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Islam and Anthropology: Opposition or Harmony?
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This paper represents a humble attempt made by the author in Islamizing anthropology. The paper intends, briefly, to conceptualize the basic issues in Islamization of social sciences with particular reference to anthropology. The basic issues, among others, include the relationship between Islam and anthropology, the foundation, and the sources in

Text Neck Syndrome and its Association with Mobile Phone Usage Among University Academic Staff.
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Background: Nowadays, mobile phones are one of the most used electronic devices in the world, and there are utilised almost by everyone in various societies and settings. The term ‘’Text Neck’’ or text neck syndrome (TNS) is explained as an incorrect postural alignment of neck muscles while using mobile phones or any other electronic gadget

Subjective Life Satisfaction Among Urban Malay Civil Servants in Malaysia: a Qualitative Study
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Quality of life (QOL) has two main dimensions: objective and subjective. Both dimensions are equally important in determining the overall quality of life of a person (Mahadzirah et al., 2008). Hence, a comprehensive measure of people’s life satisfaction should ideally take into account these two dimensions. Empirical data for the measure of quali

Comparative Analysis of Customer Satisfaction on Islamic and Conventional Banks in Malaysia
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Customer satisfaction is critically important for banks to stay competitive as the customer is the ultimate source of income for any organization. Islamic banking system and conventional banking system are considered as rival systems working in the same banking industry. In order for Islamic banks to compete successfully with conventional banks, Is

Building a Liveable Urban Environment: an Analysis of post-Modernist and Islamic view-Points
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The purpose of this paper is to analyse comparatively postmodernist and Islamic views on the constituents of a livable urban environment. The 21st century has witnessed an increasing urbanization of human settlements, especially in the emerging economies of the developing world.In the wake of such rapid rate of urbanization, both the physical lands

Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy as a Novel Approach to Investigate the Influence of Metal Complexes on Electrical Properties of Poly (Vinyl Alcohol)(Pva) Composites
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In the current study, black tea leaves extract solution (TES) as a new green technique is used to fabricate metal-polyphenols complexes (X-polyphenols complex; X= Cu+2, Ce+3, and Cd+2). The metal-complexes are integrated with poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA) to prepare PVA composite films. The electrical properties of pure PVA and composites are characte

Wideband Patch Antenna Design Using Selective Particle Swarm Optimization
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This paper presents an optimization technique for wideband patch antennas using selective particle swarm optimization (SPSO). SPSO is an improved variant of particle swarm optimization (PSO). Here, a special part of solution space is selected for PSO process. An application of this algorithm is developed for wideband patch antenna optimization. A s

Rethinking Sociology from an Islamic Jurisprudential Perspective
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Islamic Jurisprudence is a branch of Islamic revealed knowledge with several dimensions such as the sources of Islamic legal theories, Maqāsid al-Shariah, the Islamic legal maxims and other Islamic fundamental principles. Contemporary Islamic scholars have argued that the principles of Islamic jurisprudence encapsulate significant paradigms of soc

Dictionary of Counselling
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Subject(s): Counseling -- Dictionaries Holdings: ,Book - Reference,Gombak Campus Library,Reference Collection,,r BF637C6F325D 1993,Not for loan,00000433023

Obstacles of Continuous Peripheral Nerve Block in Physiotherapy
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Introduction: Perineural local anesthetic infusion also known as continuous peripheral nerve blocks (PNB), is a technique of providing analgesia for multiples days or even weeks by administrating local anesthesia via catheter following insertion of a catheter to peripheral nerve. The technique has been applied to different body regions for a wide r

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