This paper analyses K. S. Maniam’s children’s novel, Top Winner (2005), in order to show how the narrative illustrates multiculturalism as instrumental in educating readers to respond positively to Malaysia’s cultural dynamism and heritage. It argues that Maniam’s fictional narrative recaptures the country’s multicultural roots through se

The identification of coherent decision-making behaviours depends upon the observed practices by society’s predominant economic agents. Interestingly, discourse on the Islamic economic system portrays the operations of homo Islamicus to manifest the perfect working of that ideal system. However, the approach taken is rather simplistic to the exte

The context of the planning organisation and the operation of political processes in the planning organisation have a substantial impact on the outcome of computerisation. However, there is also a need to consider the activities and characteristics of the individuals. The activity of individual planning staff can substantially affect the developmen

Solar energy is considered a sustainable resource and it has little or no harmful effects on the environment. The performance of a solar system depends to a great extent on the collector used for the conversion of solar radiant energy to thermal energy. A solar evaporator-collector (SEC) is basically an unglazed flat plate collector where refrigera

This paper discusses the theoretical aspects of disability and its relationship to campus planning. It presents the theoretical frameworks consist of the definition of disability and people with disabilities (PwDs); types of disabilities in built environment which cover issues and challenges faced by disabled peoples; outdoor spaces of campus plann

إشكاليات كثيرة نشبت من نفاذ الفكر الغربي في الدوائر الإسلامية ، أهمها إشكالية مديات الأخذ واقتباس واستمداد الفكر الإسلامي للفكر الغربي وقيمه وحضارته، الأمور التي أفضت إلى مواقف متعددة عند ال

INTRODUCTION: Perforators flap has gained popularity recently in lower limb trauma as reliable methods soft tissue coverage in the distal tibia. It is based on the concept of angiosome that was introduced by Taylor in 1987 to describe the territory of skin supply by perforators. The aim of this study is to describe the surgical technique and the ou

This study was designed to evaluate the service quality of Malaysian Islamic Banking from the customers’ perspectives. The primary data was collected by administering survey questions in Klang Valley (Selangor and Kuala Lumpur) and the analysis was conducted using the Importance-Performance Analysis (IPA). The results revealed that service qualit

The role of micro enterprises on the national economy in any country cannot be underestimated. Successful micro enterprises become the primary engines of economic development, income growth, and poverty reduction in much of the developing world. Despite these recognized importance micro enterprises have hardly considerable financing assistance part

The health behaviours of pregnant women with very severe obesity are not known, though these women are at high risk of pregnancy complications. We carried out a prospective case-control study including 148 very severely obese (BMI >40 kg/m2 ) and 93 lean (BMI < 0.05). Women with very severe obesity have low self-reported intakes and circula