Water-based cooling towers and their water supply at two hospitals in Johor were surveyed for the presence Legionella pneumophila. L. pneumophila were grown from 19 (76%) out of 25 collected water samples. One hospital cooling tower was contaminated with L. pneumophila serogroup 1.

A new species of the genus Cheleion Vårdal & Forshage, 2010, Cheleion jendeki sp. n., from Johor, Malaysia is described, illustrated and compared with the type species of the genus, Cheleion malayanum Vårdal & Forshage, 2010. Photographs of the two species are presented. The adaptation to inquilinous lifestyle of Cheleion is compared with those in other beetle groups and briefly discussed.

C. Feng, K.C. Khulbe, T. Matsuura, R. Farnood, A.F. Ismail 1 Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry Department, University of Toronto, On., M5S 3E5, Canada 2 Industrial Membrane Research Laboratory, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Ottawa, On. K1N 6N5, Canada 3 Advanced Membrane Technology Center (AMTEC), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor Bah...

The "Asian tiger mosquito", Aedes albopictus, is highly invasive, an aggressive biter and a major arbovirus vector. It is not currently present on mainland Australia despite being intercepted on numerous occasions at international ports and infesting the Torres Strait of Australia since at least 2004. In the current paper, we describe the invasion and current status of Ae. albopictus in the Tor...

1. Objectives or purposes The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the factors that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and their parents and carers have identified as important in education. The paper will highlight the strategies that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and their parents and carers believe can support school communities to be effective “places of learn...

The Middle East has always been of interest to other countries for its geopolitical position and its vast supply of oil and gas. Meanwhile, the issue of the transfer of oil by sea is of great importance. The Strait of Hormuz is perhaps one of the most important blue-water in the world due to the geographical location of the Persian Gulf to the Free Seas. The world's superpowers, like the United...

Four years of mooring array measurements in Tokara Strait, south of Kyushu, Japan, from 1992 to 1996 are used to analyze the structure and temporal variability of the Kuroshio Current. The mean Kuroshio current in Tokara Strait shows a nearly permanent subsurface double-core structure, possibly due to topographic blockage effects. The dominant variations of the Kuroshio in Tokara Strait are sep...

BACKGROUND Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians experience high rates of mental illness and psychological distress compared to their non-Indigenous counterparts. E-mental health tools offer an opportunity for accessible, effective, and acceptable treatment. The AIMhi Stay Strong app and the ibobbly suicide prevention app are treatment tools designed to combat the disproportionately...

This study entitled "The Effect of Brand Image on Customer Loyalty in Aroma Bakery Cake & Shop Jl Jenderal Abdul Haris No 31 BC Medan Johor". The purpose this was to determine whether there is an influence brand image customer loyalty at Johor. data used primary with the research instrument form a questionnaire. population 3400 customers/month. At Shop, using slovin formula acquisition samp...

Kerajaan Johor merupakan sebuah kerajaan Melayu yang memiliki sejarah panjang. Sejak ditubuhkan pada tahun 1528, direkodkan telah diperintah oleh tiga wangsa berbeza, iaitu Sultan, Bendahara dan Temenggung menyaksikan setiap peralihan kuasa tersebut dilatari dengan peristiwa sejarahnya kompleks. Meskipun perjalanan berkesinambungan dari Kesultanan Melaka ini tidak sunyi hiruk-pikuk pergeseran p...