The Kuantan Port (Pahang, Malaysia, South China Sea) is a multi-cargo port located on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The port has served as an important seaway to major ports in Asia-Pacific regions. In November 2013 and August 2014, two incidents of paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) have been consecutively reported in the Port. In this s

Sometimes, in real life, there is only limited information which can be obtained. This situation can be a challenge for the recognition system. The most suitable method to produce best performance needs to be developed. In this paper, small database with limited training data, 50 total images that were obtained from 25 people, with only 2 images fo

Numerous studies comparing native and non-native English teachers have found that ESL students prefer native teachers for teaching speaking skills and pronunciation. In other words, non-native teachers are viewed as less superior in matters related to spoken language. This study explores international students' views on spoken English of Malays

Smoking cessation significantly reduces risk of smoking-related diseases and mortality. This study aims to determine the prevalence and factors associated with attempts to quit and smoking cessation among adult current smokers in Malaysia. Data from the National E-Cigarette Survey 2016 were analyzed. Forty nine percent of current smokers had attemp

Background: Myrmecodia pendans (M. pendans), or Sarang Semut, is an epiphyte with anticancer potential. It was recently reported that it induces apoptotic activity in the human oral squamous carcinoma (HSC-3) cell line. This study aimed to investigate the effect of M. pendans treated samples on the expression of apoptotic markers, Bax and Bcl-2. Me

In this paper, the study of nutation damper using magnetic hysteresis is presented. There are various types of nutation damper existed and are discussed in many papers including an active nutation damper and passive nutation damper. This paper focuses only the usage of passive nutation damper because of the size limitation of microsatellite body th

This study aims to determine the effects of three exogenous variables, namely, service quality, price fairness and Shari’ah compliance on customer loyalty through customer satisfaction as the mediator. Applying the theory of customer satisfaction, a structural equation model was developed and tested on 322 motor Takaful participants from the Klan

Background : Afatinib is an irreversible, second-generation epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) that has been shown to be more potent than platinum doublet chemotherapy as well as the firstgeneration EGFR-TKI in patients with EGFR-mutant advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). This study aimed to evaluate th

The produced policies by waqf authority may apply to relevant stakeholders, such as registered waqf managers/institutions (muttawalis), waqf founders (waqifs), and waqf beneficiaries (mauquf alayhs). In consequence, those policies may directly or indirectly influence the waqf activity, waqf management, and waqf development in the country. Due to th

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the drivers of the behaviour intention to use the Silver-Backed Mobile Payment System (SBMPS) among the residents of Kattankudy, Sri Lanka. Design/methodology/approach Based on technology adoption model theory, a conceptual framework was devised, which was later tested via structural equation mode