'Cash waqf' and Islamic microfinance: untapped economic opportunities by Md Saad, Norma, Anuar, Azizah

“…Given these shortcomings, the article explores the possibility of using ‘cash waqf’ as a new source of funding for Islamic microfinance and proposes a new concept and application of Islamic microfinance so that it is truly in line with the Islamic spirit of microfinance. It is hoped that with this new concept and application of Islamic microfinance, the use of microfinance genuinely caters for the needs of the poor as well as generating socio-economic growth of the Muslim ummah. …”
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Efficient lot batching system for furnace operation by Ibrahim, Kader, Chik, Mohd Azizi, Nizam, Wan Shamsir, Nyioh, Li Fem, Za'bah, Nor Farahidah

“…This implementation has resulted in much better material movement and has also made the manufacturing line more linear.…”
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Treatment of a Symptomatic Forearm Muscle Herniation with a Wrap-Around Fascia Lata Graft by Khalid, Kamarul Ariffin, Mah, Edward T

“…This is a study of a 28-year-old man who had a symptomatic swelling on the volar aspect of his left forearm while working on a car-door assembly line that resulted in a significant decreased of his grip strength, work capacity and median nerve symptoms. …”
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Vibration energy harvesting using single and comb-shaped piezoelectric beam structures: modeling and simulation by Diyana, N. H., Abdul Muthalif, Asan Gani, Fakhzan , M. N., Nordin, Anis Nurashikin

“…Researchers have been venturing into methods that can generate acceptable level of voltage since decades ago. In line with the spirit of green technology, energy harvesting will be a major contributor towards saving our environment in near future. …”
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Potential for improving vehicle fuel efficiency and reducing the environmental pollution via fuel ionization by Al Ali, Yousif, Hrairi, Meftah, Al Kattan, Ibrahim

“…The first type of magnetic device is installed within the fuel tank and the second is installed onto the fuel line. Each experiment was performed on ten separate vehicles from the Dubai Taxi Corporation fleet.When compared to the baseline data, reductions of 70 % for both hydrocarbon and carbon monoxide emissions, and 68 % for oxides of nitrogen were recorded. …”
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Shear wall construction in buildings: a conceptual framework on the aspect of analysis and design by Eusuf, Muhammad Abu, Abdur Rashid, Khairuddin, Mohd. Noor, Wira, Al Hasan, Abdullah

“…The software of this system is performed on the platform of modelling and then, the system models are usually idealized as line elements instead of continuum elements. Single walls are modelled as cantilevers and walls with openings are modelled as pier/ spandrel systems. …”
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Evolution of brain tumor growth model: a back-in-time approach by Aboaba, Abdulfattah A., Hameed, Shihab A., Khalifa, Othman Omran, Hassan Abdalla Hashim, Aisha, Harun, Rahmat H., Mohd Zain, Norzaini Rose

“…The surgeon is clinically responsible to do these with the aid of IGS software that is fashioned in line with the surgeon training. It has been observed that lots of time used at that stage could be saved if a good model that will accurately estimate tumor growth from few slices could be developed to assist at that stage. …”
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Genetic diversity of horseshoe crab (Tachypleus gigas) in Malaysia revealed using microsatellite markers by Mohamed, Rozihan, Ismail, Endom, John, Akbar, Khan Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal, Mohd Adnan, Adura

“…Due to the dwindling population size of horseshoe crabs in Malaysian coast line, present data provides new information in assisting proper management and conservation of this living fossil.…”
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Factors Affecting Speed of Adjustment to Target Leverage: Malaysia Evidence by Haron, Razali, Ibrahim, Khairunisah, Mat Nor, Fauzias, Ibrahim , Izani

“…There are evidences of target capital structure and firms do adjust to be at their target from time to time with a considerably rapid speed of adjustment, in line with dynamic trade-off theory. Firms in Malaysia are found to be under-adjusted, being below the required adjustment to be at the target within a year. …”
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Fade dynamics analysis for for terrestrial microwave links by Zyoud, Al-Hareth, Dao, Hassan, Islam, Md. Rafiqul, Chebil, Jalel, Al-Khateeb, Khalid A. Saeed, Abd Rahman, Tharek

“…Terrestrial microwave system is the backbone line for mobile communication industry. In tropical region particularly in Malaysia, rain attenuation is the major constraint for implementing microwave system above 10 GHz. …”
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Shari’ah and ethical issues in the practice of modified wakalah model in family takaful by Htay, Sheila Nu Nu, Salman, Syed Ahmed

“…However, Takaful has been acknowledged as insurance which is in line with Shari’ah principles. Due to the prohibited elements such as interest, uncertainty and gambling in the insurance practices, Takaful has been introduced by the Muslim scholars. …”
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A calibration framework for swarming ASVs' system design by Zainal Abidin, Zulkifli

“…Swarming robots work as a team, propelled by slim-line water pump with cylindrical shape of body hull. …”
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Development of wheel-less snake robot with two distinct gaits and gait transition capability by Majid, MHA, Khan, Md. Raisuddin, Sidek, Shahrul Na'im

“…As a solution, mixed mode locomotion is proposed in this paper by synchronizing two types of gaits known as serpentine and wriggler gaits used for non-constricted and narrow space environments, respectively, but for straight line locomotion only. A gait transition algorithm is developed to efficiently change the gait from one to another. …”
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Haddul Kifayah: Its comprehensiveness, sufficiency and currency in meeting the needs of the asnaf faqr and asnaf miskin by Abdul Rashid, Khairuddin, Hasan, Sharina Farihah, Ahmad Sarkawi, Azila

“…In addition, by contrasting the haddul kifayah with the official Poverty Line Income (Pendapatan Garis kemiskinan) and its factors and components thereto the study attempts to establish whether the approach adopted in determining the haddul kifayah is considered appropriate, comprehensive and sufficient vis-à-vis the current cost of living. …”
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Design of dual band notched ultra wideband antenna using (U-W) shaped slots by Ahmed, Mohammed Shihab, Islam, Md Rafiqul, Khan, Sheroz

“…The antenna consists of rectangular patch, a 50 Ω Microstrip line and partial grounding. By etching a nested inverted U-Shaped and W-Shaped slots in the radiating patch, band rejection filtering properties for WiMAX and WLAN were achieved. …”
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Ranking of manufacturing attributes affecting bread quality: application of analytic hierarchy process by Nazri, M. N. B. A., Haque , M., Karim, A. N. M., Muhamad, Fatima

“…The responses by the manager, supervisor, line leader and quality control inspector on pair-wise comparison scale are collected and analyzed by using Expert Choice software along with the verification of inconsistency value. …”
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Proposed framework for Tahkim in the construction industry by Arifin, Muhammad Arifuddin, Abdul Rashid, Khairuddin, Ahmad Sarkawi, Azila, Hasan, Sharina Farihah

“…While the practice and procedures in arbitration are well established but not much is known about Tahkīm. In line with the interest of the business community to seek ways to adopt Shari’ah-compliant practice and procedures it is considered important and urgent for the use of Tahkīm in settling construction related disputes to be promoted. …”
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Simulation of an hybrid blood cells micro-separator by Aissa, Foughalia, Abdul Rahim, Rosminazuin, Nordin, Anis Nurashikin, Ibrahim, Siti Noorjannah

“…The MAP force is induced from ferromagnetic line fabricated on a glass slide while the hydrodynamic force is obtained by a ‘U’ shape microfluidic channel. …”
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The ‘God Helmet’ and neuro-spirituality : the pedagogical ramifications for religious and moral education by Shahab, Syed Alwi

“…This paper discusses this question and suggests a possible line of research to investigate this issue further. …”
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Gender issues in Muslim countries by Akhmetova, Elmira

“…The Noble Qur’an and the Sunnah of the Prophet SAW indicate equity and parity between men and women although their functions in marriage, family and society are not identical. There is a long line of women scholars and activists who attained high positions and were renowned for their excellence as scholars, social workers, public figures, educators during the time of the Prophet SAW and during the next generations, when Islamic civilisation was flourishing. …”
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