Morphological Changes with growth in Liza cCarinata (Valenciennes) egg, larva and juvenile as distinguished from those of Liza Haematocheila (ScWegel)

The morphological changes in the egg, larval and juvenile stages of Liza carinata with growth were investigated in reared and wild specimens. L. carinata could be distinguished from L. haematocheila which is likely to spawn concurrently in time and space in the egg, larva, and juvenile stages. The eggs hatch within 45-102 h after fertilization in water of15-21 °C, corresponding to the temperature in the spawning ground. A newly-hatched larva averages 2.1 mm in total length. The anlage of the caudal fin appears in the larva of around 3.4 mm and the juvenile stage is attained at a length of 8.9 mm. L. haematocheila is distinguished fly its larger size in the egg and larval stages. The melanophores located on the top of the head and the rear end of the tail in L. carinata may also serve as distinguishing marks in the larval stages. The longer extension of the mid-lateral melanophore row in L. carinata distinguishes them in the juvenile stage. The characteristic dorsal ridge in L. carinata (which does not occur in L. haematocheila) appears after a total length of 30mm is reached

[‘Urf in The Interaction of The Indigenuos People Tradition in Malaysia] Pertimbangan Uruf dalam Interaksi Tradisi Masyrakat Orang Asli di Malaysia

The indigenous people are rich with unique customs and culture that have been passed down through ages. These people are deeply influenced by the beliefs of animism and nature. They uphold the custom practised in all aspects of life. The presence of Islam at the centre of their lives brought significant changes in the framework of religious life to the belief in the Oneness of God and at the same time clashes occurred with local custom. To oppose the tradition means to create disagreement with the locals and erode their identity which will lead to conflict if it is not managed in harmony. Nevertheless, Islam is a universal religion which is able to play a role in interacting with local customs through various instruments, including the `urf. In this regard, this study aims to discuss the role of `urf in managing the culture of the indigenous people. To achieve the objective, the researchers have utilized the library research by referring to the literatures related to the discussion of Islamic scholars in various disciplines of fiqh and usūl al-fiqh. The research found that the tradition of the indigenous people can be maintained, either to be fully accepted when it is not contradicted to the Islamic law, or to be modified so it will be parallel with the standard of the `urf. Whereas, tradition which violates the law especially the practice of animism is intransigently rejected. Masyarakat orang asli kaya dengan pelbagai adat resam dan budaya unik yang diwarisi sejak turun temurun. Tradisi mereka banyak dipengaruhi oleh kepercayaan animisme dan alam semula jadi. Mereka menjunjung tinggi adat yang diamalkan dalam segenap aspek kehidupan. Kehadiran Islam di tengah kehidupan mereka membawa perubahan yang signifikan dalam kerangka kehidupan beragama kepada kepercayaan Tuhan yang Esa dan pada masa yang sama berlaku pertembungan dengan adat masyarakat setempat. Menentang tradisi bererti membawa kepada permusuhan dengan warga setempat dan menghilangkan identiti mereka sehingga jika tidak dilestarikan secara harmoni akan menimbulkan konflik. Namun begitu, Islam sebagai agama yang universal mampu berperanan dalam interaksi dengan adat setempat melalui pelbagai instrumen antaranya adalah uruf. Sehubungan itu, kajian ini akan membincangkan peranan uruf dalam menangani budaya masyarakat orang asli. Bagi mencapai objektif tersebut, pengkaji menggunakan kajian kepustakaan sepenuhnya dengan menelusuri literatur berkaitan dengan perbincangan sarjana Islam dalam pelbagai disiplin ilmu fiqh dan usul fiqh. Hasil kajian mendapati tradisi masyarakat orang asli boleh dikekalkan sama ada diterima sepenuhnya sekiranya tidak bertentangan dengan hukum syarak atau dilakukan modifikasi supaya selari dengan piawaian uruf. Manakala adat yang menyalahi terutamanya fahaman animisme ditolak sepenuhnya tanpa kompromi

Rice husk to charcoal converter machine (vertical type) / Mohd Khairul Anuar Shah Hassan

Rice husk charcoal converter machine is very important to our country because almost all citizens in Malaysia eat rice, then we need one machine to help the paddy industry grow easily and faster with high quality. This project is to design and fabricate a machine to convert the rice husk into char stage for the nursery growing process The first phase of the project is to identify the strategy in producing char so as to fulfill the requirements of paddy plantation. The solution here is to design and fabricate a prototype of converting rice husk based on problems and user requirements in the agriculture sector. From the information gathered and studied, problems had been identified and the user requirement had been listed. The user requirement will then be analyzed in order to get the important features and produce engineering specification of converting the rice husk. The analysis of the requirement and the design specification has been used to create the system and the design concept of the converting rice husk. Finally, the furnace of the rice husk converter machine has been fabricated successfully

Influence of Job Satisfaction on Affective Commitment Among Bank Employees

This paper explores !he influence of job satisfaction towards level of affective commitment among bank employees. Influence of job satisfaction can be related to what the erripJoyees like or inspire quality that lies within bank employees that will lead to higheratfective commitment. It is extremely important for bank employees to have high level of job satisfaction in order for the bank: to have high productivity of employees and at the same time maintain the service standard as majority of the are facing customers on their day-to-day banking operations. Banking services is built on trust and also the level of standard etiquette provided by the bank. employees and the standard banking operations itself. Banks in Malaysia still usc employccs' functions to catcrthcir services to customers. In certain countries, the bank employees' usage is very minimal as compared to Malaysia's banking sector. Moreover, bank employees are very essential to the banking service since majority of them perfonn banking duties, credit administrntion. and' call centerpersonnels. Questionnaires were handed to bank employees in the northern states of Malaysia and were analysed using SPSS. Bank employees indicated job satisfaction was associated with their affective commitment. These findings further have an impact on bank employees and banks' top management

Compatibilized PP/EPDM-kenaf fibre composite using melt blending method

Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE) composite reinforced with Hibiscus cannabinus, L fiber (kenaf fiber, KF) was prepared via melt blending method using internal mixer at temperature 18

Improving tax compliance via tax education - Malaysian experience / Norzilah Hassan, Anuar Nawawi and Ahmad Saiful Azlin Puteh Salin

Tax education has always been one of central focus to the tax authority in Malaysia. It reflects the commitment of the agency to educate taxpayer in every possible ways. The objective of this study is to determine whether tax education program tax implemented by the tax authority does effect the compliance among the taxpayers. The sample was randomly selected from population with 60 responses. It was found that taxpayers really used the information on tax education wisely. Although it still need some improvement, it is still the best practise to encourage more people to know and learn about tax. It also shows that the taxpayers have a good perception toward tax education programmed. For future research, this study suggests the positive perception towards tax education programmed of the taxpayer need to be enhanced to give the taxpayers more exposure on tax education programme

2-Naphthyl quinoxalin-2-yl ether

In the crystal structure of the title compound, C18H12N2O, the two fused rings are aligned at 64.2 (1)°; the C—O—C angle is 118.73 (12)°

1-Naphthyl quinoxalin-2-yl ether

In the crystal structure of the title compound, C18H12N2O, the dihedral angle between the two fused-ring systems is 84.3 (1) °; the C—O—C angle at the ether O atom is 117.31 (18)°

The Cross Ethnic Relationships in Strengthening Social Cohesion in Malaysia

The foundation of developing a nation in Malaysia is based on the integration by which each ethnic identity is maintained and preserved within the Malaysian Federal Constitution. However, there is always a negative perception of the "outsider" on the harmonious condition in Malaysia. This is because they are only influenced by the "talk conflicts" that spreading in the social media as if tomorrow will recur the bloody tragedy of May 13, 1969. Yet, the Institute of Ethnic Studies, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia has clarified that Malaysia is now in the era of social cohesion. In this era, the behavior of Malaysians is at the 'everyday-defined' level, where 'they talk conflict, they walk cohesion' and this is a healthy psychosocial behaviour. Hence, in exploring the strengthening level of social cohesion, a survey was conducted on 554 business community from various ethnic groups who had a direct connection to cross ethnic relationships. The objective of this study is to explore the dimensions of cross ethnic relationships experienced by the business community from various ethnic groups; and to study the impacts of cross ethnic relationships towards social cohesion in Malaysia. This article is a sub topic from a study on social mobility among Malaysian business community by specifying on cross ethnic relationships. There are three levels of ethnic relationships, namely; at the individual level, community level and institutional level. The findings found that the cross ethnic relationships among the business community in Malaysia is positive and significant in strengthening the social cohesion in Malaysia