Preparation and characterization of plasticized Polylactic acid/starch blend by Jame, Raina, Mirghani, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed, Anuar, Hazleen, Samat, Noorasikin, Ali, Fathilah

“…Conventional plastic takes a long time to degrade and remains in the waste dump. …”
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Application of Sharī‘ah contracts in contemporary Islamic finance: a maqāṣid perspective by Soualhi, Younes

“…In addition, the malpractice of some Sharī‘ah contracts has long raised concerns as to the maqāṣid compliance of such products. …”
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Site planning and orientation for energy efficiency: a comparative analysis on three office buildings in Kuala Lumpur to determine a location for building shading device by Naamandadin, Nurul Akmam, Sapian, Abdul Razak, Mohd Noor, Siti Nur Aishah

“…A well-designed energy efficient building provide long term building optimisation while minimising the energy. …”
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Gender issues in Muslim countries by Akhmetova, Elmira

“…The Noble Qur’an and the Sunnah of the Prophet SAW indicate equity and parity between men and women although their functions in marriage, family and society are not identical. There is a long line of women scholars and activists who attained high positions and were renowned for their excellence as scholars, social workers, public figures, educators during the time of the Prophet SAW and during the next generations, when Islamic civilisation was flourishing. …”
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Extraction of various fish gelatin assisted by High Pressure Processing (HPP) by Yusof, Nurlina, Jaswir, Irwandi, Jamal, Parveen, Jami, Mohammed Saedi

“…Besides, conventional method for fish gelatin extraction required long production time. Chemical treatments are often being used in enhancing the fish gelatin yield and properties but it may leave toxic residues and may affect the amino acid content of the gelatin. …”
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Preparation of modified ceramic membranes with silica sol-dip coating for separation biogas application by Mohd Daud, Farah Diana, Zulianey Kahlib, Nor Amyra, Mel , Maizirwan, Ahmad Azhar, Ahmad Zahirani, Hassan , Noor Azlina

“…Membrane separation of gases is a highly complex process and therefore the material used for its preparation should exhibit a long-lasting characteristic, stability and modify in an advanced manner to be adapted to separate specific gases. …”
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Effectiveness of zakat-based programs on poverty alleviation and economic empowerment of poor women: A case study of Bangladesh by Muhammad Anis, Fahami, Kassim, Salina

“…Bangladesh has long been suffering from poverty and its accompanying problems. …”
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Oppression versus liberation: Representation of hijab in two post-9/11 British literary texts by Hasan, Md. Mahmudul

“…While many women wear hijab instinctively and without question in order to follow their religion and cultural tradition, Najwa in the fictional work Minaret and Shelina in the memoir Love in a Headscarf decide to wear it reflectively after long contemplation and much soul searching. Such experiences convincingly and creatively refute the assumption that hijab is imposed on Muslim women by male relatives and dispel the most widespread stereotype that it is synonymous with female oppression.…”
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A secure protocol using 6DP for Quantum Authentication and Hash Functions for Key Distribution (KDP-6DP) by Al-Khateeb, Khalid A. Saeed, A. Majeed, Mohammed Munther, M. Saeb, Magdy, Wahiddin, Mohamed Ridza

“…Then, a selected hash or a cascade of two hash functions and a long-term shared secret are used to construct the key. …”
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Process optimization for bioprotein production from cheaper carbon source by Jamal, Parveen, Alam, Md. Zahangir, Fairoza, N.

“…The maximum biomass produced was 70.6 (g/L) with optimum fermentation conditions of temperature, pH, agitation, inoculum size and four-day long fermentation.…”
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PET/SPECT Test Phantom by Shah, Sayed Inayatullah

“…The new produced cold regions insert, consists solid plastic rods, 5 cm long (each) with same diameters and exactly the same arrangement as hot region holes pairs insert of R A Carlson’s phantom. …”
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Resource allocation technique for video streaming applications in the LTE system by Mohd. Ramli, Huda Adibah, Sandrasegaran, Kumbesan, Basukala, Riyaj, Patachaianand, Rachod, Xue, Minjie, Lin, Cheng-Chung

“…Long term evolution (LTE) is the next generation wireless system that supports all IP transmission for multimedia services. …”
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Smart video surveillance system for vehicle detection and traffic flow control by Shafie, Amir Akramin, Ali, Md. Hazrat, Hafiz, Fadhlan, M. Ali, Roslizar

“…Similarly, it is also observed that long queues of vehicles are waiting even though the road is empty due to traffic signal light selection without proper investigation on vehicle flow. …”
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Home financing through the Musharakah Mutanaqisah contracts: Some practical issues by Meera, Ahamed Kameel Mydin, Abdul Razak, Dzuljastri

“…The BBA, a murabahah contract, was argued to be problematic and even unIslamic for long-duration contracts. The MMP contract which is a combination of musharakah (partnership) and ijarah (rental) contracts was argued to be a more appealing alternative. …”
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Monetary policy shocks and Islamic banks' deposits in a dual banking system: empirical evidence from Malaysia and Bahrain by Mohd Yusof, Rosylin, Al Wosabi, Mohammed, Abd. Majid, M. Shabri

“…First, the auto-regressive distributed lag (ARDL) model is used to examine the long-run dynamics among the variables. Compared to the Malaysian Islamic banks' deposits, the study finds that the Islamic banks' deposits in Bahrain are sensitive to monetary policy changes. …”
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Issues and challenges in financing the poor: lessons learned from Islamic microfinance institutions by Satar, Norizan, Kassim, Salina

“…While structural issue such as reliance on subsidies could jeopardise the sustainability in the long run, human resource is highly critical in ensuring smooth functioning of the IMFIs as well as their sustainability even in the short run. …”
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Rights of an arrested person to counsel: is it not a case of too little too late? by Kamarudin, Abdul Rani

“…It becomes necessary then to discuss as to how long might an arrested person be detained in police custody since the computation of time for the first 24 hours does not include weekly holiday and public holiday. …”
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Home Financing through the Musharakah Mutanaqisah Contracts: Some Practical Issues by Abdul Razak, Dzuljastri, Mydin Meera, Ahamed Kameel

“…The BBA, a murabahah contract, was argued to be problematic and even unIslamic for long-duration contracts. The MMP contract which is a combination of musharakah (partnership) and ijarah (rental) contracts was argued to be a more appealing alternative. …”
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The experience of psoriatic arthritis patients receiving biological treatment : an interpretative phenomenological analysis by Schepelern, Eva K.

“…Analysis of the data highlighted that receiving biologics for psoriatic arthritis was experienced as life-changing, but also required participants to make sense of the many unknowns surrounding treatment in regard to future effectiveness and long-term side effects of biologics. Participants experienced a biomedical focus on disease and treatment effects alone as not taking into account the significant psychological impact that having psoriatic arthritis and being treated with biologics can have on sufferers’ lives. …”
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Compact planar antennas for beam steering and RFID tags by Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Naser-Moghadasi, Mohammad, Sadeghzadeh, Ramazan Ali, Virdee, Bal Singh, Limiti, Ernesto

“…Interest in RFID systems operating in the ultrahigh frequency (UHF) is rapidly growing as it offers benefits of long read range and low cost, which make it an excellent system for use in distribution and logistics systems. …”
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