A study on trust in E-commerce transaction by Malaysian consumer / Nor Farah Wahida Nasir and Norisma Shakilla Ismail

According to Lawrence (2010) the number of internet users around the world has been steadily growing and this growth the impetus and the opportunities for global commerce. The growing popularity of internet business gives rise to their services that considered as more attractive services in e-commerce sector. The growing of e-commerce business gives chance to entrepreneur to take an opportunity to expand their business through internet. It will also influence the rises of transaction through internet. The growing of global commerce will affect the growing of internet business and e-commerce transaction in developing countries. Malaysia also affected from growing of global commerce. According to Hoffman (1999) and Jarvenpaa (2000), there is overwhelming evidence that trust in the online environment is an important element of electronic commerce (EC)relationships. According to Mayer (1995) and McKnight (2002), the overall trust in using E-commerce transaction is influenced by consumer’s perception of risk to the Ecommerce transaction due the nature of supporting infrastructure. Usually, the consumer’s perception of risk caused by their intention toward to perceived privacy, perceived security and company reputation. Despite the fears some consumers have about making online purchases, online purchasing behavior continues to grow in volume, and more and more people seem to be taking the plunge and buying online (Green, 2002; Horrigan, 2002). As the proportion of people refuse to buy online continue to shrink, concern about privacy, trust, security maybe overshadowed by other concerns. Ahuja et al. (2003) found privacy and security concern to be the most common reason their respondents gave for not shopping online, but other reasons were not behind on the list

MedFuse: Multi-modal fusion with clinical time-series data and chest X-ray images

Multi-modal fusion approaches aim to integrate information from different data sources. Unlike natural datasets, such as in audio-visual applications, where samples consist of "paired" modalities, data in healthcare is often collected asynchronously. Hence, requiring the presence of all modalities for a given sample is not realistic for clinical tasks and significantly limits the size of the dataset during training. In this paper, we propose MedFuse, a conceptually simple yet promising LSTM-based fusion module that can accommodate uni-modal as well as multi-modal input. We evaluate the fusion method and introduce new benchmark results for in-hospital mortality prediction and phenotype classification, using clinical time-series data in the MIMIC-IV dataset and corresponding chest X-ray images in MIMIC-CXR. Compared to more complex multi-modal fusion strategies, MedFuse provides a performance improvement by a large margin on the fully paired test set. It also remains robust across the partially paired test set containing samples with missing chest X-ray images. We release our code for reproducibility and to enable the evaluation of competing models in the future

Hydration of the combinations of ground granulated blast furnace slag cements

The heat of hydration is known as a measurement of the initial chemical reactions for the hydration of cement. The heat liberated during the hydration process affects the temperature rise in concrete, which may cause an early-age thermal cracking of a concrete structure. To address this thermal cracking issue, Portland cement/ground granulated blast furnace slag (PC/GGBS) is often used, due to the low heat hydration properties of GGBS. This paper presents the results of isothermal conduction calorimetry tests performed on GGBS binary cement, Portland cement/ground granulated blast furnace slag (PC/GGBS), GGBS ternary cement, and Portland cement/ground granulated blast furnace slag/metakaolin (PC/GGBS/MK). The tests covered a range of GGBS levels, which are up to 75% GGBS level and up to 15% MK content by mass for the ternary cement combinations. For PC/GGBS cement, the total heat of hydration is lower than that of PC, and an increase in the GGBS levels resulted in a decrease in the amount of heat liberated; however, for PC/GGBS/MK, the heat of hydration generated is lower than that of PC but is greater than those of the equivalent PC/GGBS, which has an equivalent PC content

Analisis Faktor – Faktor Yang Mempengaruhi Loyalitas Pelanggan Ahass Cahaya Sakti Motor Di Karangpandan

This research aim to test influence of factor of service quality, consumer attitude, and location to having an effect on to customer loyality use service of AHASS Cahaya Sakti Motorof Karangpandan. Population and sample which are used in this research oneof who come using service of AHASS CahayaSakti Motorin Karangpandan counted 40 respondent. The hypothesis tested in this research use analyzer test of validity, reliabilities test, the classical assumption test, analysis of doubled linear regression, t test, F test, and coefficient of determines (R2). Result of research indicate that the service qualityhave an effect on positive and significant to customer loyality, consumer attitude have an effect on positive and significant to customer loyality, and location have an effect on positive and significant to customer loyality. The third of examination of the hypothesis can be proved with test t. Service quality, consumer attitude, and location by together have an effect on positive influence and significant to customer loyality, this matter can be proved with test F. Result of examination of coefficient of determines (R2) indicate that the quality of service, consumer attitude, and location can explain customer loyality variability equal to 54,1%

Effects of mitragynine from Mitragyna speciosa Korth leaves on working memory

Aim of the study: Mitragyna speciosa Korth from Rubiaceae family is a tropical plant indigenous to Southeast Asia particularly in Thailand, Peninsular of Malaysia and Indonesia. The leaves have been used by natives for their opium-like effect and cocaine-like stimulant ability to combat fatigue and enhance tolerance to hard work. However there is no scientific information about the effect of mitragynine on the cognitive performances. This study is designed to examine the working memory effects of mitragynine which is extracted from Mitragyna speciosa mature leaves. Materials and methods: The cognitive effect was studied using object location task and the motor activity in open-field test. Mitragynine 5, 10 and 15. mg/kg and were administered by intraperitoneal (IP) for 28 consecutive days and evaluated on day 28 after the last dose treatment. Scopolamine was used as the control positive drug. Results: In this study there is prominent effects on horizontal locomotor activity was observed. Mitragynine significantly reduced locomotor activity in open-field test compared with vehicle. In object location task mitragynine (5, 10 and 15. mg/kg) did not showed any significances discrimination between the object that had changed position than the object that had remain in a constant position. Conclusion: Our results suggest that chronic administration of mitragynine can altered the cognitive behavioral function in mic

A comparative study of the behaviour of treated and untreated tyre crumb mortar with oil palm fruit fibre addition

An incorporation of waste tyre particles in concrete has been established to produce a green concrete. However, despite its advantages, strength reduction is an obvious handicap. To improve the strength, pre-treatments of the waste tyre particles and addition of Oil Palm Fruit Fibre (OPFF) were chosen and reported in this study. The addition of OPFF was to influence the internal structure in order to improve shrinkage and other strength properties. Performance of the composites in compressive, split tensile and flexural strengths, as well as shrinkage and microstructure were observed. Results showed better behaviour of the treated tyre crumb mortar rather compared to the untreated tyre, with the replacement of up to 40% by volume of the treated tyre crumb particles and 0.5- 1.0% OPFF addition by mass of cement content

Water permeability and chloride and sulphate resistance of rubberised fibre mortar

Non-biodegradable solids such as waste tyres and oil palm fruit fibre (OPFF) would cause environmental problems if not disposed properly. This research studied the water permeability and chloride and sulphate resistance of mixes with addition of OPFF and sand replacement with Treated Crumb Rubber (TCR). The mix known as Rubberised Fibre Mortar (RFM) is a composite of 10% to 30% of TRC and addition of 1% to 1.5% of OPFF. In total sixteen different mixes, with water to cement ratio of 0.48 were prepared and subjected to related tests up to 56 days. The specimens are separated to two water curing types; immersion and spraying. The results show immersion cured specimens is less permeable and more resistance to chloride and sulphate than spraying specimens. The TCR does reduce the water permeability of the mix when 20% and less replacement made, while addition of less than 1% OPFF allows medium permeability. The moderate chloride resistance is achieved in mix with less than 10% TCR replacement and OPFF is not added. While sulphate resistance of RFM with less than 30% TCR is acceptable but addition of OPFF must be limited to 1% to prevent large strength reduction. In conclusion, for indoor mortar applications such as partition wall, RFM made of less than 10% TCR and less than 1% OPFF is recommended

The level of sports performance in Malaysia

Background: This paper examines the relationship sport performance between leadership.Previous research in the field has suggested that the majority of consultations conducted by sport performance are related to leadership.Included is a discussion of the factors affecting the sport performance.Suggestions for future research and practical considerations are listed in the conclusion.The survey was conducted on the non-athletes perception on sport performance in leadership.Quantitative approach were employed through cross-sectional survey, a total 220 questionnaires were distributed.Random sampling technique was applied in determining the sampling frame.Hence, the data obtained was analyzed by using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21.Finally, recommendations for future study and improvement of leadership styles on sport performance, specifically in the Malaysian contex

Antioxidant, haemolytic activities and GC-MS profiling of Carissa carandas roots

The antioxidant potential of the plant Carissa carandas roots extracted with different polarity based solvents was assessed. The antioxidant activity was evaluated by the measurement of total phenolic contents (TPC), total flavonoid contents (TFC), reducing power, DPPH radical scavenging, IC50 and antioxidant activity in linoleic acid system. The plant material contained the TPC (1.79-4.35 GAE mg/g of dry extract), TFC (1.91-3.76 CE mg/g of dry extract), DPPH radical scavenging activity, IC50 (12.53-84.82 %) and % inhibition of peroxidation in linoleic acid (41.0-89.21 %) system respectively. Furthermore the antioxidant effectiveness of extracts was assessed using corn oil (CO) as the oxidation substrate. The oxidative alterations were evaluated by the measurement of conjugated diene (CD), conjugated triene (CT), p-anisidine, free fatty acid (FFA) and peroxide values (PV). The cytotoxicity of  the plant extracts were assessed against human red blood cells (RBCs) and the % lysis was found to be in the range of 1.01-6.10 %. The GC-MS analysis of n-hexane extract was also profiled.  It was concluded that extracts of plant roots may be used as potential source of antioxidant agents in food industries

An investigation of emotional intelligence and counselling self-efficacy among counsellors-in-training

The challenges faced by the counsellors-in-training are enormous. Therefore, investigating emotional quotient (EQ) and counselling self-efficacy among counsellors-in-training is crucial. This study aimed to examine the EQ and counselling self-efficacy levels among counsellors-in-training and investigate the relationships between these variables. A total of 373 counselling students from three universities in the Northern Peninsular of Malaysia have participated in this study. This study involved a quantitative method using survey as a data collection technique and also employed a convenience sampling procedure. There were two questionnaires used in this study, namely Bar-On emotional quotient inventory (EQ-i) and counselling self-estimate inventory. The results showed that there was a significant correlation between EQ and counselling self-efficacy which all sub-constructs for both measures are well-associated with each other. In conclusion, these two variables are essential to ensure counselling students would move toward a better developing identity of counsellors-in-training and encourage the growth of professional competency among trainee counsellors in the future. Hence, it is vital for the government to ensure that quality counselling services should be provided for the community to deal with this problem