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Technical and tactical performance indicators determining successful and unsuccessful team in elite beach soccer
No full textThe success of a given elite beach soccer team is identified through a number of technical and tactical performance
indicators in this chapter. The demarcation of the winning and losing team was determined through the use of the
Louvain clustering technique. Subsequently, a number of artificial neural network (ANN) models were developed by
varying different hyperparameters in evaluating its ability to accurately ascertaining the class of a team. It was shown
from the study that through the framework provided, the best ANN architecture, as well as performance indicators
identified, could yield an average classification accuracy of 92.5% on the validation and test dataset. © The Author(s),
under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 202
Rekindling the Glory of Islamic Scholar Inventions Through Next Generation Worshipping Product Innovations
No full textThe heyday of Islam began as early as the middle of the 7thcentury and once again proved that
Islamic science was the forerunner of all kinds of creations and innovations in science and
technology. However, today, we see Muslims struggling to make a name for themselves in pioneering
science and technology. It should not be so since many of the creations enjoyed today are based on
inventions from Islamic civilizations rather than Western ones. Therefore, to restore the past glory, a
new plan must begin from now. Among others, through the development of worship products for the
use of Muslims worldwide. Studies have shown that efforts to produce tangible products are still low
due to the increased focus on non-tangible products such as banking systems, health, and beauty
products. Therefore, to ensure the idea of developing this worship product is clearly understood,
several examples of existing worship products are presented and discussed regarding their
weaknesses from a design perspective. Five examples of the latest innovative products designed
specifically for the needs of Muslims are described. The rationale for the need for innovations in
worship products is also statistically discussed in light of the rapid growth of Muslims, with over 1.6
billion Muslims. Furthermore, as many as nine groups of worship products have the potential to
develop, such as products for prayer, knowledge gathering, pilgrimage, and umrah. Finally, the design
features that need to be considered for developing next-generation worship products to meet
customer and market needs are also discussed. The results of this research are intended to raise
awareness to the world about the golden age of Islamic science and that this innovation is still
relevant today. Innovation is a catalyst for high-income economic development. In this regard,
developing and producing innovative worship products can generate wealth to improve the quality of
life of Muslims worldwide. Such is the initiative introduced by the professional design team in Faculty
of Innovative Design and Technology (FRIT) at Universiti Sultan ZainalAbidin (UniSZA) Malaysia that
has developed a range of Islamic conceptual products. Based on the results of the observation
technique during the pilot test, conducted in many states across the country, there are several issues
that need to be resolved namely that Muslims in Malaysia desperately need innovative products that
can help them to worship consistently and confidently. This means that there are still no well-built
innovative Islamic-based products available in the local market. As such, the Muslim demographic
group in the country as well as around the world, comprising senior citizens, adults, teens and
children will be able to enjoy the contributions produced by FRIT at UniSZA
The Influence of Anthropometrics, Physical Fitness, and Technical Skill on Performance of U-12 Youth Soccer Players in Malaysia
No full textThe present study is aimed at developing a capability index for performance in soccer and explore its differences with
regards to specific skills and fitness-related attributes in the sport. A total of adolescent soccer athletes aged
years old were recruited as participants. Relative performance namely anthropometrics, physical fitness, and soccer
technical skill are assessed as dependent variables. The Principal Component Analysis (PCA), Cluster Analysis (CA) and
Discriminant Analysis (DA) were used to achieve the purpose of this study. The CA analysis grouped the performance
of the players into three different clusters namely; high ( players), moderate ( players) and low ( players). The
PCA reveals a moderate to very strong dominant range of . to . of factor loading on soccer performance. The
DA analysis was applied with the defined clusters as independent variables (IV) whilst the physical, fitness, as well as
the skill attributes are treated as dependent variables. It was demonstrated that a number of performance related
variables could differentiate the relative performances of the players. The findings from the study highlighted the
dominant attributes of U- Malaysian youth soccer players which could be beneficial to the coaches and players in
identifying the suitable biological and physiological variables inherent to the soccer relative performance. © ,
Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd
Dokumentasi tanah wakaf di Negeri Terengganu sebelum kemerdekaan dan implikasinya terhadap keputusan jawatankuasa fatwa
No full textDokumentasi wakaf merupakan sebuah dokumen bertulis yang sah menurut perundangan wakaf dan
hukum syarak. Ia telah wujud sebelum kemerdekaaan lagi. Ia mengandungi empat rukun wakaf iaitu
wāqif, mauquf, mauquf alaihi dan sighah. Walau bagaimana pun, dokumentasi wakaf yang dilakukan
sebelum kemerdekaan ini mengandung ayat yang masih mengelirukan jika diadaptasi dengan undangundang yang berkuatkuasa pada masa kini iaitu status tanah wakaf dibatalkan dan ditukar kepada tanah
bukan wakaf oleh Pihak Berkuasa Negeri. Kekeliruan tersebut adalah pembatalan penyataan wakaf
pada tahun 1982. Oleh itu, kajian ini dilakukan untuk meneliti semula salah satu sampel dokumentasi
pendaftaran wakaf iaitu KSB 460 Mukim Kuala Terengganu. Kajian ini menggunakan pendekatan
kualitatif serta memperoleh data kajian melalui analisis dokumen dan temu bual. Kajian ini mendapati
Pada tahun 1982, dokumentasi wakaf ini telah ditukarkan kepada tanah rezab kerajaan di bawah
perundangan Kanun Tanah Negara 1965 Seksyen 62 dan implikasinya status wakaf tersebut terbatal.
Percanggahan status tanah tersebut berdasarkan catatan dalam dokumen pada tahun 1950 telah dirujuk
semula di peringkat Jawatankuasa Fatwa Negeri Terengganu pada tahun 2015 dan keputusannya
bahawa tanah tersebut merupakan tanah wakaf walaupun berstatus tanah rezab kerajaan. Rumusan
kajian ini menunjukan bahawa sebuah dokumentasi wakaf adalah penting bagi menjamin sesebuah
harta wakaf atau mauquf supaya berada pada tahap yang sentiasa terjamin keabsahannya di samping
juga ia merupakan suatu ketetapan hukum syarak. Oleh demikian, dokumentasi tanah wakaf
merupakan juga suatu hubungan terhadap pelaksanaan hukum syarak secara lengkap
The use of prepositions in Arabic and English: a comparative study
No full textArabic and English are derived from different language families. While Arabic
belongs to the Semitic family, English belongs to Germanic languages (Alhaj,
2015). Consequently, these two languages are supposed to have dissimilar
prepositional structures. The methodology used in this study to comprehend
these variances and resemblances regarding prepositions in Arabic and
English, the researcher conducted a comparative study among these two
prepositional systems. The objective of this paper is not to prove or disprove
this claim. Its main focus is finding out how this syntactic feature is dealt with
in English and Arabic in general and the contrast in the use of prepositions in
both languages. To achieve this aim, the research makes use of the English
categories of prepositions and gives the Arabic equivalents, in some cases,
there is no Arabic equivalent because English prepositions are more than
Arabic ones
Low cost semi-automatic acrylic cutter and bending machine
No full textIn the current market, the acrylic cutter and bending
machine is mostly available in big size and equipped with
advanced system processes for large industrial application. This is
undesirable since the cost of the machine can be quite expensive
for a small industry. This paper proposed the development of a
low-cost semi-automatic acrylic cutter and bending machine to
cater to the small industry requirement. The design methodology
has been accomplished using engineering design method to
propose a suitable design semi-automatic acrylic cutter and
bending machine based on commercially available design. A 3D
representation of the machine was generated with the help of
Autodesk Inventor 2019 to visualize all the details concerning the
semi-automatic acrylic cutter and bending machine. The
semi-automatic acrylic cutter and bending machine are designed
for cutting, bending, and finishing acrylic sheet in simple manual
operation. The machine was fabricated using industrial material
specifications such as plywood and hollow steel to ensure the
effectiveness of semi-automatic acrylic cutter and bending
machine. This semi-automatic acrylic cutter and the bending
machine was also equipped with a table that can be adjusted to
different heights. The performance of the machine was tested by
cutting and bending different thicknesses of the acrylic sheet and
polishing of the acrylic sheet. The results found that the
semi-automatic acrylic cutter and bending machine is capable of
handling the thickness of the acrylic sheet up until 5 mm in a
single operation. The developed machine was able to cut the
acrylic sheet up to 5 mm thickness and bend from 0 to 180 degrees.
Thus, this machine could provide a highly ergonomic solution
that responds to the needs of small industrial applications