58 research outputs found
Development of functional beverages from blends of ficus deltoidea leaves and brown rice powders / Nur Ain Sabrina Azmi
No full textFunctional foods and beverages offer a promising opportunity to improve healthcare awareness of people among Malaysian. Ficus deltoidea (Ficus: Moraceae) has great potential as a functional food or beverage. Administration of this herb has been reported to reduce hyperglycemia and increase insulin secretion in diabetic rats and humans. However, the potential benefits of adding F. deltoidea to food or beverage products such as brown rice remain to be investigated. Brown rice is a wholegrain food used as functional food or beverage in Asian nations to meet dietary and nutritional needs. The study primarily aimed to develop a new beverage formulation with the addition of F.deltoidea into brown rice and to examine the phyto-physicochemical profile, antioxidant properties, safety and consumer acceptance of the formulation. The new beverage formulations were prepared by mixing the F. deltoidea leaves powder with a commercial brown rice beverage product in two different ratios (2.5:32.5 and 5.0:30.0g). The formulated beverages were subjected to physicochemical and phyto chemical analyses. The antioxidant properties of the formulated beverage were measured using FRAP and DPPH assays. The acute toxicity study was conducted for 14 days to determine the safety of F. deltoidea-added formulations. Consumer acceptance on the appearance, color, aroma, taste, aftertaste and overall acceptability was assesse dutilising a 9-point hedonic scale. The results showed, for the first time, that adding F.deltoidea to brown rice beverage significantly decreased (p<0.05) the pH and increased(p<0.05) the moisture content, ash, and viscosity. The formulation with higher F.deltoidea was associated with lighter, greener and yellower in color. The total phenolic,flavonoid, and tannin content have also significantly increased (p<0.05) in F. deltoidei added formulations. Adding F. deltoidea to a brown rice beverage caused a significantincrease (p<0.05) in antioxidant activity. The oral LD50 of F. deltoidea-addedformulation was higher than 2000 mg/kg body weight. The sensory evaluations showed that the new formulation beverages were accepted by the consumer with the value of mean scores range for each parameter were higher than 5.0. In conclusion, these results suggest that adding F. deltoidea leaves to brown rice is safe to consume and improved the phyto-physicochemical profile, antioxidant activities, and consumers’ acceptance of the products
Factors that lead to customer satisfaction towards online banking / Nur Shafeeka Jailani and Wan Nur Dini Sabrina Wan Azmi
No full textBanks are separated into several forms in Malaysia such as central banks, Islamic banks and commercial banks, The banking industry is one of the most significant industries m this Malaysia and most banks have their own banking websites as move to increase their effectiveness. Online banking brings convenience to customers and encourages customers to conduct transaction more efficiently and easily through the banking website. Online banking also benefits the bank in reducing the operational cost. With the rapid growth of the Internet, banks have changed the way financial services are being design and delivered. Online banking has gradually replaced the traditional based counter-form of banking because it offers many advantages amongst which are improved efficiency of payment and other financial services. According Chong cl at. 2015, online banking lias been recognized and well-known around the world. Thus, based on Guru etat. (2001), in order to compete in the online banking institutions, this oilers new opportunities and challenges to banking institutions around the world. Other than that, most of the banks are available with the internet facilities. Customers are able to accomplish their banking accounts or transactions with a single click via the internet connection through these internet facilities
A comparative study on the characterization of lignocellulose biomass after using chemical pretreatment methods / Nur Liyana Azmi and Dr. Siti Sabrina Mohd Sukri
No full textAgricultural industry is one of major contribution in Malaysia’s economy which produce tremendous biomass resourcess, contain any organic matter. This known as a lignocellulose biomass, the most abundantly renewable resourcess on Earth. Lignocellulose biomass is compose a biological polymer namely lignin, hemicellulose and cellulose, which associated with each other by covalent and hydrogen bond. Therefore, the structure of lignocellulose biomass is highly recalcitrance and almost completely unavailable for conversion into commercial products. Thus, the chemical pretreatment which is acid and alkaline pretreatment methods is one of the strategies to desruption of lignocellulose structure. The aim of this study is to determine the effect of characterization and compare the strusture of lignocellulose biomass after chemical pretreatment methods. Sodium hydroxide for alkali pretrreatment and sulfuric acid for acid pretreatment was chose, has the greater effective to enhanced lignocellulose structure. After both pretreatment was done, the physical and chemical structure can be observe. The results of disruption is to enhace the structre by increasing the accessibility of cellulose and also degrade hemicellulose and lignin content. Based on cheractrerization of lignocellulose structure, acid pretreatment is mainly remove hemicellulose succefully while alkali pretreatment is degrade a lignin structure and partia;y remove hemicellulose. Futhremore, the comparison of chemical structure on lignocellulose biomass is observed after done the SEM and FTIR analysis. 4% of sodium hydroxide pretreatmet shown more destruption compare to 4% of sulfuric acid it is because the the degradation of lignin structure lead to hemicellulose removal and enhance the cellulose structur
Lens Art / Farah Adam Cheong ... [et al.]
No full textLens-Art is a company owned by young entrepreneurs whom have interest in operating a successful business in the photography industry. The idea to open the business came from five of the young entrepreneurs themselves where they have an interest in creating something new which is creative and different from other photography services in the market. What makes our company different from other companies is that we offers uniqueness to the customer where we printed pictures on canvas instead of putting the picture in frame. In this era of globalization, photography industry is getting more popular throughout the world including Malaysia. Photographer is the in thing where every events demands a photographer. Therefore, the company's aim is to produce an extraordinary outcome that will attract the customers to seek for our service. Our photography service offers packages such as weddings, birthday, aqiqah and graduation. This service is suitable for everybody from all ages and it is meant to be memories that will last forever. The business name is "Lens-Art" which is the combination of lens and art. This business consists of five partners. Each of our partners had contributes certain amount of capital as agreed in the partnership agreement. Each one of them provides new and creative idea in order to improve our business. Our business concept is created based on the entire business shareholder decision making and thinking what is the best for our business planning. Lens-Art Company is located at Alamesra Branch, Blok C, Lorong Plaza Permai 1, Alamesra Sulaman Coastal Highway, 88400 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. Lastly, we agreed that Farah binti Adam Cheong as our General Manager, Nur Sabrina binti Azmi as Marketing Manager, Nur Hidayah binti Bakti as Administrative Manager, Nurul Fatin binti Kamalludin as Financial Manager and Nor Aznie Shafira binti Muhd Shah as Operational Manager. The selection of General Manger is based on consensus among all the partners and selected based on experience, skills and abilities
ウリ類炭疽病菌の植物感染後期において発現するエフェクターNLP1の研究
No full text京都大学0048新制・課程博士博士(農学)甲第21311号農博第2296号新制||農||1064(附属図書館)学位論文||H30||N5145(農学部図書室)京都大学大学院農学研究科応用生物科学専攻(主査)教授 髙野 義孝, 教授 田中 千尋, 教授 寺内 良平学位規則第4条第1項該当Doctor of Agricultural ScienceKyoto UniversityDFA
Effects of Calcium and Copper on Lignin Biosynthesis and Suppression of Ganoderma Boninense Infection in Oil Palm Seedlings
No full textGanoderma boninense the causal pathogen of Basal Stem Rot (BSR) disease is a white rot basidiomycetous fungus. The pathogen infects oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) mainly through its roots and degrade the lignin component of wood leaving white cellulose exposed. Therefore, by understanding the mode of infection of G. boninense on oil palm, the ideal solution to slow down the emergence of basal stem rot disease is to enhance the oil palm physical barriers through lignin biosynthesis by calcium (Ca) and copper (Cu) supplementation. The objectives of our study are to find the best concentration of Ca and Cu that gives optimum production of lignin and to evaluate its effects towards suppressing BSR incidence. Copper have been reported to enhance the production of lignin-related enzymes in plants, and meanwhile, calcium plays a major role in cell wall stiffening. The experiment was carried out to investigate changes in peroxidase activity, laccase activity, hydrogen peroxide concentration and lignin content in roots of Ca-supplemented and Cu-supplemented oil palm seedlings and their relationships with lignification. 3-month-old oil palm seedlings were supplemented with either Ca or Cu ions (in half- strength Hoagland nutrient solution) in sand culture for 3 months. Ca and Cu-supplemented oil palm seedlings showed significant enhancement in peroxidase activity, laccase activity and lignin content. The amount of hydrogen peroxide was the lowest in 2 mg/L Cu- supplemented tissues among Cu- supplemented tissues and 4000 mg/L Ca- supplemented tissues was the lowest (17.7%, 20.5% respectively) among Ca- supplemented tissues 3 months after supplementation. The peroxidase activity was increased significantly in 2 mg/L Cu (49.0%) among Cu- supplemented tissues and in 4000 mg/L Ca (72.1%) among Ca- supplemented tissues 3 months after supplementation. Laccase activity in 2 mg/L Cu (41.9%) and 4000 mg/L Ca (130.3%) and lignin content in 2 mg/L Cu (61.1%) and 4000 mg/L Ca (86.2%) were also significantly high compared to other treatments. Scanning electron microscopy observations of Cu and Ca-supplemented tissues showed the thickest cell wall (5.55 μm and 6.01 μm respectively) between two adjacent parenchyma cells after 3 months supplementation. The concentrations that give optimum production of lignin content, which are 2 mg/L Cu and 4000 mg/L Ca were chosen to investigate its effect on suppressing the BSR disease. The oil palm seedlings were supplemented with Ca and Cu either singly or as mixture for three months before challenged with Ganoderma boninense. The experiment was carried out to determine whether high lignin content in the roots can suppress the infection and spread of Ganoderma. Results showed that supplementation with mixture of 2 mg/L Cu with 4000 mg/L Ca gave the best suppression of BSR based on the lowest epidemic rate and highest percentage of disease reduction which suggested that it was effective in suppressing Ganoderma infection in oil palm
Phytomicrobiome engineering for crop growth and resilience
No full textPhytomicrobiome engineering is a novel method that has the potential to revolutionize crop development and increase agricultural system resilience. This technique creates a comprehensive framework for modifying the phytomicrobiome to optimize plant performance, nutrient utilization, and stress response by leveraging the complicated connections between plants and their associated microbiota. This protocol provides a comprehensive guide for researchers and practitioners seeking to unlock the full potential of plant–microbe interactions for sustainable and resilient crop production by incorporating cutting-edge techniques such as host-mediated microbiome engineering and selective passaging for disease suppression
Isolation and morphological identification of soil fungi from agricultural soil in Kuantan
No full textSoil fungi possess a great number of potential benefits that could be applied in various fields. They are well-known for acting as plant-growth promoter, biocontrol agent of plant diseases and involves in bioremediation. In this study, the fungi were isolated from used agricultural soil in Glasshouse and Nursery Complex (GNC), International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan, Pahang using serial dilution and plating techniques. Around 10 isolates of soil fungi were successfully isolated and the identification of all isolates were based on their cultural and morphological characteristics. The fungi were discovered to be from genus Cladorrhinum, Penicillium, Paecilomyces and Aspergillus
Control mechanisms of slope, highland & hilly area in managing landslides occurrence: a comparative legal study between Hong Kong and Malaysia / Nurarnida Sabrina Mohd Sabri … [et al.]
No full textModernization has caused rapid development in our country. This can be seen where nowadays thousands of buildings are built almost everywhere. Buildings are built on earth surface that covers slope, highland and hilly area. This is where environmental law comes into picture to restrain or stop any development that brings danger to the society and nature. Therefore, it is a reminder that to be a modern country it is not necessary we violate nature. The purpose of this study is to propose comprehensive and efficient laws on enforcement and implementation for managing landslides occurrences' in Malaysia. Apart from that, a comparison has been made between laws in our country with Hong Kong on matter regarding the enforcement and implementation in managing landslides. In conclusion, this research also will examine the existing laws and guidelines (if any) in Malaysia as well as in Hong Kong
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