Religiositi sebagai faktor mediasi tingkah laku kerja muslim

Sorotan literatur mendapati bahawa tiada perkaitan yang jelas dan empirikal antara religiositi, personaliti dan tingkah laku kerja Muslim. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji secara empirikal hubungan antara personaliti, religiositi dan tingkah laku kerja dalam kalangan pentadbir Muslim di universiti awam Malaysia. Tiga instrument digunakan dalam pengukuran pembolehubah kajian iaitu NEO Five Factor Inventory (NEO FFI), Muslim Religiosity Personality Inventory (MRPI) dan Inventori Tingkah Laku Kerja Muslim (ITKM). Responden terdiri daripada 228 orang pentadbir dari lima institusi pengajian tinggi awam tempatan. Analisis korelasi, regresi dan mediasi digunakan untuk mengenalpasti hubungan antara ketiga-tiga pembolehubah tersebut. Analisis korelasi antara ketiga-tiga pembolehubah mendapati bahawa hanya tret personaliti Neuroticism (r = -.21), Extraversion (r = .19) dan Conscientiousness (r = .22) mempunyai hubungan yang signifikan dengan religiositi. Ketiga-tiga tret ini juga mempunyai hubungan yang signifikan dengan Tingkah Laku Kerja Muslim. Tret Neuroticism (r = -.32), Extraversion (r = .29) dan Conscientiousness (r = .22) juga mempunyai hubungan yang signifikan dengan tingkah laku kerja Muslim. Analisis regresi menunjukkan bahawa tret Neuroticism, Extraversion, dan religiositi adalah faktor peramal kepada tingkah laku kerja Muslim secara signifikan [F(3,224) = 22.31, p < .05]. Analisis mediasi menunjukkan religiositi menjadi separa-perantara secara signifikan antara tret Neuroticism dengan tingkah laku kerja Muslim (B = -0.29; CI = -0.65 hingga -0.85) dan antara tret Extraversion dengan tingkah laku kerja Muslim (B = 0.28; CI = 0.08 hingga 0.58). Kajian ini mengesahkan peranan religiositi sebagai perantara kepada personaliti dan tingkah laku kerja Muslim serta menunjukkan kepentingan religiositi dalam mencorakkan tingkah laku kerja dalam kalangan pentadbir Muslim di universiti-universiti awam

Application of the decision theory for University Industrial Link (UIL)

The case was conducted to describe the application of decision theory in determining the best option in selecting source of research grant.The case started with the overview of University Industrial link (UIL) scenario and then looked into the strategic aspect of the collaborations that enable the school to make decision au fait with the needs of the university and social systems

Green Tech Enterprise / Mohd Izzanur Rashidi...[et.al]

Green Tech Enterprise is a company that involve in the agriculture business where there are a lot of technologies that already exists and are about to be invented and explore as there are a lot of new things that had been done as the advancement of technology has begun to encourage our country to be more open in term of critical thinking and the acceptance and awareness of new technology. From what we know, the agriculture sector has begun the new revolution in term of managements, systems and technology which the current scenario involves the adolescence to participate in the agriculture field. Based on the current scenario that had been . our company focused on the development of new knowledge and technologies that lead towards an improvement in term of the tools and equipment that had been created based on the problems that had been voiced out by the farmers and people ill the agriculture sector. Based from the product that we had created, the Agro-stake is one of the products that is invented to ease the fanner in term of setting-up the stake and other additional extension feature that the customer desire The objectives of our company is to produce new creation of extension innovation tools and equipment based on the agriculture needs and at the same we wanted to provide a better services for our customer in term of consultancy and service which is to make sure the customer is satisfy with the product created by Green Tech Enterprise. The tools and equipment that had been invented by our company is made for more effective and efficient used in field and any places needed in order to ease the workload of people who love farming activities with affordable price and at the same time encourage the young people to involve in modem farming lifestyle to create a better future in the Agriculture sector of Malaysia and also to terminate the way and perception of people on the agriculture which say that agriculture is Dirty, Dangerous and Difficult. From what we are implementing in the business, our location is a strategic location in Malacca which is at Alor Gajah. From what we can say, Malacca is our target location for our target market as there are huge possibilities that Malacca can be one of the Agricultural District in Malaysia that practices modern farming lifestyle in their daily life. From here, we feel that the chances on the viability of the business are high as the products that we produced are focused on agriculture extension product with affordable prices. As the competitors are still lack of new inventions, we will be able to increase our market share ill a short period of time as our company's member are. still young and fresh graduates that are able to generate more idea based on the current technology that are available nowadays. That is why this business is established in order to increase the number of people that involve in the production of agriculture crop yield. So that there will be more innovation technology that can be discover in the future

Factors associated with physical inactivity among school-going adolescents: data from the Malaysian School-Based Nutrition Survey 2012

The importance of physical activity to health is well recognized. Good health habits should begin from a young age. This article aims to explore physical activity among Malaysian school adolescents and factors associated with it. Data from the Malaysian School-Based Nutrition Survey (MSNS), comprising a nationally representative sample of school-going children aged 10 to 17 years, were used. The overall prevalence of physically inactive adolescents was 57.3%. Age in years (adjusted odds ratio = 1.2; 95% confidence interval = 1.16-1.23), gender - females (adjusted odds ratio = 2.9; 95% confidence interval = 2.66-3.10), afternoon school session, breakfast consumption (no breakfast and irregular breakfast), body mass index status (obese and underweight), and body weight perception (underweight perceivers) were significant factors associated with physical inactivity among Malaysian adolescents. Thus, there is evidence that programs to promote physical activity in this group should consider the combination of the aforementioned factors at the household, school, and community levels

Association of Loss of Heterozygosity and PTEN Gene Abnormalities with Paraclinical, Clinical Modalities and Survival Time of Glioma Patients in Malaysia

BackgroundThe pattern of allelic loss of heterozygosity (LOH) and PTEN mutations appear to be associated with the progression of gliomas leading to a decrement in the survival rate of patients. This present study was carried out to determine the LOH and PTEN mutational status in glioma patients and its association with patients' survival.MethodsThirty-seven Malaysian glioma patients of the Malay race were subject to PTEN mutational analysis and the presence of LOH using the cold single-strand conformation polymorphism method, and their clinical and paraclinical response were correlated.ResultsAmong analysed glioma patients, seven (21.6%) cases with PTEN mutations were detected and 12 (32.4%) of 37 patients showed presence of LOH. Univariate analysis showed that tumour grade, vascularization, PTEN mutation, LOH and combination of both PTEN mutation and LOH were significantly associated with glioma patients' survival. Multivariate analysis revealed that no factors contributed to survival time.ConclusionThe results show that PTEN mutation and LOH are quite frequent in Malaysian glioma patients. However, they have no impact on the survival outcome of patients

Impedance spectroscopy analysis of Al/100-plane AlN/p-Si MIS prepared by HiPIMS method for tailoring dielectric properties

The effects of variation of sputtering pressure of AlN HiPIMS deposition on Si substrate to the structure and electrical properties were investigated through XRD, AFM and impedance spectroscopy method. The strong preferred 100-plane AlN was observed for all samples from XRD pattern. The AlN thin film thickness was observed decrease with the increase of sputtering pressure. AFM analysis shows the lowest surface roughness at 0.84 nm for 5 mTorr sputtering pressure. Impedance spectroscopy analysis of Al/100-plane AlN/Si MIS structure shows the electrical conductivity of AlN was directly proportional to the sputtering pressure and stable with temperature ranging from room temperature (299 K) to 353 K. Good dielectric stability was achieved at 3 mTorr sputtering pressure for all variation temperature and the dielectric constant calculated at average 3.5

Risk Factors Associated with Underweight Children Under the Age of Five in Putrajaya, Malaysia: A Case-Control Study

The study aimed to determine the associated factors for underweight among children under five years old in Putrajaya, Malaysia. This was a case-control study with a one-to-one ratio matched by sex as well as by three age categories (6‒11 months, 12‒35 months, dan 36‒59 months) between underweight and normal-weight children. There were 364 underweight children and 364 children with normal weight recruited from four government clinics and 118 preschools in Putrajaya. Both groups were assessed via face-to-face interviews; anthropometric measurements; haemoglobin level through finger prick blood sample; and a self-administered 3-day food diary. Underweight is defined as a weight-for-age z score less than -2SD based on World Health Organization (WHO) 2006 Growth Chart. The logistic regression’s final model revealed that various factors were significantly associated with underweight among children under five in Putrajaya. These factors included father being employed as a non-government servant [aOR:1.45 (95% CI:1.04‒2.02) compared to government servant], children from B40 group with a monthly household income less than <RM 7,380 (USD 1727.33) [aOR:2.17 (95% CI:1.01‒4.66) compared to T20], monthly expenditure for childcare less than RM 1,000 (USD 234.06), [aOR:1.77 (95% CI:1.01‒3.10) compared to ≥RM 2,000], underweight mother during prepregnancy [aOR:1.89 (95% CI:1.10‒3.26)] compared to normal weight, anemic children [aOR:1.57 (95% CI:1.15‒2.16)] compared to normal children, children using pacifiers [aOR:1.75 (95% CI:1.21‒2.73)] compared to not using pacifiers and children staying with unregistered babysitters [aOR:2.33 (85% CI:1.52‒3.59)] compared to those attending kindergarten. The above findings suggest several factors are significantly associated with underweight among children under five years old. Therefore, it highlights on the importance of improving household socioeconomic status, maternal nutritional status, and infant and young child feeding practices to prevent underweight issues in this population

Nano-embedded high performance non-toxic solar cell

Dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) is a new type of solar cell that is environmentally friendly and proven clean that can bring advantages for photovoltaic technology development. The optimization of photoanode layer is fundamental for conversion of visible light-irradiation into electricity in DSSC device. In this investigation, nanoflowers structure of TiO2-Ag embedded with SrSnO3 is employed as a photoanode layer of DSSC by using hydrothermal technique and RF sputtering to create a larger surface area for anchoring dye

Nano-embedded high performance non-toxic solar cell

Dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) is a new type of solar cell that is environmentally friendly and proven clean that can bring advantages for photovoltaic technology development. The optimization of photoanode layer is fundamental for conversion of visible light-irradiation into electricity in DSSC device. In this investigation, nanoflowers structure of TiO2-Ag embedded with SrSnO3 is employed as a photoanode layer of DSSC by using hydrothermal technique and RF sputtering to create a larger surface area for anchoring dye

Antimicrobial resistance among migrants in Europe: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: Rates of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) are rising globally and there is concern that increased migration is contributing to the burden of antibiotic resistance in Europe. However, the effect of migration on the burden of AMR in Europe has not yet been comprehensively examined. Therefore, we did a systematic review and meta-analysis to identify and synthesise data for AMR carriage or infection in migrants to Europe to examine differences in patterns of AMR across migrant groups and in different settings. METHODS: For this systematic review and meta-analysis, we searched MEDLINE, Embase, PubMed, and Scopus with no language restrictions from Jan 1, 2000, to Jan 18, 2017, for primary data from observational studies reporting antibacterial resistance in common bacterial pathogens among migrants to 21 European Union-15 and European Economic Area countries. To be eligible for inclusion, studies had to report data on carriage or infection with laboratory-confirmed antibiotic-resistant organisms in migrant populations. We extracted data from eligible studies and assessed quality using piloted, standardised forms. We did not examine drug resistance in tuberculosis and excluded articles solely reporting on this parameter. We also excluded articles in which migrant status was determined by ethnicity, country of birth of participants' parents, or was not defined, and articles in which data were not disaggregated by migrant status. Outcomes were carriage of or infection with antibiotic-resistant organisms. We used random-effects models to calculate the pooled prevalence of each outcome. The study protocol is registered with PROSPERO, number CRD42016043681. FINDINGS: We identified 2274 articles, of which 23 observational studies reporting on antibiotic resistance in 2319 migrants were included. The pooled prevalence of any AMR carriage or AMR infection in migrants was 25·4% (95% CI 19·1-31·8; I2 =98%), including meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (7·8%, 4·8-10·7; I2 =92%) and antibiotic-resistant Gram-negative bacteria (27·2%, 17·6-36·8; I2 =94%). The pooled prevalence of any AMR carriage or infection was higher in refugees and asylum seekers (33·0%, 18·3-47·6; I2 =98%) than in other migrant groups (6·6%, 1·8-11·3; I2 =92%). The pooled prevalence of antibiotic-resistant organisms was slightly higher in high-migrant community settings (33·1%, 11·1-55·1; I2 =96%) than in migrants in hospitals (24·3%, 16·1-32·6; I2 =98%). We did not find evidence of high rates of transmission of AMR from migrant to host populations. INTERPRETATION: Migrants are exposed to conditions favouring the emergence of drug resistance during transit and in host countries in Europe. Increased antibiotic resistance among refugees and asylum seekers and in high-migrant community settings (such as refugee camps and detention facilities) highlights the need for improved living conditions, access to health care, and initiatives to facilitate detection of and appropriate high-quality treatment for antibiotic-resistant infections during transit and in host countries. Protocols for the prevention and control of infection and for antibiotic surveillance need to be integrated in all aspects of health care, which should be accessible for all migrant groups, and should target determinants of AMR before, during, and after migration. FUNDING: UK National Institute for Health Research Imperial Biomedical Research Centre, Imperial College Healthcare Charity, the Wellcome Trust, and UK National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare-associated Infections and Antimictobial Resistance at Imperial College London