Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering -- IIUM Summary: Nowadays renewable energy and its harvesting are attractive, because this energy is free which leads to reduce energy cost. One of the common energy harvesting (EH) technique is a piezoelectric based system. But the piezoelectric based tech

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Information Systems -- IIUM Summary: The existence of internet has played a potential role in the process of information dissemination in the global context. The era of pervasive information regardless of the nature of information is clearly witnessed and no one can overlook its impact on our

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Mechatronics Engineering -- IIUM Summary: The importance of robotic devices for upper-limb rehabilitation therapy has been underscored by clinical evaluation of some existing robotic platforms. The devices have been used largely with the aid of expert human therapists who are required to spec

Subject(s): Investments, Foreign -- Malaysia | Dissertations, Academic -- Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences -- IIUM Summary: The flows of world foreign direct investment (FDI) have been increasing; however, there has been a shift in the inflows of FDI from developed to developing countries. The shift raises questions on the factors

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance. -- IIUM Summary: Consumer preference has been a missing component in the development of Islamic home financing products. The views of consumers on the existing and new Islamic home financing products are generally overlooked by Islamic banks, although they are one

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering -- IIUM Summary: Over the last decade or so, Internet has become very popular phenomenon, where people can share whatever they want of images, videos, documents, etc. hence, protecting publishing copyrights has risen as pressing need. In addition, there ha

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Urban and Regional planning -- IIUM Summary: Globally, coastlines are undergoing rapid development and firm management policies have to be established. However, for any shore management to be effective, the policies need to be based on informed decision-making. GIS encourages the development

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Urban and Regional planning -- IIUM Summary: Current perspectives highlight the importance of educational sector in designing the socio-economic development of a country. It accelerates the economic growth through knowledge and skills development by improving human capabilities. Education is

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Business Administration -- IIUM Summary: The aim of this study is to examine the influence of store-brand equity dimensions on the Malaysian customers' intention to repurchase store-brand products. This research propose a conceptual model based on Aaker's (1991) customer-based brand e

Subject(s): Arab Spring, 2010- | Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Political Science -- IIUM Summary: The Middle East and North Africa region suddenly erupted in 2010 with waves of protests known as the Arab Spring which swept across the region initiating a wave of change in the region. The Arab Spring erupted due to the dissatisfaction