Background: Listening effort is the purposeful allocation of the mental resources used to overcome difficulties when listening to speech in a noisy environment. Increased cognitive load may result in decreased speech perception performance and mental fatigue. Pupillometry can be applied to investigate listening effort where changes in pupil diamete

A group of sidelined and outcast progressive leaders and activists of the Islamic party of Malaysia, or the ‘Parti Islam SeMalaysia’ (PAS) left the party after its 2015 Muktamar (Annual General Assembly) to form Parti Amanah Negara (AMANAH) along with other like-minded Islamic organizations’ members. The establishment of this new party was li

The article surveys the feminist movement in Islam by delving into its origin, development and diversities within the Islamic tradition. The article starts its survey from the very beginning of the Islamic religion to the time after the demise of the Prophet and the modern and contemporary periods. Using the historical and analytical methods, the p

This chapter aims to explore further information about the background, the profile of the MSME’s sector in East Java. The identification results can be utilized in various ways: policy formulation, identify problems MSMEs, map-ping of a strategy to build competitive advantage for MSMEs. This chapter applied a quantitative approach and the data co

Since the arrival of Islam in Tanah Melayu or Malaya, traditionalist scholars have dominated the Islamic discourse through their close relations with the rulers (Sultans). Their domination over the religious authorities and the Islamic educational institutions has shaped the state-version of Islam in Malaysia. However, in Perlis, the northernmost s

Many complex systems in the form of network have been a great focus of research in the last decade. In fact, various domains have been modeled and analyzed as complex networks ranging from biological, technological, transportation, social and many others. The phenomenon of distribution of many dengue cases has been a great concern in Malaysia in re

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY  On 23 June 2016, the Mufti of Pahang shocked Malaysians by stating that it is a sin for Muslims to support the Democratic Action Party (DAP), which he labelled as Kafir Harbi (infidels against whom war can be waged).  The statement received mixed reactions from the Muslims: some voiced their support while many opposed it. F

Background: Dentistry continues to evolve with the development of restorative materials. Patient satisfaction is an increasingly significant issue in dental practice; therefore, knowledge of the level of patient satisfaction with restorative materials is important. Objectives: The objective was to assess patient satisfaction with composite and amal

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common cancers worldwide that arise from successive accumulation of genetic and epigenetics alterations. It is a major cause of morbidity and mortality globally. It is highly curable if detected early, as the polyps can be removed before they divide and overgrow. Unremoved polyps may invade other parts of

This paper provides detail on sequence analysis of hazy days based on eight monitoring stations from three states (Kelantan, Ter- engganu and Pahang) in the eastern region of Peninsular Malaysia. The dataset comprises of 1502 daily mean hazy days that had been measured for a decade. The meteorology data namely wind speed, wind direction, air temper