Kajian jatidiri dan tekanan isu sosio-emosi dalam kalangan pelajar pintar dan berbakat

Pembinaan jati diri generasi remaja amat penting bagi memacu kecemerlangan pembangunan negara. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji tahap jati diri peribadi dan hubungannya dengan tekanan sosio-emosi pelajar Pintar dan Berbakat di Malaysia. Seramai 194 orang pelajar dari Pusat PERMATApintar Negara UKM dipilih secara rawak untuk memberi respon kepada dua soal selidik kajian, iaitu Instrumen Jati diri Pelajar mengandungi 72 item dan Instrumen Tekanan Sosio-emosi, mengandungi 60 item. Pelajar memberi respon menggunakan skala likert 5-mata. Analisis statistik deskriptif dan inferensi digunakan untuk menentukan skor min dan nilai korelasi di antara pemboleh ubah (SPSS versi 19.0). Hasil dapatan menunjukkan min Jati diri adalah tinggi (3.86, nilai sp 6.41) dan tekanan sosio-emosi adalah sederhana (2.71, nilai sp: 7.39). Daripada lima komponen jati diri yang dikaji, jati diri kerohanian memperoleh skor min tertinggi (4.13), manakala komponen jati diri kepimpinan memperoleh skor min terendah (3.63). Bagi tekanan sosio-emosi pula, tekanan keadilan sosial memperoleh min tertinggi (4.13) manakala komponen tekanan hubungan keluarga memperoleh min terendah (2.09). Analisis korelasi Person r menunjukkan terdapat hubungan negatif yang signifikan di antara jati diri dan tekanan sosio-emosi dalam kalangan pelajar pintar dan berbakat. Implikasi terhadap kecekapan peranan perkhidmatan Bimbingan dan Kaunseling untuk pelajar pintar dan berbakat turut dibincangkan

Covid-19 worry-free electronic voting: Malaysia future election using blockchain based technology

Electronic voting using blockchain based technology is a secure and trusted system where the purpose is to achieve precise results in voting. It includes voter registration, vote casting and ballot counting in a system. Electronic voting using blockchain based technology was developed to ease voters to cast the vote by using smartphones or electronic devices from their remote locations. This technology helps in reducing human errors and shorten the time of ballots counting. It is also an emergency preparedness especially in holding elections during pandemic

A random effects model analysis of the factors contributing to food production worldwide

Food is the substance eaten or drunk to provide nutrition for the body. Among problems faced in the food production industry are climate changes, lack of land for cultivation, inadequate resources, expensive high technology and also natural disaster. The objective of the study is to find the relevant factors that contribute more to the food production index. The relevant quantitative variables chosen for this study are Livestock Production Index, Agricultural Machinery, Land under Cereal Production and Food Export. On the other hand, Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) membership and Tropical Climate have been used as the qualitative variables. Using Random Effects Model under Panel Data Analysis; the results indicate strong significant relationship of Livestock Production Index, Agricultural Machinery and Land under Cereal Production towards food production. It is to be concluded that most of the variables used in the study including time are significant in explaining the food production worldwide. For future studies more independent variables should be added such as employment in the agriculture sector, technology, fertilizer production, water sources, population rate and World Trade Organization (WTO) rules and regulations

An analysis of non-performing loan, interest rate and inflation rate using Stata software

Non-performing loan can be defined as defaulted loan in which banks are unable to profit from. Usually loan falls due if no interest has been paid in 90 days, however this may vary between different countries and actors. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the relationship between the non-performing loan, interest rate and inflation rate by utilizing STATA software. In order to achieve this objective, the Vector Error Correction Model (VEC1.1) is employed to determine whether interest rate and inflation rate may affect the nonperforming loan based on a 48 monthly data. The long run relationship shows that interest rate has a significant relationship towards non-performing loan. On the other hand, there is an insignificant relationship between inflation rate and non-performing loans. In the short run relationship, the findings show that both independent variables cannot influence the non-performing loan. Both independent p-values are less than significant interval which means this result will not reject the null hypothesis. As a conclusion, the causal relationship between non-performing loans and inflation rate is nodirectional relationship where similar with the causality relationship between non-performing loans and base lending rate. This research is appertained with commercial banks in Malaysia, thus a restored interpretation in this study will lead to a progressing association in the future

Study on drilling induced delamination of woven kenaf fiber reinforced epoxy composite using carbide drills

In this research study, it presents the influences of drilling parameters on the delamination factor during the drilling of woven kenaf fiber reinforced epoxy composite laminates when using the carbide drill bits. The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of drilling parameters such as cutting speed, feed rate and drill sizes on the delamination produced when drilling woven kenaf reinforced epoxy composite using the non-coated carbide drill bits. The damage generated on the woven kenaf reinforced epoxy composite laminates were observed both at the entrance and exit surface during the drilling operation. The experiments were conducted according to the Box Behnken experimental designs. The results indicated that the drill diameter has a significant influence on the delamination when drilling the woven kenaf fiber reinforced epoxy composites

Penerapan konsep pembelajaran terbeza: kandungan, proses, produk dan persekitaran terhadap pelajar pintar dan berbakat

Kertas ini menilai penerapan konsep pengajaran terbeza yang dijalankan ke atas pelajar pintar dan berbakat di Kolej GENIUS@Pintar Negara, UKM. Kepelbagaian dan keunikan setiap pelajar yang semakin ketara hari ini memerlukan strategi pengajaran yang sesuai. Begitu juga dengan Pelajar Pintar Berbakat (PPB) yang mempunyai bakat dan potensi pembelajaran yang berlainan dan memerlukan perhatian khusus. Dengan itu, Kaedah Terbeza (Differentiated Instruction) dikemukakan sebagai penyelesaian utama kepada keperluan PPB ini walaupun ianya amat mencabar. Pemantapan dalam kaedah terbeza dalam PPB perlu diperkukuhkan agar keseronokan belajar dalam kalangan PPB tidak membosankan dan memenuhi keperluan mereka. Selain itu, kertas ini juga memfokuskan kepada empat konsep utama dalam pembelajaran terbeza iaitu kandungan, proses, produk dan persekitaran. Setiap daripada konsep pembelajaran terbeza menghasilkan kepelbagain teknik, serta aktiviti yang boleh meningkatkan tahap keaktifan serta minta dan menambahkan lagi kreativiti antara PPB ketika belajar. Oleh itu, hasil pelaksanaan pengajaran terbeza yang dijalankan ke atas PPB menunjukkan sangat sesuai dipraktikkan dalam pengajaran dan pembelajaran pintar dan berbakat

Molecular characterisation of grouper iridovirus isolates from Peninsular Malaysia

Grouper Iriovirus (GIV) is one of the most devastating viral diseases of marine and cultured groupers worldwide. In the current study, 5 presumptive Malaysian GIV isolates were characterised through PCR amplification of the major capsid protein (MCP) gene and phylogenetic analysis of the sequences. The sequences from the five GIV isolates showed 100% homology with each other and a close relationship with grouper iridovirus isolate (GIV_Tn_352), which was clustered in group 1 together with King grouper iridovirus isolate (KGIV_Cy_346), Singapore grouper iridovirus (SGIV), and Crimson snapper iridovirus isolate (CSIV). The phylogenetic tree also showed different degree of relatedness with other Ranavirus strains which were obtained from the blast of GIV MCP gene in the NCBI database. This study confirmed the GIV isolates from Malaysia are related to other isolates that were reported previously

The effects of Vitex trifolia, Strobilanthes crispus and Aloe vera herbal-mixed dietary supplementation on growth performance and disease resistance in red hybrid tilapia (Oreochromis sp.)

Herbs and herb mixtures have been used as a growth promotant in livestock and aquaculture production. The objective of the study was to evaluate the effect of a dietary herbal mix comprised of Vitex trifolia (VTE), Strobilanthes crispus (SCE) and Aloe vera (AVE) on the growth performance, disease resistance and histology of Oreochromis sp. for 60 days. The fishes were divided into i) control, infected fish, fed with normal diet and infected fishes treated with different herbal-mixed supplementation diets of ii) VTE and SCE iii) SCE and AVE iv) AVE and VTE. All experimental groups were challenged using with Streptococcus agalactiae (1 × 107 cfu/mL) via intraperitoneal route on day 46. On day 46th (pre-challenge) and 60th (post-challenge), five fish were randomly chosen from each tank for each experimental and control groups to blood collection. The cumulative mortality and survival rate were assessed every day. Tissues from kidney, liver and spleen were examined. The fish supplemented with herbal-mix with the combination of VTE and SCE and AVE and VTE showed improved growth performance. For haematological assays, RBC, Hb, and WBC were higher (P<0.05) in fish supplemented with these herb mix, while the alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) were significantly affected by mixed-herbal supplementation. Histopathological examination of the organs revealed no negative effects in tissues. In conclusion, this study suggested that methanolic extracts of herbal mix composed of V. trifolia, S. crispus and A. vera extracts were effective as growth promoters and bacterial disease treatment in Oreochromis sp. when supplemented in daily diet

The effects of dietary supplementation of methanolic extracts of herbal medicine on haematological variable of red hybrid tilapia (Oreochromis sp.)

The most common strategy to treat in aquaculture disease is the use of antibiotics, however, such utilization has been accounted to have antagonistic impacts like accumulation of drugs in tissues, development of drug resistance and immunosuppression. One of the most promising methods of controlling diseases in aquaculture is strengthening the defence mechanisms through therapeutic administration. Vitex trifolia, Strobilanthes crispus, and Aloe vera have been reported to have better antimicrobial activity in vitro against Streptococcus agalactiae. However, there is no report on the application of the extracts on the treatment of Oreochromis sp. The objective of the study was to assess the effectiveness of diet supplementation of selected plant extract for 14 days as disease treatment. In red blood cell (RBC), haemoglobin (Hb), mean corpuscular volume (MCV), white blood cell (WBC), alanine transaminase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) showed significant differences between treatment and control. RBC, Hb and WBC levels of the infected group were significantly higher (P<0.05) than those of the control group indicating improve defence system in the fish fed with V. trifolia, S. crispus, and A. vera. These results suggested that of methanolic mixed herbal to applying S. agalactiae infected Oreochromis sp had a synergistic restorative effect on the haematological variables

Studies on Pathogenicity Effect of Aeromonas hydrophila Infection in Juvenile Red Hybrid Tilapia Oreochromis sp.

This study was conducted to evaluate the ability of motile Aeromonas species (MAS) to induce clinical symptoms and some pathological changes in juvenile red hybrid tilapia. A standard dose of infection was selected based on predetermined LD50. Infected fish were observed for any clinical sign and symptom for 96 hours. Samples of liver, spleen and kidney were collected for histopatological changes due to Aeromonas hydrophila infection. Clinical signs of fish included abnormal swimming behaviour and loss of balance. Most of infected fish suffered from haemorrhagic eyes and lesions on the body surface. Some of the them also developed bilateral exophthalmia. Histopathological changes were observed in kidney, liver and spleen. The infected liver showed severe congestion of hepatic veins and vacuoles formation while anterior kidney manifested degeneration of excretory tubules and glomeruli followed by severe haemorrhages and hyaline droplets degeneration. Spleen on the other hand showed tissues degeneration and vacuoles formation. All targated tissues also showed deposition of haemosiderin pigments followed by proliferation of melanomacrphage centres. Development of such symptoms was associated with the infection with Aeromonas hydrophila. The current study has shown that MAS could serve as the primary cause of severe infection not only in red hybrid tilapia but may also infected other freshwater fish species.The results of histological analysis of various tissues indicates a direct correlation between disease infection and histopathological disorders observed in the tissues