Methyl esters from vegetable oils have attracted a great deal of interest as substitute for petrodiesel to reduce dependence on imported petroleum and provide an alternate and sustainable source for fuel with more benign environmental properties. In the present study biodiesel was prepared from sunflower seed oil by transesterification by alkali-ca

The effectiveness of the new inactivated vaccine develop from local velogenic strain of Newcastle disease virus (NDV) Genotype VII and commercial vaccines LaSota were compared by determining the immune response and virus shedding of vaccinated chickens. Ten different groups of chicken consists of ten each, were vaccinated with and without adjuvant

Buku Kesantunan Masyarakat Malaysia atau Politeness in Malaysian Society ini memfokus kepada konsep budi bahasa dan kepentingannya dalam masyarakat Malaysia, kesantunan bahasa berdasarkan pandangan tokoh, aspek kesantunan berbahasa, bentuk dan jenis kesantunan, strategi kesantunan verbal dan bukan verbal, serta isu-isu yang berkaitan dengan kesantu

نجادل في هذا البحث بأن الحوكمة -في العالم العربي والإسلامي موضع اهتمامنا- غير بريئة من وجهة، وضحية للفساد من وجهة أخرى؛ ما يزيد من معاناة التنمية التي تتعذَّب بسوط الفساد قبل أن يعذِّب الله الف

Many universities require their undergraduate students to undergo an internship programme to equip them with the working experience necessary in making them better prepared for the job market. Keeping this in mind, the Department of Sociology and Anthropology (SOCA) at IIUM introduced an internship programme in Semester 3, 2008/2009 to their underg

Aims: Mangroves of Tanjung Lumpur, Kuantan, Pahang is considered as a relatively underexplored resource of actinomycetes. Based on the above perspective, a study was conducted on mangrove sediments of Tanjung Lumpur, Kuantan to isolate potential actinomycetes using several pretreatments and various selective media. Methodology and results: Sediment

Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine (or, T.E.R.M.) field has been progressing well during the last few decades. Most of T.E.R.M. related studies indicated promising research findings in tissue reconstruction and regeneration. Successful tissue reconstruction and regeneration requires a great balancing acts of the three T.E.R.M. elements or

This study identifies the common problems faced by the owners of strata titles, the Management Corporation, the Joint Management Body, the Commissioner of Building (COB) as well as the Managing Agent being the stakeholders in managing strata properties. The methods employed are qualitative in nature. Analysis is done based on reports published by t

During the last two decades, the phenomenon of financial contagion has been investigated in numerous pieces of research using various methodologies. Indeed, financial contagion has severe implications for the stability of domestic financial systems as well as offering diversification benefits due to international portfolio investment. Given the dev

Strata properties law in Malaysia came into existence in 1985 and was governed by the Strata Titles Act 1985 (“STA”). To date, the Act has gone through various amendments. Nevertheless, it appears that the Act has failed to address the disputes arising from strata management and maintenance. The problem arises when parcel owners tend to look af