IMPACT OF SITE ISSUES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

Site issues are found to be a very common issue in construction industry and it has brought negative impacts to each of the participants in a construction project. Therefore, this research study was carried in order to investigate the causes, impacts and solutions related to the site issues in construction industry. A questionnaire survey involving 30 respondents was conducted in order to assess the research objectives based on the perspective of construction issues in Malaysia, the research objectives are to study the impact of site issues on the construction projects. In order to do that, causes of site issues and the impact of site issues to the construction projects are identified. The problem concerning now is site issues at construction sites now give much of an impact to the construction projects. This can affect the progress of the construction work which will cause the project could not be completed on time and increased cost exceeding a predetermined budget. The scope of study under this research project will be focus on site issues in construction projects based on project of particular companies which focus to residential construction, building construction, institutional and commercial construction. The data will be collected by doing questionnaire survey which will be carried out with contractors, consultants and client organization and from the data, and by using Microsoft Office Excel, graph, Relative Important Index and Reliability Test Analysis will be designed to show the results. The methodology of this study was divided into five parts, planning and analysis, identify problems, developed a questionnaire survey, analysis of data and impact to construction projects. At the end of the study, based on the analysis of impact of site issues on the construction project, it is anticipated that impact of site issues will cause an effect to the construction work and progress

The Influence of Green Marketing Mix on Consumer Purchase Intention Towards Green Products

Today, the whole world is experiencing environmental problems such as climate changes, global warming and ozone depletion. All the problems have eventually led to disruption and losses for businesses. To ensure smooth operations, businesses are starting to shift their business model favouring towards producing environmentally friendly products. The right marketing strategy will persuade customers to purchase the product offered. Therefore, green marketing is recommended to be used as part of the strategy to guarantee green product purchases among customers. However, the use of green marketing can influence customers are still widely in need of exploration and research. Hence, this paper aims to look into and explore the acceptances of green marketing mix that influence consumer purchase intention towards green products. The study examined green marketing elements towards purchase intention. A total number of 150 responses are analysed to find the acceptances of green marketing mix by using regression analysis. The result indicates that the green marketing mix has positive impact towards customer purchase intention

IMPACT OF SITE ISSUES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

Site issues are found to be a very common issue in construction industry and it has brought negative impacts to each of the participants in a construction project. Therefore, this research study was carried in order to investigate the causes, impacts and solutions related to the site issues in construction industry. A questionnaire survey involving 30 respondents was conducted in order to assess the research objectives based on the perspective of construction issues in Malaysia, the research objectives are to study the impact of site issues on the construction projects. In order to do that, causes of site issues and the impact of site issues to the construction projects are identified. The problem concerning now is site issues at construction sites now give much of an impact to the construction projects. This can affect the progress of the construction work which will cause the project could not be completed on time and increased cost exceeding a predetermined budget. The scope of study under this research project will be focus on site issues in construction projects based on project of particular companies which focus to residential construction, building construction, institutional and commercial construction. The data will be collected by doing questionnaire survey which will be carried out with contractors, consultants and client organization and from the data, and by using Microsoft Office Excel, graph, Relative Important Index and Reliability Test Analysis will be designed to show the results. The methodology of this study was divided into five parts, planning and analysis, identify problems, developed a questionnaire survey, analysis of data and impact to construction projects. At the end of the study, based on the analysis of impact of site issues on the construction project, it is anticipated that impact of site issues will cause an effect to the construction work and progress

Reducing soak air temperature inside a car compartment using ventilation fans

This article presents an investigation on the effects of using ventilation fans on the air temperature inside a car passenger compartment when the car is parked under the sun. It was found from a measurement that the air temperature inside the passenger compartment could raise up to 48°C. Computational fluid dynamics method was used to develop model of the compartment and carry out flow simulations to predict the air temperature distribution at 1 pm for two conditions: without ventilation fans and with ventilation fans. The effects of fan location, number of fans used and fan airflow velocity were examined. Results of flow simulations show that a 17% temperature reduction was achieved when two ventilation fans with airflow velocity of 2.84 m/s were placed at the rear deck. When three fans were used, an additional 3.4% temperature reduction was attained. Placing two ventilation fans at the middle of the roof also reduced the air temperature by 17%. When four fans were used a further 4.8% temperature reduction was achieved. Increasing the airflow velocity at the four fans placed at the roof, from 2.84 m/s to 15.67 m/s, caused only a small reduction in the air temperature inside the passenger compartment

The diaspora Nigerians’ image problem of drug and fraud: A case study of the Malaysian-Indonesian experience through newspaper reports

It is no longer news that the economic and social problems in Nigeria have led to mass migration of Nigerians to other parts of the world for better job opportunities and/or education.South-East Asia has had its fair intake of some of these Nigerians especially in recent times.However, some unscrupulous Nigerians in their bid to make quick money have used the opportunity afforded by some of their host nations to commit crimes ranging from drug trafficking to internet fraud.The negative activities of these few have had a bad impact on the image of the entire citizenry of Nigeria in diaspora and this has led to stereotyping and prejudices-at times with dire consequences.Using the textual analysis method, this paper looks at the activities of some of these criminal minded Nigerians in diaspora through newspaper reports in Malaysia and Indonesia with a view to pinpointing the problems they are creating in these societies, their negative effect on other Nigerians and what solution(s) could possibly be implemented in curbing their activities

The effect of dietary soybean meal on growth, nutrient utilization, body composition and some serum biochemistry variables of two banded seabream, Diplodus vulgaris (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817)

This study was performed to determine the optimum level of soybean meal diets for two banded seabream for growth performance, nutrient utilization, body composition and serum biochemistry. Two banded seabream were fed five experimental diets which were formulated replace fish meal by soybean meal at 0, 20, 30, 40 and 50%. Up to 40% of dietary fish meal was successfully replaced with no growth depression. Whole body composition of two banded seabream was not affected by soybean meal inclusion level. Total protein, triglyceride and total cholesterol of fish fed the SM50 diets were significantly lower compared to fish fed the soybean free diet. On the other hand, serum glucose level significantly increased as dietary soybean meal inclusion increased. Results showed that 40% fish meal can be replaced in diets for the two banded seabream by defatted soybean meal. Further studies to determine the inclusion level of soybean meal more than 40% with amino acid or enzyme supplementation are needed

Comparative Analysis of Cardiovascular Development Related Genes in Stem Cells Isolated from Deciduous Pulp and Adipose Tissue

Human exfoliated deciduous teeth (SHED) and adipose stem cells (ASC) were suggested as alternative cell choice for cardiac regeneration. However, the true functionability of these cells toward cardiac regeneration is yet to be discovered. Hence, this study was carried out to investigate the innate biological properties of these cell sources toward cardiac regeneration. Both cells exhibited indistinguishable MSCs characteristics. Human stem cell transcription factor arrays were used to screen expression levels in SHED and ASC. Upregulated expression of transcription factor (TF) genes was detected in both sources. An almost equal percentage of > 2-fold changes were observed. These TF genes fall under several cardiovascular categories with higher expressions which were observed in growth and development of blood vessel, angiogenesis, and vasculogenesis categories. Further induction into cardiomyocyte revealed ASC to express more significantly cardiomyocyte specific markers compared to SHED during the differentiation course evidenced by morphology and gene expression profile. Despite this, spontaneous cellular beating was not detected in both cell lines. Taken together, our data suggest that despite being defined as MSCs, both ASC and SHED behave differently when they were cultured in a same cardiomyocytes culture condition. Hence, vigorous characterization is needed before introducing any cell for treating targeted diseases

Odnos ızmeđu boje bazena ı prırasta mlađı evropskog brancına (dıcentrarchus labrax)

Dizajn sistema za gajenje riba je veoma bitan za održivu i visoko profitabilnu proizvodnju u akvakulturi. Različitim vrstama riba potrebani su drugačije dizajnirani sistemi i veštačke sredine. Sistemi u zatvorenom prostoru su korisni za mrestilišta a tankovi su veštačka staništa za vrste gajene u tim sistemima. Prethodna istraživanja pokazuju da boja zida bazena utiče na nivo stresa kod riba (Rotlant et al., 2003) i parametre koji utiču na rast, a dobrobit riba može da bude ugrožena u stresnim uslovima (De Silva and Anderson 1994). Cilj ovog istraživanja je da ispita efekte koje različite boje zidova tankova imaju na prirast mlađi Evropskog brancina (Dicentrarchus labrax). 480 jedinki mlađi nasumice su raspoređene u 12 identičnih plastičnih tankova (40 jedinki po tanku). Zapremina svakog bazena iznosila je 40 litara. U triplikatu su korišćene četiri različite boje bazena (crvena, zelena, plava i svetlo žuta). Riba je hranjena komercijalnom hranomn za brancina 2 puta dnevno u period od 60 dana. Najveći prirast dostigla je riba gajena u crvenim bazenima, dok je riba gajena u žutim bazenima imala najmanji prirast. Prethodna istraživanja su pokazala da boja zida bazena utiče na prirast ribe u uslovima gajenja i da je različitim vrstama riba potrebna drugačija boja bazena da bi postigle najbolji prirast (Duray et al., 1996; Rotland et al., 2003; Imanpoor and Abdollahi, 2011). Rezultati pokazuju da boja bazena utiče na prirast riba u uslovima gajenja

LGBT; nature or ideology: The view of a former LGBT practitioner in Malaysia

This research discusses the issue of LGBT in the Malaysian society by asking the view of a former practitioner of the sexual orientation described as LGBT. Using the qualitative method of interview and textual analysis of the interview, the research ask the question of whether this sexual orientation is a natural phenomenon or an ideology propagated by certain quarters as is the practice in the contemporary time. The findings of the research through the interaction with the former practitioner of this sexual orientation show that the issue is a double edge sword which requires caution and understanding from the larger society. However, the research shows that it is not something that is insurmountable as is being portrayed in certain quarters

Natural instinct and control: The impact of nature and society on LGBT practitioners: The view of a former LGBT practitioner

This study discusses the view of a former LGBT practitioner on whether this sexual orientation is natural,controllable and how people who are involved in it relate with the larger society.The idea is to bring to fore the role that nature plays in the LGBT issue, how it could be controlled and also to take a peep at the social life of the practitioners of this sexuality.In order to properly bring his experience to the fore, the paper uses the interview method to gather information from an experienced former practitioner of this sexual orientation and further analyze the information using content analysis format