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An innovative model of quality of life in inmates community: evidence from Malaysian prison
No full textThe main aim of this study is to model quality of life (QoL) among inmates’ community imprisoning in
Malaysian prison using quantitative study. A total of 451 inmates were selected and the validation
model using confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the unidimensionality, validity and reliability of the
construct. The study found QoL Maqasid al-Sharia approach, consists of five constructs namely
“religion”, “life”, “mind’, “lineage” and “property”, may be useful for strategies that could enhance QoL
of these inmates’ communities
Effect of job satisfaction on job performance, with quality of work life as moderating among Jordanian hotels: a pilot study
No full textEmployees in the hotel industry are the key personnel who contribute to giving
guests the satisfactory experience they expect. Therefore, it is important that
every employee strives to improve his/her job. The purpose of this study is to
examine the influence of job satisfaction, leadership style, and organisational
structure on job performance, with the moderating role of quality of work-life
among employees working in Jordanian hotels. The study explores the
perceptions of employees working in five-star hotels in Jordan in order to
verify the validity and reliability of the study instrument. The study was applied
to a small sample, and SPSS analysis software was used. The study validated
the reliability of the instrument in conducting a preliminary study, obtaining
reasonable normality and highly reliable coefficients of measures (0.927-
0.986). The study validated the effectiveness of the instrument that examined
different specific antecedents of job performance
Soil moisture and environmental temperature and humidity sensor-based data Breaches in IoT enable irrigation system design using arduino and FPGA
No full textIn this work, we have successfully implemented a Moisturization sensor to detect
the presence of moisture and trigger pump to on/off depending on the presence of
moisture in the soil. The implementation of soil moisture sensor is done on the
Arduino board using Yl-69 sensor and the implementation of temperature and
humidity is done on Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) device. Artix-7 FPGA
is used for interfacing the sensor. FPGA devices not only display the temperature
value but also makes the whole system power-efficient. We have also surveyed the
required water content in soil for the ideal production of crops. We set a threshold
level of moisture for every crop if moisture will be less than threshold then pump will
automatically start otherwise pump will stop. We have also observed that Sugarcane
consumes the maximum amount of water among the list of surveyed crops in Table 1.
The minimum amount of water is required by Bean. Therefore, pump up time will
greater for sugarcane and minimum for bea
[Public rights and freedoms in contemporary Islamic thought]
No full textPluralism and diversity are considered as one of the laws (Sunan) of God in His
creation. It is natural that Islam establish all the rules, and provide all the necessary
requirements in order to protect this pluralism and diversity whereby God created
us distinct in languages and colors. For this reason, Islam derived its strength and
greatness from the liability of these legislations, concepts and principles for
application on the ground, and from their being within the bounds of the limited
human capacity and energy. The problem of the research lies in the original
differences which make variance obvious between Islam and the contemporary
political thought in determining the rights and the public freedoms. The researcher
aims from this study to clarify the most important rights and freedoms in the
contemporary Islamic thought and to discuss the difference between the Islamic
epistemological model and the material epistemological model, and also to show
the differences between the Islamic conceptualization and the Western
conceptualization concerning the rights and the freedoms. In order to achieve the
aim of this study, the researcher used the descriptive analytical methodology. The
study reached the following results: that the human freedom should be committed
to the horizons of Shari’a (Muslim religious law), the limits of God, and that Islam
considers freedom as being necessary for humanity in general and not only for the
Muslim person alone. Equality is a guaranteed right for every human being and it is
a great basis on which religion is established. God made piety as the balance of
prederence between human beings. Islam determined precisely all rights and
freedoms by God’s commands and His limits which do not,as some claim , fetters
which tie up the energies of the human being and kill his aspirations and his
yearnings. Islam supports positive opposition and considers it under commanding good acts and prohibiting abominable acts as a collective duty on the Muslim
person, rather it is one of the basic rights which is represented in the freedom of
giving opinion within the limits of Sari’a ( Muslim religious law ) and its controls. The
study also concluded that the human being in the Islamic conceptualization enjoys
rights and freedoms but in the framework of the concept of the appointment of man
as God’s successor on the earth (al-istikhlaaf) and slavery to Almighty God,
whereas the Western conceptualization gives a free rein to man without a
restriction or a condition
Quality of life of cervical cancer patients
No full textCervical cancer is known as the highest cause of death after breast cancer. It is gynecological cancer contributing to the top cause of death in women. Sexual and reproductive issues can reduce the quality of life of women with cervical cancer. WHO defines the quality of life as an individual's perception in the cultural context and value system in which the individual experiences and is related to their goals, expectations, standards, and affairs. It gives the concept of an individual's physical health, psychological conditions, one's beliefs, social relationships, and one's involvement with something meaningful in their environment. This article will explain the definition, symptoms, and staging of cervical cancer, the definition of the quality of life, the meaning of excellence for the cervical cancer patient, and the facts that affect the quality of life
Implementation level of integrated reporting at Malaysian local authorities
No full textIn the private sector, integrated reporting is an emerging corporate reporting
practice. Recently, the new reporting initiative starts to gain the attention of the public sector
as well. Integrated reporting was designed to provide innovative and comprehensive reporting
of performance with the main focus on value creations. The reporting classifies capitals into
six types which are financial, manufactured, intellectual, human, social and relationship, and
natural capital. The purpose of this study is to assess the implementation level of integrated
reporting in the Malaysia local authorities which represent the third level of government
administration. To date, no published empirical research has examined the issue at the level of
local authority. The integrated reporting implementation is divided into high, moderate and
low levels. This research adopts a quantitative approach and data was gathered using selfadministrative questionnaire survey. 84 local authorities from 11 states in Peninsular Malaysia
were involved in the study and 257 respondents made-up the final sample. The findings
indicated that the overall implementation level was moderate at 56.4%. The results further
revealed that only two states (Negeri Sembilan and Pahang) used the six capitals in the
reporting while six other states (Selangor, Perak, Melaka, Johor, Kedah and Pulau Pinang)
only reported four different capitals. The implementation level in the states of Kelantan and
Perlis were still low at only 2 types of capital being reported. In terms of size, the findings
suggest that the implementation levels at large and medium size local authorities were
moderate at 66.7% and 70.9%, respectively. While the lowest level of implementation was
recorded for the small size authorities with the mean of 53.2%. This study contributes to the
current initiatives in promoting sustainable development goals at the local authorities in the
Peninsular Malaysia through comprehensive reporting
Level of Green Practices Among Hotel Guests in Malaysia
No full textWith the rise of environmental consciousness among
the management of the accommodation sector, green hotels seem
to be a growing niche in the competitive lodging industry, as
evidenced by the increase in the total number of customers who
are attracted to stay in green hotels. Moreover, nowadays, hotel
guests prefer to stay in a hotel that is concerned about the
environment. This means that green practices are essential in the
hotel industry. The aim is to expand the previous research and will
examine the level of green practices in respect of guests in the
Malaysian hotels. A total of 300 respondents were selected using a
random sampling method and analyzed using SPSS and AMOS.
The result indicated that all the items for the green practices’
variable had good values. The theoretical contribution of this
study is to the added level of green practices information into the
marketing research base, especially in the hotel industry to help
marketers create the target market
ESL learners' enhancement of standard english accent among Khotimul Quran of a primary school students in Malaysia
No full textCEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) is a new syllabus for English
language subject of Malaysia primary school students. However, none of pronunciation elements
involve the stress, rhythm and intonation have been emphasized to accomplish Standard English
Accent. The issue is that, Malaysian primary school students do not apply correct stress and intonation
while speaking and reading Standard English. Therefore, this study aims to identify the use of stress,
rhythm and intonation applied in their spoken English words by both groups. The researcher had
choose 15 Khotimul Quran students as the experimental group, whose background had complete
reciting Quran for the whole 30 Juz and 15 common students as the control group from Sekolah
Kebangsaan Pusat Air Tawar, Johor as the unit of analysis. The researcher uses semi-structured
interview, observation and focus group discussion to triangulate the data. Pilot data analysis of the
responses had shown a strong correlation between speaking Standard accent with correct stress, rhythm
and intonation among the Khotimul Quran. Based on this results, the researcher expects the
experimental group those who have Quranic-phonological background achieves higher percentages of
accurateness of speaking Standard English accent compares to the control group
Academic factors associated with burnout in Malaysian medical students: a cross-sectional study
No full textMedical programme is known to be
stressful, not only because of its known
academic workload but also its duration
is longer than other programmes. Medical
students should prepare themselves
academically, psychologically and physically.
Due to the programme expectations,
many medical students face problems and
difficulties in coping with the programme.
Stress, burnout and mental health issues
such as anxiety and depression are not
uncommon among medical students.
Due to these reasons, the prevalence of
stress among medical students is high and
the most common source of stress was
academic-related (1–2). In addition to that,
the prevalence of burnout among them is
also high (3–4). The relationship between
stress and burnout has been proven in many
studies (5–7)
Introduction to drone technology for agriculture purposes: a brief review
No full textDecades ago, drones developed for the uses of the military as they without a human pilot and can save more lives during
war and battlefield. With the technology transformations in this recent year, drones are expanding their application to
other areas such as photography, environment, and agriculture. Special features and facilities fitted to the drone such as
HD cameras, GPS, tracker, smart sensors and others to enhance the drone’s functions. As for agriculture, companies and
fellow researchers uncover the drone technology and developing it for agriculture purposes to overcome challenges faced
by the farmers to produce better crop yields. Drones are one of the excellent approaches to improve the crop by aerial
monitoring, analyzing and spraying. The technology of drones and its purposes for agriculture that was uncovered by
fellow researchers will be compiled and reviewed on this paper hoping that it could bring advantages, especially to
farmers to ease their difficulties