Sub-Contractors’ readiness on the Malaysian security of payment legislation in construction industry

In Malaysia, subcontractors are definitely benefited from payment provisions in the proposed Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act (CIPA Act). However, the particularly small sized sub-contractors need to enhance knowledge of the so-called the ‘Security of Payment’ Regime to improve their awareness of the benefits of the Act. Due to this, this on-going research attempts to introduce balance and proper guidelines to the sub-contractors, in giving the knowledge, to claim for payment and the main contractors able to make prompt payments. Before that, the research may first identify the payment provisions in the standard forms of contracts as well as in domestic sub-contracts especially on Contingent Payment, and exploring the problems and legal issues relating to payment default. Then, by determining the level of knowledge that the sub-contractors have to the proposed CIPA Act, and analysing the various avenues which improve the payment problem in the construction industry those have been incorporated in the construction contract or statutes in the other developed countries as well as the proposed CIPA Act, the aim may be achieved. The purpose of this paper, though, is to disclose the finding of the first objective of the on-going research. In the standard forms of construction contracts, currently, the payment structure to the sub-contractors are divided into three: payment upon certification, direct payment from the employer, and contingent payment or conditional payment. As long as the Malaysian ‘Security of Payment’ Regime remains in proposal, the sub-contractors have to bear with the current structure of payment mechanisms.legal readiness; Malaysia; sub-contractors; security of payment; construction industry

The adequacy of Malaysian security of payment legislation for sub-contractors in construction industry

In Malaysia, the particularly small sized subcontractors are definitely benefited from payment provisions in the proposed Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act (CIPA Act). However, they need to enhance their knowledge of the so-called the ‘Security of Payment’ Regime to benefits from the Act. Due to this, this on-going research attempts to introduce payment framework to the sub-contractors, in giving the knowledge, to claim for payment. This paper, though, is to disclose the finding of the level of knowledge that the sub-contractors have to the proposed Act, by preliminary analyzing the quantitative questionnaire survey. It was found that the adequacy of security of payment framework to the particularly small sized sub-contractors needs to be produced, and the analysis on effectiveness of the various avenues incorporated in the construction contract or statutes in the other developed countries as well as the proposed Act needs to be done. However, as long as the regime remains in proposal, the sub-contractors have to bear with the current structure of payment mechanisms in the standard forms of contract, which are payment upon certification, direct payment from the employer, and contingent or conditional payment.legal readiness; Malaysia; sub-contractors; security of payment; construction industry

Security of payment regime in construction industry: are Malaysian sub-contractors ready?

In Malaysia, the particularly small sized sub-contractors are definitely benefited from payment provisions in the proposed Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act (CIPA Act), but need to enhance their knowledge in order to improve their awareness of the benefits of the Act. Accordingly, this on-going research attempts to introduce proper guidelines to the sub-contractors, in giving the knowledge, to claim for payment. Firstly, the research explored the problems and legal issues relating to payment default in law cases and standard forms of contract. By downloading from the Malayan Law Journal, cases that indicated the issues of payment to the subcontractors, were analyzed. It is found that on its relevancy, the adjudicator shall be equipped enough with the knowledge on the issues to become a good and reliable adjudicator, as well as sub-contractors will need to enhance their knowledge on the issues of payment in order to be successful in benefitting the proposed CIPA Act. However, as long as the CIPA Act remains in proposal, the sub-contractors have to bear with the knowledge of the current structure of payment mechanisms in the standard forms of contract, which are payment upon certification, direct payment from the employer, and contingent or conditional payment.construction industry; Malaysia; readiness; security of payment; sub-contractors

Nanoparticle shape and thermal radiation on Marangoni Water, Ethylene Glycol and Engine Oil Based Cu, Al2O3 and SWCNTs

The aim of this paper is to investigate the relationship between particle shape and radiation effects on Marangoni boundary layer flow and heat transfer of water, ethylene glycol and engine oil based Cu, Al2O3 and SWCNTs. There are three types of nanoparticle shapes are considered in this research such as sphere, cylinder and lamina. The governing nonlinear partial differential equations are reduced into a set of nonlinear ordinary differential equations by applying similarity transformation which is solved using shooting technique in conjunction with Newton’s method and Runge Kutta algorithm. Temperature profiles are graphically and tabularly provided for the effects of solid volume fraction parameter, radiation parameter and empirical shape factor. The result shows that solid volume fraction and radiation energy gives a good impact on thermal boundary layer. Sphere nanoparticle shape predicts a better result on heat transfer rather than other nanoparticle shapes

PERUBAHAN POLA TRANSFORMASI PENDIDKAN ISLAM DI BAWEAN DARI MASA KEMASA

Education is something that must develop towards a better and more advanced, both in all its aspects. Education is a constructive form of building superior human resources, both physically, spiritually, pedagogically and others. Therefore, education should be the spearhead in building the nation's human resources. Therefore, the development of education needed here is from all aspects. Therefore, education on the island of Bawean inevitably must be able to harmonize with the development of education both in terms of the system and others. This needs to be done because education must be in line with the development of technological advances. So that the system that is built must also run in a straight line with the existing conditions. Educational transformation is indeed important in response to the challenges of future civilization. Bawean with all its limited access, inevitably must also proceed properly so that in all fields of education, both formal and non-formal, must move towards progress, including in the world of Islamic boarding school education on the island of Bawean.   Keywords: transformation pattern, bawean educatio

Urgensi Penerapan Manajemen Pendidikan Islam di Era Global

Globalization is an inevitable necessity for those who expect progress. The presence of globalization demands a fundamental change for every individual to see the flow of globalization as a necessity, not as a threat. In responding to the challenges of globalization, human resources with high character and high competitiveness are needed. To make it happen, this is where Islamic education must present itself as part of the challenge of globalization. Education is the key for a nation to maintain its existence where increasing skills and abilities are believed to be a factor in preparing for a future that is ready to compete with other nations. students through Islamic teachings towards the maximum point of growth and development. Thus, the essence of management of Islamic education is the management of various activities carried out by adults consciously in directing and guiding the growth and development of students towards the maximum point (Muslim personal) effectively and efficiently. That is, management of Islamic education in the era of globalization as it is today, must still be able to guide humans to remain human beings who have high human values ​​that are in line with the teachings contained in the Qur'an and the hadith of the Prophet Muhammad. So that education in the context of the globalization era such as the value of education will never lose its direction and purpose, this can be done when the management of Islamic education can really be applied properly and in accordance with the laws and provisions of the Islamic religion

Pola Asuh Orang Tua Dalam Pembentukan Akhlak Anak Dalam Pendidikan Islam

Morals can reflect personality as well as can portray characters that if goodness is called good character or noble character, and which contains evil is called bad character or despicable character. Parents always hope for children who are born as descendants of descendants as well as a mandate from Allah SWT, who will become intelligent, pious, and virtuous children, as well as useful for themselves, society and the country. For a long time now, attention to children\u27s lives has always been prioritized, at least from the point of development. The family has an important role in determining the future of the child later, because in the family environment a child also first receives the values and norms that shape his personality later. Basically, the pattern of parenting in a family varies from one family to another. The difference in parenting in the family makes each individual or child have different characteristics or morals in everyday life. In this case all of us can understand that the basic principle of education is something that comes from the family environment. In order for the process of moral formation, so that it can go straight with Islamic education requires serious contributions in shaping the character of children. Then the role of parents is very important and is the most important thing

MULTIVARIABLE SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION OF A CONTINUOUS BINARY DISTILLATION COLUMN

Distillation is a process that is commonly used in industries for separation purpose. A distillation column is a multivariable system which shows nonlinear dynamic behavior due to its nonlinear vapor-liquid equilibrium. In order to gain better product quality and lower energy consumption of the distillation column, an effective model based control system is needed to allow the process to be operated over a certain operating range. In control engineering, System Identification is considered as a well suited approach for developing an approximate model for the nonlinear system. In this study, System Identification technique is applied to predict the top and bottom product composition by focusing the temperature of the distillation column. The process in the column is based on the distillation of a binary mixture of Isopropyl Alcohol and Acetone. The experimental data obtained from the distillation column was used for estimation and validation of simulated models. During analysis, different types of linear and nonlinear models were developed and are compared to predict the best model which can be effectively used for designing the control system of the distillation column. Among the linear models such as; Autoregressive with Exogenous Input (ARX), Autoregressive Moving Average with Exogenous inputs (ARMAX), Linear State Space (LSS) model and Continuous Process Model were developed and compared with each other. The results of this comparison reveals that the performance of LSS model is efficient and hence it was further used to improve the modeling approach and compared with other nonlinear models. A Nonlinear State Space (NSS) model was developed by the combination of LSS and Neural Network (NN) and is compared solely with NN and ANFIS identification model. The simulation results show that the developed NSS model is well capable of defining the dynamics of the plant based on the best fit criteria and residual performance. In addition to this, NSS model predicted the best statistical measurement of the nonlinear system. This approach is helpful for designing the efficient control system for online separation process of the plant