There is an urgency to establish an early warning system in Malaysia to predict contamination in water quality (toxic pollution at Sungai Kim Kim in Johor). • Continuous water-quality monitoring is key to establish an early warning system so remedial actions can be taken effectively by government, industries, and local communities. • Electroche

Incorporating maqasid al-Sharī’ah approach, this poster aims to highlight the potential role of preventive medicine in promoting health within the community, using maqasid al-Sharī’ah. So far, the literature on maqasid al-Sharī’ah focuses on developing the theory and defining the dimensions of that approach. The application of the approach

The demand for food safety by consumers promotes continuous improvement of active packaging systems for food product and is recently increasing. The safety issues of foodpackaging industries directed the attention towards biodegradable packaging applications. Therefore, this research aims to develop a polylactic acid (PLA) reinforced with durian sk

Human activities have already brought about changes to the ecological system worldwide, thereby giving rise to global warming and pollution. These problems have led to increased environmental degradation, which is destroying many things. Many plastic packaging industries are trying to minimize their reliance on synthetic materials in order to reduc

It is not correct to say that traditionalists, who are spiritual and love to practice social traditions based on their religions, are opposing homosexuality (gay-sex) and wish to retain it as an offence. They simply want to uphold religious norms vis-à-vis social norms. On the other hand, people with progressivism as well as modernism are pleading

Purpose - The paper develops a hierarchical model to rank the challenges faced by the private Malaysian Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in the provision of quality education and subsequently their corresponding critical success factors (CSFs) to address those challenges. Design/methodology/approach - A sequential mix method was adopted in this

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the factors influencing intention of Muslim Filipinos to give zakat on employment income. Design/methodology/approach – The study used the extended theory of planned behaviour – an extension of the theory of reasoned action – to investigate the factors influencing intention to give zakat. T

In continuation of our study of Sumatran plants and the bioactivity of their constituents, Stereocaulon halei Lamb (Stereocaulaceae) was extracted and isolated to obtain atranorin (1), lobaric acid (6), and methyl-β-orcinol carboxylate (9). We also prepared methanolic extracts of some Sumatran medicinal plants, i.e. Alpinia denticulata, Alpinia ma

Successful implementation of supply-chain management in a developing country such as Malaysia is considered a major challenge due to lack of awareness and unclear missions and goals. Focusing on this idea, this article compares the ranking of various demographic groups in relation to the internal and external barriers experienced by Malaysian manuf

Albers- Schonberg disease is an extremely rare genetically inherited disorder. Also known as Autosomal dominant Type II osteopetrosis, it is usually diagnosed incidentally. Due to the rarity of the disease, the condition is often missed and under- diagnosed. This is a case report of an eight- year old Malay girl that was diagnosed retrospectively a