PT-symmetric coupler with χ(2) nonlinearity by Li, K., Zezyulin, D. A., Kevrekidis, P. G., Konotop, V. V., Abdullaev, Fatkhulla

“…The existence and stability analysis of the stationary solutions is corroborated by numerical time-evolution simulations exploring the evolution of the different configurations, when unstable. …”
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Study the heat transfer potentiality of a building envelope integrated with Elt at foundation. by Eusuf, Muhammad Abu, al- hasan , Abdullah

“…A hazardous waste, ELT or massive scraped tyre waste created environmental load to the local environment. Today, when researchers think of the environmental impacts of tyres, they mostly focus on the management of tyres at the end of their useful lives. …”
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Custom and society in Islamic criminal law: a critical appraisal of the Maxim ‘al-ʿĀdah Muḥakkamah’ (Custom is authoritative) and its sisters in Islamic legal procedures by Zakariyah, Luqman

“…Despite the wide acceptability of custom in Islamic legal theory and its authoritativeness in application, one of the controversial issues surrounding the use of custom (al-ʿādah) is whether, by law, rulings can be changed over time when customs have changed. Thus, this article aims to examine the effect of custom in rulings related to ḥudūd and qiṣāṣ (fixed and retaliative punishments) in Islamic law and whether such rulings can be changed over time as custom changes and, if they can be changed, to what extent can such changes be made and to what effect do such changes affect the sanctity of the Qurʾān and Ḥadīth texts.…”
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Textuality as a linguistic mechanism for codifying legal maxims in Islamic criminal law by Zakariyah, Luqman

“…This article also notes that legal maxims codified by this approach are potentially subject to exception when applied to Islamic criminal law, although, as this article ultimately explains, the basic rule may be static. …”
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Direct and indirect antimicrobial effects of α-mangostin on pathogenic microorganisms by Syed Ibrahim, Nurul Huda, Bakhtiar, M. Taher, Darnis, Deny Susanti, Mohamed Amiroudine, Mohamed Zaffar Ali, Ahmed, Qamar Uddin

“…The coupled antibiotic and α-mangostin is considered synergy in action if it lies in FICindex≤0.5 and it was found that the isolated compound, α-mangostin revealed very low synergistic antimicrobial effects when coupled with antibiotics.…”
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Green building assessment tools: evaluating different tools for green roof system by Fauzi, Muhammad Ashraf, Abdul Malek, Nurhayati

“…The result of this study will enables to determine in which assessment tool that gives most priority and benefits to developers when implementing green roof system. …”
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Asymmetric adjustment of diesel or petrol retail prices to crude oil price movements: New Zealand evidence by Alom, Fardous, Neil, Ritson

“…Diesel prices are found to be symmetric in response to the changes in crude oil prices, while petrol prices respond asymmetrically to changes in crude oil prices. When crude oil prices increase, petrol prices in New Zealand increase immediately and not vice versa. …”
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Ethics of trending in pharmaceutical & therapeutic-related biotechnology by M. Gameil, Abeir Hussein, Kabbashi, Nassereldeen Ahmed

“…This may seem alright when the health areas are those related to diseases that rank high in mortality. …”
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Measurements and modeling of temperature compensated surface acoustic wave resonators by Mohamad Ashari, Zainab, Sidek, Fatini, Nordin, Anis Nurashikin

“…Experimental results indicate that the temperature coefficient of frequency (TCF) decreased significantly from 130.44/ #x00B0;C to -1.11/ #x00B0;C when the circuit was utilized. An equivalent RLC circuit model of both the uncompensated and compensated SAW resonators are also presented.…”
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On-chip hotplate for temperature control of CMOS SAW resonators by Nordin, Anis Nurashikin, Voiculescu, Ioana, Zaghloul, Mona E.

“…Experimental results have indicated that the TCF of the CMOS SAW resonator of -97.2 ppm/degC has been reduced to -23.19 ppm/degC when heated to 56degC.…”
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Rumi and Aşkın Therapy by Ozdengul, Faik

“…These people who are guiding the others are modern murshids (guides) of the modern century. When we ask them their functions and their positions, they briefly describe as “we are completing the distance between you where you are at the present and you where you want to be. …”
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Study of plant oil and its ageing effect on system and rheological performance by W.B., Wan Nik, K.H., Ku Bulat, H.B., Senin, N.A., Ali, Rahman, Md. Mokhlesur, F.N., Ani

“…The results show that the volumetric efficiency increases with ageing period while mechanical efficiency decreases when the oil ageing time increases. …”
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Dependence of the fracture toughness on the sintering time of dense hydroxyapatite bioceramics by Tolouei, Ranna, Singh, Ramesh, Sopyan, Iis, Yong, Tan Chou, Amiriyan, Mahdi, Dung, Teng Wan

“…Grain size increased to 3 μm when the compacts were sintered at higher temperature. …”
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Anti-cancer potential of agarwood distillate by Abbas, Phirdaous, Hashim, Yumi Zuhanis Has-Yun, Amid, Azura, Mohd. Salleh, Hamzah, Jamal, Parveen, Jaswir, Irwandi

“…Agarwood or Gaharu by definition is the resin impregnated heartwood that produces unique aromatic scent when burnt. Apart from religious rituals and perfumes, agarwood has also been used as traditional medicines leading to the interest of this study which is to screen for anti-cancer properties. …”
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Detection of delayed dental development in hypodontia through dental age assessment using panoramic radiographs by Sukmasari, Susi

“…Some authors had found that the development of permanent teeth in children with hypodontia was delayed when compared with a matched control group. The delay will affect to the treatment and the prognosis. …”
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Malaysian women’s state of well-being: Empirical validation of a conceptual model by Noor, Noraini M.

“…The results supported the proposed model, which showed reasonable fit when applied to the 3 groups of women. The results also indicated that the predictors of women’s wellbeing differ according to their respective age groups. …”
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Exploring older people’s experience with augmented reality (ar) applications by Abd Malik, Sofianiza, Azuddin, Muna, Abdullah, Lili Marziana, Mahmud, Murni

“…This pilot study aims to explore older people’s experience in terms of attitude and potential barriers when they are interacting with augmented reality applications. …”
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The histopathological profile of breast tumours at HTAA by Aung, Gyi

“…These results are useful for the clinicians when they plan to treat future patients with different therapeutic modalities. …”
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Government ownership and the association between corporate governance and CSR in the UAE by Farouq, Ayda, Sheikh Obid, Siti Normala, Annuar, Hairul Azlan

“…More specifically the research finds that the AC characteristics become more effective in improving the firms CSR when there are shares owned by the government. Moreover, the CSR of the firms with government ownership is found to outperform the CSR for firms without government ownership. …”
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Performance of ZigBee based fall detection alarm system by Habaebi, Mohamed Hadi, Agel, Mabruka Mohamed, Zyoud, Al-Hareth

“…Thus, there is a need for systems that can detect falls when it happens. This paper presents a portable real-time remote health monitoring system that can remotely monitor patient's movements. …”
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