Purpose: Obesity that occurs in adulthood is influenced by various factors, not only energy balance, especially concerning the amount of energy consumed, but also heredity. The hereditary factors of obese parents on childhood obesity have been studied, but what about adulthood? This study examines the relationship between a history of obesity in ad

Stevia rebaudiana is a member of the Asteraceae family which is being consumed as an artificial sweetener. Stevia has been identified to be safe for human consumption and has been used as an alternative sweetener for diabetic and obese patients. This study used an in silico analysis of the transcriptome dataset of Stevia rebaudiana accession MS007

Oryza sativa, which is commonly known as rice, is one of the staple foods consumed by Asian. There are three subspecies of O. sativa that are different in their geographical adaptations which are Japonica, Javanica and Indica. Climate change causes increasing greenhouse gas emissions fluctuating rainfall, and drought which is the limiting factors o

The Israeli occupation of Palestine has triggered several forms of Palestinian resistance, resulting in the detainment of Palestinians through Israel systematic policies which destroy the will of the Palestinians. This has made the issue of prisoners one of the most important concerns that the Palestinians continue to endure in their daily lives. T

There is an ongoing debate from Western’s philosophical theory on the actual nature of human beings. From among the myriad of Western paradigms, Maslow’s Theory of Needs is in a way similar to what has been stated in the Islamic worldview on the concept of man which is based on the divine revelation; namely the Quran. Epistemologically the Masl

The objectives of the current study are in three folded: i) to determine the needs for family waqf emergent as a resolution to endemic poverty ii) to explore how could family waqf would contribute to the human development for the purpose of alleviating poverty and iii) to provide recommendations of family waqf as headlong for human Development in S

Awareness of the sustainability of the environment has inspired many researchers to explore the benefits of renewable resources like plant-based fibre, which then introduces the topic of the output of green products. The potential of polypropylene (PP) and polylactic acid (PLA) based composites with two types of natural fibres, palm oil empty fruit

The management and safe disposal of used tyres have always been a considerable challenge from the economic and processing standpoints. Hence, this study prepared composites by combining recycled high-density-polyethylene (rHDPE) with ground butylrubber (bR); which is a material commonly used in the production of tubed-tyres. The bR-rHDPE composites

Background: The effects of ionizing radiation are more prevalent in children than in adults because the cells in children are still growing and they have a longer life span compared to adults. As such, safety measures must be undertaken to minimize the medical radiation effects. This study aimed to determine the knowledge, perceptions and practices

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