Waqf institutions have contributed significantly towards the advancement of ummah during the golden era of Islamic civilization. In line with rapid development of Islamic financial system throughout the world, unit trust has been identified as one of the financial instruments to have potential as waqf asset. Such approach is also supported by an ef

Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disorder that is associated with mortality and morbidity. Recently, several plant-based agents have been used in the management of diabetes. Pluchea indica has been traditionally consumed as a medicinal plant in Southeast Asia, and its leaves have demonstrated induction of hypoglycemic eff

Recent data provided by UNHCR indicated that 85% of the world’s displaced people are hosted in developing countries, while Asia and the Pacific are homes to about 3.5 million refugees. These hosting countries are often not well equipped with the resources needed to accommodate for the huge surplus in the number of refugees. The ability to predict

Allah S.W.T said in the Qur’an: “But when you come out of ihram, then [you may] hunt (if you wish to)” (Al-Ma’idah: 2). This imperative command as presented in the verse is not the evidence which supposes that hunting is obligatory after tahallul (coming out of ihram) and the continuity by which it is implied for occurs in the Qur’an. Ver

Purpose: This paper aims to measure the financial sustainability and vulnerability of state-managed waqf institutions in Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach: The study mainly applied the commonly used Tuckman and Chang’s (1991) model to measure the financial health of non-profits. Content and ratio analysis of the 2014 audited reports of seven

Experimental and numerical analyses were conducted to explore the influence of DLC/TiAlN-coated die surfaces in sheet-metal forming under dry and oil-lubricated conditions. In this study, ironing and deep-drawing experiments were performed to determine the potential of the DLC/TiAlN coating in the sheet forming of stainless steels under different t

Background: The world’s population is ageing rapidly. Older people are at risk of having mental illnesses particularly depression but it is often misdiagnosed and undertreated. It affects general wellbeing and daily functions of the patients. Objectives: To measure the prevalence of depression and its associated factors among elderly living in FE

In this study, aluminum chloride hexahydrate (AlCl3.6 H2O) was derived from aluminum foil waste as a heterogeneous acid catalyst in the esterification of waste cooking oil. The parameters of catalyst loading (2–8 wt%), ultrasonic frequency (12–40 kHz), and reaction time (15–60 min) were optimized for maximum biodiesel yield production. Under

An example of sintered inert ceramic is ceramic balls as catalyst support media. The composition of the ceramic is regulated by Universal Oil Products (UOP) standard. The requirement of the chemical composition will therefore determine the range of sintering temperature, number of phases or crystal during sintering, and the weight percent of starti

In this study, calcium oxide were synthesized from fish bone waste and the optimum condition: catalyst amount, reactor temperature, and methanol to oil ratio (molar) for biodiesel production were studied. The calcium oxide (CaO) derived from fish bone wastes was then supported on polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) to easily separate the catalyst and biodiesel