Preventing smoking among adolescents is critical. This study evaluated the effectiveness of the Smoking Prevention Education Program among nonsmoking adolescents. A quasi-experimental study design was used. Data were collected from Year 5 students (n = 140) from four government primary schools in the Kuantan and Pahang districts of Malaysia. The pa

Nowadays the use of paper-based microfluidic analytical devices (μPADs) which is fabricated by patterning paper into the hydrophilic and hydrophobic channel are developing in diagnostics field especially in resource-limited countries due to its low-cost, simplicity and user-friendly properties. However, these devices are less sensitive with slow

This book analyses the International Islamic University Malaysia described as the “Garden of Knowledge and Virtue” and its multi-dimensional features. The University provides excellent educational facilities for its students and is internationally recognised for providing high-quality learning environments. It contains chapters, contributed by

Malaysia is one of the fastest grown country in Southeast Asia. Urban development in this country has a same issues should be address as developed countries around the world such as traffic congestion and increasing development area as well as population. Urban area in these countries is facing tremendous traffic congestion problem due to increasin

Malaysia will be one the developed countries in the next 10 years. Major cities such as Klang Valley will receive big impact on this development. Population and vehicle will growth as same as development year by year in especially in Klang Valley. The increase of vehicle in this country has caused a major problem in Klang Valley. The government has

This aim of this paper is to study the potential of Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF) polymeric piezoelectric film as an energy harvester for daily application use. PVDF offers several advantages over other piezoelectric materials such as high chemical strength and stability, high piezoelectric properties and biocompatible. Several investigations were

Foreign bodies in packaged foods may pose both a safety risk and a risk of perceived degradation of quality. Foreign bodies could be small metallic or nonmetallic pieces that are accidentally dropped into the food products. In this paper, the ultrasonic method is used to detect the foreign bodies in canned foods. In order to establish a technical c

Introduction Non-functioning pituitary macroadenomas (NFPAs) account for the highest proportion (1/3) of pituitary macroadenomas. Surgery is the primary mode of treatment of NFPAs however recurrence is seen in 50% of cases. There is no standard guideline in terms of treatment modalities for residual NFPAs with regards to repeat surgery, medical the

In the compaction process of metal powders into rigid dies, one of the most common problems is the part cracking during either the compaction stage or its ejection from die. Therefore, the finite simulation method is considered as design tool for powder metallurgy parts as well as for compaction tooling as this method allows the prediction of any k

Powder Metallurgy (P/M) is on the leading edge of new manufacturing processes for improved product quality and productivity. It is a cost-effective method of forming precision net-shape metal components that allows for more efficiently designed consumer and industrial products. The PIM industry continues to invest heavily in new technology to impro