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Consumer Attitudes on Domestic Water-Saving Practices in Gombak District, Selangor
No full textConsumer attitude needs to be changed to ensure the adequacy of water supply in Malaysia due to serious issues likes rising water demands,
pollution, global population growth and climate change. An existing study on domestic water consumption behaviour among
Malaysians are not extensively discussed in depth, whereas the constructs of consumer behaviour should be seriously addressed in the
effort to create awareness on water conservation. The paper intends to identify the level of attitude of domestic water consumers according
to their cognitive, conative and affective constructs. The data was collected from five territorial divisions located in Gombak, Selangor,
Malaysia through survey by using structured questionnaires to 400 domestic water users from December 2016 to February 2017. All
the data were analyzed using SPSS version 21 to produce descriptive results (frequency, percentage, overall mean and standard deviation
score). The findings show that the measurement level of domestic water consumers' attitudes, which were ‘cognitive’, ‘conative’ and
‘affective’, varied according to the determination of mean scores. Generally, the study output shows cognitive constructs are at a high
level (4.71) while the conative constructs (3.27) and affective (3.15) are in moderate level. The existence of consumers’ attitudes at higher
levels indicate that respondents are more likely to assess the use of water carefully, to reduce the wastage of water and contribute to
the reduction of monthly water bill costs among households
Long-Life Learning Concept By Imam Al-Shafie (Memahami Konsep Pembelajaran Sepanjang Hayat Melalui Diwan Al-Shafie)
No full textKajian ini bertujuan menelusuri diwan Imam al-Shafie dalam menasihati umat Islam tentang kelebihan menuntut ilmu dan galakkan kearah Pembelajaran Sepanjang Hayat (PSH). Menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan reka bentuk analisis kandungan, kajian ini cuba meneliti bait-bait puisi Imam al-Shafie r.h.m yang menggunakan uslub al-tawkid bagi menyatakan kepentingan (PSH). Dapatan kajian menunjukkan bahawa (PSH) adalah konsep yang patut ada dalam setiap individu muslim akan tetapi mestilah ianya menepati syarak dan perlu berguru dengan guru yang tepat sebagai langkah menjamin keberkatan ilmu yang diperolehi
Prebiotic Activity Score Of Breadfruit Resistant Starch (Artocarpus altilis), Breadfruit Flour, And Inulin during In-Vitro Fermentation By Pure Cultures (Lactobacillus Plantarum, And Bifidobacterium Bifidum)
No full textThe prebiotics activity score was a quantitative method to measure to which extent prebiotics (Breadfruit
Resistant starch, Breadfruit flour and Inulin) to support the growth of L.plantarum and B.bifidum. The changes in
growth after fermentation (0, 6, 12, 24, 48 and 72 h) of bacteria strains on prebiotics and glucose in relation to
changes in Escherichia coli grown under same condition was used to determine prebiotics score. The fermentation
of the different carbon sources (Breadfruit Resistant starch, Breadfruit flour and Inulin) by L.plantarum and
B.bifidum produce short chain fatty acids that determined by changes of pH throughout 72 h of fermentation.
The highest score (0.45) was obtained for L.plantarum that utilised breadfruit resistant starch after 12 h of
fermentation time. However, the highest score (0.65) for B.bifidum also utilised breadfruit resistant starch as
carbon sources after 48 h of fermentation. It was found that there was significant difference in pH changes for
both strains. Greatest pH reduction for L.plantarum and B.bifidum for all samples after 6 h of fermentation. In
conclusion, breadfruit resistant starch has potential as prebiotics as it meets the requirement as a prebiotic
A false cord mass : can it be a schwannoma?
No full textA false cord mass is very rare, and the condition is associated with airway morbidity if it is not recognized and addressed at an early stage. The mass could be an extension from a glottic and subglottic area, and the tissue diagnosis is mandatory to rule out carcinoma. We are presenting an elderly woman who came to us due to worsening hoarseness with an endoscopic finding of false cord mass that turned out to be schwannoma as histological diagnosis
Chemical Composition of Taiwan Napier Grass at Different Growth Stages
No full textNapier grass (Pennisetum purpureum) has potential to be processed as a livestock fodder due to high growth rate
and good nutritive value. The objective of this study is to determine and compare the chemical composition of
Taiwan Napier grass at different growth stages. The different harvesting intervals of growth stages were 30 to 35
days and 40 to 45 days. The plant samples were collected at Agropolitan Farm Besut-Setiu, Terengganu and were
analyzed using proximate analysis and dry ashing method. The chemical compositions were analyzed for ash,
crude protein (CP), crude fiber (CF), ether extract (EE), Magnesium (Mg) and Potassium (K). The mineral
compositions of Mg and K were measured using Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry
(ICP-OES). Results showed that the chemical compositions of Taiwan Napier grass at different growth stages
had a significant effect on the percentage content of all components measured. The percentage of crude fiber
increased as the age increased which is 28.88% and 30.04% in 30-35 days and 40-45 days, respectively. The
percentage of chemical compositions of crude protein, ash, ether extract, Mg and K had decreased as the growth
stage of Taiwan Napier grass increased. The percentage of crude protein, ash, ether extract, Mg and K were
higher at 30-35 days, which are 14.42%, 10.57%, 3.00%, 0.064 ppm and 0.026 ppm, respectively. Therefore, it
can be concluded that the growth stage at 30-35 days of Taiwan Napier grass is the best age for harvesting which
is providing high nutritive value of the animal feed
Growth Performance of Broiler Quails Fed with Enriched Probiotic Feed
No full textProbiotic can help in stimulating the growth and development of immune organs, improve level of immunoglobulin and antibody as well as improve immune system in animal. This present study was carried out to determine the effect of feed enriched with probiotics on the growth performance and hepatosomatic index of broiler quails. A total of 240 quails were divided into four groups with three replicates per group. Each treatments group has a different feeding treatment in which treatment 1 (T0) act as control with no probiotic, treatment 2 (T1) with 0.05% probiotic, treatment 3 (T2) with 0.20 % probiotic added and treatment 4 (T3) with 0.35 % probiotic, respectively. Probiotic was mixed in feed of quails starting from day 14 until day 42 and quails were fed ad-libitum twice per day. Results showed that there were significant differences between treatment groups and control in weight gain (p<0.05), average daily gain (ADG), feed conversion ratio (FCR) and feed intake (FI). T2 showed the best growth performances among groups after day 42. There were no significant differences in hepatosomatic index between treatment group and control (p<0.05). This may suggest that different concentration of probiotic has no adverse effect on liver of quails. In conclusion, the study suggests that probiotic can improve growth performance with no adverse effect on the liver of the quails
Physicochemical Properties of Quail Bone Gelatin Extract with Hydrochloric Acid and Citric Acid
No full textGelatin is a translucent, colorless and flavorless food that was derived from hydrolysis of collagen that was found
in animal skin, bone and connective tissue of animals such as domestic cattle, pig, poultry and fish. The objective
of the present study is to extract gelatin from quail bone by using acid pretreatment method which is
hydrochloric acid (HCl) and citric acid (C6H8O7) and to determine the physicochemical properties of quail bone
gelatin. The quail bone gelatin (QBG) was compared with commercial bovine gelatin (CBG) and commercial fish
gelatin (CFG). Chemical composition (protein, moisture and ash), bloom strength, pH, color, melting
temperature and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) were evaluated. The most important
parameter to determine the quality of gelatin is bloom strength. QBG extracted with hydrochloric acid
(QBGHCl) has the highest (165.36 g) value followed by citric acid (QBGc.a) which was 149.48 g, while CBG and
CFG have bloom value 136.28 g and 91.69 g respectively. There was no significant difference (p>0.05) between
QBGc.a and CBG but there was significant difference (p<0.05) between QBGHCl and CFG. The pH and
melting temperature value has range value between 4.84 to 5.46 and 29.34°C to 38.69°C. QBGHCl and QBGc.a
possesed a similar band (Amide A, Amide B, Amide I, II and III) with CBG and CFG for FTIR. Overall, the
physicochemical properties of QBGHCl and QBGc.a has similar quality to CBG which have better quality than
CFG. The result has been proven that QBG have a good quality of gelatin, therefore it can be an alternative to
gelatin production in the future
A Poetic Compilation of the Most Important Appendages of Narrators and Heritages
No full textPoetic compilation is the best and easiest means of preserving the expected-concept of
knowledge. This is clearly proved by countless and numerous types of poetic compilations in
legal sciences, language and others. This is an attempt to poetically compile the most
important names of the books of adjunct narrators and texts into a handy book, through
mentioning the names of the authors, arranged according to their death-lines and followed by
a brief explanation of what is intended. The goal is to bring the contemporary students of
knowledge closer to the past Muslim scholars and their valuable writings, and also to access
some of our glorious heritage through studying some scholars and their writings, in order that
the students would acquire good idea of them and possess a wealth of Islamic culture. One of
the findings of the research is that if a student studies, reads and comprehends this poetic
compilation through the brief explanation, he would achieve several benefits. He would be
accustomed to the comprehension of the intended meanings in poetic compilations, for
writings in poetic compilations are usually ambiguous and some other times full of erasure
and simile. And he would also acquire new knowledge of the arts of hadith through the study
of the adjunct scholars. He would equally acquire a wealth of book titles and that of their
authors, as well as their methodologies. And through the explanations, he would get used to
knowing the death-lines of the scholars, which is very important for students of knowledge,
enabling him to link between our historical eras of al-Rashidi, Umayyad, Abbasid, Ottoman
and the modern era