Private Finance Initiative (PFI) has become a widely used mechanism for delivering public services in the United Kingdom. Despite the extensive use of the PFI scheme and strong support from the private sector companies, it has often been controversial. One of the controversies is based on the claim that the private sector companies are making exces

Today, employment seems to be the key to almost everything. However, youth with disabilities (YWDs) face harder time finding employment compared to those able-bodied. YWDs are frequently not considered potential members of the workforce. Stigma, fear and prejudice continue to limit understanding and acceptance of disability in workplaces everywhere

Present high-speed broadband services in Malaysia has yet to improve the Viewing Experience quality of the average subscribers as current single service provider channel packaging cannot address the specific needs and goals of diversified subscribers. Furthermore there is no common platform to integrate contents from licensed service providers and

It is important to know the thermal and storage behavior of produced protein for the purpose of storage, transport and shelve life during industrial application. Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) is used to measure the thermal and storage stability of recombinant bromelain produced in our laboratory. Recombinant bromelain thermal and storage

Abstract— An educational software which can aid students in stress analysis of thin-walled open sections has been developed. The software enables students to select different cross-sections which may be subjected to bending, shear or torsional loads and evaluate the stresses on it. Results obtained through this software have been validated agains

Sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma is a rare and extremely aggressive sinonasal tract malignancy. It is a rapidly enlarging tumour and a highly destructive lesion. We hereby report a 71-year-old Malay male with progressive left proptosis for one month, associated with reduced vision in the left eye, intermittent diplopia and anosmia. He was later

The Private Finance Initiative (PFI) has become a widely used mechanism for delivering public services in the UK. The crucial requirements for entering into a PFI scheme are that the scheme must offer better value for money (VFM) than conventional procurement and be affordable. Since it was first introduced in 1992, there has been much controversy

Education for Elites addresses the aspiration of the government in providing education for the future ethnic Malays leaders in Malaysia. The focus of the book is on the development of an "an elite education" for the ethnic Malays. In addition, the ethnic Malays' perceptions toward leadership will also be highlighted in the book. Indeed,

Facial expression plays an important factor in human communication which helps us to understand the intentions and emotions of others. Generally, people infer the emotional states of other people such as fear, sadness, joy and anger just by looking at the facial expression and vocal tone. Moreover, facial expression can also be used to deliver mess

CMC-NH4CH3CO2 complexes were characterized via theoretical and experimental approaches using molecular dynamics (MD) calculation, Fourier transform infrared spectrometry (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and electrical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) analysis. These analyses successfully disclosed the structural and ion conduction properties of the bio