The increasing migration, powered by advanced transportation, information and communication technologies, has created huge diasporic communities around the globe. Through push and pull forces, citizens of countries across the world have migrated from their homelands to near and far locations in search of better socio-political and economic opportun

Millions of tonne of treated palm oil mill effluent (POME) discharged into the water body in Malaysia after the anaerobic-aerobic treatment as ‘clean’ waste. However, treated POME potentially can become the alternative of water resource for reclamation and reuse on-site. Therefore, further treatment is needed due to high organic content in trea

Spiropyrans are among the most promising organic p hotochromic dyes. However, spiropyrans are very sensitive dyes and there are m any independent factors that can affect the performance of these dyes. The effect of substituen t on the optical absorption spectra, fading kinetic, and also the dye stability of spiropyrans in diphenyl ether by UV irrad

BACKGROUND: Medicine is generally perceived as very stressful course as compared to other courses. Previous studies have reported that pressure of a challenging academic curriculum is very stressful for first year medical students. High level of stress is a risk factor for a wide range of physical and mental health-related consequences. OBJECTIVE:

We made the first estimate of the proportion of fund alpha statistically attributable to luck rather than skill for a sample of Malaysian Islamic equity funds. Broadly, the funds do not outperform market benchmarks. In the limited instances where performance is superior, based on a contemporary methodology, as much as 47% of the observed positive f

It is acknowledged that maritime sector is the backbone of international trade with around 80 percent global trade is carried by sea. Similar to many other maritime nations, Malaysia is relying on the growth of its maritime sector to facilitate its global trade and related activities. However, in the overall context of sustainable development, the

It is acknowledged that maritime sector is the backbone of international trade with around 80 percent global trade is carried by sea. Similar to many other maritime nations, Malaysia is relying on the growth of its maritime sector to facilitate its global trade and related activities. However, in the overall context of sustainable development, the

Introduction: To describe the sociodemographic profile, contraceptive practice, and awareness of HIV infection among unmarried post partum women in the biggest government hospital in Pahang. Methods: A cross sectional questionnaire-proforma-based study was conducted for one year duration from August 2010 until July 2011 by identifying and recruitin

Objective: In 2004, the province of Aceh, Indonesia was rocked by tsunami and in September 2009, West Sumatra, Indonesia was hit by an earthquake. The aim of this study was to determine the long-term psychological impact on the residents inhabiting these regions and to identify factors associated with it. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conduc

Wolfram syndrome (WFS) is a rare neurodegerative disorder which is characterized by presentation of diabetes insipidus, juvenile diabetes mellitus, optic atrophy and deafness. We describe a case of WFS with presentation of psychosis. A 17-year-old female presented with psychiatric manifestations, namely inappropriate behaviour and second person aud