Shari'ah Court and the Role of Muftīs in the Nigerian Judiciary: Mission on Reviving the Lost Glory of its Past Magaji Chiroma a*, Mahamad Bin Arifinb, Abdul Haseeb Ansaric, Mohammad Asmadi Abdullahd a Ph.D. Candidate, AIKOL, International Islamic University Malaysia; Department of Sharia Law, Faculty of Law, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria b

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Abstract: Distraction osteogenesis offers superior skeletal advancement compared to conventional osteotomy. As the surgical outcomes can be technically-dependent, it is important to understand the principle, indications, assessment and preparation prior to its application. This review is the first part of two articles which will provide clinicians

This paper presents the impedance characteristics of human arm in daily spatial activity. Human arm is considered as a mass-spring-damper system. The input data in the form of Cartesian position is measured to get dynamic impedance relationship by the motion equation for the mass-spring- damper system. Mappings are done by various combinations to o

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