Blastocystis sp. is a common enteric protozoan parasite found in humans and various types of animals worldwide. Recently, genotypic distribution of Blastocystis sp. were revealed in insects, rodents, avian and mammals, which exposed its potential of transmiting the infection to human. However, very little information on current levels of Blastocyst

Cities are increasingly turning into megacities due to their enlarged and intense population. There has been a global attempt by designers to spread the view that cities can be potential areas for producing loads of food required by communities and fitted for specific ecologies. A similar trend has been spread to developing countries where it is es

The thought that immediately comes to my mind when reading “Gender, Law and Society in Islam” is the sincere attempt made by Professor Anis Ahmad, the author, in recording his decades of experience not just dealing with key issues on gender but as a social scientist and distinguished professor of comparative religion and Islamic studies in Paki

The aim of this study is to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Malay version of the Swanson, Nolan, and Pelham Parent Rating Scale of attention deficit hyperactivity disorders (ADHD) symptoms (M-SNAP-IV). For this purpose, the SNAP-IV scale was translated into the Malay language and was pilot-tested on 91 parents of children aged 8 to 11 y

The purpose of this study is to examine the extent of audit report lag (ARL) and its association with governance mechanisms in the Islamic banking institutions in Malaysia. The extent of ARL lag is defined by the number of days from a company’s financial year-end to the signature date on its audit report. The sample of the study comprises 112 obs

Taxonomic identification of early larval stages of fishes using conventional morphological keys is extremely laborious due to the overlapping characters shared between genetically closer species. Especially, species-level differentiation during their ontological development is challenging due to the paucity of information on their diagnostic featur

This study focuses on rainwater harvesting quality at the Faculty of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). As development is progressing over the years in Malaysia, there is also an increasing number of environmental issues and those issues are getting worse day by day. At present, Malaysia is blessed with plentiful annual

Infectious diseases like influenza, malaria are proved to be hazardous for humankind. While some became epidemic to a few geographical regions, the new Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak in almost every regions of the world made it a pandemic. Although clinical research and development evolved in today’s modern age, a successful and recognized treat

Learning a foreign language is a daunting task for many especially adult learners. This is because their motivation to learn the languages varies from one individual to another. Some do it to fulfill graduation requirement from the institution they are studying in while others, for fun. Thus, owing to these differences, understanding their attitude

ABSTRACT Introduction: Individuals who do not really understand about the religion diversification lead to poor religion intolerance. The objective of this study was to attain information regarding the nature of Hindu festivals and their food. Methods: A qualitative exploratory study using semi-structured interviews was conducted. In total, five Hi