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BACKGROUND Induction of labour (IOL) in low-risk nulliparas at 39 weeks reduces caesarean delivery. Multiparas with ripe cervixes typically have vaginal delivery within eight hours. Delivery at night and weekend are associated with higher maternal and neonatal mortality. AIMS To evaluate IOL in full-term multiparas with ripe cervixes to achieve delivery at normal working hours and improve maternal satisfaction. METHODS A randomised trial was performed in a tertiary hospital in Malaysia. Low-risk multiparas with ripe cervixes (Bishop score ≥6) were recruited at 38+4 -40+0 weeks, then randomised to planned labour induction at 39+0 weeks or expectant care. Primary outcomes were delivery during 'normal working hours' 09:00-17:00 hours, Monday-Friday and patient satisfaction by visual numerical rating scale. RESULTS For IOL (n = 80) vs expectant care (n = 80) arms respectively, primary outcomes of delivery at normal working hours was 27/80 (34%) vs 29/78 (37%), relative risk (RR) 0.9, 95% CI 0.5-1.7, P = 0.41, patient satisfaction was 8.0 ± 1.8 vs 7.8 ± 1.6, P = 0.41; presentation for spontaneous labour or rupture of membranes were 27/80 (34%) vs 70/79 (89%), RR 0.4, 95% CI 0.3-0.5, P

Cubic Hermite Curve is applied to calculate the volume of the ostrich eggs. Twelve different sizes of ostrich were used as samples to get the volume. Length, width and actual volume are the input measured to generate the calculated volume. Vernier caliper and measuring cylinder are used to get the measurement of the input. Archimedes Principal method has been used to measure an actual volume of eggs. In order to generate calculated volume, the best fitted curve of the ostrich eggs was obtained by using the best fitted point in Cubic Hermite Curve equation. Besides, another way to determine the best fitted curve is by comparing the relative error of the three different gradients between calculated volume and actual volume. Keywords: Cubic Hermite Curve, volume of ostrich eggs, gradient

Objective To assess Malaysian government dentists' experience, willingness and barriers in providing domiciliary care for elderly people. Material and methods A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted using a self-administered postal questionnaire targeting government dentists working in the Ministry of Health in Peninsular Malaysia. Results Seven hundred and eleven out of 962 dentists responded with a response rate of 74.0%. Only 36.1% of the dentists had experience in providing domiciliary care for elderly people in the past 2 years with mean number of visit per year of 1. Younger dentists below the age of 30 and those with confidence in providing the service were the most willing to undertake domiciliary care for elderly patients (OR = 13.5, p

The attention accorded to the institution of qadā' 'judgeship' and the adjudicative functions of the qādi has obscured another important method for resolving disputes in Islamic law, namely sulh 'amicable settlement'. While many studies on dispute resolution in Muslim societies have portrayed sulh mainly as a manifestation of customary practice within informal settings, a study of the legal sources reveals that it is not extra-judicial but is rather an integral aspect of an Islamic justice system.Citing authoritative traditions on the potentially disruptive effects of adjudication, jurists instructed disputants and qādis alike to first consider conciliation to solve conflicts. A qādi might opt for sulh in lieu of proceeding to trial, either steering disputants towards settlement on their own, with the assistance of mediators, or mediate the case himself. At the same time, jurists were also concerned with ascertaining the parameters within which sulh should operate, especially when they might offend the rules against ribā (usury) and gharar (uncertainty, deception, or unreasonable risk). The legal debates on sulh during the formative period of Islamic law show how jurists struggled to balance competing ethical and religious ideals: those of conciliation and compromise with those of truth and justice. In some situations, the individual's right to his full legal entitlements should be upheld, and sulh should not be given precedence over the formal, truth-seeking procedures of adjudication.