Got Science? Club

Got Science? Club allows students to learn about the science that can be found in our daily lives using everyday items such as food and school supplies. Students will learn about these sciences through hands-on experiments, allowing them to truly experience the science around them

Bacteriology of vaccinated and non-vaccinated eye of cats.

Thirty cats were divided into two groups: group 1 (owner-kept cats) and group 2 (stray cats). Group 1 consisted of 11 cats in which the vaccination status was up to date whereas group 2 consisted of 19 cats in which the vaccination status was unknown. Conjunctival swabs were taken from these cats for bacteria isolation and identification. Giemsa staining of the swabs was also conducted to identify Chlamydophila sp. Two cats in group 1, one male and one female Persian which had bilateral watery discharge, were positive (18.18%) for bacteria in their eyes. The male Persian cat was positive for Enterobacter spp. and Moraxella nonliquefaciens bilaterally. However, in both eyes of the female Persian cat, only Enterobacter spp. was isolated. In group 2, 11 domestic short hair stray cats had only Staphylococcus intermedius in their eyes which did not show any ocular discharges. Three cats in this group had bilateral isolation and four had unilateral isolation of this bacteria. Of the 30 cats studied, the most predominant bacteria isolated was S. intermedius (36.67%) followed by Enterobacter spp. (6.6%) and M. nonliquefaciens (3.3%). None of the 30 cats studied showed the presence of Chlamydophila sp. in their eyes and there was no evidence of eye lesions in these cats. It is believed that the S. intermedius isolated was normal conjunctival flora of the eyes of these cats. Enterobacter spp. and M. nonliquefaciens could also be the normal flora of the Persian cats, since these bacteria were isolated from their eyes in the absence of lesions but with ocular discharge that may promote the growth of these microorganisms

Got Science? Club

Got Science? Club allows students to learn about the science that can be found in our daily lives using everyday items such as food and school supplies. Students will learn about these sciences through hands-on experiments, allowing them to truly experience the science around them

Kepentingan kerohanian dalam menangani pesakit kanser wanita menurut Islam

Kerohanian menurut Islam merupakan aspek penting yang perlu difahami oleh semua pesakit kanser dan ianya sangat sesuai diaplikasikan bagi pesakit kanser wanita. Kanser adalah satu ujian yang baik untuk manusia atau pesakit hidup lebih cemerlang, dengan syarat pesakit tersebut tabah. Namun, terdapat segelintir manusia apabila menghadapi ujian kesakitan, mereka tidak redha dan sabar sehingga tiada harapan untuk meneruskan kehidupan. Selain itu, terdapat juga pesakit yang mengambil jalan pintas iaitu mendapatkan kaedah rawatan tradisional seperti bomoh, pawang dan sebagainya. Akibatnya ramai pesakit yang menganggap ujian ini sebenarnya tiada harapan lagi dan hanya menunggu ajal sahaja. Bahkan juga ada sebahagian amalan mereka jauh menyimpang daripada ajaran Islam. Hal ini menyebabkan pesakit mengamalkan rawatan yang tidak betul dan bertentangan dengan tuntutan syarak seperti mengamalkan mantera yang jelas terpesong dari akidah yang sebenar. Kertas kerja ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji konsep kerohanian dan kepentingan kerohanian dalam menangani pesakit kanser wanita menurut Islam. Kajian ini menggunakan reka bentuk dokumen analisis kandungan dengan mengumpul data-data yang berkaitan kefahaman yang mendalam dari aspek teoritikal. Dapatan kajian mendapati bahawa konsep kerohanian amat sesuai diamalkan dalam kalangan pesakit kanser wanita dan kepentingan aspek kerohanian seperti mengakui bahawa ujian adalah satu rahmat daripada Allah SWT, dapat membersihkan jiwa orang-orang mukmin dan sebagai satu latihan kepada manusia dalam membentuk peribadi mulia

The Employment of Figurative Language in a Motion Picture Artwork

This study aimed at finding out the use of figurative language in an artwork, specifically movie called Toy Story 3. The method used in this study was descriptive qualitative which provided the necessary data analysis to gain the information needed from the movie. The data soure was movie entitled Toy Story 3 with xxxx minutes in length. In collecting data, the researcher used document analysis; later in daa analysis, the interactive analysis consisting of data reduction, data display, and dat verification was employed. Te result shows that there are three types of figurative language consisted in the movie: Metaphor, Simile, and Hyperbole. The metaphors were used to describe something by comparing it with other objects, Hyperbole ws employed iin order to make the language used in the film increase a child's imagination to infinity, and Simile usage enhances the sentences to spark the curiosity of the audience—merely children. Then, it was aso found that regarding the frequency, Metaphor occurs nine times and represents 60%, Hyperbole occurs five times and represents 33%, and Simile occurs one time and represents 7%. Iin conclusion, The movie Toy Story 3 used only a few figurative speeches because the target audience is children, hence simple forms of language uses are utilized

Quality of life among physicians in Egypy and its influencing factors: a cross-sectional study

Doctors have an essential role in healthcare service, and their quality of life (QoL) is crucial for their professional satisfaction and overall well-being. This study assessed the QoL among physicians and explored the influencing factors that affect it. This cross-sectional study was carried out using a self-administered Internet survey. The survey was focused on physicians employed at various hospitals and clinics in Egypt. Data on participants' demographics, work-related factors, and QoL were collected using WHOQOL-BREF. WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire measures a participant's perception of their life quality across various domains, including general health, physical well-being, psychological health, social relationships, and the environment. The scores for each domain are calculated based on participants' responses to specific items, with higher scores indicating a better QoL. The QoL scores were 3.57±1.02 for the general health domain, 12.93±2.49 for physical domain, 12.29±2.67 for psychological domain, 12.87±3.20 for social domain, and 11.00±2.58 for environmental domain. The overall QoL score was 3.64±0.835. The findings indicate a moderate QoL among the participating physicians. The physicians' QoL domains were affected by age, sex, education level, marital status, chronic disease, smoking, speciality, working hours per week, extra working hours, and work experience

Building Information Modelling (BIM): Contractual Issues of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in Construction Projects

Building Information Modelling (BIM) is an emerging technology that provides a platform for a comprehensive digital representation of a facility to be created by integrating data from design conception until demolition. In seeking the optimum use of BIM, a large degree of cooperation and collaboration among multi-disciplinary contributors are required for the digital data exchange and sharing process to be deployed. This situation, however, brings up new issues in delineating liabilities and limitations of contributors as the demarcation line of each contributor becomes unclear. In Malaysia, there is no known BIM-enabled standard form of contract that preserves the intellectual property rights (IPR) of the BIM projects’ contributors. Therefore, the present study attempts to investigate the issues pertaining to IPR in the context of BIM adoption in the construction project. Qualitative methodology involving literature review, analysis of existing IPR provisions and semi-structured interviews with the experts were conducted. The research identified two major issues related to IPR in BIM projects: copyright ownership of the BIM model and data infringement. This paper is substantial to deliver knowledge to the construction industry practitioners regarding the legal and contractual considerations in the adoption of BIM

Festival as an agent for behavior change: a study of garden festival in Malaysia

A number of studies have been conducted to examine tourists’ behavior. However, there has been little research conducted to study on visitors’ behavior in the garden festival. Today, festival is the one of the fastest growing in tourism industries in Malaysia. Festival as a vehicles for behavior change who visit them. This paper examines visitors’ involvement at the festival and provides an integrated approach to understand the effect of the visitors behavior based on the perceived value and satisfaction as relates to their behavior intention to revisit and construct own garden using the modified theory of reasoned action (TRA). The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of perceived value on intention to revisit and construct own garden, satisfaction, and satisfaction on intention to revisit and construct own garden. Results indicated that the perceived value of garden showcase at garden festival are good predictors of visitors behavior change. Thus, the most significant contribution of this study is a theoretical understanding with empirical results using the new factors of perceived value of garden festival, satisfaction and behavior intention to revisit and construct own garden in the contact of the modified TRA. This will be useful for garden festival organizers as well as marketing organization

Analysis of partial AZFc deletions in Malaysian infertile male subjects

Complete deletions in the AZF (a, b, and c) sub-regions of the Y-chromosome have been shown to contribute to unexplained male infertility. However, the role of partial AZFc deletions in male infertility remains to be verified. Three types of partial AZFc deletions have been identified. They are gr/gr, b1/b3, and b2/b3 deletions. A recent meta-analysis showed that ethnic and geographical factors might contribute to the association of partial AZFc deletions with male infertility. This study analyzed the association of partial AZFc deletions in Malaysian infertile males. Fifty two oligozoospermic infertile males and 63 fertile controls were recruited to this study. Screening for partial AZFc deletions was done using the two sequence-tagged sites approach (SY1291 and SY1191) which were analyzed using both the conventional PCR gel-electrophoresis and the high resolution melt, HRM method. Gr/gr deletions were found in 11.53% of the cases and 9.52% of the controls (p = 0.725). A B2/b3 deletion was found in one of the cases (p = 0.269). No B1/b3 deletions were identified in this study. The results of HRM analysis were consistent with those obtained using the conventional PCR gel-electrophoresis method. The HRM analysis was highly repeatable (95% limit of agreement was -0.0879 to 0.0871 for SY1191 melting temperature readings). In conclusion, our study showed that partial AZFc deletions were not associated with male infertility in Malaysian subjects. HRM analysis was a reliable, repeatable, fast, cost-effective, and semi-automated method which can be used for screening of partial AZFc deletions

JENIS-JENIS EMOSI PESAKIT KANSER WANITA DI PERSATUAN KEBANGSAAN KANSER MALAYSIA (PKKM) KUALA LUMPUR (TYPES OF EMOTION AMONG FEMALE CANCER PATIENTS AT NATIONAL CANCER SOCIETY MALAYSIA (NCSM) KUALA LUMPUR)

Pengurusan emosi menurut al-Quran mampu mencipta kebaikan dan perubahan terhadap keperibadian atau tingkah laku seseorang. Al-Quran mampu mengubah fikiran serta perilaku manusia yang asalnya jahil ke arah petunjuk.Wanita yang mengalami penyakit kanser majoritinya menghadapi kecelaruan dari segi emosi dan pelbagai persoalan yang bermain di minda. Namun masih ada segelintir mereka menerima kanser ini dengan hati yang tenang, redha dengan ketentuan Allah SWT dan menerima dengan positif bahawa mereka adalah manusia pilihan Allah SWT. Kertas kerja ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji jenis-jenis emosi pesakit kanser wanita. Kajian ini menggunakan reka bentuk kajian tinjauan. Data dikumpulkan menerusi borang soal selidik dan dianalisis menggunakan perisian komputer Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS) Version 23 berdasarkan kekerapan, peratus dan min. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan bahawa jenis-jenis emosi pesakit kanser wanita antaranya ialah emosi positif seperti lebih bersemangat, gembira dan berkeyakinan untuk meneruskan kehidupan dan emosi negatif seperti takut, marah, benci, malu, sedih dan tekanan (stress). Sekiranya emosi ini dapat diurus dengan baik, maka dapat melahirkan pesakit kanser yang mempunyai keteguhan dan keimanan dalam akidah tauhid yang boleh mententeramkan jiwa manusia. Di samping pelaksanaan ibadah-ibadah yang seragam akan membersihkan jiwa manusia, belajar bersabar, bersyukur serta menerima kententuan qada’ dan qadar Allah SWT, menganjurkan agar pesakit tekun berzikir dan sentiasa bertaubat demi mendapat keredhaan Allah SWT. Kata Kunci: emosi, pesakit kanser wanita ABSTRACT The management of emotions according to the Quran is able to create goodness and change in the personality or behaviour of a person. The Quran itself is able to change the mind and behaviour of man who is originally an ignorant towards direction and guidance. Women who suffer from cancer are commonly facing emotional disorders and various issues that keeps playing in their minds. Yet there are still a number of them who accept cancer with a calm heart, rejuvenated with the provisions of God and accepted positively that they are the preferred human being of Him to be tested. This paper aims to investigate the types of emotion among female cancer patients. The study uses the survey study design. While data were collected through questionnaires and further analysed using Statistical Packages for Social Science (SPSS Version 23) based on frequency, percentage and mean. The results show that the types emotion among the female cancer patients are positive emotions such as being more excited, happy and confident to continue life and negative emotions such as fear, anger, hate, shame, sadness and stress. If these emotions are well managed, more cancer patients who have the strength and faith that can calm the human soul are to be seen. Besides that, the practice of worships can purify the human soul, as well as learning to be patient, grateful, accept the fate and destiny, advise the patients to do the zikr and always repent for the sake to get the pleasure of Allah SWT. Keywords: emotion, cancer patient female