Assessing feasibility studies on smart microgrid systems a global review and methodological comparison for implementing microgrids in Malaysia

This paper serves as a comprehensive review of past feasibility studies conducted worldwide on smart microgrid systems. The primary focus of microgrids lies in the generation of electricity using micro sources, such as micro-hydro, photovoltaic, or biomass gasifiers. These generated power is then distributed through low voltage networks, catering to a relatively small number of consumers. Malaysia, owing to its geographical location, possesses abundant renewable resources, making it highly suitable for the implementation of microgrids. The adoption of microgrids in Malaysia holds significant potential, offering numerous benefits to the nation and its residents. Prior to initiating a feasibility study within Malaysia, it is crucial to conduct a preliminary study to gain insights into the methodologies employed in previous studies. This review paper concentrates on comparing the methodologies utilized in various studies, including the feasibility study of microgrid installation in an educational institution with grid uncertainty, the feasibility study for 100% renewable energy microgrids in Switzerland, the feasibility study of a microgrid village employing renewable energy sources, the feasibility study for a solar PV microgrid in Malawi, and the feasibility study of microgrid applications in Langkawi and Socotra Islands. By thoroughly examining these studies, this review paper aims to identify the most optimal methodology for conducting feasibility studies on microgrids

Aplikasi motif batik sarung dalam penghasilan rekacorak jubin / Junaidi Awang... [et al.]

Jubin merupakan salah satu hasil daripada seni seramik. Rekaan jubin pada masa kini terdiri daripada rekaan jubin yang bercorak yang dihasilkan dalam pelbagai warna, rupa dan bentuk. Jubin juga berfungsi sebagai penghias dinding dan lantai di ruang hiasan dalaman rumah dan bangunan. Kebanyakan rekacorak jubin terkini adalah bermotifkan flora, geometrik, abstrak dan bertekstura dengan pelbagai rupa. Satu revolusi baru diperlukan untuk melihat jubin dalam perspektif yang lain dimana penggunaan motif batik sarung telah diaplikasikan dalam rekaan jubin bagi memberi nafas baru dalam penghasilan jubin untuk hiasan dinding rumah mahupun bangunan. Penggunaan jubin boleh dipelbagaikan pada hiasan dinding dengan olahan dari segi reka corak dan fungsinya. Dalam hal ini, keunikan motif batik sarung dilihat berpotensi untuk diaplikasikan dalam penghasilan rekacorak jubin untuk masa kini

IDENTIFYING FALSE HADITH GUIDELINES

A false hadith is hadith that has been created, fabricated or falsified in the name of Prophet SAW, either intentionally or otherwise. The dissemination of falsified hadith has a negative impact on the aqidah and syariah. It could raise questions on the authenticity of the hadith and also raise doubts when accepting the hadith as a source of legal reference. The religious scholar who contributed most in safeguarding the sanctity of the hadith was Imam Ibn Qayyim al-Jauziyyah (IQJ) with his scripture entitled Naqd al-Manqul. This article focused on several general views adduced by IQJ on identifying falsified hadith so that people would be able to identify it, beware of disseminating falsified hadith, and subsequently contribute towards eradicating the spread of falsified hadith in society. Religious scholars and academicians should play a role in disseminating authenticated hadith and provide explanations and information on falsified hadith if it exists.  Keywords: falsified hadith; guidelines for identifying; Ibn Qayyim al-Jauziyyah; Naqd al-Manqu

Kemerosotan Prestasi Akibat Daripada Tekanan dan Pencemaran Hati : Analogi Cahaya dan Kecacatan Gelap

Faktor semangat merupakan kilauan mata, langkah kaki, pegangan tangan, aliran darah dan tenaga untuk mewujudkan cita – cita pada setiap manusia. Bagi tujuan untuk melaksanakan atau mewujudkan keadaan ini diperlukan keyakinan, keberanian dan kualiti hidup untuk yang ingin memahaminya. Beberapa aspek terjadinya kemerosotan disebabkan pelanggaran prinsip–prinsip dasar kehidupan. Tuntunan cahaya (Nur) Allah S.W.T akan mampu membuka rahsia – rahsia kehidupan dan membuka mata hati. Cahaya ini membolehkan kita menjalani kehidupan yang penuh ketidakpastian dan menemukan suatu keseimbangan batin, hidup secara kreatif “meskipun” ada ketidakpastian, melainkan adanya ketidakpastian yang penuh ilham. Arah cahaya yang salah boleh memberi kesan kecacatan bagi yang memahaminya. Arah dan fokus cahaya yang lurus (light beam collimation) dan sesuai dengan fitrah manusia akan memberikan manfaat bagi yang menerimanya (Ayat Al-Quran Surah An-Nur 35: ) ٱللَّهُ نُورُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ‌ۚ مَثَلُ نُورِهِۦ كَمِشۡكَوٰةٍ۬ فِيہَا مِصۡبَاحٌ‌ۖ ٱلۡمِصۡبَاحُ فِى زُجَاجَةٍ‌ۖ ٱلزُّجَاجَةُ كَأَنَّہَا كَوۡكَبٌ۬ دُرِّىٌّ۬ يُوقَدُ مِن شَجَرَةٍ۬ مُّبَـٰرَڪَةٍ۬ زَيۡتُونَةٍ۬ لَّا شَرۡقِيَّةٍ۬ وَلَا غَرۡبِيَّةٍ۬ يَكَادُ زَيۡتُہَا يُضِىٓءُ وَلَوۡ لَمۡ تَمۡسَسۡهُ نَارٌ۬‌ۚ نُّورٌ عَلَىٰ نُورٍ۬‌ۗ يَہۡدِى ٱللَّهُ لِنُورِهِۦ مَن يَشَآءُ‌ۚ وَيَضۡرِبُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡأَمۡثَـٰلَ لِلنَّاسِ‌ۗ وَٱللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَىۡءٍ عَلِيمٌ۬ Ertinya: Allah (Pemberi) cahaya (kepada) langit dan bumi. perumpamaan cahaya Allah, adalah seperti sebuah lubang yang tak tembus[a], yang di dalamnya ada Pelita besar. Pelita itu di dalam kaca (dan) kaca itu seakan-akan bintang (yang bercahaya) seperti mutiara, yang dinyalakan dengan minyak dari pohon yang berkahnya, (yaitu) pohon zaitun yang tumbuh tidak di sebelah timur (sesuatu) dan tidak pula di sebelah barat(nya)[b], yang minyaknya (saja) hampir-hampir menerangi, walaupun tidak disentuh api. cahaya di atas cahaya (berlapis-lapis), Allah membimbing kepada cahaya-Nya siapa yang dia kehendaki, dan Allah memperbuat perumpamaan-perumpamaan bagi manusia, dan Allah Maha mengetahui segala sesuatu. [a] yang dimaksud lubang yang tidak tembus (misykat) ialah suatu lubang di dinding rumah yang tidak tembus sampai ke sebelahnya, Biasanya digunakan untuk tempat lampu, atau barang-barang lain. [b] Maksudnya: pohon zaitun itu tumbuh di puncak bukit ia dapat sinar matahari baik di waktu matahari terbit maupun di waktu matahari akan terbenam, sehingga pohonnya subur dan buahnya menghasilkan minyak yang bai

Supplier selection antecedents in furniture manufacturing industry using analytic hierarchy process

Selecting the right supplier are critical to help reduces purchasing costs, improves competitiveness in market and enhances end user satisfaction. Therefore, the objective of this study is to determine the ideal criteria of supplier for furniture manufacturing industry using Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) model. This quantitative study method is carried out by distributing questionnaires to 49 respondents in SMEs furniture manufacturing industries and the data analyzed using Expert Choice Software to rank the supplier selection criteria. The result shows that the ideal criteria for supplier selection are ranked by quality, delivery, service and cost. Other SMEs furniture manufacturing possibly referred this outcome when sort out a decision making for ideal supplier selection

The effects of statistical reasoning learning environment in developing secondary students' statistical reasoning

Statistics is generally taught using conventional methods in most schools but such approach can only enhance students' procedural understanding and not conceptual understanding. As an alternative, a new model called Statistical Reasoning Learning Environment (SRLE) was examined to investigate the effects of SRLE in developing the statistical reasoning ability of tenth grade students. A quasi-experiment was designed in the form of pretest-posttest non-equivalent group. Total 67 students were chosen from two secondary schools in Johor, Malaysia. About 35 of them were assigned as experimental group that would receive treatment in SRLE while 32 of them were assigned as control group with no treatment given. Technology-based statistical reasoning tasks were utilized during the treatment. Meanwhile, the pretest and posttest were administered to all students in both groups before and after the treatment. The data obtained was analyzed using two-way mixed design ANOVA and one-way ANOVA. The findings showed that statistical reasoning ability of students who had been exposed to SRLE was better than students in the control group. There was no considerable discrepancy on the statistical reasoning ability of students who was exposed to SRLE with regard to the chosen four constructs. To conclude, SRLE has great positive impact on students' statistical reasoning ability in this study

Emotional intelligence and transformational leadership among managers in manufacturing companies

Despite the fact that numerous studies have been conducted on Emotional Intelligence (EI) and Transformational Leadership (TL), the relationship between EI and TL is yet to be identified. The purpose of this research is to determine the relationship between EI and TL skills among managers in manufacturing companies in Batu Pahat. In this research, a survey questionnaire was administered to fifty managers. Pearson correlation coefficient analysis was employed to test the correlation among variables, including Perceiving Emotion, Facilitating Thought, Understanding Emotion, and Managing Emotion with TL skills. The outcome was that a positive relationship was found between EI and TL skills. This quantitative research is important in providing management with better information regarding the relationship between EI and TL skills among managers so that managers can learn and improve their functions

Employees’ human capital: multiple-case studies of small manufacturing firms

The concept of human capital (HC) has received a tremendous emphasis in the Human Resource Management (HRM) literature and in the managerial practice over the last 15 years. While the study of the relationship between employees’ HC and firms’ performance have been conducted to a great degree, yet to what extent HRM functions have implemented activities to encourage HC management is relatively under explored. Therefore this paper seeks to answer these objectives: to identify the dimensions of employees’ HC in small manufacturing firms; and, to identify to what extent HRM practices support the development of HC dimensions of these employees. This is a qualitative study using an in-depth face-to-face interview methodology which has been carried out in five small food manufacturing companies in the Southern Region of Malaysia. The interview transcripts were transcribed and analyzed using thematic analysis. Results show that knowledge, experience and skills were relatively low emphasis by the small business-owners, yet two newly discovered dimensions which are commitment and values are being more prominence. This study concludes that both themes: cognitive and behavioral HC of small manufacturing firms in the Southern Part of Malaysia are not well emphasized and stressed by the small business-owners, thus leading to a disappointing way of performing HRM practices to enhance employees’ HC. This study adds value to HC literature that values and commitments are of important dimensions of HC. Concerning contributions on the managerial practice, this study offers set of recommendations to be applied by the small business-owners

Psychosocial workplace hazards and workers’ health in factory sector

Nowadays, issues on psychosocial workplace hazards have become a hot topic. However, only a small amount of research has been conducted in Malaysia. The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between psychosocial workplace hazards and workers’ health which is measured using Body Mass Index (BMI) as well as mental health. Two research hypotheses related to psychosocial workplace hazards, i.e. Body Mass Index (BMI) and mental health were examined. In this study, 105 workers were selected randomly from factories located in Klang, Selangor, and questionnaires were distributed to them. The result revealed that there is a significant relationship between psychosocial workplace hazards and BMI, while there is no significant relationship between psychosocial workplace hazards and mental health. This study serves as a guid