To determine the effect of ethanol extract of Nigella sativa on cyclophosphamide reproductive toxicity and acrosome function of sperm. Male Balb/c mice, aged between 5 to 7 weeks were divided into four groups, each of six animals. Cyclophosphamide was administered via intraperitoneal injection at 200 mg/kg body weight and ethanol extraction of Nige

The paper initially discusses the concept of the Muslim World and highlights on the predicaments facing them in relation to socio-economic growth and development. The second part of the paper reviews the significance of construction to an economy focusing on the economies of the countries of the Muslim World. The outcome of the review suggests the

Purpose – This study was conducted to explore the underlying reasons of food choice and the association with risk perception in an urban community. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – Using a cross-sectional design, adults between 20 and 60 years old, selected by convenience sampling from three different races;

Red tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) is one of aquaculture’s most adaptive species. It is abundantly found in the wild and known to be cultured in several parts of the world. It is mainly a freshwater fish, inhabiting shallow streams, ponds, rivers and lakes but less commonly found living in brackish water. The concept of ‘waste to wealth’ has

One of the causes of the 2007 U.S. subprime crisis in 2007 is the use of traditional debt financing whereby the bank does not take risk of owning the property. Furthermore, the bank does not share its profit with customer and monthly instalment is pegged against market interest rate. This paper will initially examine salient issues (e.g. interest c

Islamic microfinance is relatively new compared to conventional microfinance. Accordingly, new strategies are needed to empower its establishment to prevent the replication of conventional practice. This paper aims to review current microfinance practices in Malaysia and Palestine and to find out its critiques in addressing the needs of the micro e

Maslow's hierarchy of needs can be categorized under five levels namely physiological, safety, social, self-esteem and self-actualization. In contrast, needs level under Maqasid al-Shariah are categorized under three levels namely essentials (daruriyyah), complementary (hajiyyah) and embellishment (tahsiniyyah). This paper attempts to compare t

This chapter aims to provide a basic understanding for the way in which PPP is being implemented in Malaysia. In particular, the chapter provides an overview on the Malaysia PPP and a review on the implementation of the Malaysia PPP focusing on the policies, modalities, process of procurement, contract arrangement and highlights some of the more pe

Food hubs have received attention from different groups of people who have interests related to food and agriculture. These include the food manufacturers, suppliers, and also small and medium enterprises. Malaysia as a member of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) has aspirations to be the Halal Food Hub for the OIC member countries. This

The objective of this paper is to examine the extent to which the independent directors are independent of management and to what extent they are busy. From a sample of 200 non-finance Malaysian listed firms for the 2009 and 2010 financial years, it is observed that the almost 60% of the independent directors have professional backgrounds and anoth