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| Monday, February 19, 2018 |
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Tracking Ocean Salinity from Space using Colour |
| Measuring salinity at the ocean's surface is important for tracking global ocean circulation as well as local ecosystem health. A research team from Universiti Malaysia Terengganu have proposed a new method to measure sea surface salinity using ocean colour as a proxy. more info >> |
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| Friday, February 9, 2018 |
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Rolling in it: Dung Beetles' Taste Preferences Uncovered |
| The first observational study of a dung beetle species on Langkawi Island in the Andaman Sea reveals insights about its tastes and what that means for the ecosystem. more info >> |
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| Wednesday, February 7, 2018 |
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Innovation as the Key to Hotels' Survival |
| Small and medium sized hotels in Mauritius must adopt innovative business models in order to regain a foothold in the country's changing accommodation marketplace, according to a new study published in the Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities. more info >> |
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| Wednesday, September 20, 2017 |
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Maximizing depression treatments with behavioural therapy |
| Augmenting conventional, pharmaceutical-based treatment of depression with cognitive behavioural therapy reduces depressive symptoms of Malaysians more over a shorter period of time than other treatment methods, according to a study in the journal Social Sciences and Humanities. more info >> |
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| Friday, September 15, 2017 |
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Mirror, mirror: what should I wear? |
| Mirrors that offer suggestions for what to try on in the fitting room have great potential to accelerate the shopping process and increase sales, according to a study in the Pertanika Journal of Science and Technology. more info >> |
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| Monday, September 11, 2017 |
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Fermenting fish to reduce cholesterol |
| Compounds in a fermented fish paste used as a condiment in Indonesia efficiently inhibit an enzyme involved in cholesterol synthesis, reports a study published in the Pertanika journal Tropical Agricultural Science. more info >> |
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| Saturday, August 5, 2017 |
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Mangroves vital for environmental decontamination |
| Grey mangrove trees, Avicennia marina, filter heavy metals out of the surrounding soil and water. A new study from Indonesia has found that their leaf litter accumulates the most copper, followed by leaves and then roots. more info >> |
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| Friday, July 14, 2017 |
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Who learns foreign language better - introverts or extraverts? |
| Extravert Chinese students learning English as a second language are likely to perform better in speaking and reading, but less proficient in listening than their introvert counterparts, according to a study published in Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (JSSH). more info >> |
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| Tuesday, July 4, 2017 |
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Arsenal against fake images strengthened |
| Researchers at India's Jaypee University of Information Technology have developed a new way to detect 'copy-move forgery' in photographs that is more successful and faster than currently available methods. more info >> |
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| Friday, May 12, 2017 |
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Environment benefits from large middle class in some Asian countries |
| A group of researchers in Malaysia found that more equitable income distribution is resulting in better environmental quality in Thailand and Indonesia. However, in Malaysia, it has the opposite effect, while the two factors are unrelated in the Philippines. more info >> |
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