The present review briefly outlines the most recent patents and journals on various aspects of porous calcium phosphate bioceramics including techniques of preparation, properties and bone implant applications. Bioactive ceramics are a class of materials that have capability to bond directly with the host bone. These materials can be easily assimil

Objective: This research attempts to shed some light on the concept and the application of Maqᾱṣid al-Sharῑ῾ah (the objectives of Islamic Law) in materializing virtual marriage in enhancing economic empowerment. Methods: This study uses the library study method. Among the reading materials that have been referred include those materials rel

The advancement and rapid development of mobile money has created extraordinary opportunities for poor people in developing countries to help contribute in the development of the economy. Mobile money has formed an effective and efficient mechanism for the electronic transaction of money. Regardless of the remarkable improvement in the recent decad

Background: The Michigan Hand Outcomes Questionnaire (MHQ), a self-reported questionnaire for patients with hand disorders, has been widely used globally. It has been cross-culturally adapted into different languages across all continents. Aims of this study were to translate the MHQ into Malay language and to evaluate its reliability and validity

The presence of advanced technologies had brought to the development of acoustic wave sensors. Quartz crystal microbalance (QCM), an acoustic wave sensor has provided a good sensing performance which enables it to be extensively used in numerous fields. The performance of the sensor is related to the material used as the sensing layer for the adsor

For any digital watermarking system many requirements should be available. The most important requirements are imperceptibility (quality), and robustness. Many studies have tried to enhance these requirements by using different techniques and methods. In this study, a trade-off between the two requirements to find the optimal value based on the exi

Improvement in sensing layer properties of quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) sensors are crucial in developing gas sensors with high sensitivity and selectivity. In this work, we study the use of chitosan thin film as the sensing layer on a QCM sensor to identify the presence of volatile organic compounds specifically isopropyl alcohol (IPA). The e

Background: Case method (CM) as a teaching methodology to promote active learning and the professional development of students has been successfully employed in a number of fields other than medicine. In the Medical Programme of International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) we examined the application of CM in the teaching of disciplines in vari

The Qur’an is the main source of revealed knowledge that address various principles of human life including cleanliness. In many aspects, the injunction and application of cleanliness in several verses describe its great spiritual and ritual dimensions. Cleanliness in the Quran involves principles on inner and outer purification, tangible and int

Teaching philosophy continues to represent a hot issue of debate among Muslim scholars. Many leading Muslim scholars have contributed enormously to this debate including al-Ghazali (d. 1111) and Ibn Rushd (d. 1138). Ibn Khaldun, another noteworthy scholar, adopted al-Ghazali’s criticism of the advocates of the transmission of Greek philosophy. Ib