increasingly put under scrutiny. Higher expectations are placed on the standard of treatment, skill and care provided by medical processionals. This has led to increasingly more medical negligenc

Islam is not merely a religion of rituals, but is a way of life. Rules and manners from the Islamic teachings govern the life of Muslims: individual and collective level. In Islam, eating is also considered as a matter of ibadah (worship) to God, just like ritual prayers. Muslims follow the Islamic dietary code and foods that meet the code are call

Both corporate governance and covenants separately have been shown to play a role in mitigating agency problems associated with debt. Accordingly, we examine the association between corporate governance and the restrictiveness of covenants on a sample of newly syndicated loans in the U.S. private debt market. Cross-sectional results support the arg

Urban heat island (UHI) is the terminology used to describe a condition whereby the temperature within an urban area or a city is often warmer than the outer suburbs and surrounding rural environments. Cities in Malaysia are also facing this environmental issue. Buildings and urban infrastructure such as road are among the component that made up th

Hajj (pilgrimage) is the fifth pillar of Islam that must be carried out at least once in their lifetime by every able-bodied Muslim. It is the largest annual convention of Faith in the world that requires traveling to Mecca. Hajj is performed based on predetermined dates, times, and places. It is a demonstration of the solidarity of the Muslim peop

Guardianship is a management by an adult of a child and his property. The guardianship of a child's property becomes an issue where the child acquires significant assets particularly through inheritance. The guardianship expires upon the child reaching the age of majority unless for reasons of insanity or other disability, the child remains una

Telemedicine has made considerable progress over the past few years. It offers the ability to monitor patient’s progress remotely as well as providing high quality healthcare to a larger geographic segment of patients. Investigation of Malaysian medical emergency and healthcare systems shows that it suffers from locality, Lack of real-time and mo

The main objective of this research was to examine and compare the jurisdiction of Shariah Judges in Thailand and Malaysia. The research applied the qualitative approach with analytical and field method .Documentary research was based on Al-Quran, Al-Sunnah, Primary, Secondary, and Contemporary sources of the Islamic law whereas the in-depth interv

A valid marriage will undoubtedly give rise to some mutual rights between the husband and the wife. Such rights include a right to property under the law of succession which arises upon the death of the spouse. Under the Malaysian law of succession, such a right will be legally recognized if there is proof as to the marital relationship that is nor