The performance of the reflector antenna may seriously degrades in terms of the gain reduction and beam shift when a dust/sand is accreted on its surface. This paper investigates the effects on the radiation pattern of a practical parabolic reflector antenna due to the dust accretion on its surface. A modified far-fields expressions for a parabolic

To determine the prevalence of oral lesions by age and gender among the pediatric population in Iraq. A review of the archives of the oral pathology department of Baghdad University from, 1970 A review of the archives of the oral pathology department of Baghdad University from 1970 to 2013 for all biopsies from children aged 0-15 years old. A total

Several individuals or families nowadays own more than one property. It could be fixed properties like houses and offices or moving properties like cars or other automobiles. Generally the crime cases involving home intrusion and car theft have been rising, resulting in many cases reported daily about such crimes. People become more aware on safety

There are three excuses made by the Malaysian government for its reluctance to accede to the Rome Statute of the ICC: the concern about compatibility with Syari’ah, the position of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and Malay Rulers; and the Government’s wish to ensure that implementing legislation is in place first before it’s accession to the Rome S

Maritime security is a major concern for Malaysia and other South East Asian nations. This paper first of all assesses the seriousness of maritime security threats in Malaysian waters and identifies the major maritime offences that need to be dealt with according to law. The paper carries out an in-depth analysis of the relevant Malaysian laws in o

The naturally occurring phenomenon of dinoflagellates blooming at the water surface brought detrimental effects to the economy as well as the environmental health of the ecosystem affected. Researchers worldwide have been working on finding the feasible solutions towards identifying the causative species as well as inducing factors that favor the o

Most of the poor has high expectation for various forms of microfinancial sources from both the formal as well as the informal sectors. These sources of finance are highly needed by the poor to start and operate their productive activities such as microenterprises that generate sufficient income, hence relieve them from poverty. In addition, Islami

Many experiences around the globe showed that Islamic Microfinance Programs (IMP) based on Shariah and Islamic finance concept, have become more significant in creating new job opportunities and generating income for the purpose of increasing social and economic status of the poor and alleviating poverty. The integration of entrepreneurial concept,

Living organisms require trace amounts of heavy metals, including cobalt, copper, manganese and zinc to survive. However, the excessive levels of the metal can be detrimental to the organism. Other heavy metals such as mercury, lead and cadmium have no vital on organisms, and their accumulation in long time period in the bodies can cause serious il

This study intends to show the effectiveness of hierarchical agglomerative cluster analysis (HACA), discriminant analysis (DA), principal component analysis (PCA), factor analysis (FA) and multiple linear regressions (MLR) for assessing the air quality data and air pollution sources pattern recognition. The data sets of air quality for 12 months (J