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The Prevalence of Hypertension During Ramadan
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Objective: This study was aimed to identify the prevalence of hypertension during the month of Ramadan in Kuantan as well as to compare the mean differences of blood pressure with pre, during and post Ramadan. Methods: A retrospective cohort study by using purposive sampling with sample size of 66 hypertensive patients at Medical Outpatient Departm

Rebecca Black’s Friday vs Raef’s It’s Jumu’ah: a Comparative Analysis of Cultural Representation
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Utilizing English songs in English classes has been an effective teaching tool for ESL teachers. Not only the students enjoy their English classes which eventually will improve their motivation to learn the language, but also more importantly, their proficiency for instance, in terms of pronunciation, grammatical structures and vocabulary will be e

Genome Comparison of Actinomyces Naeslundii with 25 Known Probiotics
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Introduction: Actinomyces naeslundii is an oral microbiome that has been suggested to involve in actinomycosis particularly in immunocompromised patients. However, studies have also shown that the bacterium can inhibit the colonisation of Candida albicans and cariogenic bacterium, Streptococcus mutans. Even though various studies have been conducte

Adaptation and Ecosystem Resilience of blue-Green Algae Towards Carotenogenesis Regulatory Mechanism
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Blue green algae (cyanobacteria) which known for its vibrant bluish green basically contains, phycocyanin, phycoerythrin and a number of yellow pigments, mainly carotenoids. The same species of blue green algae may vary in colour depending on the surrounding condition. The main issue that researcher want to address through this research is unclear

The Future of the Banking System Under the Dominance and Development of the Cryptocurrency Industry: Empirical Evidence from Cointegration Analysis
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Bank stability and trust levels have been seriously affected by the 2007–2008 Global Financial Crisis, which led to the identification of a range of policies based on past experience intended to overcome the consequences of the crisis. The idea of cryptocurrency was introduced to handle the mistrust of financial intermediaries that led to the liq

The Effect of Symmetric and Asymmetric Information on Volatility Structure of crypto-Currency Markets: a Case Study of Bitcoin Currency
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Purpose – This paper aims to examine whether the crypto-currencies’ market returns are symmetric or asymmetric informative, through analysing the daily logarithmic returns of bitcoin currency over the period of 2011-2017. Design/methodology/approach – In doing so, the symmetric informative analysis is estimated by applying the generalised aut

Cryptocurrencies, Fiat Money or Gold Standard: an Empirical Evidence from Volatility Structure Analysis Using News Impact Curve
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This study investigates whether symmetric and asymmetric volatility effects are persisted in the daily return series of Bitcoin currency compared to the gold and fiat money system using GARCH family models. The symmetric analysis shows that the three monetary systems exhibit time-varying volatility with high persistence and predictability behaviour

Making the Right Investment Choice? Comparing the Performance Between Islamic and Conventional Equity Unit Trust Funds in Malaysia
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In a dual capital market system such as in Malaysia, the possibility for investors to choose either the Islamic funds or the conventional funds is highly likely depending on the performance of the funds. While some investors would adhere to the requirements of the Sharīʿah in making their investment decision, there remains many who are guided pur

Assessing Minimum Standard Requirements and Sharia Compliance for Muslim’s Cemetery at Urban Setting
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The paper documents a study on the Minimum Standard Requirements (MSRs) and Sharia compliance of a Muslim’s cemetery on Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The site was selected, due to the historical and socio-cultural values that it holds amongst the urban community. The paper aimed to assess the existing infra development and planning layout

resting-State Fmri: Comparing Default Mode Network Connectivity Between Normal and Low Auditory Working Memory Groups
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The relationship between resting effective connectivity (EC) among default mode network (DMN) regions and auditory working memory (AWM) performance is still poorly understood. In this work, resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rsfMRI) was used to determine the optimum connectivity model between posterior cingulate cortex (PCC) and m

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