Antifungal activity of Andrographis paniculata extracts and active principles against skin pathogenic fungal strains in vitro by Sule, Abubakar, Ahmed, Qamar Uddin, Latip, Jalifah, abd Samah, Othman, Omar, Muhammad Nor, Umar, Abdulrashid, Dogarai, Bashar Bello S.

“…Discussion and conclusion: This is first report on the isolation of antifungal substances through bioassay-guided assay from A. paniculata. Our finding justifies the use of A. paniculata in folk medicines for the treatment of fungal skin infections.…”
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Translation termination mutations naalysis using the protein truncation test on Exon11A of the BRCA1 gene in female breast cancer patients of Pahang, Malaysia by Alattraqchi, Ahmed Ghazi, Mustafa Mahmoud, Mohammed Imad Al-Deen, Falah, Salih, Mohammad Amjad, Nasser, Khin, Maung Maung, Kaderi, Mohd Arifin, Azzubaidi, Marwan Saad

“…The PTT analysis did not detect any truncations, which indicates that there were no translation termination mutations in the investigated BRCA1 gene segment. These findings were subsequently verified by DNA sequencing analysis. …”
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A walk through SQL injection: vulnerabilities, attacks, and countermeasures in current and future networks by Diallo , Abdoulaye Kindy, Pathan, Al-Sakib Khan

“…Hence, alongside presenting our findings from the comprehensive study about past and present, we also note down future expectations and possible development of countermeasures against SQL Injection attacks. …”
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Wear analysis of Silicon Nitride (Si3N4) cutting tool in dry machining of T6061 Aluminium Alloy by Mohamed Ariff, Tasnim Firdaus, Shafie, Nurul Syamira, Mahamad Zahir, Zamzahariah

“…Tool wear behaviour of Si3N4 cutting tool were studied with the aim of finding the optimum cutting conditions for both dry and wet machining. …”
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Development of indicators for family well-being in Malaysia by Noor, Noraini M., Doshi-Gandhi, Anjli, Ishak, Ismahalil, Wok, Saodah

“…This index showed that the current family wellbeing of Malaysians is relatively high at 7.95 (SD = 1.38) on a 0–10 Likert response format. The findings suggest that family well-being is multifaceted, made up not only of the immediate family relationships and health and safety of its members, but include having adequate income to meet the demands of a minimum standard of living. …”
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Exploratory factor analysis: aalidation of Mathematical Values Inculcation Model among secondary schools' mathematics teachers in North-Eastern region, Nigeria by Liman, Mukhtar Alhaji, Ibrahim, Mohd Burhan, Shittu, Ahmed Tajudeen

“…Bishop, in order to see whether the model works among secondary schools’ mathematics teachers in the north-eastern part of Nigeria with aim of finding whether or not the model also suit the north-eastern cultural community to which schools' mathematics teaching and learning is also paramount. …”
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Letter to the editor: Inappropriate use of urinary catheter and its common complications in different hospital wards by Kamarulzaman, Mohd Nazli

“…As documented in the literature, the risk of UTI in males and females was different due to anatomical variety, which was similar in patients with IUCs. This finding was noted by Leone et al and Tambyah et al in their previous studies. [2],[3] They found that the male to female ratio of UTI was 11% vs. 22% (P <0.01) and 8.9% vs. 23.2% (P <0.01), respectively. [2],[3] Not considering the gender of the patients might have led to a high rate of UTI in this study (44.2%) in comparison with the previous two studies by Tambyah et al and Leone et al, which were 14.9% and 12.0%, respectively. …”
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Mechanical loading response in trabecular bone is abrogated by sclerostin - A direct demonstration by Khalid, Kamarul Ariffin, Kogawa, Masakazu, Wijenayaka, Asiri R, Findlay, David M, Atkins, Gerald J

“…Sclerostin is expressed almost exclusively by mature osteocytes in bone. Recent findings from this lab indicate that sclerostin targets pre-osteocytes and osteocytes to regulate bone mineralisation(1), osteoclast activity(2), and, potentially, osteocytic osteolysis(3). …”
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Towards restructuring the legal framework for payment system in international Islamic trade finance by Oseni, Umar Aimhanosi

“…Design/methodology/approach – A partial comparison of both the UCP 600 and the Shari'ah framework for documentary credit is given through the content analysis of relevant sources. Findings – The AAOIFI Shari'ah Standard on Documentary Credits, as well as other applicable Shari'ah resolutions of Islamic financial institutions, does provide a good framework for a Shari'ah-compliant documentary credit system, which is unique to trade in Islamic finance products, but there is scope for further improvement, taking into consideration the two possibilities proposed in the available literature on the subject – harmonization or bifurcation of rules. …”
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Quality of Life among University Students in a Single Malaysian Institute by Ahmed Al-Naggar, Redhwan, T. Osman, Muhamed, Musa, Ramli

“…In terms of environmental domain , being male, senior and single had higher scores compares to be female, junior and ever-married students (p=0.014, p=0.022, p=0.044; respectively). Our findings indicate that multiple factors are associated with students' QoL. …”
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Special legal feature of Islamic wa'd or pledge: comparison with the conventional law on promise within the sphere of Islamic finance by Wisham, Ismail, Muneeza, Aishath, Hassan, Rusni

“…The status quo was dependent on the wa'd being an operational instrument in today's world and further development in terms of bridging the understanding was the approach. Findings – Before invoking the legal validity of wa'd in a court, it is important to view the practice of wa'd to be a dominant ideology utilized in Islamic finance. …”
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Towards restructuring the legal framework for payment system in International Islamic trade finance by Oseni, Umar Aimhanosi

“…Design/methodology/approach – A partial comparison of both the UCP 600 and the Sharī'ah framework for documentary credit is given through the content analysis of relevant sources. Findings – The AAOIFI Sharī'ah Standard on Documentary Credits as well as other applicable Sharī'ah resolutions of Islamic financial institutions does provide a good framework for a Sharī'ah-compliant documentary credit system, which is unique to trade in Islamic finance products, but there is scope for further improvement taking into consideration the two possibilities proposed – harmonization or bifurcation of rules. …”
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The effect of Qur'anic recitation on health: a brief review on previous clinical studies by Taib, Mai Nurul Ashikin, Sharifudin, Mohd Ariff, Che Ahmad, Aminudin

“…Hence, this offers a research agenda to guide future studies to explore this field. The findings on related clinical studies were obtained from electronic and manual searches. …”
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A RASCH Analysis of indicators for the evaluation of Integration of Knowledge in the curriculum among academia at the International Islamic University Malaysia by Ismail, Nik Ahmad Hisham, Mamat, Arifin, Muhajir, Muhajir

“…RASCH analysis was used to calibrate the items as well as providing statistics such as item difficulty, fit statistics and reliability. The findings from RASCH analysis show that i) all items on the scale are the same as the construct being examined; ii) there are sixty five items (65) with fit item that estimates seven variables namely, agreement with the IOK, the practice of IOK in the content, the practice of IOK in the teaching and learning strategies, the practice of IOK in the assessment, the resource person for IOK, the outcome of IOK based on the product, and the emphasis of positive student’s development; iii) there are five items B6-5 (my product of IOK is book),itemB3-17 (in my teaching and learning process, I integrate IOK through games), item B3-13 (in my teaching and learning process, I integrate IOK through patching), item B6-6 (my product of IOK is proceeding), item B4-4 (in the evaluation of my coursework, the IOK is emphasized in Colloquium). …”
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Maternal outcome of prenatally diagnosed lethal fetal anomalies: a year review by Abdulwahab, Dalia F, S.L., Yong, Ismail, Hamizah, Awang, Mokhtar, Nusee, Zalina, Ismail, Rozihan

“…The abdominal deliveries were for transverse lie in labour and emergency hysterotomy for failed induction complicated by hysterectomy due to intraoperative finding of ruptured uterus. Overall, the associated adverse events included abnormal lie during delivery (16%), symptomatic polyhydramnios requiring amnioreduction (16%), post-partum haemorrhage (12%), retained placenta (12%), blood transfusion (8%), uterine rupture (4%) and endometritis (4%). …”
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Factors associated with the outcome of open tibial fractures by Mohd Yusof, Nazri, Khalid, Kamarul Ariffin, Zulkifly, Ahmad Hafiz, Zakaria@Mohamad, Zamzuri, Mohammad Amin, Mohammad Azril, Awang, Mohd Shukrimi, Che Ahmad, Aminudin, Akter, Sheikh Farid Uddin

“…Further studies with larger sample sizes are likely needed to replicate and confirm our findings. Keywords: assessment, case management, fractures, open, patient outcome, tibia…”
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Exploring the relationship between Islamic religious learning and community: Special reference to ‘Abdul Rahman Ibn Khaldun and Mohammad Tahir Ben Achour by Bensaid, Benaouda, Machouche, Salah

“…Design/methodology/approach – Examination of Islamic sources to develop conceptual framework on the issue of religious learning and community. Findings – Ingraining the mind with varying degrees of information on a particular Islamic subject or mastery of a particular textbook without challenging students' minds with on-going problems and challenges, emerging ideas or trends, or growing emotions and behaviors; only causes memorized lessons to creep into stagnancy and inertia, thus shifting attention to the form and shape of learning as opposed to its essence and implications for community change and development. …”
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In-vitro antidermatophytic activity of methanolic fraction from entada spiralis ridl. stem bark and its bioautographic profile by Harun, Aiza, Mat So'ad, Siti Zaiton, Mohd Hassan, Norazian, Che Mohd Ramli, Neni Kartini

“…A garoverlay bioautography assay results showed that most of the bioactive compounds were 3 found in FA1. Based on these findings, it can be concluded that the stem bark extracts of E. spiralis can be a future source of potent natural antimicrobial drugs for superficial skin diseases.…”
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The effect of Qur’anic recitation on health: a brief review on previous clinical studies by Taib, Mai Nurul Ashikin, Sharifudin, Mohd Ariff, Che Ahmad, Aminudin

“…Hence, this offers a research agenda to guide future studies to explore this field. The findings on related clinical studies were obtained from electronic and manual searches. …”
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Primary oral health care: reasons for seeking treatment for oral health problems at 3 primary care clinics of Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia by Tin, Myo Han, Md Aris, Mohd Aznan, Thuraiapprah , D. M., Yusoff, Azizah, Aung, Ting Mg, Sulong, Robiatu Adawiyah

“…Reasons for seeking treatments were analysed by types of clinics. Findings: Reasons given by patients for seeking treatment for OHPs at 3 primary care clinics were easily accessible to primary care clinics (17%), preferring to and requiring services provided by primary care physicians because of co-morbidity with medical diseases (12%), getting emergency services (5%) and non-specific reasons which were the same as reason for encounter (56%). …”
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