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Carer Experience with Children with Down Syndrome
No full textThis paper explores the experiences and coping
approaches of Down syndrome carers resulting from
in-depth interviews among five families with children
with Down syndrome in Kuala Terengganu. The
purpose of the interviews was to examine family
carers’ experiences and get in touch with the child. The
paper specifically focuses on the issues of tolerance,
sacrifice and attention in handling such children and
coping with adaptation to the role of carer. The findings
reveal that for the majority of family carers, their
experience was one of constant searching for support
and information. The anxiety and frustration associated
with unpredictable and irregular support and a lack of
information were major sources of concern for the
carers in the study. However, carers were found to use
a number of positive and negative coping approaches to
deal with the pressure associated with their caregiving
role. The study also concluded that the benefits of
knowing a person with Down syndrome may extend
beyond the immediate family members and into the
community
Effects of Fish Waste Effluent on the Growth, Yield and Quality of Cucumis sativus L
No full textThis study was conducted to evaluate the potential effects of fish waste extract on the growth, yield and quality
of cucumber which is a popular cucurbitaceae fruit vegetable. Different treatments were arranged according with
CRD layouts with five replicates for each treatment. All the six (6) treatments viz; control, NPK, 10 ml, 20 ml,
40 ml and 50 ml of fish waste extract were applied to the potting media. The results showed that the application
of 20 ml of fish waste extract increased the vine length, number of leaf, chlorophyll content (SPAD), stomatal
conductance and leaf TSS content of cucumber compared to other treatments and control. Treatment with 50
mL of fish waste extract produced the highest leaf area. The chlorophyll concentration, carotene content,
chlorophyll fluorescence and photosynthetic yield also positively affected with fish waste extracts. It was also
found that number of flower, number of fruit, and weight of individual fruit of cucumber also significantly
increased by fish waste extracts. It can be concluded that 20 ml fish waste extract was the best treatment for
improving the growth, yield and quality of cucumber. Foliar application of fish waste effluent on Cucurbitaceae
vegetables is merit to further study
Foot Reflexology Therapy for Non-Specific Low Back Pain Condition : A Protocol For a Randomized Controlled Trial
No full textIntroduction
Non-specific low back pain is one of the most common physical ailments affecting millions of people worldwide. This condition constitutes a significant public health problem and was listed as a prevalent health complaint in most societies. Even though there are many anecdotal claims for reflexology in the treatment of various conditions such as a migraine, arthritis and multiple sclerosis, but very little clinical evidence exists for reflexology on the management of low back pain per se. This study aims to evaluate the effects of foot reflexology therapy as an adjunctive treatment to the Malaysian low back pain standard care in relieving pain and promoting health-related quality of life among people with non-specific low back pain.
Methods
This is a parallel randomized controlled trial with pre and post-treatment study design. The study setting for the intervention located at Penawar Reflexology Center, Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia. A total of 100 participants with non-specific low back pain will be allocated to one of two groups, using a randomization computer program of Research Randomizer. The control group will receive low back pain standard care, while the intervention group will receive standard care plus eight sessions of foot reflexology therapy. The pain intensity and health-related quality of life scores will be measured using Visual Analogue Scale and Euro-quality of life scale respectively in both groups. The study was approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee of University Sultan Zainal Abidin (UHREC/2016/2/011). The study protocol was registered at ClinicalTrials.gov, with the ID number of NCT02887430.
Measurements
Outcome measures will be undertaken at pre-intervention (week 1), post-intervention (week 6) and follow-up (week 10).
Conclusions
This will be the first trial to compare the foot reflexology therapy with control group among people who medically diagnosed with non-specific low back pain in Malaysia. The result of this study will contribute to better management of this population, especially for Malaysia healthcare setting
The Impact Of Organizational Learning On Achieving Administrative Excellence In Jordanian Public Sector
Get PDFThis study aims at finding out the scope of Organizational Learning. It also aims at recognizing the level of achieving the Administrative excellence dimensions at the Jordanian public sector. The findings show that there is a positive association between Organizational Learning (Personal empowerment , Systematic thinking , the mental patterns , participated vision , teamwork learning ) and administrative excellence ( Leadership excellence , Subordinates excellence , the structure excellence , the strategy excellence , culture excellence , ). In conclusion, the public sector should consider enhancing Organizational Learning to boost the level of Administrative excellenc
A Review on the Factors Affecting the Learning of Arabic Macro-Skills Among Malay Undergraduate Students
No full textThis research intends to review a number of studies on the factors which might have an influence on the learning
of Arabic as second language macro-skills (reading, writing, listening, and speaking) among Malay undergraduate
students. The reviewed articles are categorised into four groups: literature related to factors affecting the speaking
skills, literature related to factors affecting the writing skills, literature related to factors affecting the listening
skills, and literature related to factors affecting the reading skills. However, different empirical studies reviewed
confirm many factors have significant correlations with the students' performances in learning Arabic language
macro-skills. Such factors are Malay students' attitude towards the Arabic language; the use of Arabic for
communication purposes; lack of confidence and teaching techniques. However, some studies account different
results. This mixture of results regenerates from diversities in methodology, variables used and the time of the
study
The Effectiveness Of Information Systems In Improving Human Resource Management In Jordanian Banking Sector
No full textThere is an increasing need for analysing the effectiveness of information systems in human resource management in the banking industry due to the competitive environment under which the banks operate. In the current globalization era, effective application of human resource management information system in the banks is necessary. Therefore, this paper focuses on reviewing the most relevant studies on the effectiveness of information systems in human resource management in Jordanian banking sector. Studies in the area of information systems and human resource management are reviewed to know whether the information systems in Jordanian baking sector are effective. This paper provides better understanding of the role of information systems in improving the human resource management. The paper discusses the relationship between information system and human resource management in light of the global competition for the effective and competent human resources to perform managerial activities
Development of Spatial Distribution Model using GIS to Identify Social Support Index Among Drug-Abuse Inmates
No full textThis study was to identify the spatial distribution of Social Support Index (SSI) among drug-abuse inmates throughout Peninsular Malaysia. Factor Analysis (FA) and Discriminant Analysis (DA) were applied to analyses the level of social support (SS) among drug-abuse inmates and develop the spatial model using Geographic Information System (GIS). Five significant index categories were generated from FA: excellent, good, moderate, low and poor Quality of Life Index (QoLi) and the nine of SS variables are expected to be derived from family, friends and other social factor. DA showed each category differed from others in terms of different compositions, stepwise backward and forward modes gave 99.75% correct classification. GIS analysis show the distribution of SSI categorized on family and friends factor were moderately for where the prisoners came. Besides that, Perlis classified as low-level index and Melaka as high-level index of other social factor. The distribution model of SSI in moderately-level showed Jelebu, Sungai Petani, Pengkalan Chepa and Simpang Renggang as the better SS factor to quality of life compared to the Penor, Pahang. The procedures of FA, DA and GIS were used in this study proved the source apportionment of SS and QoLi among drug-abuse inmates in Peninsular Malaysian prisons
Assessment Of AHP For Optical Observatory And New Moon Sighting Sites In Peninsular Of Malaysia
No full textThe aim of this study is to select the best location for astronomical observations sites using Multi Criteria Decision Analysis integrated with Geographical Information System (GIS). To solve these problems, four factors were determined which are elevation or slope, road network, population density and land used. These factors were divided into two categories namely geographical and anthropogenic criteria. The factors were evaluated using Analytical Hierarchy Process technique and the weights of variables were determined. The study matched the layer on the optical observatory and moon sighting sites. As the result, this study showed the most suitable areas were located extensively in eastern and southern part of Peninsular Malaysia. However, the final decision of this study, site testing measurement will be required in these preliminarily selected areas
Improving unprecedented restlessness as the new strong indicator of rice crisis at national level
No full textRice crisis that can happen sooner or later will give accurate and very important information about the predicted time of crisis in Indonesia. This paper was performed to improve and develop a new rice crisis indicator. The tested hypothesis i.e. unprecedented restlessness (UR) is the strong indicator of rice crisis. UR is tested massively in nineteen countries. This research has successfully identified that UR is a strong indicator for rice crisis at Asia level. Despite in the previous research, UR has passed two statistic tests namely rg and Q. However, both tests need to fulfill the success of probability (SP) and constraint probability (CP) in order to provide strong indicator properties. Thus, it is critical to assess the extent to which UR meets the above two criteria. This paper recommends UR can be used to assess the effectiveness of an agricultural plan in order to avoid rice crisis
MATHEMATICAL MODEL FOR DISSOLVED OXYGEN PREDICTION IN CIRATA RESERVOIR, WEST JAVA BY USING ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK
No full textCirata reservoir is one of the reservoirs which suffer eutrophication with an indication of rapid growth of water hyacinth and mass fish deaths as a result of lack of oxygen. This paper presents the implementation and performance of mathematical model to predict the concentration of dissolved oxygen in Cirata Reservoir, West Java by using Artificial Neural Network (ANN). The simulation program was created using Visual Studio 2012 C# software with ANN model implemented in it. Prediction process was carried out by training process followed by a testing process using weights that have been obtained from training process. ANN model for predicting dissolved oxygen in Cirata reservoir shows the best performance with correlation coefficient value of 77.44%, Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) = 0.12 and Willmott’s Index of Agreement (WIA) = 0.72