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Errors Analysis of Malay Compound Sentences of Foreign Language Learners
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This study analyzed the essays written by 41 learners of Malay as a foreign language at the International Islamic University Malaysia and reports the errors found in the compound sentences constructed in the language. It was found that the learners had problems in using the correct spellings, punctuations, conjunctions, verb forms, vocabulary and s

Body Mass Index (Bmi) as a Predictive Factor of Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (Ais)
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Among the reported complications of scoliosis is restrictive lung disease. Resting metabolic rate is increased when the pulmonary function is impaired. Reduction in patients’ body mass index (BMI) may be an important indicator of thoracic insufficiency syndrome. The objective of this retrospective study was to determine the correlation between sp

An Exploratory Review of the Relationship Between Place Characteristics and Customer’s Experience in Urban Marketplace
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Urban marketplace is a community place where trading activities take place. Over the course of urban development, the marketplace gradually changes and become a place where the communities grow socially, culturally and economically. Consequently, a number of urban marketplaces become iconic because of their unique products and setting, making them

A Review on Contribution of Landscape Settings in hot-Humid Region Towards Modification of Outdoor Microclimate
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Urban Heat Island (UHI) is an environmental hazard that may greatly deteriorate human health and quality of life due to the high heat dissipation and air temperature that leaves parenthetical stress on human psychology (Shahmohamadi et.al, 2011). On the other hand, UHI worsens the outdoor microclimate and rises the issue of thermal discomfort and d

short-Selling Ban and cross-Sectoral Contagion: Evidence from the UK
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

The UK’s Financial Services Authority (FSA) introduced a ban on the short-selling of specified financial-sector stocks in September 2008. The regulator’s stated objectives were to protect market quality, stabilize the market for financial-sector stocks, and prevent cross-sectoral contagion. We analyse the price, market quality and contagion eff

Islamic Venture Capital in Malaysia: Development, Constraints and Way Forward
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Purpose: This study aims at examining the development of the Malaysian Islamic venture capital industry including government and regulatory policy initiatives for escalating the growth of the industry. It also highlights constraints and way forward for the industry. Methodology: The paper employs qualitative approach focusing on secondary resources

The Roles of Business Firms in Protecting Natural Environment: an Islamic Perspective
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

This paper argues that business firms have fiduciary duties, roles and responsibilities to provide protection to the natural environment as a mean to achiave business sustainability. However, the conventional business argues that the only obligation is to maximize profit within the legitimate means. The study uses an Islamic perspective in managing

The Inclination of Information and Communication Technology (Ict) Students Towards Entrepreneurship
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

The lack of innovation in human capital in terms of quality and quantity as well as the significant brain drain has retarded the progress of Malaysia towards becoming a developed country by 2020. In view of this situation, the Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) of Malaysia has assigned the National Coordination Taskforce for Innovation (NCTI) to d

The Influence of Tawhidic Paradigm in Sustaining the Training of Soul Preachers (Murabbi) for Harmonious Society (Ummah)
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This study explores the influence of Tawhidic paradigm in sustaining the training program for producing Murabbi of the Ummah. In Islamic terms, Murabbi plays the roles of teachers, preachers, shapers and moulders of their students to execute the fundamental roles as servants and vicegerents of Allah. The traditional methods of training through smal

Antiatherosclerotic Effect of Baccaurea Angulate: an under-Utilized Fruit
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INTRODUCTION: Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) continue to be the single leading cause of deaths globally. Most CVD patients are troubled with a condition known as atherosclerosis. Oxidation of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and chronic inflammation are the two clinical hallmarks of atherosclerosis. Not only the fruits that are more known to the commo

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