Book Review – Ibn Taymiyyah on Jihád and Baghy

This book provides a scholarly examination of two highly controversial and widely misunderstood concepts in the contemporary world: jihād and baghy (rebellion). It approaches this topic from the perspective of one of the most influential figures of classical Islamic thought, Ibn Taymiyyah, the 7–8th (AH)/13–14th (CE) scholar. Ibn Taymiyyah, a revivalist teacher and jihadist of his own day, continues to have an impact on Islamic movements of today. The author helps us to view this medieval jurist's ideas beyond the polemical discourses of our times, while noting important themes in his thought that hold special significance for our volatile world. From the outset, Mohd Farid dispenses with the false notions that jihād is solely military or non-military, instead showing us how classical scholars, including Ibn Taymiyyah, viewed jihād as a combination of both. Similarly, many are often mistaken about what constitutes baghy and how we should understand its status and those who perform it. This book helps to clarify these crucial matters making it an essential contribution to existing literature on medieval Islamic thought. Moreover, given the way this book situates Ibn Taymiyyah within his historical context and discusses pertinent issues in our times, it is not only an important source for religious studies but also for the sociology and anthropology of knowledge

FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF CONCRETE BEAM WITH POLYVINYL ALCOHOL FIBER

This study presents the results of the computational modeling and analysis for evaluating the effect of Polyvinyl Alcohol Fiber (PV A) as an internal strengthening material to concrete beam. A concentrated load was applied to several two pin simply supported beam model. A finite element method was used. The results show that the internal PV A strengthening was able to increase the structural strength capacity of the beam. From the stress contours, the failure mechanism observed show that the strengthened concrete beam fail in the tension zone. The possible failure of the strengthened concrete maybe due to crushing of concrete at the bottom of beam. This type of failure generally, occurs when the stress exceed the tensile strength of cement mortar. Therefore, structural strength of this concrete is highly depending of the PVA

The study on factors influencing the quality perceptions of dairy products among schools teachers in Ranau / Mohd Farid Mohd Zaini

People are becoming more health awareness nowadays due to development in educational and technology advancement influencing also towards the consumption of food among peoples from traditional food consumption to more healthier consumption; as can be seen among Malaysian trend for breakfast had change from traditional breakfast consists of fried rice, fried noodles and etc. to more healthier breakfast such as bread, milk, dairy products and etc. The health benefits of dairy product are become more acknowledged to people as the consumption for dairy products are increasing. This research will study on the factors influencing the quality perceptions of dairy products among schools teachers in Ranau. By utilizing the aid of questionnaire, distributed to the target sample, the objectives of this research is to determine the purchasing pattern of dairy products among teachers in Ranau, examine the factors lead to quality perceptions on dairy products among schools teachers in Ranau and determining the significance influence of three identified factors (price, brand acknowledgement and packaging information) towards quality perceptions of dairy products. Analysis on percentage and frequency distribution are conducted for nominal variables. Pearson Correlation Coefficient as to determine the correlation between each independent variables toward the dependent variables and Multiple Regression Analysis as to determine the p-value or significance of each independent variables toward the dependent variable as well as to determine the percentage of those independent variables in explaining the dependent variable through calculations of R2. Results shows that all three factors analyzed (price, brand and packaging information) do have significant influence towards perceived quality of dairy products among school teachers in Ranau. However, packaging information and brand has more significance influence compared to price towards the perceived value of dairy products among school teachers in Ranau. The result of the study will be a leading paradigm in the related firms whereby this research will provide related firms with a better concept of factors affecting the demand and purchasing pattern among working personnel, thus, coming out with proper planning in the future for effective marketing strategies, therefore, ensuring consumer satisfaction

Time Series Modeling of Measured Wind & Wave Time Histories in Malay, Sabah & Sarawak Basin Using Autoregressive, Integrated, Moving Average (ARIMA) Method

It is very important to understand the metocean (meteorological and oceanographic) data since it is a fundamental in order to success in all marine projects as this information will provide the characteristics of the available resource for energy yield, the design requirements for survivalibility of the project and the strategy for maintenance and accessibility. So, in order to avoid bad events on the sea and to help with proceeding in situ operations, it will be very beneficial to perform the analysis of the time series modeled and obtain the forecasts of the metocean data from the time histories record which is consists of wind and wave parameters. The method that will be applied during the analysis and forecasting the measured metocean data is Autoregressive, Integrated, Moving Average (ARIMA) method

The development of metrica

Examining performance data over time can help operators identify underlying trends that would go unnoticed if the data was merely looked at in real time, then discarded. Network performance reporting management can lead to a more proactive style of network management. Metrica/NPR is a Network Performance Reporting application that provides network operators an integrated view of the performance of telecommunications networks for various technology including wireless, wireline and Internet Protocol (IP). Metrica/NPR helps operators improve their understanding of network behavior by managing, analyzing and reporting, performance statistics generated by the network. Metrica/NPR 3.3 is the latest release of Metrica/NPR product line produced by ADC in order to adopt the challenge of a continuously changing network environment. It is a significant release, which is for the first time being developed from ADC research and development (R&D) center in Kuala Lumpur. ADC Software Systems is an ISO9001:2000 certified company since June 1998 for its management system in product development and deployment. Quality management system, now called as business management system (BMS), is the primary process reference in product development. The development of Metrica/NPR 3.3 explores the internal part of ADC development process involved in producing a great software product, focusing on coding and testing, based on BMS. Besides the requirement of high set of programming technique and deep exploration on different operating system environment, this technical report explains the details aspect of the software development activities such as coding, testing, project management and configuration management

Prevention and settlement of trade disputes in private sectors in Malaysia / Mohd. Farid Omar

Industrial law has been the subject of as a rapid transformation as can have happened to any legal subject in recent times, and is certainly one of the most difficult areas of law in which to keep up to date. In some ways it is a curious mixture of ancient and modem, for much old laws lie behind or at the base of new statutory law, and in some cases the old law continues to exist alongside the new. Much of the industrial relations system is rooted in the past. A brief knowledge of its history and its development is indispensible for an understanding of the present situation

Vibration investigation of passenger car rear suspension system under various road condition and driving maneuever

Suspension system plays an important role in the performance of a vehicle, especially vehicle handling and ride comfort. The objective of this project is to analyze the results in vibration of passenger car rear suspension system under various road conditions and driving maneuver. Experimental analysis was performed on the passenger car rear suspension system. The data collected by DEWESoft software was analyzed by using time domain analysis. In time domain analysis, the acceleration response of rear unsprung mass and suspension travel were determined by using post-processing method in Flexpro software. The maximum root mean square (r.m.s) acceleration of the unsprung mass was determined by using statistical analysis. In frequency domain analysis, the data was analyzed by using Fourier Spectral Analysis. The peak value of r.m.s amplitude of the unsprung mass acceleration was determined by using statistical analysis. The results were then evaluated by comparing them with different vehicle speed, road conditions and driving maneuver. From the results, it shows that the r.m.s acceleration of rear unsprung mass is increase as the vehicle speed increase, due to the excitation from the engine speed. The highest vehicle speed also produced response peaks at frequency range of 50 – 100Hz and 200 – 250Hz. The results also indicate that the bump road surface gives higher excitation to rear unsprung mass based on r.m.s acceleration value. Unpaved road surfaces give higher response peak in frequency range of 50 – 100Hz. Next, the results obtained shows that constant speed at constant radius cornering maneuver gives higher r.m.s acceleration value and higher response peak to rear unsprung mass

Determinants of Customer Loyalty Towards Prepaid Mobile Cellular Services in Malaysia

This research focuses on the determinant factors of customer loyalty of the prepaid segment in the telecommunication industry. Customer is important in the telecommunication industry especially in the prepaid segment where there is no contractual relationship between customer and service provider. This study examines the relationships between customer satisfaction, service quality, perceived value and trust with customer loyalty. This research also examines the role of customer satisfaction as a mediator factor and switching cost as a moderator factor towards customer loyalty. The consideration of putting both mediator and moderator factors in this research allows a more precise descriptions on the relationship between all the variables mentioned and the outcome of the research. Hypothesized relationships are tested using survey responses from a sample of 398 respondents. The study sample was the students studying in Malaysian Universities. Results revealed a positive relationship between customer support service, service reliability, emotional value and trust with customer loyalty. Apart from that, customer satisfaction mediates the relationship between various determinant factors and customer loyalty. Switching cost does not moderate the relationship between customer satisfaction and customer loyalty. The results reported in this research are useful to both industry and academics in Malaysia, by providing relevant empirical data about customer loyalty in the telecommunication Industry. Results are compared with earlier findings and implications for future research are discussed. The results should be able to recommend the strategy in customer loyalty especially in the prepaid mobile services. This study could also be of interest to other on-line services firm, which shares the same characteristics with mobile phone service provider