Study of recycled concrete aggregate as filter media for phosphorus removal in synthetic wastewater by Abd Roni, Norwardatun

“…This study aims to investigate the physical and chemical characteristics of RCA that influence the removal of phosphorus, as well as the percentage of phosphorus removal using RCAs of two different sizes namely, 5 mm to 10 mm and 25 mm to 30 mm. A total of five vertical laboratory-scale RCA filters were designed and five different concentrations of synthetic wastewater between 10 – 50 mg/L were prepared. …”
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Causes and effects of poor communication in construction projects by Rageh Gamil, Yaser Mohammed

“…While the five most severe effects of poor communication are information overlapping, time overrun, cost overrun, dispute, and high stress in the workplace. …”
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Characteristics of decomposed waste in landfill by Bari, Md. Niamul, Alam, Md. Zahangir, Jamal, Parveen

“…In the case of heavy metal like Lead and Cadmium, the concentration upto 4.5 ft depth goes beyond the toxic limit. …”
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Mohammad Arkoun’s theory of Qur'anic hermeneutics: a critique by Solihu, Abdul Kabir Hussain

“…His presentation reads more like mathematics than a textual analysis. Consequently, his methodological discussion has been largely neglected…”
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Urban Forestry and Compact Cities by Mohd. Yaman, Maheran, Nik Abdul Rahman, Nik Ismail Azlan

“…They may appreciate the City’s Beautiful Movement ideas like planning of new towns and Garden Cities, but ideas of these are not tropical climate oriented ideals. …”
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Documenting the languages of the Orang Asli of Malaysia: Some ethical concerns by Nambiar, Mohana Kumbari, Govindasamy, Subramaniam

“…Attempts to document the languages of indigenous communities which are facing the threat of extinction in linguistically diverse countries like Malaysia have given rise to numerous ethical issues, partly due to the disadvantaged and illiterate statuses of these minority communities. …”
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Dawah as the prophetic mission by Farooqui, Jamil

“…It is the call to come closer to Allah the Exalted, the Lord and Master of the universe, the Most Glorious, Powerful, of Whom it is said “there is none like Him” (Qur’ān, 112:4). …”
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Issues in Usul al-Din by Abdullah, Fatimah

“…A clear example of this is the studies that claim behaviors like homosexuality and lesbianism are inherited by specific genes. …”
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Al-Razi's contribution to the study of nexus between human mind and body by Abdulwaheed, Musa, Ismail, Ahmad Faris

“…It is of note that the significance of this chapter is appreciating efforts of Islamic thinkers and scientists like Razi and his valuable and outstanding contributions to the field of psychology. …”
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Multicasting challenges in wireless mesh networks by Sanni, Mistura L., Hassan Abdalla Hashim, Aisha, Anwar, Farhat, Daoud, Jamal Ibrahim

“…The application areas include academia and the industry, especially in situations where existing infrastructure is damaged due to natural disasters or even non-existence like rural areas and developing countries [1].…”
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Nazariyat al-Hukm and masadir al-Shari`ah (the theory of law and the sources of the shari'ah) by Kayadibi, Saim, Omar, Raihanah

“…On 17 October 2008, the Academy of Islamic Studies held its first seminar on Nazariyat al-Hukm and Masadir al-Shari`ah (NAZMAS1/2008) at the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. We would like to thank all of the lecturers and students of the Department of Shari`ah and Law, especially Ahmad Hidayat Buang (dean of the Apium) and Siti Mashitoh bt Mahamood (head, Department of Shari`ah and Law), for their support and encouragement.…”
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Development of an economical lapping process by Konneh, Mohamed, Tamsir, Afzeri, Triblas Adesta, Erry Yulian

“…This paper presents the development of a low cost lapping process, the process tried out on thin silicon chips that generated fracture-free with mirror-like surfaces of low roughness values and reasonably high degree of flatness.…”
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Wireless sensor network for landslide monitoring by Motakabber, S. M. A., Ibrahimy, Muhammad Ibn, Anwar, Farhat

“…E very year all over the world many lives and properties are lost due to many geological catastrophes like, landslide or landslip. Manual and electronic monitoring systems are used for predicting the landslide. …”
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Designing social research: a methodological note of the study of state-professions interplay in Bangladesh by Quddus, S. M. Abdul

“…However, terms are explained and recommended strategies are advanced in a holistic manner within the context of a developing society like Bangladesh for those needing introductory assistance in the design process of his/her research project and to overcome challenges associated to collect credible data particularly in developing societies.…”
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The evolution of Malaysian banking sector’s efficiency during financial duress: consequences, concerns, and policy implications by Sufian, Fadzlan

“…However, the results suggest that the FB were severely affected by the Asian financial crisis, implying that the FB were not insulated from unexpected events like the Asian financial crisis of 1997.…”
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Comparative study of parametric and intelligent unstructured uncertainties for robust controller design by M. Raafat, Safanah, Martono, Wahyudi, Akmeliawati, Rini

“…However, the application of intelligent techniques like Adaptive Neural Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) in the identification of unstructured uncertainty bounds provides considerable improvements in reduction of conservatism and guaranteed robust stability and performance, as illustrated in the results of practical implementation to a servo motion system .…”
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Halal processed food and beverages: some concerns on food additives and ingredients by Jaswir, Irwandi

“…In Islam, eating is also considered as a matter of ibadah (worship) to God, just like ritual prayers. Muslims follow the Islamic dietary code and foods that meet the code are called halal (lawful, permitted). …”
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Islamic higher education: maintaining and ensuring quality by Mohd. Asraf, Ratnawati, Nair, Sheela

“…It raises the issue of what we mean by quality or what we would like quality to mean, and how we can ensure and maintain quality in our higher institutions. …”
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Islamic feminist discourse: origins and development in the Muslim World by Muhamad Shukri, Abdul Salam

“…It concludes that the concept of feminism, being a modern concept which has developed through different phases in the Western part of the world, like all isms in the modern world, the values it came to be associated with – especially in its radical form – is an antithesis of what Islam stands for and is thus not acceptable to many Muslims. …”
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Integration of student-led lectures as an innovative interactivity in teaching by Shang, Lijun

“…This has been practised in several modules by a top student in the cohort under my supervision. I would like to share what have been done, the preliminary analysis on these endeavours and also discuss with colleagues in the conference on its feasibility, applicability, and effectivities with a hope to have some broad experiences on Physiology module teaching.…”
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