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...

Recent empirical evidence suggest that real money balances can be treated as a productive input in production. The reason for incorporating real money balances as a factor of production is because real money balances as a medium of exchange facilitate adjustments between capital and labour for specialisation purposes and thus increase productivity. This study is an attempt to empirically test t...

BACKGROUND This study examined the prevalence rate of Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) in Malaysian primary school children. METHODS In all 934 Malaysian parents and teachers completed ratings of their children using a scale comprising DSM-IV-TR ODD symptoms. RESULTS Results showed rates of 3.10%, 3.85%, 7.49% and 0.64% for parent, teacher, parent or teacher ("or-rule"), and parent and t...

The aim of this study is to find out to what extent Malaysian companies incorporate trustworthy elements on their websites. The study provides a detail website evaluation based on the principles for ethical online business provided by the BBBOnline guidelines. The five principles used as an evaluation instrument are: (1) Truthful and accurate communication, (2) Disclosure, (3) Information pract...