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Lipinia sekayuensis Grismer, Ismail, Awang, Rizal & Ahmad 2014
No full textLipinia sekayuensis Grismer, Ismail, Awang, Rizal & Ahmad, 2014 Holotype and type locality: Adult male (LSUHC 11593) from “Hutan Lipur Sekayu, Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia (4°58.127 N, 102°57.433 E at 33 m asl).” Distribution: Known from Hutan Lipur Sekayu, Sungai Bubu and Sungai Pur, Terengganu (Grismer et al. 2016b).Published as part of Grismer, L. Lee & Quah, Evan S. H., 2019, An updated and annotated checklist of the lizards of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, and their adjacent archipelagos, pp. 230-248 in Zootaxa 4545 (2) on pages 240-241, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4545.2.4, http://zenodo.org/record/261880
From Albania to Brazil: Ismail Kadaré's Broken april and its filmic adaptation, Walter Salles' Abril despedaçado
Get PDFDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Comunicação e Expressão, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Letras/Inglês e Literatura Correspondente, Florianópolis, 2007The aim of the present study is to analyse how issues of Albanian national identity are portrayed in Ismail Kadaré's novel Broken April (Prilli i Thyer), and how such features have been appropriated and translated onto the screen into a Northeastern Brazilian context. I depart from the premise that, even though Brazilian elements are indeed shown in the film, the non existence of the Kanun in Brazil, and the use of narrative techniques different from the ones employed in the novel render the story of the blood feuds in the film more universal than the genuinely Albanian reality depicted in the novel. In sum, the appropriation transcends the Albanian reality into a universal context, showing, at the same time, elements which are typical of the Brazilian culture.O objetivo do presente estudo é analisar como questões sobre a identidade nacional Albanesa são retratadas no romance Abril Despedaçado (Prilli i Thyer), de Ismail Kadaré, e como tais questões foram apropriadas e traduzidas para a tela num contexto Nordestino-Brasileiro. O estudo parte do princípio que, embora elementos tipicamente Brasileiros sejam mostrados no filme, a não existência do Kanun no Brasil, e o uso de técnicas narrativas diferentes das empregadas no romance ajudam a deixar a história das brigas de família no filme com um aspecto mais universal do que a realidade genuinamente Albanesa representada na romance. Em suma, a apropriação transcende a realidade Albanesa para um contexto mais universal, sem deixar de mostrar também elementos típicos da cultura Brasileira
Hikayat Awang Sulung Merah Muda dari perspektif pendekatan pengurusan
No full textMakalah ini menganalisi unsur pengurusan yang terdapat dalam cerita lipur lara, iaitu Hikayat Awang Sulung Merah Muda. Pendekatan yang digunakan dalam kajian ini ialah Pendekatan Pengurusan dengan memberi fokus terhadap Prinsip Kepimpinan, iaitu salah satu prinsip dalam Pendekatan Pengurusan yang diutarakan oleh Mohamad Mokhtar Abu Hassan. Kaedah kepustakaan dan kaedah analisis teks merupakan dua kaedah yang diaplikasi dalam kajian ini. Objektif utama kajian ini adalah untuk menganalisis Prinsip Kepimpinan yang digunakan dalam Hikayat Awang Sulung Merah Muda. Hasil analisis memperlihatkan Prinsip Kepimpinan dalam Hikayat Awang Sulung Merah Muda amat dominan dan signifikan dalam menggambarkan pengurusan kepimpinan bertitik tolak daripada analisis terhadap struktur karya. Pengurusan kepimpinan ini menyerlah daripada dasar dan mekanisme pentadbiran yang berwawasan dan berpandangan jauh, berjiwa rakyat, kebijaksanaan dan kesantunan berkomunikasi serta bersemangat waja. Secara kesimpulannya, Prinsip Kepimpinan yang dipaparkan dalam Hikayat Awang Sulung Merah Muda ini dapat mengangkat aspek pengurusan dalam teks karya sastera tradisional
Customers awareness of financing through Islamic banking scheme a case study at Mayban Finance, Sarikei branch / Awang Ismail Awang Madian
No full textThe main objective of Islamic banking in Malaysia is to provide banking facilities and services in accordance with Islamic principles to all Muslims as well as the population of this country. There is no doubt that Islamic banking has served as an alternative to the Muslims and all other Malaysian citizens who wish to avoid any interest-based financing system in the country. The introduction of Interest Free Banking Scheme (SPTF) in 1993 or latter known as Islamic Banking Scheme (SPI) has proved to be the most effective mechanism to disseminate Islamic banking on a nationwide basis with as many players as possible and within the shortest period possible. Mayban Finance Berhad through its parent company Malayan Banking Berhad, one of the three commercial banks selected as pilot basis to introduce SPTF in 1993 has proved that implementation of Islamic banking is possible in our banking system. Today our Islamic banking is recognised to be the best Islamic banking system throughout the world. But when focusing on the small branch level of Mayban Finance, the development seems to be unimpressive as in the case of Sarikei branch in this study. Even though the growth of overall Islamic banking have shown an increasing pace, the banking system now seems to be more towards depositing money rather than for financing purposes
Obesity: a silent killer / Ts Faikah Awang @ Ismail
Get PDFEating is a natural need for humans. We eat to survive and be healthy and healthier bodies lead to advancing human achievement. But what if, the food that you eat become your silent enemy, slowly killing you every day? It sounds very alarming, yet we tend to ignore it as food is the source of our energy and for some people, it is a source of comfort. Eating food in a moderate amount and according to the guidelines suggested by a medical professional will help you in maintaining your health however if you take food without control for a long time it will lead you to develop the condition known as Obesity
A new species of lowland skink (genus Lipinia Gray, 1845) from northeastern Peninsular Malaysia
No full textGrismer, L. Lee, Ismail, Lukman H. B., Awang, Muhammad Taufik, Rizal, Syed A., Ahmad, Amirrudin B. (2014): A new species of lowland skink (genus Lipinia Gray, 1845) from northeastern Peninsular Malaysia. Zootaxa 3821 (4): 457-464, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3821.4.
Grammatical cohesion in legasi Tombiruo Novel by Ramlee Awang Murshid
Get PDFThis study aims to determine conjunctive devices that are found in Legasi Tombiruo novel written by Ramlee Awang Murshid (RAM). This study also analysed the types of conjunctive devices used in the novel to link the sentences, clauses, and paragraphs to become a comprehensive discourse that is capable of leaving a lasting impression on the readers. A qualitative method is employed in this research. Software Atlas ti8 is used to analyse the content of the texts based on the novel as part of the research instrument. The source of this study is a novel entitled Legasi Tombiruo written by Ramlee Awang Murshid. This novel has 530 pages and is analysed based on the application of its words, clauses and sentences. Cohesion theory introduced by Halliday & Hassan (1976) is adopted in this research. Apart from that, types of Malay language conjunctive devices are categorized according to Karim et al (2011). Findings from the research indicate that there are four types of conjunctive cohesion devices which are additive conjunction, adversative conjunction, causal conjunction and temporal conjunction in Legasi Tombiruo novel. This study will facilitate discourse researchers to understand the structural aspect of conjunction devices in Malay Language. It is hoped that the next Malay Language conjunction-based research can provide more focus to conjunction devices apart from grammar, which refers to lexical conjunction
On the taxonomy and phylogeny of the skinks Lipinia sekayuensis Grismer, Ismail, Awang, Rizal, & Ahmad and Lipinia surda Boulenger from Peninsular Malaysia
No full textGrismer, L. Lee, Wood Jr, Perry L., Syafiq, Muhammad F., Badli-Sham, Baizul H., Rizal, Syed A., Ahmad, Amirrudin B., Quah, Evan S. H. (2016): On the taxonomy and phylogeny of the skinks Lipinia sekayuensis Grismer, Ismail, Awang, Rizal, & Ahmad and Lipinia surda Boulenger from Peninsular Malaysia. Zootaxa 4147 (1): 59-66, DOI: http://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4147.1.
Lipinia sekayuensis Grismer, Ismail, Awang, Rizal & Ahmad, 2014, sp. nov.
No full textLipinia sekayuensis sp. nov. Sekayu Striped Skink Figs. 2, 3 Holotype. Adult male (LSUHC 11593) collected by Nur Afny Syazwany Abu Zarim on 30 March 2013 at 1200 hrs at Hutan Lipur Sekayu, Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia (4 ° 58.127 N, 102 ° 57.433 E at 33 m asl). Diagnosis. Lipinia sekayuensis sp. nov. can be distinguished from all other species of Lipinia by having the combination of an adult SVL of 42.3 mm; six supralabials; five infralabials; four supraoculars; prefrontals widely separated; two loreals; fused frontoparietals; lower eyelids bearing a large, transparent disc; 21 midbody scale rows; 56 paravertertebral scale rows; 65 ventral scale rows; enlarged, precloacal scales; 10 subdigital lamellae on the third finger; 11, 15, and seven lamellae on the third, fourth, and fifth toes, respectively; distal subdigital lamellae keeled; a median row of slightly enlarged, subcaudal scales; a generally unicolor, dark-brown dorsum bearing nine very faint, diffuse, darker stripes; and an external ear opening replaced by a scaly, auditory depression (Table 1). Lipinia sekayuensis sp. nov. Lipinia surda Lipinia surda LSUHC BM LSUHC 11593 1946.8.16.52 (syntype) 4801 snout to forelimb (Sn-ForeL) 13.0 / / Description of holotype (Figs. 2, 3). Adult male reaching 41.2 mm SVL; head somewhat elongate, triangular and pointed in dorsal profile; rostral wider than high, in broad contact with frontonasal; frontonasal wider than long; prefrontals moderate in size, separated; frontal elongate, triangularly shaped, in contact with first two supraoculars; four supraoculars; frontoparietals fused, contacting posterior portion of second and all of third and fourth supraoculars, contacting parietals and interparietal posteriorly; interparietal diamond-shaped, slightly projecting posteriorly, parietal eyespot in posterior portion of scale; parietals large, in contact posterior to interparietal, making point contact with posterior margin of fourth supraocular anteriorly; single pair of large, nuchal scales; nasals moderate in size, widely separated, trapezoidal, contacting lateral margin of frontonasal and rostral anteriorly, first loreal posteriorly, first supralabial ventrally; nostril located in center of nasal scale; anterior loreal rectangular, posterior loreal square; two similarly sized preoculars in contact with second loreal; eight supraciliaries, anteriormost in contact with prefrontal; two similarly sized pretemporals; single primary temporal below pretemporals; external ear opening replaced by a scaly, auditory depression; four suboculars, subocular row interrupted by large fifth supralabial contacting eye; six supralabials; two postsupralabials; single, large, secondary temporal contacting parietal; no small, granular scales at posterior corners of eye; lower eyelid bearing an enlarged transparent disc; mental wider than long; single, large, squarish postmental contacting first and second infralabials; two enlarged sublabials following postmental contacting medially; sublabials contacting second and third infralabials; second pair of large sublabials making point contact medially; six infralabials; external ear opening absent. Body scales smooth, cycloid, imbricate; dorsal scales transversely elongate, ventral scales not so; 21 longitudinal scale rows around midbody; 56 paravertebral scale rows; 65 ventral scale rows; limbs widely separated when adpressed; hind limbs slightly larger than forelimbs; scales of dorsal surface of limbs same size as those of ventral surface; palmar and plantar scales, rounded, smooth, slightly raised; scales of dorsal surfaces of digits in a double row; subdigital lamellae on proximal one-half of digits transversely expanded and raised; distal lamellae bearing a single keel; numbers of subdigital lamellae of fingers I–V are 6, 9, 10, 10, 7, respectively; numbers of subdigital lamellae of toes I–V are 8, 9, 11, 15, 7, respectively; tail moderate, cylindrical; median subcaudal row bearing slightly enlarged scales. Coloration in alcohol and life (Fig. 3). The dorsal ground color of the head, body, limbs and tail dark-brown; three faint, diffuse darker brown stripes on flanks and three similar stripes on dorsum (totaling nine stripes); labial scales and mental scale bearing a central, light-colored spot; ventral surfaces beige with faint, dark stippling in longitudinal rows. Distribution. Lipinia sekayuensis sp. nov. is known only from the type locality of Hutan Lipur Sekayu, Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia (Fig. 1). It is likely this species has a much broader range throughout the lowlands of northeastern Peninsular Malaysia. Natural history. Lipinia sekayuensis sp. nov. was observed crawling during the day near chalets built along Sungai (river) Peres in the lowland dipterocarp forest of Hutan Lipur Sekayu. In this regard, it is similar to L. surda which has also been found near human habitations in disturbed forests on both Pulau Tioman and Pulau Aur in the Seribuat Archipelago (Grismer 2011; Fig. 1). The elongate body, reduced limbs and toes, and the lack of an external ear opening suggest L. sekayuensis sp. nov. probably spends much of its time underground in soft soils and beneath surface debris. Etymology. The specific epithet, sekayuensis is an adjective in reference to the type locality of Hutan Lipur Sekayu. Comparisons. Lipinia sekayuensis sp. nov. can be differentiated from L. albodorsalis (Vogt), L. auriculata (Taylor), L. leptosoma, L. longiceps (Boulenger), L. macrotympanum (Stoliczka), L. miangensis (Werner), L. nototaenia (Boulenger), L. occidentalis Günther, L. pulchella (Gray), L. quadrivitatta (Peters), L. semperi (Peters), L. venemai, L. vittigera (Boulenger), L. vulcania Girard, and L. zamboangensis (Brown & Alcala) in lacking as opposed to having an external ear opening. From the remaining 11 species, L. sekayuensis sp. nov. differs from 10 of them (L. cheesmanae Parker, L. infralineolata [Günther], L. nitens [Peters], L. noctua [Lesson], L. rabori [Brown & Alcala], L. relicta [Vinciguerra], L. rouxi Hediger, L. septentrionalis Günther, and L. subvittata [Guunther]), in lacking a boldly marked, lineate, dorsal pattern. Lipinia sekayuensis sp. nov. closely resembles L. surda in ear morphology and color pattern but is separated from it by having fewer paravertebral scale rows (56 vs. 64 or 65); fewer ventral scale rows (65 vs. 75); fewer subdigital lamellae on the third and fourth fingers (10 vs. 13 or 14) and the third, fourth, and fifth toes (11 vs. 14 or 15, 15 vs. 17–20, and seven vs. 13 or 14, respectively); a median row of slightly enlarged subcaudals as opposed to not having enlarged subcaudals; a dark-brown vs. beige ground color in life; and nine diffuse, faint darker brown stripes on the flanks and dorsum as opposed to no striping. The numbers of infralabials; midbody scale rows; first, second, and fifth sudigital finger lamellae; and first and second subdigital toe lamellae currently separate Lipinia sekayuensis sp. nov. from L. surda but these ranges will most likely overlap with the acquisition of additional material of both species and are thus not considered diagnostic (Table 1). However, owing to the degree of difference in the size of the transversely enlarged subcaudals and the wide range in numbers of paravertebral and ventral scale rows; third and fifth finger subdigital lamellae; and third, fourth, and fifth subdigital toe lamellae (Table 1), it is likely that the acquisition of additional material will not preclude the discrete, diagnostic value of these characters. Additionally, a nearly unicolor color pattern and the absence of an external ear opening—character states that separate L. sekayuensis sp. nov. from 26 of the 27 remaining species of Lipinia —are highly unlikely to vary with the discovery of additional specimens.Published as part of Grismer, L. Lee, Ismail, Lukman H. B., Awang, Muhammad Taufik, Rizal, Syed A. & Ahmad, Amirrudin B., 2014, A new species of lowland skink (genus Lipinia Gray, 1845) from northeastern Peninsular Malaysia, pp. 457-464 in Zootaxa 3821 (4) on pages 459-463, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3821.4.4, http://zenodo.org/record/22863
The effectiveness of bus system in Universiti Teknologi MARA / Dayangku Salma Awang Ismail
Get PDFThe rapid progress of science and technology does not change how the way people to move from one destination to another destination; by using transport. Bus transportation is one of the mode transportation that regularly used by the public. The public prefer to use bus rather than private cars as to minimize the expense on travel cost. The effectiveness of bus system relies on bus services and bus operations and also its additional service as well. Nowadays, many effort have been implemented and recommended in order to increase the effectiveness of bus system.
This project is to study on the Effectiveness of Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) bus system in order to increase the efficiency of UiTM campus bus. The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of UiTM bus system and also determine the factors that may contribute to its weakness. From the study, it can be conclude that the effectiveness of UiTM bus system can be improved by implementing effective strategies to cater its weakness. Beside, by conducting bus stop survey and running bus survey, the factors that contribute to less convenient of UiTM bus system are insufficient frequency of bus operated and longer time travel for a trip of bus
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