The objective of this research is to comprehensively assess the process of election and democratic compatibility with Islamic norms within the taxonomy of Islamic political literature in relation with democratic revolutions in the Middle East and North Africa. The research utilized library-based methodology to arrive at comprehensive conclusions. T

The aim of this study is to examine the factors that influence annual audit report in Malaysia. The sample includes 300 largest companies listed in the KLSE for the year ended 2009. Findings show that audit report lag is significantly influenced by auditor type, audit opinion and firm performance. However, no evidence was found to support the effec

The key objective of this paper is to recommend ways to internationalize Islamic higher leaning institutions, as well as underline some of the impediments to internationalization. It contends that internationalization could lead Islamic institutions to itinerancy of academic staff and students; in fact, this is one of the vital grounds as it encour

In Islamic worldview human cadaver is considered holy and sacred as of the living person. The human dignity bestowed on all mankind applies and it is extended to the corpse. For this reason, in the Muslim world at least, organ transplant has been contentious process. This paper is a study on the procedures and ethical implications of organ transpla

In this paper, the application of data mining techniques on polynomial based approach for better electrocardiogram (ECG) authentication mechanism is presented. Polynomials being used for ECG data processing have a history of nearly two decades. Recently it has been bringing about promising solutions for heart beat recognition problem. General polyn

In this paper, the application of data mining applied on Cardioid based person identification mechanism using electrocardiogram (ECG) is presented. A total of 50 subjects with Cardiac Autonomic Neuropathy (CAN) were obtained from participants with diabetes from the Charles Sturt Diabetes Complication Screening Initiative (DiScRi). The patients can

This paper is an analysis on euthanasia from ethical and religious perspectives. Historically, the classical Greek thinkers including Aristotle had categorically accepted euthanasia with the main reason of minimizing pain. However, as science develops ethical and religious issues related to the subject have increasingly created fervent debates on e

Moral and religious awareness originate in human experience, and is cognized by reason as indispensable element of life for moral imperatives are the core of human survival and prosperity. Professional ethics should be studied in relation to and its role in enhancing and sustaining life experience in the world. Engineering values are virtual and un

Issues pertaining to Islam and the legal system of Malaysia, including particularly that of her constitutional system, need to be seen within the right context. One also need to understand the composition as well as the nature of the legal system, including its origin and developments, ever since civilization started in the country. All these mean

Over the last two decades, neoliberalism has dominated housing policy discourse, formulation and implementation in many East Asian countries particularly since the Asian Financial Crisis in 1997-1998. However the neoliberal transformation remained uneven between countries. There are continuous debates on the adoption and rejection of neoliberal hou