Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering -- IIUM Summary: Electric Cell-Substrate Impedance Sensing (ECIS) is currently gaining widespread application in biomedical field such as cell monitoring. The ability to monitor growth and death of mammalian cells has made this technique more and more popul

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of English Language and Literature -- IIUM Summary: Creative works – especially life writings – by female writers with Muslim names that can be categorized as 'misery genre' are quite prominent in current literary discussion. Such literary texts portray Muslim women as victims of dom

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Information Systems -- IIUM Summary: Electronic Health Record (EHR) is a computerized system that collect, store and display the data of patients. The use of EHR systems is increasing globally and numbers of countries, both developed and developing, have invested in EHR with a hope of develop

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Basic Medical Sciences -- IIUM Summary: Neurodegeneration is highly associated with oxidative damage and mitochondrial dysfunction that are initiated by reduced cerebral blood flow in aging process. Alzheimer's disease is the most common neurodegenerative disorder that has huge impact on

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Mechanical Engineering -- IIUM Summary: The waste heat from the air-conditioner will usually be released in the atmosphere which in turn contributes to the global warming. In every kW of electricity, which is used in air-conditioning, about 4 kW of the thermal energy is dumped into the enviro

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Accounting -- IIUM Summary: The objective of this study is to investigate the audit report lag (ARL) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the impact of the audit committee's effectiveness on the ARL. The characteristics of the audit committee studied include the size of audit committee,

Subject(s): Zakat -- Philippines | Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Accounting -- IIUM | Zakat Summary: Zakat is the third of the five pillars of Islam. Its importance to Muslims is highly valued in Islam. Various studies have been undertaken on zakat looking at its legal standing, Islamic jurisprudential, managerial and conceptual unde

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Manufacturing and Materials Engineering -- IIUM Summary: This paper presents an analysis of chatter vibration in turning operation. Chatter is a vibration that occurs during machining operations resulting from instability of the cutting process with system responses of the spindle-tool-chuck

Subject(s): Qur'an. Surat Fussilat -- Commentaries | Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Qur'an and Sunnah Studies -- IIUM | Qur'an -- Mu'jizat Summary: This research aims at studying the features of scientific indications in Surah Fussilat (41) of the Qur'an. The surah contains number of natural signs, such as the heav

Subject(s): Qur'an -- Commentaries | Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Qur'an and Sunnah Studies -- IIUM | Qur'an -- Tafsir Summary: Ustaz Abdul Majid Daryabadi is well-known among prominent scholars in India in the twentieth century. He has made great contributions in various sectors of knowledge; many people have benefitted