The main aim of this research project was to carry out a critical analysis of a Western ethical theory concerning human nature namely, Secular Humanism, from an Islamic perspective. The researcher has examined this modern Western philosophy or life-stance to represent how modern Western civilization conceives and views human nature and how with thi

Background: Parkinson’s disease (PD), the most prevalent motoric neurodegenerative disease, has been intensively studied to bettercomprehend its complicated pathogenesis. Chronic neuroinflammation is a major factor contributing to the development of PD. Re-portedly, high-mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) protein is capable of mediating neuroinflammato

One of the main obstacles in having effective legislations and in establishing efficient administrative mechanism to implement and enforce marine environmental laws and policies in Malaysia is due to the federal system of government which divides legislative and executive/administrative power between two levels of government, namely the federal gov

Communication plays a big role in nation building (Taylor and Kent 2006). Television advertising is powerful. It has movie-like qualities which bring stories to life and create powerful brand imagery (Moriarty, Mitchell et al. 2012). There has been a dearth of studies on the television advertising production process. It is hoped that this study whi

Surface cladding utilizes a high energy input to deposit a layer on substrate surfaces providing protection against wear and corrosion. In this work, TiC particulates were incorporated by melting single tracks in powder preplaced onto AISI 4340 low alloy steel surfaces using a Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) torch with a range of processing conditions. Th

This paper studies the effect of impact damage on carbon/epoxy laminates which have undergone hygrothermal ageing. Three stratifications have been chosen whereby the first layup is the classical type used in the industry and the other two are of quasi-isotropic/quasi-homogeneous properties consisting fibres orientated at ±45°and ±60°. The speci

This paper studies the effects of a repetitive occurence of impact in the same zone or point. Such occurence is unavoidable as such accidents happen and does not occur directly after the first incident but over a period of time. In order to study the effect, three stratifications of carbon epoxy fibre composite are fabricated and aged under the con

Malaysia has experienced several slope failures in the past and vegetation is one of the solutionsthat can help to increase the stability of slopes by preventing erosion and providing interlockingforces in the soil materials. This study investigates the effect of vegetation on riverbank slopestability in Malaysia. The analysis was conducted to capt

Application of partial grounding technique to improve the fractional band width (FBW) of microstrip antennas for ultra wide band (UWB) applications is investigated in this work. Several antennas are designed with variable width of partial ground to observe the impact of partial ground on antenna performance. Each of the antennas has a step and a mi

This paper discusses the methodology and methods of reasoning in fiqh and critically examines their application to Islamic economics. It argues that fiqh methods are mainly designed to find out whether a certain act is permissible or prohibited for an individual. Islamic economics, on the other hand, is a social science and, accordingly, its proper