Maintain a culture of integrity at workplace during COVID-19 outbreak

Integrity is a powerful double-edged sword for companies today, is necessary for long term success and corporate sustainability. Cultures of integrity are committed to doing the right thing, not just as a matter of marketing or positioning, but as an uncompromising stance embodied by the words and actions in any environment and situation encountered. Having integrity in the workplace has become very important these times, especially in the current situation where all countries are facing with pandemic Covid19. Hence this paper as an initiative to the employer or organization in identifying factors that ensure the stability and practice of a culture of integrity during Covid-19 by its employees in achieving the same goals in any situation in the workplace or outside the organization

Buoffant cap

Bouffant cap is safety product like a loose cap net that can secured around the head with an elastic. This product is usually used in cleanrooms, food service and medical field. According to Personal protective equipment, frequently referred to as "PPE," is equipment worn to minimize exposure to risks causing severe injuries and accident in the workplace. These accidents and diseases may lead from chemical, radiological, physical, electrical, mechanical or other dangers in the workplace. The personal protective equipment should be designed for safety, can maintain cleanliness and also reliable fashion. It should be comfortably to wear and safely covered

KINERJA DINAS KOMUNIKASI DAN INFORMATIKA KOTA PONTANAK DALAM PELAYANAN INFORMASI BERBASIS ELEKTRONIK JEPIN (JENDELA PONTIANAK INTEGRASI)

Jendela Pontianak Integrasi (JEPIN) is an electronic-based public information service system that is a product of the Pontianak City Communication and Informatics Office. JEPIN aims to be a forum for information about the needs of the community, the Pontianak city government, and community complaints. This research is based on the findings of obstacles experienced by the agency in the application of the system through secondary data. The purpose of this research is to find out the performance of the Pontianak City Communication and Informatics Office in organizing JEPIN information services. This research is qualitative descriptive research with inductive approach (from special to general) Interview, observation and documentation data collection techniques. Data analysis techniques used include data reduction, data presentation and conclusion drawing. The results of research at the Department of Communication and Informatics Pontianak city showed that the performance of the office in electronic-based information services is still not running well, this is seen from 5 (five) dimensions of the assessment of the performance of the office which 4 (four) of them did not meet the target that has been determined. Namely productivity, quality of service, responsiveness, and responsiveness, only the dimension of accountability meets the targeted service. Keyword: Jendela Pontianak Integrasi (JEPIN), Performance, Information Service

PROFIL BERPIKIR RELASIONAL SISWA SMA DALAM MENYELESAIKAN MASALAH SPLTV DITINJAU DARI SELF EFFICACY

Aktivitas mental seseorang di mana ia harus dapat mengaitkan pengetahuan yang dimilikinya dengan informasi baru yang diberikan untuk menyelesaiakan suatu masalah matematika disebut sebagai berpikir relasional yang dapat dipengaruhi oleh keyakinan diri seseorang (self efficacy). Mendeskripsikan profil berpikir relasional siswa SMA dalam menyelesaikan masalah SPLTV ditinjau dari self efficacy merupakan tujuan penelitian ini, serta masing-masing satu siswa self efficacy tinggi dan self efficacy rendah sebagai subjek penelitian. Deskriptif kualitatif adalah jenis penelitian ini, serta instrumen penelitiannya yaitu angket self efficacy, tes penyelesaian masalah SPLTV, dan pedoman wawancara. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa siswa SMA dengan self efficacy tinggi telah melaksanakan aktivitas berpikir relasional dalam menyelesaikan masalah SPLTV dengan mengidentifikasi pernyataan yang diketahui dan pertanyaan yang ditanyakan dalam permasalahan, kemudian menghubungkannya dengan pengetahuan yang dimilikinya pada tahap memahami masalah, siswa dapat mengaitkan pengetahuan yang dimilikinya dengan informasi yang diperolehnya dari permasalahan pada tahap membuat rencana dan melaksanakan rencana penyelesaian. siswa dapat membangun keterkaitan antara hasil jawaban dengan informasi pada permasalahan pada tahap memeriksa kembali. Sedangkan siswa SMA dengan self efficacy rendah telah melaksanakan aktivitas berpikir relasional pada tahap memahami masalah dengan menentukan pernyataan yang diketahui dan pertanyaan yang ditanyakan dalam permasalahan dan membentuk relasi antara pengetahuan yang dimilikinya dengan informasi yang diperolehnya dari permasalahan, pada tahap membuat rencana dan melaksanakan rencana penyelesaian siswa dapat menghubungkan informasi dalam permasalahan dengan pengetahuan yang dimilikinya, pada tahap memeriksa kembali siswa belum dapat menghubungkan hasil penyelesaian yang diperoleh dengan informasi yang terdapat pada permaasalahan. Oleh karena itu, diharapkan guru dapat memberikan soal nonrutin dengan gabungan antar konsep matematika sehingga dapat melatih berpikir relasional dan kemampuan penyelesaian masalah siswa. Kata Kunci: Berpikir Relasional, Penyelesaian Masalah, Self Efficac

SYNERGIZING CASH WAQF INTO PROPERTY – THE CASE OF HOUSING INAFFORDABILITY IN ISKANDAR MALAYSIA

At the early 15th Century, the Ottoman Empire used to incorporate cash waqf into property investment and development. Using the cash waqf as an instrument, they have successfully been able to develop property waqf distinguishably. Similar development has been sighted in the Islamic world years later especially in Egypt, Kuwait and Indonesia. In Malaysia, since the inception of the fatwa on the applicability of cash waqf in 2007, many have been promoting and capitalising the availability of cash waqf into property albeit risky investment. This paper sought to examine the way in which cash waqf is utilised in the growing activities of waqf property. By comparing and contrasting between these two instruments of waqf, one needs to fully understand the importance of inalienability, perpetuity and illiquidity as investment qualities of them. Using secondary data in the case of Iskandar Malaysia, the scenario of inaffordability in owning properties is sighted. Interestingly, therefore, cash waqf offers an alternative in contributing to the success of Transformation Agenda of Affordable Residential Property Waqf in the country.Keywords: Cash waqf - Property waqf – Waqf Property Tranformation Agenda – Iskandar Malaysi

Documentation, anti-aging activities and phytochemical profiling of selected medicinal plants used by Jakun women in Kampung Peta, Mersing, Johor

Traditional knowledge of indigenous people could become the baseline information for the discovery of anti-aging agent. The objectives of this study were to document the knowledge of Jakun people in Kampung Peta, Mersing, Johor on medicinal plants for women’s healthcare; to investigate the optimal formulations of herbal mixture used by Jakun women based on phytochemicals content and antioxidant activity; to determine the anti-aging potential of the selected formulations; and to investigate the major phytochemical constituents in the formulations. Based on qualitative analysis from semi-structured interview, twelve species of medicinal plants have been documented for women’s healthcare. Among species documented, four species, Cnestis palala (Pengesep), Urceola micrantha (Serapat), Labisia pumila (Kacip fatimah) and Microporus xanthopus (Kulat kelentit kering) that were prepared in the form of mixture have been used for formulation study. About 24 formulations have been developed from the simplex centroid design and tested for total phenolic content (Folin-Ciocalteu method), total flavonoid content (aluminium chloride colorimetric method) and three different antioxidant assays (DPPH scavenging, ABTS decolourization and FRAP assays). Single formulation of Cnestis palala, single formulation of Urceola micrantha and binary mixture of C. palala and U. micrantha are among the optimal formulations with high phytochemicals content and antioxidant activities that were further evaluated for anti-aging activities. For anti-aging activities, five enzymatic assays have been tested on the three formulations which are matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1) inhibition, elastase inhibition, tyrosinase inhibition, acetyl- and butyrylcholinesterase inhibition assays. Single formulation of U. micrantha showed the highest inhibition towards MMP-1 (49.44 ± 4.11 %) and elastase enzymes (20.33±2.52%), while single formulation of C. palala showed highest inhibitions towards tyrosinase (14.06±0.31%), acetylcholinesterase (32.92±2.13%) and butyrylcholinesterase (34.89±2.84%) enzymes. The identification of phytochemicals compound have been carried out using gas chromatography-mass spectrometer (GC-MS), which showed the presence of 2,2-dimethoxybutane and 2,3-dihydro-3,5-dihydroxy-6-methyl-4H-pyran-4-one (DDMP) in the three formulations extract. The presence of catechol and quinic acid in U. micrantha extract might possibly contribute to anti-aging activities of the extract. These findings could become baseline for the exploration of novel anti-aging agents from natural source by using the traditional knowledge of indigenous people

Intercalation of 2-hydroxy-1,4-napthoquinone into layered double hydroxides / Nur Mushirah Ismail

Recently, more attention is given to LDHs containing drug molecules due to its unique properties. LDH is a one class of drug delivery vehicle that has received more attention because it can accommodate polar organic compounds between their layers and form a variety of intercalated compounds. Intercalation compounds with biologically active species could thus provide composites with ability to control the drug release. This study focuses on the intercalation of 2-hydroxy-l, 4-napthoquinone into zinc-aluminium layered double hydroxides and magnesium-aluminium layered double hydroxides. In this study, original layered double hydroxides were prepared by used of co-precipitation method and its intercalated product were prepared by used of co-precipitation and ion exchange methods. Various synthesize parameters affecting the characteristic of layered double hydroxides and its intercalated products were also studied which includes the type and the ratio of metal solution, aging temperature and the intercalation method. Characterizations of the original layered double hydroxides and its intercalated product was carried out by used of Powder X-ray diffractometer (PXRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM) and Thermo gravimetric/Differential scanning calorimetry analysis (TGDSC). The presence of sharp peaks in the X-Ray diffractograms of layered double hydroxide shows that the synthesized LDHs have high crystallinity and the peaks were strongly dependents on the metal ratios and the synthesize temperature. The basal spacing of the LDHs increased with an increased in the metals ratio (M²⁺/M³⁺) and the results of the study indicated that, layered double hydroxides that synthesized at a ratio of 4 showed a better crystallinity as compared to other ratios and was subsequently chosen for the intercalation with of 2- hydroxy-1, 4-napthoquinone. Intercalations of 2-hydroxy-l, 4-napthoquinone into LDHs were carried out by used of two methods which are co-precipitation and ion-exchange. The basal spacing values (d003) that obtained from XRD shows that the intercalation process by used of co-precipitation method is better as compared to ion-exchange method. The FTIR spectrum of the intercalated product showed the resemblance peak of layered double hydroxides and 2-hydroxy-l, 4-napthoquinone which confirmed the intercalation of 2-hydroxy-l, 4-napthoquinone between the layers of layered double hydroxide. The thermal analysis of intercalated products suggests that, the thermal stability of 2-hydroxy-l, 4-napthoquinone is greatly improved after intercalation between the layers of layered double hydroxide. The released rate of 2-hydroxy-l, 4- napthoquinone into aqueous release medium increased with an increased in contact time between the intercalated products and aqueous release medium. A maximum percentage of released are achieved at 90 minutes for pH 10, 480 minutes for pH 7 and 540 minutes for pH 4. The release profile of the 2-hydroxy-l, 4-napthoquinone from the layer of layered double hydroxide was determined from the fitted selected various models. Based on the r² values obtained from the various model, it can be deduced that the release of 2- hydroxy-1, 4-napthoquinone into an aqueous release medium at different pH from the layer of layered double hydroxide can be described by first order kinetics. This study shows that LDHs can be used as a carrier for controlled release formulation for 2- hydroxy-1, 4-napthoquinone

Antimicrobial and Wound Healing Activities of Three Cassia Species

Cassia alata, Cassia fistula and Cassia auriculata are largely used in traditional medicine for centuries, to improve health and well being of human civilizations in rural areas of developing countries worldwide. The objective of this study is to investigate the antimicrobial and wound healing activities of all three Cassia species. The first two experiments were conducted to investigate the antibacterial and antifungal activities of three Cassia species using disc diffusion methods. Ethanol and aqueous extract of all three Cassia species were tested in vitro against the bacteria Escherichia coli, Salmonella enteritidis, Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis, and the fungi, Candida albicans, Candida tropicalis, Microsporum canis and Aspergillus fumigatus. All three Cassia species were effective against Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis in a dose dependent manner, and were not effective against Escherichia coli and Salmonella enteritidis. The results were compared with commercial antibiotics chloramphenicol (30 mg/ml), ampicilin (10 mg/ml), penicillin G (10 mg/ml), erythromycin (15 mg/ml), tetracycline (30 mg/ml) and enrofloxacin (5 mg/ml). All three plants were only effective against the Grampositive bacteria. The ethanol leaf extract of the plants at concentration 80 mg/ml can be compared to the commercial antibiotic, penicillin against Bacillus subtilis. Only Cassia alata and Cassia auriculata has exhibited antifungal activity. Cassia fistula has no effect against all tested fungi. The ethanol and aqueous bark extracts from Cassia alata was only effective against Candida albicans, whereas the ethanol leaf and bark extract from Cassia auriculata was only effective against Microsporum canis. When comparing the two plants against each other, we found that the plant extracts was selective and has a very narrow spectrum against the tested fungi. The ethanol leaves extracts from all Cassia species were chosen for the third test, which was the wound healing activity in mice. Topical application over an incised wound showed progressive infiltration of inflammatory cells, increased blood vessel formation, and enhanced proliferation of cells because of treatment with Cassia fistula extract and acriflavine. Wound contraction in specimens from the groups treated, respectively, with Cassia fistula, acriflavine and control, showed significant structural improvement when compared to Cassia alata and Cassia auriculata, in which there were no signs of healing at the end of the experiment. It can be concluded that, ethanol extracts of the leaf and bark of Cassia alata, Cassia fistula and Cassia auriculata showed antibacterial and antifungal activity which may be attributed to the presence of chemical constituent such as flavonoids, chrysophanol antharaquinones, and chrysarobin. This study also showed the promising wound healing activity of Cassia fistula in mice and warrants detailed experimental and clinical studies. It also provides a rationale for the use of Cassia fistula in preparations of traditional medicine to promote wound healing

Analysis and countermeasure to improve overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) on chassis line at Tan Chong Industry

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) is a powerful metric of manufacturing performance incorporating measures of the utilization, yield and efficiency of a given process, machine or manufacturing line. When associated with the reasons for performance loss, OEE provides the means to compare and priorities improvement efforts. This project assesses the current condition of Chassis-Final Assembly lines of Nissan Tan Chong Motor Assemblies Sdn Bhd, a company of car manufacturer in order to reduce unplanned downtime due to line stoppages to maximize the productivity. Before obtaining the data to calculate the existing OEE value, the product or process that have the highest downtime rate need to be identified at Chassis-Final Assembly Department. The methods used to analyze these various causes were control chart to find the out of control point, Pareto Analysis to find the critical problem, Ishikawa diagram to find causes affecting the problem, and 5W1H to proposed the recommendation. After knowing the causes of various activities that leads to high downtime rate, then recommendations for OEE improvements are 84.35% and 84.31% for A, and B shift respectively. From the existing to world class ranking OEE there are improved by 4.51% and 4.71% for A, and B shift respectively, that could be used by Nissan Tan Chong Motor Assemblies Sdn Bhd were ready to be made

Psychology well- being at workplaces

Psychological well-being indicates the existence of positive relationships with others, personal personality, autonomy, meaning in life, and personal growth and development. According to Ronald (2017), psychology well-being is a balance between challenging life events and rewarding, and is achieved through a balance of affected life events