Creativity is a common aspiration for individuals and organisations, and an integral part of the contemporary secular civilisation. The ability to generate novel ideas to solve practical problems in the shortest possible period has been considered a hallmark of creativity. However, in solving our collective human problems, it is common to run into

This study aimed to explore the use and perceived benefits of mouthwash among Malaysian adults. Method: This is a cross-sectional study which was conducted in public places around the states of Selangor and Penang, Malaysia. It is a questionnaire-based study which was conducted as face-to-face interview. A convenience sample of 792 mouthwash users

Pain sensation is the major problem worldwide which may affect human health and lifestyle. The search for pain relieving agents continued to rise over time. Alkaloid is believed to stimulate analgesic activity via blocking transmission of pain stimuli on both central and peripheral pain. The study aimed to investigate the antinociceptive effects of

This paper investigates the robustness of performing biometric identification in a mobile environment using electrocardiogram (ECG) signals. We implemented our proposed biometric sample extraction technique to test the usability across classifiers. Subjects in MIT-BIH Normal Sinus Rhythm Database (NSRDB) were used to validate the reliability and st

The mixed reactions on the use of the internet technology which have resulted in different debates and crimes in the cyber world calls for assessment of the Islamic point of view of the issue. Cyber world created avenue for the Muslim Ummah in a form of virtual global community and it encouraged dialogue as well as access to information on a real t

The word host means stranger or enemy in it is Latin origin and hospitem stands for guest in Latin. The English language therefore derives various words from this origin including hospital, host, hostel, hotel and hospitality. In our contemporary world there has been an increasing focus on Islamic services related to hospitality; and in fact, halal

Both al-Kawakibi and Arsalan lived in late nineteenth century characterised with decline of the Muslim nations and the British, French and Italian imperialism. Muslims became promoters of the imperialist cause and Muslim elites were separating religion from politics an idea en route to secularism. The state of Muslims during this period was same ev

Muslim individual’s worldview, culture and ethics are based on tawheed. In social, political and religious contexts, emotional state and motivational status of these individuals also inject perceptional premise to the way these individuals set value related priorities. The way Muslims see things, are mainly derived from faith, experience and fami

A 42-day experiment was carried out to evaluate the fresh and dried gut weed (Enteromorpha sp.)as a direct alternative feeds for monosex Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) comparing with commercial feed. Triplicate groups of fish with initial size of 3.04±0.48 g were stocked in 21 plastic tanks at a rate of 30 fish per tank. The water volume of

Issues on inadequate urban green areas provision to meet the needs of community social recreation become more crucial with the increase of urban population and lack of urban spaces. To deal with the issue, the Malaysia government has developed policies to reuse ex-landfill as public park. However, public health issues related to the landfill gas em