The Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) model is a conceptual entity-relationship model developed for better arrangement, collocation, and navigation in bibliographic databases. As such, a FRBRized library online catalog (OPAC) can improve the performance of OPAC as a retrieval tool. We explored the utility of FRBR framework fo

Hajj is an annual mass gathering of Muslim pilgrims in Mecca. The understanding of crowd behaviour during this ritual based mass gathering from the psychosocial perspective is inadequately highlighted in the literature. Based on the initial interviews with pilgrims, three main components of crowd behaviour were identified: observable crowd behaviou

Islamic Banking has been introduced in many countries globally for the last three decades. However, in Russia, Islamic Banking and Finance industry is still in its early stages. The study is aimed at examining the role of awareness and perceived values among Dagestanians upon their acceptance towards Islamic banking. Modified theory of reasoned act

Urban marketplace (also commonly known as the bazaar, traditional market, public market, etc.) has been recognized in published works as an important economic and cultural place for a city. Iconic marketplaces that are rich with heritage values become significant attractions in urban tourism. The desire to search for local food, traditional crafts

In Malaysia, entrepreneurship education in higher learning education is not new. The government has taken great effort to transform the country’s economy into the knowledge-based economy and entrepreneur has been identified as one of the key elements to the development of the knowledge economy. Lots of fund had been allocated by the government to

Learning of statistics presents a challenge to psychology students whose background in mathematics is not strong. The percentage of students who failed Statistics course at the Department of Psychology in one university in Malaysia is of concern. A survey that included a measure of statistics anxiety was conducted at the beginning of a semester amo

Statistics anxiety is a perennial problem among social science students who are faced with statistics as a programme requirement. At one Department of Psychology in Malaysia, the failure rates for a statistics course, across six semesters spanning 2010 to 2013, were the highest compared to other undergraduate courses. Thus, this study attempts to i

The use of a learning management system (LMS) has brought a renewed attention to language teaching. Yet, a question that remains to be answered is the extent to which the system can be used to support the pedagogical approach adopted by the instructor. This paper discusses the use of Moodle as a platform for teaching Arabic in a task-based teaching

Introduction: Skin as a protective barrier from exogenous substances. The aim of the study was to evaluate the realibility of the DermaLab Combo in measuring transepidermal water loss (TEWL) and skin hydration. Methodology: 50 male and 50 female students from International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) were voluntarily participated in this stu

Blue toe syndrome is a condition in which patient presented with cyanotic toe caused by fibrino-platelet micro-emboli occlusion of the small digital arteries while atrial myxoma is the most common primary cardiac tumour. Most patients with atrial myxoma present with emboli to blood vessel of the brain causing ischaemic stroke. We report a case of a