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SWOT Analysis of Physiotherapy Profession in Pakistan
No full textIn the last five years, there is an abrupt increase in number of physiotherapy institutes all over the Pakistan. Where it
has opened new doors for the graduates to attain jobs, it has also increased the number of enrolled students to an
alarming level. The purpose of this study is to provide a broad vision analysis about strengths, weaknesses,
opportunities and threats of physiotherapy profession by sharing experiences of qualified experienced physiotherapist
as well as young physiotherapist for the betterment of physiotherapy profession in Pakistan. The overarching aim of
this study was to assess the status of Physiotherapy profession in Pakistan. This is cross sectional observational survey
in which 110 physiotherapist was taken from Punjab as sample by using non-probability purposive sampling technique.
Study was divided into two phases (I and II). Phase-1 a qualitative interview was taken from (10) Experienced
Physiotherapist who have been working more than 10 years. Phase-2 a quantitative questionnaire has designed from
the interviews than filled by (100) Young Physiotherapist who have more than one-year experience. The SWOT analysis
consists of 40 questions. It contained ten points for each category strength, weaknesses, opportunities, threats the
result shows that there were three points for each category to which our respondent physiotherapists give strong
response. By eliminating our threats and weaknesses we can utilizes strength sources for availing opportunitie. The
conclusion of SWOT analysis concludes that main STRENGTH of physiotherapy profession is that level of education has
increased in last decade, main WEAKNESS is low merit in private institutes, main OPPORTUNITY is research quality will
be improved by foreign trained researcher working in Pakistan) & main THREAT is no professional council at
national/international level
Successful outcomes of dengeu fever in various trimesters during pregnancy
No full textDengue fever is the most common viral infection transmitted worldwide. Currently, the incidence of dengue infection has been increasing among adults including pregnant women. Case reports of dengue fever in pregnancy dramatically increased in Malaysia recently and most of the report cases are from urban area and working and schooling groups are mostly affected. We reported here three interesting cases of dengue fever in pregnancy at different trimesters who had successful maternal and fetal outcomes. We reported the case series of dengue fever in pregnancy at different gestational age. First two cases were occurred at early gestation age (first and second trimester) and successfully treated with supported treatment. However, third case was occurred in third trimester and complicated with compensated shock and superimpose atypical pneumonia. All patients had successful recovery without maternal and fetal complications. From our case series, we found that severity of dengue fever in pregnancy is increased with advanced gestation. More cases of dengue infection in pregnancy can be found because of the increasing incidence of dengue infection among adults. The infection should be suspected when a pregnant woman presents with the similar pattern of symptoms and signs like in a non-pregnant case. Conservative treatment should be given unless there are complications. Successful favourable pergnancy outcome can be achieved with early recognition with correct diagnosis and timely intervention with high index of suspecsion in dengue endemic region
Bacteriophages as Biocontrol Agent in Food Safety
No full textFood contamination with pathogens has been continual and significant problem worldwide. These pathogens causes foodborne diseases that lead to deleterious effect to the health of consumer and the financial losses to food manufacturer. The emergence of foodborne path-ogen is further complicated with the infection from multiple antibiotic resistance food pathogens and the formation of biofilm on food processing equipment as well as utensils that cause the process of decontamination become more challenging. Bacteriophage is recog-nized for its effectiveness as biocontrol against food pathogen and relatively harmless to man. Bacteriophage can be applied at any point of the food chain such as phage therapy of livestock, biosanitizer (disinfectant) in the food processing environment, and biocontrol (addi-tives) of food products. Bacteriophage is an obligate parasite of bacterial and due to its host specificity and binding capability, bacterio-phage appear as a more advantageous decontamination agent compared to other chemical intervention which might introduce chemical hazard. Various studies have shown the effectiveness of bacteriophage in combating food-borne pathogens and insignificant risk of de-velopment bacteriophage resistant bacteria. However the efficacy of the bacteriophages varies depending on the source of isolation, the type of food, surface materials and food matrixes. Thus, it is noteworthy to get the insight of current microbiological hazard in food and the potential use of bacteriophages as biocontrol agent
Analyzing The Reading Questions Of AP12 Textbook According To Bloom’s Taxonomy
No full textThis study aimed to analyse the lower and higher order thinking skills of reading comprehension questions in the Action Pack 12 English Language textbook for grade twelve students in Jordan. Also, it used the content analysis in collecting, analysing, and classifying reading questions according to Bloom’s Taxonomy of the Cognitive Domain. The researcher calculated the percentage and frequencies in each unit of the textbook. The findings showed that the reading comprehension questions covered all of Bloom’s Taxonomy cognitive levels (knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation). The results showed that 79 questions focused on lower thinking processes (knowledge, comprehension, and application) while 35 questions looked at the higher level of thinking processes (analysis, synthesis, and evaluation). Findings from this research recommended that the textbook authors should further develop the content of the textbook and maintain a balance between the lower-order questions and the higher-order ones where multilevel questions should be used and included at the end of each reading passages
Gender Differences in Body Mass Index, Underweight, Overweight and Obesity among University Students.
No full textHealth is a major public issue where body mass index is
a particularly important aspect in youth for a developing state
like Terengganu, Malaysia. The body mass index or BMI can be
used as an indicator for the health status of a population. The
aim of the research is to identify the average BMI among
university students in Terengganu by gender. Data are collected
by 523 of respondents from Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin
Students’ (UniSZA) consisting of 117 males and 406 females
from July to August 2018 using questionnaires. The data is
analyzed separately in this study among male and female
respondents in the university. The results show that 12% of
female respondents have been suffering from chronic energy
deficiency, underweight range, or under nutrition and
considered as a common phenomenon in Terengganu especially
for the female population
Pengaruh Kefahaman Guru terhadap Model Pembelajaran Contextual Teaching and Learning di Aceh Barat
No full textPendidikan ialah faktor yang paling penting dalam pembangunan sebuah negara memandangkan
ianya dianggap sebagai satu usaha untuk mendidik generasi muda. Pendidikan di Aceh Barat
berhadapan dengan kerendahan kualiti para guru dalam kompetensi pengajaran. Ini disebabkan guru
tidak memenuhi syarat, cara mengajar menggunakan model pembelajaran yang kurang
menyenangkan serta guru sering menggunakan metode lama. Kajian ini mencadangkan satu model
pembelajaran kepada guru agar murid lebih bersemangat dalam mata pelajaran sains. Model
pembelajaran Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL) diperkenalkan agar guru mata pelajaran
tersebut lebih faham dan dapat mengaplikasikannya dalam pengajaran dan pembelajaran di kelas.
Objektif kajian ini adalah untuk meneliti pengaruh kefahaman guru terhadap model pembelajaran
CTL di Aceh Barat. Kajian bersifat kuantitatif ini menggunakan pensampelan secara rawak
berkumpulan. Lokasi kajian ialah sekolah menengah di Aceh Barat dan sampel kajian melibatkan 80
responden terdiri daripada guru di wilayah tersebut. Aplikasi perisian Statistical Package for the
Social Sciences versi 20 digunakan untuk analisis data yang diperoleh. Hasil dapatan kajian
menunjukkan model pembelajaran CTL ini mendapat impak positif daripada guru dan model
pembelajaran CTL boleh digunakan sebagai rujukan, di samping memberi sumbangan kepada
Kementerian Pendidikan Indonesia (Kemendikbud) dengan mengemukakan satu model pembelajaran
CTL untuk diguna pakai oleh para guru
Uslub Al-Hakim Sebagai Satu Elemen Ketinggian Bahasa Al-Quran Dan Petunjuk Ibrah Quraniyyah Dalam Komunikasi
No full textAl-Quran merupakan sebuah kitab suci umat Islam yang diturunkan oleh Allah s.w.t. kepada Nabi Muhammad s.a.w. sebagai panduan untuk sekalian manusia. Al-Quran memiliki keistimewaan yang luar biasa dan tidak sama sekali dapat ditandingi oleh sebarang bentuk penulisan sama ada dari sudut gaya bahasa, mahupun isi kandungannya. Antara ciri-ciri kehebatan al-Quran ialah ia mengandungi elemen al-i‘jaz (mukjizat) dan al-tahaddi (cabaran). Aspek al-i‘jaz yang menjadi perbincangan utama para ulama ialah yang melibatkan gaya bahasa al-Quran. Hal ini dikenali sebagai al-i‘jaz al-bayani atau al-i‘jaz al-lughawi atau al-i‘jaz al-balaghi. Makalah ini akan menghuraikan satu bentuk gaya bahasa (uslub) al-Quran iaitu Uslub al-Hakim. Gaya bahasa ini dilihat sebagai antara contoh jelas membuktikan kewujudan al-i‘jaz al-bayani di dalam al-Quran yang secara langsung menyerlahkan ketinggian bahasa al-Quran. Beberapa ayat al-Quran yang berkaitan dengan gaya bahasa ini akan dianalisis bersandarkan kitab tafsir al-Quran bagi memahami elemen al-i‘jaz dari sudut bahasa pada ayat tersebut. Berdasarkan perbincangan tentang Uslub al-Hakim dalam makalah ini, dapat difahami bahawa bahasa Arab yang termaktub dalam al-Quran mempunyai nilai estetika yang tinggi serta membawa petunjuk ‘Ibrah Qur’aniyyah yang boleh dijadikan panduan dalam komunikasi. Kesemua ini merupakan bukti kebenaran al-Quran sebagai Kalamullah yang kekal relevan menjadi panduan buat sekalian manusia
Population Growth and Economic Development in Developing and Developed Countries
No full textThis research examines the effects of population growth on the economic development between the two developed and developing countries
which is Singapore and Malaysia. They were many previous studies that have sought to gauge the effects or impact of population
growth along the economic development. It was said that there was a strong relationship between the effects of population growth and
the economic development, which is the growth of population is depending on the economic growth. Singapore was well known worldwide
as a highly developed free-market economy. The economy of Singapore has been ranked as the most open in the world and the
most-pro business. The population in the country is estimated at 5.5 million recently. As for Malaysia, it is known as the most competitive
developing countries and is ranked on the 5th largest in South Asia. The population estimated at 31.63 million in Malaysia
Consumer Awareness Towards Rainwater Harvesting System in Selangor, Malaysia
No full textReusing water and implementing rainwater-harvesting system are an effective way to reduce the usage of treated water at home. A study
on consumer’s awareness towards Rainwater Harvesting System (RWHS) in urban areas of Malaysia is less explored among researchers.
This study was to identify the level of consumer’s awareness on RWHS among domestic water users in Gombak District, Selangor.
Quantitative approaches were applied through individual distribution of structured questionnaires to 397 domestic water users in the
study area from December 2016 to February 2017. The data was analyzed using SPSS version 21. Based on the results of quantitative
analysis, four major constructs emerged namely ‘the advantages of RWHS’, ‘alternative water sources’, ‘consumers’ concern’ and ‘consumers’
willingness’. The total mean scores (total average score) for each construct in ascending order are 3.48 for consumers' readiness,
3.81 for advantages of RWHS, 3.98 for alternative source, and 4.09 for consumers' concern. The findings provide important contribution
to water conservation practices in the country as RWHS is considered greener, more efficient, more self-reliant with sound technology
Food Choice Determinants of Island Tourists: an Implication Towards Sustainable Island Tourism
No full textThis study aims to investigate factors that influence food choice of international tourists at small island settings. In this study, Perhentian
Island was selected as a representative of small islands as the island received the largest number of international tourists, particularly in
the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia. A close-ended questionnaire survey was conducted at various tourism spots in Perhentian Island
and a total of 173 international tourists were interviewed in this study. Descriptive analysis was applied to summarize the tourists profile
and travel pattern. Satisfaction gap analysis generated important factors that influence food choice among island visitors. As the majority
of the international tourists to island destinations in Malaysia were on a multi-destination vacation, the results of the study could be crucial
to the real needs and expectations of island tourists in Malaysia. Finally, effective development and marketing strategies could be
devised to enhance the growth of food tourism, targeting remote island destinations in Malaysia