Objectives To measure the prevalence of antenatal, intrapartum and postpartum complications in the mother and the fetus/newborn in relation to their BMI. To determine the mean intrapregnancy weight gain for each BMI category. This is a cross sectional study conducted between December 2011 and November 2012. The study includes all primigravida who b

The development of modern biotechnological plants through genetic engineering techniques is a method to improve the quality of crops in terms of quality and quantity. However, the debate among scientists and Muslim scholars in regarding with public interest and public corruption as to plant products that produced by modern biotechnology which is we

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Di Malaysia, tuntutan harta sepencarian diiktiraf oleh Undang-undang Keluarga Islam di setiap negeri dan boleh dituntut dengan sebab berlakunya perceraian, poligami atau kematian. Namun begitu, dalam kes tuntutan harta sepencarian selepas kematian seseorang pasangan, masih terdapat kekeliruan, terutama dari segi penentuan mengenai siapa yang berhak

This chapter discusses the extraction method of Graviola fruit using ionic liquid microwave-assisted extraction (IL-MAE). Three parameters—irradiation power, solid/liquid (s/l) ratio, and extraction time—were investigated to obtain optimum extraction process resulting in a high yield and a low IC50 value for the anti-proliferation assay. The re

In this paper, a person identification method using electrocardiogram (ECG) is presented based on cubic spline interpolation method. Three different databases with two different sampling rates containing 36 ECG recordings were used for development and evaluation. Each ECG recording is divided into two segments: a segment for enrolment, and a segmen

Anti-swing control is a well-known term in gantry crane control. It is designed to move the payload of gantry crane as fast as possible while the payload swing angle should be kept as small as possible at the final position. A number of studies have proposed anti-swing control using the well-known proportional, integral, derivative (PID) control me

It deals with the study on the Muslim hardliners on the concept of jihad as mentioned in Muslim religious text especially the Qur’an and the Sunnah. It studies their vision with regard to the concept of jihad in which, in reality, does not necessarily gives the meaning as the struggle in the battle field. It also critically discusses their vision

Medical Law is a new and expanding field, which offers considerable scope for interdisciplinary study and collaboration. The responsibilities of those providing health care and the expectations of those receiving it are legally defined, and as a consequence the law is increasingly involved in dispute resolution. This challenging legal area draws on

The book discusses the role of Mohammad Natsir, ex Prime Minister of Indonesia in developing the country through socio-religious and political thought. It deals with the comparative study between Western democracy and theistic democracy. In addition, his views on nationalism from the Islamic perspective are also highlighted. Moreover, Natsir also e