Pilot scale production of lipase using palm oil mill effluent as basal medium by Alam, Md. Zahangir, Ratna, Devi, Salleh, Md. Noor

“…A local residue of palm oil mill effluent (POME) abundantly found and can be used as a basal medium for lipase production. The main objective of this study is to develop a scale up strategy of lipase production (300L of stirred tank bioreactor) for industrial uses. …”
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Current practices of Murabahah in Islamic banks: a comparative study of adopted rates in Iran and Malaysia by Zandi Pour Joopari, GholamReza, Mohd. Ariffin, Noraini

“…Findings – Although the main principle of Islamic financial institutions is prohibition of usury, it is surprised to see that Islamic financial institutions are still practicing usury in their transaction as evidenced in Iran. …”
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Characterisation of dynamic behaviour of vertical machining centre components: experimental and simulation approaches by Patwari, Muhammed Anayet Ullah, Faris, Waleed Fekry, Amin, A. K. M. Nurul, Loh, S. K.

“…The paper presents a systematic procedure and details of the use of experimental and analytical modal analysis technique for structural dynamic evaluation processes of a vertical machining centre. The main results deal with assessment of the mode shape of the different components of the vertical machining centre. …”
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Collaborative information system: connecting the government, university, and industry by Hasan, Muhammad Rabiul, Moses, Golooba, Maulid, Swaleh, Ahmad Dahlan, Abdul Rahman

“…The study explores the concept of collaborative information system among three main partners such as the government, universities and industries, which are involved in human capital development and workforce employment in any country. …”
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Recent progress on hydroxyapatite-based dense biomaterials for load bearing bone substitutes by Nawawi, Natasha A, Alqap, Asep Sofwan F., Sopyan, Iis

“…Hydroxyapatite (HA) is the main mineral component of bone tissue, representing ca. 69 vol% in bone and up to 98 vol% in dental enamel. …”
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Volatile but cue-laden: measuring agenda-setting in the online newspaper environment by Mustapha, Lambe Kayode, Wok, Saodah

“…After more than four decades of charting a paradigmatic direction in media effects research, agenda-setting has witnessed and survived enormous challenges to its main thesis. Despite the unending efforts of scholars to explicate the theoretical and logical mechanisms of the theory, the ever dynamic milieu in which agenda-setting effects is being explored, creates additional research problems necessitates further exploration. …”
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Center for Zakat Management (CZM) and its role in poverty eradication in Bangladesh by Osmani, Noor Mohammad, Masud, Abdullah

“…CZM provides zakat to the needy people in order to improve their living standard through income generating activities. The main objective of this paper is to examine the activities of CZM and its role in upgrading the living standard of needy people. …”
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The problems facing the agricultural sector in Nigeria and the prospect of Muzara’ah and supply chain model by Oladokun , Nafiu Olaniyi, Larbani, Moussa, Mohamed, Mustafa Omar

“…Research limitations/implications – The main limitation of this study is limited number of respondents. …”
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Standardization of surface sterilization protocol of field grown stevia rebaudiana prior to in vitro clonal propagation by Urbi, Zannat, Zainuddin, Zarina

“…Fungal contamination was observed to be a main problem in this study and it occurred within 2-3 days of inoculation, leading to the death of the explants. …”
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Vision-based estimation of altitude from aerial images by Alharazi, Rayan, Ahmad, Muhammad, Htike@Muhammad Yusof, Zaw Zaw, Nyein Naing, Wai Yan

“…One of the wide engineering fields is aircraft technologies and one of the most common needs for Airplane or UAV is estimating the altitude, which is some time difficult to estimate due to weather fluctuations and instability of the main parameters like pressure and speed. However, a combination of different sensors has been used to estimate altitude to guarantee an accurate reading and it is the method used these days. …”
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Linking bioclimatic theory and environmental performance in its climatic and cultural context: an analysis into the tropical highrises of Ken Yeang by Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shireen, Ip, Kenneth

“…By focusing on case studies representing the three main phases of Yeang’s work, the impact of features such as core placement, sky courts, balconies, shading system and vegetation system are evaluated in terms of cooling and total energy use under the Malaysian climate. …”
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Mixed Reality CAD System by Abdullah, Che Zulkhairi, Abdul Rahim, Asiah, Mohd Yusoff, Noraini, Mahadzir, Mazlan, Mohd Fadzil, Faizal Athar

“…The Mixed-Reality CAD system is divided into 4 main systems, which are input, tangible interface, visualization and projection. …”
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The analysis of design metrics on open source systems by Awang Abu Bakar, Normi Sham

“…The recent development in software measurement looks at many aspects of software projects, from requirements gathering, analysis, design, coding and testing. The main focus of this paper is to investigate the correlation between post-delivery defects of a selection of open source systems with several design metrics based on the Card and Glass model. …”
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A new design of cryptographic hash function: gear by Alkandari, Abdulaziz M, Alkandari, Khalil Ibrahim, Taha Alshaikhli , Imad Fakhri, Alahmad, Mohammad A.

“…A hash function usually has two main components: a permutation function or compression function and mode of operation. …”
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Literature review on domestic subcontractor selection in the Malaysian construction industry by Abdul Aziz, Nur 'Izzati, Hasan, Sharina Farihah, Abdul Rashid, Khairuddin

“…Subcontracting is a long-established practice in the construction industry to capitalize on the skills of trade specialists and to cope with the fluctuating construction demand. The main contractors relying so much on subcontractors to perform portion of works in construction projects that their performance may have significant effects to the overall construction project. …”
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Retrospective analysis of 1286 oral and maxillofacial biopsied lesions of Iraqi children over a 30 years period by Hamid Abdullah, Bashar, Abdul Jabbar, Omar, Shebli Mussedi, Omar

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Developing lifelong learing skills via libraries: the role of the academic liaison librarians in IIUM by Hassan, Basri, Abd. Samad, Zaharah

“…International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) library served a large population of university community coming from many countries around the world. The main library in Gombak campus has large collections of resources (online, electronic, printed and non-printed) ranging from many disciplines. …”
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Joint ventures in construction 2: contract, governance, performance and risk

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Artificial neural network based vibration control of active engine mounting isolation system by Ridhuan Siradj , Fadly Jashi Darsivan, Wahyudi, Martono, Faris, Waleed Fekry, Ata, A.A

“…These unwanted engine vibrations need to be reduced if comfortability is one of the main priorities. In this paper neural network predictive controller is used to isolate the vibrations induced from the engine to the chassis. …”
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A survey analysis on abandoned housing projects in Malaysia: the house buyers’ perspectives by Haron, Razali, Abdul Razak, Dzuljastri, Babatunde, Jaiyeoba Haruna

“…Lack of enforcement of housing law and policy is detected as one of the main contributing factors of this problem and the house buyers are not adequately protected under the existing law and practices. …”
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