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The Development of a Smart Food Container for Balanced Diet Intake
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Introduction A balanced diet will ensure the body gets the nutrients needed and help it to build a well immune system that prevents diseases and infections. On the contrary, an unbalanced diet can cause the body susceptible to many diseases such as high blood pressure, diabetes and allergies. Besides, someone will easily become obese if the food in

A Discourse on the Persian chahar-Bagh as an Islamic Garden
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

The ancient garden plan, the Chahār-Bāgh, was originally put onto ground for the purpose of organizing garden in an arid landscape of Persia besides a symbol of political territory. This quadripartite plan of garden was found as early as 600 BC during Achaemenid era. Therefore, claims made in various scholarships that referred Chahār-Bāgh as an

Revisiting Andalusian Garden: Visions for Contemporary Islamic Garden Design
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Andalusian garden is one of the historical gardens in the Muslim world. It appears that the garden designers at the time managed to emulate the spiritual and sacred essence of the paradisiacal environment on earth. The method of content analysis and library search was applied in this study. The findings of this study reveal that the Andalusian gard

Sustainability Concepts in Malay and Aceh Traditional Houses
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

The migration of people between Acheh and Malaysia can be seen in sporadic settlements in the northern regions. Both communities share Islam as a religion and might have similarities in culture, ethics and the environment. Due to the Islamic influences in both Malay and Aceh community, it is predicted that the traditional houses in both locations a

Rethinking Construction: Inclusion of Slow Learners as taker-Off in Quantity Surveying Practice
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

The objective of this paper is to present the preliminary findings regarding the participation of OKU with learning disability in Science Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) sectors. Review of the works of past researchers suggested that OKU is a potential workforce in STEM sectors but still under-represented due to lack of efforts from

Intervocalic /r/ and pre-Consonantal /r/ in Penang Malay Dialect: an Instrumental Analysis
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

This paper makes an instrumental analysis of intervocalic /r/ and pre-consonantal /r/ in Penang Malay Dialect produced by two Malaysian Malay undergraduate speakers. The focus is on the vowel quality of intervocalic /r/ and pre-consonantal /r/ which includes three levels of analysis: perception analysis, acoustic analysis, and phonological rules. T

Debating their Beliefs to Victory
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Debating is more often than not viewed as an aggressive and intimidating contest of argumentation between two teams or individuals. It also receives a plethora of public backlashes since debating is not widely acknowledged and accepted as part of our culture. However, more importantly, debate is an essential tool for developing and maintaining demo

In Search of Contemporary Garden Typologies in Moroccan and Syrian Courtyard Gardens
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

The courtyard garden represents a constant feature of domestic architecture in most Muslim regions; however, it was developed in different ways as influenced by many local factors. Its organization, configuration and social role, suggest more a sociocultural need than a physical one. Therefore, it is important to base them on this ground rather tha

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in Improving Adherence for Diabetes Management.
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

The presentation addressed how cognitive behavioural therapy (i.e., a form of psychotherapy) may help in improving treatment adherence for diabetes. The five elements in cognitive behavioural therapy (i.e., events/situations, thoughts, feelings, physiological reactions, and actions) were discussed and linked to the concept of diabetes management. T

Guideline for Privacy and Security in Cloud First Security Environment
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

This is a guideline for Cloud adopters to leverage on Cloud’s benefit while managing to avoid possible risks that may be encountered. The discussion of privacy and security in Cloud computing platform which includes data classification, security and privacy governance, guideline implementation and security cases brings a thorough understanding on

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