Asian swamp eels have been widely accepted as sources of food, especially among various Asian cultures. However, their potential values as novel sources of therapeutic agents have not been widely appreciated. Like most other tropical fishes and amphibians, the outer integumentary system of Monopterus albus is covered with mucus layers, which may ac

Introduction: The aim of this paper is to determine the changes in overall anterior corneal curvature between unilateral primary pterygium and normal adults utilizing shape factor and mean toric keratometry. Methods: Total of 60 participants comprises of 30 unilateral primary pterygium eyes from 30 pterygium patients and 30 normal adults were recru

In Malaysia, the main sources of green house gasses include Carbon Dioxide(CO2), Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2), Sulfur Dioxide (SO2), and Particle Matters. The 21% was identified had released from the industrial sectors represent 3rd rank of contributors other than. Motor vehicles and the power stations are the main contributors, Meanwhile CO2 emissions a

Language users often have difficulty in using appropriate verb inflections and modal auxiliaries to express factuality messages; messages that convey whether events are factual (Verb + s/zero inflection, e.g. He reads) or hypothetical in nature (Modal + Verb e.g. He will go). A good understanding of how to use these grammatical features is essentia

Although Bangladesh is one of the largest suppliers of interstate female domestic workers, most Bangladeshi female domestic helps work in urban and rural areas within the country. Dhaka, the capital and main city, has the highest concentration of female domestic service workers in the country. Compared to those Bangladeshi women who dare and manage

Thermal dependence experiments have been carried out on silicon carbide Schottky power diodes. The devices were exposed to 3 MeV electrons with 10 MGy dose. Current density-voltage (~300 K to ~490 K) characterization have been used for the investigation. The results show that, at the highest tested temperature, the forward current density at 0.3 V

Halal food compliance is a critical issue for Muslim consumers, hence becomes a major challenge for Malaysia as a leader in the development of global halal market. This study provides a review of the regulatory system in the poultry industry practised in Malaysia and explores common problems faced by the authorities in enforcing halal compliance am

Synchrophasor advancement has the conversant to the smart grid applications, which is turned into necessary integral parts of digital communication frameworks that include transmission of electrical signals measured crosswise over various parts, which synchronized the grid applications utilizing external precise time source. The existing Communicat

In September 1906, Atiya Fyzee (1877-1967) from India and Zeyneb Hanoum (1883-1923) from Turkey embarked on European tours and described their experiences in a chronological order in Zamana-e-Tahsil (A Time of Education [1921]) and A Turkish Woman’s European Impressions (1913), respectively. Fyzee visited England and Germany and Hanoum, France, S

Aims/Objective: One of the impediments in overcoming hypertension is treatment failure caused by patient compliance in conventional medicine. Herbal remedies receive less defiance, and thus have been studied considerably. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of Piper sarmentosum aqueous extract (PSAE) in reducing blood pressure via endothelial