Tahap keruntuhan akhlak remaja: kajian kes UTHM Pagoh

Keruntuhan akhlak dalam kalangan remaja bukan suatu perkara yang baru dalam masyarakat kita pada masa kini. Terdapat pelbagai kes yang telah berlaku di negara kita seperti masalah lumba haram, buang bayi, merokok dan melayari video lucah, hal ini kerana kurangnya didikan agama daripada orang tua, pengaruh media masa dan orang sekeliling serta niat ingin mencuba sesuatu yang baru. Justeru, kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji tahap keruntuhan akhlak dalam kalangan pelajar UTHM Pagoh. Metodologi yang digunakan adalah berbentuk kuantitatif dengan analisis deskriptif iaitu menggunakan platform “Google Form” yang disebarkan melalui Whatsapp, Instagram, Telegram dan sebagainya. Jumlah responden yang telah berjaya dikumpul adalah seramai 157 pelajar UTHM Pagoh. Kajian ini mendapati bahawa tahap keruntuhan akhlak dalam kalangan pelajar UTHM Pagoh berada pada tahap rendah ertinya akhlak yang baik dan mulia masih ramai tertanam dalam jiwa pelajar sama ada lelaki mahupun perempua

Radiative MHD Boundary Layer Flow and Heat Transfer Characteristics of Fe-Casson Base Nanofluid over Stretching/Shrinking Surface

This paper considers the MHD boundary layer flow and heat transfer characteristics of FeCasson-based nanofluid over an exponentially stretching/shrinking surface, including heat source/sink and Newtonian heating effects. In this regard, to develop the system of the governing equations, the one phase model named as Tiwari and Das model is considered with iron nanoparticles. The non-linear governing partial differential equations (PDEs) are first changed into the system of ordinary differential equations (ODEs) using suitable similarity transformations. Later on, the ODEs are numerically solved using bvp4c in Matlab software. Effects of certain physical parameters on skin friction coefficient and the local Nusselt number are illustrated graphically. Furthermore, the study examines velocity and temperature profiles to observe the influence of various physical parameters, including Casson, magnetic, suction, radiation, Newtonian heating, heat source/sink, and nanoparticle volume fractions. The findings reveal that an increase in Casson, magnetic, suction, and nanoparticle volume fractions leads to a decrease in velocity profiles for both stretching and shrinking surfaces. Additionally, the temperature profile decreases with an increase in Prandtl number and the suction parameter for both stretching and shrinking cases, while it increases with an increase in magnetic, radiation, and nanoparticle volume fractions

I4.0 readiness index in electric power distribution in serving modern consumers

Nowadays, the needs of modern human life are inseparable from the use of electrical energy. The development of eco-friendly technology continues to emerge rapidly to help facilitate daily life, such as electric vehicles (EV), electric stoves, and other modern equipment. A variety of modern equipment will have a technical impact on the distribution of electric power. Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) is a state-own company, as one of the electricity service providers, must serve consumers reliably and efficiently. The existence of modern loads on the consumers side must be addressed with modern electricity supply, such as the preparation of smart grid technology, communication technology between EV charging stations, disturbance management, and efficient asset management. All of that is a readiness index for PLN to serve modern consumers. PLN needs to prepare technology and knowledge in the transformation of industry 4.0. This research helps PLN to assess the readiness of industry 4.0, which we call INDIST 4.0 (Power distribution readiness Index I4.0). The results of this study contain 5 Pillars, 15 Fields as a reference. Assessment for all distribution work areas in Indonesia with a value of 1.9 out of 4, meaning PLN is a newcomer and learne

Development of visible light-responsive mono and co-doped TiO2 for photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange dye

Titanium dioxide (TiO2) has been acknowledged as a promising photocatalyst in environmental remediation including wastewater treatment. In this study, TiO2 nanoparticles either by single or co-doped of iron (Fe) and nitrogen (N) via sol-gel method and calcined at 500 °C for 3 hours. This experiment investigated the performance of mono/co-dopant of TiO2 photocatalyst against methyl orange in aqueous solution under UV light irradiation. The experimental results showed the rate of degradation favored in co-doped TiO2 followed by mono doped TiO2 and pristine TiO2. The photocatalytic reaction followed pseudo first-order kinetics which were rationalized in terms of the Langmuir– Hinshelwood model and provided nearly complete degradatio

Development of UTHM Pagoh Residential College asset declaration system 2.0

The return and acceptance form of the residential college assets at UTHM still uses the traditional method of using paper for each student for every new semester. This method is seen as time-consuming, financially inefficient, and not user-friendly. This study was a continuation of the project that was done by a previous final year student where feedback and comments from the previous system has been taken into consideration. This project focuses on the Pagoh Residential College and the students who live in the area. The qualitative method has been used to gain insight into the previous system developed. This system was developed based on the Agile model which involves six phases: planning, requirement analysis, design, implementation, testing, review, and feedback using an Apache server, MySQL database, Visual Studio Code as the IDE, and HTML and PHP as programming languages. In the future, residential colleges and students will use this asset declaration system to reduce all problems for them from wasting time, money, and energy. Improvements and additions to this project will be made if there are any necessary functionalities require

Synthesis and characterisation of hydroxyapatite from Fringescale sardinella for biomedical applications

Hydroxyapatite (HAp) from fish by-product exhibits good biocompatibility and bioactivity on implants. The aim of the study is to investigate the elemental composition, crystalline phases, and functional groups of HAp synthesised from fringescale sardinella fish bones by heat decomposition method at temperature of 600, 900, and 1200 °C. The synthesised powders were characterized using fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). After calcination of the raw fish bone to 600, 900, and 1200 °C, the FTIR data showed the existence of phosphate and hydroxyl peaks in the calcined fish bones. At 900 and 1200°C, the XRD data observed shows well-defined peaks of HAp pattern. The elemental composition evaluated by EDS provides information on the calcium to phosphate formation into apatite with a Ca/P ratio of 2.80, 0.98, 1.64 and 1.79 atomic % for raw fish bones and calcined samples, respectively. It can be concluded that the fringescale sardinella fish bones show promising findings particularly on the synthesisation of HAp for biomedical application

Road Crashes Among Food Delivery Riders (P-Hailing) During Pandemic in Kuala Lumpur

Due to COVID-19 outbreak in Malaysia, a movement control order was implemented on March 18, 2020. As a result, many people ordered food through food delivery services, which may have come at a high cost due to the recent spike in food deliveries. This study aims to establish the causes and the most frequent mentioned elements that contribute to road crashes among riders. Road accidents are a severe concem since they :result in death or injury. yet the number of fatalities among riders continue to rise. The study was done in the vicinity of Kuala Lumpur and the data was gathered through a survey using online Google Form questioDDaire. The instrument was measured using a :reliability test and exploratoey factor analysis (BFA) to generate an empirical verification of the questionnaire's validity and reliability. Then, a descriptive analysis was undertaken for each variable to determine the primary factor. As a result, the critical fact resulted in cell phone use while lmvelling on the highway was a human factor component. The smdy's findings drew more attention to the issue and raised awareness about road safet

Zero-inflated regression models for measuring accident

Worldwide, hundreds of thousands of deaths and thousands more are injured every year in traffic accidents around the world. This is owing to an increase in road traffic throughout time, as well as a wide range of traffic compositions. Nowadays, road accidents have become a major concern, and analyzing accidents data has become an important concern for analysts. Therefore, analysis of accidents data requires a lot of attention because accident data is very complex. The road accidents process results in various frequency calculations, for example, deaths and injured number, and/or involved cars in the accidents. However, the probability distribution governing the occurrence of this count may be different. In addition to the problem of excess zeros, lack of data is a common occurrence in results of traffic accidents. Thus, this study discusses the use of the zero-inflated model in analyzing traffic accidents and the variables used by the researchers by reviewing the literature related to the use of zero-inflated models in accident cases. To find a better zero-inflated model that can be used to calculate accident data and to identify the variables that are commonly used to calculate traffic accidents. The result showed that the models that are more widely used by researchers to calculate traffic accidents are commonly known as (ZINB) the zero-inflated negative binomial model and (ZIP) the zero-inflated Poisson model. Both model types have been used since they are approaches for resolving the problem of overdispersio

Evaluation on microalgae for the production of bio-chemicals and electricity

Recent advancement in biophotovoltaic systems using microalgae, coupled with biorefinery approach, would improve economy-feasibility in production. The major concern is its commercial strength in terms of scalability, strain selection and extraction procedure cost. It must compete with conventional feedstocks such as fossil fuels. This project proposes to enhance the economic feasibility of microalgae-based biorefinery by evaluating their performance for bio-electricity, bio-diesel and carotenoids production in a single cycle. The first part of the study was to construct and select a Bio-bottle Voltaic (BBV) device that would allow microalgae to grow and produce bioproducts, as well as generate the maximum current output reading derived from the microalgae’s photosynthesis process. The second phase consisted of a 25-day investigation into the biorefinery performance of six different microalgal species in producing bio-electricity, bio-diesel and carotenoid in a prototype BBV device. The prototype BBV device with aluminium foil and pencil lead as its anode and cathode produced the highest carotenoid and biodiesel component production from the two microalgae tested, according to the results of the first phase of the experiment. In the second portion of the study, Scenedesmus dimorphus and Chlorella vulgaris were identified as the two microalgae most capable of maintaining their growth throughout the experiment. The maximum current reading observed for C. vulgaris was 653 mV. High Performance Liquid Chromatography analysis showed four major carotenoid compounds found which were Neoxanthin, Cantaxanthin, Astaxanthin and 9-cis antheraxanthin, and the highest carotenoid producer was C. vulgaris which recorded at 1.73 μg/mL. C. vulgaris recorded as the most alkanes producer with 22 compounds detected and Heptacosane and Heneicosane as the two major biodiesel compounds found in the extracts. Evaluation of C. vulgaris data showed that it has enormous potential for microalgal biorefinery candidates. Further ongoing research and development efforts for C. vulgaris will improve the economic viability of microalgae-based industries and reduce reliance on depleted fossil fuels