Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Sociology and Anthropology -- IIUM Summary: This study analyses and compares two important works of two prominent Muslim scholars of different periods - one classical and the other contemporary. The works are Al-Muqaddimah by Ibn Khaldun and On the Sociology of Islam by Ali Shari'ati. The

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering -- IIUM Summary: The current advancement in technology inexorably leads to data flood. More data is generated from banking, telecom, scientific experiments, biology, high energy physics, web etc. Data mining is the process of extracting useful information

Subject(s): Waqf -- Study and teaching -- Sri Lanka | Dissertations, Academic -- Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance. -- IIUM | Waqf and educational development Summary: Sir Lanka inherited a rich history of waqf that was initiated for charitable, pious and religious needs of its Muslim communities. The formation of Waqf Board and Waqf Tri

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Mechanical Engineering -- IIUM Summary: There are lots of leading edge shapes that we can observe on the aircrafts nowadays. Each design has its own effects on the structural strength and aerodynamic point of view. Both structural and aerodynamic points of view are important in order to achie

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Accounting -- IIUM Summary: Timeliness of financial reports is a mirror of up-to-date financial information which is considered as the main driver for useful financial reports. The extent of audit report lag is found to be the most observable indicator for timely financial reports because fin

Subject(s): Heart beat | Signal detection | Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering -- IIUM Summary: The use of physiological signals is relatively recent in the development of human activities recognition. Respiratory rate is one of the most significant parameters used to identify human coronary artery dise

Subject(s): Moringa oleifera | Sewage -- Purification | Water -- Purification | Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Biotechnology Engineering. -- IIUM Summary: Wastewater treatment plants produce large quantities of wastes every day. The most important waste generating from treatment processes is sludge, which consists of 98-99% water, sol

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology -- IIUM Summary: There are many examples of complex systems in the world from different domains of life. For instance, the World Wide Web, electric power grids, scientific collaboration networks, social network of friendships, and network of diseases su

Subject(s): Nanoparticles -- Research | Biosynthesis | Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Biotechnology Engineering. -- IIUM Summary: Nanoparticles have gained interest due to its unique properties and benefits that can improve technology in the future. However, the production of nanoparticles using physical and chemical methods have bee

Subject(s): Embryology, Human -- Religious aspects Islam | Human embryo -- Religious aspects Islam | Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Qur'an and Sunnah Studies -- IIUM Summary: One of the most important scientific indications mentioned in the Holy Qur´an is the embryonic development of human beings in the mother's womb. The Hol