A corpus-based lexical and grammatical error identification: L2 learners academic writing

Writing in English has never been an easy task to many second language (L2) learners. Many of them perform poorly in their English academic writing where numerous lexical and grammatical errors are found in their report. Therefore, this thesis investigates the difficulties faced by UTHM learners involved in academic writing by identifying and analyzing errors made by them with the application of error analysis procedures. This research attempts to find out the types and patterns of errors in which it focuses on the frequency of the lexical and grammatical errors of the L2 learners in their writing. Errors were investigated and identified based on students’ 36 progress and final reports which were assembled from first year engineering students; named as the Learner Corpus Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia(LCUTHM). The LCUTHM was analyzed by means of linguistics Natural Language Processing tools (NLP) such as CLAWS 5 tag set, Markin Version 4 and categorized by MonoConc Pro II in the form of word lists. Data were also analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS) software to determine the major errors learners committed in learners’ written work. The findings reveal that the major lexical and grammatical error categories made by learners were “Missing Word”, “Repetition”, and “Verb Form”. Finally, the integration of technology and the linguistics Natural Language Processing (NLP) tools can provide a fast and more effective method in assisting teachers in identifying errors, and designing syllabus in improving the language skills and achievement of L2 learners in their academic writing

Vısualısatıon of Undergraduate Archıtectural Research Actıvıtıes through MYDISSERTPLANNER

This research is a continuous process that requires virtuous planning and monitoring of the activities. A formal planning application is inadequate to assists them in managing all research activities to ensure the task will complete within the time frame given. The aim is to visualise the undergraduate research activities through the use of mobile applications, namely MYDISSERTPLANNER. The result shows that most students have problems completing the research within the timeframe. Therefore, the development of MYDISSERTPLANNER through smartphone apps is seen to give benefit and bring innovative features to students and academicians in ensuring the quality of research accomplished. Keywords: Undergraduate students, Mobile Application, MYDISSERTPLANNER, Research Activities eISSN: 2398-4287© 2021. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v6iSI5.292

Relative Importance Analysis of Purchasing Decision Factors for Residential Properties in Bandar Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia

A limited supply of houses and a rapidly increasing population have caused house prices to skyrocket. The main objective of this study is to understand the consistency in purchasing residential properties among homebuyers in Seri Iskandar, Perak. The questionnaires distributed to a sample of 110 respondents in Bandar Seri Iskandar. The analysis methods are the Relative Importance Index and Descriptive Analysis. This study revealed that the most significant factors influencing home buyers’ purchase decisions of residential properties in Seri Iskandar is neighbourhood factors. Hence, this study is essential to improve the knowledge of the property developer for new development.Keywords: Home Ownership; Relative Importance Analysis; Purchase decision factor; Residential and property developerseISSN: 2398-4287 © 2019. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v4i11.1648             

Preliminary Survey on Factors Influencing Gated Community Living

The gated community is becoming a popular residential among the urban population. The reason for a gated community in Malaysia generally emphasizes the need for a safer community in the surrounding area. However, certain gated and guarded communities in Malaysia contribute more than security. Therefore, this research will investigate further the factors influencing gated community living. A survey was conducted, and findings reveal ten factors influencing gated community living that should be paid serious attention by the developers before the development of gated communities was approved. Keywords: Residential development; gated community; landed strata eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under the responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians), and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7i21.370

A Case Study of Malaysian Pedestrian Walking Speed at Shopping Malls in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia using Human Behaviour Simulator (HBS)

Rate of pedestrian walking speeds are influenced by some factors such as gender, age and location. Numerous research had been conducted to deepen the understanding of pedestrian walking speed because it is one of the keys in understanding the pedestrian walking behaviour. This case of study was conducted at two shopping malls in Kuala Lumpur namely MyTown Shopping Centre and Sunway Velocity Mall, with two main objectives which are i) To determine the average walking speed of pedestrian by considering the factors of age and gender; and ii) To compare the average walking speed that considered age as the factor of comparison between the pedestrian walking speed at shopping malls and crosswalk. Demographic factors of pedestrian walking speed in this study are on the basis of gender (male and female) and 7 groups of age categories consist of children, adult men and women, senior adult men and women, over 70 and disabled person. A camcorder was used to obtain the data of experiment by making video recording of the movement of people that were walking and roaming around at the main atriums of the shopping malls for 30 minutes. Hence, data analysis was completed by using a software named Human Behaviour Simulator (HBS) for analysing the data that were extracted from the video. The result of this study was male pedestrian walked faster than female with the average walking speed of 0.93m/s and 0.81m/s respectively. Also, people in shopping malls walked slower compared to pedestrian who were walking at crosswalk

Accident rate manufacturing plant: a case study at the pulp and paper industry in east coast Malaysia

The purpose of this study is to analyze the accident rate in the last 12 months in Pulp and Paper Industries in East Coast Malaysia. Researcher believed that the level of safety climate has a relationship with the accident rate. Therefore, this study was undertaken to analyze the rate of accidents in the Pulp and Paper Industries in last 12 months. The study was conducted using questionnaires where the questionnaire was distributed to 100 respondents consisting of managers, executives, engineers, clerical and technicians in the organization. Software Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS), version 16.0 is used to analyze the result. The finding of the study was found the rate of accidents at low levels (17 out of 98 respondent’s injury). This study shows that workers in Pulp and Paper Industries in Malaysian has a strong awareness and have a positive attitude and behaviour on issues related to safety. Therefore, the level of awareness of safety climate able to enhanced the safety

A Preliminary Assessment of Physical Properties of Sediment at Sembrong Reservoir

Reservoir is one of the main sources of water supply and provides functions to hydroelectric power, domestic use, agriculture, flood protection and recreation. Due to the rapid farming, agricultural activities and oil palm trees plantation development that contribute to the increment of sediment, the Sembrong reservoir is slowly endangered due to the shrinkage of reservoir storage. Therefore, this research is initiated to characterize the sediment which could be used as control in future research in the treatment of contaminated sediment. The objective of this study was to determine distribution of physical properties of sediment based on Sembrong Reservoir sediment. In this study, sediment samples were collected using gravity corer at different points in the reservoir area. The physical properties of sediment was investigated by conducted experiments include particle size distribution, bulk density test, moisture content, loss of ignition and scanning electron microscope (SEM). From the data obtained, the bulk density at horizontal distribution was almost the same and the average values obtained was between 10-17 kN/m3. Moisture content of sediment at horizontal distribution at location 3 was the highest with 185.04%. From the particle size distribution, it can be concluded that location 2 had the highest percentage of finer sand where the value was 81% while 19% were silt and clay. For horizontal distribution of organic content, location 5 had the highest result with the percentage of 12.768%. For particle shape of sediment, it was in bulky and flaky categories while the void ratio was getting smaller by the depth

Effect of Pump Dithering at Each Stage of Cascaded Fiber Optical Parametric Amplifier

Cascaded fiber optical parametric amplifier (FOPA) can enhance gain and bandwidth. The gain and bandwidth can be further enhanced by dithering the FOPA pump. However, to our knowledge, the effects of a pump dithering at every stage of cascaded FOPA have not been discussed. The study of performance at every stage of cascaded FOPA is quite interesting and beneficial in designing the system. Here, we analyzed, using OptiSystem software, each stage of a cascaded FOPA, when there was a pump dithering and not. The results showed that the pump dithering enhanced the gain and broaden the bandwidth at every stage. The gain and bandwidth obtained with the pump dithering were 27 dB and 20 nm, respectively. On the other hand, when there was no pump dithering, the gain and bandwidth were 9 dB and 12 nm, respectively

Synthesis and characterization of polyvinyl alcohol /polyaniline/functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotube compositeby gamma radiation method

The composite of functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotube (f-MWCNT), polyvinylalcohol (PVA) and polyaniline (PANI) were in-situ synthesized by gamma irradiation method. In order to make the free standing composite films, the mixture was cast onto a glass plate and dried before being exposed to irradiation. The formation and incorporation of PANI onto the surface of f-MWCNT were confirmed by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and UV-Visible (UV-Vis) Spectrophotometer. It was found that in-situ polymerized PANI was coated onto the surface of f-MWCNT due to the increase of f-MWCNT diameter after irradiation and it is supported by the XRD spectra in which it shows that the intensity of main peak in PANI decreases upon irradiation. The increasing of absorption spectra intensity in the FTIR spectra indicates the polymerization of PANI is occurred. In addition, it was found that quinoid unit in composite film is richer as compared to unirradiated sample. This is supported by UV-Vis analysis that shows the benzenoid ring is excited in which the pi-pi* transition peak is shifted to the high wavenumber after irradiation. The calculated value for optical energy band gap decreases after irradiated at 50kGy by gammarays suggested that the resultant composite is more conductive as compared to unirradiated samples