This research aims to explore the urgency, content expectations, and teachers' attitudes towards learning creative dance based on traditional folk games in building the imagination of preschool children. Knowledge about the teacher's urgency, content, and attitudeis needed to develop a creative dance learning model that can increase the imagination of preschool children using traditional folk  games.  A  survey  conducted  on  40  preschool  teachers  in  Malaysia  showed  that  teachers  felt  an  urgency  to  improve  children's imagination (mean = 4.48), proposed somecontent related to traditional games (mean = 4.45), and saw that traditional games could inspirea creative movementto increase children's imagination (mean = 4.41). This research is still in the early stages of evaluating teacher needs and readiness and has not yet reached the design or empirical testing of the Active-Tradir model. Nevertheless, these findings provide a strong basis for further develo.....

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The genus Lindera in the family Lauraceae, is widely distributed in tropical and subtropical areas throughout the world. Its roots and leaves have been used for thousands of years as a traditional Chinese medicine and functional food. This study was carried out to investigate the antioxidant, antifungal, and antibiofilm properties from Lindera subumbelliflora (Blume) Kosterm (leaves and roots) and L. caesia Reinw. ex Fern.-Vill. (leaves) growing in Malaysia. Antioxidant activity was determined using DPPH assay, antifungal activity by microdilution method for determination of MIC and MFC, whereas antibiofilm was determined using a semi-quantitative static biofilm. The L. caesia leaf extract revealed strong activity in DPPH assay with IC50 value of 65.6 μg mL-1, while the L. subumbelliflora roots extract exhibited the best antifungal activity against Candidca albicans ECE1 with MIC and MFC value of 250 μg mL-1. In addition, all Lindera extracts showed promising antibiofilm inhibitory a.....

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Contextual ambidexterity and digital platform capability can help SMEs achieve long-term success. However, achieving a balance between exploration and exploitation of contextual ambidexterity for integrating and reconfiguring organisations using digital platform capability is challenging to SMEs. The inherent disadvantage of size and lack of resources plaguing SMEs limits their market competitiveness. In this digital age, it is pertinent for SMEs to focus on capabilities development, especially capabilities that can leverage digital infrastructure to compensate for resource deficiencies. To address this issue, this study examines the implications of contextual ambidexterity and digital platform capability on SMEs performance, and the role of absorptive capacity as a moderator. Using a quantitative method, 157 responses from Malaysian SME managers were analysed using PROCESS Macro. The results show that both contextual ambidexterity and digital platform capability have positive relation.....

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Botrytis cinerea, commonly known as gray mold, is a pervasive fungal pathogen that affects a wide range of plant species, leading to significant agricultural losses. The identification of Botrytis cinerea in Malaysia is crucial for protecting the agricultural sector, minimizing economic losses, ensuring food security, maintaining export quality, addressing environmental concerns, and advancing scientific research. In the present research, tomato fruits collected from Cameron Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia showed gray mold disease symptoms of B. cinerea. The fungal isolates were examined morphologically for colony colour, growth rate, conidiophores, conidia shape, and sclerotia on PDA and V8 agar. According to the results, conidiophores appeared in grape shape and length was range of 21.26-32.52 μm, ovoid conidial dimensions were in the range of 10.03-16.08 × 7.37-11.15 μm and sclerotia size was range 1.91-4.50 × 1.70-4.00 mm. All isolates were attributed to the morphospecies Botrytis .....

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This study aims to develop the DONE Model approach for teaching and learning in Physical Education and Health Education. The model is built on the foundation of higher-order thinking skills (HOTS) and Revised Bloom's Taxonomy. The research design employs one shot case study method involving 9 expert panels to assess validity and 30 Physical Education and Health Education teachers for a pilot study to evaluate the DONE Model. Library research was conducted to establish the DONE Model approach, which consists of four main constructs: Direction, Observation, Nomination, and Evaluation. The validity analysis, using the Content Validity Index (CVI), demonstrates an acceptable value of 0.89 for the four constructs in the DONE Model. Reliability assessment through a pilot study, based on four constructs (content, understanding, clarity, and ease of use), indicates that the developed DONE Model has Cronbach's Alpha reliability values ranging from 0.88 (high) to 0.90 (very high). Overall, the D.....

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Rapid urbanization in George Town, Malaysia, a UNESCO World Heritage city, has led to significant ecological degradation over the past three decades. This study enhances the Remote Sensing Ecological Index (RSEI) by integrating water resources as a new parameter, providing a comprehensive assessment of the city's ecological health from 1992 to 2022. Utilizing multi-temporal Landsat data, ecological assessment parameters such as land cover, soil moisture, surface temperature, and greenness patterns were analyzed. The integration of these parameters into the RSEI revealed correlations between forest cover and water body degradation, with a 54.90% and 46.94% reduction, respectively, leading to increased surface temperatures and negatively impacting soil moisture. The analysis shows that 37.64% of George Town experienced ecological degradation over three decades, with areas of excellent ecological health declining from 11.13 to 4.45%. A hybrid machine learning algorithm combining Cellular .....

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This study aims to explore the role of online customer reviews in the hotel industry and their impact on the perception of service quality and customer satisfaction. It will investigate the relationship between online reviews and customer decision-making, with the goal of contributing to the enhancement of service quality assessment methods and practices. This study employs expectation confirmation theory to examine customer satisfaction by comparing pre-purchase expectations with post-purchase perceptions of hotel service quality. Analyzing customer review data from the popular hotel booking website www.ctrip.com, this research aims to assess the impact of factors such as accommodation infrastructure quality, location conditions, employee service quality, and hygiene quality on customer satisfaction. Ultimately, using a correlation matrix analysis, the study explores the relationship between hotel infrastructure, geographical location, hygiene, and service quality. Research indicates .....

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An instrument for assessing the Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) regarding hexagonal and Olympic barbell deadlift among young university students is crucial for identifying any gaps in KAP. This assessment can assist in developing specific educational interventions, enhancing training programs, improving overall strength and conditioning outcomes, and mitigating health risks. The objective of this study was to create and verify a questionnaire, specifically designed for young university students, that assesses knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) related to hexagonal and Olympic barbell deadlift exercises. A study employing purposive sampling was undertaken among a cohort of 242 young university students in Malaysia. This questionnaire was derived from a previous study and enhanced with additional components related to hexagonal and Olympic barbell deadlift. The verification of content validity, construct validity, and reliability was conducted utilising several tests. All .....

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Youths are the most common group with social media utilisation as they are the biggest group of internet users. Their social media usage, however, poses a threat to them in the form of mental illness. Besides, there are still insufficient studies that systematically review existing literature on Malaysian youth groups concerning their social media usage and mental illness. Following that, this study aims to identify the forms of mental illness that are affecting Malaysian youths. It also highlights the specific areas and content of research that should be the focus of future studies. Therefore, this systematic literature review on the mental illness outcomes associated with social media usage among Malaysian youth is guided by ROSES (Reporting Standards for Systematic Evidence Syntheses). This study selected articles from reputable and widely recognised databases including Scopus and PubMed. Based on the thematic analysis, this review has four main themes focusing on the mental illness.....

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