Tea leaves have been known to have antimicrobial properties against many types of bacteria. This study was aimed to compare antibacterial activity of white tea and black tea leaf extracts against two cariogenic oral Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sobrinus bacteria. Ethanol-based and water-based extracts of white tea and black tea fermented

The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between teachers’ leadership styles practices for learning with students’ academic press/emphasis (AP/AE) at selected secondary schools in Kuala Lumpur. The study employed a quantitative research design to address the research problems and two research hypotheses. A total of 328 stude

Struggling airlines can save cost and improve profits by selling tickets online. While global sales of air e-tickets have grown over time, they are mostly from advanced nations. In developing markets like Malaysia, e-ticket sales are substantially lower. Hence, this study sets out to examine the factors that determine consumers’ intentions to buy

This paper is discussing on the higher order thinking skills assessment focusing on cognitive competency via assisted assessment. The focus is on short free text answer for tertiary level of education. The hybrid approached has been employed in the assessment. The techniques are a combination of CNN-seq and information theory. CNN-seq concept is us

Customer satisfaction is a term frequently used in marketing. It is a measure of how products and services supplied 6y a company meet or improve on customer expectation. This study seeks to explore cus tomer saus faction and its influencing factors of the mobile phone operation industry in Bangladesh. Both primary and secondary data have been colle

Magnetorheological Elastomers (MREs) are a class of smart materials whose potentials in engineering applications have been attracting attention in the last few decades. In this study, a rheological model for MRE and its dynamic characterization as engine mounts is presented. The use of magnetic field in controlling the dynamic stiffness and damping

The species lists of scleractinian hard corals in Peninsular Malaysia have not been updated for 15 years. The present study aimed to determine the diversity and abundance patterns of scleractinian hard corals at twenty eight fringing reef sites along the coast of Redang and Tioman Islands. Visual photograph analyses of the coral video transect meth

The spread of multidrug-resistant bacteria is an ever-growing concern, particularly among Gram-negative bacteria because of their intrinsic resistance and how quickly they acquire and spread new resistance mechanisms. Treating infections caused by Gram-negative bacteria is a challenge for medical practitioners and increases patient mortality and co

This research aims to examine bank specific, market and regulatory determinants of leverage and capital structure based on a panel data of publicly listed Islamic banks in 12 countries over the period 2008-2017. Apart from testing standard corporate finance parameters using both OLS and M-Estimators, this study adds several idiosyncratic and regula

Conservation efforts such as reef survey and monitoring programs are crucial to ensure the sustainable management of coral reef resources. The present study aims to investigate the diversity and abundance of corals at seven fringing reef sites in Payar Island Marine Park by applying a Coral Video Transect method. A total of 38 genera from 14 famili