Kesalahan Tatabahasa dan Tanda Bacaan Pelajar-pelajar Melayu di Peringkat Sekolah Menengah Bawah Daerah Brunei/Muara dan Daerah Tutong: Satu Perbandingan

Penyelidikan ini cuba mendapatkan data tentang kesalahan tatabahasa dan tanda bacaan yang dilakukan oleh pelajar-pelajar Melayu yang belajar di Tingkatan Dua, iaitu dua buah sekolah menengah dari daerah Tutong, dan dua buah sekolah menengah dari daerah Brunei/Muara. Dua bentuk ujian telah di kemukakan kepada sampel, iaitu ujian menulis karangan dan ujian objektif pelbagai pilihan. Kedua-dua ujian tersebut bertujuan untuk mencari kesal ahan dalam aspek penggunaan imbuhan, penggunaan perkataan, pembentukan ayat dan penggunaan tanda bacaan. Setelah semua data diproses dan dianalisis, penyelidikan ini telah menghasilkan dapatan-dapatan dan rumusan-rumusan seperti yang berikut: (i) Dalam 200 buah karangan yang jumlah perkataannya lebih kurang 30,000 patah, didapati sampel tel ah melakukan kesalahan sebanyak 1,736. Purata kesalahan bagi setiap sampel adalah 8.68. Sementara dalam ujian objektif pelbagai pili han yang mempunyai sebanyak 10,000 soalan semuanya, didapati sampel telah melakukan kesalahan sebanyak 2,030. Purata kesalahan seti ap sampel bagi ujian ini adalah sebanyak 10.15. Jumlah kesal ahan bagi setiap sam pel untuk keduadua ujian adal ah sebanyak 18.83 kali, atau sebanyak 9.4 bagi setiap sampel untuk satu jenis ujian, (ii) Dalam ujian karangan aspek yang paling tinggi kekerapan kesalahannya dilakukan sampel ialah pembentukan ayat, iaitu sebanyak 624 atau 35.94%. Sementara dalam ujian objektif pelbagai pilihan pula didapati kesalahan aspek tanda baeaan yang paling tinggi kekerapannya, iaitu sebanyak 787 atau 38.77%

Coupled ‘storm-flood’ depositional model: application to the Miocene–Modern Baram Delta Province, north-west Borneo

The Miocene to Modern Baram Delta Province is a highly efficient source to sink system that has accumulated 9 to 12 km of coastal-deltaic to shelf sediments over the past 15 Myr. Facies analysis based on ca 1 km of total vertical outcrop stratigraphy, combined with subsurface geology and sedimentary processes in the present-day Baram Delta Province, suggests a ‘storm-flood’ depositional model comprising two distinct periods: (i) fair-weather periods are dominated by alongshore sediment reworking and coastal sand accumulation; and (ii) monsoon-driven storm periods are characterised by increased wave energy and offshore-directed downwelling storm flow that occur simultaneously with peak fluvial discharge caused by storm-precipitation (‘storm-floods’). The modern equivalent environment has the following characteristics: (i) humid-tropical monsoonal climate; (ii) narrow (ca <100 km) and steep (ca 1°), densely vegetated, coastal plain; (iii) deep tropical weathering of a mudstone-dominated hinterland; (iv) multiple independent, small to moderate-sized (102 to 105 km2) drainage basins; (v) predominance of river-mouth bypassing; and (vi) supply-dominated shelf. The ancient, proximal part of this system (the onshore Belait Formation) is dominated by strongly cyclical sandier-upward successions (metre to decametre-scale) comprising (from bottom to top): (i) finely laminated mudstone with millimetre-scale silty laminae; (ii) heterolithic sandstone-mudstone alternations (centimetre to metre-scale); and (iii) sharp-based, swaley cross-stratified sandstone beds and bedsets (metre to decimetre-scale). Gutter casts (decimetre to metre-scale) are widespread, they are filled with swaley cross-stratified sandstone and their long-axes are oriented perpendicular to the palaeo-shoreline. The gutter casts and other associated waning-flow event beds suggest that erosion and deposition was controlled by high-energy, offshore-directed, oscillatory-dominated, sediment-laden combined flows within a shoreface to delta front setting. The presence of multiple river mouths and exceptionally high rates of accommodation creation (characteristic of the Neogene to Recent Baram Delta Province; up to 3000 m/Ma), in a ‘storm-flood’ dominated environment, resulted in a highly efficient and effective offshore-directed sediment transport system

Pembelajaran bahasa Arab Di Universiti Malaysia Sabah: persepsi pelajar bukan Islam

Kertas kerja ini disediakan untuk melihat dan meneliti pelajar-pelajar bukan Islam terhadap pembelajaran bahasa Arab di Pusat Penataran Ilmu dan Bahasa, UMS. Mereka terdiri dari pelbagai etnik serta kaum seperti China, India, Kadazandusun, Sino kadazan, Iban, Kayan, Melanau, Rungus dan sebagainya. Mereka langsung tidak mempunyai asas bahasa Arab sebelum memasuki UMS sama ada di peringkat sekolah rendah mahupun sekolah menengah. Mereka dianggap sebagai pelajar minoriti mempelajari bahasa Arab, kerana majoriti pelajar yang mempelajari bahasa adalah pelajar Islam yang sudah menjadi kelaziman di mana-mana institusi pengajian tinggi di Malaysia

Effects of zinc and copper on male gametophytes off lowering plants

The Effect of Zinc and Copper on Male Gametophytes of FloweringPlants1) The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of heavy metals in the development of male gametophytes in flowering plants. Several experiments were conducted to find the best germination medium for the maximum percent germination and pollen tube growth of pollen. Temperature was also found to be an important factor influencing pollen tube growth.2) Three plant species were used in this study. They were Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi, Brassica rapa and Hippeastrum. The optimum germination medium for the pollen under study was found to be species-specific. 3) The best in vitro germination medium for the maximum percent germination and pollen tube growth for Kalanctioe fedtsclienl&lt;oi was 10% PEG and 10% sucrose, while for Brassica rapa dwf2 it was 15% PEG and 10% sucrose.4) A 5 C difference of germination temperature was shown to alter pollen tube growth length in two cultivars of Brassica rapa.5) Presence of zinc in the germinating medium led to reductions in both percent pollen germination and pollen tube length growth in Kalanctioe fedtsctienkoi at high concentrations of zinc. In contrast, Bnassica rapa dwf2 showed a greater reduction in percent pollen germination than in pollen tube length. 6) There was a large inhibitory effect of copper on both the percent pollen germination and pollen tube length of Brassica rapa dwf2.7) Cytoplasmic streaming was found to be a useful indicator of the possible toxicity of heavy metals. The movements of granules on the cytoplasm in the pollen tube slowed down when pollen was incubated in germination medium containing heavy metals. Thus this approach provides a sensitive assay for the effects of heavy metals such as zinc and copper upon male gametophytes.8) Brassica rapa dwf2 grown in water culture medium containing heavy metals showed a reduction in in vivo pollen tube growth. Thus, metal uptake by plants from the growing medium does result in metal reaching the male gametophyte and can in turn result in reduction of pollen tube germination and growth, thus potentially markedly affecting reproduction.

The Wall Street Journal investment dartboard: Market responses to recommendations of returning winners versus new contenders: Working paper series--98-03

We extend previous tests that examine the price and volume effects for stocks recommended in the Wall Street Journal's Investment Dartboard column. We split the sample into those stocks chosen by returning winners of previous contests and new contenders. Our results indicate that investors place greater price pressure on the stocks chosen by the "winners" compared to the "contenders." The wealth increase for both the "winners" and "contenders" is temporary, and returns to near the pre-event level by the twentieth day after the announcement. This finding is consistent price pressure being due to naive buying rather than new information being revealed. The relative trading volume shows that investors placed greater emphasis on the "winners" recommendations versus the recommendations of the "contenders." Finally, we show that the amount of price pressure observed increases with the success of the winner in the previous contest

Brunei Darussalam 1944-1962: Constitutional and Political Development in a Malay-Muslim Sultanate.

This is a study of constitutional and political development in Brunei Darussalam between 1944 and 1962. Responding to new forces unleashed by World War II, British planners in the Colonial Office embarked on a policy of promoting political progress in Brunei Darussalam with the aim of eventually introducing self-government, with the widest possible participation of the people of all communities. The thesis traces the origins of the Colonial Office's plan to introduce constitutional government in Brunei Darussalam, examines the evolution of the plan taking particular account of the obstructive intrusion of certain post-war developments which inevitably delayed the fruition of a full political advancement; and analyses the interaction between the local ruling elite, the British Colonial administration, and the Partai Rakyat Brunei (People's Party of Brunei). In the event the Brunei Darussalam Constitution, promulgated on 29 September 1959, failed to give full satisfaction to a large section of the people, causing in the end a rebellion which broke out on 8 December 1962. It also analyses the British plan to bring Brunei Darussalam in closer association with its neighbours in a loose federation. When this plan failed, the British put pressure on Brunei Darussalam to enter the Malaysia Federation, which inevitably gave impetus to the rebellion. In the end, Brunei Darussalam not only did not join the Malaysia Federation, it also chose not to adopt a democratic form of government. Instead, when it resumed its full independence on 1 January 1984, Brunei chose to be governed by a Sultan under the concept of Malay Islamic Monarchy

Analisis Al-Maf’ul Al-Mutlaq dalam surah–surah Al-Mufassal: satu kajian kemukjizatan linguistik al-quran

Korpus kajian ini melibatkan dua dimensi iaitu dimensi agama dan dimensi linguistik. Dimensi agama dapat dijelaskan melalui penglibatan al-Quran yang mendasari kajian ini. Sementara dimensi linguistik dapat dikesan melalui pengaplikasian bahasa Arab yang merupakan medium al-Quran itu sendiri. Salah satu elemen tatabahasa bahasa Arab dalam gugusan “akusatif� (al-Mansubat) iaitu al-Mafcul al-Mutlaq (absolute accussive) dipilih sebagai wacana kajian bagi membuktikan bahawa kemukjizatan linguistik al-Quran bukan sahaja terletak pada keunggulan retorika dan seni sasteranya, namun ianya bermula daripada keunggulan pembentukan sistem sintaksis (al-Tarkib) dan morfologinya (al-sarf). Bagi menjelaskan fenomena ini, surah-surah al-Quran dari ketegori al-Mufassal iaitu bermula dari surah Qaf hingga surah al-Nas dianalisis secara induktif bagi mendapatkan data-data yang relevan dan signifikan untuk mengesan aspek-aspek kemukjizatan yang terkandung dalam pembentukan sintaksis dan pola morfologi elemen al-Mafcul al-Mutlaq. Kajian ini menggunakan kaedah kualitatif dengan teknik analisis dokumen dan kajian keperpustakaan. Dapatan kajian ini menunjukkan bahawa terdapat kesignifikanan di antara pengaplikasian elemen al-Mafcul al-Mutlaq dengan jenis-jenis ayat al-Quran yang terdiri daripada ayat-ayat al-Makkiyyah dan al-Madaniyyah, dan terdapat juga kesignifikanan penggunaan al-Mafcul al-Mutlaq dalam surah-surah al-Mufassal dalam al-Quran yang dapat membuktikan bahawa skop kemukjizatan linguistik al-Quran dapat diperhati dan diteliti dalam sistem-sistem yang lebih kecil seperti sistem fonologi, morfologi dan sintaksisnya yang mendasari pembentukan dan kewujudan unsur-unsur wacana dan primasastera al-Quran yang sememangnya menjadi icjaz yang mencabar kelemahan dan kekurangan setiap yang mencabarnya dalam alam linguistik

Effect of residual toxicity of selected insecticides to the Malaysian stingless bee Heterotrigona Itama / Noor Albannia Natasya Jabi and Hazmi Awang Damit

Heterotrigona itama is a Malaysian stingless bee species that actively reared for meliponiculture. This stingless bee is cultivated in a commercial scale for its honey production, propolis and among the greatest commercial potential as crop pollinators. However, this species has been potentially exposed to agronomic practices, among which the use of synthetic insecticides against pests. The indirect toxicity effect of the post-insecticide had affected the mortalities of H. itama especially, to the foragers. Due to that, a study has been conducted to determine the lethal concentration of 50% (LC50) and 95% (LC95) of the selected insecticides against stingless bee forager workers through residual exposure. The bioassay test was conducted to the local stingless bee H. itama at Agricultural Research Station, Tenom. Four commonly used insecticides in crop protection; Deltamethrin, Chlorpyrifos, Cypermethrin and Malathion were tested at five concentrations that diluted with 500 ml of distilled water in three replications for each insecticide. Lethal concentrations (LC50 and LC95) were obtained from probit analysis after 1-hour dry residues exposure and 24-hour mortality observation. The result shows that; all four tested insecticides were harmful to H. itama through dry residue. Deltamethrin shows the higher value of LC50 (1.256 ml) and LC95 (3.582ml) that make it less toxic to the H. itama than cypermethrin, malathion, and chlorpyrifos, however, as the concentration gets higher it becomes more toxic

Pilihanraya Kecil Kimanis: Isu Lokal, Jentera Kempen dan Aura Barisan Nasional

Penolakan Mahkamah Pilihan Raya terhadap rayuan oleh penyandang kerusi P176 bagi petisyen untuk mencabar kemenangan penyandang berkenaan telah menyebabkan Pilihanraya Kecil (PRK) diadakan di kawasan tersebut. Terdapat seramai 29, 618 pengundi berdaftar yang terdiri daripada 66.54% bumiputera Islam (19,708), 29.93% bumiputera bukan Islam (8,865), 3.19% (945) dan lain-lain 0.34% (100). Demografik pengundi ini hakikatnya dapat menjelaskan sebab mengapa kemenangan parti BN sebelum ini dalam PRU14 adalah tipis dan dalam PRK Kimanis juga, angka majoriti kemenangan BN juga tidak begitu besar berbanding peratusan keluar mengundi dalam PRU14 yang lalu. Terdapat kemungkinan pengundi-pengundi wujud situasi groupthink dan kesan bandwagon dalam kalangan pengundi&nbsp;yang meyakini bahawa kerajaan Warisan boleh menang dengan mudah dan dengan sebab itu ramai pengundi luar kawasan yang tidak balik mengundi pada 18hb Januari 2020 kerana isu lokal tidak begitu memberi kesan kepada pengundian kelak. Rumusan oleh informan kajian yang ditanya menerusi temuramah bersemuka selepas keputusan diumumkan pada malam penjumlahan undi menggariskan tiga sebab yang boleh dipertanggungjawabkan atas kekalahan Parti Warisan iaitu, 1). isu Pas Sementara Sabah (PSS) yang sukar ditangani dengan betul oleh pihak kerajaan, 2). jentera kempen Parti Warisan yang agak kelam kabut, dan; 3). sebilangan besar pengundi-pengundi Parti Warisan tidak keluar mengundi atas sebab tertentu

Bugis in Sabah and GE-14: Case Study of Kalabakan Parliament

In the context of Malaysia, the politics of ethnic diversity often focus on Malays, Chinese and Indians. This is probably influenced by the historical background of the country concerned with the declaration of independence on August 31, 1957 which was obtained by the agreement of these three ethnic groups under the Alliance Party umbrella. This ethnic collective agreement continued until Sabah and Sarawak together with the Federation of Malaya formed Malaysia on 16 September 1963. The historical fact of witnessing the sharing of some of the major events of the country is that sometimes from the other side of the minds of academic or non-academic groups sometimes become narrow and tangled its nature. As a result, the dimensions of national political studies, especially on ethnic politics are often bombarded by writing focusing on Malay, Chinese and Indian as subjects especially in the run-up to the general elections. It is rarely highlighted by other ethnicities, especially in Sabah and Sarawak which also play a very significant role in determining the country’s political direction. One of them is the Bugis community on the east coast of Sabah, which is based on Sabah’s historical background that its involvement in Sabah’s political arena, especially for the Kalabakan parliament by the GE-14 which is rarely studied. Recognizing the caps, this paper is to highlight the role and existence of Bugis communities in Sabah especially in the context of Sabah politics, especially the east coast. In understanding this reality the method used to obtain information and data is through direct interviews of respondents involved in the political leadership of the government or opposition