Currently, many oil sources mainly from plants that produce oil have been identified; however the potential of some of them as oil sources has not been assessed. Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) is considered to be one of the oldest cultivatable crops. It has been the old food and chief source of wealth in the irrigable desert from ancient times. Th

A new, rapid, and direct method was developed for the determination of moisture content in biodiesel produced from insects’ oil using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy with Attenuated total reflectance (ATR) element. The calibration set was prepared by spiking double distilled water into dried biodiesel samples in ratios (w/w) betwee

N-hexane, acetonitrile and methanol extracts of Acacia mangium leaves were screened for their antimicrobial and antioxidant activities. Disc diffusion assay has been done on four different concentrations of those extracts. Antioxidant activities of A. mangium leaves in all three extracts were screened qualitatively by rapid Thin Layer Chromatograph

This study examines the impact of the MBS on overall financial management in the Malaysian central government organisations. This study adopted cross sectional survey with two main stages of data collection - questionnaire and interview surveys. Providing evidence on the applicability of NPFM in developing countries, generally the respondents agree

Principles of land ownership in Islam are derived from Divine ;aw which evolved into a legal corpus developed by Muslim legal jurists. Those legal injuctions explicitly stated in the Qur'an were revealed to all of mankind and cover all aspects of human life. This paper aims to show that the legal concept of land ownership in Islam responsibilit

Special or disabled children are born with disabilities, whether they be mental and/or physical disabilities. There are cases where a person becomes disabled after an accident or a disease at a later point of life. Generally, in custody disputes or child maintenance questions, there are no extra provisions for affected disabled children, even thoug

This study is emphasized specifically on the potential of the mango “Mangifera Indica” seed kernel by discovering the prospective usage of mango seed kernels as a source of antibacterial compounds against Gram-positive (Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis) and Gram-negative (Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa) bacterial strains

Recent progress in biotechnology and basic immunology is leading to the development of a wide range of new vaccines raising possibilities for the prevention of infectious diseases. In addition, improvement to already licensed vaccine is also being considered leading to new products as well as the introduction of a new type of adjuvant. However, the

Halal is an Islamic term for permissible, it comes from the holy Quraan and the traditions of our beloved Prophet Mohammad (Peace be upon Him) who showed us the distinction between halal and non-halal. An example from Quraan is “O ye people! Eat of what is on earth, Halal and good; and do not follow the footsteps of the Evil One, for he is to you

Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) is considered to be one of the oldest cultivatable crops. The date palm kernels(DPK) considered a waste product of many date processing plants producing pitted dates, date syrup and date confectionery. Direct consumption of dates is also considered as a source of DPK. This study was carried out on DPK to clarify thei