MALAYSIAN SIGN LANGUAGE FLASH CARD MOBILE APPLICATION

Malaysian particularly is lacking the awareness to communicate with speech/hearing impaired OKU. The purpose of this project is to develop a mobile application intended to aid users to learn and assist communication using Malaysian Sign Language. The current problem faced by current solutions that aims to connect the communication gap between speech/hearing impaired OKU and hearing people such as through books and the internet is in the fact that they are not practically available and readily-accessible in certain circumstances. Classes and translator will cost a fortune to acquire; therefore, they are a rather undesirable alternative to improve communication between speech/hearing impaired OKU and hearing people as well as aiding the learning process of Malaysian Sign Language. The proposed system had developed to include a solution to all these problems. For one, being a mobile application allows for it to be readily-accessible and available at all times. It does not require any connection to the internet which can be limited in certain places or times. The application would allow hearing people to translate the words they wish to communicate to the speech/hearing impaired OKU as a hand gesture for the person to perform. The prototype had been developed using the Netbeans IDE (7.1.1) with Android SDK plug-ins due to the system being targeted for the current time being at the Android platform. The basic requirements of the system were based on the research conducted during this study to determine what criteria are to be studied and implemented in the application

Oleuropein in Olive and its Pharmacological Effects

Olive from Olea europaea is native to the Mediterranean region and, both the oil and the fruit are some of the main components of the Mediterranean diet. The main active constituents of olive oil include oleic acid, phenolic constituents, and squalene. The main phenolic compounds, hydroxytyrosol and oleuropein, give extra-virgin olive oil its bitter, pungent taste. The present review focuses on recent works that have analyzed the relationship between the major phenolic compound oleuropein and its pharmacological activities including antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-atherogenic, anti-cancer activities, antimicrobial activity, antiviral activity, hypolipidemic and hypoglycemic effect

Vermeer's skopos theory and its application to the Arabic translation of Miller's Death of a Salesman

The present study aimed at shedding some light on Vermeer's (1989) Skopos theory in translation as suggested by Vermeer along with the application of this theory to an English literary text taken from Miller's Death of A Salesman (1947) and its Arabic translation done by a Syrian Arab translator called Omar Jabak. Besides, the article will try to examine the weaknesses of Skopos theory in terms of its applicability to literary texts in particular. The researchers adopted the analytical descriptive approach in this small-scale qualitative study to prove the inapplicability of the Skopos theory principles to the above-mentioned English play and its Arabic translation. The research data and findings revealed that Vermeer's Skopos theory had somehow little applicability to translated literary works because literature and its translation, in general, and drama, in particular, have meaningful or 'skopos' in people's social, economic and political lives

Stages of Imam al-Ash’ari thought in theology

Imam al-Ash’ari was the founder and leading figure of the Asha’irah sect of the Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama’ah. His approach is often used as a main reference by Muslims since the time of its appearance until now concerning questions of faith.Some other schools of thought try to claim that the holding of Imam al-Ash’ari doctrine coincides with their beliefs. Imam al-Ash’ari is said to go through three stages of thought before he returned to the Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama’ah at the end of his life to follow Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal the leadership of Salaf. Therefore,anyone who does not abide by the final stand of Imam al-Ash'ari, they are not considered as Asha’irah followers for conflicting Imam al-Ash’ari and Salaf scholars as recognized the best of generations. To assure the issues, this article is put forward to reexamine of the truth of the allegations either Imam al-Ash’ari has gone through three stages of thought or otherwise. Through document analysis method based on the works of Imam al-Ash’ari and his followers, the study found that Imam al-Ash’ari only used two stages of thought; Mu’tazilah initially and Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama’ah in the end. Imam al-Ash’ari also used the tafwid Salaf and Khalaf interpretation methods especially in interacting with mutashabihat texts throughout his stay with the Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama’ah. The study also identified that the disagreements among Asha’irah when determining the thoughts of Imam al-Ash’ari is due to their uncertainty about the exact date of his works written

Knowledge management in a public organisation in Malaysia: Do people really share?

In the new millennium, the concern of the Government of Malaysia in developing the nation through the knowledge economy has become very apparent.In 2002, the Government of Malaysia has launched the Knowledge Management Strategic Master Plan aiming to transform Malaysia from a Production-based economy to a knowledge-based economy.This study is an empirical investigation on the sharing/transfer of knowledge in a public organisation.To achieve an in-depth study, the Ministry of Entrepreneur Development of Malaysia was chosen for a case study. The findings are based on replies to a questionnaire survey done from September to December 2001