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Determination of Alpha-2-mrap Gene Polymorphisms Innephrolithiasis Patients
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Background The intron 5 insertion/deletion polymorphism of Alpha-2-macroglobulin receptor-associated protein gene (Alpha-2-MRAP) has been implicated in numerous diseases. The current study was designed to analyze the association of intron 5 insertion/deletion polymorphism of Alpha-2-MRAP with nephrolithiasis patients. Methods PCR was conducted on g

Impact of Maqasid al-Shariah for Ethical Decision Making Among Social Entrepreneurs
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Ethical decisions manifests the protection and preservation of benefits and rights of business stakeholders. The mainstream practice is based on conventional ethical principles. The use Maqasid al-Shariah is limited to Shariah compliant enterprises due to the industrial requirements or the need to gain competitive advantage. The unique model operat

Association of Mmp-9 Gene Polymorphisms with Nephrolithiasis Patients
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Background: Nephrolithiasis is one of the causes which lead to chronic kidney disease (CKD). Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are endopeptidases degrading extracellular matrix which correlate with the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. The current study was designed to analyze the association of (R279Q, C1562T) polymorphism of MMP-9 with nephrolithia

Examining the Feasibility of Waqf (Islamic Endowment)-based Islamic Insurance Product from the Malaysian Legal Perspective
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Compare to other countries, control power over the Islamic endowment fund (Waqf) in Malaysia is basically put under one statutory body for each state called State Islamic Religious Council. The worse scenario is, there is no standard shared among these councils in terms of managing the Waqf fund (asset) where each state council had their own enactm

Towards a More Socially Inclusive and Sustainable Framework for Islamic Banking and Finance
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Mainstream interest based financial system marginalized many Muslims as the system is in conflict with the principles of sharīʿah (Islamic law). Islāmic banking and finance (IBF) institutions aimed at promoting Islāmic norms of economic behavior, and ultimately to realize the maqāṣid al-sharī‘ah have developed and offer sharīʿah complia

Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity: a Critical Examination of Section 84 of the Brunei Penal Code
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

It has been ethically, legally and socially accepted that a person who is suffering from insanity cannot and should not be criminally responsible for his actions or inactions. A mentally ill person is not punished for his crime, as he is devoid of free will, intelligence and knowledge of the act. The defence of insanity provides protection to perso

Response Surface Optimisation and Antioxidant Characterisation of High Antioxidant Soft Jelly Prepared from Baccaurea Angulata Fruit Juice and Trigona SP. Honey Using Central Composite Design
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

The optimum combination of Baccaurea angulata fruit juice (X1 : 15 - 85 ratio) and Trigona sp. honey (TH) (X2 : 15 - 85 ratio) in developing a high antioxidant soft jelly was investigated based on the antioxidant capacity (Y1 ), phenolic (Y2 ), and flavonoid (Y3 ) content. Response surface methodology (RSM), via central composite design (CCD), was

Hurt and Grievous Hurt Under the Brunei Penal Code: the Role of Medical Experts
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

The framers of the Brunei Penal Code (Cap 22) found it difficult to draw a line between those bodily hurts which are serious and those which are slight. They observed that to draw such a line with perfect accuracy was absolutely impossible. Therefore, certain kinds of hurt were designated as grievous. Hurt sometimes involves little more than a forc

Corporate Social Responsibility and its Effect on Community Development: an Overview
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Traditionally, businesses primarily exist to make profit. The profit motive has often been perceived as representing a lack of concern for all other objectives of an organisation. But, today businesses are realising that in order to stay profitable in a rapidly changing environment, they would have to become socially responsible. Hence, there is a

Design and Modelling of four-Legged Amphibious Robot
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

This paper proposed a method to model the gait movement of four-legged amphibious robot. This type of robot has shown a great potential to perform complex operations in difficult and challenging land and underwater environments. Not only they can monitor and manipulate complicated environment conditions during disasters such as floods, landslides,

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