Masalah ponteng di kalangan pelajar-pelajar sekolah menengah di daerah Kubang Pasu, Kedah

This study aims to finding the correlation between five independent variables in relation truancy among form 4 students and the focus of the research is to identify which of the 5 independent variables influence the act of absenteeism in schools. Five aspects have been taken into account namely problem faced by students, family problems, influences among peer group, environmental factors and school factors. This study was done on the form 4 students which have the highest record of absenteeism among 10 secondary schools in Kubang Pasu District. The sampel consisted of 278 students. A self constructed 45 items questionnaires were used for data collection to measure the variables. The data was collected only through questionnaires. A pilot test was carried out to ensure the validity and reliability of the instrument (Cronbach Alfa = .7930). The data was then further used to analys descriptive statistical, the correlation, t test and regression using the Statistical Packages for Social Science (SPSS) version 12. The findings of the study show that the students and school factors are the most dominant factors that the caused truancy among the form 4 students in Kubang Pasu Distric

Morfometri Cangkang Pada Genus Strombus Dan Cerithidea Di Pantai Kota Ternate Selatan

Gastropoda merupakan salah satu sumber daya hayati yang banyak dimanfaatkan oleh masyarakat. Cangkang gastropoda sudah terpilin sejak masa embrio. Gastropoda umumnya bercangkang tunggal yang terpilin membentuk spiral dengan bentuk dan warna yang beragam. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mencandra morfometri dan mendeskripsikan non-morfometri cangkang pada genus Strombus dan Cerithidea di tiga lokasi sampling, yakni pantai Bastiong, Fitu, dan Jambula dengan metode survei jelajah bebas. Teknik pengumpulan data meliputi morfometrik dan non morfometrik. Hasil penelitian genus Strombus dan Cerithidea ditemukan sebanyak 111 individu dari 14 jenis yang teridentifikasi. Parameter morfometri genus Strombus dan Cerithidea yang ditemukan di tiga lokasi sampling menunjukkan Panjang Cangkang (PC), Lebar Cangkang (LC), Lebar Kolumela (LK), Tinggi Aperture (TA) dan Lebar Aperture (LA) yang berbeda-beda, serta pengamatan non-morfometrik pada genus Strombus, berupa tipe cangkangnya concentric dan putaran cangkang sinistral, sedangkan pada genus Cerithidea tipe cangkangnya multispiral dan arah putaran dekstral. Kedua genus tersebut memiliki warna dan bentuk yang beragam

Estimation and influence of physicochemical properties and chemical fractions of surface sediment on the bioaccessibility of Cd and Hg contaminant in Langat River, Malaysia

This study applied the use of sequential extraction technique and simple bioaccessibility extraction test to quantify the bioavailable fractions and the human bioaccessible concentration of metals collected from nine stations in surface sediment of the Langat River. The concentrations of total and bioaccessible metals from different stations were in the range of 0.49–1.04, 0.10–0.32 μg g−1 for T-Cd, Bio-Cd, respectively, and 12.9–128.03, 2.06–8.53 μg kg−1 for T-Hg, Bio-Hg, respectively. The results revealed highest R-Bio-Cd in Banting station (55.3 %), while the highest R-Bio-Hg was in Kajang station (49.61 %). The chemical speciation of Cd in most sampling stations was in the order of oxidisable-organic > residual > exchangeable > acid-reducible, while speciation of Hg was in the order of exchangeable > residual > oxidisable-organic > acid-reducible. The correlation matric of mean content showed that the TOM, particle size and Mg++ in polluted surface sediments was highly correlated with total mercury. The PCA showed that the main factors influencing the bioaccessibility of Hg in surface sediments were the sediment TOM, F1 (EFLE) and F3 (oxidation-organic), while the fac

Performance comparison of AODV, DSDV and EE-DSDV routing protocol algorithm for wireless sensor network

This paper describes a preliminary study on wireless sensor network (WSN) routing protocol algorithm with focus on energy saving strategy.Efficient energy saving and consumption will ensure the lifespan of the battery are prolonged and the delay of transmitting data will be within the acceptable range of 300 meter by 300 meter network size.The routing protocol Ad-hoc On Demand Distance Vector (AODV), Destination Sequence Distance Vector (DSDV) and Energy Efficient Destination Sequence Distance Vector (EE-DSDV) were used in the study to compare the performance of the network in terms of maximum delay, throughput receive as well as the remaining energy in the network

MORFOMETRI CANGKANG PADA GENUS Strombus DAN Cerithidea DI PANTAI KOTA TERNATE SELATAN

Gastropoda merupakan salah satu sumber daya hayati yang banyak dimanfaatkan oleh masyarakat. Cangkang gastropoda sudah terpilin sejak masa embrio. Gastropoda umumnya bercangkang tunggal yang terpilin membentuk spiral dengan bentuk dan warna yang beragam. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mencandra morfometri dan mendeskripsikan non-morfometri cangkang pada genus Strombus dan Cerithidea di tiga lokasi sampling, yakni pantai Bastiong, Fitu, dan Jambula dengan metode survei jelajah bebas. Teknik pengumpulan data meliputi morfometrik dan non morfometrik. Hasil penelitian genus Strombus dan Cerithidea ditemukan sebanyak 111 individu dari 14 jenis yang teridentifikasi. Parameter morfometri genus Strombus dan Cerithidea yang ditemukan di tiga lokasi sampling menunjukkan Panjang Cangkang (PC), Lebar Cangkang (LC), Lebar Kolumela (LK), Tinggi Aperture (TA) dan Lebar Aperture (LA) yang berbeda-beda, serta pengamatan non-morfometrik pada genus Strombus, berupa tipe cangkangnya concentric dan putaran cangkang sinistral, sedangkan pada genus Cerithidea tipe cangkangnya multispiral dan arah putaran dekstral. Kedua genus tersebut memiliki warna dan bentuk yang beragam.Kata Kunci:  Cangkang, Cerithidea, Kota Ternate, Morfometri, Strombu

Furniture Design as a Sensory Product Approach in Autism Therapy for Children

Autism Spectrum Problem (ASD) is a childhood communication and behavioral disorder. Even though ASD is a lifelong condition, medications and therapies can help autistic children with their symptoms and abilities to function. The research uncovers the viability of furniture design solution as an alternative sensory product that considers autistic children's outbursts as it relates to their surrounding and environment. The purpose of the study is to discover how sensory products can assist autistic children by analyzing the Three Levels of Design prescribed by Don Norman, focusing on the Visceral, Behavioral and Reflective elements that apply to the furniture design domain

Firm Culture and Innovativeness Among Logistics Companies in Malaysia

The logistics industry environment is continuously changes with intense competition and demanding customers. Hence, appropriate firm culture that initiates firm innovativeness is required. At present, innovativeness research on logistics companies is still limited. Yet, empirical research showed firm innovativeness provide companies capabilities to achieve lower cost while rendering higher quality services that meet all requirements of potential customers, introduce new products, services, business, environmental issues and maximum utilization of information technology. Although there is general impression on low level of innovativeness in SMEs around the world, this research aims to demonstrate that there is potential higher degree of innovativeness within Malaysia’s logistics sector. Hence, this study objective is to gauge firm culture relationship with firm innovativeness. The study used simple random sampling technique where 226 companies were selected from total population of 500 logistic companies registered under Federation of Malaysian Freight Forwarders via survey. Findings revealed firm innovativeness among logistic companies is at high level and firm culture has a significant positive correlation with firm innovativeness. In fact, firm culture specifically adhocracy and market orientation culture significantly and positively influence on logistic firm innovativeness in Malaysia. This study brings new insight on innovativeness among Malaysian logistic companies

Quasi-static penetration behavior of plain woven kenaf/aramid reinforced polyvinyl butyral hybrid laminates

Owing to the high cost of synthetic aramid fibers and the necessity for environmentally friendly alternatives, a portion of aramid was replaced by plain woven kenaf fiber, with different lay arrangements and thicknesses. The obtained hybrid composites with aramid and kenaf fibers were used to produce prototypes of army helmet shells. A hybrid composite material was produced using a hot press technique and comprises 19 layers of plain woven kenaf and aramid of various configurations and alternation. The behavior of this composite material on a quasi-static penetration test was studied and was found positive in terms of maximum load carried, energy absorbed in impact, and damage mechanisms. Consequently, a helmet armour was developed that was less costly and more readily available and that which could also be produced by reducing the potential harmful effects of petroleum products, without compromising the ballistic-resistant capability of the material

Discovering 100 birds of Universiti Putra Malaysia

Birds are the most widely studied group of vertebrates. They come in various colours, shapes and sizes filling up different levels of a trophic pyramid and occupying many niches of an ecosystem. This includes the top predators such as raptors and small prey species such as sparrows. Birds play significant ecological roles with respect to pollination, seed dispersal, pest control, natural carcass removal, and ecosystem engineering. Collectively, they help maintain the balance of ecosystems. The ability of migratory birds to travel long distances has made them one of the most magnificent taxa in the world. Some species such as hornbills, woodpeckers, owls and waders have been recognized as environmental indicators. In many places, birds have generated significant income locally or nationally through birdwatching tourism. In the Serdang campus of Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), a total of 116 bird species of 47 families have been recorded including 23 migrants. The largest family groups are Ardeidae and Sturnidae (each has 9 species), followed by Accipitridae and Pycnonotidae (each has 7 species), and Columbidae (6 species). It is worth to mention that UPM has long been carrying out research on birds ranging from species diversity, species abundance, community assemblages, physiology, systematics, population genetics, ecotoxicology, biological control, behaviour, parasites, diseases to economic values. The Faculty of Forestry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Faculty of Science, as well as Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences (Bintulu Campus) are among the faculties in UPM that are conducting research on birds