Globalization has brought about many drastic changes in our life including in education. The explosion of infromation and communication technologies, advancement in educational reseraches and practices have compelled teachers to be more sensitive to change. They need to consistenly improve their teaching quality. The traditional lecture method of &

This article aims to highlight Shatibi’s theory of knowledge according to his renowned work, al-Muwafaqat. Shatibi’s theory of knowledge is greatly influenced by his theory of maqasid (objectives of legal rulings). He pointed out a number of issues, namely types of knowledge, purposes of pursuing knowledge, transmission of knowledge and the rol

A study on the phylogeneticso f Mocroglossuss obrinus( GreaterL ong-nosedF ruit Bat)from Peninsular Malaysia was done using partial cytochrome b (cyt-b) mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)g ene.T he specimenso f M. sobrinusw ere collectedf rom Kedah( WengU lu Muda ForestR eserve)P, erak( BintangF orestR eserve)s, elangor( Ulu Langat),M elaka (Asahan Catchmen

This paper presents the investigation for assessment of tool life of PCD inserts in end milling of titanium alloy Ti-6AI-4V under dry conditions. Small central composite design (CCD) was employed to design the experiments and to develop the models which correlate tool life and the primary cutting parameters such as cutting speed, axial depth of cut

An observation and modelling study of thermal behaviour of porous pavement of an urban area, as related to the physical nature of the site, is presented. The measurement and calculations are made in comparison with a natural surface grass. The measurement program was conducted during the month of February 2008 at IIUM Gombak Campus. Results indicat

Forward masking models have been used successfully in speech enhancement and audio coding. Currently, simple forward masking models have been employed to predict the forward masking threshold. In this paper, an accurate approximation of forward masking threshold using neural networks is proposed. A performance comparison to the other existing maski

Several control policies of half-car 4-DOF semiactive system, namely skyhook, groundhook and hybrid controls are presented, as a continuation of the previous work on quarter-car 2-DOF model. Their ride comfort, suspension displacement and road-holding performances are analyzed and compared with passive system. The analysis covers both transient and

Introduction: Serological verification among haemodialysis patients in Kuantan, Pahang, an East Coast town in Peninsular Malaysia is routinely updated for every 3 months by Ministry of Health. However, the determination of the HCV genotypes for each infected patient has not yet been attempted. This study aims at the determination of HCV genotypes a

This paper presents some preliminary thoughts on funding research primarily in Islamic economics. It bases its proposals on the fact that despite more than 30 years of research and publications in the area of Islamic economics and finance, the overwhelming proportion of attention has been given to the latter, with research in Islamic economics not

It is an essential requirement for a marriage to be registered according to the procedures as provided by the law. Non-registration of a marriage leads to the non-availability of a marriage certificate, being the main proof of the existence of the marital relationship. This situation results in various legal complications in claiming the rights, in