Integrasi Karakter Moral dan Karakter Kinerja dalam Pembelajaran di Madrasah Aliyah Negeri Gorontalo

This research aims to identify and examine the integration of moral and performance characters within the MAN Insan Cendikia Gorontalo (ICG) learning process. It focuses on intracurricular, co-curricular, extracurricular, and hidden curriculum methodologies. Data was collected through observations, interviews, and documentation studies using a descriptive-analytical approach. It was complemented by referencing secondary resources like articles and expert publications. The findings indicate that MAN ICG adopted the "immerse" model, blending moral and performance characters throughout the educational spectrum. The institution's commitment to fusing character education is transparently evident in its vision, mission, goals, and programs. Their curriculum, rooted in the national framework, emphasizes the school's distinctive values.(Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dan mengkaji integrasi karakter moral dan kinerja dalam proses pembelajaran MAN Insan Cendikia Gorontalo (ICG). Ini berfokus pada metodologi kurikulum intrakurikuler, kokurikuler, ekstrakurikuler, dan tersembunyi. Pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui observasi, wawancara, dan studi dokumentasi dengan menggunakan pendekatan deskriptif-analitis. Laporan ini dilengkapi dengan referensi sumber sekunder seperti artikel dan publikasi pakar. Temuan menunjukkan bahwa MAN ICG mengadopsi model “immerse”, memadukan karakter moral dan kinerja di seluruh spektrum pendidikan. Komitmen lembaga dalam memadukan pendidikan karakter terlihat jelas dalam visi, misi, tujuan, dan programnya. Kurikulum mereka, yang berakar pada kerangka nasional, menekankan nilai-nilai khas sekolah.

Extraction of Morphological Features of Malaysian Rice Seed Varieties Using Flatbed Scanner

A high quality cultivated rice seeds are very important for Malaysian paddy industry to ensure a high yield of paddy production. Certified seeds that are mixed with other varieties and unwanted seeds such as weedy rice are considered as poor quality and faced rejection during a quality inspection by the Department of Agriculture. To ensure the seeds are cleaned from any foreign seeds, it is very important to develop a low cost and simple mechanism to classify the seeds according to its varieties. The use of a flatbed scanner is one of the alternative techniques for image acquisition of the seeds varieties. This study was carried out to evaluate morphological features of local rice seed varieties developed for Malaysian rice industry using image processing techniques. Image of four seed varieties, mainly are MR219, MR220, MR263, and MR269 were acquired and extracted using a normal desktop flatbed scanner. A LabVIEW program was developed to extract four main morphology features which are length, width, aspect ratio and rectangular aspect ratio. The extracted data were analysed in terms of its spread and variability. One-way ANOVA was done to compare the means of the morphological features. Further t-test analyses were done to distinguish between two seed varieties based on the variation in the morphological features of the seed kernel. The results indicated that seed length parameter extracted from the image acquired by the flatbed scanner is significant to differentiate the cultivated rice seed except for MR269 and MR220. Seed width can be used as a parameter to distinguish MR269 and MR220 pair. Thus, a combination of morphological parameters is necessary to classify the cultivated rice seed

UPC barcode apps for drug registered verification

In pharmacology, drug is used to prevent and cure diseases and to improve the physical or mental well-being. All medicinal products must be registered with Drug Control Authority (DCA) of Malaysia before being marketed. However, there are still numerous unregistered products being sold in night markets and grocery stalls that contained unknown materials that could harm our bodies. As nowadays most people own smartphones, thus it will be great if the smartphone is being utilized to become a mobile apps that can prevent consumers from buying unregistered products. This study described the process of creating a barcode reader application for drug registered verification. The application is created using Android Studio software, Java programming language and source code from GitHub, which is then synchronized with the database of some medicinal products. The barcode scanner is then tested to read the UPC barcode on the products and the result of registration confirmation will be shown on the screen of the smartphone. Thus, it will aware the user from buying the unregistered products

Cobalt oxide-modified titanium dioxide nanoparticle photocatalyst for degradation of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid

2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) has been recognized as a possibly carcinogenic compound to human, therefore, 2,4-D should be treated before it is discharged to the environment. Photocatalytic degradation of 2,4-D has been proposed as one of the best methods that offer environmentally safe process. In the present research, titanium dioxide (TiO2) was modified with cobalt oxide (CoO) and tested for photocatalytic degradation of 2,4-D under UV light irradiation. Different amounts of CoO (0.1, 0.5, 1 and 5 mol%) were added onto TiO2 by an impregnation method. The photocatalytic reaction was monitored and analyzed by measurement of 2,4-D absorbance using UV spectrophotometer. After 1 h photocatalytic reaction, it was confirmed that the sample with low loading of 0.1 mol% gave the highest photocatalytic activity among the bare and modified TiO2 photocatalysts. The photocatalytic activity was decreased with the increase of CoO loading, suggesting that the optimum amount of CoO was an important factor to improve the performance of TiO2. Based on fluorescence spectroscopy, such addition of CoO resulted in the reduced emission intensity, which showed the successful decrease in the electron-hole recombination

Turning Natural Fiber Reinforced Cement Composite as Innovative Alternative Sustainable Construction Material: A Review Paper

In recent years, a great deal of interest in concrete leads to the most frequently used sustainable construction material. Using of natural fiber as fiber reinforcement effectively improved strength, ductility and durability requirements of high performance cement composites. Regretly, natural fibers are dumped as agricultural waste (e.g. coconut, bamboo, wood or chips, bast fiber, leaf fiber, seed and fruit fibers, etc), so can be easily available low cost. The applications of natural fiber for sustainable construction material design can be done as filler or masonry composites, reinforcement, thermal conductivity, cementations/binder, etc. Previous and current researchers focusing the natural fiber to improve the properties of lightweight composites still required a lot of investigations to make it improved. However, the present work consists of the availability of natural fiber waste substance, sustainable construction materials are evaluated for their physico-mechanical properties of sustainable construction materials, method of production and environmental impact of several materials. No doubt, the application of natural fiber provides a solution to conservation of natural resource and energy

Cost Estimation of Structural Work for Residential Building with Seismic Design Consideration

The Sumatra-Andaman earthquakes had triggered local earthquakes in Malaysia by reactivation of ancient inactive faults. Previously on 5th June 2015, Ranau, a region located in Sabah, Malaysia, had experienced a moderate earthquake of Mw6.1. The structural failures occurred because all existing buildings only designed for gravity load without any seismic provision. Recent research work exhibits the seismic designs’ impact on the cost of material and its parameters that impact the cost. There are two types reinforced concrete residential buildings called Type 1 and Type 2 for two storey and four storey which had been used as models. This research applied four seismicity levels to the reference peak ground acceleration value, αgR = 0.07g, 0.10g, 0.13g & 0.16g, and two soil types: Soil Types B and D. The result shows that for two storey reinforced concrete residential buildings on soil types B and D, seismic design increases structural work costs, which is around 0.62% to 1.31% and 0.61% to 2.16%, respectively, for Type 1 model compared to non-seismic design. Besides, model Type 2, the increment is around 0.24% to 1.22% and 0.20% to 1.71%, respectively. Otherwise, for reinforced concrete residential building with four storey on soil types B and D, the result shows that seismic design tends to have a higher structural work’s cost around 0.41% to 2.48% and 0.98% to 11.23%, respectively, for Type 1 model. Besides, for model Type 2 the increment is around 1.80% to 2.05% and 2.34% to 8.53%, respectively, compared to nonseismic design

Cost Estimation of Structural Work for Residential Building with Seismic Design Consideration

The Sumatra-Andaman earthquakes had triggered local earthquakes in Malaysia by reactivation of ancient inactive faults. Previously on 5th June 2015, Ranau, a region located in Sabah, Malaysia, had experienced a moderate earthquake of Mw6.1. The structural failures occurred because all existing buildings only designed for gravity load without any seismic provision. Recent research work exhibits the seismic designs’ impact on the cost of material and its parameters that impact the cost. There are two types reinforced concrete residential buildings called Type 1 and Type 2 for two storey and four storey which had been used as models. This research applied four seismicity levels to the reference peak ground acceleration value, αgR = 0.07g, 0.10g, 0.13g & 0.16g, and two soil types: Soil Types B and D. The result shows that for two storey reinforced concrete residential buildings on soil types B and D, seismic design increases structural work costs, which is around 0.62% to 1.31% and 0.61% to 2.16%, respectively, for Type 1 model compared to non-seismic design. Besides, model Type 2, the increment is around 0.24% to 1.22% and 0.20% to 1.71%, respectively. Otherwise, for reinforced concrete residential building with four storey on soil types B and D, the result shows that seismic design tends to have a higher structural work’s cost around 0.41% to 2.48% and 0.98% to 11.23%, respectively, for Type 1 model. Besides, for model Type 2 the increment is around 1.80% to 2.05% and 2.34% to 8.53%, respectively, compared to nonseismic design

Data visualization of temporal ozone pollution between urban and sub-urban locations in Selangor Malaysia

In Malaysian environment, ground level zone has been reported as one of the most important pollutants that contribute to air quality degradation. The odourless and invisible nature of the pollutant has caused problems for individuals to realize and notice the existence of Ozone pollution in the environment. Thus, this study was conducted with the aim to assess and visualize the occurrence of potential Ozone pollution severity of two chosen locations in Selangor, Malaysia: Shah Alam (urban) and Banting (sub-urban). Data visualization analytics were employed using Ozone exceedances and Principal Component Analysis (PCA). The study results have shown an increasing pattern of Ozone pollution occurrence with several modes of distinct diurnal variations at the locations. The study also provides strong insights that Banting might experience a higher potential for Ozone pollution severity compared to Shah Alam.Keywords: ozone pollution; air quality; data visualization; data analytics; principalcomponent analysis

Konflik pengambilan tanah Orang Asli: kajian kes di Johor dan Selangor

Orang Asli merupakan golongan minoriti yang terdapat di Semenanjung Malaysia. Sistem Torrens yang diamalkan oleh Malaysia melalui Kanun Tanah Negara 1965 hanya memberi kepentingan terhadap tanah yang didaftarkan di Pejabat Pendaftaran Tanah, manakala tanah saka Orang Asli yang diwarisi dari generasi ke generasi tidak termasuk dalam sistem pendaftaran. Objektif kajian ini adalah (1) Mengenalpasti konflik yang berlaku akibat daripada pengambilan tanah Orang Asli yang terlibat, (2) Menganalisis kesan pengambilan tanah terhadap masyarakat Orang Asli yang terlibat dan (3) Menjelaskan usaha penyelesaian konflik pengambilan tanah Orang Asli yang terlibat. Bagi mencapai objektif kajian ini, kaedah kualitatif telah digunakan melalui kaedah temubual semi struktur. Temubual ini telah dijalankan ke atas lima belas responden utama daripada pihak berkepentingan iaitu enam orang Tok Batin dan Penolong Batin bagi setiap kampung yang terlibat, dua pegawai daripada pejabat tanah Negeri Johor dan Selangor, tiga pegawai daripada Jabatan Kemajuan Orang Asli , seorang pegawai daripada Suruhanjaya Hak Asasi Malaysia (SUHAKAM), seorang wakil badan bukan kerajaan iaitu Persatuan Orang Asli Semenanjung Malaysia , dan seorang ahli akademik. Hasil kajian mendapati bahawa terdapat konflik di antara masyarakat Orang Asli, konflik di antara Orang Asli dan Pihak Berkuasa serta konflik di antara agensi kerajaan Negeri dan Persekutuan. Kesan pengambilan tanah dapat dilihat melalui kesan terhadap sosiobudaya, persekitaran dan ekonomi masyarakat Orang Asli yang terlibat. Kaedah penyelesaian bagi pengambilan tanah Orang Asli yang terlibat adalah melalui rundingan, bayaran pampasan, menggunakan saluran mahkamah, Dasar Pemberi Milikan Tanah Orang Asli oleh Jabatan Kemajuan Orang Asli dan Inkuiri Nasional oleh Suruhanjaya Hak Asasi Kemanusiaan Malaysia