Hubungan di antara kesihatan mental dengan minat kerjaya dalam kalangan gelandangan di Kem Desa Bina Diri, Malaysia

Isu gelandangan dan kesihatan mental menjadi popular apabila disensasi oleh media walhal isu tersebut sudah lama wujud dalam masyarakat bandar. Namun, disebabkan kekurangan kajian-kajian tempatan menyebabkan wujudnya kekeliruan dari segi peranan dan keberkesanan perkhidmatan yang sedia ada. Kajian ini bertujuan meneroka isu kesihatan dalam kalangan gelandangan dan minat mereka terhadap kerjaya. Borang soal selidik yang mengandungi dua instrumen iaitu Mental Health Inventory dan Holland Occupational Types dibangunkan untuk mengupas isu gelandangan. Seramai seratus sebelas orang responden telah berjaya direkrut dalam kajian ini. Hasil kajian menunjukkan kebanyakkan gelandangan yang ditempatkan di institusi pemulihan mengalami tahap kebimbangan dan tahap kemurungan yang tinggi. Terdapat hubungan yang signifikan di antara tahap kebimbangan dan tahap kemurungan dengan minat kerjaya berbentuk realistik, penyiasat dan artistik. Manakala terdapat juga hubungan di antara kawalan tingkahlaku dengan minat kerjaya berbentuk sosial dan keusahawanan. Dapatan kajian ini diharap dapat digunakan dalam merangka program intervensi yang lebih bersesuaian kepada gelandangan di institusi pemulihan. Kajian lain yang berbentuk klinikal juga perlu dilakukan bagi mengenalpasti isu kesihatan mental dalam kalangan gelandangan supaya mereka boleh mendapat rawatan kesihatan mental yang lebih baik

Mechanical properties of 10-year-old sentang (Azadirachta excelsa) grown from vegetative propagation

Mechanical properties of 10-year-old sentang (Azadirachta excelsa) grown from vegetative propagation. This paper reports the mechanical properties of sentang (Azadirachta excelsa) wood cut from trees that were planted by vegetative propagation, their variations along tree height and also between sapwood and heartwood. The correlation between selected anatomical properties as well as density and mechanical properties were also presented. There was no significant difference in modulus of rupture between wood from seedling and rooted- cutting trees. However, wood from rooted-cutting trees showed higher modulus of elasticity compared with wood from seedling trees. On the other hand, compression and shear parallel to the grain were significantly higher in wood planted from seedling compared with wood from rooted-cutting trees. There was an increase in mechanical properties at the bottom portion towards the top irrespective of the planting technique. Mechanical properties were higher in heartwood than in sapwood. Mechanical properties were correlated with anatomical properties rather than density. Rooted cutting could be a promising method for planting sentang, apart from seedling