To say that tuberculosis (TB) has regained a strong foothold in the global human health and wellbeing scenario would be an understatement. Ranking alongside HIV/AIDS as the top reason for mortality due to a single infectious disease, the impact of TB extends far into socio-economic context worldwide. As global efforts led by experts and political b

Background: Tetracera indica Merr. (Family: Dilleniaceae), known to the Malay as ‘Mempelas paya’, is one of the medicinal plants used in the treatment of diabetes in Malaysia. However, no proper scientific study has been carried out to verify the traditional claim of T. indica as an antidiabetic agent. Hence, the aims of the present study were

Phoenix dactylifera L (Date palm) is one of the oldest known fruit crops in the world, and the consumption of date fruits is no longer restricted to the Middle Eastern countries. Date palm kernels are waste products of date fruit industry which are normally being discarded. Based on their dietary fiber content; date palm kernels (DPK) have been pro

Weakness in the governance component within a flood man-agement system will jeopardize the works of the system as a whole. Specific to flood management, poor governance reflects weakness in tracking and monitoring of flood activities and systems, poor mitigation of flood risk, and non-optimal use of given (as well as investment) resources. This stu

Masjids or mosques were built across the Malay Archipelago or the Nusantara, as a statement on the rise and strengths of the Islamic community since the arrival of Islam in the 1300s. As the latest religion to the South-East Asia after Hindu- Buddhist, the mass often discusses the form and make of the masjid but seldom question who’s who constitu

This research is aimed to investigate the in vivo lactogenic effects of Musa x paradisiaca flower extracts, namely the aglycone form of aqueous extract (AFEA) and condensed tannin (CT) on lactating rats. Lactating rats (n=6) of Spraque Dawley with six pups each were orally administered with aqueous extract, AFEA, CT and metoclopramide. They were da

This study investigates the effect of water flowrate on the copper alloy corrosion by using a hydrodynamic corrosion test in operating conditions of water flow rate range between 0.05 and 3.5 m/s, the temperature range between 20 and 45 °C. Dissolved oxygen concentration was in the range between 6.1 and 9.2 mg/l. The effects of water properties de

Muhammad Asad is a well-known scholar whose main contribution is in the field of tafsÊr. The Message of the Qur’Én represents his contribution towards that end. This book attempts to examine and explain all the components of the methodology applied by Muhammad Asad in his tafsÊr. These components as identified by the authors are: (1) The Qur�

In Islam, there are various forms of dissolution of marriages thatare permitted to avoid the greater evil which may result from their continuance.Wives are granted the right to dissolve a marriage in order to protect theirrights, particularly in the case missing husbands, either alive or dead. This isknown as mafqūd, or missing person. Therefore,

لا شك أن دراسة الدين مثله كموضوعات بحثية أخرى في مجال العمران البشري يقوم على منهجية علمية تتطلب الصرامة والدقة والتحقيق أكثر من غيرها من العلوم لما يترتب من العواقب إذا حدثت الإخفاقات وكثرت ا