We report a case of a 38 year-old engineer presented with left ankle pain for 2 years and initially treated as gouty arthritis because of high serum uric acid. A year later his left ankle become swollen and plain radiograph showed soft tissue swelling around the ankle with normal articular surface and bone. An MRI investigation reported as gouty ar

Femtocell is a recently developed technology in cellular wireless networks, which extends network coverage indoors, and is used to serve a small number of users. Synchronisation is one of the most significant technical challenges in femtocell networks and it guarantees an acceptable clock offset and frequency error (skew). Clock offset and skew lea

The research investigated several determinants potentially influencing consumer sensitivities towards nostalgia sentiment. A total of five variables were selected for investigation, where the research instrument used were survey methods supplemented by a series of nostalgic advertising stimulus; deployed to a sample size of 100 respondents comprisi

It is believed that Information and Communication Technology (ICT) can enhance Knowledge Sharing (KS) with the integration of individual and organizational factors. As a relatively new field of research, studies on KS based on Information Systems (IS) in developed countries is also on the increase. Unfortunately, KS research in the Higher Education

This paper presents the assessment on parents’ criteria in selecting public schools to enroll their children in public schools within Gombak District. The topic of school development and planning is relevant to achieve sustainable development in urban planning. Planning of school is one of the major elements in a comprehensive development plannin

One of the urban regeneration programme to promote for urbanization and economic growth in Malaysia is through the implementation of regional economic development policies and strategies. This paper discusses the strength and potential of Iskandar Malaysia development from the regional development perspectives, Iskandar Malaysia contribution toward

Unemployment is one of the macroeconomic problems that signal the inefficient use of capital resource in the market. The research on unemployment in the Districts of Kinta, Manjung and Kuala Kangsar in Perak aims to identify the issues and problems related to the unemployment. A survey on 203 of respondents conducted randomly was to assess the curr

This paper attempted at evaluating the services delivery of the Welfare Department in Perak, Malaysia offered to the vulnerable groups in achieving good governance and social sustainability. Improving the quality of government delivery system is challenging, but effective delivery systems were crucial in achieving the people’s satisfaction level.

This study aims to identify the spatial variation of air pollutant and its pattern in the northern part of Peninsular Malaysia for four years monitoring observation (2008-2011) based on the seven air monitoring stations. Air pollutant variables that used in this study were Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2), Ozone (O3), Carbon Monoxide (CO), and Particulate Ma

Education, public awareness and training are the keys towards sustainability. Focusing on the Sekolah Agama Rakyat/SMAR (People's Religious School) and Sekolah Agama BantuanKerajaan/SABK (Religious School of Government Assistance), an assessment on school facilities has been done. The research only focused on the physical factors of the SMAR an