Psychology from the Islamic perspective. By Aisha Utz. Riyadh: International Islamic Publishing House, 2011, pp. 351. ISBN: 978-603-501-108-2 (Paperback)

Psychology from the Islamic Perspective is a long awaited book that helps in satisfying the long quest endured by Muslim psychologists. Quite often, materials in this field are written from secular perspective. The author begins her book by clearly stating its objectives namely, to describe and detail Islamic perspectives on psychology, mental health and well-being, to present a number of contemporary scientific evidences that verify the miracles of the Qur’ān and to further remind readers of the potential for self-transformation that Islam offers. In line with these objectives, the author adopts an analytical and descriptive methodology

KEBEBASAN HAKIM DAN PROBLEMATIKANYA DALAM SISTEM PERADILAN INDONESIA

Indonesian justice system is not fully functioning because there-rules and regulations that do not run as it should and there is a need to ensure greater freedom sanction judges in performing their duties. Public confidence in the judiciary should be restored. To strengthen the justice system needs to be guaranteed freedom of judges. Human resources need to be increased both its integrity and mastery of knowledge in particular substantive legal or formal. Modernization of the administration of justice would be better facilitate the course of justice will grow back confidence to the judiciary, but now is not optimal functioning to complete the administration of justice as is the accumulation of decisions that have not come to those seeking justice. Justice seeker the right to obtain justice freely and impartially, to be treated the same as fellow seekers of justice, and to obtain a decision within a reasonable, simple and low cost is a basic need for every seeker of justice. There needs to be increased in the direction of the change or shift from "the judge is bound" to the "independent judge", of "justice under the law" toward "justice according to the judge as set out in its decision, of thinking with reference to the system in the direction of thinking with reference to the problem. Keywords: Freedom of judges, Problems, Indonesian Justice System

Qiyâm al-‘Ijtimâ’iyyah fî Syi’r Abî al-‘Atâhiyyah

Abu al-‘Atahiyah was famous for his ascetical poetry, but the researcher found that in Abu al-‘Atahiyah’s anthology, not all of his poems go with the ascetical theme’s only. Rather, there are also life values, such as social values ​​that establish other human foundations that spread bonds of mercy, love, tolerance, kindness, cooperation, observance of conscience, fear of God and other meanings. The parameters of the human formulation of society are defined in the Islamic conception. The theory used in this research is the theory of life values ​​by Noeng Muhadjir. The approach used in this research is the pragmatic approach. This approach prove that a literature work is a tool to achieve the aims of the creator of literature works, in addition to pleasure or entertainment also for the sake of enlightenment and education. This research found there are sixteen social values, and these social values show that Abu al-‘Atahiyah, who is known as a religious poet, is also a poet who pays attention to social life

Morphological, molecular genetic and host plant relationship studies of rice and weed infesting populations of brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens (STAL) (Homoptera: Delphacidae)

A total of fifteen experiments including morphological, molecular genetic and host plant relationship studies were conducted to differentiate between two sympatric populations of brown planthopper (BPH), Nilaparvata lugens, one from rice (Oryza sativa) and the other from Leersia hexandra, a weed grass. The scatter plot based on seven morphometric characters indicated that N. bakeri was totally an isolated species. Insects with high esterase activities (usually caught off rice) and those with low esterase activities (usually caught off L. hexandra) showed 6-8% overlapping between the two populations of N. lugens. But scatter plot of the morphological characters of stridulatory organs produced distributions that were almost nonoverlapping indicating that BPH with high esterase activity usually caught off rice is different from BPH with low esterase activity usually captured from L. hexandra. Scanning electron micrographs showed some variations in different morphological characters between individuals from the two sympatric populations of BPH but these were not population specific. No heterogametic mating occurred in mate choice experiments. Crosses between the two BPH populations from different host-plants showed some barriers for hybrid production. Some genetic incompatibility may exist between the two populations. After being tested for esterase activity, samples were analysed for six loci found to be polymorphic at 95% criterion namely, Mdh, Idh, Pgm, Gpi, 6Pgd and A cp . The genetic distance (average 0.182) and the existence of a diagnostic enzyme marker (GPI) between rice and Leersia infesting populations indicated that both populations are closely related but different species. The inheritance of GPI, IDH and MDH isozymes were studied in families generated from mating individuals of two sympatric populations of N lugens. These isozymes were controlled by three loci, Gpi, Mdh and Idh, respectively. These loci were inherited in simple Mendelian fashions. Thirty one bands from both short and long primer RAPD were able to be tested for segregating ratios in two families of N lugens and they were found to be inherited in simple Mendelian fashions. In the population genetic studies, two diagnostic bands, one from short primer RAPO (OP003.7; 0.6Skb) and the other from long primer RAPD (pehA#6.3; 1.00kb) were found to be present only in the Leersia infesting populations of BPH. The DPGMA cluster analyses based on both enzyme and RAPD markers showed that all the rice infesting populations of N. lugens clustered together as a group. On the other hand Leersia infesting populations of the same localities formed another distinct cluster. In host plant relationship studies, rice plants were found best suited for the establishment of the rice infesting population, and L. hexandra was a favourable host for the Leersia infesting population A consideration of the evidence from studies on host plant relationships, reproductive isolation, hybridization, morphometric variations, level of esterase activity, existence of diagnostic isozyme and DNA level markers, genetic distance, consensus tree and molecular variance between N. lugens with high esterase activity usually caught off rice and N. lugens with low esterase activity usually caught off L. hexandra suggested that both insect populations from Malaysia belong to closely related sibling species. This information has practical implications in formulating effective control measures against N. lugens which is a major pest of rice not only in Malaysia but also throughout South East Asia, South Asia and Australi

The impact of education on economic growth: The case of Malaysia

This paper studies the relationship between education and economic growth in Malaysia. We examine the relationship between educational variables and gross domestic product (GDP). This paper focuses on human capital as a one of determinant of economic growth. The problem statement of this study was that, does the education attainment of the population can help to increase the economic growth? Our main result suggest that there exists a co-integrating relationship between education as measured by enrollments rates in primary, secondary and higher education and the GDP per capita. Malaysian annual data were collected over twenty six-year period starting from 1980 up to 2005. The Methodology employed is the standard co-integration analysis

Humic acid removal by polyester nanofiltaration (NF) membrane synthesized from triethanolamine (TEOA) monomer

Humic substances present in water sources affect the water quality causing undesirable color and taste, besides serving as food for bacterial growth in water distribution system. In order to treat this kind of natural organic matter, Nanofiltration (NF) Polyester membrane was produced by studying the effect of interfacial polymerization reaction time at constant monomer concentration. The thin film composite membranes were synthesized through interfacial polymerization with monomer concentration of 4% w/v of triethanolamine (TEOA) at different reaction time. The TEOA which was aqueous solution reacted with organic solution of trimesoylchloride (TMC) to produce new layer polyester on top of polyethersulfone (PES) microporous support. The thin film composite membrane was characterized in term of water flux, permeability and also solute rejection. The performances of NF membrane in terms of humic acid and NaCl rejection were increased as the reaction time increased. The performances in terms of flux and permeability showed that the flux and permeability were decreased as the reaction time increased. The longer reaction time had increased the layer thickness on the surface of the NF membrane which resulting the performances of the membranes

Hukum Kanun Brunei dan Hukum Kanun Melaka: Suatu ristaan sejarah / Dzulkiflee Abdul Latif

Negara Brunei Darussalam, telah wujud sejak kurun ke-5 Masihi lagi. Di kenali awalnya dengan berbagai sebutan nama, misalnya; Ju Ji Zhou atau Po Luo Zhou (Borneo). Kemudian apabila berkembang perdagangan maritime, Brunei disebut sebagai P‘olo, Po-li, Wen lai, Bo Ni, Bun-lai, (Pengiran Dr Karim, 2015: 17) dan berbagai-bagai lagi. Dalam kurun ke-15 negeri ini sudah tidak asing dan terus dikenal bersama Negara-negara Melayu di Nusantara ini yang sebanding denganya, misalnya Johor, Melaka, Singapura, Pahang, Patani dan negeri-negeri di Jawa dan Sumatera seperti: Majapahit, Srivijaya, Aceh, Minangkabau dan Pagaruyung. Pada waktu yang sama, Brunei menamai negerinya dengn sebutan Negara Brunei Darussalam iaitu kesan dari penemuan semula satu tempat yang lebih menarik dan baik dari Puni (di daerah Temburong) oleh Awang Alak Betatar berseperadian. Hasil pembaharuan dan perkembangan Brunei selepas itu telah membawa Awang Alak Betatar lebih dikenali, istimewa selepas memeluk Islam dan dikahwinkan dengan puteri Johor. Keislaman Awang Alak Betatar (dengan gelaran Sultan Muhammad Syah) lebih mempangaruhi perkembangan Islam di Nusantara ketika itu (infak dari pengaruh Islam Johor dan Minangkabau) dan telah memberi infak besar pula kepada sosio-politik Brunei sebagai sebuah Negara Islam Melayu Beraja