Development of halal nutrition framework

The preservation of future generation and the protection of consumer welfare, as contained in the “Maqasid Shariah”, is a priority in view of the incremental negative behaviours existing in today’s societies at large. This qualitative research on halal nutrition focused on halal food consumed by the Prophet Muhammad SAW and his eating practices which will affect any individual in the areas of mind, spirit, intellect, physiology and health. Some foods mentioned in the Quran and Hadith were studied to associate the relationship of halal food, human development and health. The research attempted to develop the framework of Halal Nutrition to provide proper nutrition guidelines for quality and better consumption of halal food for the future generation

Knowledge and attitude on sunnah food and Islamic eating practices among students Universiti Malaysia Sabah

The preservation of future generation and the protection of consumer welfare is a priority in view of the progressive negative behaviours existing in today’s societies at large. This study aims to evaluate the level of knowledge and attitude on sunnah food and Islamic eating practices, and to determine the relationship between knowledge, attitude and practices among students from Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS). The study involved around 414 respondents through convenience sampling by using questionnaires as the research instrumentation. The data was analysed by using SPSS version 25. This study highlighted that family is the main reference for source of information on halal food products followed by the internet and lecturer. Most members of the faculties at UMS has high level of knowledge on the concept of halal and haram in halal food, followed by the Islamic law (Sharia’) on halal food and beverages. This is due to courses on halal and haram foods being offered at various faculties in UMS. Although the majority of respondents has high level of knowledge on sunnah food, but the practices of respondents consuming the sunnah food is low. This happens because the fruits such as dates, pomegranates and figs are quite expensive and not easily accessible in the city of Kota Kinabalu. The study found that the Muslim respondents have positive attitude (i.e. proven by satisfactory level) towards sunnah food and eating practices: (1) they always choose sunnah and tayyib food whenever they want to eat; (2) they eat in congregation (with friends or family) when they want to eat; (3) washing hands before and after eating; (4) saying “Bismillah” before eating ; (5) sharing food with friends. However, some of the eating practices are not encouraged by Islam, but because it has become a custom or a part of their daily eating practices. This happens because the Malaysian public is not familiar with eating food from the Arab countries, where it was a way of life for the Prophet SAW. Results also showed that the knowledge on Sunnah food was significantly correlated with attitude (r = 0.217; p < 0.05) and practices (r = 0.085; p < 0.05) of the UMS students showing positive linear correlations, which confirms that better knowledge can lead to positive attitude and subsequently in good practices

Developing the Halal Nutrition Model

Protecting the future population and the people’s welfare, as mentioned in the “Maqasid Shariah” or the aims of Islamic Law, is very important in view of the increasing negative behaviours existing in today’s societies at large. This research is aimed at studying on halal halal food consumed by the Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. and his eating practices which will impact any person’s health. Some foods mentioned in the Quran and Hadith were studied to associate the relationship of halal food and health. The method used is reviewing journals, the Qur’an and Hadith and conduct cross referencing. It is concluded that the Halal Nutrition Model is in line with the Malaysian Healthy Plate whereby it is actually suitable and befitting the halal nutrition but the whole model has to be without the haram elements which are blood, pork, carrion and liquor to provide proper nutrition guidelines for quality and better consumption of halal food for the future population

Development of halal nutrition framework

The preservation of life is one of the elements of “Maqasid Syariah” which should be given emphasis in view of the incremental negative behaviours existing in societies at large. It is important to go back to basics of life itself whereby every human needs food to survive and how does this affect his behaviour. The best model for halal nutrition is the diet of the Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. and his eating practices which will affect any individual in the areas of mind, spirit, intellect, physiology and health. Halal nutrition in itself is food as well as medicine for the whole body, spiritually and physically. Nutrition is a matter of life-long eating habits which become set with age. Dietary patterns also vary from one person to another according to the difference of cultural and geographic environment to another. To ensure a proper supply of the essential nutrients, we must combine food sources of these nutrients in the right amounts. Babies should be breastfed at birth until 6 months of age or to continue until two years of age. Milk, dates, honey, fruits and vegetables are very much encouraged to be consumed whilst meat should be sparingly eaten. This results in a healthy well-balanced diet. The research concluded by recognizing the Halal Nutrition framework is in parallel with the food pyramid whereby it is actually a moderate and a healthy balanced diet, relevant and befitting the halal nutrition but the whole regime has to be without the haram elements which are blood, pork, carrion and liquor to provide proper nutrition guidelines for quality and better consumption of halal food for the future generation. This is in line with the Maqasid Shariah

Knowledge and attitutde of Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) Muslim students on their practices of choosing halal food products and premises

The objective of this study was to examine the knowledge and attitudes of Muslim students on their practices of choosing halal food. It was conducted on 367 Muslim students who are currently pursuing undergraduate studies in Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS). Random sampling method was used to recruit the respondents. The questionnaire used was a closed-ended and divided into four parts: A) The Practices of Choosing Halal Food, B) The Knowledge on Concept of Halal Food, C) The Attitudes on Choosing Halal Food, and D) Respondent’s Demographic. All data were analysed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) Version 16.0. This study showed the practices of choosing halal food among the respondents were satisfactory. The respondents’ knowledge on halal food concept was good. The respondents’ attitudes on choosing halal food were positive. The relationship between knowledge and practices of the respondents were not significant (r=0.04, p>0.05). However, the relationship between their attitudes and practices were found to be significant (r=0.73, p<0.05)

Safety Management Practices and Safety Behaviour among Outdoor Participants

Safety management practices(SMPs) and safety behaviour (SB) prevent accidents and injuries in outdoor activities. The study investigated the relationship between SMPs and SB among outdoor participants. Two hundred and fifty outdoor activity participants were respondents. It administered the Vinodkumar and Bhasi questionnaire to the participants. Most respondents, comprising 49.4% (n=126), participated in outdoor activities once or twice a week. Results showed a moderate relationship between SMPs and SB (r (255) = 0.697, p&lt;0.001). The study recommends that outdoor activities service providers should implement policies to safeguard participants to prevent accidents and injuries. Keywords: Safety management practices(SMPs); safety behavior(SB); outdoor participants eISSN: 2398-4287© 2021. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer-review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behavior Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioral Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians), and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behavior Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning &amp; Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia

Radio Access Technology (RAT) selection mechanism using TOPSIS method in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks (HWN)

In next-generation wireless networks, a Multi-Mode Device (MMD) can be connected with available Radio Access Technology (RAT) in a Heterogeneous Wireless Network (HWN). The appropriate RAT selection is essential to achieve expected Quality of Service (QoS) in HWN. There are many factors to select an appropriate RAT in HWN including Data rate, Power consumption, Security, Network delay, Service price, etc. Nowadays, the MMDs are capable to handle with multiple types of services like voice, file downloading, video streaming. Considering numerous factors and multiple types of services, it is a great challenge for MMDs to select the appropriate RAT. A Multi-Attribute Decision Making (MADM) method to deal with numerous attributes to achieve the expected goal is Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS). This research utilized TOPSIS method to evaluate its proposed algorithm to choose the proper RAT for single and dual call services. The algorithm applies users' preference of a specific RAT that varies for diverse categories of calls. It also aggregates the assigned call weight and call priority to choose the RAT for group call admission for different scenarios. The highest closeness coefficient has been considered the appropriate networks among other networks. 100 call admission into three networks has been simulated and has been observed

Game theory for resource allocation in heterogeneous wireless networks - a review

In next-generation wireless networks, a user can be connected through MultiMode Device (MMD) to the multiple wireless networks in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks (HWN) considering several factors; including network technology, data service type, available bandwidth, Quality of Service (QoS), monetary cost, etc. To deal with all these multi attributes, game theory based models have been used to point out a better solution. This paper evaluates the techniques, methods, advantages, limitations of some game theory-based models for wireless resource allocation in HWN. Finally, it concludes that the Shapley Value method can be used for further research activities for its efficiency

A comprehensive analysis of improving the QoS of IMM traffic for high speed wireless campus network

Interactive Multimedia (IMM) applications such as voice and video conferencing are very important in our learning environment. They offer useful services that benefit its users but these services suffers performance degradation from today’s high speed Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN). However, guaranteed Quality of Service (QoS) remains the bottleneck in the network which becomes a great challenge in attempting to improve its performance. This work reviewed many approaches and considers mapping QoS class parameters such as Quality of Service Class Identifier (QCI), Maximum Bit Rate (MBR) and Allocation and Retention Priority (ARP) to the upstream and downstream data flowing in the network as an attempt to improve its performance. Priority is then given to the QoS bearer packets by associating Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP). A comprehensive analysis of QoS in different protocols in wireless networks has been studied. Open issues and research directions have been addressed with a proposed mechanism to enhance the QoS of the wireless networ

The Spetzler-Martin grading system and management of patients with intracranial Arteriovenous malformation in a tertiary referral hospital

Introduction: An arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is an abnormal collection of blood vessels in which arterial blood flows directly into the draining vein without the normal interposed capillaries. The Spetzler-Martin grading system has been widely accepted worldwide to estimate the pretreatment risks and predict the outcome of patients with intracranial AVM. In Malaysia, we still do not have the baseline data of this grading system. Methods: A total of 33 patients from a tertiary referral hospital diagnosed with intracranial AVM based on neuroimaging findings over a 4-year period were studied. Medical records were traced and neuroimaging findings were analysed. The AVMs were graded according to the Spetzler-Martin grading system and Fisher’s exact test was used to assess statistical difference between the grades of the AVM and management plan for the patients. Results: Four patients were graded as Grade 1, 9 patients as Grade II, 10 patients as Grade III, 6 patients as Grade IV and 4 patients as Grade V. Ten patients were treated conservatively; six patients underwent surgery and embolisation respectively. Four patients underwent radiosurgery and a combination of embolisation while surgery and radiosurgery were given to 5 patients and 2 patients respectively. Statistically significant difference (p=0.016) was found between the Spetzler-Martin grading system and the management of intracranial AVMs. Conclusion: The management decision was not made based on the grading of the AVMs. It is recommended that all AVM patients be routinely graded according to this system prior to treatment. Keywords: Intracranial arteriovenous malformation