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A Prelimininary Study on Validation of VisScreen Mobile Application for Vision Screening
No full textPurpose : Many patients had poor awareness of their ocular problems and visual
status. Awareness of their visual acuity status is fundamental to one’s action for
early eye care management. Due to the lack of easily understandable vision test
mobile app, we developed the VisScreen for laypersons to readily screen their
vision in the community. This is a preliminary report on the validation study of
the VisScreen app as a tool for vision screening. Methods : Our VisScreen app
is available from the Google Play store. It offers the advantages of LogMar
chart by randomly presents the single letter ‘E’ in four different orientations for
five times. The visual acuity level tested are 3/60, 6/60, 6/18 and 6/12, from the
distance of 1.5 and 3 meters, to auto-generate the final results according to the
level of visual impairment and blindness defined by WHO, easily
understandable by most laypersons. Results : The validity was determined by
comparing it with the Snellen chart. The preliminary results will be presented in
term of its specificity, sensitivity, positive predictive value and negative
predictive value. The test-retest and inter-rater reliability will also be presented.
Conclusion : The validity and reliability of this app is expected to be adequate
to promote it as an easy and rapid method for vision screening in the
community by any laypersons. It will be useful for most patients to immediately
determine their visual status for them to act fast and independently. This will
greatly reduce our dependence on medical and eye care practitioners in our
future prevention of blindness program at the primary care level in the
community
Fat Mass Index (FMI) And Percentage of Body Fat (%BF) As Anthropometric Tools In Predicting Risk of Metabolic Syndrome Among Malay Adolescents
No full textBody mass index (BMI) alone cannot distinguish lean body mass (LBM)
from fat mass (FM). Hence, it highlights the needs of measuring body
composition as high level of adiposity is associated with metabolic
syndrome (MS). This study aimed to develop two cut-off values for fat
mass index (FMI) and body fat percentage (%BF) in predicting MS and to
investigate the association between these indicators with MS. Subjects
comprised 238 Malay adolescents (21% male, 79% female) aged 18 to 19
years old. Anthropometric comprised weight, height and waist
circumference. Body composition was measured using bioelectrical
impedance analysis (BIA) techniques and blood pressure was also
measured. FMI was determined by dividing subject’s FM (kg) by the
square of height (m2
). Fasting blood glucose (FBG), total cholesterol (TC),
triglycerides (TG), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c), lowdensity lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c) were determined from an overnight
fasting blood sample. MS was diagnosed based on IDF (2007) definition
for adolescents aged 16-year-old and above. Receiver Operating
Characteristics (ROC) curve analysis revealed that the optimal cut-off
value for FMI and %BF were 9.04 kg/m2 with AUC of [0.898 (95% CI:
0.801, 0.995)] and 30.71% with AUC of [0.875 (95% CI: 0.752, 0.997)].
Binary Logistic Regression showed that both FMI (p<0.01) and %BF
(p<0.05) were significantly associated with MS. Adolescents with FMI
higher than cut-off value had 31. 846 (95% CI: 3.428, 295.848) odds of
having MS and those with % BF higher than cut-off value had 13.585 (95%
CI: 1.486, 124.160) of having MS. In conclusion, FMI and %BF possess
good discriminatory ability in predicting MS among adolescents.
Significant association exists between FMI and %BF with MS. Urgent
action such as intervention programme is needed to reduce the body
adiposity level among Malay adolescents
Knowledge Management and Organizational Innovation as Drivers of Quality Higher Education in Malaysia: Lessons for Gulf Countries
No full textKnowledge of breastfeeding among mothers in Public Antenatal Clinic, Malaysia.
No full textA Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) has been launched since 1991. By 1998, Malaysia has been accredited as the third
country of the world that fully applying BFHI in government hospital. The third step in BFHI is to discuss the importance and
management of breastfeeding with all pregnant women and their families. The purpose of this study was to identify the
knowledge of breastfeeding among antenatal mothers in public antenatal clinic, Malaysia prior to Prenatal Breastfeeding Talk.
A cross-sectional study was used to collect data and descriptive analysis was used to figure the result. A total of 348 antenatal
mothers were recruited in this study. Self-administered questionnaire was used which contain socio-demographic data, ten (10)
questions on breastfeeding, the importance and confidence to breastfeed were asked. Furthermore, the feedback on
effectiveness of method on giving education also been taken to identify best method in delivering education. Majority of
participants (n=285, 81.9%) had scored more than half mark and being coded as good knowledge (1). In addition, majority of
the participants (n=344, 98.9%) stated that they felt very confidence to breastfeed their baby. Prenatal Breastfeeding Talk
provided in public clinic, Malaysia did had impact on maternal knowledge and confidence regarding breastfeeding
Monitoring feeding and resting pattern of goats in dairy farm using long-range RFID-based system
No full textReal-time state of health of the livestock allows early diseases detection and interventions that will help avoid losses
due to contagious diseases. This paper aims to describe the design and deployment of a long-range multiple-input
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) monitoring system that efficiently monitor real-time goat feeding and resting
behaviour in the dairy farm by periodically collect the strength of the radio signal. The integrated system comprises of
a passive RFID tag attached to the animal ear that communicates with UHF-based 4-port antenna RFID reader
connected through radio frequency. The RFID reader is connected to a Raspberry-Pi3 that is used to process the
received information from each tag and simultaneously transmit the data to the cloud server for analysis, visualization,
and management. An interactive visualization via the website was then developed to continuously monitor the goat
behaviour that helps early detection of diseases that can be detected through feeding behaviour. Results from this
study show that the Received Signal Strength (RSSI) increased by 10dBm when the goat/tag closed (<1 metre) to the
antenna. The result indicates that the deployed system able to successfully detect and monitor the feeding and resting
behaviour of a dairy goat through the measurement of RSSI by each tag, as detected by the UHF-based 4-port antenna
RFID reader
Faham Fiqh al-Aqsa mobile application: 21st century mobile learning alternative medium on al-Aqsa Mosque and Islamic Jerussalem (Baitul Maqdis)
No full textThe use of current technology in the delivery of Islamic information should be highlighted, in line with the
government's desire to develop the 21st-century learning implementation. In this regard, the scholarly information
about al-Aqsa Mosque and Islamic Jerusalem (Baitul Maqdis) using current technology is very little. Therefore, a
mobile smart phone app that provides easy and fast reference to al-Aqsa Mosque and Islamic Jerussalem (Baitul
Maqdis) has been developed based on the Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation and Evaluation (ADDIE)
Model. This app is called Faham Fiqh al-Aqsa. This article aims to introduce to the masses about a mobile learning
medium developed as a simple and straightforward reference to the al-Aqsa Mosque and Islamic Jerussalem (Baitul
Maqdis). The al-Aqsa Mosque and Islamic Jerussalem (Baitul Maqdis) were chosen as the subject of this study because
of its important position in Islam and have its own sentimental value to Muslims. The Faham Fiqh al-Aqsa 's interface
display contains the key topics that every Muslim needs to know about the Masjid al-Aqsa and Baitul Maqdis, available
in 3 languages; Malay, Arabic and English. The content of the apps consists of written information about al-Aqsa
Mosque and Islamic Jerussalem (Baitul Maqdis), pictures, and videos of expert discussion, with Malay subtitle to ease
the users to understand the content of the videos. Additionally, it also features video with sign language translation for
hearing impaired. FAQ also provides jigsaw puzzle games to foster the love of Al Aqsa Mosque and Islamic Jerussalem
(Baitul Maqdis) among children. This app can be downloaded from Google Play and Gallery of Malaysian Government
Mobile Application (GAMMA). Based on user-friendly features and feedback from users in the play store show that
FAQs can be a reference medium and mobile learning that is informative and suitable for 21st-century learning
Kepentingan penerapan pengetahuan pedagogi kandungan dalam pengajaran dan pembelajaran bahasa arab
No full textSetiap mata pelajaran yang dipelajari oleh pelajar di sekolah mempunyai tahap kesukaran dan strategi
pembelajaran yang berbeza dengan harapan apa yang cuba disampaikan oleh guru dapat diterima dengan
baik oleh pelajar dan dalam masa yang sama dapat memastikan keberkesanan pembelajaran berjalan dengan
baik. Penerapan sesuatu strategi dan kaedah pengajaran sangat penting dalam meningkatkan kefahaman
dalam kalangan pelajar. Sehubungan dengan itu, Kertas konsep ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji kepentingan
penggunaan Pengetahuan Pedagogi Kandungan dalam meningkatkan pengetahuan dan pemahaman pelajar
berkaitan dengan pembelajaran Bahasa Arab. Bahasa Arab merupakan salah satu mata pelajaran yang
dianggap sukar untuk dipelajari namun demikian, dengan penggunaan strategi dan kaedah yang bersesuaian
ia akan dapat membantu menyelesaikan setiap permasalahan yang berlaku dengan sistematik dan berkesan.
Pada dasarnya, kertas konsep ini dijalankan dengan menggunakan pendekatan tinjauan sorotan literatur.
Implikasi kertas konsep ini akan dapat membantu para guru dan pelajar untuk dipraktikkan semasa proses
pengajaran dan pembelajaran berlangsung. Diharapkan dengan terhasilnya kertas konsep ini bukan hanya
berfungsi sekadar makalah akademik semata-mata malah ia dapat memberikan panduan, rujukan,
pengajaran, serta sebagai solusi bagi menyelesaikan masalah pembelajaran Bahasa Arab dengan berkesan