Effectiveness of policies is very much dependent upon the quality of the measures used to guide the formulation of those policies. Thus, methodological and practical issues surrounding poverty and inequality indices are of paramount importance in poverty alleviation efforts. This paper attempts to propose a Zakat Effectiveness Index (ZEIN) to addre

This paper presents the initial findings from currently ongoing survey of performance measurement and management practice in the Saudi Arabian public sector. The survey forms part of a wider experimental study seeking to test and validate a proposed standardised approach to the measurement of some aspects of the performance of public agencies: the

Urate lowering therapy in this country has mainly been achieved by the use of allopurinol and probenecid. A new xanthine oxidase inhibitor called febuxostat has been approved in 2009 for treatment of hyperuricaemia in gout. In this report, we describe the management of a patient with chronic tophaceous gout using febuxostat. The reduction in serum

The countries of Cambodia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR), Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV) have always looked forward to establishing linkages and cooperation with Malaysia, especially in developing their human capital and institutional capacities (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia, 2011). Malaysia, therefore, should capitalise on these po

The issue of woman's leadership has a political importance and is related to the sociopolitical scene and cultural traditional in some state. we shall therefore focus on political focus on political situation that encompassed women's leadership role in the past and the present. This directed to the different interpretation of hadith through

There is much reported research on risk, and risk management but research on strategic IT system development outsourcing risk, from the client perspective, remains unclear. A literature-based conceptual risk framework for strategic IT system development outsourcing from the client perspective has been developed. We then investigate, (1) critical cl

This report provides the detailed information involved in the design and fabrication of the Second generation IIUM buggy car. All details regarding the method of design, design philosophy, concept and model construction, result evaluation, and fabrication processes are included. Selecting right materials with appropriate dimensions can reduce the o

In a sale transaction, parties to the contract are allowed to pronounce an offer using words which do not indicate a sale. He may use the word such as hibah in the offer as long as the nature of the contract is exchange. Nomination is a means to expedite the process of the administration of a deceased Muslim’s estate. It is commonly practiced in

The global takaful market is estimated by market analysts to reach a premium of U.S. $ 12.5 billion by 2015. Malaysia is considered the second largest takaful in the world with total asset of US$ 3.2 billion. One of the new innovations of takaful and insurance in Malaysia is Perbadanan Insurance Deposit Malaysia (PIDM) which is also known internati

As higher education utilises a considerable proportion of state spending, there is no escaping from close scrutiny on delivery and accountability. In facilitating the management of delivery of strategic outcomes, policies were adopted in ensuring higher education institutions were encouraged to measure performance. The Ministry of Higher Education