A consumer perspective e-commerce websites evaluation model

Existing website evaluation methods have some weaknesses such as neglecting consumer criteria in their evaluation, being unable to deal with qualitative criteria, and involving complex weight and score calculations. This research aims to develop a hybrid consumer-oriented e-commerce website evaluation model based on the Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Process (FAHP) and the Hardmard Method (HM). Four phases were involved in developing the model: requirements identification, empirical study, model construction, and model confirmation. Requirements identification and empirical study were to identify critical web-design criteria and gather online consumers' preferences. Data, collected from 152 Malaysian consumers using online questionnaires, were used to identify critical e-commerce website features and scale of importance. The new evaluation model comprised of three components. First, the consumer evaluation criteria that consist of the important principles considered by consumers; second, the evaluation mechanisms that integrate FAHP and HM consisting of mathematical expressions that handle subjective judgments, new formulas to calculate the weight and score for each criterion; and third, the evaluation procedures consisting of activities that comprise of goal establishment, document preparation, and identification of website performance. The model was examined by six experts and applied to four case studies. The results show that the new model is practical, and appropriate to evaluate e-commerce websites from consumers' perspectives, and is able to calculate weights and scores for qualitative criteria in a simple way. In addition, it is able to assist decision-makers to make decisions in a measured objective way. The model also contributes new knowledge to the software evaluation fiel

Design proposal of the energy installation system for vehicle’s wind turbine

New inventions is relating to the idea of mounting a wind turbine for power generating system in vehicles. This study will investigate on the existing energy conversion and storage systems used in standard vehicle’s power system.This study involves with a proposed design of a vehicle’s wind turbine system. The energy that has been generated by wind turbine will be stored in the 12 volt battery and will then, be distributed to the entire vehicle for the use of the vehicle components. The optimal design for energy conversion system is created based on the review of the existing energy conversion and storage systems which are used in vehicle’s power system. A simulation study using NI Multisim (National Instrument Software) is conducted on the energy conversion and storage system that. The objectives of this study are to convert a mechanical energy from the blade to electrical energy to generate 12V voltage and to store it in a 12 volt battery. The 12V battery voltage will then be supplied to a high voltage system, up to 200V voltage capacity. From the analysis that has been done, the energy from a turbine has the potential to generate power to car system. The wind energy is possible to integrate with other existing and renewable energy. At this stage, the energy gained does not replace the existing one but it can be considered as a new energy source in the future energy developmen

Reformas Educacionais de Al-Taher Bin Ashour

The aim of this research is idenify comprehensive view of Al-Taher bin Ashour’s educational reforms, both theoretical and practical. This is an analytical-logical research done by content analysis method. the paper critiques reductionist approaches to this book by showing that Ibn Ashour’s educational reforms are part and parcel of his larger reformist project delineated in Maqasid Al-Sharia Al-Islamiah (The Objectives of Islamic Sharia) and Usul Al-Nitham Al-Ijtimai fi Al-Islam (The Foundations of the Social System in Islam). This paper claims that Ibn Ashour had pioneering reformist views in education relative to the era he had inhabited. His family connections made the political environment conducive to his reforms, and he made use of the varied and multifarious knowledge he had accumulated, which made him more than a mere individual and more of a powerful force in the Tunisian and Arab-Islamic reformist process.El objetivo de esta investigación es identificar una visión integral de las reformas educativas de Al-Taher bin Ashour, tanto teóricas como prácticas. Esta es una investigación analítico-lógica realizada por el método de análisis de contenido. El periódico critica los enfoques reduccionistas de este libro al mostrar que las reformas educativas de Ibn Ashour son parte integrante de su proyecto reformista más amplio delineado en Maqasid Al-Sharia Al-Islamiah (Los Objetivos de la Sharia Islámica) y Usul Al-Nitham Al-Ijtimai fi Al. -Islam (Los fundamentos del sistema social en el Islam). Este documento afirma que Ibn Ashour tenía puntos de vista reformistas pioneros en la educación en relación con la época en que había habitado. Sus conexiones familiares hicieron que el entorno político fuera propicio para sus reformas, e hizo uso del variado y variado conocimiento que había acumulado, lo que lo convirtió en más que una simple y más poderosa fuerza en el proceso reformista tunecino y árabe-islámico.O objetivo desta pesquisa é identificar a visão abrangente das reformas educacionais de Al-Taher bin Ashour, tanto teóricas quanto práticas. Esta é uma pesquisa analítica-lógica feita pelo método de análise de conteúdo. o artigo critica abordagens reducionistas a este livro mostrando que as reformas educacionais de Ibn Ashour são parte integrante de seu projeto reformista mais amplo delineado em Maqasid Al-Sharia Al-Islamiah (Os Objetivos da Sharia Islâmica) e Usul Al-Nitham Al-Ijtimai fi Al Islam (As Fundações do Sistema Social no Islã). Este artigo alega que Ibn Ashour teve visões reformistas pioneiras em educação em relação à época em que ele havia habitado. Suas conexões familiares tornavam o ambiente político propício para suas reformas, e ele fazia uso do conhecimento variado e multifacetado que acumulara, o que o tornou mais do que um mero indivíduo e mais uma força poderosa no processo reformista tunisiano e árabe-islâmico

Pseudocyst of pinna: a clinical experience

Background: Pseudocyst of pinna is an intracartilagenous accumulation of fluid in pinna and is hardly encountered in routine ENT practice. The etiology is unclear. It is seen to affect most commonly middle-aged males. Medical treatment is ineffective. Various treatments are suggested in the literature. The aims of the paper were to study the clinical and demographic characteristic of patients with pseudocysts.Methods: Forty patients were diagnosed with pseudocyst of the auricle between July 2016 and July 2019 on the basis of clinical characteristics, colour of aspirated fluid and absence of infection. Clinical and demographic characteristics were noted.Results: Out of 40 patients only five were females. Involvement of left side was seen more than right one. None had bilateral involvement. Adults in the age group of 31-45 were commonly affected. Most common site of involvement was triangular fossa.Conclusions: Pseudocyst of the pinna is a benign condition characterized by intracartilagenous accumulation of fluid. The disease is seen commonly unilaterally in middle aged males. Many modalities of treatment have been recommended in the literature with varied recurrence and failure rates

The enforceability of the unfair arbitration agreement in consumer disputes before Dubai courts

Online transactions in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region and particularly Dubai has undergone a phenomenal rise in recent times. However, reform is required to improve the legislation as it relates to consumer rights. Upon successful completion of online transactions, consumers often end up agreeing to unclear arbitration clauses among other terms and conditions, thereby bearing extra costs and expenses. They may also waive their right to litigate, which is a primary consideration and should be secured. This article seeks to examine current legislation and court approaches in Dubai, relating to consumer rights. Essentially, possible solutions directed at protecting consumers from referring to arbitration

The enforcement of electronic arbitral awards in international commercial disputes under the New York Convention: The case of Dubai and DIFC courts

When arbitration is conducted online, some inherent, fundamental issues arise which could potentially undermine the enforceability of the final award under the provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards of 1958, the “New York Convention” (NYC). The study identifies four key challenges which a winning party seeking the enforcement of an electronic award according to the NYC might face with relation to the enforcement of that award: the validity of electronic arbitration agreements, the enforceability of consumer arbitration agreements concluded online, obstacles arising out of the conduct of the arbitration procedures online and the issue of electronic authentication of the final award. The study first critically analyses the NYC, to identify some key problems in relation to each of the said issues which might compromise or undermine the enforcement of awards rendered in online arbitration; it then makes suggestions as to some possible amendments to the NYC. The study then goes on to consider these issues in the context of the applicable law before the Dubai and DIFC Courts as the enforcement courts, to examine their ability to enforce such an award. The study concludes with several recommendations for both practice and law reform in the jurisdictions discussed, in relation to each issue. The study is original in that it is the first comprehensive analysis of all the said issues, from formation of the arbitration agreement, through various stages of online procedures, to the final enforcement of the award, within the examined jurisdictions. Further, the recommended changes would help to improve the efficiency and reliability of the courts of Dubai and DIFC with regard to the enforceability of an award given via online arbitration. This is a particularly important issue in light of the current and anticipated growth in the prominence of the identified jurisdictions as financial and business centres, the centrality of international arbitration to international business and the fundamental need for confidence in the enforceability of the courts and arbitration awards

Do the “apples” bad? An exploratory study on students moral cognitive ability

The purpose of this action study is to examine the moral cognitive ability among senior students who enrolled to Development Science program in Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Self-administered questionnaires were distributed to senior students at the end session of the final ethic class. The questionnaire is comprised of 3 sections intended to measure the student’s moral cognitive level, respond on unethical behaviors and demographic section. The findings show the students have reached the conventional moral cognitive level. Most respondents agree that parents is the most important source for moral cognitive development and had moulds their moral characters. In parallel to their moral cognitive level, most students show disapproval to most unethical behaviors listed in the questionnaire. Nevertheless, we also found a trend of ethical relativism in students reasoning. Thus, it signals that improvement is needed in the delivery of ethics subject in order to increase the conventional moral cognitive to the post-conventional level. The post-conventional moral cognitive is required to ensure the moral principles are being upheld at all times and contexts. The originality of this study lies in attempt to investigate on moral cognitive ability based on Kohlberg moral cognitive framework among a group of university students. The topic is also in line with current emphasizes to improve employees ethical behaviors within all organizations

Islam agama bagi Persekutuan: satu kajian sejarah perundangan

Makalah ini berusaha untuk menyangkal pandangan yang mendakwa Perkara 3 Perlembagaan Persekutuan 1957 hanya menarafkan pemakaian Islam pada upacara rasmi, bersifat simbolik dan Malaysia dikatakan sebuah negara sekular berdasarkan Laporan Suruhanjaya Reid dan keputusan Mahkamah dalam Che Omar Che Soh lawan Pendakwaraya. Kajian ini bersifat kualitatif menggunakan reka bentuk sejarah perundangan. Dapatan menunjukkan selama ini unsur-unsur watan masih diabaikan oleh ahli perundangan dan akademik apabila mentafsirkan kedudukan Islam dalam Perlembagaan Persekutuan sedangkan sudah ada sebuah perlembagaan bagi Tanah Melayu iaitu Hukum Kanun Melaka sebelum kedatangan British, Islam adalah undang-undang watan (law of the land) bagi semua Kerajaan Negeri Melayu yang membentuk Persekutuan Tanah Melayu 1957 dan aqidah Raja-raja Melayu adalah Islam; kesemua itu adalah ciri-ciri konsep kedaulatan watan seawal zaman Kesultanan Melayu Melaka dan ianya tidak pernah dicabar oleh pentadbiran British-Malaya. Di samping itu, perjanjian-perjanjian antara Raja-raja Melayu dengan British merupakan satu pengiktirafan kedaulatan watan dan garis sempadan yang menentukan kesahan dasar-dasar yang diperkenalkan oleh British sepanjang tempoh campurtangan mereka di Tanah Melayu tertakluk pada Perlembagaan Tanah Melayu. Kesimpulannya, tafsiran sebenar Islam hendaklah berdasarkan al-Quran dan al-Sunnah kerana itu adalah selari dengan konsep kedaulatan warisan Kesultanan Melayu Melaka yang dijamin oleh Perlembagaan Persekutuan. Tafsiran yang betul tentang Islam dapat menguruskan pelbagai isu semasa yang menyentuh pemakaian prinsip perundangan dan penggubalan dasar negara kita

Physical profile comparison between basketball and netball players in Malaysia based on performance and playing position

The aim of the research is to compare the physical profile between Malaysian women basketball players and netball players. The physical profile measures were height, body mass, and body fat. The subjects were divided into two groups based on their playing performance and positions. The playing performance consisted of elite/senior, junior, and reserve players. Meanwhile, the playing positions consisted of forward/attack, centre, and guard/defence. The percentage of body fat was determined by means of skinfold measurement at seven different locations. Results showed that there were significant differences in body fat percentage between basketball player and netball players (p < 0.01). The elite/senior basketball players were reported to have the lowest body fat percentage as compared to other basketball or netball players. While for the playing position, guard/defence position basketball players were reported to be the shortest and have the lowest body fat percentage as compared to other playing positions. In conclusion, Malaysian basketball players were found to have better physical or bodily advantaged in terms of playing contact sports as compared to the Malaysian netball players