This article compares various elements of Ibn Khaldūn’s and Douglass C. North’s thoughts on the role of institutions in influencing or forcing economic change. There are a number of interesting similarities in ideas, thoughts, approaches, and methodologies, which prove that New Institutional Economics may actually mirror much of (and can benef

This study examines the determinants of the customer ordering experience, which include website trust, customer satisfaction and loyalty. The determinants are represented by website quality and service quality. A survey data of 353 online food ordering customers were used to test the research model using structural equation modelling (SEM). Results

Islamic leadership is a psychological contract between a leader and his followers where he will try his best to guide them, to protect them, and to treat them fairly and with justice. The objective of Islamic leadership principles is to encourage Muslim followers to practice and develop human qualities for a better place in a society and a better l

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Fundus image is the interior surface of the eye that includes the optic nerves, macula and retinal blood vessels. The optic nerve which is responsible for transmitting of electrical impulses from the retina to the brain is connected to the back of the eye near the macula has a visible portion of the optic nerve called the optic disc. Optic disk has

The goal is to design of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle "UAV" system through the control of a stable fixed-wing aircraft to accomplish inexpensive, simple, and still efficient aircrafts by adding an inertial circuitry to the airplane that consists of a GPS unit, a microcontroller unit, and other devices. The aircraft has the ability to navigate fr

This research work describes the effect of powder concentration in dielectric fluid during electrical discharge machining (EDM) of mild steel on material removal rate (MRR), electrode wear rate (EWR) and work surface roughness (Ra). The machining parameters studied in this research are current (4.5A, 5.5A, and 6.5A) and concentration of the powder

The advancement of mobile technology has changed the traditional communication and teaching to novel teaching and learning. Communication through social network sites (SNSs) has given a new trend in teaching and learning. The purpose of this book is to summarize the influence of the teaching strategies via Social Network Sites (SNSs)on Students'

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Numerous Qur’anic verses such as 2:187, 4:19, 4:34, 7:189, and 30:21 deal with and address women, inspiring positively that women have serious role to play in the development of society. But it seems interpretation of these verses have been influenced by male chauvinism. Most of the Muslim scholars, early as well as contemporary, have tried to pr