A study on the factors that influence training effectiveness / Norhayati Ramli

The purpose of this study is to identify the dominant factor that contributes to the training effectiveness in Institute of Management Melaka (IMM). This study also examined the relationship between factors that influence training efficiency with learning outcome. The factors consist of trainer’s competency, training design as well as training method. Whether these factors are correlated with the learning outcome which consists of trainee’s knowledge acquisition as well as knowledge applies or not is tested in this study. In order to get the data, a total of 100 respondents involved to answer the questionnaire. Questionnaire used in this study are modified from previous study. Questionnaires are used to examine the relationship between dependent and independent variable in this research study. The model of this study is introduced by Ai-Yee Ooi, Syin-Hau Lee and Bryan Ching-Wing Lo. Furthermore, in order to analyse the data collected, Statistical Package of Social Science (SPSS) version14.0 has been used. The method of analysis consists of the highest mean score, frequency, as well as correlation has been used in this study. The study has found that the leading factor was training method based on the highest mean score. Besides, overall there has positive relationship with moderate significant level based on the correlation test

Manajemen Usaha Kerajinan Eceng Gondok di Kota Amuntai (Studi Kasus terhadap KUB Kembang Ilung Desa Banyu Hirang).

Norhayati, 2015, Manajemen Usaha Kerajinan Eceng Gondok di Kota Amuntai (Studi Kasus terhadap KUB Kembang Ilung Desa Banyu Hirang). Skripsi Jurusan Ekonomi Syariah. Fakultas Syariah dan Ekonomi Islam. (1) Dr. Syaugi Mubarak, M. A. (II) Rohana Faridah, S. E. M.M.\ud Penelitian ini dilatar belakangi oleh pentingnya manajemen dari sebuah perusahaan maupun home industry agar dapat berkembang dengan baik dalam memanajemen suatu usaha seperti usaha kerajinan tangan eceng gondok. Maka penulis tertarik untuk melakukan penelitian terhadap usaha kerajinan tangan eceng gondok di Desa Banyu Hirang.\ud Manajemen merupakan upaya pengaturan secara menyeluruh guna menjalankan sebuah usaha yang profesional dan menghasilkan tujuan yang diinginkan, tanpa adanya manajemen yang baik maka usaha akan sulit berkembang. Pentingnya manajemen memungkinkan sebuah usaha menjadi lebih baik, entah usaha itu besar maupun kecil.\ud Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui manajemen usaha kerajinan tangan eceng gondok di kota Amuntai dan bagaimana tinjauan dari ekonomi Islamnya.\ud Untuk menjawab permasalahan ini, penulis melakukan penelitian lapangan (field research) yang bersifat deskriptif kualitatif. Subjek dalam penelitian ini adalah pemilik usaha kerajinan eceng gondok, karyawan dan orang yang ikut berpartisipasi dalam usaha tersebut, sedangkan objek dalam penelitian ini adalah tentang manajemen usaha kerajinan tangan (eceng gondok) pada KUB Kembang Ilung di desa Banyu Hirang kota Amuntai.\ud Berdasarkan hasil penelitian dapat disimpulkan bahwa manajemen usaha kerajinan tangan (eceng gondok) tersebut kurang efisien dilihat dari segi fungsi planning, organizing, actuating, dan controling. Hal ini juga disebebkan oleh pertama, masih kurangnya pengetahuan pimpinan akan ilmu tentang manajemen. Kedua, kurangnya tempat penampungan barang yang tersedia. Namun, rencananya akan dibangun sebuah gudang untuk selanjutnya. Ketiga, pelatihan yang didapatkan masih minim, karena semakin sering perajin mendapatkan pelatihan maka akan semakin terasah kreatifitas dari diri perajin.\ud Keunggulan yang dimiliki usaha kerajinan ini adalah usaha ini merupakan usaha kerajinan tangan berbahan eceng gondok yang pertama di kota Amuntai melalui bimbingan Dinas Koperasi dan Industri Perdagangan kota Amuntai, dan kemudian diikuti oleh usaha-usaha eceng gondok yang lainnya

Effectiveness of interpersonal communication on patient satisfaction in goverment out patient clinics, in the district of Kuala Langat, Selangor , 1997

A cross sectional study was carried out in the District of Kuala Langat, Selangor in February 1997. The intention is to determine the relationship between effective communication of individuals towards patient satisfaction and factors that influence effective communication. The study was carried out in outpatient clinics of six health clinics and a district hospital which involves 336 patients selected using universal sampling. The data was obtained using guided questionnaires. The outcome of the study shows significant relationship between effective communication and patient satisfaction (t = 3.06, p < 0.05). Communication media, verbal communication and non verbal communication are also the factors that shows significant relationship towards effective communication. Other factors studied such as patient age, sex and ethnic group, doctor's attitude, sex of the doctor and doctor's communication skill do not show any significant relationship towards effective communication. Multiple logistic regression analysis was carried out between media factor, verbal communication and non-verbal communication against effective communication. The result shows that a doctor using media during interaction with a patient, communicates 2.8 times more effective than a doctor who does not utilise the media. For a doctor using verbal communication with easily understood language, the communication is 3.4 times more effective than a doctor who does not use an easily understood language. Meanwhile, a doctor who use non-verbal communication, produce 2.3 times more effective communication as compared to a doctor who did otherwise. By controlling all the confounding factors at the same time, the three factors above still shows significant relationship. This indicates that the factors are the predictive factors towards effective communication. Since effective communication by doctors is an important factor in ensuring patient satisfaction, therefore a comprehensive study should be carried out by taking into consideration other factors which would contribute to effective communication and patient satisfactio

Pengurusan kewangan generasi milenial di Seremban 2, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan

Pengurusan kewangan memainkan peranan utama kepada setiap individu, begitu juga kepada individu yang tergolong dalam golongan generasi milenial. Pengurusan kewangan yang tidak sistematik akan mendorong kepada masalah seperti ketirisan kewangan, penyelewengan dan ketidakstabilan kewangan. Perkara ini akan mendatangkan impak yang negatif terhadap generasi milenial untuk menguruskan kewangan dalam kehidupan seharian mereka dengan baik. Justeru kajian ini dilaksanakan ke atas golongan generasi milenial yang menetap di Seremban 2, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan. Objektif kajian adalah mengukur tahap pengurusan kewangan dalam kalangan generasi milenial di Seremban 2. Reka bentuk kajian adalah kuantitatif dan soal selidik digunakan sebagai instrumen kajian. Teknik persampelan bertujuan diaplikasikan dalam pengutipan data. Jumlah sampelyang berjaya didapatkan ialah 49 orang generasi milenial. Data yang diperolehi dianalisis secara deskriptif. Hasil kajian mendapatigenerasi milenial masih berada di tahap yang sederhana dalam pengurusan kewangan mereka. Hal ini perlukan perhatian yang serius dan tindakan segera daripada pihak yang berautoriti. Semua ini penting untuk meningkatkan tahap kemahiran pengurusan kewangan dalam kalangan generasi milenial

Feasibility study on the extraction methods of essential oil from pineapple peels

The pineapple industry produces a substantial amount of solid waste like peels, cores, stems, crowns and pulp. Pineapple waste disposal can cause to microbial spoilage and environmental problems due to the waste material containing high moisture and sugar content. Utilization of pineapple waste, focusing on the peels, to produce a high value added product of essential oil is a good option. However, up to date, there are only a very limited studies specifically aimed on the extraction methods of essential oil from pineapple peels. Therefore, the aim of this study was to demonstrate a feasible method for extraction of essential oil from pineapple peels. Three methods used in the study were (1) hydro- distillation (HD), (2) hydro-distillation with enzyme-assisted pretreatment (HDEA) and (3) supercritical fluid extraction (SFE). Among the methods used, only SFE method resulted in the formation of essential oil with 0.17% (w/w) yield, whereas HD and HDEA methods only produced the hydrosol. The microscopic observation using scanning electron microscope of the sample’s cell wall substantiated that only SFE method resulted in the rupture the essential oil gland after the extraction. The GC-MS analysis showed that volatile compounds mainly identified in the essential oil produced through SFE method were propanoic acid ethyl ester (40.25%), lactic acid ethyl ester (19.35%), 2-Heptanol (15.02%), 3-Hexanone (2.60%) and butanoic acid ethyl ester (1.58%). The analysis results show that pineapple peels contained of important volatile compounds, thus indicating its’ potential to be used as substrate for the aromatic essence production

Are Visitors Satisfied and Intend to Revisit Rumah Terbuka Aidilfitri?: Malaysian Community in Perak

AbstractThis study empirically examined the level of visitors’ satisfaction and intention to revisit the Rumah Terbuka Aidilfitri celebration in Perak, Malaysia. 160 visitors were given questionnaires during the festival. The event managed to attract a huge crowd from different ethnicities and backgrounds. Varieties of foods were served to the visitors. However, they have to spend time queuing for food and sometimes could stretch into long hours before they can be seated and enjoy the festivals. Nevertheless, majority of the respondents satisfied with the festival and would return to this festival again and will recommend the festival to others

Heterologous expression of CGT-BS gene improved recombinant cyclodextrin glycosyltransferase production from Escherichia coli

Cyclodextrin glycosyltransferase (CGTase) (EC 2.4.1.19) represents one of the most important groups of microbial amylolytic enzymes that degrade starch which synthesize cyclodextrin through cyclization reactions. The cyclodextrins able to form inclusion complexes with variety of organic and inorganic guest molecules, thus bring to wide range of applications in food, pharmaceutical, chemical industries, agriculture and environmental engineering. However, the major concern in the CGTase production is the lower enzyme productivities and longer incubation time for maximum enzyme production by wild type bacteria. Besides that, the mixtures of α-, β- and γ-cyclodextrins produced in different ratios contributed to the high purification cost. In this study, the cgt-BS gene from Bacillus sp. NR5 UPM which consists of putative promoter region is used to enhance the recombinant β-CGTase production, in terms of enzyme yield and stability, as well as to reduce the cultivation time. Furthermore, the addition of glycine as an inducer is shown able to enhance the extracellular secretion of β-CGTase up to 1.5-fold by increasing the permeability of the membrane. Therefore, the heterologous expression of β-CGTase followed by optimization of glycine supplementation could be used to enhance the extracellular β-CGTase production, hence could improve the production of cyclodextrin

Potential cyclodextrin glycosyltransferase producer from locally isolated bacteria

Cyclodextrin glycosyltransferase (CGTase) is one of the most important groups of microbial amylolytic enzymes that have been used for degradation of starch to yield cyclodextrin (CD) via cyclization reaction. The increasing demand for CD in industrial application has led to an extensive study about CGTase which begin with screening, isolation and characterization of CGTase-producing bacteria. The identification of CGTase producer involves the use of solid media containing phenolphthalein and methyl orange as indicators that was detected by the colour changes. The formations of clearance zone around the bacterial colony in the starch-containing medium were observed and the diameters were measured to gauge the hydrolytic efficiency of the bacteria. Out of 65 soil bacterial samples screened, Bacillus sp. NR5 UPM was identified as the most prolific CGTase producer, which produced highest CGTase activity (11.709 U/ml) and highest β-CD concentration (2.504 mg/ml) with α-CD:β-CD:γ-CD ratio was 0.5:91.1:8.4 when using raw soluble starch as a substrate. It also showed as the best CGTase producer when using sago starch as a substrate (15.514 U/ml). This isolate was known as a raw starchdegrading enzyme producer since it has the capability to use raw starch as a substrate. Thus, in the future, this new isolate perhaps can share the biggest market in industrial application.Key words: Cyclodextrin, cyclodextrin glycosyltransferase, starch

Enzymatic characterization of heterologously expressed fungal β-glucosidase BGLII in Escherichia coli

Saprophytic filamentous fungi such as Trichoderma sp. are capable of producing three categories of cellulase for cellulose degradation into glucose; endoglucanase, cellobiohydrolase and β-glucosidase. Trichoderma reesei in particular has an extensively studied cellulase enzyme system, establishing it as a model organism for enzymatic production. Studies on β-glucosidases produced by Trichoderma sp. have elucidated two variants, which have been classified into glycosyl hydrolase families 1 and 3, both including retaining enzymes capable of substrate hydrolysis via double-displacement method with retention of anomeric carbon. Extensive studies on BglI enzyme isolated has been compared and found to have sequence similarity to other known glycosyl hydrolase family 3 β-glucosidases, an enzyme that is cell wall bound or expressed extracellularly, affects rate of reducing sugar formation from cellulase and involved in synthesis of soluble inducer of cellulolytic enzymes. Comparatively, enzyme characterization of the second β-glucosidase, BglII, has been relatively recent. Nevertheless, it has been identified to be expressed intracellularly, has high affinity and catalyzes transglycosylation reactions on cellobiose. Of particular interest, BglII has shown lower sensitivity to glucose inhibition, an appealing character for bioprocess development for efficient lignocellulosic biomass saccharification. As such, using local Trichoderma sp., this study has sought to characterize the BglII gene isolated and following heterologous expression in Escherichia coli, characterize the recombinant enzyme for enzyme activity, glucose tolerance and product synthesis

Spontaneous repositioning of incarcerated gravid uterus following general anaesthesia: a case report and review of literature

A 28 year old primigravida at 16 weeks pregnancy presented with voiding difficulties, pelvic pain and acute urinary retention. Clinical and ultrasound examination were suggestive of Incarcerated Uterus and diagnosis was confirmed by a pelvic MRI. Manual repositioning under anaesthesia was planned following a failed procedure in the outpatient clinic. Immediately post induction with general anaesthesia, interestingly spontaneous repositioning of the uterus occurred without any manual manipulation. This is the first case report describing a spontaneous repositioning of incarcerated uterus following general anaesthesia