Prevalence of Listeria monocytogenes in Retail Beef and Poultry

Preliminary studies on local and imported beef, minced beef, chicken pieces, minced chicken meat and internal organs of poultry from wet market sand supermarkets were carried out and analysed for the presence of Listeria monocytogenes.L. monocytogenes was isolated by direct plating on Palcam agar and with selective and cold enrichment at 37" and 4°Cin L-Palcamy enrichment broth. Whole chickens and the equipment used for processing of poultry were also swabbed and examined for the presence of the organism. L. monocytogenes was detected in 6/16imported and 3/6 local beef samples. Out of 16 poultry samples which were obtained from four different wet markets, six contained L. monocytogenes. Beef samples obtained from supermarkets were negative for L. monocytogenes but the organism was detected in three of four imported minced beef, and two of four local minced beef samplesL. monocytogenes was also detected in three of thefour chicken samples; two off ourminced samples and one off our organs which were obtained from supermarkets. Chicken carcasses from wet market A were negative for L. monocytogenes but this was not true for chicken carcasses from wet market B because 15 out of24 were positive for L. monocytogenes. No. L. monocytogenes was detected from the equipment in wet market A, but equipment in wet market B was positive for the organism. These results suggest that retailing meats which have been processed for many hours favour growth of L. monocytogenes and also enhance cross-contamination

Making product decisions in Citra (M) Sdn Bhd

This case describes the dilemma of Citra (M) Sdn Bhd in making product decisions. This dilemma arises as a result of the need to respond to an urgent order of the 14” colour picture tubes from its headquarters in Korea. These tubes were intended to solve the inadequate production problem of Citra (China) whose production had been disrupted by an explosion. On one hand, satisfying this request might disrupt Citra (M) Sdn Bhd’s production plan due to capacity constraints. On the other hand, accepting this order represents an opportunity to tap the vast market in China. Thus, in spite of the capacity constraints and the possible disruption to its production plan, the General Manager of Citra (M) Sdn Bhd asked himself, “How could I possibly reject this order from China?”

“Banteras Filem Cetak Rompak”: saranan pemantapan penguatkuasaan

Aktiviti filem cetak rompak tidak memberi sebarang kesan persepsi kepada masyarakat negara ini. Dengan perkataan lain, aktiviti menjual, mencetak, membeli dan memiliki filem cetak rompak tidak memberi sebarang kegerunan emosi dan makin diterima sebagai budaya kepada masyarakat negara ini. Apabila memperkatakan tentang isu Harta Intelek, perkataan sinonim yang berkaitan dengannya adalah cetak rompak. Oleh kerana filem merupakan salah satu dari kategori hasil karya sastera dan seni yang dilindungi di bawah Harta Intelek, maka makalah ini akan membincangkan kaedah pembanterasan fenomena filem cetak rompak bagi melindungi Harta Intelek ini. Oleh itu, dengan menggunakan kaedah temu bual mendalam bersama para informan yang terdiri dari mereka yang terlibat secara langsung dalam industri ini, maka dapatan temu bual mendapati bahawa Literasi media memainkan peranan yang dominan dalam pelaksanaan pembanterasan aktiviti ini di kalangan masyarakat. Tidak ketinggalan saranan lain seperti penambahbaikan akta, peningkatan penguatkuasaan, peranan pihak industri, dan penglibatan penggiat seni dalam penggubalan dasar dan perundangan berupaya menyumbang kepada pemantapan penguatkuasaan terhadap fenomena filem cetak rompak di negara ini

The effectiveness of The Malaysia Anti Corruption Commission Act 2008: a study on compliance with the Malaysian Anti Corruption Committee / Aimi Adibah Mohd Zahir … [et al.]

The title of this research is "The Effectiveness of the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission Act 2008: A Study on Compliance with the Malaysian Anti Corruption Committee". This research is conducted to identify the compliance of Malaysian Anti Corruption Committee with the Act. The current situation in Malaysia relating to the issue of corruption is not really serious but certain measurements were made in order to control this issue before getting worse. Basically, there many causes that contributes to the existence of corruption in Malaysia. As for that, as the citizen of Malaysia, there is a need to find solutions in solving or combating corruption. Although, there is law that governs this issue, still these problems occur among the society. Furthermore, at the end of the research, we will come out with few suggestions for the Malaysian Anti Corruption Committee to strengthen their regulation in settling this issue of corruption. We hope that through the recommendation Malaysian Anti Corruption Committee will improve in their service

Design Of A Setup For 3D Ultrasound Using Visual Probe Tracking

3D ultrasound systems have been proven to offer some significant advantages over the conventional 2D ultrasound system. However , the costly nature of 3D ultrasound machines limits the availability of the technology in most of medical institutions. A cost effective method for generating 3D ultrasound images using the conventional 2D machine is proposed in this thesis

Combinatorial Filtering and Machine Learning Approach to Improve Vessel Segmentation for Retinal Image Analysis

In assessing prevalent eye-diseases such Glaucoma, Diabetic Retinopathy (DR), Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) etc. retinal image understanding is crucial [1],[2]. • Fundus cameras are used to capture the fundus images which visualize the interior surface of the eye. • Fundus images are analyzed by the ophthalmologist to identify any abnormalities within the retinal structures. • Retinal blood vessel (RBV) and Optic Disc (OD) structures found in fundus images are segmented and localized to diagnose diseases

Kewujudan filem cetak rompak & filem tidak bertapis: mengapa masih berlaku?

Filem dikatakan mencerminkan imej dan ketamadunan sesuatu bangsa. Pemerolehan mesej akan diserap ke minda melalui tingkah laku dan komunikasi yang dipaparkan. Namun perkembangan industri filem dicacatkan dengan ancaman dan cabaran aktiviti filem cetak rompak dan filem tidak bertapis. Filem cetak rompak ialah filem yang tidak memiliki tanda hologram yang dikeluarkan oleh Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri, Koperasi dan Kepenggunaan, manakala filem tidak bertapis ialah filem yang tidak mendapat kelulusan tapisan daripada Lembaga Penapisan Filem, Kementerian Dalam Negeri. Justeru kertas kerja ini mahu mengupas faktor penyumbang kepada kewujudan aktiviti yang menyalahi undang-undang ini. Dengan menggunakan kajian kualitatif, makalah ini cuba meneroka permasalahan yang menyebabkan kewujudan aktiviti ini. Temu bual mendalam dijalankan ke atas 17 informan yang terdiri dari pelbagai agensi kerajaan dan pemain industri filem. Data dianalisis menggunakan perisian Atlas.ti dan hasil kajian mendapati bahawa faktor kewujudan aktiviti filem cetak rompak dan filem tidak bertapis ini berpunca daripada perkembangan teknologi, isu hak cipta, tatacara pelaksanaan penguatkuasaan, tatacara kelulusan dagangan dan peruntukan undang-undang sedia ada. Rumusannya, kewujudan filem cetak rompak dan filem tidak bertapis adalah berikutan dasar dan perundangan yang sedia ada yang tidak mampu mengekang dan mengawal aktiviti tersebut

Masjid Abidin, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, 1793

The Abidin Mosque is one of the oldest mosques in Terengganu and is strategically located in the centre of Kuala Terengganu town, within the proximity of many businesses, commercial and trading entities. The Abidin Mosque was originally constructed in 1793, and was established by Sultan Zainal Abidin Ibni Almarhum Sultan Mansur Riayat Shah (Sultan Zainal Abidin II). The mosque is more than 200-years-old. Currently, it is being renovated to accommodate around 2,500 people in a single prayer session

Image Segmentation of Meliponine Bee using Faster R-CNN

There has been an increasing interest by local Malaysian towards beekeeping of Meliponine, which is a tribe of stingless bee. When it comes to advice on beekeeping, these locals (mostly novice) depends on inputs from only a handful of key experts (mostly aging). This paper presents part of a project that aims to develop a visual-based expert system, which may help in beekeeping tasks. One of the first processes in such system is image segmentation. Being small in size, the segmentation of a Meliponine in its natural surrounding is difficult to be accurately detected, more so identified. Of recent, the Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) has been making tremendous progress in object detection due to its high accuracy and fast execution. In this paper, the Faster R-CNN, an object detection method, which uses the CNN core module is implemented for segmentation of Meliponine image from its background. We present results of this implementation on our data set of 400 image frames from videos collected in a local Meliponine farm in Malaysia. The accuracy result at around 74% looks promising for further exploration