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Insurgency, Political Stability and Economic Performance in post-Saddam Iraq: an Evaluation
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On March 20, 2003, the coalition forces headed by the United States of America launched Operation Iraqi Freedom to remove the regime of Saddam Hussein. By mid-April, major fighting was essentially over, and on May 1, the United States declared an end to major combat operations. With that declaration, the coalition forces faced with a very serious c

Medicine Beyond Borders: Legal and Ethical Challenges
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The ease and affordability of international travel has contributed to the rapid growth of the healthcare industry where people from all around the world are traveling to other countries to obtain medical, dental, and surgical care while at the same time touring, vacationing and fully experiencing the attractions of the countries that they are visit

Optimization of auto-Introduction Based Fermentation Media Components for Biomass Production of Escherichia Coli Bl21-ai Expressing Recombinant Bromelain
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

In this study, bromelain, a naturally available therapeutic protease enzyme from pineapple stem, was expressed in Escherichia coli strain BL21-AI using auto-inductionbased fermentation media. Recently, many recombinant proteins efficiently expressed in soluble form in E. coli using this auto-induction approach. Indeed, our preliminary experiment sh

Wavelet Decomposition for the Detection and Diagnosis of Faults in Rolling Element Bearings
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Condition monitoring and fault diagnosis of equipment and processes are of great concern in industries. Early fault detection in machineries can save millions of dollars in emergency maintenance costs. This paper presents a wavelet-based analysis technique for the diagnosis of faults in rotating machinery from its mechanical vibrations. The choice

General Guidelines for Halal Food Preparation: Unified Standard of Halal Certification is Important to Globalize Halal Products
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Generally. all things created by God (Allah) are permitted, with a few exceptions thaf are prohibrted (haram) by clear and definite injunctions in the authentic sources according to Muslims: fhe Qur'an and Prophet Mohammad traditions (sunnah). In term of meat, these exceptions include pork, blood and meats of animals that died of causes other t

Analysis of Combined Operation of electro-Osmetic Dewatering and Mechanical Expression
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This paper presents results of experimental work carried out to study and analyze the combined operation of electro-osmotic dewatering (EOD) and mechanical expression (ME) by use of the Terzaghi-Voigt combined model for considering creep deformation of the material. The EOD-ME process combines the advantage of electro-osmosis and mechanical dewater

Improving Patient Complaint Mechanisms in Malaysia: the Role of Law and Medical Organisations
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

One of the most important ironies of modern health care is that public expectations are rising faster than the ability of health services to meet them. Patients nowadays no longer want to be treated as passive recipients of medical care. Instead, they want to be treated but as co-producers or partners able to manage their illnesses. Thus, it is not

Medical Negligence in Malaysia : Cases and Commentary
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

As the frontiers of medical knowledge and technology are continually challenged, the performance of medical professionals and providers of medical care is increasingly put under scrutiny. Higher expectations are placed on the standard of treatment, skill and care provided by medical processionals. This has led to increasingly more medical negligenc

Halal Processed Food and Beverages: Some Concerns on Food Additives and Ingredients
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Islam is not merely a religion of rituals, but is a way of life. Rules and manners from the Islamic teachings govern the life of Muslims: individual and collective level. In Islam, eating is also considered as a matter of ibadah (worship) to God, just like ritual prayers. Muslims follow the Islamic dietary code and foods that meet the code are call

Corporate Governance and Covenants Restrictiveness in Private Debt Contract
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Both corporate governance and covenants separately have been shown to play a role in mitigating agency problems associated with debt. Accordingly, we examine the association between corporate governance and the restrictiveness of covenants on a sample of newly syndicated loans in the U.S. private debt market. Cross-sectional results support the arg

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