MENJELANG kemunculan Syawal, umat Islam berlumba-lumba melakukan amal jariah dalam mencari keredhaan Ilahi dan keberkatan dalam kehidupan. Bersedekah dan mengeluarkan zakat merupakan anjuran utama Islam dalam membersihkan jiwa, harta dan seterusnya membawa keberkatan dalam hidup ini. Istilah berkat mungkin tidak asing buat umat Islam, namun ia sesu

A critical assessment of the extant literature of educational production function is discussed in this paper. The discussion covers two important aspects of research development in the area. First, the various approaches used in the estimation of educational production functions, their strengths and weaknesses, are analysed. The main objective of t

Tumour necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) has dual functions mediating both apoptosis and survival of cells. This review focusses on the current regulatory factors that control TRAIL transcription. Here, we also highlight the role of distinct transcription factors that co-operate and regulate TRAIL in different pathological s

Science and technology is a pair of the most prominent words to day. To understand the natural systems is Science and technology is the way to control or to implement it for ourselves. Scientists set a goal to attain something, which ordinary people could hardly imagine, and then work to reach there in a very rational and methodical approach. Thus

The Muamalah Hire Purchase Bill (MHPB) was initially prepared by a group of members of the shariah supervisory council of Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad (BIMB) in 1991 and it was later submitted to the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs in Malaysia and the Central Bank of Malaysia for review. Finally in the year 2000, it was referred to th

Using bots in social media is a significant concern for information validity and authenticity. Currently, there are several solutions for bots detection. However, the accuracy of the detection still needs improvement. The main aim of this paper is to introduce an automatic mechanism for the detection and removal of bots that exist on social media p

Aluminum alloy is one of the most common and basic metallic alloys used as a matrix phase of composite material due to its higher strength-to-weight ratio, enhanced thermal conductivity, excellent stiffness as well as wear and corrosion resistance properties. Aluminum based composite materials have become an obvious entry into many industries such

This work raises a number of concerns and developments pertaining to the topic in expectation of a realistic strategy in making 'Islamic studies' in Malaysia more relevant to the current and future realities. To begin with, it stresses the point that, it is always useful for a discussion of any issue related to Islam to consider not only th

Foreign aid has been considered as an important accelerator for development in the poor and developing countries since the end of the Second World War. Whether foreign aid has achieved its objective is a matter of serious debate. Some studies have found a positive relationship between foreign aid and development, while others have found negative or

The impact of economic freedom on the wellbeing of the economy has been widely documented. Noticeably absent in literature is the empirical evidence on the impact of economic freedom on the banking sector. The present paper employs data on the Chinese banking sector and provides for the first time empirical evidence on the impact of economic freedo