Verification Of CPTU Soil Types By USCS

Soil classification is very important in geotechnical engineering. Soil classification enables worldwide geotechnical engineer to convey the general characteristics of soil effectively. The soil classification at site is given by CPTU method without having to bring the sample to the laboratory. The result obtained from CPTU method is then correlated with the existing texture based classification that is Unified Soil Classification System (USCS). However, CPT-based SBT may not always agree with conventional USCS-based soil types and the biggest difference is likely to occur in the mixed soil region such as sand mixtures and silt mixtures. The study reported in this thesis examine the correlation between USCS method and CPTU method in order to compare the names given by these two method. The study involved several tests such as Standard Proctor, Specific Gravity and CPTU test. It was found out that The CPTU names and USCS names would never be the similar since they have come from two distinct systems. Nevertheless, both systems appeared to illustrate name change in their system due to simple alteration on the mix content

El efecto de la inteligencia emocional como mediador de la relación entre el liderazgo transformacional y la comunidad de aprendizaje profesional

A drastic national education transformation requires leaders that can shape high-quality teachers. Professional Learning Community (PLC) is a strategy introduced by the Teacher Education Division or Bahagian Pendidikan Guru (BPG) to improve the quality of teachers. In ensuring the successful implementation of this strategy, an effective principal leadership style should be practiced in every organization. Besides, emotional intelligence plays a role in assisting leaders to improve the effectiveness of their leadership. This study aims to examine the effect of emotional intelligence as a mediator of the relationship between principals’ transformational leadership and teachers’ professional learning community practice in High-Performance Schools (HPS) in the state of Selangor. A total of 364 teachers were selected from 34 high-performance secondary schools in Selangor.Una transformación educativa nacional drástica requiere líderes que puedan formar maestros de alta calidad. La Comunidad de Aprendizaje Profesional (PLC, por sus siglas en inglés) es una estrategia introducida por la División de Educación Docente o el Pendidikan Guru de Bahagian (BPG) para mejorar la calidad de los maestros. Para garantizar la implementación exitosa de esta estrategia, se debe practicar un estilo de liderazgo principal efectivo en todas las organizaciones. Además, la inteligencia emocional juega un papel en ayudar a los líderes a mejorar la efectividad de su liderazgo. Este estudio tiene como objetivo examinar el efecto de la inteligencia emocional como mediador de la relación entre el liderazgo transformacional de los directores y la práctica comunitaria de aprendizaje profesional de los maestros en las Escuelas de Alto Rendimiento (HPS) en el estado de Selangor

A Pc-Based Freehand Three-Dimensional Ultrasound.

Breast cancer is the number one killer disease among women in Malaysia. In the diagnosis of breast cancer, breast ultrasound examination is commonly used as a supplement to mammography

Habitual dietary fibre intake and lifestyle characteristics in relation to functional constipation among adults in Malaysia

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) recommend consuming at least 25 g of dietary fibre daily. Adults with low fibre intake have an increased constipation risk. However, little research has been done on the habitual dietary fibre intake and lifestyle characteristics of functional constipation in Malaysian adults. Thus, the purpose of this study is to determine the dietary fibre intake, lifestyle characteristics, and functional constipation of adults in Malaysia, as well as the association between habitual dietary fibre intake, lifestyle characteristics, and functional constipation. About 318 adults between the ages of 18 and 59 participated and were asked to complete an online questionnaire consisting of three major parts. The components are as follows: i) the assessment of dietary fibre intake by using a semi-quantitative dietary fibre food frequency questionnaire; ii) the assessment of lifestyle factors; and iii) the determination of functional constipation via the Wexner Constipation Scoring System. SPSS 25 was used to analyse the data at a significance level of 0.05. The results indicated that the majority of adults consumed dietary fibre in amounts less than 25 g per day (84.6%). About 97.5% of adults have a healthy lifestyle, and only 2.8% of adults in this study faced constipation. There was no significant association between habitual dietary fibre intake and lifestyle characteristics (p=0.614) or between habitual dietary fibre intake and functional constipation among adults in Malaysia (p=0.147). Continued efforts are needed to increase dietary fibre intake among the adult population

Prevalence and factors associated with internet addiction among adolescents in Malaysia: a cross-sectional study

Introduction: Internet is important to university students, especially for medical students who use it to search for literature and relevant information. However, some of the users are experiencing a gradual loss of the ability to reduce the duration and frequency of their internet activities, despite the negative consequences. The literature on internet usage among Malaysian medical students is limited. This study aims to determine the prevalence and factors associated with internet usage among medical students in a public university in Malaysia. Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed among all the medical students (Year 1-5). Students were assessed on their internet activities using the internet addiction questionnaires (IAT). A Multiple Logistic Regression was used for data analysis. Results: The study was conducted among 426 students. The study population consisted of 156 males (36.6%) and 270 females (63.4%). The mean age was 21.6 ±1.5 years. Ethnicity distribution among the students was: Malays (55.6%), Chinese (34.7%), Indians (7.3%) and others (2.3%). According to the IAT, 36.9% of the study sample was addicted to the internet. Using the multivariate logistic regression analysis, we have found that the use of internet access for entertainment purposes (odds ratio [OR] 3.5, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.05-12.00), male students (OR 1.8, 95% CI 1.01-3.21) and increasing frequency of internet usage were associated with internet addiction (OR 1.4, 95% CI 1.09- 1.67). Conclusion: Internet addiction is a relatively frequent phenomenon among medical students. The predictors of internet addiction were male students using it for surfing and entertainment purposes

Prevalence and Factors Associated with Smartphone Addiction among Adolescents–A Nationwide Study in Malaysia

Smartphone ownership among adolescents is getting common in this decade especially in Malaysia; Adolescent are strongly devoted to their smartphone and this may lead to smartphone addiction. Studies have reported that smartphone addiction has become an emerging social and health problem especially among the youth in many countries however there is lack of study among adolescents in Malaysia. This study aimed to examine the prevalence and factors associated with smartphone addiction among adolescents in Malaysia. This was a cross-sectional study involving adolescents from 15 primary care clinics throughout the country. Respondents were assessed on their smartphone activities using the Malaysian short version of the Smartphone addiction scale (SAS-M-SV). Multiple logistic regression was used to determine the predictors of smartphone addiction among adolescents. The study was conducted among 921 adolescents with 49.6% male (n = 457). The mean age of adolescents was 16.4 ± 2.4 years. The ethnicity distribution were 74.6% Malay, 7.3% Chinese, 4.7% Indian and 13.4% other ethnicities. The prevalence of smartphone addiction was 37.1% (342/921); 37.4% in male and 36.9% in female. Based on multiple logistic regression analysis, longer duration of smartphone use per week was associated with higher odds of smartphone addiction among adolescent (odd ratio = 1.005%, 95% confidence interval = 1.000–1.009, p-value = 0.039). Smartphone addiction is present in nearly four in ten adolescents in Malaysia. Adolescents who spend longer duration in smartphone usage per week were associated with higher odds of having smartphone addiction. Parents should be more alert and vigilant about this finding. Hence, parents should limit their children from spending too much of time with smartphone in order to prevent their children from getting smartphone addiction

Prevalence and Factors Associated with Smartphone Addiction Among Adolescents-A Nationwide Study in Malaysia

Smartphone ownership among adolescents is getting common in this decade especially in Malaysia; Adolescent are strongly devoted to their smartphone and this may lead to smartphone addiction. Studies have reported that smartphone addiction has become an emerging social and health problem especially among the youth in many countries however there is lack of study among adolescents in Malaysia. This study aimed to examine the prevalence and factors associated with smartphone addiction among adolescents in Malaysia. This was a cross-sectional study involving adolescents from 15 primary care clinics throughout the country. Respondents were assessed on their smartphone activities using the Malaysian short version of the Smartphone addiction scale (SAS-M-SV). Multiple logistic regression was used to determine the predictors of smartphone addiction among adolescents. The study was conducted among 921 adolescents with 49.6% male (n = 457). The mean age of adolescents was 16.4 ± 2.4 years. The ethnicity distribution were 74.6% Malay, 7.3% Chinese, 4.7% Indian and 13.4% other ethnicities. The prevalence of smartphone addiction was 37.1% (342/921); 37.4% in male and 36.9% in female. Based on multiple logistic regression analysis, longer duration of smartphone use per week was associated with higher odds of smartphone addiction among adolescent (odd ratio = 1.005%, 95% confidence interval = 1.000–1.009, p-value = 0.039). Smartphone addiction is present in nearly four in ten adolescents in Malaysia. Adolescents who spend longer duration in smartphone usage per week were associated with higher odds of having smartphone addiction. Parents should be more alert and vigilant about this finding. Hence, parents should limit their children from spending too much of time with smartphone in order to prevent their children from getting smartphone addiction

The prevalence of obesity and the knowledge, attitude and practice of healthy lifestyle among the adult population in Kampung Banyuk, Kampung Kerto and Kampung Langup

Background Obesity has become a great public health concern and prevent!ive measures need to be done. Objective The objective of this research is to determine the prevalence ofobesity and their knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) towards a healthy lifestyle among the residents in Kampung Banyok, Kampung Kerto and Kampung Langup. Methods A cross-sectional study was done among 126 randomly selected villagers aged 18 years and above from the three selected villages. They were interviewed based on a questionnaire and their body mass index (BMI) was calculated. Results It was found that more than half of the respondents are obese. Among the respondents, for the healthy lifestyle component, the level of good KAP is 69.2%, 46.8% and 60.3% respectively. As for obesity component, the level of good KAP is 60.3%, 54% and 54.8% respectively. Among the obese respondents, the level of knowledge and attitude on healthy lifestyle and obesity is better. Obese respondents have better obesity preventive practice while the non-obese respondents have better practice on healthy lifestyle. The only significant correlation noted was between knowledge and practice on obesity albeit a negative one. Conclusion The level of knowledge and attitude and practice on healthy lifestyle among the obese respondents are encouraged but more effort in the preventive practice ofobesity shou1d be done to reduce the prevalence.

Kepimpinan transformasional : hubungan serta peramal kepada amalan komuniti pembelajaran professional

Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengenal pasti tahap kepimpinan transformasional pengetua dan tahap amalan komuniti pembelajaran profesional (KPP) guru di sekolah menengah berprestasi tinggi di negeri Selangor. Selain itu kajian ini juga melihat hubungan antara kepimpinan transformasional pengetua dengan amalan komuniti pembelajaran profesional guru. Sampel adalah terdiri daripada guru-guru yang mengajar di Sekolah Menengah Berprestasi Tinggi (SBT) di Selangor iaitu seramai 150 orang. Kajian ini menggunakan kaedah tinjauan dan soal selidik digunakan sebagai instrumen. Ujian min digunakan untuk statistik deskriptif dan analisis korelasi dan kaedah ‘bootsraping’ bagi statistik inferensi. Dapatan kajian mendapati tahap amalan kepimpinan transformasional pengetua adalah tinggi sementara amalan komuniti pembelajaran profesional (KPP) adalah sangat tinggi. Seterusnya kajian menunjukkan hubungan kepimpinan transformasional dengan amalan komuniti pembelajaran profesional adalah sangat tinggi (r= .769**, p<0.01) dan dimensi merangsang intelek merupakan peramal yang dominan terhadap KPP. Dengan ini menunjukkan bahawa gaya kepimpinan yang berkesan iaitu kepimpinan transformasional dapat memberi impak kepada amalan komuniti pembelajaran profesional dan ini perlu di terapkan di semua sekolah bagi menghasilkan guru yang berkualiti dan menjadikan sekolah yang cemerlang dan terbilang

El efecto de la inteligencia emocional como mediador de la relación entre el liderazgo transformacional y la comunidad de aprendizaje profesional

A drastic national education transformation requires leaders that can shape high-quality teachers. Professional Learning Community (PLC) is a strategy introduced by the Teacher Education Division or Bahagian Pendidikan Guru (BPG) to improve the quality of teachers. In ensuring the successful implementation of this strategy, an effective principal leadership style should be practiced in every organization. Besides, emotional intelligence plays a role in assisting leaders to improve the effectiveness of their leadership. This study aims to examine the effect of emotional intelligence as a mediator of the relationship between principals’ transformational leadership and teachers’ professional learning community practice in High-Performance Schools (HPS) in the state of Selangor. A total of 364 teachers were selected from 34 high-performance secondary schools in Selangor.Una transformación educativa nacional drástica requiere líderes que puedan formar maestros de alta calidad. La Comunidad de Aprendizaje Profesional (PLC, por sus siglas en inglés) es una estrategia introducida por la División de Educación Docente o el Pendidikan Guru de Bahagian (BPG) para mejorar la calidad de los maestros. Para garantizar la implementación exitosa de esta estrategia, se debe practicar un estilo de liderazgo principal efectivo en todas las organizaciones. Además, la inteligencia emocional juega un papel en ayudar a los líderes a mejorar la efectividad de su liderazgo. Este estudio tiene como objetivo examinar el efecto de la inteligencia emocional como mediador de la relación entre el liderazgo transformacional de los directores y la práctica comunitaria de aprendizaje profesional de los maestros en las Escuelas de Alto Rendimiento (HPS) en el estado de Selangor