The development of egg hatching and storage machines equipped with cooling and heating systems and iot

The development of egg hatching and storage machines equipped with cooling and heating systems and IoT was for helping chicken breeders to address the issue of chicken production shortages. To produce large numbers of poultry production, eggs hatching is one of the major step that needs to pay attention to. There are several reasons why egg hatching process fails, such as lack of care by hen, eaten by rooster, and unsuitable hatching environment and temperature. In addition, if the eggs are not incubated within 1 week, the eggs will be damaged having producing a hatching machine and egg storage can help the chicken breeders to produce a better amount of chicken production. Internet of Things (IoT) elements such as the Arduino and Blynk are also used to make this egg hatching and storage machine attractive and to meet the needs and requirements of users. The objectives of this study were to design, develop and evaluate the functionality of egg hatching and storage machines in combination with cooling and heating systems along with IoT. Methodology is a technique and method that incorporates methods and approaches used to achieve the objectives and objectives of the study. The model used is the ADDIE model which consists of 5 phases namely Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation. This product has received expert confirmation in terms of design and functionality. The results show that the egg hatching and storage machine is well developed and can attract users when using this hatching and storage machine

Pengalaman sokongan sosial intergenerasi dalam kalangan warga emas di institusi kebajikan awam

Sokongan sosial intergenerasi antara anak dewasa dan ibu bapa tua merupakan fenomena yang menjadi cabaran keluarga di Malaysia, terutamanya dengan peningkatan populasi warga emas. Tujuan artikel ini ialah untuk meninjau sokongan sosial intergenerasi yang diterima oleh warga emas di institusi kebajikan warga emas yang dibiayai oleh pihak kerajaan. Sampel daripada sepuluh orang warga emas yang dipilih menggunakan teknik pensampelan bertujuan di salah satu daripada Rumah Seri Kenangan RSK yang memberikan perlindungan dan penjagaan asas kepada emas. Analisis tematik telah digunakan untuk mendapatkan data perbincangan. Hasil kajian menunjukkan warga emas di institusi kebajikan kurang menerima sokongan sosial intergenerasi daripada anak atau waris. Majoriti melaporkan hubungan mereka dengan anak-anak dan waris semakin renggang malah ada antaranya yang terputus hubungan setelah mereka berpindah masuk ke institusi kebajikan awam. Artikel ini mencadangkan item-item dimensi keluarga dalam skala Lubben sesuai digunakan untuk mengukur secara kuantitatif penerimaan sokongan sosial intergenerasi bagi warga emas di institusi. Pengukuran secara kuantitatif menggunakan sub skala keluarga membolehkan pengkaji membuat kajian terhadap saiz sampel yang lebih besar. Pada masa yang sama analisis inferensi dapat dilakukan dan keputusan boleh digeneralisasikan kepada semua ahli dalam populasi

Morus alba L. : creating miles of smiles / Nurhayati Mohamad Zain … [et al.]

The aims of the study are to determine the antimicrobial and antibiofilm activities of M. alba leaves extract against Streptococcus mutans (S.mutans). Method: The antimicrobial activity was evaluated using minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC). The antibiofilm potential of extract was evaluated using biofilm inhibition assay and biofilm eradication assay. Oradex mouthwash with 0.12% CHX was used as a positive control. All experiments were performed in triplicate and repeated four times independently. Data were analysed using SPSS software version 23. A Kruskal-Wallis test followed by post-hoc Mann-Whitney U test was applied and level of significance was set at P < 0.001. Results: Morus alba (M.alba) leaves extract showed antimicrobial activity against S.mutans with MIC and MBC, 25mg/ml and 50mg/ml respectively. The adherence of bacteria on extract treated surface (0.5x MIC) was significantly reduced with adherence inhibition percentage of 72.5% compared to positive control CHX 0.12% (63%). At 0.5x MIC concentration, the extract also disrupted preformed biofilms with eradication percentage of 52.87%. Conclusion: The results suggest that M. alba leaves extract represents an untapped source of local plant with antibiofilm activity against S.mutans that could be a resource in the development of therapeutic natural products in managing dental caries

The impact of landscape setting and architectural element on the outdoor and indoor microclimate: a case study of Masjid Al-Mukarramah, Bandar Sri Damansara

Being in the tropical region, Malaysia experience relatively high air temperature and humidity throughout the year. People are trying to avoid the sun. Improper landscape design could contribute further in the increasing outdoor air temperature. This would further affect the indoor microclimate. Nowadays people are turning to the mechanical solution when indoors. Hence, this paper aims to identify the impact of landscape setting and its microclimate, and the architectural dimension on the indoor microclimate of a mosque, by taking the Masjid Al-Mukarramah, Bandar Seri Damansara in Kepong, Kuala Lumpur as a case study. Variables of this study includes environmental data such as relative humidity, solar radiation, wind speed, wind direction, air temperature and surface temperature for the outdoor microclimate, air temperature and relative humidity for the indoor microclimate; landscape setting that involves ground surface material, vegetation, landscape furniture; as well as the orientation of the mosque. Therefore, this paper deals with the understanding of two components which are the architectural dimension and the landscape setting of the mosque that affects its indoor and outdoor environment. For the indoor, the focus is given to the main prayer hall of the mosque. The data were obtained through site inventories and analysis; and the environmental data collection using several equipment. The result shows that the air temperature differ between the west and east area of the indoor prayer hall following the orientation of the mosque

Exploring fraudulent honey cases from readily available food fraud databases

Objective - Honey has been identified statistically, from an extensive record of scholarly journals and media reports, as one of the most adulterated ingredients. It has a long history of dilution, substitution, misrepresentation of floral sources, and geographical origin. Despite the growing reported honey adulteration cases, the global honey market has been retaining its dominance. According to Market Research Future, honey demand estimates to flourish at a substantial growth rate of 7.22% during the forecast period of 2017-2023. Increasing demand and commercial value of honey motivate falsification and adulteration in honey. This paper aims to examine the underlying factor of honey fraud's existence and prevalence by reviewing the core issues in honey quality assurance from a commercial standpoint. Methodology/Technique – This paper reports on the industry scale of honey fraud using data from existing food fraud databases. Honey fraud cases from Food Adulteration Incidents Registry (FAIR) and Food Fraud Summary Month Reports were extracted, reviewed, and summarized. Finding – The findings begin with an overview of past cases and current standing of honey fraud, followed by identification of the types of fraudulent practices on honey, and lastly, highlighting the challenges in fighting honey fraud. Findings conclude the scale of honey fraud which is widespread and interconnected across the world. Honey fraud includes fraudulent admixing with sugars or lower quality honey and incorrect labeling of honey's geographical origin or floral source. Challenges in combatting honey fraud are primarily due to financial motivations for producing and selling fraudulent honey and low control measures in the traceability system. Novelty – This paper reports on the scale of honey fraud in the industry using data from the existing food fraud database. Compared to the abundance of research reporting on the latest most advanced detection method for honey authenticity, this paper examines the underlying factor on the existence of honey fraud and the fundamental control measure to be taken

Assessment of physical environment elements in public low-cost housing

This paper examines an assessments of physical environment elements in public low-cost housing focusing amongst occupants in Johor Bahru consists of facilities, spaces and services offered in each housing unit. The data of study was obtained through questionnaire involved a sum of 868 occupants using convenience sampling. The collected data was analyzed using quantitative approaches, including frequency analysis and relative important index (RII). The study reveals that physical environment elements were the crucial role in every housing unit. However, safety, security and health, utilities, privacy and location were mainly the highest concern amongst occupants towrads the physical environment. In fact, physical environment elements plays crucial role in developing occupant’s comfort and satisfaction. Nevertheless, a few physical elements show least preferable amongst occupant such as temperature and humidity, aesthetic and noise, yet it also need to give much attention in order to form a better quality of environment

Lift enhancement of NACA 4415 airfoil using biomimetic shark skin vortex generator

An experimental study was conducted to investigate the aerodynamic performance of the NACA 4415 airfoil with and without passive vortex generators. The measurement has been carried out for three considered cases: smooth airfoil for baseline case, airfoil with triangular vortex generator and also airfoil with shark skin shape vortex generator. Both the triangular and shark skin vortex generators were located at 50% of chord from leading edge of the airfoil with a 20° counter-rotating incident angle. The experiments were conducted with Reynold’s number of 100,000. Overall, the results indicate that the lift and drag coefficients, and lift-to-drag ratio, for the airfoil with sharkskin vortex generator are comparatively higher than the other airfoils at some angles of attack. The findings can be applied in optimizing shark skin shape vortex generator for the airfoil performance enhancement

Industrial communication networking: an ethernet based implementation

Recent advancements achieved in industrial communications and networking technology have made it possible to apply Ethernet-based communication networking system at all levels of industrial automation, especially at the controller level where the capacity to do data exchanges in real-time is mandatory. This paper describes the development of an industrial communications network based on the Ethernet protocol and its implementation in a Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) system. The application of Ethernet protocol in such a system is aimed at overcoming the difficulties experienced when trying to communicate in real-time using serial communication networks, such as when attempting to access and retrieve data from other stations. Other advantages of this approach include the relative ease of achieving system integration and the possibility of simple upgrading to include the management and enterprise levels in the industrial automation system pyramid. In this work, the Ethernet module is installed onto a supervisory PLC to integrate all the stations present in the existing CIM system found in our laboratory. The workability of this approach is analyzed and compared with the conventional serial communication network

Kesan pelaksanaan keselamatan dan kesihatan pekerjaan di tempat kerja semasa penyenggaraan

Penyenggaraan adalah aktiviti yang dilakukan secara berterusan bagi memastikan fungsi bangunan dapat dilaksanakan sebagaimana fungsinya secara normal.Penyenggaraan bangunan adalah aktiviti rutin yang harus dijalankan kerana bangunan merupakan unit yang sentiasa digunakan.Pengurusan fasiliti sebelum, semasa dan selepas bangunan siap sama ada bangunan persendirian atau bangunan kerajaan mestilah selari dan mengekalkan fungsi awal bangunan dan untuk memastikan sekitar bangunan sentiasa dalam keadaan yang baik.Keselamatan dan kesihatan kepada semua penghuni atau pelawat bangunanperlulah dalam keadaan kualiti yang baik.Isu ini berkaitan dengan kualiti, keselamatan, dan kesihatan yang berpunca dari kelemahan pengurusan kemudahan terutamanya aspek penyenggaraan seperti kerosakan, kebakaran, kegagalan mematuhi undang-undang dan sebagainya.Hal tersebut akan memberikan ancaman keselamatan dan kesihatan penghuni dan pelawat bangunan.Oleh itu, kualiti keselamatan dan kesihatan adalah dua elemen penting dalam penyenggaraan bangunan untuk memastikan bahawa semua penghuni sentiasa selesa selamat dan sihat semasa menggunakan bangunan tersebut

Development of safety assessment system for food premises

Food safety issues have arising nowadays due to the lack of knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) among food handlers. Lacking compliance among food handlers and food premises with the regulations and guidelines is also one of the causes that contribute to foodborne disease. Besides, lacking a systematic safety assessment system for food premises has hindered the improvement of food safety levels at the workplace. The study focuses on the development of a safety assessment system for food premises based on the Guideline for Grading System for Food Premises in Local Authority. The Safety Assessment System was developed by using Microsoft Excel. Validation of the system was conducted by getting feedback from food safety experts among government servants for further improvement. The System Usability Scale (SUS) test was done among two expert panels and the owner of food premises. The score for the SUS Test achieved 69.6 which is Grade C. The finding reveals that the developed system is considered above the average level, useable and succeeded