A gastric diverticulum is an outpouching from the gastric mucosa. It is extremely rare. It is normally asymptomatic, but some may present with non-specific abdominal pain. A combination of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and radiological contrast study such as oral barium study and computed tomography are needed to make a definite diagnosis and to

Educational institutions should provide and prepare the students with essential knowledge, individual skills as well as student's attitudes and behaviour which might help their educational performance. Students nowadays seem to have issues regarding their educational performances as most of the students do not meet fundamental competency requir

This research explores the effectiveness of travel blogs on consumers’ travel planning through information search, decision making and visual communication. There is an uncertainty of tourist services information from travel blogs that have affected consumers’ travel planning in addition to the functions of travel blogs are not as prevalent as

Candida albicans is an opportunistic fungus that is known for its ability to form biofilms. Streptococcus salivarius K12 is an oral probiotic while yacon is a source of prebiotic. The objective of this study is to investigate the effect of S. salivarius K12 and yacon aqueous extract (synbiotic) on C. albicans with the hypothesis that S. salivarius

Ever since President Xi Jinping assumed the office of president of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in March 2013, Beijing has followed an active foreign policy, abandoning President Hu Jintao’s (2003-2013) “low profile” foreign policy. Under President Xi’s leadership, in addition to claiming full sovereignty over the disputed islands

Globalization started sometime ago and is an ongoing process. It is a diverse phenomenon, which has had tremendous impact on all aspects of human life (Larry Ray, 2007). The spread of the culture of globalization can predominantly be attributed to the usage of modern electronic media such as the internet. As Islam is a global phenomenon, it becomes

Gerak merupakan perubahan dari satu lokasi ke lokasi yang lain. tipologi gerak ini memerlukan peranan preposisi sebagai indikator dan komponen utama bagi mengekspresikan arah gerak tersebut. Kajian ini tertumpu pada gerak ruang dan preposisi yang hadir bersama-samanya seperti dari, daripada, ke, kepada, di, di seberang, di sekitar, di sekeliling da

Background: There have been some concerns related to manual handling of large items in industry. Manual handling operations of large sheet metal may expose workers to risks related to efficiency as well as occupational safety and health. Large sheet metals are difficult to move and burdensome to lift/ transfer, and handling the sharp sheet edges ma

An overview of Shirley Lim's poetry and summary of the eight articles written in her honour in this Festschrift.UC Santa Barbara Journal of Transnational American Studies Title To Honor the Poet: A Festschrift for Shirley Geok-lin Lim Permalink https://escholarship.org/uc/item/3jz853hc Journal Journal of Transnational American Studies, 10(2) Au

This issue of Asiatic(Vol. 13, No. 2) is dedicated tothe life and works of Dennis Haskell (1948-),a long-standing friend of the Journal, who has been on itsAdvisory Board since the Journal’s inception.He is also an ardent champion of Asian literaturewhohas been at the forefront of literary representations of Australian-Asian interactions and has