bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Comparison of various drying techniques towards the total phenolic content in Jatropha curcas L. root sample
Authors: Othman Ahmad Razi , Norhani Abdullah Norhani , Ahmad Syahida , Ismail Intan Safinar
Published: April 2022

Jatropha curcas is a multipurpose plant that has been suggested as a possible cure to inflammation. It can be used as a source of animal feed, live fence, biodiesel and in traditional medicine. Practitioners have used various extraction techniques to extract the active components of the plant. This article compares the efficiency of three methods of drying technique for the extraction of the total phenolic content from the plant. The freeze-drying method was the best method compared to oven dry and air dry. The freeze-drying method dries J. curcas root sample faster and preserve the total phenolic content better than the other methods. Â  Â Â
Mechanism of biosorption of Pb (ii) and Cu (ii) ions using dead biomass of Fusarium equiseti strain UMAS and Penicillium citrinum strain UMAS B2
Authors: Akinkunmi Wahab Abideen , Husaini Awang Ahmad Sallehin Awang , Zulkharnain Azham , Tay Meng Guan , Roslan Hairul Azman
Published: April 2022

Filamentous fungi such as Fusarium equiseti KR706303 and Penicillium citrinum KR706304 are capable of sequestering heavy metals from aqueous solutions. In the present study, the role play by various functional groups present in the cell wall of F. equiseti KR706303 and P. citrinum KR706304 during lead and copper ions biosorption was investigated. The fungal biomass was chemically treated to modify the functional groups present in their cell wall. These modifications were studied through biosorption experiments. It was found that an esterification of the carboxyl and phosphate groups, methylation of the amine groups and extraction of lipids significantly decrease the biosorption of both lead and copper ions studied. Therefore, the carbonyl, hydroxyl and amide groups were recognized as important in the biosorption of metal ions by the tested fungi. The study showed that there was no release of any metal ions from the biomass after biosorption, indicating that ion exchange may not be a key mechanism in the biosorption of lead and copper ions by these fungi but complexation of metal ions within the fungal cell wall.
Addendum: Hussein et al. The modified Gompertz model demonstrates a variable growth rate between two Centella asiatica phenotypes. Journal of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2017, Vol 5, No 1, 18-20.
Authors: Kiong Anna Ling Pick
Published: April 2022

The Acknowledgement section (p.20) has been left out, and it should be added as follows.

 

Acknowledgment

 

The study is funded by the Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia, under the Exploratory Research Grant Scheme (ERGS) [ERGS/1/2012/SKK10/IMU/03/4].
Phytochemical Screening and in vitro Bacteriostatic Effects of Syzigium aromaticum (Clove) Extracts on Clinical Bacterial Isolates
Authors: Garba L. , Lawan H.S. , Puma H.U. , Abdullahi M.M. , Yusuf I. , Mukhtar M.D.
Published: April 2022

Medicinal plants have been the richest drug bio-resource for traditional systems of modern medicines, folk medicines, nutraceuticals, food supplements, pharmaceutical intermediates and chemical entities for synthetic drugs. Among other spices, clove has been widely used for several centuries as medicinal plant due largely to its antimicrobial and antioxidant activities. Various reports confirmed the antifungal, antibacterial, antiviral and anticarcinogenic effects of spice plants. Precisely, clove has attracted a huge attention as a result of the potent antimicrobial and antioxidant effectiveness standing out among other spice plants. In this study, we report the phytochemical screening and antibacterial effectiveness of Syzigium aromaticum, commonly known as clove against clinical isolates of Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Klebsiella pneumoniae. The plant material was extracted using Soxhlet extraction method with ethanol and methanol as the extracting solvents while the antibacterial effectiveness was tested using agar well diffusion method. The phytochemical analyses revealed the presence of various phytochemicals which include flavonoids, glycosides, phenols, saponnins, steroids and tannins. The two extracts were found effective against all the test bacteria with largest and smallest zones of growth inhibition produced against P. aeruginosa and E. coli, respectively at all the concentrations used. In conclusion, different phytochemicals were detected from the ethanolic and methanolic extracts of clove and high effectiveness of the extracts was observed against all the clinical bacterial isolates tested.
Weight Gain and Adipose Tissue Accumulation in Diabetic and Prediabetic Rats Fed with Palm Olein enriched High Fat Diet
Authors: Sim Xuan-Yi , Ahmad Waqas , Lee Yan-Fen , Teh Ying-Hui , Murugaiyah Vikneswaran , Ibrahim Baharudin , Greimel Peter , Gam Lay-Harn
Published: April 2022

Diabetic is known to be the main non-commutable public health concern.  In this study, we evaluated the relationship between diet, body weight and accumulation of adipose tissue in healthy, diabetic and prediabetic rats.  Physiologically, adipose tissue plays a central role in lipid and glucose metabolisms. Therefore, accumulation of adipose tissue in diabetic and prediabetic may lead to others non-commutable diseases.  The rats in control, diabetic and prediabetic groups were fed with normal and high fat diets for 6 consecutive weeks, while the rats in 4 sub-groups of diabetic and prediabetic groups also received metformin, a common drug to control diabetes.  The results indicated that in diabetic rats, a small increase of food calories by high fat diet caused a significant gained in body weight and a significant increase in adipose tissue accumulation with or without metformin treatment, however in prediabetic rats, rats with metformin treatment shown to be beneficial in maintaining body weight and adipose accumulation.  The data of the study imply that balance diet at high calories should be practiced by patients as high fat diet with similar calories can caused a significant health deterioration to the patients in term of body weight gained and adipose tissue accumulation.
Assessment of Cereals for Fungal Contaminants and Presence of Aflatoxins from Two Major Markets in Kaduna Metropolis
Authors: Abdulrahman Idris , Danbaba Amina Aliyu , Uba Garba
Published: April 2022

Aflatoxins are mycotoxins produced by fungi of the genus Aspergillus that contaminate food products such as cereals leading to serious health and economic consequences. In order to assess the level of fungal contaminants and the presence of aflatoxins in such products, five (5) different cereal samples comprising of rice, maize, millet, wheat and sorghum were purchased each from two major markets within Kaduna metropolis. The samples were assessed for fungal contaminants using ten-fold serial dilution and cultured appropriate dilutions using pour-plate technique. Aflatoxins were detected using Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA). The results obtained revealed viable fungal counts ranging from 3 x 102 to 3.2 x 103 cfu/g. The fungal contaminants identified from the samples include Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus niger, and Aspergillus fumigatus. The aflatoxins detected from the samples were within the range of 0.3 to 0.6 part per billion (ppb) which is less than the maximum value (10ppb) recommended by regulatory agencies such as NAFDAC. This indicates that the level of aflatoxin in the samples has insignificant risks to consumers. However, the fungal contamination is an indication of high-level contamination of the cereals, the key producers of aflatoxins.  The contamination of such products by fungi should be a source of worry and necessitates the need for proper personal and environmental hygiene in the processing of cereals.
Cytokine Profiling as A Potential Biomarker in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
Authors: Johdi Nor Adzimah , Said Hanif Zulkhairi Mohd , Idris Mohd Razif Mohd , Ismail Nor Azimah , Jamaludin Wan Fariza Wan , Wahid S. Fadila Abd
Published: April 2022

Cytokines are small proteins that mediate and regulate immunity. They are involved in the pathogenesis of many diseases including cancers. The concentration of these proteins in biological fluids (serum or plasma) and tissues in diseases may suggest pathway activation that leads to inflammatory response or disease progression. Therefore, these cytokines may be useful as a tool for screening, diagnosis classification between stages of disease or surveillance for therapy. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) and bioassay have been used as a gold standard in cytokine level measurements in clinical practice. However, these methods allow only single cytokine detection at a time and ineffective for screening purposes. Hence, the innovation of multiplexing technology allows measurement of many of these soluble proteins simultaneously, thus allowing rapid, cost-effective and better efficiency by using a minute amount of sample. In this study, we explored the profiles of key inflammatory cytokines from the serum derived from diffuse large b-cell lymphoma (DLBCL, n =11) and healthy volunteers (N, n =11) using multiplexed bead-based immunoassays. We aimed to evaluate if the levels of these cytokines are significantly different in these two groups and explore the possible application of the cytokine as biomarkers in early-stage screening and/or surveillance. Our results show a significantly high level of IL-17A, IL-10 and IL-6 in DLBCL-derived serum compared to n-derived serum. These preliminary results were obtained from a small sample size and could be further validated with a larger sample size cohort to produce a panel of biomarkers for DLBCL. Our findings might be useful in developing a disease-specific panel for biomarker screening assay. This could be used for early diagnosis and/or treatment surveillance.
Enhancing Broilers Performance Fed Palm Kernel Expeller (PKE) Feeds Fortified with Supplements
Authors: Jahari Muhamad Amin , Roslan Muhamad Akhmal Hakim , Mustafa Shuhaimi , Abdullah Norhani , Idrus Zulkifli
Published: April 2022

Poultry production in Malaysia is heavily dependent on imported feed ingredients. There is a need to utilize local feed ingredients such as palm kernel expeller (PKE) to sustain poultry industry through physical treatments and so that it suitable to be incorporated into the feeds. Hence this study evaluates on the effects of control (0% PKE), untreated PKE (UPKE) , extruded PKE (EPKE), less-shell PKE (LSPKE) and extruded less-shell PKE (ELSPKE) at 10%, 20% and 30% inclusion rates in finisher diets (d 21-42) showed that growth performance of broilers (Cobb 500) fed 10% PKE, 20% LSPKE and ELSPKE, were comparable to control birds. At 30% PKE inclusion, broilers performance was significantly (P<0.05) reduced. Birds fed PKE diets, irrespective of treatments and inclusion levels had lower LDL and total cholesterol, and similar villi height and crypt depth compared to control. At 30% PKE inclusion level, although energy metabolism was enhanced, as indicated by the up-regulation of hexokinase I and phosphofructokinase, but broilers growth performance did not improve. The feeding trial showed that broilers fed 25% or 30% LSPKE (grower feed, d 16-24), followed by 20% LSPKE (finisher feed, d 25-35) containing feed supplements 0.02% commercial enzymes and 0.30% humic acid), had comparable FI, BWG and FCR to broilers fed commercial feeds. Broilers fed 25% or 30% UPKE (grower feed, d 16-24) followed by 20% UPKE (finisher feed, d 25-35) showed significantly higher (P<0.05) FCR compared to birds fed commercial feeds. The cost of feeds for production of birds fed LSPKE feeds (2.27-2.29 RM/kg liveweight), was lower than those fed commercial feeds (2.36 RM/kg liveweight). The study showed that physical treatments enhanced the nutritive value of PKE and feeds containing 25-30% and 20% LSPKE as grower and finisher rations, respectively, could attain broilers growth performance comparable to broilers fed commercial feeds.
Kinetics Modelling of Tributyltin Toxicity on The Growth of Bacillus subtilis
Authors: Abubakar Abdussamad
Published: April 2022

growth of bacteria. In 2003, the Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) proposed that TBT be banned internationally due to the negative environmental impacts of the substance. However, even though BTs are banned, they may be found in large quantities in seawater, bottom sediments, and the biota, all of which are contaminated with them. To prevent the adhesion of fouling organisms to the surface of ships and boats, tributyltin (TBT) has been widely employed as an antifouling agent in marine paints for many years. Tributyltin has been discovered to be very persistent, particularly in sediment, and to be extremely harmful to species other than those targeted. Bacillus subtilis growth was intensely inhibited by tributyltin (TBT). As the TBT concentration increases, the overall specific growth rate was inhibited. The growth rates obtained were then modelled according to the modified Han-Levenspiel, Amor, Wang, Liu, Shukor and modified Andrews. Among the five models, the Andrew and Amor models show poor fittings. Results of the statistical analysis showed that the Shukor model was the best model based on the lowest values for RMSE and AICc, highest adjusted correlation coefficient (AdR2) and values of AF and BF closest to unity. The parameters obtained from the Shukor model were Ccrit 742.32 nM (95%, C.I., 303.35 to 1181.29), Î¼max 1.20 h-1 (95% C.I., 1.08 to 1.319) and m 0.507 (95% C.I., 0.308 to 0.832). The findings of this study can be utilized for further bioremediation works.
Return on Investment from the Prevention of Orphan Diseases in Kuwait
Authors: Abuhadida Salem , Bastaki Laila , Bash Buthina , Alhindal Barrak
Published: April 2022

Spinal Muscular Atrophy type 1 and RPE65 mutation-associated Inherited Retinal dystrophy are two well-known Orphan diseases for expensive Orphan drugs. Being inheritable disorders, they can be prevented through a program that includes Premarital Genetic Screening to detect the defective gene carriers followed by Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis to identify healthy gametes and In Vitro Fertilization. We developed a stochastic financial model to assess the Return on Investment over five years of implementing a prevention program to tackle these conditions from the financial perspective of the Ministry of Health in Kuwait. The ROI from the prevention program was shown to be highly cost-saving, with a probabilistic average of 9,710,311 USD (2,930,727 KWD). Every 1 USD or KWD spent on prevention would return 1.5 USD or KWD in savings. Meanwhile, not implementing the prevention program could cost the MOH a probabilistic average of 71,431,037 USD (21,555,325 KWD) within the same period. The findings of this study strongly support the adoption and implementation of the prevention program from the financial perspective of the MOH.
Diagnosis dan Tata Laksana Dismenore Primer
Authors: Anggraini Meilisva Audila , Lasiaprillianty Intan Wahyu , Danianto Ario
Published: April 2022

Dismenore dibagi atas jenis primer (tanpa kondisi patologik pelvis) dan sekunder (dengan kondisi patologik pelvis). Diagnosis dismenore primer berdasarkan anamnesis dan pemeriksaan fisik yang teliti. Penanganan di fasilitas kesehatan primer adalah diagnosis dan tata laksana dismenore primer dan menyingkirkan kecurigaan dismenore sekunder. Obat anti-inflamasi non-steroid (OAINS) dan terapi hormonal merupakan terapi lini pertama untuk dismenore primer.

Dysmenorrhea is categorized into primary (without pelvic pathologic conditions) and secondary (with pelvic pathologic conditions) forms. Diagnosis of primary dysmenorrhea is based on a complete history and physical examination. Management in primary health facilities is to diagnose and manage primary dysmenorrhea and to rule out secondary dysmenorrhea. Non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and hormonal therapy are first-line therapy for primary dysmenorrhea.

 
The Role of Conventional Chest X-Ray in Detection and Evaluation of Long COVID-19
Authors: - Andri , Amanda Yuanita
Published: April 2022

A 52-year-old woman came to ER with shortness of breath, fever, and cough with oxygen saturation of 80% on room air. The COVID-19 PCR test was positive. CXR showed it infiltrates ground-glass opacities in both lungs and cardiomegaly. Chest X-ray at discharge from the hospital showed decreased infiltrate and fibrosis in two lung. She came to the ER 4 days later with worsened shortness of breath. CXR showed diffuse infiltrates in both lungs and cardiomegaly. Discussion: COVID-19 patients can develop long-term sequelae and complications (long COVID-19). Although CT is now considered the primary investigation for COVID-19, CXR is still valid for detecting and monitoring its progression. Conclusion: CXR is useful for detecting and monitoring the rapid advancement of lung abnormalities in long COVID-19.

Wanita 52 tahun datang ke IGD dengan sesak napas, demam, batuk; dengan saturasi oksigen 80% udara ruangan. Tes PCR COVID-19 positif. Rontgen toraks menunjukkan infiltrat di kedua lapangan paru, ground glass opacities, dan kardiomegali. Rontgen toraks saat keluar rumah sakit menunjukkan penurunan gambaran infiltrat dan fibrosis pada dua lapangan paru. Empat hari setelah keluar rumah sakit pasien kembali sesak napas. Rontgen toraks menunjukkan infiltrat difus dikedua paru dan kardiomegali. Diskusi: Pasien COVID-19 dapat mengalami sekuele jangka panjang dan komplikasi, disebut long COVID-19. Walaupun CT-scan menjadi pendeteksi utama COVID-19, rontgen toraks masih bermanfaat untuk memantau progresi sindrom tersebut.

 
İstanbul’da Kentsel Dönüşüm, İnşaat ve Yıkıntı Atıkları
Authors: Güllü Gültekin
Published: April 2022

Atık yönetimi hizmetleri belediyelerin asli ve önemli görevlerinden biridir. İnşaat ve yıkım atıkları, çoğunlukla kentsel dönüşüm sürecinde binaların yıkılması sonucunda ortaya çıkmaktadır. Bu atıklar iyi yönetilmediğinde bir yandan kaynaklar büyük oranda israf edilirken diğer yandan çevre olumsuz etkilenmektedir. Kaynakları israf etmemek için çevreyi daha iyi korumak için kentsel dönüşüm atıklarının daha iyi yönetimi gereklidir. Atık hiyerarşisine göre bu atıkların seçici yıkım ile kaynağında ayrıştırılması ve bu atıkların sıfır atık döngüsünde geri kazanılarak yeniden kullanılmasının sağlanması gerekmektedir. İstanbul'da kentsel dönüşüm nedeniyle çok fazla inşaat ve yıkım atığı oluşmaktadır. Bu atıklar ekonomik olarak kaynak ya da hammadde olarak değerlendirilmediği için kentsel dönüşüm atıkları sorunu büyümekte ve gelecekte çevresel bir krize dönüşeceği ve sürdürülemez bir boyuta ulaşacağı görülmektedir. Bu atıklar fiilen işlendiğinde çok önemli bir hammadde ve ekonomik değeri olan, kullanım alanı olan ve değerlendirilmesi gereken ikincil bir kaynaktır. Bu çalışmanın amacı; inşaat ve yıkıntı atıklarını bir atık değil, kaynak olarak görmek, üretim sektöründe ekonomik olarak ikincil bir hammadde olarak değerlendirilmesini sağlamaktır. Böylece sürdürülebilir çevre politikaları açısından inşaat ve yıkıntı atıklarının sağlıklı yönetimini yaparak hem doğal kaynakların hem de çevrenin korunmasını sağlamaktır.
Impact of Social Media on Consumer Buying Behaviour with References of Clothes
Authors: Tambe Professor Anirudh , Jain Arihant , Kumar Rajneesh
Published: April 2022

Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram and other social media apps encourage social media and also assist to advertise trendy and attractive clothing, which impacts more clients and raises the demand for clothing purchases. This paper's goal is to learn about the effects of social media on clothing-related consumer purchasing behaviour. Quantitative research technique emphasises objective measurements and statistical data, Descriptive research method is for demographic data and their features, Innova research method for innovation, and Chi-Square, which utilises statistical data to compare observed findings with predicted outcomes. Ecommerce has drawn in more consumers because it gives them the freedom to make more informed purchasing decisions and to eval uate the post-purchase cost of their purchases without the participation of a retailer. As a consequence, buyers are more likely to buy garments for social occasions.
New Cultivars
Authors: Cook Dean , Hummer John H. , Vogel Art , Gluch Oliver , Clayton Colin
Published: April 2022

The cultivars Pinguicula 'Florian', Nepenthes 'Hortulanus Otten', Sarracenia 'Bug Scoop', Dionaea 'Clayton's Red Sunset', Sarracenia leucophylla 'Hurricane Creek White' are described.
English Language Teaching, Vol. 15, No. 4, April 2022
Authors: Yu Gavin
Published: April 2022

English Language Teaching, Vol. 15, No. 4, April 2022
Dobro došli u postnormalna vremena / Welcome to postnormal times
Authors: Sardar Ziauddin
Published: April 2022

All that was ‘normal’ has now evaporated; we have entered postnormal times, the in between period where old orthodoxies are dying, new ones have not yet emerged, and nothing really makes sense. To have any notion of a viable future, we must grasp the significance of this period of transition which is characterized by three c’s: complexity, chaos and contradictions. These forces propel and sustain postnormal times leading to uncertainty and different types of ignorance that make decision-making problematic and increase risks to individuals, society and the planet. Postnormal times demands, this paper argues, that we abandon the ideas of ‘control and management’, and rethink the cherished notions of progress, modernization and efficiency. The way forward must be based on virtues of humility, modesty and accountability, the indispensible requirement of living with uncertainty, complexity and ignorance. We will have to imagine ourselves out of postnormal times and into a new age of normalcy—with an ethical compass and a broad spectrum of imaginations from the rich diversity of human cultures.
Kvalitet integriranosti Islamske vjeronauke u školski odgojni kontekst /Quality of Integration of Islamic Confessional Education in Educational Context
Authors: Pehlić Izet , Grabus Emina
Published: April 2022

The aim of this research was to establish the quality of integration of Islamic confessional education in educational context of schools; to diagnose manners and ways for reaching a higher level of quality of integration of Islamic confessional education in the educational context and also to propose measures and steps necessary for reaching higher level of its integration in the context of primary schools. The methods used for this were theoretical analysis and descriptive-analytical survey. The techniques used were attitude surveys of teachers of confessional education and teachers of other subjects with a questionnaire. A questionnaire was designed for the purpose of this research to examine the quality of integration of the subject into the integral educational curriculum of schools. The sample comprised of 104 Islamic confessional teachers and 100 teachers of other subjects in Zenica-Doboj Canton. The results of the research revealed that there is a statistically relevant difference in attitudes of Islamic confessional education teachers and teachers of other subjects. Confessional education teachers, more than other teachers, give more importance to the hidden curriculum, which is an indicator of real integration. They highlight the contribution of their subject to the development of integrated curriculum, point out the importance of framework for development of their subject curriculum  as a basis for its integration into the school curriculum. They also establish greater inter-subject correlation with all educational segments; dedicate attention to teamwork and inclusion serving the development of integrated curriculum. They see assessment as a segment of evaluation that contributes to integration of confessional education into school’s curriculum, highlight the contribution of confessional education curriculum to development of pupil’s personality as well as the fact that the textbook for confessional education contributes more to integration of confessional curriculum than other textbooks and course curricula they are based on. Finally confessional education curriculum is largely integrated in primary school curriculum and contributes to integrated school curriculum more than the curricula of other subjects.
Odijevanje muslimanki / Rethinking Muslim Women and the Veil
Authors: Šeta Đermana
Published: April 2022

Katherine Bullock, Odijevanje muslimanki: od stereotipa do prava na izbor, Sarajevo: Centar za edukaciju i istraživanje „Nahla“ i Centar za napredne studije, 2013, str. 331.
Islam and the Arab Awakening
Authors: Preljević Hamza
Published: April 2022

Tariq Ramadan, Islam and the Arab Awakening, New York, USA: Oxford University Press, 2012. ISBN: 978-0199933730, 256 pages
Islamska paradigma / Tawhid and Ontological Differentiation
Authors: Davutoglu Ahmet
Published: April 2022

No abstract.
Kroz prizmu historije / Through the prism of history
Authors: Bandžović Safet
Published: April 2022

Fikret Karčić, Kroz prizmu historije, Sarajevo: Centar za napredne studije, 2017. Str. 348, ISBN 978-9958-022-59-3
Ljudska prava u islamskoj pravnoj nauci / Human Rights in Islamic Jurisprudence
Authors: Şentürk Recep
Published: April 2022

In the diversity of their religious communities, Muslim cities of the Middle Ages, such as Istanbul, Jerusalem, Baghdad, Samarkand, Bukhara, and Cairo, looked like the modern New York, San Francisco, Berlin, Paris, and London. In contrast, European cities during the Middle Ages were quite homogeneous, usually encompassing one predominant Christian denomination. This continued more or less until the second half of the nineteenth century. Since then Western cities have clearly turned into cosmopolitan metropolitan centers housing diverse faith and ethnic groups. What made Muslim cities during the Middle Ages similar to modern cosmopolitan centers? I contend that it was because they operated under norms of Islamic jurisprudence regarding universal human rights, particularly freedom of religion. This finding is surprising given the lagging status of religious freedom in many Muslim-majority nations today, and it suggests that recovering that classical Islamic tradition could have enormous global significance.
Može li islam prihvatiti homoseksualne odnose? / Can Islam Accommodate Homosexual Acts?
Authors: Vaid Mobeen
Published: April 2022

Reformist authors in the West, most notably Scott Kugle, have called Islam's prohibition of liwāṭ (sodomy) and other same-sex behavior into question. Kugle's "Sexuality, Diversity, and Ethics in the Agenda of Progressive Muslims" (Progressive Muslims: 2003) and Homosexuality in Islam (2010) serve as the scholarly center for those who advocate sanctioning same-sex acts. Kugle traces the heritage of the Lot narrative's exegesis to al-Tabari (d. 310/923), which, he contends, later exegetes came to regard as theologically axiomatic and thus beyond question. This study argues that Kugle's critical methodological inconsistencies, misreading and misrepresentation of al-Tabari's and other traditional works, as well as the anachronistic transposition of modern categories onto the classical sources, completely undermine his argument.
Institucije islamske civilizacije / Institutions of Islamic Civilization
Authors: Maslo Amer
Published: April 2022

Institucije islamske civilizacije – izabrani članci iz Türkiye Diyanet Vakfı İslâm Ansiklopedisi, Ahmet Alibašić, Munir Mujić  (ur.), Sarajevo: Čentar za napredne studije, 2017, str. 712, ISBN 978-9958-022-50-0.
Univerziteti u muslimanskim kontekstima / Universities in Muslim contexts
Authors: Muborakshoeva Marodsilton
Published: April 2022

Universities in Muslim countries are rich in heritage and conceptual diversity. But they have faced numerous challenges from the first day of their inception. These include funding, quality assurance, leadership and management, organisation of knowledge, the position of women, the integration of modernity and tradition, and the study of Muslim cultures and civilisations, in which religion is of pre-eminent importance. However, we should see these challenges not as intractable problems but as transformational opportunities.
O prirodi selefijskog mišljenja i djelovanja / On the Nature of Salafi Thought and Action
Authors: Haykel Bernard
Published: April 2022

No abstract.
Jedinstvo u mnogostrukosti / Unity in multiplexity
Authors: Şentürk Recep
Published: April 2022

History testifies that Muslims are successful in diversity management. Islamic polity has never aimed to build a community exclusively for Muslims; instead, Muslims built an Open Civilization from Andalusia to India where people from different cultures lived together. Islamic law has taken adamiyyah (humanity regardless of religion) as the subject of Islamic law to which rights and duties are accorded. This tradition, originating from Abu Hanifa, has formed the foundation of a universalistic interpretation of Islam in the Ottoman Empire and modern Turkey. The present movement in the Muslim world from dictatorships towards democracy is a long-delayed outcome of Islamic political ideals and values, which give utmost priority to unity, freedom and justice. There is a strong universalistic Islamic political tradition, the last major example of which is the Ottoman Khilafah whose pluralistic legacy has yet to be claimed. Islamic unity in diversity or Open Civilization is rooted in the multiplex Islamic thought.
Reformisati sebe i drugog / Reforming Self and Other
Authors: Tayob Abdulkader
Published: April 2022

The Other occupies a dominant place in modern Islamic educational reform. Khayr al-Din al-Tunisi in the nineteenth-century urged Muslim educators to look at European developments, and questioned if the current approach followed in Muslim societies was beneficial. Muhammad ‘Abduh, in the twentieth century, identified one of the chief causes of decline in the influences exerted by ‘the beliefs and opinions introduced into Islam by different groups like the Sufis and others’. Deobandi madrasa in the Indian subcontinent pictured themselves as the forts of Islam (islam ke qile) protecting Muslims from the corrupting influence of Westernisation. In the last quarter of the twentieth century, Isma‘i‘ al-Faruqi framed the theory and plan of Islamisation in relation to Western social sciences, aiming to replace them with authentic, indigenous ones. It is clear that modern educational reformers have thought about reform in relation to a significant other. The West has often occupied a dominant place, but it is not the only partner through which reforms are conceptualised, planned and executed.
Filozofija postmoderne i poučni tekst / The philosophy of postmodern age and edifying texts
Authors: Jusić Adil
Published: April 2022

Starting with a concept of conflict between scientific and narrative knowledge, which is used for explanation of whole history of cultural imperialism of the West, the philosophy of postmodern age ends with emphasizing the need for accepting inevitable existence of different language games in practical discourse. It means the prescription of certain coexistence between different types of knowledge and their protagonists. The source of lasting inclination towards dominance is hidden in flexible nature of scientific knowledge, which ensures for it the self-questioning adaptive capacity, and rigid nature of the narrative knowledge, which has no intention to change at all. On the other side, edifying texts from the times of revival of Bosnian- Muslim literature, start from the idea that science and faith do not collide, and that they are complement in Islamic and other eastern civilisations.
Pregled savremene arapske naučne literature o upotrebi israilijjata u tumačenju Kur'ana / A Review of Contemporary Arabic Scholarship on the Use od Isrā’īliyyāt for Interpreting the Qur’an
Authors: Rosshandler Kareem
Published: April 2022

The Qur’an and Old and New Testaments have in common some twenty prophetic figures. As a text, the Qur’an engages with members of these earlier scriptural communities both in its direct address to ‘Benī Isrāʾīl’ (the Children of Israel) and in the way it recounts the stories of their prophets. For their part, these earlier scriptures tend to present their accounts of these prophets in more detail than the Qur’an. As such, early Muslims would often consult Jewish and Christian converts to Islam for elucidation of the Qur’an’s core presentation. From this narration process emerged an exegetical genre called Isrāʾīlīāt. While long established in Muslim tradition, this exegetical genre has been a source of serious contention between scholars throughout the ages. Surveying almost a dozen works produced by the Arabic-speaking academy, this paper explores contemporary Arab scholarship on the use of Isrāʾīlīāt for interpreting the Qurʾan. It focuses on scholars’ attitudes towards this exegetical genre and what – if any – role they see it having in interpreting the Qurʾan.
Stihovi kao nadahnuće za de/konstruktivni bijes / Verses as inspiration for de/constructive rage
Authors: Sarajkić Mirza
Published: April 2022

Shabbir Akhtar, Oprezno s Muhammedom! Afera Salman Rushdie. Prijevod s engleskog: Elmina Mušinović. Sarajevo: Centar za napredne studije, 2020. Str. 160, ISBN 978-9926-471-24-8.
On the Muslim Question
Authors: Memišević Ehlimana
Published: April 2022

Anne Norton, On the Muslim Question. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2013. Str. 272.
Prikaz vjerskih običaja Bošnjaka iz životnog ciklusa / A Review of Bosniak religious customs related to the lifecycle
Authors: Duranović Elvir
Published: April 2022

The series of events in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the early 1990s had an undeniable impact on society and contributed significantly to rupturing the continuity of popular and religious customs. In the meantime, social openness means that Bosniaks are increasingly exposed to religious and cultural influences from both the East and West. This situation has made it exceptionally difficult to preserve the continuity of Bosniak religious customs. The aim of this paper is to demonstrate how the refraction of intercultural and inter-muslim influences in Bosnia and Herzegovina is reflected in Bosniak religious customs. The author therefore examines a selection of Bosniak religious customs related to the lifecycle: the birth of a child, marriage, and death, all of which show Bosniaks cleaving strongly to the regulations of Islam, with a gradual adoption of Western attainments and cultural values.
PENERAPAN TEKA-TEKI SILANG SEBAGAI MEDIA PEMBELAJARAN BIOLOGI UNTUK SISWA KELAS X MA
Authors: Fathan Asroh
Published: April 2022

The purpose of this study is to increase students’ science learning outcome, students’ activities, teacher activities, and students’ response to use crossword puzzle media in the material of ecosystem changes. This study used classroom action research design which refers to Kemmis and Taggart teory with the subjects are tenth grade students MA Nurul Huda Kragan academic years 2018/ 2019. This study’s procedures consist of focusing problem, plan, act, observe, and reflect. The results this study are crossword puzzle media can increase students’ science learning outcome, students’ activities, teacher activities, and students’ response to use crossword puzzle media in the material of ecosystem changes is good. The result shows that students’ science learnig outcomes is 55,56 % at the first cycle and 94,4 % at the second cycle. Increasing students’ activities is 14 % based on students’ activities 24 % at the first cycle and 38 % at the second cycle. The teacher activities increase 6,94 % from 25 % to 31,94 %. Students give good response after use crossword puzzle in study.
EKSPLORASI PEMBELAJARAN MATEMATIKA TINGKAT SD DI ERA PANDEMI PADA DUSUN JOMBOK DESA SEMBUNGIN KECAMATAN BANCAR KABUPATEN TUBAN
Authors: Junianti Ika Wulan , Mahanani Prima Ayu Rizqi
Published: April 2022

Era pandemi mengakibatkan perubahan pembelajaran dari luring ke daring hal ini tentunya akan menimbulkan tantangan baru dalam pembelajaran khususnya pelajaran matematika yang terdapat rumus-rumus di dalamnya, jika dalam pembelajaran matematika siswa hanya diberikan tugas-tugas tanpa dijelaskan maka akan menimbulkan masalah baru karena tidak semua orang tua menguasai matematika dan teknologi, khususnya orang tua santri TPQ Ar-Rohman  di Dusun Jombok Desa Sembungin Kecamatan Bancar Kabupaten Tuban untuk itu dengan dilakukannya penelitian ini diharapkan dapat ditemukan solusi dari kendala pembelajaran daring matematika tingkat SD di dusun Jombok melalui penelitian kualitatif deskriptif dengan subjek santri TPQ Ar-Rohman beserta orang tuanya, setelah dilakukan penelitian ternyata terjadi kendala dalam pembelajaran daring yaitu guru hanya memberikan tugas tanpa dijelaskan materinya, orang tua kurang memahami materi, rasa jenuh ketika belajar, dan orang tua kurang menguasai teknologi yang ada, untuk itu untuk dibuatlah sebuah bimbingan belajar untuk SD dengan model pembelajaran tutor teman sebaya dan ternyata dengan adanya bimbingan belajar yang dibuat anak-anak lebih antusias untuk belajar matematika.
Evaluasi Ketersediaan Obat Antibiotik Di Instalasi Farmasi RSUD Kabupaten Kepulauan Talaud
Authors: Timpua Ofrini , Tampa’i Randy , Tombuku Joke L. , Untu Sonny D.
Published: March 2022

Telah dilakukan penelitian mengenai Evaluasi Ketersediaan Obat Antibiotik di Instalasi Farmasi RSUD Kabupaten Kepulauan Talaud. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui ketersediaan obat antibiotik di instalasi farmasi RSUD Kabupaten Kepulauan Talaud. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian deskriptif kuantitatif, yang bertujuan untuk mengumpulkan data dari resep rawat inap yang telah di arsipkan pada bulan juni 2019-mei 2020 di instalasi farmasi RSUD Kabupaten Kepulauan Talaud. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa evaluasi ketersediaan obat antibiotik di RSUD Kabupaten Kepulauan Talaud pada periode juni 2019-mei 2020, berdasarkan variabel yang diamati, yaitu bahwa, terdapat peresepan antibiotik yang terlayani sebanyak 99,46%, dengan tingkat kekosongan 0,54%. Terdapat 37,14% atau 13 dari 35 item obat antibiotik telah kadaluarsa, sedangkan 62,86% atau 22 item obat antibiotik yang tidak mengalami exapire date pada periode tesebut. Terdapat 14,28% atau 5 dari 35 item obat Antibiotik, tidak diresepkan, sedangkan 85,72% atau 30 item obat Antibiotik digunakan/diresepkan pada periode tersebut. Berdasarkan data persentase ketiga variabel tersebut (62,86% - 99,46%), dapat dikatakan bahwa ketersediaan obat Antibiotik di RSUD Talaud pada periode Juni 2019 – Mei 2020, dapat dikategorikan tersedia baik.
Pola Peresepan Penggunaan Obat Antihipertensi Di UPTD Puskesmas Airmadidi
Authors: Polopadang Yuliana , Mongi Jeane , Maarisit Wilmar , Karauwan Ferdy
Published: March 2022

Tingginya angka kejadian hipertensi berdampak terhadap meningkatnya morbiditas dan mortalitas masyarakat. Salah satu cara untuk mengontrol hipertensi adalah  pemberian terapi farmakologis antihipertensi yang tepat. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pola peresepan penggunaan obat antihipertensi di UPTD Puskesmas Airmadidi Minahasa Utara. Data diambil secara retrospektif  dan dianalisa secara deskriptif dari buku register dan rekam medis pasien periode januari – juni 2019. Hasil penelitian  menunjukkan  bahwa dari 559 pasien hipertensi paling banyak terjadi pada perempuan sebesar 375 ( 67,08 % ) pasien dan pada laki – laki sebesar 184 ( 32,92 % ). Penderita hipertensi terbanyak terdapat pada kelompok usia 60 – 69 tahun sebanyak 243 ( 43,47 % ) pasien, diikuti oleh kelompok usia 50 – 59 tahun sebanyak 135 ( 24,15 % ) pasien dan terendah pada kelompok usia 80 -89 tahun sebanyak 4 ( 0,72 % ) pasien. Pemberian terapi farmakologi yang paling banyak adalah monoterapi dibandingkan politerapi. Golongan obat yang paling banyak digunakan adalah ACE-I yaitu captopril dan untuk politerapi golongan obat yang paling banyak digunakan adalah CCB dan ACE –I yaitu amlodipin dan captopril. . Berdasarkan derajat hipertensi, sebagian besar monoterpi  diberikan pada pasien dengan hipertensi stadium I.
Discovering Myths of Industrial Fire of Baldia-Factory Pakistan
Authors: Manan Shaikh Abdul , A Qureshi Jawaid , Asif Qureshi Muhammad
Published: April 2022

This is a case study of ‘the most terrifying event’ of Baldia Town Factory Karachi-Pakistan, an
unfortunate garments facility and exporters that suffered from devastating fire accident on 9/11 of
2012. It caused instant death of 258 factory workers and hundreds injured. The owners belonged
to Bhaila Memons – a very successful business community, who had billions of rupees’ investment
and exports, employed one thousand workers and paid taxes. The data was garnered from
pertinent literature, media content chronicle analysis (MCCA to record almost date-wise records
on different developments), and Delphi technique to conduct eight interviews from industry
experts. The initial media reports (of renowned newspapers having their news TV and online news
channels too) accused the owners for such tragic event. Later on, the government investigation
teams revealed shocking facts and held a Karachi-based legal political party responsible for it, as
its terrorist wing was allegedly involved in the brutish plot, who perpetrated inferno since the
owners of the factory refused to disburse extortion money. Domestic stakeholders, policy makers
and international organizations intervened to compensate the victims but sadly, the law courts
could not exercise justice. The event was deemed as an assault on the engine of the economy.
Liquidity Copiousness in Pakistani Islamic Banks: What can Banks Excess
Liquid Assets Tell us?
Authors: Faisal Muhammad , Shujaat Mubarik Muhammad , Wasim S M Shoaib
Published: April 2022

This paper investigates Excess Liquidity problem faced by the Islamic Banking Industry of
Pakistan because the Shariah Compliant Money and Capital Markets are in infancy stage
in Pakistan. Demand for Shariah Compliant Sovereign Securities is very high, while the
supply is very restricted compared to Sovereign Securities available to Conventional
Banks in Pakistan. The purpose of this research is to review the impact of Excess Liquidity
on Profitability of Islamic Banks vs. Conventional Banks in Pakistan. The research is
based on secondary data of Islamic & Conventional Banks for a period of 10 years
ranging from 2008 to 2017. The study uses Descriptive and Inferential Statistics based on
Independent t-test & GLM Mediation Model analysis. The findings of this research is that
Islamic Banks in Pakistan have positive Excess Liquidity while Conventional Banks have
negative Excess Liquidity. Profitability of Islamic Banks in Pakistan is low as compared
to their Conventional Counterpart. The Solvency, measured through Total Asset to Total
Equity (TATER) is found to differ significantly for Islamic Banks than Conventional Banks.
Based on Mediation Analysis, it may be concluded that: (1) The liquidity copiousness in
Pakistani Islamic Banks in the shape of Excess Liquidity does have a direct impact on
the Profitability of Islamic Banks; whereas in case of Conventional Bank of Pakistan the
comparable Liquidity does have direct impact on their Profitability; (2) In Islamic Bank, the
Solvency mediates the relationship between Excess Liquidity & Profitability. The
Solvency in conventional banks also mediates the relationship between comparable Liquidity
and Profitability
Intra-Household Bargaining Power and its Impact on the Female Labor
Force Supply in Pakistan: Women Empowerment Perspective
Authors: Noman Muhammad , Mujahid Dr. Noreen , Fatima Dr. Ambreen
Published: April 2022

Female labour participation is critical to the country's socioeconomic growth. This
quantitative study aims to assess female decision-making processes in Pakistan, considering
endogenous intra-household empowerment and female labour-force participation. The study's
theoretical foundation is derived from the conventional Collective Bargaining Model of the
family. According to the collective model, bargaining among household members serves as the
foundation for household decisions, and these decisions shift the balance of power within the
family. Cross-sectional data from the Pakistan Social and Living Standard Measurement
Survey (PSLM) for 2013-14 were utilized in the study. We developed an Index of Female
Bargaining Power (BPF) to measure the BPF and its relationship with female labour supply
(FLS). In addition, the household and individual characteristics of females are considered in
this study. To capture the endogeneity of women empowerment inside the home, the
Instrumental Variable (IV) method is used. The study's findings indicated a strong and
substantial endogenous relationship between the BPF and FLS.
Relationship between Gender Inequalities and Economic Growth: A Case Study of
Pakistan
Authors: Hashim Shumaila , Zehra Nagmi , Rasheed Uroosa
Published: April 2022

Pakistan is ranked at 144 in gender inequality as per World Economic Forum (WEF)’s Global
Gender Gap Report 2016 which is one of the main hurdles in the economic growth of Pakistan.
Therefore, this study analyzed the co-integration between the gender inequality and economic
growth of Pakistan by using the time series data for the period 1985-2014. The construction of
gender inequality index is a main contribution of this study which encompasses the education,
health, and labor force participation. The empirical result of this study found that the cointegration exists between gender inequality and economic growth of Pakistan. Consequently,
the study proposes to enhance the level of women participation in every domain of live.
An Evaluation of Credit Risk Management and its Impact on the Financial
Performance: Evidence from the Banking Sector of Pakistan
Authors: Khalid Nimra
Published: April 2022

The purpose of the study is to examine the impact of credit risk on the financial performance
of the banking sector and make a comparison among different banks in Pakistan. The study
used panel regression as an underlying mechanism to determine the link between credit risk
indicators and profitability determinants. The data of 23 banks for a period of 2006-2019 have
collected from the annual report of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). The study mainly relies
on the private vs. pubic and Islamic vs. conventional banking sector, the data were analyzed
by using E-views software The results found that the independent variable capital adequacy
has an insignificant impact on the financial performance of the baking sector. The other
indicators of credit risk like the non-performing loan ratio, loan loss provision ratio, and
leverage ratio have a significant relationship with the financial performance of banks in
Pakistan. The study findings aim to contribute its part positively and it will surely help the bank
managers, and investors to identify the risk and enhance the performance by paying more
attention towards it and to generate improved policies to govern their institutions by mitigating
the risk