Context-aware computing is a class of mobile computing that can sense its physical environment and adapt its behavior accordingly; it is a component of the ubiquitous or pervasive computing environment that has become apparent with innovations and challenges. This chapter reviews the concept of context aware computing, with focus on the user activi

Background: Smoking is the leading preventable cause of non-communicable disease worldwide. Therefore effort for effective measure in smoking cessation will be beneficial. However, relapse is the central problem in the treatment of nicotine addiction. Understanding the relapse phenomena in smoking cessation program will promote better informed inte

Multi-User navigation within an environment with the aid of 3D mobile support provides end users with additional mobility thought and improves mobility services’ efficiency. A necessary approach of using mobile device for navigation aid is to display only a section of the view-front and to let users control the portion shown by conceptually movin

Interactive navigation within an environment with the aid of 3D map of the environment in mobile devices’ provides end users with mobility support and improves mobility services’ efficiency and effectiveness. Accurate and ubiquitous multi-user localization is one of the key prerequisites for realizing the potential of interactive navigation bas

Hajj Pilgrim tracking system circumscribes three major areas from the user perspectives and accumulates together as an integrated and interactive monitoring system to apply in pervasive conglomerating environment during Hajj ritual. The Hajj is one of the most important activities and also one of the five pillars in Islam which is mandatory (if som

The major use of web-based instruction is to enhance traditional, on-campus courses, where the benefit ofWeb enhancement as a supplemental resource is less obvious. The competition fostered in today's environment is demanding increased accountability of idealistic teachers and re-evaluation of traditional teaching methods. Without reliable and

Actinomycetes, a group of slow growing, Gram positive bacteria belonging to the order of Actinomycetales are widely distributed in nature. They are biotechnologically important for their renowned capability to produce various bioactive secondary metabolites. Isolation and screening from poorly explored habitat offers a promising natural source of b

The issues surrounding Muslim women have widely been of central importance to the contemporary study of Islam, especially those which critic of Islam use as ammunition. By using the case of Progressive Islam as the focal-point, this study explores the impact of modernity on contemporary Muslims' attitudes towards the hadith of the Prophet SAW i

This study attempts to investigate the economic ideas of al-Imām MuÍammad Ibn al-×asan al-Shaybānī (1986), focusing on his levels of al-Kasb. The study uses al-Shaybānī’s levels of al-Kasb to develop a theoretical Infāq model that integrates the material, spiritual, moral, social and legal dimensions. Thus the Infāq model is broader than

In general, breastfeeding refers to a process of milk feeding of babies from the breast of a woman. In Islam, breastfeeding is highly recommended where the duty lies with both parents. The father is duty bound to provide milk feeding as part of the duty to maintain his child while the mother is naturally and customarily duty bound to breastfeed her