Development of Coastal Protection Scheine Database for Peninsular Malaysia

To improve the systems, the author is taking initiative to create a database scheme of coastal protection along the Peninsular Malaysia coastline. The gathering of this database is hoped to develop better understanding on design criteria about coastal protection scheme along Peninsular Malaysia coastlines performances and failure mode of structure. In presenting the database of coastal protection scheme along Peninsular Malaysia's shoreline, software called GIS (MapInfo Professional 7.0®) is used

Development of Coastal Protection Scheme Database for Peninsular Malaysia

Nowadays, coastal erosion along the Malaysia shorelines had become a major issue. Global warming problem had increase the sea level due to the rapid melting of glaciers also become one of the leading factor to the erosion problem along the coastline. Instead, there are others reason such as natural weathering, reduced sediment discharge from rivers into coastal areas and human impacts. In order to solve this problem, the Government had set up the Coastal Engineering Centre in the Department of Irrigation andDrainage (DID) in 1987 to implement coastal erosion control program throughout the country. Although the action was taken, there were some deficiencies on it which is the data gathering of the coastal protection structures which had been implemented were not provided properly. To improve the systems, the author is taking initiative to create a database scheme of coastal protection along the Peninsular Malaysia coastline. The gathering of this database is hoped to develop better understanding on design criteria about coastal protection scheme along Peninsular Malaysia coastlines performances and failure mode of structure. In presenting the database of coastal protection scheme along Peninsular Malaysia's shoreline, software called GIS (Maplnfo Professional 7.0®} is used. Easy access to acquiring information from this database would produce a general framework in helping designing the coastal protection structures andgives benefit to contractors owners anddevelopers in Malaysia for future developmen

Development of Coastal Protection Scheine Database for Peninsular Malaysia

To improve the systems, the author is taking initiative to create a database scheme of coastal protection along the Peninsular Malaysia coastline. The gathering of this database is hoped to develop better understanding on design criteria about coastal protection scheme along Peninsular Malaysia coastlines performances and failure mode of structure. In presenting the database of coastal protection scheme along Peninsular Malaysia's shoreline, software called GIS (MapInfo Professional 7.0®) is used

Development of Coastal Protection Scheme Database for Peninsular Malaysia

Nowadays, coastal erosion along the Malaysia shorelines had become a major issue. Global warming problem had increase the sea level due to the rapid melting of glaciers also become one of the leading factor to the erosion problem along the coastline. Instead, there are others reason such as natural weathering, reduced sediment discharge from rivers into coastal areas and human impacts. In order to solve this problem, the Government had set up the Coastal Engineering Centre in the Department of Irrigation andDrainage (DID) in 1987 to implement coastal erosion control program throughout the country. Although the action was taken, there were some deficiencies on it which is the data gathering of the coastal protection structures which had been implemented were not provided properly. To improve the systems, the author is taking initiative to create a database scheme of coastal protection along the Peninsular Malaysia coastline. The gathering of this database is hoped to develop better understanding on design criteria about coastal protection scheme along Peninsular Malaysia coastlines performances and failure mode of structure. In presenting the database of coastal protection scheme along Peninsular Malaysia's shoreline, software called GIS (Maplnfo Professional 7.0®} is used. Easy access to acquiring information from this database would produce a general framework in helping designing the coastal protection structures andgives benefit to contractors owners anddevelopers in Malaysia for future developmen

Evaluation of finger photoplethysmography fitness index on young women with cardiovascular disease risk factors

The use of photoplethysmography (PPG) as one of cardiovascular disease (CVD) marker has got more attention due to its simplicity, noninvasive and portable characteristics. Two new markers had been developed from PPG namely PPG fitness index (PPGF) and vascular risk prediction index (VPRI). The aim of the present study was to compare PPGF level between young women with and without CVD risk factors, to investigate the relationship between PPGF with other CVD markers and to assess the sensitivity of VRPI in classifying young women that have CVD risk factors. A total of 148 young women aged 20-40 years old with and without CVD risk factors were involved in this study. CVD risk factors comprised of abdominal obesity, hypertension, dyslipidemia, smoking and family history of premature CVD. Subjects were categorized into healthy or having CVD risk factor. Measurements taken were anthropometric data, blood pressure, lipid profile, pulse wave velocity (PWV), augmentation index (AIx), high sensitivity C-Reactive Protein (hs-CRP), PPGF and VRPI. SPSS version 20 was used for data analysis with p0.05). PPGF was independently determined by PWV (β=-0.31, p<0.001) and height (β=0.16, p=0.04). VRPI had 77.9% sensitivity in identifying subjects with CVD risk factor. In conclusion, PPGF correlates with PWV and has potential to be an indicator of aortic stiffness while VRPI is sensitive to classify those with CVD risk factor