The use of Malay Malaysian English in Malaysian English: Key considerations

Once, English was thought to be the ‘lingua franca’, understood by people around the world. This was because British English was introduced by the British Empire during the colonization era. After the myriad of colonies gained independence, however, one ‘standard’ English has evolved into many different localized dialects; namely Singapore English (SE), Malaysian English (ME) and others. These ‘localization’ has caused fear among educators and professionals especially the native speakers that English has turned into a corrupt language. With relevance to Clyne’s (1992) ‘pluricentric’ languages, this paper shall highlight the nature of local variations in the context of Malaysian English as well as justify the needs for having standard non-native varieties of the English language used within the confines of the Malaysian socio-cultural context. Suggestions for realizing this issue as a means of encouraging more public acceptance and bridging proficiency gaps in the target language will also be featured

Virtual Reality Applications In Malaysian's School Subject : Geography And Chemistry

This research has been emphasizing on the use of virtual reality as an education-delivering tool that is very powerful in the Malaysian's schools syllabuses context. Among the subjects that is studied its contents and VR application in them were Geography and Chemistry. Two different approaches were found to be suitable for this purposes that are Panoramic Virtual Reality and Virtual Reality Modeling Language. Among the significant thing that was found were the facilities to apply non-immersive in the primary and secondary school is less in cost compared to immersive VR. It is also found that VRML and panoramic view VR, though it is simple, they are able to help the students to increase their memory as well as their understanding

Generation Of An Accurate, Metric Spatial Database Of A Large Multi Storied Building

This thesis presents the development of a novel method to generate an accurate, metric spatial database of a large multi storied building during construction. The algorithm uses the 3D CAD model of the building and the video of the structure captured by an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). The spatial database is then used to perform several inspection procedures such as, metric data analysis, spatial query for images, visualization through 3D textured model. The video is processed using a simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) system. SLAM generates a sparse 3D map of the environment. Our algorithm registers the 3D map with the 3D CAD model to generate the accurate metric spatial database. The user can click on the desired part of the CAD model for inspection and the image of that part will be shown by using the spatial indexing between the CAD model and the spatially distributed images. The image returned by the spatial query can be used to extract metric information. The spatial database is also used to generate a 3D textured model which provides a visual as-built documentation. The metric data calculation and textured model reconstruction methods have been compared to the state of the art Pix4D software (Latest Release (Version 3.1)). The proposed method has a mean squared error (MSE) of 31.9 cm2 and standard deviation of 4.28 cm where Pix4D had a higher MSE of 45.6 cm2 and standard deviation of 4.91 cm. Using statistical t-test and ANOVA tests we have shown that we are statistically 99% confident that the proposed algorithm has performed better than Pix4D

Efektifitas Pembiayaan Qarhul Hasan di Baitul Mal Aceh ( Analisis terhadap Pendapatan Masyarakat Miskin)

Penelitian ini mengkaji tentang efektifitas pembiayaan Qardhul Hasan terhadap pendapatan masyarakat miskin, tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui efektivitas dari pembiayaan Qardhul Hasan di Baitul Mal Aceh dan dampak terhadap pendapatan masyarakat miskin. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif dan kuantitatif, penelitian kualitatif dalam penelitian ini berhubungan dengan ide, persepsi, pendapat atau kepercayaan objek yang diteliti terhadap efektifitas pembiayaan Qardhul Hasan di Baitul Mal Aceh, sedangkan penelitian kuantitatif digunakan dalam penelitian ini untuk melihat pengaruh pembiayaan Qardhul Hasan di Baitul Mal Aceh terhadap pendapatan masyarakat miskin dengan data yang di peroleh dari hasil wawancara. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa efektifitas pembiayaan Qardhul Hasan di Baitul Mal Aceh berjalan sesuai unsur-unsur dari pelaksanaan pembiayaan Qardhul Hasan di Baitul Mal Aceh dan pengaruh pembiayaan Qardhul Hasan di Baitul Mal Aceh terhadap pendapatan masyarakat miskin diperoleh nilai statistik uji t = -6,45 dan nilai sig. = 0,000. Dengan taraf nyata sebesar 10 % (0,1) Berarti bahwa pengaruh pemberian pembiayaan Qardhul Hasan terhadap pendapatan masyarakat miskin berpengaruh positif dan signifikan

SholatKu : Aplikasi Pengenalan Sholat Sunnah untuk Anak-Anak Berbasis Augmented Reality

Teknologi Augmented Reality merupakan suatu teknik yang memasukkan objek virtual 3D kedalam lingkungan nyata. Augmented Reality sangat menarik dan juga dapat di implementasikan untuk media pembelajaran. Salah satunya adalah untuk mengenalkan sholat sunnah kepada anak-anak. Saat ini kebanyakan media yang digunakan hanya buku biasa yang dilengkapi teks dan gambar 2D. Namun metode tersebut masih konvensional sehingga anakanak cepat merasa bosan. Penerapan Augmented Reality pada proyek akhir yang akan dibangun yaitu aplikasi SholatKu. Aplikasi tersebut merupakan aplikasi pengenalan sholat sunnah untuk anak-anak usia 10 tahun atau yang sudah baligh. Pada masa itu anak-anak sedang berada dalam masa emas dimana mereka dapat belajar lebih cepat. Sholat sunnah ini adalah kumpulan beberapa sholat sunnah yang sering dilakukan dalam kehidupan sehari-hari. Unsur reality dari animasi 3D dan suara lebih diutamakan, sehingga anak-anak merasakan objek yang sedang dilihat adalah nyata. Diharapkan dengan adanya aplikasi ini dapat membantu dan memudahkan anak-anak untuk lebih semangat dalam mengerjakan sholat sunnah, serta memberikan manfaat yang positif khususnya bagi anak-anak. Kata Kunci: sholat sunnah, aplikasi, augmented reality, androi

A Fast-Track Referral System for Skin Lesions Suspicious of Melanoma:Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study from a Plastic Surgery Center

Introduction. To minimize delay between presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of cutaneous melanoma (CM), a national fast-track referral system (FTRS) was implemented in Denmark. The aim of this study was to analyze the referral patterns to our department of skin lesions suspicious of melanoma in the FTRS. Methods. Patients referred to the Department of Plastic Surgery and Breast Surgery in Zealand University Hospital were registered prospectively over a 1-year period in 2014. A cross-sectional study was performed analyzing referral patterns, including patient and tumor characteristics. Results. A total of 556 patients were registered as referred to the center in the FTRS for skin lesions suspicious of melanoma. Among these, a total of 312 patients (56.1%) were diagnosed with CM. Additionally, 41 (7.4%) of the referred patients were diagnosed with in situ melanoma. Conclusion. In total, 353 (63.5%) patients had a malignant or premalignant melanocytic skin lesion. When only considering patients who where referred without a biopsy, the diagnostic accuracy for GPs and dermatologists was 29% and 45%, respectively. We suggest that efforts of adequate training for the referring physicians in diagnosing melanocytic skin lesions will increase diagnostic accuracy, leading to larger capacity in secondary care for the required treatment of malignant skin lesions

Psychological disorders associated with women after abortion

The researcher's aimed in their current research to identify the levels and the significant of the difference of psychological disorders of women after abortion for (150) participants in Erbil city. Taking into consideration variables such as ages among (5) groups {(21 - 25), (26 - 30), (31 - 35), (36 - 40), (41 & more)}, then number of miscarriages among (3) groups {(1 -2), (3 - 4), (5 & more)} and academic achievement among (4) groups {(Illiterate), (Middle school & less), (Secondary), (Diploma & higher)}. To measuring the Variable's in current researcher's prepared the items of psychological disorders and its (5) dimensions (anxiety, depression, phobia , guilt, OCD) depended on Mental Health Literature after translating the scale according to the need of the research, the validity and reliability of scale were verified. The, (% 90.90 ) of experts agreed on all items of the scale, and the researcher's relied on the Split-half and Cronbach's Alpha methods to record the scales reliability, the results showed that the reliability value of psychological disorders is (0.83) (0.80) respectively. After that the scale were applied on the research samples through individual interviews, and then data processing by using (Spss) the results showed: 1. The prevalence rate of psychological disorders and all dimensions (anxiety, depression, phobia , guilt, OCD) are high and significant among participant's women after abortion in Erbil city. 2. There are significant differences in the prevalence rate of psychological disorders and all dimensions (anxiety, depression, phobia, OCD) according to the variable of age groups among participant's women after abortion , except for the dimensions of guilt it is not significant. 3. There are significant differences in the prevalence rate of psychological disorders and all dimensions (anxiety, depression, phobia, guilt, OCD) according to the variable of number of miscarriage's groups among participant's women after abortion. 4. There are no significant differences in the prevalence rate of psychological disorders and all dimensions (anxiety, depression, phobia, guilt, OCD) according to the variable of academic achievement groups among participant's women after abortion. Depending on these results, the researchers has presented some recommendations and suggestions