Modul 3R: penyebaran kesedaran alam sekitar di Sabah dan Sarawak

Matlamat kursus Pendidikan Alam Sekitar dan Kelestarian adalah untuk memberi kesedaran kepada guru, supaya ia dapat disalurkan kepada pelajar di sekolah masing-masing. Kesedaran ini diperoleh apabila seseorang itu mengalami sendiri proses pendidikan alam sekitar, antaranya melalui aktiviti reuse, reduce dan recycle (3R). Aktiviti ini dapat dirasai dan boleh dilakukan dengan merancang dan melaksanakan aktiviti melalui modul 3R. Justeru, kajian ini bertujuan untuk mendapatkan maklum sejauh mana aktiviti modul 3R dapat disebarkan melalui tugasan dalam kursus ini secara meluas di Sabah dan Sarawak. Semua peserta kajian adalah guru yang menyambung pengajian secara separuh masa. Mereka terdiri daripada 28 pelajar Sabah dan 32 pelajar Sarawak yang mengikuti kursus Pendidikan Alam Sekitar dan Kelestarian. Peserta kajian dikehendaki membina modul 3R dan menggunakan modul ini kepada murid di sekolah masing-masing. Data dikumpul melalui dokumen, catatan refleksi dan temu bual. Dapatan menunjukkan sebanyak 56 buah sekolah terlibat (44 sekolah di Sarawak dan 12 sekolah di Sabah) dengan aktiviti modul 3R bagi memberi pengalaman pembelajaran dan kesedaran kepada lebih ramai murid. Aktiviti modul 3R telah melibatkan seramai 4644 murid di Sarawak dan 610 murid di Sabah. Pelbagai platform dijadikan asas kepada pelaksanaan aktiviti modul 3R iaitu pembelajaran dalam kelas sains, minggu sains, minggu kesedaran alam sekitar, aktiviti sekolah hijau dan program khas. Kajian ini memberi implikasi bahawa aktiviti modul 3R berasaskan tugasan pelajar dapat memberi pengalaman pembelajaran bukan sahaja kepada guru yang menyambung pengajian sahaja, malah pengalaman ini dapat disalurkan kepada murid mereka. Pengajian di peringkat tinggi dapat memberikan peluang pembelajaran di semua peringkat secara meluas

Islamic transformation centre – leveraging on e-baitulmal through the quadruple helix model (QHM) collaboration

Economy is a system of collection and distribution of resources. However, loans nowadays imbalances the world economy by making the rich richer and the poor poorer. This paper intends to propose a conceptual solution that provides a holistic development of economy focusing on Zakat, Musharakah, Mudharabah and Baitulmal with “ukhrawi” (or Hereafter) elements. The paper is based on literature review, real world observations and adopting business model canvas (BMC) framework in building a conceptual solution for holistic development of Islamic economy. This paper explores the opportunity of providing holistic and balanced economy to entrepreneur by leveraging the baitulmal just like what the Prophet Muhammad’s صلى الله عليه وسلم used to do during his time, and at the same time generating sustainable revenue and profit utilizing technology-based solution. The findings of this paper show that information system, through the creative use of ICT and Internet, can popularizes baitulmal function to entrepreneurs to build businesses based on sound human values and principles that takes into account the numerous benefits and virtues offered to the human beings, world, and profits

The Malaysian Acute Vascular Events Risk (MAVERIK) study protocol: studying genetic and other determinants of first-ever myocardial infarction in Malaysia (Preprint)

INTRODUCTION: Although the burden of premature myocardial infarction (MI) is high in Malaysia, direct evidence on the determinants of MI in this multi-ethnic population remains sparse. The Malaysian Acute Vascular Events Risk (MAVERIK) study is a retrospective case-control study established to enable investigation of genomic, lipid-related and other determinants of acute MI in Malaysia. To our knowledge, it represents the largest case-control study of MI and related traits in Malaysia. In this paper, we report the study’s design and initial results. METHODS: By June 2019, MAVERIK had enrolled about 2500 patients with first-ever MI and 2500 controls without cardiovascular disease (CVD), frequency-matched by age, sex and ethnicity, from 17 hospitals in Malaysia. For each participant, serum and whole blood have been collected and stored. Clinical, demographic and behavioural information has been obtained using a 200-item questionnaire. RESULTS: Tobacco consumption, history of diabetes, hypertension, markers of visceral adiposity, indicators of lower socioeconomic status, and family history of coronary disease were more prevalent in cases than controls. Crude and adjusted (age, sex) logistic regression models for traditional risk factors indicated that current smoking, previous smoking, history of high blood pressure, history of diabetes mellitus, family history of CHD and obesity (BMI>30) were associated with MI in age- and sex-adjusted models. CONCLUSION: The MAVERIK study can serve as a useful platform to investigate genetic and other risk factors for MI in an under-studied South-East Asian population. It should help to hasten discovery of disease-causing pathways and to inform regionally appropriate strategies that optimise public health action

Investigating Genetic and Other Determinants of First-Onset Myocardial Infarction in Malaysia:Protocol for the Malaysian Acute Vascular Events Risk Study

BACKGROUND: Although the burden of premature myocardial infarction (MI) is high in Malaysia, direct evidence on the determinants of MI in this multi-ethnic population remains sparse. OBJECTIVE: The Malaysian Acute Vascular Events Risk (MAVERIK) study is a retrospective case-control study established to investigate the genomic, lipid-related, and other determinants of acute MI in Malaysia. In this paper, we report the study protocol and early results. METHODS: By June 2019, we had enrolled approximately 2500 patients with their first MI and 2500 controls without cardiovascular disease, who were frequency-matched by age, sex, and ethnicity, from 17 hospitals in Malaysia. For each participant, serum and whole blood have been collected and stored. Clinical, demographic, and behavioral information has been obtained using a 200-item questionnaire. RESULTS: Tobacco consumption, a history of diabetes, hypertension, markers of visceral adiposity, indicators of lower socioeconomic status, and a family history of coronary disease were more prevalent in cases than in controls. Adjusted (age and sex) logistic regression models for traditional risk factors indicated that current smoking (odds ratio [OR] 4.11, 95% CI 3.56-4.75; P30 kg/m(2); OR 1.19, 95% CI 1.05-1.34; P=.009) were associated with MI in age- and sex-adjusted models. CONCLUSIONS: The MAVERIK study can serve as a useful platform to investigate genetic and other risk factors for MI in an understudied Southeast Asian population. It should help to hasten the discovery of disease-causing pathways and inform regionally appropriate strategies that optimize public health action. INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER (IRRID): RR1-10.2196/3188