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Deriving Biomass Models For Small-Diameter Loblolly Pine On The Crossett Experimental Forest, K. M. Mcelligot, Don C. Bragg Jan 2013

Deriving Biomass Models For Small-Diameter Loblolly Pine On The Crossett Experimental Forest, K. M. Mcelligot, Don C. Bragg

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

Foresters and landowners have a growing interest in carbon sequestration and cellulosic biofuels in southern pine forests, and hence need to be able to accurately predict them. To this end, we derived a set of aboveground biomass models using data from 62 small-diameter loblolly pines (Pinus taeda) sampled on the Crossett Experimental Forest in southeastern Arkansas. Of the 25 equations initially evaluated, we chose 17 that best fit our dataset and compared them using a suite of conventional test statistics, including pseudo-R2 , root mean squared error (RMSE), and bias. Because most of the 17 models varied little in pseudoR …

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Acute Effects Of Exercise On Cognitive Performances Of Older Adults, R. Pennington, S. Hanna Jan 2013

Acute Effects Of Exercise On Cognitive Performances Of Older Adults, R. Pennington, S. Hanna

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

Accelerating rates of structural decline become evident during the third and fourth decades of human life, with disproportionate degeneration occurring in the frontal, parietal, and temporal brain lobes. As the structure of the brain declines, a broad array of cognitive processes involving memory, decision making, and selective attention are reduced as well (Raz 2000, Park et al. 2001). Cardiovascular exercise has been associated with improved cognitive functioning in aging humans, suggesting that increased vascular supply enhances availability of oxygen, nutrients, and other physical entities to nourish the brain. Previous experimentation on older adults revealed significant positive effects of exercise on …

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Front Matter Jan 2013

Front Matter

McNair Scholars Journal

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Message From Robert P. Smart, Robert P. Smart Jan 2013

Message From Robert P. Smart, Robert P. Smart

McNair Scholars Journal

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2013-2014 Course Catalog, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of The Registrar Jan 2013

2013-2014 Course Catalog, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of The Registrar

University of Montana Course Catalogs, 1895-2024

An annual catalog of courses and course descriptions offered at the University of Montana.

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Uncovering The Structures In Ecological Networks: Multiple Techniques For Multiple Purposes, Peng Gao Jan 2013

Uncovering The Structures In Ecological Networks: Multiple Techniques For Multiple Purposes, Peng Gao

Theses and Dissertations

Ecosystem structure and function are the product of biological and ecological elements and their connections and interactions. Understanding structure and process in ecosystems is critical to ecological studies. Ecological networks, based on simple concepts in which biological and ecological elements are depicted as nodes with relationships between them described as links, have been recognized as a valuable means of clarifying the relationship between structures and process in ecosystems. Ecological network analysis has benefited from the advancement of techniques in social science, computer science, and mathematics, but attention must be paid to whether the designs of these techniques follow ecological principles …

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Public Intellectuals: Styles, Publics, And Possibilities, Matthew David Kay Jan 2013

Public Intellectuals: Styles, Publics, And Possibilities, Matthew David Kay

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The status of the public intellectual is debated continuously in the United States, but what is not up for debate or theoretical examination is how public intellectual practice is mediated between style and publics. To that end, this study examines three public intellectual figures: Saul Alinsky, Noam Chomsky, and Robert Reich. Each examination analyzes and describes particular public intellectual styles — performances of culture — which trace three dominant public intellectual practices. These styles contain, invite, and deploy certain publics to engage with the public intellectual and vice versa. First, the study is a theoretical engagement with public intellectual practice …

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Into A Wild New Yonder: The United States Air Force And The Origins Of Its Information Age, Robert Howard Lass Jan 2013

Into A Wild New Yonder: The United States Air Force And The Origins Of Its Information Age, Robert Howard Lass

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The United States Air Force is an organization operationally focused on gathering, processing, and utilizing vast quantities of information, so much so that it added "cyberspace" to its core missions of air and space in 2005. Service leaders have argued that a USAF information revolution - its entrance into the "Information Age" - began as early as the first computers in the 1940s or as late as the proliferation of networks in the 1990s. Upon close inspection, however, it becomes clear that such assertions overlook decades of information operations and management, and overemphasize the concept of a single information age. …

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I Can Be Silent And Be Saying A Lot: Teachers' Racial Literacy In A Southern Elementary School, Kimberly J. Howard Jan 2013

I Can Be Silent And Be Saying A Lot: Teachers' Racial Literacy In A Southern Elementary School, Kimberly J. Howard

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In order to better understand how teachers make sense of race in schools today, this ethnographic study explores the following research question: How do teachers in this school make sense of race, and how does the spatiality of the school inform this process? The study was conducted over a 14-month period in a southern elementary school and is presented as a poetic, narrative, and thematic analysis of the connections between the geographic location of this particular school and the teachers' practices, pedagogies, and conversations about race both inside their classrooms and in other school spaces. This study demonstrates how teachers' …

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Writing In Practice: Revising, James A. Holstein Jan 2013

Writing In Practice: Revising, James A. Holstein

Social and Cultural Sciences Faculty Research and Publications

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Pregnant Pause: The Interplay Of Gendered Expectations And Pregnancy In Legal Education., Ilya A. Iussa Jan 2013

Pregnant Pause: The Interplay Of Gendered Expectations And Pregnancy In Legal Education., Ilya A. Iussa

The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice

Abstract Forthcoming.

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Governing Common-Properties Of Low-Cost Flats In Selangor: Issues And Challenges, Hong Kok Wang Jan 2013

Governing Common-Properties Of Low-Cost Flats In Selangor: Issues And Challenges, Hong Kok Wang

Student Works (2010-2019)

Hardin’s (1968) seminal paper “The tragedy of the commons” has generated so much attention on common-pool resource (CPR) management and whose findings are still valid today shows the inadequacy of human nature in dealing with collective action, and the unique nature of “public goods” that few policy makers appreciate. In Malaysia, the social phenomenon where many common-areas of strata buildings are badly managed by developers/ property management companies/ parcel holders under the existing institutional arrangements of self-governance, lends credence to Hardin’s (1968) allegory. The research explored the contributing factors that make self-governance such a challenge where the maintenance of the …

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Modality And Identity Construction In The Narratives Of Libyan Efl Learners / Hanan Bulgasim Salem Buhassan, Hanan Bulgasim Salem Buhassan Jan 2013

Modality And Identity Construction In The Narratives Of Libyan Efl Learners / Hanan Bulgasim Salem Buhassan, Hanan Bulgasim Salem Buhassan

Student Works (2010-2019)

Identity construction occurs either in the personal or social levels. Such construction of identity manifests in various ways most particularly through the narratives. Therefore this study seeks to examine the identity construction of Libyan ELF learners through their personal narratives. More specifically, this study focuses on identity construction through the use of mood and modality. Thirty personal narratives from thirty Libyan EFL learners are examined and analyzed. The study uses the qualitative research paradigm in collecting and analyzing the data. Positioning theory is used as the theoretical framework (Bamberg 1997, 2003, 2004, 2010 and 2011). The researcher also adopted the …

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A Study Of Gender Differences In Compliments And Responses Of Chinese International Students / Zhao Jian Xiang, Jian Xiang Zhao Jan 2013

A Study Of Gender Differences In Compliments And Responses Of Chinese International Students / Zhao Jian Xiang, Jian Xiang Zhao

Student Works (2010-2019)

As a positive speech act, compliments and compliment responses play an important role as a polite speech act in activities of daily verbal communication. Incorporating the questionnaires survey and theories in pragmatics and sociolinguistic views of gender differences in language, this study investigated the gender differences in compliments and compliment responses. Twelve situations were set in the questionnaire to investigate the gender differences in compliments and compliment responses used by Chinese international male and female students in University of Malaya (UM). Among them, six situations are about compliments, and six situations are about compliment responses. The study was carried out …

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Shiism And Martyrdom : A Study Of Istishhadi Phenomenon In Iran During The Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988 / Mehdi Soltanzadeh, Mehdi Soltanzadeh Jan 2013

Shiism And Martyrdom : A Study Of Istishhadi Phenomenon In Iran During The Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988 / Mehdi Soltanzadeh, Mehdi Soltanzadeh

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Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji dan menganalisis kejadian perang Iran-Iraq dalam tempoh lapan tahun yang mana ramai sarjana menyatakan ia sebagai perang Negara Dunia ke Tiga terbesar dan konflik antara negara yang paling lama pada abad ke-20. Pada peringkat pertama perang pada bulan September tahun 1980, tentera Iraq yang dilengkapi dengan peralatan yang sangat lengkap seperti perisai, meriam dan lain-lain peralatan telah berjaya dengan baik pada peringkat tersebut. Mereka telah menghalau tentera Iran pulang dan berjaya menakluki wilayah yang besar, termasuk beberapa wilayah Khuzestan. Namun kejayaan mereka tidak lama. Iran dengan pantas telah menghalang kemenangan tersebut dengan menambah bilangan sukarelawan …

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Leisure Activities, Attitudes And Satisfaction Of Youth In The Context Of Malaysian Young Partners Policy / Mawarni Binti Mohamed, Mawarni Mohamed Jan 2013

Leisure Activities, Attitudes And Satisfaction Of Youth In The Context Of Malaysian Young Partners Policy / Mawarni Binti Mohamed, Mawarni Mohamed

Student Works (2010-2019)

Leisure time and the activities play important roles in the lives of young people in many countries. In Malaysia, the government aspiration on youth development has been presented in Malaysian policies to guide the young generation. The Malaysian National Youth Policy was established to encourage youth involvement in a variety of physical, social, cultural, and community activities. In response to that, Young Partners (YP) Policy was born with the objective to cater for youth needs in leisure activities and to curb immoral social behaviors among them. It promotes the use of leisure time as a means to spiritual, social, and …

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Determinants Of Aged-Friendly Urban Neighbourhoods In Malaysia / Hanan Mohamed Hassan Elsawahli, Hanan Mohamed Hassan Elsawahli Jan 2013

Determinants Of Aged-Friendly Urban Neighbourhoods In Malaysia / Hanan Mohamed Hassan Elsawahli, Hanan Mohamed Hassan Elsawahli

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Malaysia is experiencing a rapid increase in its elderly population. According to 2010 census, the number of elderly has risen from 1.4 million in 2000 to 2.1 million in 2010 and is projected to be 3.4 million by 2020. As Malaysia progressed towards becoming a developed and competitive country by 2020, aging population will be a main challenge to planners and policy makers in terms of designing aged-friendly neighbourhoods and providing accessible amenities and services to meet the needs of the elderly. There is a growing interest in aged-friendly neighbourhoods as the neighbourhoods that promotes an active lifestyle among its …

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Teacher-Student Rapport In A Middle School Classroom In China : A Dialogic Perspective / Wang Xiao Yi, Xiao Yi Wang Jan 2013

Teacher-Student Rapport In A Middle School Classroom In China : A Dialogic Perspective / Wang Xiao Yi, Xiao Yi Wang

Student Works (2010-2019)

China‘s New Curriculum Reform emphasizes the need for students to be active participants in the teaching-learning process, which requires reciprocal dialogue. Reciprocal dialogue is the avenue through which teacher-student rapport is built. Furthermore, it is the building of such rapport which serves as the basis for the student‘s active cooperation and participation in the teaching-learning process. This study presents the findings of a basic qualitative study which discusses the classroom, which serves as the basis for analyzing classroom dialogue in order to explore to what extent the teacher-student rapport which is advocated by China‘s New Curriculum Reform is being implemented …

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A Qualitative Research On Patient Care Management In Malaysian Hospitals; Patients And Doctors Experiences Of Bedside Care / Susan Thomas, Thomas Susan Jan 2013

A Qualitative Research On Patient Care Management In Malaysian Hospitals; Patients And Doctors Experiences Of Bedside Care / Susan Thomas, Thomas Susan

Student Works (2010-2019)

Over the past decade there has been an exponential increase of tertiary level specialized care to meet the needs of the population in Malaysia. The organisation structure of MOH which encompasses the three levels of the health care delivery system, which are Federal, State and District levels, demonstrates decentralization and efficiency. This system is changing towards wellness service that emphasizes a lifetime health plan in keeping the child and family well. For centuries the traditional practice demonstrated by doctors has been a system of inquiry which consists of close-ended questions that fulfil the doctors’ need in collecting information. This process …

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Social Stigma In Epilepsy, A Population-Based Study In Malaysia / Kheng-Seang Lim, Seang Lim Kheng Jan 2013

Social Stigma In Epilepsy, A Population-Based Study In Malaysia / Kheng-Seang Lim, Seang Lim Kheng

Student Works (2010-2019)

This study aims to determine the magnitude of social stigma in epilepsy as measured by the public attitudes toward epilepsy, in the general as well as in a specific population, in Malaysia. The preliminary study showed that there is a significant impact of epilepsy on the employment in Malaysia, an indirect indicator to a need to study social stigma among Malaysian population. However, the systematic review revealed a need to develop a cross-culturally applicable quantitative scale measuring the public attitudes toward epilepsy, leading to the study on development and validation of a PATE (Public Attitudes Toward Epilepsy) scale, which is …

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Experience Of Leaving An Abusive Relationship Among Women Survivors / Ling Mee Chooi, Mee Chooi Ling Jan 2013

Experience Of Leaving An Abusive Relationship Among Women Survivors / Ling Mee Chooi, Mee Chooi Ling

Student Works (2010-2019)

The purpose of this qualitative study is to explore women survivors’ experiences of leaving an abusive relationship, to examine how they were able to overcome the obstacles of leaving, and how they utilized resources that enabled them to leave. This study also allowed women to express their own opinions about what helped them leave the abusive relationships. As the process of telling their experiences unfolded, it illuminated the reasons why the women left, providing an explanation of specific aspects of the process that made a difference for the women. This research placed emphasis on the actions of abused women and …

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A Genre-Based Analysis Of Hotel Advertisements In Malaysia / Li Yong Qing, Yong Qing Li Jan 2013

A Genre-Based Analysis Of Hotel Advertisements In Malaysia / Li Yong Qing, Yong Qing Li

Student Works (2010-2019)

This is a genre-based study on hotel advertisements in Malaysia. The purpose of the study is to use a genre approach to explain the use of advertising language in Malaysia hotel advertisements in attaining their objectives. The study also examines the way the advertisements were written. The Five-Move structure for hotel advertisements proposed by Gu Xiangfen (2008) has been adopted to analyze a sample of 20 Malaysia hotel advertisements. The study also looks into other aspects of the texts, such as the communicative purposes and the linguistic features. Findings from quantitative analysis indicate the following: First, Malaysia hotel advertisements serve …

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Futuristic Business Studies Curriculum For Upper Secondary Schools / Chiew Wye Mei, Wye Mei Chiew Jan 2013

Futuristic Business Studies Curriculum For Upper Secondary Schools / Chiew Wye Mei, Wye Mei Chiew

Student Works (2010-2019)

This study is to design a Business Studies curriculum to prepare students for the future business environment. The prototype of the curriculum focused on future business needs, content, skills and values, emphasising validity and practicality. The developmental research approach, comprising ‘needs analysis’, ‘design’, and ‘evaluation’ phases, was used to build the prototype. In the needs analysis phase, users of the 1998 Business Studies curriculum were interviewed about the strengths and weaknesses of the curriculum. The findings revealed the curriculum has overlapping topics, lacked certain topics, and require officially stated skills and values. During the designing phase, interviews were conducted on …

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Modeling Eco-Efficiency Changes Of Heterogeneous Firms With An Application In Power Plants / Behrouz Arabi, Behrouz Arabi Jan 2013

Modeling Eco-Efficiency Changes Of Heterogeneous Firms With An Application In Power Plants / Behrouz Arabi, Behrouz Arabi

Student Works (2010-2019)

The objective of power industry restructuring worldwide has been to enhance efficiency, hence providing an increased focus on efficiency measurement in power industries. Power generation which plays a key role in the power industry accounts for a noticeable share of emission generation amongst all power industry sectors. This would be costly not only for the sector itself, but also for the entire economy. Thus, the ecological impact of power generation should not be neglected in efficiency measurement. In addition, the non-homogeneous nature of power generation technologies has always been a barrier to drawing a complete picture of power generation industry …

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First Language Use In The Context Of Iranian Efl Classroom Discourse / Amirabbas Ghorbani, Amirabbas Ghorbani Jan 2013

First Language Use In The Context Of Iranian Efl Classroom Discourse / Amirabbas Ghorbani, Amirabbas Ghorbani

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As English language education has received prominent attention in non-English-speaking countries, the use of learners‘ first language (L1) becomes a pervasive reality in the classroom. The literature on the use of L1in L2 classroom shows that it has become a long-standing controversy in the field. This research examines the use of L1 in EFL classroom discourse in the Iranian socio-educational context. The study theoretically situates itself at the juncture of interaction analysis and ecological perspective. Over thirty six hours of classroom talk in two language institutes and two high schools were audio taped, videotaped and transcribed. Classroom interactions were observed …

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Structure Of Research Collaboration Networks – Case Studies On Malaysia / Sameer Kumar, Sameer Kumar Jan 2013

Structure Of Research Collaboration Networks – Case Studies On Malaysia / Sameer Kumar, Sameer Kumar

Student Works (2010-2019)

This study examines research collaborations in Malaysia from the perspective of networks. A research collaboration network is formed by connecting two researchers who have co-authored a research paper. Through three essay-based case studies, each representing a research question, topological properties of networks are investigated using social network analysis. In addition, some of the long-standing questions in research collaborations are answered, and an effective co-authorship strategy and a method to detect academic communities are proposed. The first case study investigates research collaborations in the field of business and management in Malaysia. After manually disambiguating the authors, the network of 285 business …

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Scientific Realism, Relativism And The Problem Of Theory Choice In Science / Tee Sim Hui, Sim Hui Tee Jan 2013

Scientific Realism, Relativism And The Problem Of Theory Choice In Science / Tee Sim Hui, Sim Hui Tee

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Theory choice in science is a central and fascinating issue in the literature of philosophy of science that has been argued from different perspectives. One of the important problems in the thesis of theory choice is the rationality of theory choice. Interestingly, philosophers of science incline to defend the rationality of theory choice, regardless of their philosophical standpoint, by demonstrating that the criteria of choice are plausible and rational in promoting scientific progress. This study attempts to discuss and analyze the implications of the thesis of theory choice in scientific realism and relativism, which is a lacuna awaited to be …

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Igal:The Traditional Performing Arts Of The Bajau Laut In Semporna, Sabah / Hafzan Zannie Hamza, Hamza Hafzan Zannie Jan 2013

Igal:The Traditional Performing Arts Of The Bajau Laut In Semporna, Sabah / Hafzan Zannie Hamza, Hamza Hafzan Zannie

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This thesis examines the concept and meaning of igal, an indigenous dance tradition of the Bajau Laut community in Semporna, Sabah. Igal or ‘dance’ to the Bajau Laut community signifies more than just a ‘dance’. This thesis posits that igal represents Bajau Laut’s culture, heritage, worldview, and cultural memory; through its epistemology and the construction of its form and content. The practice and performance of igal in Bajau Laut cultural landscape articulates the psychological impression of concept and meaning, and is signified as the Bajau Laut restored behavior. Thus, it is necessary to uncover the concept and meaning of igal …

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Amalan Tradisi Dalam Masyarakat Bajau Di Semporna Sabah : Analisis Dari Perspektif 'Urf Dalam Hukum Islam / Syamsul Azizul Bin Marinsah, Syamsul Azizul Marinsah Jan 2013

Amalan Tradisi Dalam Masyarakat Bajau Di Semporna Sabah : Analisis Dari Perspektif 'Urf Dalam Hukum Islam / Syamsul Azizul Bin Marinsah, Syamsul Azizul Marinsah

Student Works (2010-2019)

Etnik Bajau merupakan kaum bumiputera kedua terbesar di Sabah. Majoritinya beragama Islam. Mereka kaya dengan amalan adat dan `urf yang tersendiri. Kajian ini memfokuskan tentang amalan tradisi dalam masyarakat Bajau Semporna. Pengkaji memilih Semporna sebagai lokasi kajian kerana ramai etnik Bajau bertumpu di sini. Masalah utama dalam kajian ini ialah penerimaan orang Bajau terhadap ajaran Islam menyebabkan berlakunya percampuran antara adat tradisi Bajau dengan ajaran Islam. Dengan kata lain, berlakunya fenomena sinkretisme-Islam. Implikasinya, ada antara amalan yang diwarisi secara turun temurun itu dianggap sebagai ajaran Islam, sedangkan ia hanyalah amalan yang diwarisi dan tiada dalil yang jelas daripada al-Quran dan …

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Mahar Sebagai Satu Bentuk Jaminan Sosio-Ekonomi Wanita : Kajian Di Tawau, Sabah / Hasbi Haji Muh. Ali, Hasbi Haji Muh. Ali Jan 2013

Mahar Sebagai Satu Bentuk Jaminan Sosio-Ekonomi Wanita : Kajian Di Tawau, Sabah / Hasbi Haji Muh. Ali, Hasbi Haji Muh. Ali

Student Works (2010-2019)

Mahar merupakan sejumlah wang atau harta yang berhak diterima oleh isteri daripada suaminya dengan sebab pernikahan. Pensyariatan mahar dalam Al-Qur’an bukan sahaja telah merubah sistem mahar pada zaman pra-Islam, bahkan menunjukkan kepentingan dan kelebihan mahar berbanding pemberian-pemberian perkahwinan yang lain yang disandarkan kepada adat dan budaya setempat semata-mata. Permasalahannya, masyarakat dilihat telah terkeliru dengan meletakkan keutamaan kepada adat pemberian hantaran berbanding pemberian mahar sehinggakan sanggup membelanjakan belasan ribu ringgit demi memenuhi adat hantaran tersebut. Hal ini berkemungkinan kerana persepsi masyarakat yang hanya menganggap mahar sekadar pemberian yang bersifat ritual perkahwinan semata-mata. Masyarakat juga berkemungkinan tidak mengetahui potensi dan peranan mahar …

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