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Understanding Resiliency in Coastal Areas: a Review Paper from Sociological Perspectives
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Based on secondary data, this paper tries to identify the resiliency of coastal people. Existing literature emphasizes that resiliency means a kind of adaptation where societal members can adjust themselves to a different environment. It is also discovered in prevailing literature that resiliency as a concept is not well-described in sociology. Thu

Modern Democracy in Creating Ethical Leadership in the Muslim World: a Perspective of Tawhidic Paradigm
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

This paper postulates critical explanation from Tawhidic paradigm on the relationship between modern democracy and ethical leadership in the Muslim world. This paper examines whether the pragmatic democracy creates ethical leadership in the governments of the Muslim world or not. The study conducted a survey with the sample of 25 postgraduate stude

Morphological Types and Arrangement of Cone Cells, and the Visual Acuity of Sutchi Catfish Pangasianodon Hypophthalmus
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This study was conducted to obtain fundamental understanding of the vision of adult sutchi catfish Pangasianodon hypophthalmus. The left eyes of sutchi catfish were removed, fixed in Bouin’s solution and were cut into 17 regions. The 17 regions were then immersed in an ethanol series, cleared with histolene, embedded in paraffin, cut into 6 μm t

Development Process for Tar Filtering from Biomass Pyrolysis
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This paper presents a new approach for recovering tar produced from biomass pyrolysis process. Pyrolysis is a promising thermochemical process to utilize biomass to produce gas, char and tar. Tar is a vapour/liquid product containing carbon, and it is often found in producer gas. It needs to be recovered from gas mixture to upgrade its value for th

anti-Inflammatory and Antioxidant Properties of Unripe Papaya Extract in an Excision Wound Model
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Context: Carica papaya L. (Caricaceae) fruit was shown to exhibit wound healing properties. Objectives: We investigated anti-inflammatory and antioxidant potential of papaya fruit phosphate-buffered saline extract (PE) during wound healing and enhancement of the potentials due to trace ions addition. Materials and methods: Rat excision wounds were

The Morphological Types and Arrangement of Cone Cells, and the Visual Acuity of Sutchi Catfish Pangasianodon Hypophthalmus
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

In this study, the morphological types and arrangement of cone cells, and the visual acuity of sutchi catfish Pangasianodon hypophthalmus were determined to obtain fundamental understanding of its vision. The left eyes of the adult sutchi catfish were fixed in Bouin’s solution and were cut into 17 regions. The 17 regions were then immersed in a s

Identification and Testing of Novel Carp-1 Functional Mimetic Compounds as Inhibitors of non-Small Cell Lung and Triple Negative Breast Cancers
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The triple negative breast cancer (TNBCs) and non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLCs) often acquire mutations that contribute to failure of drugs in clinic and poor prognosis, thus presenting an urgent need to develop new and improved therapeutic modalities. Here we report that CARP-1 functional mimetic (CFMs) compounds 4 and 5, and 4.6, a structurall

Validation of Measures of Academic self-Handicapping Behavior and Student Engagement on Muslim University Students
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

As a preliminary step to studying the reciprocal relationship between student engagement and academic self-handicapping, the present study had the aim of validating two key instruments on the target non-western population. The two instruments in question were 1) the Self-Handicapping Questionnaire (SHQ 2011), and 2) the Student Engagement Questionn

Exploring the agenda-Setting Potential of Homeland Online Newspapers on Perceptions of Elections Issues Among Diasporic Nigerians in Malaysia
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

The increasing transnational migration of people and availability of homeland newspapers on the web have stimulated interest in the understanding of the use and effects of homeland media on a nation’s foreign residents. This study explores the relationship between the agenda covered in three Nigerian online newspapers (N=260) and how they were pe

Authentication of Electronic Evidence in Cybercrime Cases Based on Malaysian Laws
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Electronic evidence is one of the many forms of documentary evidence. It is stored and retrievable from electronic devices such as computers and smartphones, particularly in the their hard disks or memory banks. However, due to the fragile nature of electronic evidences, it is prone or susceptible to damage or alteration, as well as destruction due

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