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Money in Islam takes a unique and challenging look at how money has operated in Islamic society and at how Islamic theoretical frameworks have influenced perceptions of money.

This volume takes a unique and challenging look at how money has operated in Islamic society and at how Islamic theoretical frameworks have influenced perceptions of money. The author draws upon historical, data and policy analysis to present a comparative study of monetary theories, including recent treatment of money by Islamic economists. Discussion also covers the nature of joint venture, stock markets, banks and financial intermediaries, ...

This highly original book presents an alternative vision of globalization and explores the epistemology, derived from the Qur'an and the Prophetic guidance Sunnah, that underpins the systemic unity at the heart of the Islamic concept of world-system. Choudhury's investigation reveals the ethical foundations that influence the development of law, markets and social contract in Islamic societies. He then applies his methodology to issues and pro...

Patient safety is a major concern in today's healthcare, therefore, development of a competent workforce is of utmost importance. Literature reflects insufficient number of studies related to telemetry monitoring competency of nurses. This study determined the reliability and validity of a telemetry monitoring competency tool developed by the author using psychometric theory principles of measurement. The data analysis showed the tool has good...

The Boussinesq equation for the surface waves reduces to a 4th-order elliptic equation for steady moving waves. This is investigated for bifurcation in 2D by devising a finite-difference scheme and an iterative algorithm. We prove that the truncation error of the scheme is second-order in spac. Next, we develop a perturbation series with respect to the small parameter (square of the phase speed of the wave). Within 2nd order of the small param...

Bikram Yoga is designed to "scientifically" warm and stretch muscles, ligaments, and tendons in the order in which they should be stretched. This book, with a serie of 26 postures or asanas and 2 breathing exercises, promotes the cleansing of the body and release of toxins and utmost flexibility. The practice of Bikram Yoga can also help you develop muscles, although Bikram Yoga is not about being flexible, but about strengthening your body an...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Location and Context Awareness, LoCA 2009, held in Tokyo, Japan, in May 2009. The 18 revised full papers presented were carefully selected from 77 submissions. The papers describe original, previously unpublished research results, including new hardware platforms for sensing location and context, machine learning techniques for inferring user location and con...

Bikram Choudhury, der Gründer des Hot Yoga, hat mit seiner Version des Hatha Yoga unglaublich viel Aufmerksamkeit erregt. Hollywood-Stars wie Madonna, Susan Sarandon, Martin Sheen oder Ashley Judd schwören auf diese Yoga-Form. Hot Yoga - wie der Name schon sagt - wird bei Temperaturen um die 40 Grad ausgeführt. Mit dem 90-minütigen Programm, das aus 26 verschiedenen Posen besteht, wird jeder Körperteil intensiv trainiert. Die Grundidee von Hot...

In this book, Higher Order Statistical (HOS) theory is used to develop indices for detecting and quantifying signal non-Gaussianity and nonlinearity. These indices, together with specific patterns in the mapping of process output and controller output are used to diagnose the causes of poor control loop performance. Often valve stiction is the main cause of poor control performance. A generalized definition of valve stiction based on the inves...

Life with all its passions, soul-searching, nuances and questions is reflected in this charming book of Poems by Dr. Partha Choudhury. Cleverly written, with some comprising but few words, they transfer hope and faith above all else, whilst touching on many subjects. A veritable kaleidoscope of words skilfully compiled with much meaning behind them and hidden depths, they are profound and stirring, guaranteed to generate response from any but ...

The inherent rigidity of Image-based Rendering (IBR) techniques, i.e., images once captured cannot be modified is a major limitation which cannot satisfy computer graphics needs. Our goal is to push this limit and provide novel scene synthesis beginning only with images of the scene as input. To this end, we propose techniques to introduce dynamics into Image based Rendering techniques. In any IBR model, there exists two aspects, the scene (wh...

If you enjoy romance novels and would like to know more about the other side of the world, Love At Calcutta Consulate is for you. It provides an exciting love story and a snapshot of the Indian culture, tradition, and landscape at the same time. Set against the exotic and exciting backdrop of India, Love At Calcutta Consulate is a passionate love story of two Americans. Jon and Sera meet each other at the US consulate in Calcutta while visitin...