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The Decision Factors in Online Food Delivery Services Selection during the COVID-19 Pandemic
No full textAn infectious disease known as Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused a worldwide health disaster. This issue also significantly impacted the world economy, including Malaysia. The government encourages business operators to shift to online business services to control the spread of the COVID-19 virus. This has caused most businesses, especially the food industry, to change their strategy by operating their company on online platforms. This research investigated the decision factors in online food delivery service selection, specifically amidst the COVID-19 outbreak in Malaysia. To achieve the study’s objective; descriptive analysis, reliability analysis, correlation analysis and multiple linear regression analysis were applied. Safety, time, convenience and price value were the four factors examined. The result discovered that safety, time and price value significantly influence the selection of online food delivery services amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia. Among those variables, time was the strongest explanatory factor. The findings of this study may assist the food distribution companies in Malaysia to improve and enhance their service quality to cater to various consumers’ preferences
Effects of different physical parameters on the stability of anthocyanin from coconut (Cocos nucifera) husk
No full textAnthocyanin, a bioactive compound present in plants, possesses the characteristic of being an extractable pigment. Due to its bioavailability and wide spectrum of colors, extensive research has been conducted on anthocyanin to explore its medicinal advantages and its potential as a natural coloring agent. However, it is reported to be easily degraded by external environmental factors due to its high reactivity. The husk from coconut (Cocos nucifera) has been proven to contain a significant amount of anthocyanin. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the effects of temperature, autoclaving condition, pH, and light on the stability of anthocyanin from coconut husk. The anthocyanin extracted from the mesocarps of brown coconut husks was tested at different temperatures (50 ? to 70?), pH (1 to 14), autoclaving conditions (15 minutes to 60 minutes), and light exposure (room temperature for 70 days). In extreme temperatures and long durations of autoclaving conditions, anthocyanin extracts were slightly degraded in terms of colour strength and total anthocyanin content. The acidity and alkalinity of the samples affected the stability of anthocyanin extracts drastically. The colour strength and total anthocyanin content steadily increased as the pH rose. Light exposure also influenced the stability of anthocyanin extract throughout the 70-day exposure to fluorescent light. To sum up, anthocyanin extracts from the C. nucifera are stable in a highly alkaline condition and must be stored away from light, extreme heat, and high pressure
Digital Literacy to Digital Fluency Among Parents in Mediating Adolescents’ Online Safety
No full textAdolescents are known to be more digitally literate and proficient in technology mechanism than their parents. Nevertheless, it is questionable that adolescents can distinguish either its usage holds positive or negative implications towards them. Hence, adolescents need their parents to supervise and mediate their online activities. This research examined digital literacy knowledge and skills by identifying the differences based on Malaysian parent’s demographic factors. Besides, this research intended to create awareness among parents to be aware of their digital literacy and mediate their adolescents’ safe Internet use. The study involved 384 parents of adolescents aged 13 to 17 from Klang Valley area in Malaysia. It adopted the digital literacy scale and Internet skills scale to measure parents’ digital literacy knowledge and skills using the Internet and devices by employing a quantitative questionnaire method. The researcher then analysed the data through descriptive analysis on parents’ device usage, Internet usage among parents and parental monitoring on adolescents’ Internet use. Furthermore, this research attended an Interdependent t-test and One-way ANOVA to recognise parents’ digital literacy level of differences based on gender, age group, Internet use experiences and professional background. The conclusion reported no significant difference between parents’ digital literacy according to gender. Nonetheless, factors such as age group, Internet use experience and professional background constituted significant differences with parents’ digital literacy. The study found that parents are lack in skills component. Therefore, this study suggested that parents today need to enhance their capability and equip themselves with digital fluency to cope with the mercurial technology context in mediating adolescent online safety
KHASIAT TUMBUHAN HERBA DALAM SULALATUS SALATIN
No full textMakalah ini akan membincangkan mengenai khasiat tumbuhan herba khususnya dalam bidang perubatan tradisional Melayu berdasarkan peristiwa cerita dalam teks Sulalatus Salatin. Sekiranya ditelitikan, tumbuhan herba ialah sayuran tradisional dan turut dijadikan ulam-ulaman sebagai penyedap rasa merupakan sumber makanan orang Melayu sejak dahulu kala. Selain itu, tumbuhan herba yang berpotensi tinggi dalam bidang perubatan tradisional Melayu dikatakan telah pun diperkenalkan semenjak zaman Kesultanan Melayu Melaka lagi. Sehubungan itu, makalah ini akan mengenalpasti tumbuhan herba yang bagaimanakah telah diperangkat oleh pengarang dalam teks Sulalatus Salatin. Selain itu, makalah ini akan meneliti sejauhmanakah mustajabnya tumbuhan herba sebagai penawar penyembuhan penyakit tertentu. Seterusnya makalah ini melihat manfaat dan khasiat tumbuhan herba dalam kehidupan manusia. Disamping itu, makalah ini meneliti sejauhmanakah orang Melayu mempratikkan amalan tumbuhan herba sebagai makanan tambahan seharian mereka. Justeru itu, makalah ini adalah diperolehi melalui kajian kepustakaan sebagai pelengkap kajian. Melalui pendokumentasian semula pengkajian ini diharapkan ia dapat menyumbangkan sumber khazanah ilmiah untuk tatapan generasi akan datang. Hasil dapatan kajian menunjukkan tumbuhan herba yang sering kali dijadikan makanan orang Melayu dianggap mempunyai potensi tinggi dalam menjauhi penyakit, merawat dan menyembuhkan penyakit tertentu dalam konteks perubatan tradisional Melayu.
This paper will discuss the properties of herbal plants especially in the field of Malay traditional medicine based on the events of the story in the text Sulalatus Salatin. Herbs are traditional vegetables and are also used as side dishes as flavorings and have been a source of food for the Malays since ancient times. In addition, herbal plants with high potential in the field of Malay traditional medicine are said to have been introduced since the time of the Malacca Malay Sultanate. In this regard, this paper will identify the herbal plants that are arranged by the author in the text of Sulalatus Salatin. In addition to classifying types of useful and nutritious herbal plants. In addition, this paper will apply the effectiveness of herbal plants as daily supplements and cures for certain diseases. Therefore, the research methodology uses the qualitative method of studying the Sulalatus Salatin text as a complement to the study. Through the re-documentation of this study, it is hoped that it can contribute a source of scientific treasures for future generations to see. The research problem statement identifies the herbal plants being studied and fosters community awareness of the importance of herbal plants and practicing herbal plants in daily life. The results of the study show the diversity of herbal plants found in the text Sulalatus Salatin. In addition to herbs that are often used to flavor Malay food, they have a very high potential and are good for the health of the body. In addition to many benefits in avoiding disease, treating and curing certain diseases using herbal plants in the environment in the context of Malay traditional medicine. In summary, there are many beneficial herbal tips in the text of Sulalatus Salatin
Looking To Start The Entrepreneurial Journey: Finding The Right Partners
No full textAs sundown is reaching August 10th, 2020, Nasir Ali Joyia, a young software engineering graduate from GIFT University, must decide to offer his friends to start a business venture. Nasir was weighing the options of the names he would like to discuss and offer a partnership for his new technology venture. Nasir greatly succeeded in his freelancing while working on Upwork and Fiverr websites after completing more than 100 projects and receiving higher client recommendations. Nasir thinks it is the right time to move to the next stage of his entrepreneurial journey.
“My passion for success guides me to work hard for my own project working for clients, which I received from Upwork and Fiverr. I am willing to include my other fellow in my entrepreneurial journey. However, I am very clear that business development is a step-by-step process like embarking on an expedition.”
For Nasir, envisioning the business venture development is exciting, and Nasir was planning to meet with the prospective partners next Monday. Nasir thinks that he has a business plan that works for all partners. However, Nasir must be careful and consider the prospective partners before making the final offer and expect total loyalty from the prospective partners
Congo red dye removal from aqueous solution by encapsulated eggshell membrane using central composite design
No full textEggshell is solid wastes produced from the food industry. Commonly, eggshell and its membrane used to treat water pollution such as heavy metal removal and also dye removal. Thus, on the treatment process, it’s was having the material handling problem, which was needed filtration method to remove out the adsorbent from the solution, and it was not efficient when commercializing in the wastewater treatment plant. Therefore, this study was using alcohol-sodium alginate (PVA/SA) to encapsulate the eggshell membrane, and this encapsulation method also would be able to enhance the performance of raw material on the dye adsorption. In this study, the eggshell membrane (ESM) are prepared in bead form, and the optimization of the bead are performed by the removal of congo red dye at several parameters such as pH, initial dye concentration, contact time, and dosage of ESM. The central composite design was selected to optimize the adsorption process by generating 30 runs of the experiment using software Design Expert® version 11. The Fourier Transforms Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) analysis and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) analysis are used to characterize the ESM bead. There was found out that main functional group on ESM bead contribute on adsorption process were carbonyl group, hydroxyl group and ESM bead also having the 42.74 nm of pore size. The optimize point for each parameter was 12.63mg/L of initial dye concentration, 6.12 g of ESM dosage, pH 2.19 and 12.83 min of contact time and the optimum congo red dye removal efficiency was 98.86 %
Scavenging and Social Marginalisation: The Case of Iraqi Scavengers in Sakarya, Turkey
No full textWaste selecting has come an option for individualities in responding to the profitable challenge in order to give for themselves and families. Although this practice offers an occasion for tone- employment, there\u27s also a concern that those who deal in waste may be exposing themselves and maybe their families to social smirch and health problems. The main ideal of this study is to explore the marginalization of Iraqi Scavengers in Sakarya, Turkey, more specifically their health and the hopeless state of lack of openings in Sakarya. To gain deeper perceptivity into the themes captured in the forenamed exploration questions; qualitative system of data collection through face- to- face interviews were conducted with actors named through intentional slice. Empirically, four central factors push actors into waste picking gambles severance, retrenchment, Lack of openings, and the need for stoked income. Also, we set up that although waste selectors continue the practice to sustain themselves and their families, waste selecting doesn\u27t sufficiently offer sustainable income, bettered livelihoods nor reduced reliance on public social and health systems. There\u27s a need to enhance the capacity of the lemon public health system to adequately feed for those who regularly need it’s with freights suitable and this study has shown that the nonstop practice of waste selecting is synonymous with ill health and pressure on public health systems
A Preliminary Study on Examining the Determinants of Cloud Accounting Adoption for SMEs in Sungai Petani, Kedah
No full textA preliminary study was carried out to determine the variables affecting SME business adoption of cloud accounting. A convenience purposive sample was used in this study to choose the targeted SME companies in Sungai Petani, Kedah. From May to June 2021, data was collected online using a Google form. A total of 77 respondents were noted out of the 100 Google forms that were disseminated. Pearson’s correlation analysis and multiple linear regression analysis were performed on the data. The results of this study demonstrated that adoption of cloud accounting among SME enterprises was significantly influenced by cost and security. According to the findings, SME enterprises should be targeted for intense cloud accounting promotion in order to take advantage of the system’s cost saving and optimum security. This will increase awareness of the benefits of cloud accounting in transforming a traditional business into a digital business. Due to the nature of this study, the findings are not generalizable. It is suggested that a more comprehensive study in Malaysia on cloud adoption should be conducted in the future
A Note on Diversity of Aquatic Insects in Rivers of Royal Belum State Park, Perak
No full textRoyal Belum State Park is one of the oldest, protected and pristine land masses that joins hundreds of small tributaries that feed Lake Temenggor. A scientific expedition was conducted, and the diversity of aquatic insects was studied. Five rivers namely Sungai Ta Ng, Sungai Papan, Sungai Gen, Sungai Ruok and Sungai Rambutan were chosen. A kick-sampling technique was deployed to collect the aquatic insect larvae. The study recorded a total of 42 families and 61 genera of aquatic insects which Sungai Papan has the largest number of taxa recorded (18 families, 26 genera). The number of intolerant taxa (Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, Trichoptera; EPT) in Sungai Papan was substantial (15 genera). Odonata was discovered to be the most diverse order (13 genera), followed by Ephemeroptera (10 genera) and Trichoptera (10 genera). The findings provided a concise richness of aquatic insects, which might serve as a good tool for evaluating the conservation needs of the area
Che da Mee Udang Galah
No full textIt was a long day for Che Da, the female owner of the Che Da Mee Udang Galah. The night was falling, and Che Da should devise a workable plan by the early morning. She was still struggling to find the right answer to her question and her desire to keep going with her Che Da Mee business:
“How to survive this difficult time of COVID-19?, how to arrange the money to get the money to buy the daily supplies? And How to keep business going with the business as no or little customers visiting her current premise?.