Mesin pembungkus nasi lemak

Pada era globalisasi ini, makanan tradisi melayu semakin berkembang dengan permintaan yang sentiasa meningkat saban tahun. Promosi hebat dan kesan media sosial telah menyebabkan tarikan yang kuat terhadap makanan tradisional Malaysia ditambah pula dengan kaedah hiasan yang kreatif dan menarik. Antara makanan tradisi melayu yang mendapat permintaan tinggi adalah Nasi Lemak. Nasi Lemak sangat sinonim dengan negara Malaysia sehinggakan ianya menjadi menu tetap sarapan pagi bagi setiap gerai mahupun hotel di negara kita. Penjualan nasi lemak sangat popular dan meluas. Permintaannya meningkat bukan sahaja di dalam negara, bahkan di peringkat antarabangsa juga nasi lemak mempunyai peminatnya yang tersendiri. Bagi syarikat penerbangan milik Malaysia seperti Airsia dan MAS, Nasi Lemak menjadi pilihan hidangan untuk penumpangnya yang terdiri daripada pelbagai warganegara serata dunia. Selain itu, faktor berlakunya peningkatan permintaan terhadap nasi lemak adalah kerana ianya tidak lagi hanya menjadi menu sarapan pagi semata-mata, malah ia juga menjadi menu makanan sepanjang masa sehingga ke lewat malam

Categorical data analysis using SPSS for periodontology

Statistics is a very powerful tool for data measurement. It can give meaning to meaningless numbers. On the basis, data can be classified as categorical or continuous. This book focuses on categorical data analysis. Categorical data classifies an observation to one or more categories. To get a clear understanding on how to analyze categorical data, this book emphasizes on categorical data analysis, especially for all beginners among dental students, dental researchers and dental lecturers. It is a compulsory method of analysis that researchers should learn, as it provides core skills that will be very useful for conducting categorical data analysis. Besides that, this book gives the researchers an idea on how to design a study that will optimize the output of the research study

Feasibility of green commercial vertical system for climbing food plant in urban area

Urban development and overpopulation have created a serious issue towards food security in the urban area. One of the potential solutions to solve this problem is by bringing food production nearer to the cities. In the past decade, vertical farming has caught our attention as an innovative system to produce food in a high amount with little land space. However, the existing systems are only limited to a certain type of crops. The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the potential vertical farming systems for cultivating the climbing food plants using hydrophobic green material. This is a review article presenting selected literature investigating vertical farming capability, natural fiber-based hydrophobic green material, and potential manufacturing processes of hydrophobic green materials. The results include determination components on the vertical farming systems for climbing food plant, potential natural fiber based on the hydrophobic green material preparation, and potential mass manufacturing of green materials to support vertical farming concept in urban cities. This study contributes in varying crops when developing urban farming by using the future vertical farming systems

Mathematical regression analysis of oxygen saturation for driving fatigue using Box-Behnken design

Like many other countries, the number of fatigue-related traffic accidents in Malaysia have become an alarming concern. Mathematical modelling is the process of describing a real-world issue in mathematical terms to understand the original issue. Hence, this paper aims to develop a mathematical regression model to predict the relationship between five input variables namely (i) driving duration, (ii) driving speed, (iii) body mass index (BMI), (iv) types of roads and (v) gender and an output response (oxygen saturation level) as the causes of driving fatigue. The regression analysis utilized Box-Behnken design method by Design Expert (6.0.8) software. The results revealed that the Prob > F values for all input variables were less than 0.01%, implying that all the variables were significant in influencing the oxygen saturation level. The regression model was validated to determine its accuracy in predicting the output response. The analysis presented excellent prediction accuracy as the model was capable to predict the data within 95% predictive interval, which met the minimum quantitative condition of 90% predictive interval. Furthermore, the residual errors were less than 10%, indicating that the model has excellent accuracy in predicting the oxygen saturation. The model prediction is expected to be useful in guiding researchers and policy makers in road safety field to take measures in minimizing traffic accidents due to driving fatigue

A low-cost fiber based displacement sensor for industrial applications

In this paper, a low-cost fiber optic displacement sensor (FODS) using a bundle of plastic optical fiber (POF) as a probe is developed and presented. The sensor consists of a high power light emitting diode (LED) as light source, a probe with multiple receiving plastic optical fiber and a photodiode detector. The sensor is characterized at millimeter distance and the sensor output is analyzed from 0 mm to 13 mm displacement. The sensitivity of the sensor is found to be 5.38 mV/mm over 2.6 mm sensing range. The sensor is very useful for close distance target since it is highly sensitive at the front slope. The low development cost, high degree of sensitivity and simplicity of the design make it suitable for wide range of industrial applications

Symbols and Metaphors: Translations from “Hikayat Inderaputera” into Painting / Mohd Shahrul Hisham Ahmad Tarmizi ...[et al.]

This research covers constituents of symbols and metaphors based on ‘Hikayat Inderaputera’ and it is connected to the intrinsic and extrinsic elements in visual art. The research is actually related to the view of possibilities of metaphor applied in the study of painting. ‘Hikayat Inderaputera’ can be translated into expressions, imaginations, and perceptions through painting and it also gives meaning and connection in semiotic approach. In a creative process, paintings are always related to narrative as a visual language and it is a part of structure in picture making. To understand metaphors, we need to consider semiotic as a methodology and it requires language as a structure, arguing that structuralism could equally be applied to any system of meaning making. It is actually a set of signal or codes. This research also explains how the researcher remarks and relates ‘Hikayat Inderaputera’ to previous works. In painting, artists always apply metaphors to create visual narratives while they are also being reflected writers. In addition, the researcher realized “Hikayat Inderaputera” as a way of expressions in creating symbols and metaphors. It can be translated into new possibilities of readings, visual languages, signs and can also be developed in new directions to represent other associations in images making especially in paintin

Assessment of Morphoanatomical Modifications in Cucurbita pepo L. in Response to Combined Drought and Nickel Stress

Background: Nickel (Ni) is a toxic heavy metal and causes human health risks as well as plant abnormalities. The present study aimed to determine morpho-anatomical features of Cucurbita pepo L. var. fastigata under combined drought and Ni stress in greenhouse experiment.Methods: Seedlings were treated with four irrigation levels to induce drought stress 14 ml, 11.2 ml, 8.4 ml and 5.6 ml (abbreviated as S0, S1, S2 and S3) along with 25 ppm of Nickel.Results: The results were analyzed after 5th and 10th days and data revealed that seed germination rate and stem diameter was significantly (P≤ 0.05) increased while stem length, root length, root diameter, the number of secondary roots, leaf area, fresh weight, and dry weight were decreased. Among anatomical characteristics epidermis, xylem, phloem tissues, cortex, trichomes, medullary rays, endodermis, pericycle, palisade, mesophyll cells, and stem mid rib were adversely affected under water stress (S1 and S2) while plants under combined Ni stress showed significant (P≤ 0.05) reduction in cortex diameter, and increase in epidermis thickness, vascular bundles size except for S3 treatment level.Conclusion: It was concluded that combined drought and Ni stress positively affected the morphological features (roots, stem length, and leaf area) of the Cucurbita pepo plant as compared to separate water and Ni stress, preventing plant wilting.Keywords: Nickel, drought stress, anatomy, morphology, Cucurbita pepo L.

Electroencephalogram (EEG)-based systems to monitor driver fatigue: a review

An efficient system that is capable to detect driver fatigue is urgently needed to help avoid road crashes. Recently, there has been an increase of interest in the application of electroencephalogram (EEG) to detect driver fatigue. Feature extraction and signal classification are the most critical steps in the EEG signal analysis. A reliable method for feature extraction is important to obtain robust signal classification. Meanwhile, a robust algorithm for signal classification will accurately classify the feature to a particular class. This paper concisely reviews the pros and cons of the existing techniques for feature extraction and signal classification and its fatigue detection accuracy performance. The integration of combined entropy (feature extraction) with support vector machine (SVM) and random forest (classifier) gives the best fatigue detection accuracy of 98.7% and 97.5% respectively. The outcomes from this study will guide future researchers in choosing a suitable technique for feature extraction and signal classification for EEG data processing and shed light on directions for future research and development of driver fatigue countermeasures

Smart android based home automation system using internet of things (IoT)

Recently, home automation system has getting significant attention because of the fast and advanced technology, making daily living more convenient. Almost everything has been digitalized and automated. The development of home automation will become easier and more popular because of the use of the Internet of Things (IoT). This paper described various interconnection systems of actuators, sensors to enable multiple home automation implementations. The system is known as HAS (Home automation system). It operates by connecting the robust Application Programming Interface (API), which is the key to a universal communication method. The HAS used devices, often implemented the actuators or sensors that have an upwards communication network followed by HAS (API). Most of the devices of the HAS (home automation system) used Raspberry Pi boards and ESP8285 chips. A smartphone application has been developed that allows users to control a wide range of home appliances and sensors from their smartphones. The application is user-friendly, adaptable, and beneficial for consumers and disabled people. It has the potential to be further extended via the use of various devices. The main objectives of this work are to make our home automation system, more secure and intelligent. HAS is a highly effective and efficient computational system that may be enhanced with a variety of devices and add-ons

Health-related quality of life among hepatitis c patients in Pahang State, Malaysia: a cross-sectional study

Measurement of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among hepatitis C patients is crucial in assisting health care providers to understand the complex psychosocial impact of disease on patients, thus facilitating a more patient-centred care. There is still scarcity of data on this matter, not adequately explored and nor has it been empirically studied in Malaysia. Thus, this study aims to measure the HRQOL among hepatitis C patients attending a tertiary hospital in Pahang, Malaysia. This was a cross-sectional study conducted among 195 hepatitis C patients attending Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan (HTAA), the main public tertiary hospital in Pahang. HRQOL was assessed using the 36-item short-form survey (SF-36v2). Respondents had lower scores in physical (mean score = 48.88 ± 8.9) and mental (mean score = 47.70 ± 9.1) health components of HRQOL than normal population (mean score > 50). Those who completed treatment had higher scores in both physical and mental health component, compared to those who was not treated or on treatment. There was no significant association between HRQOL and gender, age, marital status, employment status and education level. Our findings showed that patients with hepatitis C, in general, have poor HRQOL in both physical and mental health components. Thus, this study highlights a pressing need for holistic disease management by taking into account patients’ quality of life as part of the inter-disciplinary approach