The home remedy of taking honey along with a citrus juice of lemon, lime or calamansi to soothe sore throat has long been practiced in many cultures across the world since ancient times. This paper aims to systematically review the antibacterial effect of honey and citrus juice on Streptococcus pyogenes by means of a systematic search in EBSCOhost, Medline, Scopus and ISI Web of Science databases for reports of studies investigating the antibacterial effects of honey and citrus fruit juice on S. pyogenes. A total of 415 publications were initially identified out of which, 20 were finally chosen and reviewed by looking at the tittles, abstracts and fullpaper usingpre-determined inclusion and exclusion criteria in relation to honey (n=16) and citrus (n=4). The majority of the studies showed that both honey and citrus have significant antimicrobial effect on S. pyogenes. There are still not many available data though on the combined effect of honey and citrus on the bacterium. This knowledge gap offers an opportunity to investigate those effects with the purpose of supporting traditional practice with scientific evidences.

The aim of this research is to find out the effectiveness of using digital storytelling (DST) towards the achievements and students motivation in learning Bahasa Melayu. Seventy (70) students from 138 students from a primary school in Hilir Perak district have been selected and assigned to their respective groups by using random sampling method. The experimental research design is adopted, with respondents divided into the experimental group and control group. Two types of instruments have been used in this research which are questionnaire and test sets in order to examine the impact of motivation towards students' achievement through the usage of DST approach in teaching and learning Malay Language. The mean analysis, t-test and correlation test are used to measure the difference in pre-test and post-test results as well as the student's motivation. This study shows that DST approach in teaching and learning had increased students' motivation (mean = 4.51) and improved students' achievements (mean = 89.1, t = 6.074). The findings also shows that there is significant correlation between motivation and students' achievements (r = .482). Therefore, the result shows that there is an impact of motivation toward the students' achievement through the activities of teaching and learning Bahasa Melayu using the DST approach.

For ages, honey has held a place for their importance in traditional medicine. old folks in this country used honey as a remedy for sore throat. recently, there has been so much interest in research on this natural product. however, the composition and physiochemical properties of honey responsible for antioxidant and antimicrobial effects were variable depending on its floral sources and location. Well-researched honey such as Manuka honey from New Zealand and Australia has been extensively studied and characterized. Unlike Malaysia Tualang Honey, even though it is widely used and consumed in Malaysia, there are limited study reports to support its medical claims. Phenolic acids and flavonoids are two of the most important components responsible for the antioxidant effects in honey. Therefore, in present study, we designed a study to compare the total phenolic content (TPC), total flavonoid content (TFC) and antibacterial potential of Tualang honey with Manuka honey. TPC and TFC of Tualang honey (88.44mg of GAE/100g of Tualang honey; 29.232mg of rutin/100g of Tualang honey) exhibited higher content compared to Manuka honey (83.12mg GAE/100g of Manuka honey; 16.32mg of rutin/100g of Manuka honey0. As for antibacterial assay, Tualang honey (31.67±0.764) shows better inhibition to Streptococcus pyogenes, compared to Manuka honey (31.50±0.500). These findings exhibited promising potential of Tualang honey to be used as an alternative treatment for Streptococcal pharyngitis. Further in-vivo studies in animal and human should be done to ascertain its effectiveness.

Background: In line with Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia's (USIM) tagline 'Exploring Islamic Science, Spearheading Knowledge', we embarked on a new paradigm of teaching by integrating naqli components into the microbiology and immunology curriculum. The main objective of this integration was to enhance students' appreciation towards Islam and Science, so that they would become good Muslim doctors. The naqli components were delivered through various teaching and learning techniques such as lectures, seminars, and online assignments. Methods: A total of eighty year 3 students from Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, USIM were involved in this study. They were exposed to the new method of teaching for the whole academic year, session 2014/2015. The effectiveness of this program was evaluated through questionnaires, given at the end of academic session. Outcome: More than 90% students agreed that the integration were clearly delivered, relevant to the topics at hand and enhanced their knowledge. Most students (>90%) preferred interactive lectures rather than students' initiated method such as seminar and speaker's corner. About two third of the students did not prefer online method. Moreover, 15.9% of them said the allotted time was insufficient and 46% agreed that there was inadequate resources in the library. Conclusions: The integration of naqli components into microbiology subject was favoured by students. However, it should be improved with allocation of more slots, upgrading of online system and increment of relevant library resources. Looking forward, we are convinced this is the way to go in producing holistic doctors equipped with necessary knowledge, both in aqli and naqli to further advance Medicine and Islam.

In the composite industry, natural fibres have great potential to replace synthetic fibres like carbon and glass, due to their low cost and environmentally friendly materials. Bamboo is emerging as a versatile reinforcing fibre candidate because this woody plant has a number of advantages, such as being naturally strong, biodegradable and abundantly available. In this study, a compression test with a crosshead displacement rate of 1 mm/min was conducted on square and triangular honeycomb core structures based on bamboo-epoxy composites so as to study their specific energy absorption. Both square and triangular honeycomb structures were manufactured by the slotting technique. Initially, a tensile test with the same crosshead displacement rate was conducted to study the tensile strength of unidirectional bamboo-epoxy composites with 0 degrees, 45 degrees and 90 degrees fibre orientations. Bamboo-epoxy composite laminates were fabricated by applying a hand lay-up technique. The experimental data showed that the unidirectional bamboo-epoxy composite with 0 degrees orientation offered the highest tensile strength. This indicates that the bamboo is stronger when parallel to the tensile axis. Meanwhile, the triangular honeycomb bamboo-epoxy structure offered about 10% more energy absorption than the square honeycomb structure, which indicates that the smaller cell size of honeycomb is able to absorb more energy than the bigger one.

Choosing a course to pursue is an important decision for students to make. A suitable career should correspond to the students' personalitiy for future work satisfaction and success. The objectives of this study were to determine the students' reasons for choosing medicine, their personality traits and aptitude (suitability). This was a cross-sectional study involving all third-year medical students at Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia. A self-administered questionnaire was used, which included questions on demographic data, Sidek Career Interest Inventory and reasons for choosing medicine. The inventory was used to measure the students' personality traits and career suitability. A total of 80 students participated in the study. Majority of them were females (n=56, 70.0%). The findings showed that 45.7% (n=44) of the repondents chose medicine because of 'passion and interest', while 24.7% (n=20) and 19.8% (n=16) because of 'parental influence' and 'to help the society', respectively. For medicine, two personality traits are essential which are investigative and social personality traits. Approximately, 47.5% (n=38) of the respondents had high scores in investigative personality trait. However, only 13.8% (n=11) of them had high scores in social personality trait. Only 12.5% (n=10) of the students had high scores when combining both of the traits. Majority of the students chose medicine for altruistic reasons. However, only a few of them had suitable aptitude for this course namely investigative and social skill. Therefore, the students and the teachers need to be aware of these issues and cultivate the required skills in the students for better career outcome.