Diet composition and food habits of demersal and pelagic marine fishes from Terengganu waters, east coast of Peninsular Malaysia

Fish stomachs from 18 demersal and pelagic fishes from the coast of Terengganu in Malaysia were examined. The components of the fishes’ diets varied in number, weight, and their frequency of occurrence. The major food items in the stomachs of each species were determined using an Index of Relative Importance. A conceptual food web structure indicates that fish species in the study area can be classified into three predatory groups: (1) predators on largely planktivorous or pelagic species; (2) predators on largely benthophagous or demersal species; and (3) mixed feeders that consume both pelagic and demersal species

The influences of corporate culture toward employees’ job performance in Wholesale Banking Department in Scope International (M) Sdn. Bhd / Norita Bachok

This study is conducted at Scope International (M) Sdn. Bhd. and this research is entitled as “The Influence of Corporate Culture on Employees’ Job Performance in Wholesale Banking Department in Scope International (M) Sdn. Bhd.” The main objective of this project paper is identifying the main factor that contributes to corporate culture issues towards employees’ performance in this organization. The researcher has adopted the descriptive research on the issue. Then the researcher’s sampling design is the probability sampling which is stratified sampling method and 60 questionnaires were distributed to employees at this organization. The theoretical framework of this study consists of dependent variable and independent variables. The dependent variable is employees’ job performance while the independent variables are teamwork, organization communication, reward and recognition, also training and development. Data collected and evidences are being processed by using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) program. The analysis includes the reliability, frequency distribution, descriptive analysis, and correlation. Based on the findings, there were hypothesized that are positive relationship exist between these variables. Result of the correlation indicates that the highest reward and recognition scores are associated with the employees’ performance. These correlations also strengthen the ranking of the independent variables. Reward and recognition is the main factor of employees’ job performance. The output also confirms the result that a significant positive relationship exists between other independent

Penghampiran Linear dan Kuadratik untuk Kaedah Kamiran Sempadan bagi Persamaan Laplace Tiga Dimensi dengan Putaran Simetri.

The boundary integral method is used for solving the three dimensional Laplace's equation with rotational symmetry numerically. Linear and quadratic approximations are presented. Accuracy for both linear and quadratic approximation will be compared

A Study Of The Profile Risk, Factors And Knowledge, Attitude And Practice Of Women With Breast Cancer In Kelantan.

Breast cancer is the commonest female cancer in the world with Malaysian prevalence of 86.2 per 100,000 women in 1996. There was an increasing trend of breast cancer mortality rate in Malaysia from 0.61 in 1983 to 1.8 per 100,000 populations in 1992. This study was aimed to identify profile, risk factors of breast cancer and to compare the level of knowledge, attitude and practice regarding breast cancer between cases and controls. A matched case-control study was carried out at hospitals in Kelantan. A standardized questionnaire was used to interview 147 histologically confirmed breast cancer patients and 147 controls. Controls were non-breast cancer patients who were matched for age and ethnicity of cases and non-malignant, non-gynaecologicaf, non-hormonal and non-endocrinological patients. Potential risk factors and score of knowledge, attitude and practice were initially analysed by simple conditional logistic regression and paired t test. Multiple conditional logistic regression modelling was later used to control potential confounding factors. The mean age of breast cancer patients was 46.3 :!: 9.3 years. The most common histological type was infiltrative ductal carcinoma (73%). Presentation at stage "' and VI was 60%. Factors contributing towards increased risk of breast cancer were nulliparity (Odds Ratio (OR) 42.6, 95% Confidence Interval (95% CI) 4.8-380.8), having one or two children (OR 2.2, 95% CI 1.0-5.0), family history of breast cancer (OR 4.2, 95% CI 1.4-12.8) and ever taken oral contraceptives (OC) (OR 2.8, 950/0 CI 1.4- 5.8). Cases had significantly better score of knowledge than controls (paired t test =4.9, p0.05) and practice (paired t test = -0.7, p>0.05). Less than 200/0 of cases and controls practised monthly Breast Self-Examination (8SE). This study included younger pre-menopausal women. The profile of breast cancers such as age and ethnic distributions was different from other studies. This study reconfirmed that similar risk factors identified in western population were responsible for the occurrence of breast cancer in Kelantan. It also supported the theory that breast cancer occurrence was related to oestrogen exposure and familial factors. It suggested the importance of having children especially more than two and caution for OC users and women with family history of breast cancer. Significant higher level of knowledge did not ensure positive attitude and better practice. Health education is needed especially for high-risk women in order to change their attitude and facilitate regular correct method of screening for breast cancer

A study on the satisfaction level among petronas user in relations with Enhancement of Standardized Work & Equipment Categories (SWEC) And Minimum Technical Requirement (MTR) / Nurulaini Bachok

This project paper attempts to identify the influential factor which is participation towards enhancement of Standardized Work & Equipment Categories (SWEC) and Minimum Technical Requirement (MTR) on the satisfaction level among PETRONAS users. The response from respondents was gathered by distributing the questionnaire in the form of Microsoft Info Path file through the official email of PETRONAS. Once the respondents completely answer all the questions, they can automatically sent back the questionnaire to distributors email and the data will be automatically save in database system. The questionnaire used ten-point Likert scale to measure the dependent variable and independent variable for this study. The scales started with 1, strongly disagree and ended with scale 10, strongly agree. Furthermore, it presents and discussed causal effect of participation towards enhancement on satisfaction levels among PETRONAS users by applying statistical analysis methods of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) that was run using and Analysis of Moment Structure Software (AMOS 18.0). The descriptive analysis, exploratory factor analysis (EFA), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), non-parametric test and multiple comparison tests were used in this study to answer the objective and to prove the hypothesis in this study. This study concluded that for demographical part, organization and frequency of SWEC used variables are support for the hypothesis. In addition from multiple comparisons test conducted proved there were significant differences between paired groups of variables. Besides that, from the test for variables, dependent goal is supported for the hypothesis. Recommendation is given to improve their organization and future research for example PETRONAS should conducted training class for using the new system participated by PETRONAS users in order to increase the usage and at the same time increase the satisfaction leve

Determinants affecting entrepreneurial intention among university students / Aina Natasha Bachok

The purpose of the study is to investigate the determinants affecting entrepreneurial intention among university student. This study comprises three independent variables which are personality trait, current economic environment and knowledge and environment. This study focuses on university students in Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Melaka (City Campus). 200 questionnaires were distributed to the respondent in UITM Melaka. However, only 170 completed questionnaires were received and recorded. This research analyses the result by using Statistics Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS) software version 24. The result recorded personality trait and current economic environment have a significant relationship on the entrepreneurial intentions among university student

Pengubahsuaian ke Atas Kaedah Kecerunan Konjugat untuk Peminimuman Tak Berkekangan

Penumpuan utama tesis ini adalab dalam usaba mencari penyelesaian berangka untuk masalab pengoptimuman tak linear tak berkekangan. Kami mempertimbangkan suatu kaedab pengoptimu man yang terkenal disebut kaedab kecerunan konjugat. Khususnya, satu kelas kaedab kecerunan konjugat bemama kaedab Fletcher-Reeves akan difokuskan. Kami lanjutkan analisis kami kepada tatacara gelintaran gans baru yang diperkenalkan oleh (Potra dan Shi, 1995). Kami seterusnya menerbitkan dua teknik pembaikan: yang pertama kami menggunakan satu kriteria penukaran di antara arab kecerunan konjugat dan kuasi-Newton dan untuk yang kedua, kami memperkenalkan penggunaan arab kelengkungan negatif dalam gabungan linear bagi kaedab kecerunan konjugat dan kuasi-Newton. Tesis ini akan meliputi keputusan-keputusan yang menghuraikan persembaban berangka bagi kaedahkaedab terubahsuai ke atas suatu set fungsi ujian yang dipilih. Kesimpulan dan beberapa kemungkinan kajian lanjutan akan diberi untuk mengakhiri tesis ini. Penggunaan tatacara gelintaran garis baru, penukaran di antara arab kecerunan konjugat dan kuasi-Newton dan penggunaan arab kelengkungan negatif dalam gabungan linear bagi kaedah kecerunan konjugat dan kuasi-Newton memberikan keputusan berangka yang lebih baik

Financial Indicators Surveillance Tracker (FiST)

To get a lot of money, it needs a lot of hard work. Now it is time to make your money work for you. Besides, world of investment, have a thousand product to choose. Nowadays, young generation are very lucky to have an updated technology environment especially internet that currently connected with all things that people need as their interest. To invest in stock market, new generation of investor such as young investor needs to have the knowledge and financial circumstances. As a solution, Financial Indicators Surveillance Tracker (FiST) is a web-based platform providing young investor to start learning on how to choose which Public Listed Companies (PLCs) and move a step ahead to invest in stock exchange. The main objective of this application is to develop a financial web-based platform for young investor, which provides important financial ratios of PLCs. This application will also help to identify financial performance of PLCs and propose a guideline on how to have a quality decision making to the young investor. In relation with the problem statement, this web-based platform will analyse the requirements given by Bursa Malaysia, Malaysia's stock exchange and come out with the functionalities of financial ratios, designing the interface consists of database and to provide financial data provider as addition information for young investor. Numerous literatures studies have been done in order to get comprehensive information regarding what kind of financial ratios need to be used, ten different financial ratios been identified and will be included in this web-based platform. It is purposely to ensure the user understand both technical and fundamental analysis that frequently done by the investment analysis. The significance of this project is that, FiST allows the users to focus on financial ratios by comparing with other related ratios. It will be a good platform for young investor to start invests in stock market actively

Similarity solutions for the stagnation-point flow and heat transfer over a nonlinearly stretching/shrinking sheet

This paper presents a numerical analysis of a stagnation-point flow towards a nonlinearly stretching/shrinking sheet immersed in a viscous fluid. The stretching/shrinking velocity and the external flow velocity impinges normal to the stretching/shrinking sheet are assumed to be in the form U ~ xm, where m is a constant and x is the distance from the stagnation point. The governing partial differential equations are converted into ordinary ones by a similarity transformation, before being solved numerically. The variations of the skin friction coefficient and the heat transfer rate at the surface with the governing parameters are graphed and tabulated. Different from a stretching sheet, it is found that the solutions for a shrinking sheet are non-unique for m > 1/3

Mixed convection boundary layer flow over a permeable vertical cylinder with prescribed surface heat flux.

In this study we investigate the steady mixed convection boundary layer flow along a permeable vertical cylinder with prescribed surface heat flux. The free stream velocity and the surface heat flux are assumed to vary linearly with the distance from the leading edge. The governing system of partial differential equations is first transformed into a system of ordinary differential equations, and the transformed equations are solved numerically for both assisting and opposing flow regimes using two different methods, namely the Keller-box method and the NAG routine D02HAF. The features of the flow and heat transfer characteristics for different values of the governing parameters are analyzed and discussed. Dual solutions for the previously studied mixed convection boundary layer flow over an impermeable surface of the cylinder are shown to exist also in the present problem for aiding and opposing flow situations