SMART calls for SOS

2 June 2010. Sekolah Menengah Abdul Rahman Talib (SMART) Kuantan students were enlightened with a talk on Study Orientation Skills (SOS) delivered by Mohd Ghani Awang who is a CMLHS Senior lecturer from the Department of Human Sciences. It is from his extensive research that he created the Ghani Format (Format Ghani). Hence, the main objective of the talk was to discuss and utilise Ghani Format in science subjects to the fourth formers of the school. There were 120 students of science stream and 30 teachers took part in the process

Crime Free Forum

25 Oct 2009. A forum aiming at zero crime rate among UMP undergraduates by Human Sciences Club was conducted at WDKU1

Mangroves As Coastal Bio-Shield: A Review of Mangroves Performance in Wave Attenuation

Mangroves have been recognized as soft structures that provide coastline protection. The capability of dampening waves helps minimize destruction from catastrophic events including erosive wave attacks, torrential storms, and tsunamis. Mangroves act as the first line of coastal defense in natural tragedies such as during the Super Typhoon Haiyan 2013 and Indian Ocean Tsunami 2004, whereby the leeward mangrove area encountered less damage than the unprotected area. This has further brought the attention of researchers to study the attenuation performance of these coastal vegetations. Based on an extensive literature review, this paper discusses the attenuation mechanism of mangroves, the factors influencing the dissipation performance, studies on mangrove dissipation via different approaches, the dissipation efficiency, mangrove conservation and rehabilitation efforts in Malaysia and implementation of mangrove as coastal bio-shield in other countries. The study highlights that mangrove parameters (such as species, width, density etc.) and wave parameters (such as wave period and incident wave height) are among the contributing factors in mangroves-induced wave attenuation, with different efficiency rates performed by different mangroves and waves parameters. Towards that end, several improvements are proposed for future research such as to incorporate all influencing dissipation factors with specific analysis for each species of mangroves, to perform validation on the studied mangroves attenuation capacity in different settings and circumstances, as well as to address the extent of protection by the rehabilitated mangroves. A systematic and effective management strategy incorporating ecological, forestry, and coastal engineering knowledge should be considered to ensure a sustainable mangroves ecosystem and promising coastline protection by mangroves. Doi: 10.28991/cej-2021-03091772 Full Text: PD

Assessment on pollutant removal of interconnected wet detention pond

Best Management Practices (BMPs) have been used worldwide to control urban stormwater runoff. The objective of this paper is to assess the urban wet detention ponds on quality control for commercial and residential development in Denai Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. Field monitoring was conducted in this study area. Eight water samples were collected at 8 different locations from upstream to downstream of catchment area. All parameters were tested on-site except for TSS which was conducted at laboratory. The value of turbidity increased due to the occurrence of erosion and the side slope of detention pond. Total suspended solid (TSS) removal efficiency of Pond B is between 13 - 24%. However, this pond did not perform well in removing total phosphorus (TP) and ammonia nitrogen (NH -N) due to low concentration of dissolved oxygen. It is indicated3that the water samples is classified under Class III of Department of Environment (DOE) Water Quality Classification which further treatment is required. Maintaining the detention pond could reduce pollutant loadings to meet targeted requirements of water quality improvement

Pelajar UMPSA anjur program Perwira untuk Bumi Pertiwi

KUANTAN, 9 September 2023 - Seramai 37 orang pelajar Asasi Sains dan Teknologi (AST), Pusat Sains dan Matematik (PSM), Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al–Sultan Abdullah (UMPSA) telah mengadakan program Perwira Untuk Bumi Pertiwi bersama Sekolah Kebangsaan Pandan, Kuantan baru–baru ini

UMPSA Students Organize Perwira untuk Bumi Pertiwi Programme

KUANTAN, 9 September 2023 - A total of 37 students from the Foundation in Science and Technology (AST), Centre for Science and Mathematics (PSM), Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah (UMPSA), recently organized the "Perwira untuk Bumi Pertiwi" programme together with Sekolah Kebangsaan Pandan, Kuantan

Curative potential of Zingiber zerumbet on paracetamol-induced hepatotoxicity

Zingiber zerumbet is a type of wild ginger known worldwide for its medicinal values. Its constituents found in the rhizome suggest potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities. As such, this study investigated the possible curative effects of Zingiber zerumbet rhizome ethanolic extract (ZZ) on Paracetamol (PCM)-induced hepatotoxicity. The plant was obtained from Sendayan, Negeri Sembilan and had been identified by the Biodiversity Unit of Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia. Its rhizomes were processed and extracted with 80% ethanol. The chemical profile of the extract was determined using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis, while hepatotoxic rats were treated orally with varied extract doses (250, 350, and 450 mg/kg bwt) for a week, and N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) was used as reference drug. At the end of the treatment, sera samples were collected for liver function tests (LFTs). The chemical profile of the extract determined via GC-MS analysis revealed three major compounds that contributed to the bioactivity of the plant. Zerumbone had the highest component concentration (95%) in the extract for GC-MS study. Significant improvements in LFT parameters (alkaline phosphatase (ALP), alanine transaminase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), and total protein (TP) levels) were also observed in groups that received 350 and 450 mg/kg bwt extract, wherein the 350 mg/kg bwt dose appeared to be the most effective dose that reduced liver enzyme markers in PCM-induced hepatotoxic rats. Overall, Z. zerumbet exhibited the most optimum hepatocurative potential in enhancing liver functions amidst PCM-induced hepatotoxic rats at 350 mg/kg bwt dose

2-(4-Chloro­phen­yl)-1-phenyl-1H-benz­imidazole

In the title compound, C19H13ClN2, the dihedral angle formed by the imidazole core with the chloro­phenyl and phenyl rings are 24.07 (4) and 67.24 (4)°, respectively

An Analysis of Individual Entrepreneurial Orientations in Predicting Malaysian Engineers’ Intention to Quit the Jobs using PLS-SEM Approach

The objective of this study is to investigate the influence of individual entrepreneurial orientation (IEO) on the engineers' ITQ based on entrepreneurial orientation theory. The data were analysed using the Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) to validate the research model and hypotheses. The findings reveal that the more IEO an organisation practices, the less likely its engineers' ITQ current jobs. Theoretically, this study extends the value of IEO components in predicting engineers' ITQ. Additional knowledge is required to incorporate the roles of IEO and engineers' behavioural expectations in order to address engineering talent shortages in a competitive labour market. Keywords: individual entrepreneurial orientation; intention to quit; engineers; entrepreneurial orientation theory eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2019. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs 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 the 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 & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7iSI8.392