More than 235 million patients undergo surgery every year worldwide, but less than 1% are enrolled in surgical clinical trials—few of which are international collaborations. Several levels of action are needed to improve this situation. International research collaborations in surgery between developed and developing countries could encourage cap

Traffic jams are a huge issue in urban streets. Intersections are one of the critical parts of the street that causes high amount of congestion if not managed properly. Solutions where made that revolve around fixed set of operations that attempt to find optimum time for each traffic light in the intersection. Several solutions were proposed over t

we investigate SVG usage to display Arabic font on the web. SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) is a standard applied widely over several applications. It can be used to display vector graphics and text on web pages. SVG has witnessed several improvements and drew more attention as the devices used to surf the web are evolving in screen sizes and resolu

Among the benefit of listening to or reciting the Qur'an is its healing effects, as in the past, this has only been shown through observational or personal experiences. The main objective of this review is to analyze available clinical studies performed related to the effects of Qur'anic recitation on human beings. Hence, this offers a rese

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an autosomal recessive disorder with variable clinical severity. It causes degeneration of the anterior horn cells of the spinal cord resulting in progressive muscle weakness. The widely used classification is based on the age of onset and severity of the manifestation. Orthopaedists will see such cases from time to

Among the benefits of listening to or reciting the Qur’an is its healing effects as. In the past, this has only been shown through observational or personal experiences. The main objective of this review is to analyze available clinical studies performed related to the effects of Qur’anic recitation on human beings. Hence, this offers a researc

The design and use of houses reflect cultural values and ideas, house buyers may have certain housing preferences according to their cultural background. Malaysia is a country of multi ethnic groups. Each of the ethnic groups might have its preferences on houses. It has been observed that there is a gap of understanding on the preferences of differ

Many emerging web based applications and technologies are increasingly being implemented in learning institutions to enhance students’ learning experience in recent year. This paper aims to provide an overall picture of the level of usage as well as the different in pattern of educational related Web 2.0 by Quantity Surveying (QS) undergraduates

This research project was conducted in conjunction with the IIUM;s Knowledge Virtue Camp (KVC) in 2011. The objective of the project was to publish an edited book entitled research in Quantity Surveying. The research grant was to help the funding of the publication of the book. The process of the research included reviewing, editing and formatting

Hovercrafts are air cushioned vehicles having unique capabilities of hovering and travelling on any surface. A full scale hovercraft prototype has been developed indigenously in international Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). In this paper the engineering design and development process and challenges faced beginning from the concept to the final