Halal Food Perspectives: A cross-sectional survey of neophobic and neophilic mindsets

This study explores the relationship between halal food and food neophobia in Malaysia. A total of 399 participants were surveyed using the Food Neophobia Scale (FNS). Neophobic individuals were most likely to be generation Z, male, had less than tertiary education, and had a salary less than RM1000. They tended to avoid food due to halal status and weird taste. The findings provide insights into the level of food neophobia among Malaysians and its impact on their acceptance of halal food. The results can aid policymakers and industry stakeholders in promoting inclusive and culturally sensitive food choices

The Influence of Work-Life Balance, Workload and Work Environment on Burnout among Teachers in Melaka Tengah District, Malaysia

Teacher burnout emerges as a complex issue intertwined with challenges in maintaining work-life balance, managing heavy workloads, and navigating the work environment within the educational sector. Factors such as the difficulty in achieving a balance between professional responsibilities and personal well-being, excessive work demands, and unsupportive work environments significantly contribute to the risk and prevalence of burnout among teachers. Efforts to address these contributing factors through supportive policies, workload management, and the cultivation of a positive work atmosphere are essential for mitigating burnout and enhancing teacher well-being and retention. This study determines the relationships between work-life balance, workload, work environment, and teacher burnout, utilizing a quantitative approach with data from 332 teachers via a Google Form survey. The findings reveal a positive relationship between work-life balance and burnout, challenging the notion that improved balance alone mitigates burnout. Workload demonstrates a strong positive association with burnout, highlighting the impact of increased demands on teachers. Conversely, a positive work environment exhibits a negative relationship with burnout, suggesting that a supportive organizational climate acts as a protective factor. This study underscores the need for a holistic approach to teacher well-being, recognizing the intricate relationships between workload, personal life, and the organizational environment. These findings offer valuable insights for educational institutions aiming to foster a supportive work environment and mitigate the adverse effects of burnout among teachers

Assessment of Suitability of Kerian River Tributaries Using Length-weight Relationship and Relative Condition Factor of Six Freshwater Fish Species

The length-weight relationship and condition factor of six freshwater fish species were conducted monthly at selected rivers of Kerian River Basin from May 2008 to May 2009. The fish species studied were Devario regina, Labiobarbus sp., Puntius binotatus, Rasbora sumatrana, Acantopsis choironrhycos and Cyclocheilichthys apogon.  The value of fish growth (b) shows that D. regina (b = 3.256), P. binotatus (b = 3.911), R. sumatrana (b = 3.642) and C. apogon (b = 3.623) had positive allometric growth, while Labiobarbus sp. (b = 2.898) and A. choironrhycos (b = 2.427) had negative allometric growth. The mean Kn varied from 1.003 ± 0.109 (A. choirorhynchos) to 1.873 ± 0.203 (R. sumatrana). Of all the fish species, only mean Kn of R. sumatrana showed significant difference among the sampling sites, at P < 0.05, suggesting the fish growth in the Kerian River basin was in a good condition. Keywords: Length-weight relationship, condition factor, freshwater, Kerian River Basin, Malaysi

Adsorption of anionic surfactant on surface of reservoir minerals in alkaline-surfactant-polymer system

Alkaline-surfactant-polymer (ASP) flooding is significant to the oil and gas industry due to synergistic interaction between alkaline, surfactant and polymer. However, chemical losses due to adsorptions of surfactant and polymer on the rock surface could lead to inefficiency of the process. There are also significant uncertainties on adsorption mechanism when surfactant is flooded with presence of alkaline and polymer. This study highlights the static adsorption tests using anionic sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS), hydrolysed polyacrylamide (HPAM) and sodium carbonate (Na2CO3) as the surfactant, polymer and alkaline, respectively. Sand particles and kaolinite clay were used as the reservoir minerals. The adsorption tests were conducted at various surfactant concentrations ranging from 50 to 2000 ppm. Sodium chloride (NaCl) concentration was investigated from 0 to 2 wt.%, while the local sand and kaolinite was mixed in surfactant solution at a fixed mass to volume ratio of 1:5. The static adsorption test was conducted by shaking the mixture samples and centrifugation before analysing the supernatant liquid using UV-Visible spectrophotometer. The results showed that the surfactant adsorption was higher on kaolinite compared to sand particle. The higher the salinity, the higher the adsorption of surfactant due to higher ionic strength. The adsorption of SDS surfactant on sand particles and kaolinite was lesser in ASP system compared to the presence of surfactant solution alone. Thus, it can be concluded that the presence of polymer and alkaline in ASP solution have great potential to reduce the surfactant adsorption on both sand particle and kaolinite

Analysis of ligament behaviour for healthyhuman leg with or without kneepad after kicking the ball

Ligament is tough bands of fibrous tissues that connect between two bones. Those bones are the tibia and femur bones. The knee structure is including the femur (thighbone), tibia (shinbone), ligament, meniscus, articular cartilage, tendon and patella (kneecap). The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) connects the femur to the tibia at the center of the knee. It limits rotation and the forward motion of the tibia. The ACL injury was found to be the highest among others ligament. Running and kicking is the activities that frequently can cause the ACL injury. In this study, a three-dimensional finite element model of the human ACL was developed and the simulation of passive knee flexion was performed. The objective for this study is to investigate the behaviour of the ACL effect when using knee pad during the kicking activities in soccer game. The numerical modeling of passive knee flexion was performed, with and without applying the stress on the ACL. The analysis will consist of analysis with the kneepad and analysis the knee without the knee pad. Both of the analysis involved in knee posturer angles. The angles are 0⁰, 45⁰, 90⁰ and 155⁰ of knee flexion. The results show that 90⁰ flexion give highest stress value among other knee flexion. One possible explanation is that, the ligaments already reach its final stages for twisting. After this stage, the ligament will not twisting but it will start to bend. The ligament will bend until it reaches it bending limit

Analysis of ligament behaviour for healthyhuman leg with or without kneepad after kicking the ball

Ligament is tough bands of fibrous tissues that connect between two bones. Those bones are the tibia and femur bones. The knee structure is including the femur (thighbone), tibia (shinbone), ligament, meniscus, articular cartilage, tendon and patella (kneecap). The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) connects the femur to the tibia at the center of the knee. It limits rotation and the forward motion of the tibia. The ACL injury was found to be the highest among others ligament. Running and kicking is the activities that frequently can cause the ACL injury. In this study, a three-dimensional finite element model of the human ACL was developed and the simulation of passive knee flexion was performed. The objective for this study is to investigate the behaviour of the ACL effect when using knee pad during the kicking activities in soccer game. The numerical modeling of passive knee flexion was performed, with and without applying the stress on the ACL. The analysis will consist of analysis with the kneepad and analysis the knee without the knee pad. Both of the analysis involved in knee posturer angles. The angles are 0⁰, 45⁰, 90⁰ and 155⁰ of knee flexion. The results show that 90⁰ flexion give highest stress value among other knee flexion. One possible explanation is that, the ligaments already reach its final stages for twisting. After this stage, the ligament will not twisting but it will start to bend. The ligament will bend until it reaches it bending limit

Measuring Factors influencing Work Engagement among Millennials in Malaysian Organization

This study addresses a pressing issue in the contemporary global economy by examining the critical relationship between work engagement and the quality of work-life among millennial employees, with a specific focus on the Y generation. In an era of economic volatility, the sustainability of employee engagement has emerged as a paramount concern for various industries. Research has shown that millennial employees with low or no work engagement are highly inclined to leave their organizations within a year. To explore this nexus, the study adapted Walton's quality of the work-life model and integrated it with the JD-R Theory. Therefore, study's objective is to determine the impact of quality of work-life on work engagement, with a particular emphasis on the role of psychological capital as a mediator. Employing a mixed-mode research approach, the study will conducted within the organizational landscape of Malaysia, utilizing online platforms. This research contributes significantly to the ongoing discourse on work engagement by delving deeper into the interconnected realms of Quality of Work-Life, Work Engagement, and Psychological Capital among younger employees, thereby offering insights crucial for sustaining economic vitality. As a move forward, this study paves the way for future investigations into this conceptual domain. Research paper Keywords: Work Engagement; Quality of Work-Life; Psychological Capital; Young Employees Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Shahruddin, S., Azman, M. A.., & Arifin, M. A. (2023). Measuring Factors influencing Work Engagement among Millennials in Malaysian Organization. Journal of Entrepreneurship, Business and Economics, 11(2), 53–80

Measuring Factors influencing Work Engagement among Millennials in Malaysian Organization

This study addresses a pressing issue in the contemporary global economy by examining the critical relationship between work engagement and the quality of work-life among millennial employees, with a specific focus on the Y generation. In an era of economic volatility, the sustainability of employee engagement has emerged as a paramount concern for various industries. Research has shown that millennial employees with low or no work engagement are highly inclined to leave their organizations within a year. To explore this nexus, the study adapted Walton's quality of the work-life model and integrated it with the JD-R Theory. Therefore, study's objective is to determine the impact of quality of work-life on work engagement, with a particular emphasis on the role of psychological capital as a mediator. Employing a mixed-mode research approach, the study will conducted within the organizational landscape of Malaysia, utilizing online platforms. This research contributes significantly to the ongoing discourse on work engagement by delving deeper into the interconnected realms of Quality of Work-Life, Work Engagement, and Psychological Capital among younger employees, thereby offering insights crucial for sustaining economic vitality. As a move forward, this study paves the way for future investigations into this conceptual domain. Research paper Keywords: Work Engagement; Quality of Work-Life; Psychological Capital; Young Employees Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Shahruddin, S., Azman, M. A.., & Arifin, M. A. (2023). Measuring Factors influencing Work Engagement among Millennials in Malaysian Organization. Journal of Entrepreneurship, Business and Economics, 11(2), 53–80

Recent development of graphene oxide-based membranes for oil–water separation: A review

Separation of oil in water emulsion remains as a critical issue due to the high volume of oily wastewater discharged by industrial processes. Membrane technology has a great industrial interest for this oil–water separation owing to its simple operational process and high separation efficiency. However, the hydrophobicity properties of membrane can aid the membrane fouling phenomenon and shorten the life of membranes. As a result, modification of membranes, particularly on hydrophilicity enhancement, is required to optimise the membrane performances. Over the years, graphene and its derivatives, particularly graphene oxide (GO) have gained great research interest in the field of membrane for water and wastewater treatment due to its ultimate thinness and unique layered structure. These features enhance the permeation fluxes, increase hydrophilic property, improve physicochemical properties and provides rich oxygen-containing groups for further modification, making it excellent for ionic/molecular separation. This review article discusses the recent progress of GO-based membranes through various configurations, i.e., free-standing, supported, and polymer nanocomposite for oil–water separation. The advancements of using GO for membrane morphology alteration, fouling mitigations as well as mechanical strength are discussed. The key issues for the development of high-performance GO membranes and prospects for imminent research are highlighted