Zakat administration, distribution and economic growth : a study in the Federal Territory of Malaysia by Densumite, Sorfina, Yusoff, Mohammed

“…Every Muslim must establish himself upon these five pillars. Zakat is one of the five pillars of Islam which is based on the al-Quran and Sunnah (the practices of Allah’s Messenger). …”
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Propagation potentials of genotypes and different physiological ages of stem cuttings in Jatropha curcas L. by A K M, Aminul Islam, Yaakob, Zahira, Anuar, Nurina, Osman, Mohamad

“…The study showed significant variability in shoot and root development and growth of shoots of the three physiological ages of cuttings and five genotypes. Semi hardwood stem cuttings had lower days to opening of new bud and shooting (4.8 and 11.7 d, respectively) as well as higher percentage of sprouted and rooted cuttings of 100% and 98.5%, respectively. …”
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Meaningful eating: a new method for food design by Zampollo, Francesca

“…TED is designed by integrating a tool and a technique called Visual Explorer, developed by The Centre for Creative Leadership, into a particular structure derived from the Five Aspects Meal Model, introduced by Edwards J.S.A. and Gustafsson I.B. (2008a). …”
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Comparison study of sorting techniques in dynamic data structure by Abbas, Zeyad Adnan

“…The execution time for the five sorting algorithms of each group of data elements were computed. …”
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Intergating multiple metrics to improve the performance of a routing protocol over wireless mesh networks by Rahman, Md. Arafatur, Azad, Md. Saiful, Anwar, Farhat

“…This approach implicitly assumes that links either work well or don't work at all. While often true in wired networks, this is not a reasonable approximation in the wireless case; since many wireless links have intermediate loss ratios, interference problem, low throughput etc. …”
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Building maintenance policy issues in high rise commercial buildings by Yahya, Mohamad Ridzuan, Ibrahim, Md. Najib

“…The weaknesses in the current procedures are the primary problems because they do not explicitly link maintenance needs with performance management, strategic management and facilities management. …”
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Virtual reality in heritage studies and historical reconstruction through animation – A case study of a 16th century university complex in the Ottoman world by Ibrahim, Mansor, Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shireen, Ali, Maisarah, Abdul Latip, Nurul Syala, Zainal Abidin, Norzalifa

“…Virtual reality was further used to enhance the story board based on the study on the link between the ‘waqf’ or pious foundations, and development of Ottoman urban life with the ultimate aim of linking these complexes to the social system and structure of urban society.…”
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Strengths and weaknesses of prominent data dissemination techniques in wireless sensor networks by Guerroumi, Mohamed, Pathan, Al-Sakib Khan, Badache, Nadjib, Moussaoui, Samira

“…From the bootstrapping stage to the full functioning stage, a WSN must disseminate data in various patterns like from the sink to node, from node to sink, from node to node, or the like. …”
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Promoting industry in Brussels: a good city has industry by Clossick, Jane, Brearley, Mark

“…This document was published by London Metropolitan University as part of the School of Art, Architecture & Design series: AAD Practice Research Portfolios. Brussels, like London, is squeezed for land with limited space for new development. …”
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C2 by-pass: cross-talk between the complement classical and alternative pathways by Laich, Andy, Patel, Hershna, Zarantonello, A., Sim, R. B., Inal, Jameel

“…Deficiencies of classical pathway (CP) components are generally linked to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) or SLE-like syndromes. …”
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Motivation to learn ICT among senior public service officials in Malaysia : a conceptual framework by Hussein, Ramlah, Hashim, Junaidah, Abdul rahman , Rozailin

“…One factor, resistance to change, was believed to moderate the relationship between the five factors and the motivation to learn ICT. Proposed research methodology in conducting the study was also discussed.…”
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Recurrent Bell's palsy in a young woman by Ngow, Harris Abdullah, Wan Mohd Nowalid, Wan Khairina, BB, Hamidon

“…We report a 20-year-old nulliparous woman with five episodes of recurrent Bell's palsy. A review of recent medical literature revealed a paucity of case reports involving an individual with five episodes of recurrent Bell's palsy, with none found in Asian neurology medical literature. …”
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The use of intraoral camera in the assessment of students requirement (work) by Mustafa, Nazih Shaban, Kashmola, Muhanad Ali Hamdon, Mustafa Al-Ahmad, Basma Ezzat

“…These photographs help you make an informed decision on how you would like to proceed with your dental treatment. The intraoral camera is basically a video camera that can be placed in mouth is approximately the size of the dental handpiece. or dental mirror and has a light built in to the camera which illuminates the area to be examined. …”
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Cryptocurrency: To regulate or not to regulate? by Zulhuda, Sonny, Sayuti, Afifah

“…Cryptocurrency, like Bitcoin, is a digital currency in which encryption techniques are used to regulate the generation of units of currency and verify the transfer of funds, operating independently of a central bank. …”
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A comparative study of NAK80 steel and beryllium copper moulds for injection moulding of polypropylene material by Abdul Rahman, Aliff, Ahmad, Aznizam

“…The experiment involved varying critical processing parameters like melting temperature and injection pressure, and considering design aspects like shrinkage level and weight of the mould part. …”
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Clinical pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of mycophenolate in patients with autoimmune disease by Abd. Rahman, Nurul Azrin, Tett, Susan E., Staatz, Christian E.

“…Twenty-two of these studies used non-compartmental analysis techniques and four used population modelling methods to estimate mycophenolate pharmacokinetic parameters. Seven studies linked mycophenolate exposure to treatment outcomes. …”
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Primary health care facilities in Bangladesh: a method for planning and design taking account of limited resources, local technology, future growth and change by Ara, Jasmin

“…The constraints and strategies like limited resources, use of local technology, need for phasing and future growth and change are set as prime considerations for developing the method. …”
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Evaluation of the prescribing of proton pump inhibitors as stress ulcer prophylaxis for non-ICU patients in a Malaysian tertiary hospital by Akkawi, Muhammad Eid, Elnaem, Mohamed Hassan Abdelaziz

“…Oral pantoprazole was the most frequently prescribed PPI (51.5%). Only 61 (30.5%) PPIs were prescribed according to current recommendations for the use of PPI for SUP. …”
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Mesenchymal stem cell therapy for injured growth plate by Awang, Mohd Shukrimi, Mohd, Afizah, Jacqueline F , Schmitt, James, Hui

“…Fractures sustained to the growth plate of young children could cause growth disturbances like angular deformity or growth arrest. Established therapies for injured physis only address related complications. …”
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Temperature and sleep by Nicol, Fergus

“…This short paper looks at the temperatures in bedrooms and uses data from comfort surveys combined with models which link comfort to the thermal environment. Evidence is given that people sleep comfortably where temperatures are 29 - 31oC in their personal space within the bed and they use bedclothes to allow them to attain these temperatures. …”
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