The question of aesthetic is an age long enigma in many societies with various conceptions and perceptions through philosophers of yore till the present day. Beauty, as part of aesthetics, carries along its intonation in more that just physical expressions but to experiencing life itself in the manner manifested by the Creator for mankind surpassin

Recognizing faces in a crowd in real-time is a key feature which would significantly enhance intelligent surveillance systems. Using a smart camera as a tool to extract faces for recognition would greatly reduce the computational load on the main processing unit. Main processing unit would not be overloaded by the demands of the high data rates of

Antimicrobials combination therapy has been used to treat infections for decades, with the goal of achieving synergistic effects, producing wider spectrums of coverage and minimizing any toxicity effects of conventional antimicrobial agents. Plant metabolites are among the suitable candidates to be used as antimicrobial and synergistic agents, whic

This article finds that the office of the State mufti in Malaysia has a long history before the independence of the country. It also examines the constitutional structures within which the office operates. It also opposes the suggestion for the creation of the office of a grand mufti.

Chris Argyris’s work touches on a fundamental point: the lack of congruence between espoused values and theories-in-use. Such incongruence is amplified by the existence of organizational defense routines. From an Islamic perspective, such an incongruence is very problematic. The paper discusses two mechanisms in the Islamic tradition – sincerit

Economic cooperation through trade has been one of the important agendas of the Organisation of the Islamic Conferences (OIC) since its establishment in September 1969. This study analyzes intra-trade potentials by using the Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA) Indices on five countries that are signatories to the Framework Agreement on Trade Prefe

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to attempt to investigate the conceptual foundations of methodological inquiry in Islamic economics. The paper aims to develop criteria of acceptance and rejection of a theory and providing rationalizations and guidelines in the process of theory appraisal and evaluation. Design/methodology/approach – The

The paper reports the findings of a study conducted in two types of banks in Malaysia, that is, Islamic and conventional and intended to examine differences in employees’ perception of the authenticity in managers’ leadership style, interpersonal and institutional trust and work engagement. It was expected that the faith based culture of Islami

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate Chris Argyris's ideas from an Islamic perspective. Design/methodology/approach – The main approach is a literature review combined with an analysis based on Islamic principles. At the end, there is a short case study that demonstrates the possible application for practitioners. Findings

This study aim to establish a standard assessment measure of the extend of food insecurity in Australian communities.657income, immigration status) were recorded and associated with HFI level: Food secure (S), low- (L), mild- (M) or severely insecure (SI). RESULTS & FINDINGS:  RI DOO KRXVHKROGV ZHUH IRRGVHF