This study examines a text-based, asynchronous online forum discussion among English language teacher trainers who were involved in a two-week online professional development course. It investigates the participants’ negotiation of meaning routine when they come across new content related item and describes the pattern of this negotiation of mean

This paper aims in analyzing the roles of religious scholars (Ulama’) and political leaders (Umara’) during the Hindu-Buddhist and Islamic periods in the Malay Archipelago. Different roles have been entrusted to the religious authorities by the Malay rulers. During the period of Indian cultural and religious dominance, religious scholars had a

The purpose of this research is to examine the effects of three exogenous constructs; consumer racism, ethnic-based consumer ethnocentrism and ethnic-based consumer animosity towards Malay consumers' product judgement and willingness to buy Chinese products. First, this chapter discusses the results from the main samples and analyzes the relati

Bank stability is of paramount importance in the growth of the economy, sustainability and going concern of the financial sector. Thus, it places high reliance on the measures to indicate the stability of the financial institution. There are many indicators used as measures for bank stability. However, the recent Global Financial Crisis showed that

ملخص البحث يتناول هذا البحث مسألة من المسائل الهامة التي تُشْكِل على الكثير من الناس فضلاً عن طلبة العلم، وهي مسألة التمييز بين الأحرف السبعة والقراءات السبع، وما يتفرع عنها من اللبس الحاصل ع�

This article provides an Islamic framework for the study of development and civ-ilization. It proposes an integrated model for balanced development. As such, it ad-dresses the following points: the concept of civilization and civilizational development from an Islamic perspective, mapping the civilizational model for balanced develop-ment and reviv

Introduction: Anemia is one of the major public health problems in the world. Anemia affected 273.2 million under five children in 2011 of which 62.2 % occur to Sub-Saharan Africa. Ethiopia is one of the seriously affected countries in this region. Hence, the aim of the study is to assess the prevalence, and the predictors of preschool children ane

Introduction: Malnutrition is a major public health problem worldwide. More than half of under-five child deaths are due to undernutrition, mainly in developing countries. Ethiopia is among the highest in Sub-Saharan Africa. While, Somali region is the worst in Ethiopia. Objection: This study aims to assess the prevalence and determinants of undern

Takaful serves as an alternative for the Muslims to fulfill their insurance needs in a Shariah compliant manner. Participating in a takaful scheme, while aimed mainly at gaining protection against the risks, could also be perceived as a scheme of mutual help. The religious and ethical aspects of takaful can be an attractive value proposition to the

This study was carried out to produce biodiesel from freshly harvested Jatropha curcus (J. curcus) seed oil. J. curcus seeds has high oil content (40%), the free fatty acids ranged between 1.6 - 1.75 %, peroxide value was 2.6 meq/kg, moisture content in crude oil was (0.2 -0.3%) and the saponificatio value was ranged between 185 t0 189 mg KOH/g oil