The level of customer satisfaction towards services cape in city campus libraries provided by higher education in Melaka, Melaka Bandaraya Bersejarah / Nur Farah Wahida Ahmad

Library is the main reference point for all students where information can be obtained. It places to keep wide collection of sources of information. Based on the current study, the study looks for customer’s satisfaction with servicescape in libraries provided by university city campus libraries in Malacca. Data was collected through survey questionnaire. The selection of respondent obtained through data collected from questionnaire study. A convenience sampling was employed to select the respondent. This study involves descriptive research in order to describe the characteristics of variable chosen. Non-probability sampling has been chosen by the researcher to conduct this study. Statistical technique that used to analyze the data are reliability test, frequency distribution and Pearson correlation coefficient. Research conducted at UiTM and UTeM with 150 respondents. 100 respondents from UiTM library city campus and 50 respondents from UTeM Library City Campus. Based on the first objective to study the level of customer satisfaction towards services cape university city campus in Melaka. Second objective is to determine the perception of service scape toward customer satisfaction in university city campus in Melaka. The third objective was relationship between dependent and independent variables by using the correlation analysis. The fourth objective was using the coefficient analysis on the significant variable affected service scape the most

Dietary intake, levels of trace elements and intelligence quotient (IQ) among huffaz students from selected tahfiz schools in Selangor

Tahfiz education has been well accepted by Muslims in Malaysia. Memorizing the Quran through rote learning can assist in improving the brain ability to process, store information and build memory. In addition, dietary intakes were reported to contribute in the process of memorizing the Quran and to increase the levels of intelligence (IQ) among huffaz students. This cross-sectional study was conducted to measure and to determine the correlation between IQ and dietary intake as well as between IQ and the level of trace elements among students in selected tahfiz schools and non-tahfiz school in Selangor. Questionnaires were used to obtain demographic data. Dietary intake was assessed via 3 days dietary record. Levels of trace elements in the nail samples were analyzed by using ICP-MS. Test for intelligence using WASI-II was conducted to measure the students’ IQ. The results showed that there was a moderate positive correlation between IQ and carbohydrate (r = 0.425, p < 0.001, a weak positive correlation between IQ and energy (r = 0.260, p < 0.05), vitamin B6 (r = 0.189, p < 0.05), vitamin B12 (r = 0.207, p < 0.05) and vitamin C (r = 0.211, p < 0.05). The levels of trace elements in nail samples showed no correlation with IQ, whereas there were moderate positive correlations between IQ and dietary zinc (r = 0.375, p < 0.001) as well as between IQ and dietary iron (r = 0.303, p < 0.001). There was also a moderate positive correlation between IQ and the level of memorization (r = 0.375, p < 0.001). The results of stepwise multiple linear regression showed that al-Quran memorization influence the level of IQ by 20 %. As a conclusion, dietary intake of certain nutrients including energy, vitamins and selected trace elements can potentially improve memorization activities and also IQ

Sistem ‘Indus-Train’: medium pemantauan dan penilaian pelajar semasa latihan industri / Amminudin Ab Latif … [et al.]

Latihan industri merupakan satu kursus wajib dalam program Diploma Kejuruteraan Awam, UiTM Pahang bagi memberi pendedahan amalan kejuruteraan yang sebenar kepada para pelajar dan untuk memenuhi keperluan kelayakan akreditasi 'Engineering Technician Accreditation Council'(ETAC). Namun begitu, proses penilaian dan pemantauan ke atas pelajar yang menjalani latihan industri adalah tidak sistematik kerana buku log tidak lengkap, rubrik pemarkahan tidak spesifik, penilaian oleh pensyarahyang bukan dalam bidang kepakarannya, tiada dan tidak berkala lawatan dan pemeriksaan ke tapak oleh penyelia fakulti, tiada pemantauan aktiviti harian oleh penyelia fakulti serta laporan akhir tidak berformat. Dalam era globalisasi kini, kaedah ini seharusnya perlu ditambahbaik bagi memastikan latihan industri pelajar lebih sistematik, berdaya saing, mengurangkan kos pengurusan serta mencapai kelestarian dalam penilaian latihan industri. Oleh itu, sistem 'Indus-Train' telah dibangunkan oleh Kumpulan Inovatifdan Kreatif(KIK) (CivTEX), FKA UiTM Pahang bagi membantu jabatan menyelesaikan masalah-masalah yang berbangkit berkaitan dengan pemantauan dan penilaian latihan industri. Impakpositif utamayang diperoleh adalahpeningkatan pencapaianpelajar dalam hasil kursus (CO) secara spesifiknya COl iaitu peningkatan 13.2%. Disamping itu,sistem ini juga menjimatkan masa dan mengurangkan kos. Nilai tambah sistem ini adalah sijil latihan industri dapat dicetak pada akhir semester dan melalui kod bar sijil ini, ia dapat diimbas menggunakan aplikasi khas telefon pintar untuk melihat segala laporan aktiviti-aktiviti pelajar ketika menjalani latihan industri. Sijil ini boleh dijadikan salah satu dokumen bagi tujuan permohonan pekerjaan

Relation between apoE gene polymorphism and coronary artery disease in South East and East Asian Countries

Background and objective: Apolipoprotein E (apoE) is a polymorphic protein with vital antioxidant and anti-atherosclerotic effects. Three apoE isoforms exist due to polymorphisms in its gene causing disturbances of lipoproteins metabolism and a probability to develop cardiovascular diseases. The aim of this study was to assess the association between apoE gene polymorphism and coronary artery disease (CAD) in a Malaysian population sample and to integrate the study findings with other studies to increase the power of the study sample and to make a better understanding about the association between apoE gene polymorphism and CAD in south east & East Asian countries. Methods: The study involved 185 patients with CAD attending HTAA hospital Kuantan, Pahang with 188 unrelated healthy control participants. ApoE gene polymorphism was determined in the participants using polymerase chain reaction – restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) assay and was validated using direct nucleotide sequencing. SPSS software version 19 and Chi-squared test was used for determination of allele and genotypes association with CAD. Binary logistic regression analysis of apoE genotypes, gender, ethnicity, age, blood pressure, and lipid profile was used to predict probability of developing CAD. In addition, meta-analysis was conducted using Review Manager (Version 5.3.). Results: the preliminary data has shown a non-significant association between apoE genotypes or alleles and CAD. Nevertheless, binary logistic regression analysis has shown a significant association between E3E4 genotype, high blood pressure, male gender & old age as dependant risk factors in the prediction for having CAD. The meta-analysis of studies in Southeast Asia and East Asia region had shown that carriers of the E4 allele are significantly at higher risk to develop CAD [p<0.0001; OR=1.51 (1.24, 1.83) CI=95%; I2=68%]. Conclusion: This study provides an evidence of increased risk to develop CAD among carriers of E4 allele specially if accompanied with high blood pressure, old age with male gender

Serum metabolomics profiling of commercially mixed functional foods—effects in Beta-amyloid induced rats measured using 1H NMR spectroscopy

Functional foods such as pomegranate, dates and honey were shown by various previous studies to individually have a neuroprotective effect, especially in neurodegenerative disease such as Alzheimer's disease (AD). In this novel and original study, an 1H NMR spectroscopy tool was used to identify the metabolic neuroprotective mechanism of commercially mixed functional foods (MFF) consisting of pomegranate, dates and honey, in rats injected with amyloid-beta 1-42 (Aβ-42). Forty-five male albino Wistar rats were randomly divided into five groups: NC (0.9% normal saline treatment + phosphate buffer solution (PBS) solution injection), Abeta (0.9% normal saline treatment + 0.2 µg/µL Aβ-42 injection), MFF (4 mL/kg MFF treatment + PBS solution injection), Abeta-MFF (4 mL/kg MFF treatment + 0.2 µg/µL Aβ-42 injection) and Abeta-NAC (150 mg/kg N-acetylcysteine + 0.2 µg/µL Aβ-42 injection). Based on the results, the MFF and NAC treatment improved the spatial memory and learning using Y-maze. In the metabolic analysis, a total of 12 metabolites were identified, for which levels changed significantly among the treatment groups. Systematic metabolic pathway analysis found that the MFF and NAC treatments provided a neuroprotective effect in Aβ-42 injected rats by improving the acid amino and energy metabolisms. Overall, this finding showed that MFF might serve as a potential neuroprotective functional food for the prevention of AD

Neuroprotection of Tropical Fruit Juice Mixture via the Reduction of iNOS Expression and CRH Level in β-Amyloid-Induced Rats Model of Alzheimer’s Disease

This study aimed to determine the effects of tropical fruit juice mixture (pomegranate, white guava, and Roselle) on biochemical, behavioral, and histopathological changes of β-amyloid- (Aβ-) induced rats. Formulation 8 (F8) of tropical fruit juice mixture was chosen for this present study due to its high phenolic content and antioxidant capacity. Forty Wistar male rats were divided into five groups: dPBS (sham-operated control), dAβ (Aβ control), JPBS (F8 and PBS), JAβ (F8 and Aβ), and IBFAβ (ibuprofen and Aβ). F8 (5 ml/kg BW), and ibuprofen (10 ml/kg BW) was given orally daily for four weeks before the intracerebroventricular infusion of Aβ for two weeks. Histological analysis and neuronal count of hippocampus tissue in the Cornu Ammonis (CA1) region showed that supplementation with F8 was able to prevent Aβ-induced tissue damage and neuronal shrinkage. However, no significant difference in locomotor activity and novel object recognition (NOR) percentage was detected among different groups at day 7 and day 14 following Aβ infusion. Only effect of time differences (main effect of day) was observed at day 7 as compared to day 14, where reduction in locomotor activity and NOR percentage was observed in all groups, with F (1, 7) = 6.940, p<0.05 and F (1, 7) = 7.152, p<0.05, respectively. Besides, the MDA level of the JAβ group was significantly lower (p<0.01) than that of the dPBS group. However, no significant changes in SOD activity were detected among different groups. Significant reduction in plasma CRH level (p<0.05) and iNOS expression (p<0.01) in the brain was detected in the JAβ group as compared to the dAβ group. Hence, our current findings suggest that the tropical fruit juice mixture (F8) has the potential to protect the rats from Aβ-induced neurotoxicity in brain hippocampus tissue possibly via its antioxidant properties and the suppression of iNOS expression and CRH production