The current study aims to develop a Maqasid al-Shari’ah (Objective of Islamic Law) based new performance evaluation index for Islamic banks. In order to achieve the objective, the current study at first took twelve semi-structured interviews of academics and practitioners specialized in Islamic banking and finance (IBF) to select the variables fo

Objectives: Several predictive equations have been developed for estimation of resting energy expenditure, but no study has been done to compare predictive equations against indirect calorimetry among critically ill patients at different phases of critical illness. This study aimed to determine the degree of agreement and accuracy of predictive equ

This paper gives an account of the consequences of the procedure of EFA (exploratory factor analysis) invoking online risks as well as harm information acquired by an overview of 443 adolescents in Bangladesh. The information was gathered utilizing a 42-item, adjusted Likert survey investigating the critical variables. PCA (Principal Component Anal

This study briefly reviews the recent advances in membrane and separation technology for antifouling strategies for membrane ultrafiltration. Membrane fouling is inevitable in ultrafiltration due to the eventual membrane pore blockage with foulants. Consequently, flux declines and affects the membrane integrity over time along with elevation in pro

Fraud of seafood products is a serious issue in global market. Fraud occurs when there is misnaming or mislabelling of species due to several reasons like different vernacular name in different regions for same species or same vernacular name is being used for different species, unintentional mislabeling and substitution to less expensive fish. DNA

Background/purpose : Computer usage in everyday life has become the norm in society, especially among young generation. Previous studies have found a strong association between computer usage and musculoskeletal discomfort (MSD) which are due to awkward pos-ture, repetitive motion and sustained and static posture. Although these studies reported th

Malaysia being one of the leading palm oil producers in the world has made enormous leaps in its production rate over the years. While the rising industry adds to the local economy, it is correspondingly generating a concerning amount of waste that is detrimental to the environment. Conventional methods for the treatment of palm oil mill effluent (

Purpose – This study aims to investigate the role of selected macroeconomic variables in influencing the movement of Net Asset Value (NAV) of the Islamic Unit Trust Funds (UTFs) in Malaysia. In efforts to arrive at more enriching findings, the UTFs are further categorised into equity, bond, balanced, fixed, mixed, money market and feeder funds. D

Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni originally from Paraguay belongs in Asteraceae family. It is an alternative source of non-caloric sweetener due to the sweet steviol glycosides contained in the leaves. As an introduced species in Malaysia, it is important to elucidate the genetic variabilities and relatedness among stevia accessions in order to broaden th

Research on collegiality in the field of educational management and leadership has been conducted all over the world, but there were limited studies about collegiality from Islamic perspective. This article aims primarily to analyze the concept of collegiality from Islamic Perspective based on the Qur’anic and Sunnah principles and approaches, wh