Natural landscapes have changed significantly through anthropogenic activities, particularly in areas that are severely impacted by climate change and population expansion, such as countries Southeast Asia. It is essential for sustainable development, efficient water management practices, to know about the impact of land use cover (LULC) changes. Geographic information systems (GIS) remote sens...

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2014.07.008 0360-8352/ 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. q This manuscript was processed by Area Editor Surendra M. Gupta. ⇑ Corresponding author at: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Politeknik Sultan Azlan Shah, 35950 Behrang, Perak, Malaysia. Tel.: +60 3 8921 7022; fax: +60 3 8925 9629. E-mail address: [email protected] (S.M. Jainury). Suhartini ...

or as the ends of a boiv are drawn together." They have a legend that it visits the country every thirty years. The epidemic arrived in Bhamo in June last, having travelled up the Irrawaddy Yalley starting in Rangoon in May and visiting Mandalay during the early part of June. It is interesting to note this following of the important trade route. It is not unlikely that the epidemic originated f...

The role of waqf in economic development is evident how instruments enable various activities. In Perak, Majlis Agama Islam dan Adat Melayu Perak (MAIPk) manages the assets by acting as sole trustee property that state. This study analyzes Perak. primary method used to obtain data was through interviews with MAIPk about management and projects. Secondary collected references such books, theses ...

Desa Kelambir lima kebun hamparan perak merupakan desa salah satu yang ada dikecamatan perak, kabupaten deli serdang, propinsi Sumatera Utara Program Keluarga Harapan (PKH) merupkan pemerintah mana di kelambir ini menngalami kesulitan didalam menentukan siapa layak untuk mendapatkan bantuan oleh karena itu penulis tertarik melakukan penelitian guna memberikan pengambilan keputusan dapat mengata...

This paper describes the first Malaysian case of oesophagostomiasis. The patient was an 8-year-old Malay boy who presented to Ipoh General Hospital, Perak with abdominal pain and weight loss. Examination revealed multiple cavitated pseudotumours of the colon. A hemicolectomy was performed. Examination of the lesions revealed Oesophagostomum worms in the necrotic centres. The differential diagno...

A new genus and species of the tribe Protosternini, Sphaerocetum malayanum gen. & sp. n., is described from the peninsular Malaysia (Perak). A detailed description is provided along with habitus photographs, line drawings and SEM micrographs of relevant diagnostic characters. Although clearly belonging to the Protosternini, the new genus varies in several characters previously considered as uni...

The adsorption and desorption of paraquat (1, l'-dimethyl-4,4'-dipyridylium dichloride) in two tropical soils was determined under laboratory conditions. The two soils were taken from rice fields located in the North West of Perak state. The adsorption equilibrium time was 2 hours for both soil types. This adsorption equilibrium time was used to determine the effect of concentration on adsorpti...

BACKGROUND One of the largest cross-sectional study in recent years was carried out to investigate the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections among urban and rural school children from five states namely Selangor, Perak, Pahang, Kedah and Johor in Peninsula Malaysia. This information would be vital for school authorities to influence strategies for providing better health especially in t...