By 1965, behavioral social science had become a widely accepted approach to the scientific study of man and his politics. Any uncertainty as to what constituted a proper social science seemed to be raised most deeply by writers acquainted with…

There has been comparatively little study of train noise acceptability. This paper reviews state-of-the-art knowledge on the subject, and suggests criteria in terms of Leq.

The professional development needs of middle-level administrators in western Canadian two-year postsecondary institutions were investigated. The needs identified reflect a broad range of knowledge and skill areas. Those regarded as most important included such needs as program and staff evaluation.…

In problems of sound propagation outdoors it is usually assumed that the ground is infinitely hard, and that sound from a point source spreads in the space above the ground according to the inverse square law. At large distances molecular…

Reseña de: BAOFU, PETER. (2008). The future of post-human knowledge: a preface to a new theory of methodology and onto-logy. England: Chandros & Oxford Publishing. 287 p.

There has been a lot of discussion and debate on the issue of Islamization of Contemporary Knowledge among Muslim intellectuals. Two Muslim thinkers, namely al-Attas and al-Fārūqī were foremost in the attempt to conceptualise the problem of the Muslim Ummah…

The paper highlights that the secular and modernistic paradigm of development that lacks spiritual and ethical moorings is partly responsible for the 2009 global economic and financial crisis. Muslim policy-makers, intellectuals and scholars are duty-bound to promote the Tawḥīdic paradigm…

Sustainability of natural resources has been an important part of people’s culture since creation. Managing these natural resources, particularly land, has been a major concern for a majority of peoples and governments in Sub-Saharan Africa. Land control and use as…

On a national (Australia) scale, there is limited rigorous research investigating and comparing the types of Web 2.0 (Social Media) technologies Australian university students and their lecturers are interacting with and using to communicate, collaborate, deliver, and retrieve course content.…

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