Critical analysis on the choice of Takaful (Islamic insurance) operating models in Malaysia by Htay, Sheila Nu Nu, Zaharin, Hanna Rabittah

“…Takaful and insurance have been compared long ago by many scholars around the world. Prior literatures of Takaful are mainly focusing on the concept and theoretical nature of takaful and its differences from insurance. …”
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The phenomenon of meeting the Prophet in this world: the Malay Sufi perception by Mohd Amin, Wan Mohd Azam

“…The analysis made on the authentic traditions and opinions of some of the traditionalists (muhaddith) reveals that the meeting with the Prophet can only take place in the true dream or al-ru'yah al-sadiqah as the Prophet who died long time ago will not return to this world. Contrary to this, one of the alleged sufi group of Malaysia develops the idea that the Prophet would return to this world by citing the views of outstanding scholars such as al-Suyuti (d.911/1505), al-Sha'rani (d.973/1565) and al-Dihlawi (d. 1176/1762). …”
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Fade margin analysis due to duststorm based on visibility data measured in a desert by Islam, Md. Rafiqul, Elshaikh, Zain Elabdin Omer, Khalifa, Othman Omran, Alam, A. H. M. Zahirul, Khan, Sheroz

“…Problem statement: The fade margin analysis of microwave propagation in areas affected by duststorm had been presented in this study. Approach: Based on long term duststorm data recorded in Riyadh-Saudi Arabia, the fade margin due to duststorm effects estimated. …”
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Customized fault management system for low voltage (LV) distribution automation system. by Ahmed, Musse Mohamud, Soo, Wai Lian, Hanafiah , Mohd Ariff, Ab. Ghani, Mohd Ruddin

“…Currently, fault detection, isolation and service restoration takes a long time causing the interruption of supply for a longer duration.…”
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Decisive insight on communal and moral assessment of Islamic banking: is it identical to social and ethical banking? by Hassan, Rusni, Yusoff, Adnan

“…The emergence of Islamic banks is to introduce the ethical aspects that seem to be long forgotten into the current global financial system. …”
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The effects of subdermal hormonal contraceptive implant on health indices. A preliminary report by Zainuddin, Ahmad Murad, Awang, Mokhtar, Raman, Sudesan, Lee, S.F., Ismail, Ghazali

“…Subdermal etonogestrel implant (Implanon®) is the newest, long term contraceptive implant which has recently been made available to Malaysian women. …”
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The effects of real exchange rate on trade balance and domestic output: a case of Malaysia by Yusoff, Mohammed

“…The cointegration results suggest that a real ringgit exchange rate depreciation improves the Malaysian balance of trade in the long run.The impulse response analysis suggests that the effects of a depreciation of ringgit on the trade balance and domestic output are quite similar. …”
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A constitutional perspective on the legal effect of international laws and treaties on Syariah in Malaysia by Mokhtar, Khairil Azmin

“…International laws and international treatise and conventions must be adopted as long as they are not in conflict with the Syariah as well as religious values and norms of other religion practiced in Malaysia. …”
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The vanishing veins: difficult venous access in a patient requiring translumbar, transhepatic, and transcollateral central catheter insertion by Yaacob, Yazmin, Zakaria, Rozman, Mohammad, Zahiah, Md Ralib @ Md Raghib, Ahmad Razali, Muda, Ahmad Sobri

“…Central venous catheter placement is indicated in patients requiring long-term therapy. With repeated venous catheterisations, conventional venous access sites can be exhausted. …”
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Sulh (mediation) in the Syariah court: some problems and prospects by Abdul Hak, Nora, Oseni, Umar Aimhanosi

“…Overcoming these operational challenges identified will go a long way in reducing the backlog of cases in Shari'ah courts in Malaysia. …”
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International linkages among stock markets of Malaysia and its major trading partners by Karim, Bakri Abdul, Majid, M. Shabri ABD.

“…This study empirically examines the short- and long-run dynamic causal linkages between Malaysia and its major trading partners (the United States, Japan, Singapore, China, and Thailand) based on a two-step estimation, Autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) and Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) during the period 1992–2008. …”
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Trade openness, foreign direct investment and growth in Thailand by Yusoff, Mohammed, Nuh, Ruslee

“…The cointegration analysis suggests that the variables are cointegrated and there exists a unique long-run relationship among the variables. The results of Granger causality test show that trade openness, foreign direct investment and gross domestic investment Granger caused economic growth unidirectionally, except trade openness. …”
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Money Matters : Research into the extent and nature of financial abuse within intimate relationships in the UK by Sharp-Jeffs, Nicola

“…Yet the impact of this form of abuse – where financial control, exploitation or sabotage are used to control a person’s ability to acquire, use and maintain financial resources - can be both devastating and long-lasting. The Co-operative Bank and Refuge commissioned a nationally representative survey (n=4,002) designed to lift the lid on the extent of financial abuse in the UK. …”
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Stress and practical assessments by Clarke, Neil D., Gardiner, Nicholas

“…This paper explores the role of stress in practical assessments, which have long been used in an academic Sports Science and Sports Therapy setting. …”
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On the puncture strength of rubber by Ab-Malek, Kamarudin

“…The puncture test was used to study the strength of thick rubber blocks which had been exposed to long-term ageing and to high temperatures. These rubber blocks were taken from rubber bearings of 20 and 96 years of age respectively. …”
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Persistence and cyclical dependence in the monthly Euribor rate by Caporale, Guglielmo Maria, Gil-Alana, Luis A.

“…Models based on fractional integration at the long run or zero frequency, although adequately describing the persistent behaviour of the series, do not take into account its cyclical structure. …”
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An analysis of oil production by OPEC countries: persistence, breaks and outliers by Barros, Carlos Pestana, Gil-Alana, Luis A., Payne, James E.

“…Thus, shocks affecting the structure of OPEC oil production will have persistent effects in the long run for all countries, and in some cases the effects are expected to be permanent.…”
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Interest rate dynamics in Kenya : commercial banks' rates and the 91 day treasury bill rate by Caporale, Guglielmo Maria, Gil-Alana, Luis A.

“…For this purpose we use data on four commercial banks’ interest rates (Deposits, Savings, Lending and Overdraft) together with the 91-Day Treasury Bill rate, for the time period July 1991 – August 2010, and apply various techniques based on long-range dependence and, in particular, on fractional integration. …”
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Banking efficiency and Economic growth in the MENA region by Ghannouchi, Walid, Radić, Nemanja

“…We introduce a set of control variables associated with the long run growth and find an interesting interaction with banking productivity and financial deepening suggesting that efforts should be focusing on the investments’ efficiency and the increase of regulation to spur a more stable financial system and foster financial deepening in the future.…”
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Book review : Human development and capabilities: re-imagining the university of the twenty-first century by Fourali, Chahid

“…The book was a criticism of the over focus on economic rational without considering long term effect on the human condition. The review was overall positive but argued that the book did not go far enough, and in the case of some authors such as Nussbaum, there was a contrast between the argument on what constitutes 'justice' and her actual actions as in the case of supporting a brutal regime.…”
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