This chapter examines the path the Malay-Muslims in Malaysia have travelled in establishing and maintaining their identity in the modern context. It examines the educational responses of Malctysia, ,vith a predominantly Mmlim population, in molding Muslim identity within the context and needs of a pluralistic society. The discussion proceeds within

An efficient functioning of a complicated and dynamic grid environment requires a resource manager to monitor and identify the idling resources and to schedule users’ submitted jobs (or programs) accordingly. A common problem arising in grid computing is to select the most efficient resource to run a particular program. At present the execution t

The paper examines the role that organisational justice plays in determining employees' work engagement and the way quality of leader-subordinate relationship (LMX) mediates this association. Data was obtained from an airline company from the Middle East. The sample consisted of 218 employees from several job levels who responded to a questionn

Computed tomography (CT) is widely used in assessing clinically stable patients with blunt abdominal trauma. In these patients, liver is one of the commonest organs being injured and CT can accurately identify and assess the extent of the injury. The CT features of blunt liver trauma include laceration, subcapsular or parenchymal haematomas, active

Segmentation is an important tool for analysis and understanding of most images encountered in science and engineering. One of the best segmentation methods that can perform 3D segmentation is the level-set method which has its mathematical foundation in partial differential equation (PDE). Owing to its complex nature, it exhibits a level of unacce

Introduction In medical practice, we encounter many diseases, which can manifest in different ways. Most of the time, careful history taking and meticulous clinical examination can easily direct the clinician towards an accurate diagnosis. While with others, they may need further supporting evidence either from laboratory investigations or imaging.

Nonsurgical management has become the standard care for hemodynamically stable patients with splenic injury from blunt abdominal trauma. To attempt nonsurgical management, it is important to identify and characterize not only the splenic injury but also the concurrent injury to solid viscera, bowel and mesentry, or retroperitoneum that may require

The work described in this book represents the latest research on theoretical concepts and applied projects within this field and brings together contributions from twenty-nine countries, representing all continents. The authors address questions on the theoretical foundation of Philosophy for Children, the application of philosophical methods, the

We describe a case of chronic tongue ulceration with systemic symptoms in a patient with poorly controlled diabetes. A biopsy of a lesion from the posterior third of the tongue showed features typical of histoplasmosis. A CT of the thorax and abdomen revealed a diffuse reticulonodular pattern bilaterally.The intra-abdominal organs were normal.Image

The Third National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS III) was conducted in 2006 on a nationally representative sample of population in Malaysia. Over 21,000 children aged 0-17.9 years were measured for body weight and stature according to the protocol of the World Health Organization. This article describes the nutritional status of children aged 0