Subject(s): Moringa oleifera | Sewage -- Purification | Water -- Purification | Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Biotechnology Engineering. -- IIUM Summary: Wastewater treatment plants produce large quantities of wastes every day. The most important waste generating from treatment processes is sludge, which consists of 98-99% water, sol

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences -- IIUM Summary: Notwithstanding Nigeria's abundant human and material resources, the majority of its population, particularly Muslims from both the northern and southern parts apparently live in abject poverty. This is rather ironical given the distributi

Subject(s): Waqf -- Study and teaching -- Sri Lanka | Dissertations, Academic -- Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance. -- IIUM | Waqf and educational development Summary: Sir Lanka inherited a rich history of waqf that was initiated for charitable, pious and religious needs of its Muslim communities. The formation of Waqf Board and Waqf Tri

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology -- IIUM Summary: There are many examples of complex systems in the world from different domains of life. For instance, the World Wide Web, electric power grids, scientific collaboration networks, social network of friendships, and network of diseases su

Hepatic steatosis is a common feature of chronic hepatitis C (CHC). It is caused directly by the virus (genotype 3)or host metabolic factors. We analyzed liver biopsy results among all patients selected for the treatment. Methods: We retrospectively looked into CHC patients selected for treatment from 2005 - 2007,Kuantan Hospital, Malaysia. Fifteen

The present tort system has been criticised as not being a suitable mechanism for compensating victims of medical negligence. The deficiencies of the system has been identified and proven as not being able to fulfill objectives such as providing fair and adequate compensation, maintaining equity between injured victims with similar needs, providing

By the year 2020, Malaysia aspires to become a fully developed nation. In order to realize this vision, Malaysia needs to address nine strategic challenges identified by the former Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad. The challenges are: (1) Establishing a united Malaysian nation, (2) Creating a psychologically liberated, secure,

The decision of the Federal Court of Malaysia in abandoning the Bolam principle in relation to doctor's duty to disclose risks has clearly marked the decline of judicial deference to medical opinion in medical negligence litigation in Malaysia. It is undeniable that the Bolam principle has acted as a gatekeeper to the number of claims against m

The fixed-pitch straight-bladed vertical axis wind turbine (SB-VAWT) is one of the simplest types of wind turbine. One of the main challenges of wide spread application of the smaller-capacity SB-VAWT is to design and develop it in a cost-effective manner. The overall cost of the SB-VAWT will mainly depend on judicious choice of multiple design par

Malaysian Administrative Modernization and Management Planning Unit (MAMPU) has outlined Total Quality Management (TQM) by means of seven core principles: (1) top management commitment, (2) strategic quality planning, (3) customer focus, (4) training and recognition, (5) enhancing teamwork, (6) performance measurement, and (7) quality assurance. Ma