This paper aims to present a conceptual model on the efficiency and governance of zakat institutions that are responsible in collecting, managing and distributing zakat in Malaysia. Zakat is an Islamic religious “tax” charged on the rich and well-to-do members of the community for distribution to the poor and the needy as well as other benefici

The aim of this work is to study the phase stability and sinterability of bismuth oxide (Bi2O3) doped HA ranging from 0.05 wt% to 1 wt%. The green samples were sintered in air at temperature ranging from 1000oC to 1400oC. In this experiment, the results from XRD analysis revealed that the stability of HA phase was disrupted when addition of 0.3, 0.

This work is focused on numerical simulations of natural convection heat transfer in Al2O3-water nanofluids using computational fluid dynamics approach. Fluent v6.3 is used to simulate water based nanofluid considering it as a single phase. Thermo-physical properties of the nanofluids are considered in terms of volume fraction and size of nanoparti

Unchecked redevelopments are destroying our unique multi-cultural heritage. The subsistence of this built heritage is threatened by demolition, unsympathetic changes and rapid redevelopment pace. Escalating market value increasingly replaces these buildings with newer and higher density structures. Most often, the decisions pertaining to traditiona

Writing is a challenging task to many foreign language learners. This study describes an attempt to use Facebook to teach writing to Arabic learners. Facebook allows users to share messages, not only in one-to-one but also in one-to-many mode of communication. The thread of communication posted on the wall was analysed. The posts revealed that Face

A collaborative web based system enables people from distributed places to work collaboratively and share information with the help of computers and network technologies. With the advance in computer technology, the use of web based instructional systems to enhance and enliven the process of teaching and learning has gained momentum in educational

Previously, tomato leaves have been proved to be one of the potential anticancer agents. High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopic instrumentation was used to predict the presents of group of metabolites and to assign the possibility of certain absorption bands, in which most of the peaks in p

Previously, tomato leaves were proved to be one of the potential anticancer agents. High performanceliquid chromatography (HPLC) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopic instrumentation were used to predict the presence of group of metabolites and to ascertain the possibility of certain absorption bands, in which most of the peaks in par

A novel composite right/left-handed (CRLH) transmission line (TL) based metame- trial antenna with wide bandwidth is presented in this paper. The motivation behind the work was the increase in demand for compact metamaterial antennas for applications that require wide bandwidths [1]. Enhancement to the bandwidth of the antenna is achieved by incorp

The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of gastrooesophageal reflux disease (GORD) symptoms and tooth wear in patients with Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) compared with matched controls. GORD symptoms were assessed for 33 SS patients and 20 age- and sex-matched controls. Tooth wear was assessed in all patients and controls. The results were