BEHNAM DEZFOULI and MARJAN RADI, Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Computing, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia; Networking Protocols Department, Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R), A*STAR, Singapore KAMIN WHITEHOUSE, Department of Computer Science, University of Virginia, USA SHUKOR ABD RAZAK, Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Computing, Universiti Teknologi Ma...

College of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN), Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia. Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia. School of Microelectronic Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Arau Perlis, Malaysia. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, India. Faculty of Electronic and Comp...

BACKGROUND The Malay version of the Psychosocial Impact of Dental Aesthetics Questionnaire has been validated for use by Malaysian adolescents. Although Malay is their national language, English is widely used as the lingua franca among Malaysians of different ethnicities. This study aimed to validate an English version of the PIDAQ adapted for use by Malaysian adolescents to optimize data capt...

This research aimed to evaluate students’ perception on the service quality of Malaysian universities’ hostel accommodation. Data was collected from the three Malaysian universities. The outcomes of this research were based on applicability of the Parasuraman et al (1988) service quality framework. For that purpose, 6 hypotheses were proposed to measure all framework related variables (e.g. rel...

In a previous study, it is well documented that adolescents are more likely than adults to engage in risky behaviour (Arnett, 1992). Most evidence suggests that risk-taking is the most important major factor underlying the high crash rates among teens. The objectives of this study were: 1) to examine the extent of risk-taking behavior of Malaysian motorcyclists, and 2) to investigate the relati...

The weekly No Plastic Bag Campaign Day comprises of an added charge of MYR 0.20 (USD 0.06) per plastic bag in supermarkets and grocery stores. The objective is to reduce plastic bag consumption and save the environment. However, the campaign has provoked a range of reactions from the public including consumers, policy makers, environmentalists and the plastic industry. Considering consumers as ...

1 Poison Control and Drug Information Center (PCDIC), College of medicine and health sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine. 2 Department of pharmacology and toxicology, College of medicine and health sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine. 3 WHO Collaborating Centre for Drug Information, National Poison Centre, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Penang, Mala...

Zarina Mohd Noh*, Abdul Rahman Ramli, Marsyita Hanafi, M Iqbal Saripan, Ridza Azri Ramlee 1,2,3,4 Department of Computer and Communication Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia 1,5 Fakulti Kejuruteraan Elektronik dan Kejuruteraan Komputer, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM), Hang Tuah Jaya, 75450 Durian Tunggal, Mel...

Supercritical fluid extraction and quantification of chlorpyrifos insecticides in fresh vegetables by Gas Chromatography with Electron Capture Detection (GC-ECD) 1Mohammad Arifur Rahman*, 2Dzolkhifli Omar, 3Md Zaidul Islam, 2M.M.Morshed and 3K.N.H bin Rashid Toxicology lab., Horticulture Research Centre (HRC), Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Gazipur-1701, Bangladesh. Departme...

Lai Siew Mei Pauline, B.Pharm, PhD Department of Primary Care Medicine, University of Malaya Primary Care Research Group (UMPCRG), Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia tel: +60379493920 email: [email protected] In this April issue of the Malaysian Family Physician, there are two manuscripts on the validation of instruments. The first manuscript is the validation of t...