Charging and discharging phenomenon on the surface of materials can be found in plasma display panel, spacecraft charging, high voltage insulator, etc. This report gives a simple explanation on this phenomenon. A scanning electron microscope was used not only as a tool to produce energetic electron beam to charge an insulator without metallic coati

By the Grace and Mercy of Allah s.w.t, the long-held aspiration and hope of Muslims in Malaysia, and in particular, of the illustrious alumni of Kolej Islam Malaya of having an Islamic University in Malaysia became a reality when Dato' Dr. Mahathir Mohamad (now Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad) the then Prime Minister of Malaysia announced in January 1

In proposing various definitions and taxonomies for the curriculum and in thinking beyond disciplinary units and modalities, current academic discourse is engaged in a process of reconstruction. In all sectors, new technologies have influenced greatly how research is carried out. The impact ofthese same technologies has also influenced the general

يهدف هذا البحث لتوضيح الاشكال لحديث قطع يد المستعبر ، ففى ظاهر الحديث هناك إشارة تدل على إشكالية في الحديث والمقال يعمل على رفع الاشكال ، وهذا ما يعرف بمشكل الحديث وهو من أنواع علوم الدراية الت

By using bank level data this paper examines how bank specific characteristics and the macroeconomic environment affects the profitability of the Thailand and Malaysian banking sectors over the period 1992-2003. All the variables are significant although their impact is not always the same for Thailand and Malaysian banks. We find that liquidity is

This paper deals with the optimization of a mechanical test performed on a composite plate specimen. Heterogeneous stress fields which take place in the plate specimen are processed with the virtual fields method to identify the bending rigidities. Various design parameters such as the support locations or the specimen shape are optimized in the pr

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a conceptual model for a PLE prototype, specifically incorporating learning styles for the UK construction industry. Design/methodology/approach – The initial research methodology approach adopted for this paper embraced the distillation of core research material gathered from a detailed literat

The increasing prevalence in multidrug resistant strains of bacteria and the recent appearance of strains with reduced susceptibility to antibiotics raises the specter of untreatable bacterial infections and adds urgency to the search for new infection-fighting strategies1. The plant Andrographis paniculata (Hempedu Bumi) is used in traditional med

This is a two-hour presentation to introduce young librarians to the rules applicable for cataloguing the Arabic materials and materials originating from Arabic resources. Besides aspects of romanisation, Arabic names and Arabic genres, participants were enlightened on how MARC 21 works on bibliographic relationships, collocation and OPAC display.

The intellectual turmoil and knowledge vacuum facing mankind specifically the Muslim Ummah (Community) has come with a multitude of problems which requires new solutions. However, the angle of vision wherein these predicaments presented themselves before the Muslims is far different from anything they are accustomed to. Muslims of this present gene