Rivers are the main sources of water for agricultural purposes in Malaysia. The Seberang Perai Rice Irrigation Scheme in the state of Penang is one of the eight main rice growing areas in Malaysia. The scheme consists of five (5) sub-schemes and irrigation water for each sub-scheme are supplied from either the Muda river, Jarak river, Kulim river or the Kerian river with pumping or gravity inta...

Water quality indices (WQIs) have been developed to assess the suitability of water for a variety of uses. These indices reflect the status of water quality in lakes, streams, rivers, and reservoirs. The concept of WQIs is based on a comparison of the concentration of contaminants with the respective environmental standards. The number, frequency, and magnitude by which the environmental standa...

This paper, deals with the (2+1)-dimensional complex three coupled nonlinear Maccari’s model (3-CCME) by utilizing recently presented modified new Kudryashov method (mNKM). The focus of this article is to obtain non-topological soliton solution 3-CCME applying mKNM method, which has not been applied before investigated problem. Applying proposed successfully, besides problem, breather-like type...

In 2002 the government decided that Continuing Medical Education (CME) will be compulsory for all physicians. The reform has been implemented progressively since then. Compulsory Continuing Medical Education (CCME) includes different types of programs which aim to maintain and improve doctors? medical knowledge. Doctors are asked to participate in a number of educational programs/activities to ...

Introduction ............................................................... 1 Background................................................................ 1 CCME Guiding Principles........................................ 2 Selection of Substances for Guideline Development3 The Guideline Development Process ....................... 4 Review, Approval, and Publication ......................... 6 of...

In an effort to better portray changing health conditions in Chesapeake Bay and support restoration efforts, a Bay Health Index (BHI) was developed to assess the ecological effects of nutrient and sediment loading on 15 regions of the estuary. Three water quality and three biological measures were combined to formulate the BHI. Water quality measures of chlorophyll-a, dissolved oxygen, and Secc...

BACKGROUND Caesalpinia crista is a medicinal herb used to cure various ailments in subtropical and tropical regions of Southeast Asia. OBJECTIVE The objective of this evaluation of C. crista against free radical induced DNA and erythrocyte damage. MATERIALS AND METHODS The profiles of polyphenol and flavonoid were quantified through reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography. Fre...