The twelfth general elections in Malaysia resulted in the ruling coalition (Barisan Nasional, BN) losing its two-thirds majority in Parliament. Denying the BN its sought after two-thirds majority is what the opposition parties were campaigning for. Additionally, they won five state assemblies. The electorate voted on the basis of “bread and butte

To achieve higher surface hardnesses with a steep hardness profile of the nitrided case is one of the main objectives of nitriding of commercial low-alloy steels. The effects of nitriding process variables and prior austenitizing and tempering temperatures have been investigated using En40B steels gas—nitrided at 470, 520 and 570 °C in different

Industrialisation has resulted in large-scale production of anthropogenic pollutants, particularly heavy metals. The process of removal of heavy metals by seaweed, a marine plant species is called biosorption. This helps in improving water quality but might lead to seaweed toxicity as many heavy metals are toxic even in trace amounts. This study ai

Viscosity inducing agents are commonly used to modify the rheological properties of emulsions. The objective of the study was to determine the effects of the concentration of Carbopo1 940 on the physical stability and rheological properties of palm olein-in-water emulsions prepared with Span 20/Tween 20 and Span 20/Tween 80. Based on the creaming b

This paper examines the adequacy of legal provisions governing the role of extended families in providing financial support under Malaysian law. This is to promote the importance of such function despite the breaking up of extended family relationships due to modernisation and urbanisation. The study focuses on Malay Muslim Family where personal la

Introduction: Malaysia has a high rate of smoking prevalence and the figure is increasing. Although there has been many local and regional studies on the prevalence and symptomatology of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients, data is lacking on the degree of compliance to national management guidelines in the treatment of chronic obstructi

Background Cardiovascular disease is one of the most important causes of death in Malaysia and the rate is on the increase. The major contributor to the increasing prevalence of cardiovascular disease is the rise in the risk factor prevalence such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus and hypercholesterolaemia. These modifiable risk factors could be t

Today, natural resources in Malaysia has been exploited, networks of roads and railways are laid out, former tin mines are tumed into elite housing, river corridors are getting thinner or turned into monsoon drains and natural swamps are no where to be seen within the city and remnant greiln corridors are decreasing at an alarming rate. The implica

Introduction: This study aims to determine the prevalence and the types of menstrual disorders among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and to identify factors that influence their development. Methods: 61 patients with SLE were enrolled into a cross-sectional, observational study at the medical outpatient clinic, Hospital Universiti

Objectives: Hypertension is one of the most important risk factors for Cardiovascular Disease in Malaysia. Population-based hypertension control is extremely poor at only 6% based on the 1996 National Health and Morbidity Survey. One of the possible reasons include the availability and cost of antihypertensive medications. Methods: A retrospective