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Expressing Breastmilk While on Break and in Private: a Qualitative Study of Malaysian first-Time Mothers
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Employment and breastfeeding among first-time mothers in Malaysia remain problematic, due, in part, to the lack of clear policies and policy implementation. This article, based on a phenomenological study utilising dyadic interviews with eight participants and twelve interviews, explores the experience of Malaysian first-time parents managing both

Food Inflation: a Study on Key Determinants and Price Transmission Processes for Malaysia
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

In Malaysia, food price inflation reached its highest level at 8.8% in mid-2008 compared to overall inflation of 5.5% for the same period, mainly blamed on the spike in world commodity prices. However, recent moves by the government to rationalize food and energy subsidies have also led to higher than normal headline inflation figures and cause pub

Psychometric Properties of an Affective Learning Questionnaire
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Mainly there were two purposes of this study. One was to examine the extent of Facebook use in distance learning, constituted meaningful and interpretable dimensions of the affective learning construct, and to test the adequacy of the construct in terms of its reliability, convergent validity, discriminant validity, and measurement invariance to th

Flaxseed Ethanolic Crude Extract Influences Growth of Stem Cells from Human Exfoliated Deciduous Teeth (Shed)
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Previous study reported that plant natural product promotes stem cell growth. Flaxseed (Linum usitatissimum) contains numerous compounds recognized for its health benefits. This study aimed to investigate the biological effects of flaxseed crude extract on stem cells obtained from human exfoliated deciduous teeth (SHED). Whole flaxseeds were ground

Development of Scenario Management and Requirements Tool (Smart):towards Supporting scenario-Based Requirements Engineering Methodology
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Scenario-based methodology has been applied in analyzing real world experience into representation in software environment. Nonetheless, capturing, documenting and managing scenarios are extremely labour-intensive. Hence, the generic aims of this project are to investigate, explore and analyze requirements management process towards supporting scen

Development of Requirements Pattern Repository: Towards Supporting Requirements Reuse
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Requirements Engineering (RE) covers the study of techniques to define users’ needs by generating quality requirements. Nonetheless, RE tasks require a considerable amount of effort and resources due to various issues and challenging aspects. A crucial RE concern is how to effectively perform the RE tasks in order to reduce development cost. Amon

Optimization of Supercritical Fluid Extraction Conditions for L. Chinense and L. Barbarum Fruits
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

L. chinense and L. barbarum have been reported to contain abundant bioactive compounds with various medicinal properties such as anti-cancer and strong anti-oxidant. One of the advanced technologies that can be used to extract these bioactive compounds is supercritical fluid extraction (SFE). To the best of our knowledge, the study on supercritical

Effect of Spinning Parameters on Pla/ppc/curcumin Microfiber Diameter: an Investigation via Response Surface Methodology
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

The initial phase of this study was to investigate the effect of polypropylene carbonate (PPC) additions in polylactic acid (PLA)/curcumin (Cur) blends. It was observed that the presence of curcumin particulates behaved as a reinforcement filler for PPC additions up to 30 wt%. A specific composition was then invested to find the correlation between

Control of Transtibial Prosthetic Limb with Magnetorheological Fluid Damper by Using a Fuzzy Pid Controller
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

The damping characteristic of a healthy limb changes throughout the gait cycle. However, for amputees who are wearing mechanically passive damping prosthesis, the lack of ability to change the damping values might expose them to injuriesand health problems. The use of magnetorheological fluid damper in prosthetic limb, which provides wide dynamic r

Refleksi Gastronomi Dalam Komunikasi: Analisis Semantik Inkuisitif = the Reflection of Gastronomy in Communications: an Inquisitive Semantic
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Gastronomi ialah pengkajian berkaitan dengan makanan dan amalan pemakanan yang baik (good eating). Makanan bukan sahaja penting untuk hidup, tetapi turut mempunyai pengaruh dalam menyampaikan mesej melalui komunikasi. Dalam konteks budaya Melayu, elemen yang terdapat dalam gastronomi mempunyai pengaruh secara tidak langsung dalam komunikasi, khusus

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