A study on the dynamic relations between macro economic variables and stock market performance / Huzaimi Hussain, Jaafar Pyeman and Mohd. Mokhtar Ghani

The purpose of this study is to investigate the dynamic relationship between stock market performance and macroeconomic variables in Malaysia. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) is used to proxy for the stock market performance and macroeconomic variables employed are three-month treasury bills rate, inflation rate, and economic growth as measured by gross domestic product. This study utilizes cointegration and causal relationship approach to accomplish the research objectives. The findings from this study exhibit that there are long run cointegration relationship between stock market performance and macroeconomic indicators. Moreover, results of further analysis generally show that all the indicators have substantial impacts on KLCI with the most immediate impact coming from treasury bills rate. In addition it is shown via the variance decomposition procedure that treasury bills rate is highly exogenous. The major policy implication of this study is that market performance can be monitored by Central Bank through treasury bills rate

A study on the dynamic relations between macroeconomic variables and stock market performance / Huzaimi Hussain... [et al.]

The purpose of this study is to investigate the dynamic relationship between stock market performance and macroeconomic variables in Malaysia. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) is used to proxy for the stock market performance and macroeconomic variables employed are three-month treasury bills rate, inflation rate, and economic growth as measured by gross domestic product. This study utilizes cointegration and causal relationship approach to accomplish the research objectives. The findings from this study exhibit that there are long run cointegration relationship between stock market performance and macroeconomic indicators. Moreover, results of further analysis generally show that all the indicators have substantial impacts on KLCI with the most immediate impact coming from treasury bills rate. In addition it is shown via the variance decomposition procedure that treasury bills rate is highly exogenous. The major policy implication of this study is that market performance can be monitored by Central Bank through treasury bills rate

Pengaruh Amalan Jenaka Terhadap Pengajaran Dan Pembelajaran Murid (The Influence Of Humour In Teaching And Learning)

Tujuan kajian ini dijalankan ialah untuk melihat peranan amalan jenaka atau kecindan dalam kalangan guru pelatih dan pandangan murid terhadap amalan jenaka guru serta kesannya terhadap pembelajaran. Selain daripada itu, kajian ini juga adalah untuk melihat sama ada amalan tersebut dilakukan oleh guru pelatih semasa sesi pengajaran dan pembelajaran di bilik darjah. Di samping itu, kajian ini akan mengenal pasti sama ada amalan jenaka guru pelatih dapat mewujudkan keseronokan untuk belajar dalam kalangan murid serta intensiti atau tahap jenaka yang dilaksanakan oleh guru pelatih semasa mengajar. Kajian kuantitatif ini menggunakan kaedah kajian tinjauan bagi melihat pandangan guru pelatih dan murid sekolah terhadap amalan jenaka dalam pendidikan. Kajian ini adalah merupakan kajian rintis kepada kajian sebenar yang akan dilaksanakan kepada sekumpulan guru pelatih lain yang terdedah kepada latihan mengajar di sekolah. Murid tingkatan tiga daripada sebuah kelas di sebuah sekolah menengah di Cheras, Selangor dan guru pelatih daripada sebuah institusi pengajian awam di Kuala Lumpur yang sedang menjalani perguruan dalam semester kedua telah dipilih sebagai sampel kajian. Instrumen kajian terdiri daripada dua set soal selidik iaitu soal selidik murid dan soal selidik guru pelatih. Hasil kajian ini menunjukkan amalan jenaka guru boleh meningkatkan interaksi sesama rakan sejawat guru dan sesama rakan murid. Suasana pembelajaran yang seronok dapat diwujudkan sekiranya guru berjenaka dalam bilik darjah semasa pengajaran dan pembelajaran. Guru pelatih telah mengamalkan jenaka semasa sesi pengajaran dan pembelajaran. Mereka juga menganggap amalan ini boleh mewujudkan kesan yang positif terhadap pengajaran dan pembelajaran murid. Sementara tahap jenaka yang dilakukan oleh guru pelatih adalah dengan kadar yang sederhana iaitu antara tiga hingga empat kali bagi setiap sesi pengajaran. Kekerapan ini juga dianggap sebagai jumlah yang sesuai bagi seseorang guru melakukannya

Pengaruh amalan jenaka terhadap pengajaran dan pembelajaran murid

Tujuan kajian ini dijalankan ialah untuk melihat peranan amalan jenaka atau kecindan dalam kalangan guru pelatih dan pandangan murid terhadap amalan jenaka guru serta kesannya terhadap pembelajaran. Selain daripada itu, kajian ini juga adalah untuk melihat sama ada amalan tersebut dilakukan oleh guru pelatih semasa sesi pengajaran dan pembelajaran di bilik darjah. Di samping itu, kajian ini akan mengenal pasti sama ada amalan jenaka guru pelatih dapat mewujudkan keseronokan untuk belajar dalam kalangan murid serta intensiti atau tahap jenaka yang dilaksanakan oleh guru pelatih semasa mengajar. Kajian kuantitatif ini menggunakan kaedah kajian tinjauan bagi melihat pandangan guru pelatih dan murid sekolah terhadap amalan jenaka dalam pendidikan. Kajian ini adalah merupakan kajian rintis kepada kajian sebenar yang akan dilaksanakan kepada sekumpulan guru pelatih lain yang terdedah kepada latihan mengajar di sekolah. Murid tingkatan tiga daripada sebuah kelas di sebuah sekolah menengah di Cheras, Selangor dan guru pelatih daripada sebuah institusi pengajian awam di Kuala Lumpur yang sedang menjalani perguruan dalam semester kedua telah dipilih sebagai sampel kajian. Instrumen kajian terdiri daripada dua set soal selidik iaitu soal selidik murid dan soal selidik guru pelatih. Hasil kajian ini menunjukkan amalan jenaka guru boleh meningkatkan interaksi sesama rakan sejawat guru dan sesama rakan murid. Suasana pembelajaran yang seronok dapat diwujudkan sekiranya guru berjenaka dalam bilik darjah semasa pengajaran dan pembelajaran. Guru pelatih telah mengamalkan jenaka semasa sesi pengajaran dan pembelajaran. Mereka juga menganggap amalan ini boleh mewujudkan kesan yang positif terhadap pengajaran dan pembelajaran murid. Sementara tahap jenaka yang dilakukan oleh guru pelatih adalah dengan kadar yang sederhana iaitu antara tiga hingga empat kali bagi setiap sesi pengajaran. Kekerapan ini juga dianggap sebagai jumlah yang sesuai bagi seseorang guru melakukannya

An overview of rattan industry status and its economic aspect in setting up rattan-based industry in Malaysia

Rattan constitutes the most abundant non-timber forest products that could be used as a substitute for wood in the form of furniture and other products in many communities, especially in Malaysia. This study makes an explorative overview of two main research topics in forest resources management which are determined the status of the rattan industry and their economics aspect in Malaysia. Malaysia is among the top most crucial rattan producers in the world. The country is experiencing a robust development in the rattan industry. This commodity plays a significant role in the Malaysia economic growth. There are a few processes or techniques which are vital in this industry. Malaysia is the second in the rank after Indonesia for the rattan industry. In addition, the viability of rattan furniture manufacturing as a business is determined through cost and profit analyses and the results discussed in this review

Hypoglycaemic properties of Malaysian cocoa (Theobroma cacao) polyphenols-rich extract

The objective of the study was to investigate the hypoglycaemic properties of Malaysian cocoa (Theobroma cacao) polyphenols extract in-vivo and insulin sensitivity in-vitro. Cocoa extract (CE) (containing 190-286 mg total polyphenol per gram extract) was prepared from fermented and roasted (140°C, 20 min) beans by extracting with 80% ethanol in the ratio of 1 to 10. For the in-vivo study, the CE was administered in three dosages (1%, 2%, and 3%) to groups of normal and diabetic rats for a period of 4 weeks by force-feeding. Results showed that dosages of 1% and 3% CE significantly reduced (p < 0.05) plasma glucose levels in the diabetic rats. An in-vitro study (BRIN-BD11 cell lines) was used to evaluate the effect of CE on insulin sensitivity. The results demonstrated that CE at a concentration of 0.1 mg/ml significantly increased (p < 0.05) insulin level compared to the control. The results of this study showed that Malaysian cocoa polyphenol extract have the potential of being an insulin-mimetic agent. Further studies are on-going to elucidate the underlying mechanisms of polyphenols present in CE that contribute to the reduction of plasma glucose levels and insulin mimicking activity

Pengurusan disiplin murid di sekolah kawasan bandar dan luar bandar: perspektif pemimpin sekolah

Although the low achievement of a school discipline associated with students’ misconduct, there is a high correlation between good school discipline and student achievement. Therefore, this study aims to identify the effectiveness and differences of school discipline management in urban and rural areas. A quantitative survey method was applied and questionnaire was distributed to the total of 80 school leaders that included 47 from urban and 33 from rural areas in selected schools in Malaysia. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistic including percentage, mean, and standard deviation, and inferential statistic for Mann-Whitney U test. The study found that the effectiveness of managing students’ discipline in both rural and urban schools is high and shows satisfactory when the mean score is 4.00 and standard deviations is 0.79. Furthermore, the results show that that there is no significant differences between urban and rural schools in managing the students’ discipline at p>0.05. In addition, this study found that the importance of the school factors especially school leaders in managing the students’ discipline systematically involving planning, organizing, leading and controlling

The effect of metformin on the metabolic parameters in polycystic ovarian syndrome.

A total of 40 women with PCOS were recruited in this study. Baseline characteristics (menstrual history, hirsutism scoring (Ferriman Gallwey score), weight, body mass index (BMI), serum luteinizing hormone and follicule-stimulating hormone (LH:FSH) ratio, fasting glucose and fasting lipid profiles were assessed at pre and 3-months post metformin therapy

Study on drilling induced delamination of woven kenaf fiber reinforced epoxy composite using carbide drills

In this research study, it presents the influences of drilling parameters on the delamination factor during the drilling of woven kenaf fiber reinforced epoxy composite laminates when using the carbide drill bits. The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of drilling parameters such as cutting speed, feed rate and drill sizes on the delamination produced when drilling woven kenaf reinforced epoxy composite using the non-coated carbide drill bits. The damage generated on the woven kenaf reinforced epoxy composite laminates were observed both at the entrance and exit surface during the drilling operation. The experiments were conducted according to the Box Behnken experimental designs. The results indicated that the drill diameter has a significant influence on the delamination when drilling the woven kenaf fiber reinforced epoxy composites

Water sustainability in campus: A framework in optimizing social cost

This paper aims to share a framework developed by Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) in an effort to build a community that cares for the sustainability of the campus, in particular, the water management. Generally, UUM has about 4 thousand staff and 32, 279 students in the campus. In contrast to other universities, about 95% of UUM students live at the in campus accommodations provided by the University. Hence, clean water is one of the basic necessities needed by the UUM community. Despite of this necessity, the distribution of water in the campus recorded some loss due to leakage. The implication to this problem is not only affecting the cost of distributing the water to users, but also the total cost to citizens in the campus that consume the water. In addition, UUM is also traced by several river trunks which has become iconic attractions of the campus. However, these rivers are exposed to the risk of pollutions caused by human negligence. Therefore, it is time for the university to take serious actions to prevent more damages done to the rivers in order to ensure the continuity of social life in the campus. On the basis of this concern, UUM has taken steps to develop a framework that seeks to optimize social costs for water sustainability in the future