Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering -- IIUM Summary: The effects of rain on microwave terrestrial communication systems paths have received considerable attentions especially at frequencies above 10 GHz. Rain induced impairment models have been formulated in recent decades with emphasis on si

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Civil Law -- IIUM Summary: With the profound proliferation of sophisticated technologies throughout the globe, the efficacy of electronic surveillance has been intensifying ostentatiously over the last two decades. The ratiocination behind conducting e-surveillance is manifested from the poin

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Accounting -- IIUM Summary: This study examines the relationship between intellectual capital and traditional performance of companies in four sectors listed in Bursa Malaysia for the year 2008. The four sectors consist of consumer product, industrial product, technology and trading / service

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of English Language and Literature -- IIUM Summary: This study investigates the utilisation of specific discourse signals, namely, Sentence-Initial Adjuncts (SIAs) in English texts. This research sets out to carry out the study on two types of professional writing, namely, academic articles and

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Qur'an and Sunnah Studies -- IIUM Summary: The dissertation aims to examine the historical development of miracles and their effects in the Holy Qur'an. This is followed by the discussion on the impact of such miracles on people's behaviour in building good habits. This dissertati

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws -- IIUM Summary: This research aims at investigating the tortuous liability of unfamiliar harms to the neighbour harms made in the Jordanian, Egyptian civil laws and the Islamic law. The problem addressed by this research is the obscurity of (section ١٠٢٧ in) the Jordani

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Fiqh and usul al-Fiqh -- IIUM Summary: This study examines investment from the view of Islamic jurisprudence and finance as well as Islamic insurance as a system and a contract. Furthermore, it identifies the application of investment in Islamic insurance through Investment-Linked Takaful pro

Subject(s): Automatic speech recognition | Railroad crossings -- Safety measures | Traffic noise | Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Mechatronics Engineering -- IIUM Summary: A level crossing (LX) is an intersection between a railroad line and a public road, which can be either passive or automated based on the protection principle. Acci

Subject(s): Bluetooth technology -- Security measures | Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering -- IIUM Summary: Recently, Bluetooth technology is widely used by organizations and individuals to provide wireless personal area network (WPAN). This is because the radio frequency (RF) waves can easily penetrate

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering -- IIUM Summary: Energy harvesting from sources such as light, wind, temperature gradient, vibration and other similar means of energy has been the focus of research these days. This research presents a new way of harnessing energy from the vehicles passing