This paper presents a brief history of Ottoman study at IIUM from 1990 to the present. Further, it defines Ottoman study in a wider sense and identify the key themes and essential requirements for its growth and development. Finally, through a survey of the existing curriculum at IIUM, it proposes preliminary postgraduate curriculum at IIUM.

Anectodal writing on wisdoms and reflections from live experience of those affected with mental illness. The author also shares in this books salient points on facts and infomation on different types of mental illness such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and obsessive compulsive personality disorder.

This study aims to review research works on software process tailoring in order to investigate the state of the art of the domain in terms of research activities. Based on the review, a classification of the research works was performed and issues pertaining to the domain were highlighted. Three classifications were produced that classify the resea

Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) is a technique used in oil and gas industries to increase the amount of crude oil production by injection of brine, a mixture of surfactant, water and seawater. As the results, crude oil contains brine which is corrosive. Surfactant is used to lessen the corrosion effect in addition to increase flowing of oil. In this st

Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the ways in which organisations embedding key performance indicators (KPIs) as part of their organisational activities. Specifically this paper shows the role of cultural change programme in enabling the implementation of KPIs in the context of this study. Design/methodology/approach –

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Baby dumping has become a serious phenomenon in Malaysia. The fact that newborn babies are dumped at the most inappropriate places such as toilets and junkyards is such a heinous crime. Despite various steps taken by the government and the society at large, the statistics of baby dumping is escalating. This should not happen in a country which upho

Mapping is a technique used to record and represent information graphically. In the studios made for architecture and landscape architecture, mapping is usually conducted at the Inventory-making and Analysis stage. Data from the site is gathered and documented for further investigation. However, mapping can also become a creative tool to ‘revealâ