The paper aims to analyse the validity of practicing umra and ruqba concepts in disbursement of family takaful benefit from the shariah perspective. In the current practice of takaful, the disbursement of family takaful benefit is subject to the demise of takaful certificate holder. Upon maturity of the certificate, if the certificate holder is ali

Herb leaves are not fully exploited for their benefits due to the problem arise from difficulties in identifying the type of plants. Visual-based pattern recognition via microscopic imaging provides high precision and accuracy for identification that easily outperforms the limitations of human perception. A three-class dataset of 255 leaf vein imag

The rise of equity-based crowdfunding is expected to offer a new gateway for Muslim entrepreneurs given its similarity with risk-sharing concept as per the Shariah principles. Malaysia is the first country in Southeast Asia to legislate and award equity-based crowdfunding licences in June 2015. Accordingly, this study aims to propose a Shariah-comp

Abandon bauxite mining sites can cause serious environmental problems, such as poor soil quality, air pollution, erosion and flood. Jatropha curcas could possibly be used to remediate barren bauxite mining sites. The objective of this study was to study the growth performance of J. curcas on top soil (control) and bauxite mined soil. Observation of

Aim: In the last decade Apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene polymorphism has been identified as one ofthe risk factors of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Though more than 11% population of Malaysiaare suffering from T2DM, there is inadequate data on the correlation between theAPOEgene poly-morphism and pathogenesis of diabetes among Malaysians. Hence, in

Many advertisements and reviews on the varieties of food in Malaysia specifically in Bandar Diraja Muar which is located in Johor. However, there are still few research that have been done about the study of tourists’ experience and the service of restaurants in Muar. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to study the dining experience of visit

Abstract As a universally experienced phenomenon which transcends time, place and people the dream has perplexed humankind over the ages. Much thought and research have gone into discovering its nature and causes, the role it plays in societies as well as interpreting its content. The same preoccupation with it can be said to be found among Muslims

Candida albicans causes candidiasis, particularly in immunocompromised patients. Streptococcus salivarius K12 (K12) is a probiotic isolated from a healthy oral cavity. The study aimed to determine the effect of K12 on C. albicans aggregation, biofilm formation and dimorphism. C. albicans ATCC MYA-4901, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) isol

Pyrolysis process of biomass produces tar that caused clogging of equipment in industry. A process is proposed to recover by infiltrating the tar vapor within porous bio-char and then carbon deposition occurred on the pore surface by chemical vapor infiltration process. This work focuses on investigation of the effect of EFB pre-treatment on the qu

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in 2015 estimated the size of money laundering to be at 2-5% of the world Global Domestic Production (GDP) with around USD800 billion to USD2 trillion being laundered. The global criminal activities are on the rise and the contribution of money laundering to exacerbate the problems associated with the upsurge i