Microcredit as a strategy for poverty reduction: a case study of the Sudan by Eissa, Garoot Suleiman

“…Several institutions were entrusted with implementation with commercial banks as the main lending institutions. This paper argues that today there is no shortage of funds earmarked for microfinance in the Sudan. …”
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Teaching and learning in the third space to engender shared Malaysian identity by Idrus, Faizah

“…Data analysis was guided by the main research question: To what extent can the notion of the Third Space be helpful in the construction of shared Malaysian identity? …”
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Carved arabesques with calligraphy, geometry and flora prevalent in the components of Malay Timber Houses by Kamaruddin, Zumahiran

“…This study employed three methods of investigation: (1) analytical review on twelve sets of reports and measured drawings of seven houses in Kelantan and five houses in Terengganu which were obtained from KALAM, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia and the documents served as the main source of data, (2) interviews with five woodcarvers from Kelantan and Terengganu on art and crafts of woodcarving, types of motifs in the carved components and its attributes which serve as the inferential evidences, and (3) literatures on woodcarvings including its arts and craft-making and reviews on traditional Malay houses. …”
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In vitro screening of Andrographis paniculata (Hempedu bumi) for antibacterial activity using disc diffusion method by Sule, Abubakar, Abd. Samah, Othman, Omar, Muhammad Nor, Ahmed, Qamar Uddin

“…The results explicitly suggest that there might be polar compounds present in the leaves and stems of A. paniculata as the main active ingredients. This finding forms a strong basis for further studies on screening of A. paniculata extracts for the exploration of potent antibacterial agents. …”
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Development of physical intrusion detection system using Wi-Fi / ZigBee RF signals by Habaebi, Mohamed Hadi, Ali, Mahamat Mahamat, Hassan, M. M., Shoib, M. S., Zahrudin, A. A., Kamarulzaman, A. A., Wan Azhan, W. S., Islam, Md. Rafiqul

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Phenomenology of Hope and Despair: A Qur’anic perspective by Osmani, Noor Mohammad

“… Hope is an intrinsic value towards success, victory, enthusiasm, and a positive attitude in life. It is the main driving force that leads one to strive for excellence. …”
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Concurrent infections in tiger grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus) cultured in deep sea cages in Langkawi by Abdullah, Azila, Mansor, Nur Nazifah, Ramli, Rimatulhana, Ridzuan, Mohd Syafiq, Saad, Mohd Zamri, Abdullah, Siti Zahrah

“…The prevalence rate of the 3 main Vibrio spp. (V. vulnificus, V. alginolyticus, and P. damselae) was between 50% to 90%. …”
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Al Ghazzali’s philosophy of knowledge: a comprehensive guideline and solutions to promote Islamic education in human life by Afridi, Muhammad Adil Khan

“…The quest of knowledge was AI-Ghazzali’s main importance, one that he deliberated to be among the highest forms of worship. …”
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Integration of waqf and islamic microfinance for poverty reduction: case of Pakistan by Shirazi, Nasim Shah, Obaidullah, Mohammed, Haneef, Mohamed Aslam

“…The beneficiaries were not aware of the main components of the waqf-microfinance integrated model, but professionals and practitioners, invariably supported the integrated model while voicing some concerns that should be considered while formulating policies for the sector…”
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The application of contract law principles in domestic contracts by Ibrahim, Norliah, Abd Ghadas, Zuhairah Ariff, Zakariah, Asri Amirul, Abdullah Asuhaimi, Farhanin

“…In Malaysia, there is a proposal for the formation of a Family Court to improve procedures and providing a better service to families. The main objective of the Family Court is to empower the parties to resolve their disputes by mutual consent and in a manner that best serves the needs of the children involved. …”
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Linguistic complexity of arabic language: a semantic analysis of antonymous homonyms in the holy Qur'ān by Dollah, Nafi@Hanafi, Alfa, Muhammed Salisu

“…Homonymy, is one of the two main sub-divisions of lexical ambiguity that represents the complex nature of form and context of the Qur'anic Arabic which presents a challenge in the translation process. …”
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A study on the efficacy of Islamic pawn broking services in fulfilling socio–economic needs : a case of two cities Kuantan and Kuala Terengganu in Malaysia by Mohd Noar, Nor Zaihan, Islam, Mohd Aminul

“…The fulfillment of needs are derived from two main components of Al-Rahnu survey questions i.e. the loan tenure and the loan sufficiency. …”
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Optimization of manganese reduction in biotreated POME onto 3A molecular sieve and clinoptilolite zeolites by Jami, Mohammed Saedi, Rosli, Nurul-Shafiqah, Mutiu, Amosa

“…Analysis of variance (ANOVA) for response surface quadratic model revealed that the model was significant with dosage and agitation speed connoting the main significant process factors for the optimization. …”
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Factors associated with prescription opioid overdose deaths in patients with non-cancer pain: a literature review by Ismail, Fadhilah, Zin, Che Suraya

“…Fndings from the review demonstrated that concomitant use of opioids with benzodiazepines (polysubstance use) was the main factor associated with opioid ODs. Codeine and oxycodone were more commonly reported to cause opioid ODs and opioid doses of more than 100 mg per day in morphine equivalents have higher risk to cause ODs. …”
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A critical comparison on the origin of cosmos in Islam, Christianity and modern science by Amafua, Mahfuth Khamis

“…In order to narrow down the arguments the researcher deems it necessary to discuss only three parties highlighted in the above title. The main objective here is to accentuate the areas of agreement and disagreement in this regard, and find ways and means to harmonize theology and modern science for the betterment of the modern man. …”
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The literature component in Malaysian secondary English language syllabus: aiding or impeding language learning? a participatory action research project by Idrus, Faizah, Che Haron, Sabrina

“…The qualitative data which includes semi-structure interviews with 3 teachers and 5 students is the main data input, whilst a set of questionnaire distributed to 381 students supports the qualitative findings. …”
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Performance evaluation of joint path and spectrum diversity based routing protocol in Cognitive Radio Ad Hoc Networks under critical conditions by Che-Aron, Zamree, Hassan Abdalla Hashim, Aisha, Abdullah, Khaizuran, Hassan, Wan Haslina, Rahman, Md. Arafatur

“…Cognitive Radio (CR) technology has been introduced to solve the problems of spectrum underutilization and spectrum scarcity caused by improper spectrum management policies. The main concept of Cognitive Radio Ad Hoc Network (CRAHN) is that, in a wireless ad hoc network, the unlicensed users (or Secondary Users (SUs)) are allowed to access the temporally unused licensed spectrum bands for data communications without harmful interference to the licensed users (or Primary Users (PUs)). …”
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Emotion detection from thermal facial imprint based on GLCM features by Latif, M. H., Md. Yusof, Hazlina, Sidek, Shahrul Na'im, Rusli, Nazreen, Fatai, Sado

“…However, it has become increasingly apparent that social and interactive skills are prerequisites in any application areas and contexts where robots need to interact and collaborate with other robots or humans. The main focus now shifted on how the robots should perceive human affective states and manifest it through action. …”
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Thermal comfort investigation in traditional and modern urban canyons in Bandar Abbas, Iran by Dalman, Masoud, Salleh, Elias, Sapian, Abdul Razak, Saadatian, Omidreza

“…Therefore, accessibility to thermal comfort spaces for citizens engaged in urban outdoor activities could be one of the main goals of urban designers. Urban forms and canyons have important roles in microclimate and thermal comfort situation in outdoor spaces. …”
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A prediction module to optimize scheduling in a grid computing environment by Maleeha, Kiran, Hassan Abdalla Hashim, Aisha, Yap Yee, Jiun, Lim Mei, Kuan

“…This module estimates the execution time of a program by using aspects of static analysis, analytical benchmarking and compiler based approach. It consists of 4 main stages; each with its own functionality. An incoming program is categorized accordingly, parsed and then broken down into smaller units known as tokens. …”
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