A Conceptual Model: The Impact of Sociodemographic on Coronary Heart Disease

The paper aims to examine the conceptual model on the impact of sociodemographic towards coronary heart disease. There is still limited study on the association between cost of living particularly the cost of food and housing and its impact on coronary heart disease. Therefore, this study incorporates five essential sociodemographic attributes namely, cost of food, children education cost, housing cost, smoking habit and gender. The study provides greater understanding on how the cost of living and lifestyle may give impact to coronary heart disease. It may provide the awareness among the regulators as the society faces burden of high cost of living. The burden may threaten the Malaysians quality of life particularly the lower income group

Optimization of Fixed-Bed Sequencing Bio-Reactors Using Jute Fibre for Seafood Processing Wastewater Treatment

Seafood processing wastewater has high contents of nitrogen and ammonia which are the key for occurring eutrophication. Therefore, the present study was performed to optimize the seafood processing wastewater treatment using activated sludge and jute fiber in the sequencing batch reactor (JF-SBR) compared to conventional SBR. The optimization was studied based on aeration and aeration time using response surface methodology. The results revealed that the JF-SBR has higher efficiency compared to the conventional SBR in the removal of BOD (66.86% vs. 53.52%), ammonia nitrogen (AN) (68.75% vs. 50.86%), COD (66.86% vs. 53.52%), TSS (95.65% vs. 78.26%), nitrite (100% vs. 50%), and nitrate (91.67% vs. 83.33%). The optimal removal of these parameters was recorded after 18.5 hrs with 44.14 L/min of aeration rate in both JF-SBR and SBR. These finding demonstrated that the JF-SBR is the viable option to treat seafood wastewater for safe disposal.&nbsp

Sustaining job performance through technology acceptance with usage of whatsapp mobile application / Nor Hayati Kassim... [et al.]

Companies are now recognizing that their employees require a spectrum of mobile applications in order to achieve maximum efficiency at the workplace. Mobile applications such as WeChat, Twitter and WhatsApp via smartphones have become influential tools and extensively used by employees at the workplace. This state-of-the-art technology in communication has penetrated various fields, including routine administrative jobs at the workplace. The objective of this research is to investigate the acceptance of the WhatsApp mobile application for formal use among support staff at The Commission of the City of Kuching North, Sarawak (DBKU). Perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use and behavioral intention of the users in using WhatsApp are the variables measured for job performance. The researchers utilized convenience sampling, whereby a total of 105 employees from two departments participated in the investigation. Data was collected using a set of selfadministered questionnaires which was adapted from Davis. The findings revealed that perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use of WhatsApp as a means of communication were significant for job performance at DBKU. The employees felt more competent during their formal interaction Sustaining Job Performance through Technology Acceptance with Usage of Whatsapp Mobile Application 123 Sustaining Job Performance through Technology Acceptance with Usage of Whatsapp Mobile Application 122 at the workplace as less effort was needed while using WhatsApp. The existence of features which were user-friendly and easy operational functions helped to create positive attitudes when utilizing the application. Faster feedback, ease of use, and convenience were some of the reasons for the employees’ willingness to use WhatsApp for communication at the workplace

Do Individual Characteristics and Financial Burden Contribute to Health Problems? Evidence from Malaysia

The rise in the cost of living is the leading cause of stress. Therefore, it is essential to investigate the impact of financial burdens on health. However, to date, limited studies have examined the relationship between financial burden and cardiovascular disease risk factors, the leading cause of death in the world, including Malaysia. Hence, this study examined the determinants of coronary heart disease (CHD). The study administered a questionnaire on CHD patients in Selangor, the most populated State in Malaysia. A total of 300 valid responses were obtained and analysed using multiple regression analysis. The results showed that accommodation cost, salary, smoking habit, age, residential area, marital status and education level are associated with CHD. Nevertheless, the study did not find support for the relationship between education expenses and employment status on CHD. Based on the results, this study recommends that the government and housing developers increase housing affordability, particularly for low- and middle-income earners. Besides, everyone should enjoy a high quality of life regardless of job type or salary. Health awareness, particularly CHD risk, should be promoted regularly in all communication media to target a wider group, particularly the elderly

Significance Impact of Seafood Processing Wastewater Effluent

Seafood is one of the high food demands in Malaysia as it obtained 15% of the protein which required food dietary hierarchy. According to the Fisheries Department of Malaysia (DOF), approximately 5% of fisheries production is increased each year since 2013. Therefore, this chapter provides insights into a range of aspects associated with the statistics of seafood production, method of seafood processing, impact of improper discharge, criteria, chemical characteristics of the seafood processing wastewater, standard regulation of seafood processing discharge and previous studies on seafood processing wastewater treatment. Therefore, it improved the awareness towards the untreated of seafood processing wastewater

Initial study of electrical capacitance tomography for detecting agarwood

This study investigates the use of electrical capacitance tomography (ECT) as a non-invasive method to monitor the quantity of agarwood in a tree. Previous methods like sonic, magnetic inductive, and microwave tomography have been used, but it's unclear if voltage variations in resin regions are significant. The ECT system was developed using COMSOL Multiphysics software, modeling 8 electrodes in a 2-dimensional setup. The electrical potential distribution and performance analysis of the ECT model were evaluated for different agarwood locations, shapes, and sizes. The forward problem was solved using COMSOL, and tomogram images were obtained using a linear back-projection algorithm in MATLAB. The images closely matched the reference image based on the mean structural similarity index (MSSIM) values. This suggests the potential for accurately reconstructing agarwood images using ECT

Tire pressure monitoring system

Tire pressure plays an important role in the safety and fuel consumption considerations of automobiles. Vehicles moving with low tire pressure will consume more fuel. Leakage of air from tire, if not detected, can cause serious problems during running of vehicle. The proposed TPMS is designed keeping these vital considerations in view. This system can be integrated in the On-Board Diagnostic (OBD) system of automobiles. There are two basic methods to measure tire pressure; direct and indirect [1]. The direct technique is implemented. Numerous patents and designs have been introduced for tire pressure measurement. These designs recognize the importance of tire pressure measurement. Many companies nowadays are manufacturing TPMS with the pressure measuring unit mounted to the valve stem inside the tire (onto the inner side of rim). This requires modification to the tire. To change the electronic unit or its battery (in case of malfunction or battery replacement) the tire has to be opened. Moreover, the units must have casing strong enough to avoid damage to the units in case of tire burst. Also, different vehicles use different tires and manufacturing a single unit that matches requirement of all tires is a dilemma. A blowout occurs when a flat tire is so severely damaged that immediately loses all air pressure and causes a driver to lose control, which is why it is one of the top causes of car accidents. Most car accident lawyers know that catastrophic and fatal big rig truck accidents are often the result of a major tire blowout. Indeed, all of us have heard about defective tires in the news; but many of the tires, even though defectively designed, might not have blown out if they were properly inflated. This is no excuse for a tire manufacturer. This section will describe some related projects done by other researcher and some news regarding cases of tire burst that cause car accident