The changes that have taken place during the modern era have threatened the overall authority of the ‘ulamā’ as transmitters of knowledge. The ‘ulamā’ nevertheless retained their status by adapting their past discursive forms. Based upon interviews and content analysis,…

Ethiopia has long been recognized as a center of diversity for domestic animal genetic resources which is vital component of agro-biodiversity. Ethiopia is the major livestock country in Africa and enjoys considerable livestock resources both in terms of number and…

The educational policies of the Singapore government are driven by the needs of a modern knowledge-based society and economic development, with the state advocating modernity while the Muslim minority, arguably, appeared to be caught in tradition and holding on to…

For the Basic understanding of physical properties such as thermal, Elastic infrared etc., it is indispensable to have the knowledge of phonon frequency spectrum which can be achieved by means of theoretical model of Lattice dynamics and Normal Coordinate analysis.   …

Poverty has several dimensions and multi formation. Usually it is defined by focusing narrowly on income poverty or broadly by including lack of access to opportunities for raising standards of living. Strategies aimed at poverty reduction need to identify factors…

Microbial biocatalysts such as Escherichia coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae have been extensively subjected to Metabolic Engineering for the fermentative production of biorenewable fuels and chemicals. This often entails the introduction of new enzymes, deletion of unwanted enzymes and efforts to…

This paper recognizes the importance of sales force competence management in creating value for customers and achieving business goals. It argues that sales force can only be useful in this regard, if it possesses the dimensions and levels of sales…

The Small and Medium Enterprises continue to be the powerhouse of economic growth for economies of the world. Almost every economy that has achieved major economic growth had a concentrated drive to establish SMEs. In its quest to reverse the…

Abstract In preparing students for employment in commerce, the student needs to be aware of many aspects not necessarily included in business programs. In recognizing students often have no or limited exposure to foreign environments, the authors developed an electronic…

ABSTRACT In analyses of higher education systems, many models and frameworks are based on governance, steering, or coordination models. Although much can be gained by such analyses, we argue that the language used in the present-day policy documents (knowledge economy,…