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Abortion: an Infringement of the Foetus' Right to Life in Islamic Law
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Under Islamic law, the life of a human being is sacred and as such, no one is allowed to kill or bring an end to the life of another except in accordance with the law. Whether a foetus under Islamic law is entitled to enjoy this protection or not is a subject that is hotly debated by Muslim scholars. Abortion has a direct link to the right to life

Sexual Harassment in Malaysian Educational Institutions: Causes and Solutions
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

The vitality of school in proffering solutions to the societal challenges cannot be underrated. However, school as a hub and pivot place in addressing multifarious challenges in our society is faced with some social ills such as bullying and sexual harassment. More profusely, an escalation of sexual harassment in schools’ and on campuses cannot b

Position, Status and Role of Malay Language in Malaysia = Kedudukan, Status, dan Peranan Bahasa Melayu di Malaysia
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

The position of Malay language in Malaysia is provided by the Malaysian Federal Constitution. Due to the fact that the Malay Language has been sidelined during the colonial era, it took some time for the language to be put in its rightful position. The presence of various ethnicities who try to preserve their language; as well as the reluctance of

Employee Whistleblower Protection: an Analysis of Malaysian Law
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

In Malaysia, the Whistleblower Protection Act 2010 (WPA) provides protection to a person in an organisation who exposes misconduct, alleged dishonest or illegal activity that violates the existing laws, among others. For example, alleged fraud, health and safety violations, and corruption, to name but a few. Undeniably, most whistleblowers are inte

The Potential of Video Game in Malay Language Learning for Foreign Students in a Public Higher Education Institution
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Public Higher Education Institution (PHEI).The main objective is to consolidate the opinions of experts on types of video games,predicted year of appearance, and suitability of types of video games. Fuzzy delphi (FDM) is mainly used to consolidate a consensus of selected 30 experts from various disciplines and backgrounds. The administered instrume

LPC and its Derivatives for Stuttered Speech Recognition
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Stuttering or stammering is disruptions in the normal flow of speech by dysfluencies, which can be repetitions or prolongations of phoneme or syllable. Stuttering cannot be permanently cured, though it may go into remission or stutterers can learn to shape their speech into fluent speech with an appropriate speech pathology treatment. Linear Predic

Effects of High and Low Maternal Dietary Sodium Intake During Pregnancy on the Offsprings’ Glomerular Number in Rats
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

The blood pressure of the offspring of dams fed on low or high salt diet during pregnancy and lactation are higher than that of normal sodium dams. The mechanism of the programmed hypertension in the offspring has not been identified. The experiment aims at studying the effects of high and low maternal dietary sodium on their offsprings’ glomerul

Reinforcement Learning Based Techniques in Uncertain Environments: Problems and Solutions
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Reinforcement learning (RL) is a well-known class of machine learning algorithms used in planning and controlling of autonomous agents. Most of the issues in planning and controlling of robots are caused by uncertainties in the actuators and sensors of robots. The paper discusses important issues faced by RL in unknown and unstructured environments

Oxidative stress-Mediated Apoptosis Induced by Ethanolic Mango Seed Extract in Cultured Estrogen receptor-Positive Breast Cancer Mcf-7 Cells
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Breast cancer has become a global health issue requiring huge expenditures for care and treatment of patients. There is a need to discover newer cost-effective alternatives for current therapeutic regimes. Mango kernel is a waste product with potential as a source of anti-cancer phytochemicals, especially since it is non-toxic towards normal breast

Enhancing Lightweight Block Cipher Algorithm Olbca Through Decreasing Cost Factor
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Lightweight block cipher algorithms are vital for constrained environment. There are three factors should be considered when you design lightweight block cipher algorithm which are security, performance and cost. In this paper, we have improved the cost factor of OLBCA algorithm by decreasing the number of Substitution box (S-box) without a major e

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