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Understanding the Motivation to Invest: a Profile Analysis of Islamic Funds' Investors
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This paper seeks to provide a preliminary profile analysis of investors of Islamic funds based on their underlying motivation to invest, which at present received little interest in the literature. The experience of faith-based and socially responsible investment clearly reveals the heterogeneity of investors with divergent investment motives, and

Conceptualising an Integrated Framework for Social Responsibility of Islamic Finance Within a three-Sector Economic Model
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The conception of Islamic economics is strongly underpinned by normative foundations with the aim of realising socio-economic justice and the betterment of the human well-being. The emergence of Islamic banking and finance was then touted to be the operational aspect of Islamic economics to achieve this novel aspirations. Nevertheless, there was a

Chemical Components of Polymerase Chain Reaction in 18s Rrna for Detection of Cryptosporidium from River Water Samples
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The gene of 18S ribosomal RNA or 18S rRNA is the universal gene function as a general genetic marker for species identification of microorganisms including parasites. Cryptosporidium has distinct 18S rRNA genes along different species within the same genus. In this study, polymerase chain reaction or PCR was used to study chemical components of PCR

Phenotypic and Genotypic Characterization, and Detection of Pvl Encoding Gene in Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Strains Isolated from Patients Admitted to a Tertiary Hospital in Kuantan, Malaysia
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Introduction: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is globally a major public health threat. Resistance to methicillin originates from a modified protein (PBP2a) encoded by the mecA gene. The PVL gene as an important virulence factor increases the pathogenicity of MRSA. Epidemiology and characteristics of MRSA differ in different geographica

Phase Diagrams of the Potts Model on the Cayley Tree with Competing Binary Interactions Up to the Third nearest-Neighbour Generations
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. We are interested to investigate whether the presence of the third nearest-neighbour would give any significant effect on the generation of the phase diagrams. For this purpose, we analyze the phase diagrams of the Potts model with prolonged competing binary interactions J2 and J3 on the Cayley tree up to the third nearest-neighbour generations.

Microencapsulated Frankincense Essential Oil: a Potential Remedy and Prevention of Mouth Diseases
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The global burden of disease studies estimated that oral diseases affected half of the world’s population (3.58 billion people) with dental caries (tooth decay) in permanent teeth being the most prevalent condition assessed. On the other hand, the increasing resistance of dental caries towards the available antimicrobials and extensive use of the

Science Centre Engagement on Visitor Personal Connection
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Museum exhibition environment provides experiential learning through its messages to influence knowledge, attitudes and learning behaviours of visitors. Connections in visitors' cognitive, affective, emotional and physiological responses play a beneficial role in museum visits. The research focuses on how science centre as part of a museum disc

Understanding Socially Responsible Investing and its Implications for Islamic Investment Industry
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Social, ethical and environmental concerns have been used as important consideration for investment decision by an increasing number of investors. This can be seen by the size and growth of the socially responsible investment (SRI) industry in the developed economies. At the same time, scholars and commentators of Islamic finance have also called f

Framing the Social Responsibility Role of Islamic Financial Institutions Within a three-Sector Economic Model
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Purpose: This paper examines and reflects the ongoing debate on the social responsibility role of Islamic financial institutions (IFIs) in the light of the literature in the area of third sector and three-sector economic model. Subsequently, it seeks to develop a framework that can be used to conceptualise the potential interaction between the diff

Rethinking Bamboo: an Asian eco-Interior Design Language with Ecological Branding in East Asia
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This article takes a look and survey of the approaches in interior design possibilities and expressions in applying the use and particular structural qualities of bamboo. This particular material has gained much interest due to its quality of being rapidly replenishable, thus allowing it as an alternative to more depleting resources such as timber

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