Maintenance management and servises (case study: PERKESO building's in penisular of Malaysia)

Maintenance Management and Services is a combination of several actions in which to retain or restore an item to perform its required action. PERTUBUHAN KESELAMATAN SOSIAL (PERKESO) as one of the semi government sector in Malaysia that has many assets, needs maintenance to prevent the assets from deterioration. Maintenance in PERKESO was monitor and control by Property Unit and Local PERKESO Office. There are two maintenance system presently implemented at PERKESO: Preventive maintenance and Corrective Maintenance. The maintenance and services in PERKESO are divided to two building type: stand alone building and shop lot building. Maintenance and services for stand alone PERKESO building is total preventive maintenance and services scope and for shop lot PERKESO building scope maintenance and services only cover cleaning, M&E preventive maintenance and Pest Control. Aim of this study to propose maintenance management & services system. To achieve the aim of this study, five objectives have been set, to study the maintenance management system presently implemented. To identify the common problem in maintenance management and services. To identify the tenant satisfactory level upon the maintenance and services implemented. To identify tenant opinion to make improvement for maintenance management and services. From the data analyze and propose maintenance management and services system. This research focused on PERKESO Building’s in Peninsular of Malaysia. To obtain the data the following knowledge acquisition methods were used by interview, questionnaire and archives. An interview were set for two session, pre-interview done before set questionnaire and interview after the analysis data had done Result of the study showed the responds of the end user customer for the overall building conditions and the services given is fair. To achieve the tenants’ satisfaction level, a new maintenance management system is proposed

Criterion-referenced and norm-referenced agreement between the mile run/walk test and the one-and-a-half mile run/walk test and the pacer test

Purpose – The purpose of this study was to test the reliability of the Mile Run/Walk Test and One-and-a-Half Mile Run or Walk Test,and the PACER Test 20-m, multistage shuttle run using criterion reference and norm reference as a working framework. Method – The sample for the study comprised 2,056 students, with male (n = 1159) and female (n = 897) randomly selected using stratifi ed random sampling, from the whole population of students aged 13, 14, and 15 years from 18 secondary schools throughout Perak, Malaysia. Two trials of the PACER Test and one each of the Mile Run/Walk Test and One-and-a-Half Mile Run/Walk Test were performed. The estimated criterion referenced reliability for the Mile Run/Walk Test and the One-and-a-Half Mile Run/Walk Test, and the PACER Test was obtained using the proportion of agreement (Pa) and ‘modified kappa (Kq) on FITNESSGRAM® Standards (Baumgartner, Jackson, Mahar, & Rowe, 2003) and the American College of Sports Standards (ACSM, 1999). Findings – Results of the study showed that the Pacer Test had high reliability for testing the maximum volume of oxygen among male and female students aged 13, 14, and 15 years old. The statistical analysis indicated a positive and strong correlation between test scores and repeated tests for the Pacer Test on male and female students aged 13, 14 and 15 years old with r = 0.94 to 0.97; 0.95 to 0.97 respectively, and was signifi cant (p<.05).Value – It is recommended that the PACER Test be used as a component of the Physical Fitness Test battery to replace the Mile Run/Walk Test and the One-and-a-Half Mile Run or Walk Test, which are still used by the Malaysian Ministry of Education,Teacher Education Division,Curriculum Development Centre, and also State Education Departments to test students’ cardiovascular resistance

Family Environment, Sibling Relationship and Rivalry towards Quality of Life

Kinship, family composition and household dynamics among siblings are developed positively or negatively in early life right through adulthood. Hence, the purpose of this paper is highlight the importance of family environment in influencing sibling relationship, with emphasis on sibling rivalry. Determining the factors that contribute towards sibling competition is important in counselling and assisting individuals with family issues. From a quantitative research approach, the findings showed that sibling relationships are problematic and has led to jealousies and prejudices especially if parents take sides. Family ties depend on happy sibling interactions which indirectly affects socio-economic developments as social ills are resolved. In ameliorating these private and sensitive issues among family members, the holistic society will benefit psychologically and happiness as well as a better quality of life will be attained.© 2016. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning &amp; Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.Keywords: Sibling rivalry; family; quality of life; socio-economic impac

Prestasi Kemahiran Asas Motor dan Kecergasan Fizikal Murid Tahap II Sekolah Rendah

Tujuan kajian ini ialah untuk memastikan serta melihat perbezaan tahap prestasi kemahiran asas motor dan kecergasan fizikal murid Tahap II (Tahun empat, lima dan enam) sekolah rendah berdasarkan tahun dan jantina. Seramai 302 orang murid dipilih dari seluruh sekolah rendah di negeri Perlis, diantaranya 158 orang murid lelaki dan 144 orang murid perempuan. Pengukuran prestasi kemahiran asas motor adalah berdasarkan skor Ujian Larian Zig - Zag, Lompat Jauh Berdiri, Memukul Bola dan Membaling serta Menangkap Bola. Manakala prestasi kecergasan fizikal adalah berdasarkan skor Ujian Bangkit Tubi Lutut Bengkok, Tekan Tubi, Lompat Menegak dan Lari atau Berjalan 600 Ela

A pilot study on procedural sedation among adult patients at Emergency Department HUSM, Kelantan comparing fentanyl with midazolam versus fentanyl with propofol

Introduction This is a pilot study looking at the safety and effectiveness of procedural sedation technique carried out at the Emergency Department (ED) HUSM Kelantan over a period of one year extending from December 2004 to December 2005. In other words, there were no study has been carried out before to compare the effectiveness and efficacy of using midazolam and propofol for any brief, intense procedures in ED setting. With this study, the standard drugs used and the measures during procedural sedation can be applied in all emergency departments. Objectives The objectives are: 1. to compare the safety and efficacy between a combination of fentanyl and propofol with fentanyl and midazolam; 2. to obsetVe outcomes in subjects. undergoing a procedure at the ED when they are under procedural sedation. These outcomes include the blood pressure, mean arterial pressure, respiratory rate, heart rate, oxygen saturation, end tidal carbon dioxide and duration to regain full consciousness after the procedural sedation. Methodology Fourty patients were needed for its significant evaluation in this study. They were randomly selected using the computer generated randotn permuted blocks of four patients. 20 patients were grouped together as A and the remaining 20 patients as group B. Drugs used were single blinded to prevent any biasness. Drug A represents proporfol while drug B represents midazolam. The procedures involved include, orthopaedic manipulation such as reduction of fractures, reduction of dislocated joints, abcess drainage, toilet and wound debridment, laceration wounds repaired and cardioversion. These subjects were monitored for their vital signs and end tidal carbon dioxide every ten minutes till the procedure is completed. The duration of recovery were documented when the subjects had completed the procedure until regaining a full consciousness or recovery. Patients were continued to be monitored at the observation ward before being discharged home or admitted to the respective ward. These findings were analysed using Mann-Whytney U statistical analysis. Result Majority of patients under study were represented by Malays and 75.6% were males. The youngest subject was 13 years old while the oldest was 78 years of age with the mean age of37.8 years. None of the patients developed any complication while under procedural sedation. Both propofol and mizadolam were found to be not significant (p value> 0.05) in outcomes as follow: 1) Blood pressure 2) Mean Arterial pressure 3) Heart rate 4) Respiratory Rate 5) Oxygen saturation 6) End tidal C02 This study also found that patients who received propofol (mean 29 ± 11.03) regained full consciousness at a much faster rate when compared to midazolam (mean 71.75 ± 60.63), p value< 0.001, better choice of drug to be used in the ED setting for procedural sedation. The recommended dose for propofol to be used for procedural sedation at the ED setting is lmglkg as a bolus dose followed by 0.5mglkg if required in a titrating dose while for midazolam the recommended dose is 0.1 mg/kg as a bolus dose followed by O.lmg/kg if needed in a titrating dose. Capnograph has proven to be a very sensitive instrument to detect early sign of hypoventilation and is strongly recommended to be used when procedural sedation is performed at the ED setting. Conclusion This pilot study has proved there were no difference between the studied drugs midazolam and propofol during procedural sedation. Instead, propofol has shown to be more efficacious and shortened the recovery time for patients to regain full consciousness. These two drugs can be used as procedura1 sedation agents in ED for various short intense painfu] procedures

Behavioural adaptation of Malay families and housing modification of terrace houses in Malaysia / Zaiton Abdul Rahim and Ahmad Hariza Hashim

This paper examines the behavioural adaptation of Malay families living in terrace houses with regards to the activity system, privacy and social interaction among Malay families and terrace housing modification

Proline Accumulation in Oil Palm Polyembryogenic Cultures Under Various Conditions

Low temperature of 15˚C to 20˚C was observed to suppress the growth and multiplication capacity of oil palm polyembryogenic cultures.This condition enabled the cultures to be maintained for at least six months duration without subculture and thus was suitable for minimal growth storage of invitro cultures. Proline, a .universal stress indicator,was found to accumulate in oil palm cultures under low temperature and moisture stresses(sucrose treatment)but not under anaerobic stress (non-agitated liquid media treatment). Sucrose treatment at 0.5 M caused moisture reduction and induced proline accumulation. In addition, when combined with low temperature storage it extended the low temperature tolerance and prolonged the subculture duration for at least nine months. The application of exogenous proline and ornithine at 10 mM could also induce proline accumulation in the cultures. However, only low level of proline accumulated with application of glutamic acid, glutamine and arginine Inconsistent pattern was observed with pyrroline-S-carboxylic acid (PSC). PSC reductase (EC1.5.1.2) and ornithine aminotrans ferase ( EC2.6.1.13) were found to involve directly/indirectly with proline biosynthes is in polyembryogenic cultures. The specific activities of these enzymes and soluble protein were higher under low temperature and moisture stresses. Since exogenous ornithine could induce proline accumulation and there was an active involvement of ornithine aminotransferase, ornithine could be one of the preferred precursors for proline biosynthes is in oil palm cultures. Similarly, Thioproline (proline analog) increased proline accumulation but produced some toxic effect which eventually killed the cultures. Polyembryogenic cultures were found to utilize the exogenous proline and ornithine more efficiently in the liquid media than in the solid media. The proline in accumulated cultures which were treated with exogenous proline, ornithine and subjected to low temperature stress was observed to return to normal level on transferring to the normal media and conditions. This suggested that the proline accumulated was readily utilizable when re turned to normal condition sand could be considered as a labile metabolite in oil palm polyembryogenic cultures

Residential satisfaction and social integration in public low cost housing in Malaysia

The research examined the relationship between social integration and residential satisfaction of residents in low cost housing in Malaysia. Two urban and non-urban areas in Selangor were chosen for this study involving 472 respondents. 58% of the respondents are Malay, 22% Chinese and 20% Indians. It was shown that residents with strong residential attachments and high levels of satisfaction are actively involved in the community activities held in their neighbourhood. It was also found that factors such as default in the physical structures of the house and poor social and physical environments could affect the social integration in the neighbourhood. Therefore properly planned residential projects with attention given towards residential satisfaction need to be considered because they can help foster the process of socializing people into communities

Utilisation of Subnetworks Through Distributed Gateway

There is increasing use of Internet in a LAN environment. Reliance on hardware and software that are mostly costly and difficult to maintain brings about problems for organisations with a small budget. Moreover, many networks available in these types of organisations, especially schools and colleges, are not fully utilised. This is especially true in terms of access to the Internet, Besides being a viable alternative to proxy server softwares, IP masqeurading allows the interconnection of subnetworks and distribution of gateways in a multiple internal LAN environment. For the server, which acts as the gateway to the Internet, Freesco, an IP masqeurading distribution which is Linux based, is used. The Windows 2000 OS is used on the client machines, A distributed gateway based on alternative routes to other gateways in different subnetworks will minimise the event of users having disconnection problems. Hence this ensures reliable and continuous Internet connection through an alternative subnetwork in the event of a connection failure in an adjoining subnetwork

Development of Artificial Intelligent Techniques for Manipulator Position Control

Inspired by works in soft computing this research applies the constituents of soft computing to act as the "brain" that controls the positioning process of a robot manipulator's tool. This work combines three methods in artificial intelligence: fuzzy rules, neural networks, and genetic algorithm to form the soft computing plant uniquely planned for a six degree-of-freedom serial manipulator. The forward kinematics of the manipulator is made as the feedforward control plant while the soft computing plant replaces the inverse kinematics in the feedback loop. Fine manipulator positioning is first achieved from the learning stage, and later execution through forward kinematics after the soft computing plant proposes inputs and the iterations. It is shown experimentally that the technique proposed is capable of producing results with very low errors. Experiment A for example resulted the position errors onpx: 0.004%;py: 0.006%; andpz: 0.002%