Introduction: Food security is an essential universal dimension of household well-being. Food security is usually defined as an access by all people at all times to enough food for an active and healthy life. The deprivation of basic need represented by food insecurity is undesirable. Objective: To determine the associations between selected househ

Increasing environmental concerns have encouraged researchers worldwide to expand the invention of new materials that may replace conventional materials in various applications. Among the available lignocellulosic fibers, kenaf has recently emerged as an interesting reinforcing component for the development of natural fiber-based composites. The un

The job scheduling problem (JSP) is considered as one of the most complex combinatorial optimization problems. JSP is not an independent task, but is rather a part of a company business case. In this paper, we have studied JSPs under sudden machine breakdown scenarios that introduce a risk of not completing the jobs on time. We have first solved JS

In this paper, we study in detail the dynamics of field entropy squeezing (FES)for qubit-field system whose dynamics is described quantitatively in terms of multi-photon and phase damping processes. Especially, considering a two-level atom interacts with a single-mode quantized field in a coherent state inside a phase-damped cavity, and taking into

Contamination of soil and groundwater pollution is a severe problem, has been attracting considerable public attention over the last decades. With the demand for green and cleaner technology for remediation process, there is an increased interest in moving away from conventional technologies towards bioremediation technologies. Rhizospheric zone is

Background: A persistent reduction in regional cerebral blood flow (CBF) compromises memory and cognitive functions in the elderly leading to neurological illnesses. To unravel the neuropathological consequences of a reduced CBF, a similar condition has been created in rats by common carotid artery occlusion (2 vessel occlusion, 2VO). Oxidative str

Abstract The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence, awareness and control of hypertension in the rural population of Perak and Selangor. Methods This was a population based cross-sectional study involving subjects in Kuala Selangor, Tanjung Karang and Bidor. The World Health Survey Kish tables were used to select eligible subject (≥18

Abstract The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of elevated Aldosterone Renin Ratio (ARR) in Rural Selangor. Methods This was a cross sectional study involving subjects in Kuala Selangor and Tanjung Karang. The World Health Survey Kish tables were used to select eligible subjects (≥18 years old) from each household. Their soc

Within the same group as the USA and India Indonesia is one of the largest democracies in the world. After experiencing authoritarian rule for a few decades since its independence the country finally at the beginning of the twenty first century managed to chart along its new direction along democratic course and values. More than a decade has passe

Introduction: Obesity is the major health problem both in developing and developed countries and Malaysia is no exception. Due to obesity, various adverse health conditions such as diabetes mellitus (DM), metabolic syndrome (MS) and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are frequently inborn. The prevalence’s of the listed diseases are increasing at ala