ENHANCING THE CAPABILITIES OF SEARCH AND RESCUE ROBOT (BAMBOT)

In modern technology, Search and Rescue Robots has been implemented and developed through the advancement of robotics industry. The purpose of this robot is to perform a search and rescue mission where the environment is not reachable by human and the difficulty of a rescuer to locate victims. The problem is due to the visibility and different environmental condition of the mission itself. The solution to this problem is by using an ideal platform type of an autonomous robot with the ability to locate victims and identify any obstacles in front of it

ENHANCING THE CAPABILITIES OF SEARCH AND RESCUE ROBOT (BAMBOT)

In modern technology, Search and Rescue Robots has been implemented and developed through the advancement of robotics industry. The purpose of this robot is to perform a search and rescue mission where the environment is not reachable by human and the difficulty of a rescuer to locate victims. The problem is due to the visibility and different environmental condition of the mission itself. The solution to this problem is by using an ideal platform type of an autonomous robot with the ability to locate victims and identify any obstacles in front of it

Knowledge, attitude and practice of ethnomedicine in common oral and dental diseases in patients attending IIUM dental polyclinic

Information from the user of ethnomedicine is required as the baseline data for further research and to conserve local medicine. To identify the association between knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of ethnomedicine in common oral and dental diseases. A cross-sectional descriptive and analytical study was conducted on patients attending IIUM dental clinic within three months. A total of 87 participants aged 18 and above were conveniently selected to answer quantitative questionnaires. The relationship between knowledge, attitude and practice scores was analysed using Spearman correlation coefficient. The participants were Malay, Chinese, Indian and Others with frequency of 49 (56.3%), 28 (32.2%), 4 (4.6%) and 6 (6.9%), respectively. They were 41.4% male and 58.6% female. 97.7% were educated. The participants were knowledgeable in common oral diseases (96.6%). Knowledge of ethnomedicine was correlated with attitude (rho=0.283, p=0.008) and practice (rho=0.251, p= 0.019), while attitude was correlated with practice (rho=0.436, p=0.000). There was a clear pattern of using ethnomedicine to treat oral and dental diseases with significant correlation between KAP. Therefore, further studies on the efficiency and efficacy of the findings described in this study is highly advisable. Keywords: Knowledge; Attitude; Practice; Ethnomedicine; Common Oral and Dental Disease

Assessing Rural Community Empowerment through Community Internet Centre: Using Asset Mapping and Surveys Method

This paper assesses community empowerment through Community Internet Centre. Community empowerment is a process of the outcome made by the community to take action and change or improve the community's quality of life. Hence, adopting Information and Communication Technology would bridge the digital divide in rural areas. The digital divide affected rural community development through numerous barriers that widened the gap between urban and rural communities, consequently generating an imbalance in community development. The community internet center can bridge the digital divide among urban and rural communities. Asset mapping and surveys have been measured to assess rural community empowerment dimensions through distributed questionnaires to eight Community Internet Centres in rural areas of Kelantan. The findings indicate that the Internet Centre is a medium to encourage community empowerment. The Internet Centre bridges the digital divide among communities by providing Information and Communications Technology community building in rural areas. Hence, the center drives community empowerment and improves the quality of life in rural communities. Thus, Community Internet Centre prepared an appropriate platform for empowering the rural community. This is evidence based on the outcome of findings which resulted in three domains of community empowerment: (1) community participation, (2) ownership, and (3) information services. Nevertheless, community participation determined the outcomes of the roles played by the center to empower a community. Further study needs to be conducted in other groups of samples and gaining other perspectives from managerial of the internet center to get different views of the internet center program

The knowledge of zakat in business among Muslim entrepreneur in Kelantan

This study related to the knowledge of zakat in business among Muslim entrepreneurs in Kelantan is the first study conducted by researchers. The process of data entry, analysis tests and findings have also been done according to the desired process and the results obtained are seen to meet the questions formed. In fact, the findings have also been able to answer all research questions and research objectives. The results of the studies and discussions that have been presented in this study clearly show that the level of knowledge about zakat in business among Muslim entrepreneurs in Kelantan is at a moderate level. However, this study has limitations that should be considered where; this study uses a small sample size causing the results to be less accurate. The study sample is also limited to Muslim entrepreneurs in Kelantan only and does not represent all Muslim entrepreneurs in Malaysia. However, the results of this study can be utilized by various parties to increase the knowledge of Muslim entrepreneurs about zakat in business