This paper presents the optimal approach to mitigate scintillation effects caused by ionosphere irregularities, principally plasma bubbles that occur mostly in ionosphere in low latitude. The mitigation is made by figuring out the scintillation index for the chosen geographic location, extracted from the received real-time RINEX data. Various simul

The principle of irretrievable breakdown of marriage is the basis of the law of divorce of Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976 (“LRA”) of Malaysia and Divorce Reform Act 1969/Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (“MCA”) of England and Wales. In England and Wales, this is the sole ground for divorce. Malaysian law has, in addition, made conver

This article discusses the educational implication of punishment in Islamic education.Hamdard lslamicus Vol. XXXI, No. 1 Punishment in the Shari'ah Its Educational lmplications for the Development of Akhl1q Dr. Adnan Abd Rashid Assistant Professor, Kulliyah of Education, Internatlonal lslamic Universjty Malaysia, Jalan Gombak,53100 Kuata Lumpur

This paper studies the experience encountered by three South Asian nations in the face of globalisation in which nationalism is often seen as something negative and regressive. The paper analyses how these three nations strengthen the position of national literature in the face of globalisation. It also compares how minority voices attract internat

Parasitic leiomyoma is the rarest type of leiomyoma and develop when a leiomyoma attaches itself to another organ. Vaginal leiomyomas usually arise from anterior vaginal wall. We report a case of parasitic leiomyoma in the vagina together with uterine leiomyoma in a 48 year old lady presented with palpable mass perabdomen and anaemic symptoms. The

Perkembangan politik dan kedudukan bangsa Melayu dan agama Islam masa kini boleh dianggap sebagai berada di ambang bahaya. Pergolakan politik Melayu semakin hari kian menuju ke arah merugikan bangsa dan agama. Sejauh manakah perjuangan parti politik Melayu dalam memperjuangkan hak Melayu dalam bentuk yang universal dan moderat perlu dikaji terutama

This paper attempts at introducing Khayr al-din al-Tunisi as one of the Arab political thinkers in the nineteenth century. The discussion focuses on his modern approach of social institutions and law, particularly through his famous work Aqwam al-Masalik fi al-MaÑrifat al-Mamalik. This book was written in terms of the milieu in 1860’s, which rep

In Malaysia, the administration of Islamic family law is under the separate jurisdiction of different states where each state has its own enactment over matters relating to family law governing Muslims. In this article, the discussion focuses upon the provisions on dispute resolutions under the Islamic Family Law (Federal Territories) Act 1984, whi

Ovine articular chondrocytes were isolated from cartilage biopsy and culture expanded in vitro. Approximately 30 million cells per ml of cultured chondrocytes were incorporated with autologous plasma-derived fibrin to form a three-dimensional construct. Fullthickness punch hole defects were created in the lateral and medial femoral condyles. The de

PLGA microspheres undergo physical ageing but their ageing kinetics have not been reported, nor the effect of encapsulated protein or plasmid DNA on any associated changes to the glass transition. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) was used to measure the rate of ageing of various PLGAmicrosphere formulations, with temperature-modulatedDSCused