Al-Jazari contribution on the development of water supply systems by Kamaruddin, Shafie, Shuriye, Abdi Omar

“…The main focus of the chapter is to understand AI-Jazari's contribution in water raising machines which some of it can still be seen in several contemporary machines. The chapter explores the fifth chapter of his book which presents five different, useful inventions mainly to raise water for irrigation and domestic purpose…”
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Soft skills: a Quranic perspective by Mohamad, Nor Asiah

“…As such , in particular, a graduate of any Muslim institutions in which the syllabuses have incorporated Islamic teaching should practice and portray the values in his life, seen by others, impactful to the community and system and thus become a high demand worker in any organization. …”
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Translation as interpretation: a hermeneutical inquiry into the semantics of the Scriptural Language by Solihu, Abdul Kabir Hussain

“…Our understanding and expression of, in particular, abstract meaning is largely seen in terms of historically and culturally shaped language, and long before we control any linguistic discourse, our undersigning is said to have been shaped by it. …”
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Is Islamic insurance an alternative to conventional insurance? by Htay, Sheila Nu Nu, Syed, Ahmed Salman

“…The significance and importance of Takaful in the Islamic Finance has captured the attention Muslim communities in today’s world. Takaful can be seen as an alternative to conventional insurance due to its strong foundation of Islamic principles which are based on the concept of brotherhood, mutual co-operation and solidarity. …”
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OER@IIUM by Mat Daud, Nuraihan, Abd Hamid, Mohd Azrul Azlen

“…The past few years have seen a steady increase in the number of educational resources that are made accessible to the public. …”
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Human rights and national literature: a comparative study of the experiences in Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines by Abdul Manaf, Nor Faridah

“…This paper studies the experience encountered by three South Asian nations in the face of globalisation in which nationalism is often seen as something negative and regressive. The paper analyses how these three nations strengthen the position of national literature in the face of globalisation. …”
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The decline of judicial deference to medical opinion in medical negligence litigation in Malaysia by Jahn Kassim, Puteri Nemie

“…It is undeniable that the Bolam principle has acted as a gatekeeper to the number of claims against medical practitioners. This has always been seen as necessary to protect the society from unwanted effects of defensive medicine. …”
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The new digital age: reshaping people, nation and business through flipped arena by Omolara, Salisu Idayat, Auyphorn, Panadda, Ahmad Dahlan, Abdul Rahman

“…Flipped Arena can be seen as communication technique that consists of two parts: interactive learning activities, and direct computer-based individual instruction outside the four walls. …”
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Obesity and the roles of Malaysian slimming centre health technologies by Hassan, Hasliza, Sade, Abu Bakar, Rahman, Muhammad Sabbir

“…This can obviously be seen in urban areas where majority of people are obese. …”
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Early juristic approaches to the application of hiyal (legal devices) in Islamic law by Sadique, Muhammad Abdurrahman

“…The majority of juristic trends are seen to categorize hiyal into permissible and impermissible types. …”
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Digital watermarking for digital images using wavelet transform by Yusof, Yusnita, Khalifa, Othman Omran

“…The field of digital watermarking has recently seen vast interests covering theoretical studies, novel techniques, attacks and analysis. …”
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The objectives of Islamic banking: a maqasid approach by Mohammed, Mustafa Omar

“…It has never been discussed formally. What can be seen in many literatures are scanty and disjointed discussions about avoiding riba. …”
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Some thoughts on the relationship between law and religion in Malaysia by Ab Aziz, Shamrahayu

“…Religion, in one way or another, is seen as having a special position in Malaysia especially when the Constitution establishes a state religion. …”
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Interpreting panoramic radiographs for beginners by Ghazali, Ahmad Badruddin

“…Panoramic radiography is widely used in dentistry and was considered a significant breakthrough as both jaws, together with the dentition, are imaged with a quick and straightforward procedure.1 It has a wide variety of uses requiring broad coverage of the jaws, including traumatic fractures, impacted third molars, dental problems or bony diseases, evaluation of tooth development, temporomandibular joint pain and other anomalies.2 Distinct soft tissue, bony landmarks from midfacial to the chin region as well as the teeth can be seen in the radiograph.3 Interpreting panoramic radiographs may be tricky especially for beginners, and this article will discuss the steps needed to read the wide sized black, white and grey images.…”
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Islam and the legal system of Malaysia by Shuaib, Farid Sufian, Bari, Abdul Aziz

“…Issues pertaining to Islam and the legal system of Malaysia, including particularly that of her constitutional system, need to be seen within the right context. One also need to understand the composition as well as the nature of the legal system, including its origin and developments, ever since civilization started in the country. …”
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Sex differences as a statistical variable by Lange-Kuettner, Christiane

“…Gender differences are often seen as either biologically determined, or culturally acquired or conditioned. …”
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Competitiveness of credit associations and credit cooperatives in Japan by Matousek, Roman, Minegishi, Shinya, Stewart, Chris

“…Our estimate indicates that size of mutual financial institution has a positive impact on revenue. The same may be seen for the number of branches. In fact, it means that the growth of banks activities is reflected in higher revenues.…”
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Integrating cognitive behavioural and Islamic principles in psychology and psychotherapy: a narrative review by Cucchi, Angie

“…Standardisation of knowledge has become a by-product of globalisation, and western-based models are often seen as the ultimate answer to expertise and development. …”
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Artificial intelligence (AI) by Ismail, Fadillah, al Hosaini, Adnan Ali Hassan, Wei, Chan Shiau, Ruslan, Rumaizah, Maulad Bahrol, Khadijah

“…Since the first appearance of the words “artificial intelligence”, usually associated with John McCarthy’s 1956 Dartmouth Summer Research Project, interest in the topic and research into the development of intelligent machines has seen several ups and downs.…”
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Women and flexitime by Abdul Kadir, Adibah, Maulad Bahro, Khadijah, Mohd Rosli, Nur Amalina, Ismail, Fadillah

“…At present also, it can be seen that the individual requires more balance between work and life at the same time they have more time to take care of their families. …”
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