The traditional houses in Ghardaia City in Algeria had been built using traditional construction materials and passive solar design (PSD) strategies for the hot desert climate. These thousand-year-old houses are still standing and conditioning the harsh desert climate while maintaining indoor thermal comfort for its occupants. Of late, two trends o

The IIUM Library Classification System for Knowledge Resources on Islam (ICSI) plays a transformative role in bridging the cataloguing gap between academic training and industry practices, particularly for Arabic and Islamic collections. This article presents the integration of ICSI within the LISC 7021 (Arabic Cataloguing) course, highlighting how

ABKK3203 Political Development and Third World Politics is one of the courses offered by Faculty of Applied Social Sciences at Open University Malaysia (OUM). By the end of this course, you should be able to: 1. Describe some of the major conceptual and theoretical issues in the field of political development; 2. Explain the changes in national and

“When incentive to acquire and obtain property is gone, people no longer make efforts to acquire any... Those who infringe upon property rights commit an injustice... If this occurs repeatedly, all incentives to cultural enterprise are destroyed and they cease utterly to make an effort. This leads to destruction and ruin of civilization….” (I

Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) is a biodegradable polymer with limited application because of its intrinsic brittleness, low toughness, and low elongation at break. Melt blends were prepared by mixing a natural rubber (NR, poly(1,4-cis-isoprene) in the form of liquid NR (LNR), liquid-epoxidized NR (LENR), and polypropylene (PP) in the PLA matrix. Four ble

Transdermal spray offers numerous advantages over the other conventional transdermal drug delivery forms such as gel, ointment and patches, in terms of its cosmeceutical appearance, ready availability for application, flexibility in dosage design, less occurrence of skin irritation and faster drying rate from the application site due to the use of

This study was conducted to identify effects of sand mining on the water quality index (WQI) of a small river called Pusu. Seven locations along Sg. Pusu were identified for sampling and analysis of the water quality data. It was observed that the WQI of Pusu River varied between 55 and 65 during dry season and 61 to 70 in wet season. The river fal

Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (UIAM) ditubuhkan dengan matlamat untuk memenuhi beberapa misi utama, iaitu Islamisasi, Integrasi, Internasionalisasi dan Kecemerlangan Menyeluruh (Islamization, Integration, Internationalization and Comprehensive Excellence- IIICE). Justeru, UIAM komited terhadap proses Islamisasi dalam kurikulum dan proses p

More than 50,000 people took part in the Bersih 5 demonstration in Kuala Lumpur on 19 November 2016 calling for fair and clean elections. This was despite threats of violence by an opposing group, the arrest of some of the Bersih movement’s key leaders and the blocking of road access by the police.  More significantly, the demonstration showed

Chemical coagulants are widely used in water and wastewater industry. These chemical based coagulants and flocculants have various types of effects on the aquatic environment. The search and use of biodegradable natural coagulants are on-going for centuries. Researchers are investigating various types of plants, fungi, bacteria, etc. to discover a