Battery Management System For Water Quality Monitoring System In Aquaculture Application

This project proposes a Power Management System (PMS) for water quality monitoring systems in aquaculture applications. The proposed system requires power supply 12V, 200mAh with five sensors, which are ammonium sensor, temperature sensor, water level sensor, dissolve oxygen sensor and pH sensor. Projek ini mencadangkan sistem pengurusan kuasa untuk sistem pengawasan kualiti air dalam aplikasi akuakultur. Sistem kawalan kualiti air ini memerlukan bekalan kuasa 12V, 200mAh yang mengandungi 5 jenis penderia iaitu, penderia amonia, penderia suhu, penderia paras air, penderia kandungan oksigen dan penderia pH

A study on antecedents of knowledge sharing among employees in HRM Division, Upstream Business, Petroliam Nasional Berhad / Mohamad Fahim Azman Ab Jalal

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between trust, empowering leadership, formalization and motivation with attitude towards knowledge sharing among employees in HRM Dlvison, Upstream Business, Petroliam Nasional Berhad. Therefore this study could make important contribution to extant research in management and organizational behaviour. In the beginning of this study, the purpose, research question, and the need for the study is given. Then, literature is discussed about trust, empowering leadership, formalization and motivation with knowledge sharing that focusing on the relationship between them. The study generated a 64.7 percent response rate from 218 respondents. There are several problem and limitation during conducting this research. Researcher has discovered several constraints that are lack of experience in terms of conducting a research, collecting data and gathered information from the employees, financial constraints and time constraints because the duration of time are very limited. There are much research conducted on the factor that contribute to knowledge sharing

A new superimposed topology for single phase wireless power transfer / Azman Ab Malik

Wireless Power Transfer (WPT) is a process of transferring electrical energy without using any physical wire or cable. There are two popular methods in WPT system which are Capacitive Power Transfer (CPT) and Inductive Power Transfer (IPT). The main problem in the WPT is to produce high power in a long distance. There are studies that achieved power tansmission of more than 2 meters and power transfer of high voltage more than lkV however it is limited to creation of inverter and converter, translation of project into simulation without a clear physical project and not abiding to allowed frequency. This is proven by observation that there is lack of technique being explained in innovation and limited technical information given. Hence the development of wireless power transfer is slow and its market potential is still unclear. In order for the wireless power transfer to be beneficial for the lifestyle of community, it should be produced according to specification and its ability to function should be put as priority. Therefore, the objective in this research is to develope a new topology known as superimposed technique in order to overcome the existing problem. Many researchers had designed an inverter with high power and high efficiency but in their research, it was found that the short distance has been used although the power produced is high. The energy transfer happens when the transmitter resonance with the receiver, hence the main element in WPT is a transmitter system. Higher voltage suppression by transmitter produce higher power and distance of transmission. Wireless Power Transfer is designed with capability to transfer 231 Watt electrical energy for each transmitter wirelessly. A huge number of experiments are required to be completed, hence statistical analysis is needed to reduce it. Taguchi method has been used in this experiment to reduce number of experiments, cost and time. Taguchi method has reduced 98% number of experiments and improved 10% output power. Based on WPT principle, one of the important parameter is a coil. Size of coil had been explored by increasing the diameter size. 16cm and 160cm diamater size of coil had been explored using algorithm approach by Taguchi method. Result shows that by increasing the diameter size the distance had been improved by 500%. During transmission of electricity, a few factors need to be considered such as barrier and environment. In order to identify the performance of WPT, the system had been embedded in soil as a comparison with open area. The performance of transferring electrical energy by embedment in soil is explored with the distance losses in range 1 % to 3%, losses for current in range 1.5% to 15% and voltage drop in range 3% to 10%. The losses is depending on the distance between transmitter and receiver. WPT system had been developed to support electrical energy from solar PV. Eventhough there are many software to identify the sun radiation but in real implementation, the manual inspection is needed. Based on HOMER analysis, annual average energy for sun radiation for daily data is 5.16kW/m2. Manual inspection covered three areas in north Peninsular Malaysia. Based on development for single coil, the power system was developed to transfer 4000Wp energy from solar pv. The name of the device given is 'The Chargiszi" where the purpose of the design is to supply electrical energy for mobile phone and laptop wirelessly. The minimum distance for power transfer is 130cm with efficiency of 18.42% with 42.55W (between transmitter and receiver) for ac voltage and 200cm for 5V application (14.7W). Receiver is one of the part to be used in order to avoid disconnected energy while transferring as an online power transfer. Hybrid system had been developed between online power transfer and energy storage to avoid disturbance. Design of power system based on requirement from user and enviroment must be considered before implementation of WPT technology

The Assessment of Children's Performance at Child Care Centre

AbstractThe study aims to examine children's performance through their behaviour and the relationship between children's performance and children's profile at child care centre. Data were collected through 43 children using questionnaires filled by teachers who supervise children aged between 2 - 4 years at three child care centre in Shah Alam, Selangor. Fifty-two variables which were generated from children's performance that include three behavioural categories (movement, interaction and attention) have been analyzed. The result indicated only three out of fifty-two children's behavioural elements have high performance level which were happy to go home, physical activity, and happy to watch television. They scored > 0.75 for Cronbach's alphas coefficient which indicated with high level of internal consistency

THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTERGRATED MODEL FOR AMIL ZAKAT IN MALAYSIA

Amil zakat (zakat collector) is an individual that is responsible in the collection of zakat or tithes. Generally amil is appointed by the state Islamic religious council by which most of them do not have specific background in religious knowledge or in the field of zakat. Nevertheless there were several cases on breach of trust among the current amilwhich affect the credibility and trust of Islamic society towards zakat institutions in Malaysia. The objective of the research is to determine the course and training provided to the zakat collector besides analysed the content of the course and training given to the zakat collector. This research applied the quantitative research methodology which is field study using interviews methods and qualitative using the documentation research in the form of deductive and inductive methods. The finding of the research indicated that there are no specific courses or trainings provided to the amil zakat after their appointment and commissioning. It can be concluded that there is vital need to enhance the role of zakat collector through the effective course and training. The implication of the research is it can improve the weakness of the existing amil zakat management system in each state in Malaysia thus assisting in decreasing and handling of misconduct cases involving amil zakat. Thus it is highly recommended to implementamil professional certification program that consist of 10 specific modules specifically for certified amil which emphasize on the integrity and skills from various aspect such as communication, missionary endeavour, sermon and leadership

THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTERGRATED MODEL FOR AMIL ZAKAT IN MALAYSIA

Amil zakat (zakat collector) is an individual that is responsible in the collection of zakat or tithes. Generally amil is appointed by the state Islamic religious council by which most of them do not have specific background in religious knowledge or in the field of zakat. Nevertheless there were several cases on breach of trust among the current amilwhich affect the credibility and trust of Islamic society towards zakat institutions in Malaysia. The objective of the research is to determine the course and training provided to the zakat collector besides analysed the content of the course and training given to the zakat collector. This research applied the quantitative research methodology which is field study using interviews methods and qualitative using the documentation research in the form of deductive and inductive methods. The finding of the research indicated that there are no specific courses or trainings provided to the amil zakat after their appointment and commissioning. It can be concluded that there is vital need to enhance the role of zakat collector through the effective course and training. The implication of the research is it can improve the weakness of the existing amil zakat management system in each state in Malaysia thus assisting in decreasing and handling of misconduct cases involving amil zakat. Thus it is highly recommended to implementamil professional certification program that consist of 10 specific modules specifically for certified amil which emphasize on the integrity and skills from various aspect such as communication, missionary endeavour, sermon and leadership

Expansion of Agricultural Zakat Revenue in Malaysia on the Basis of the Current Maslahah

The reality concerning the agricultural zakat in Malaysia only impose the zakah on the paddy crops based solely on the opinion of Imam Shafi`i rather than an opinion of other scholars. This paper aims to critically examine the agricultural zakat in Islam based on Malaysian context and analyse the transformation of expanding the agricultural zakat based on the objective of Shariah. A qualitative methodology was employed to analyse the data through inductive, deductive, comparative and field research. As for the field research, the study has conducted semi-structured interviews with the Zakat Corporation, Islamic Religious Council and Mufti`s Department in the selected states in Malaysia, namely: Selangor, Penang, Terengganu and Sarawak. The finding demonstrated that the revenue of the agricultural-based zakat could be expanded according to the view held by Imam Hanafi and its benefit to the current agricultural economy. Thus, this paper proposes that every State’s Zakat Corporations and Islamic Religious Councils in Malaysia should reassess the existing ruling and legal framework of agricultural zakat in order to realize its revenue expansion as an effective solution for the current zakat collection. [Realitas zakat pertanian di Malaysia lebih mengutamakan qaul Imam Shafi`i dibandingkan dengan qaul-qaul mazhab lain. Pengelolaan zakat di Malaysia hanya dikenakan pada zakat pertanian dan terbatas kepada makanan pokok, yaitu padi. Artikel ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis secara kritis zakat pertanian dalam konteks Malaysia serta mengkaji transformasi isu meluaskan zakat pertanian kepada tanaman selain padi berdasarkan maqasid syari’ah. Kajian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif, dimana analisis data menggunakan kaedah induktif, deskriptif, dan komparatif. Kajian lapangan juga dilakukan dalam bentuk wawancara dengan Jabatan Mufti Negeri dan Baitulmal Negeri di Malaysia; seperti Selangor, Pulau Pinang, Perlis, Terengganu dan Sarawak. Hasil kajian menunjukkan bahwa hasil zakat pertanian dapat diperluas berdasarkan pendapat Imam Abu Hanifah yang lebih sesuai dengan maslahah ekonomi pertanian saat ini di Malaysia. Dengan demikian, studi ini mengusulkan bahwa lembaga zakat setiap negeri dan Dewan Agama Islam di Malaysia harus mengkaji kembali kerangka hukum zakat pertanian yang ada dalam rangka merealisasikan ekspansi penghasilannya sebagai solusi efektif untuk pengumpulan zakat saat ini.

TAHAP KEFAHAMAN MASYARAKAT TERHADAP KONSEP TANAH ADAT DAN UNDANG-UNDANG TANAH ADAT: KAJIAN DI NEGERI SEMBILAN

Tanah adat dan undang-undang tanah adat merupakan salah satu ciri utama dalam pewarisan harta mengikut adat perpatih yang memberikan amanah kepada kaum perempuan untuk mewarisi tanah adat. Namun, timbul persoalan tentang tahap pengamalan masyarakat terhadap undang-undang ini pada hari ini dan isu-isu yang timbul sepanjang perlaksanaan undang-undang tersebut. Justeru, objektif kajian ini adalah untuk mengenal pasti tahap amalan masyarakat di Negeri Sembilan terhadap tanah adat dan undang-undang tanah adat serta isu-isu yang berkaitan dengannya. Kajian kuantitatif ini menggunakan kaedah survei yang melibatkan 525 orang sampel berdasarkan teknik prosedur pensampelan rawak mudah. Hasil kajian mendapati bahawa tahap amalan masyarakat di Negeri Sembilan terhadap tanah adat dan undang-undang tanah adat masih lagi tinggi. Namun, terdapat beberapa isu yang timbul di sepanjang perlaksanaan undang-undang ini. Masalah yang timbul berpunca sama ada di pihak pejabat tanah mahupun pengamal tanah adat itu sendiri. Implikasi kajian ini ialah dapat meningkatkan kesedaran masyarakat terhadap tahap amalan dan isu-isu yang timbul berkaitan tanah adat dan undang-undang tanah adat. Kajian lanjutan boleh dilakukan untuk mengenal pasti kaedah yang terbaik untuk menangani masalah-masalah yang timbul agar amalan tanah adat dan undang-undang tanah adat boleh dilaksanakan dalam suasana yang lebih harmoni

A step forward to develop pharmacist with cosmeceutical knowledge in community pharmacy setting: a pilot study

Objective: the objective of this study is to evaluate the knowledge of the undergraduate pharmacy student on the cosmetic subject in terms of ingredients, indications and stability to be used by specific customer, as well as to assess the confidence of the students to counsel on cases related to cosmetics in terms of selecting the right function and products to get the best outcome. Methods: A cross-sectional, prospective, pretest-posttest pilot survey was conducted among undergraduate pharmacy students from IIUM that chose cosmetics subject as their elective course. Respondents were asked to answer a set of questionnaire which consist of three parts namely Part A: Demographic, Part B: Knowledge on cosmetic subject, and Part C: Confidence to counsel on cosmetics-related cases. Content validity was assessed, internal consistency was determined, and descriptive and inferential statistics were analysed by using SPSS version 22.0. Results: The internal consistency for Part B and Part C were 0.617 and 0.798 respectively. Overall, 51 participants has been participated in the study with 94.1% of them was female, and 98.0% of them age ranged within 21-23 years old. All of the respondents were second year students from IIUM. The mean +standard deviation (SD) for knowledge before cosmetics subject was taught was 4.80 + 1.811 while after the subject was taught was 7.96 + 0.999. The increment in level of knowledge was significant (p <0.001). Meanwhile, the mean + standard deviation (SD) for confidence to counsel on cosmetics-related cases before cosmetics subject was taught was 47.94 + 8.613 while after the subject was taught was 58.82 + 5.070. The increment in level of confidence to counsel on cosmetics-related cases was significant (p <0.001). Conclusion: The level of knowledge on cosmetics subject and the confidence to counsel on cosmetics-related cases were significantly increased after cosmetics subject has been taught

Diversifying Quranic revision methods using gamification-based teaching material for tahfiz education

This study discusses the development procedure of the global tahfiz game (GTG) as a teaching aid for the Quranic revision subject for tahfiz students based on the gamification concept. Comprehensive design and development research (DDR) was used as the research method. The analysis includes conceptual and material development, expert evaluation, testing, and the final product. The development of concepts and materials used in this gamification was based on the theoretical framework of mechanics, dynamics, and aesthetics (MDA), with the application of tahfiz education elements. To examine the ability of GTG prototype to tackle the users’ needs, we have conducted the usability analysis. The expert teacher's mean score for the trial run on this gamification was high at 4.85. The trial run score for student participants was also high (4.45). The result demonstrated that most of the constructs are perceived at a high level by respondents. Thus, this indicated the high usability of GTG to be used as a teaching aid for a Quranic revision subject. The gamification of Quranic tahfiz based on board games has been finalized through recommendations and improvements based on the evaluation. The study findings are expected to be useful for educational institutions or researchers in developing teaching materials using the MDA framework for gamification, particularly in the field of Islamic education