This study aims to examine the relationships between university graduates’ entrepreneurial orientation, university characteristics, and learning orientation and identify whether these variables are significant in influencing graduate employability. This study adopted a quantitative approach, where the sample consisted of 424 respondents among students who graduated between 2015 to 2019 from 20 public universities in Malaysia. Data were collected using a questionnaire distributed using Google Forms. A stratified random sampling method was used to identify the sample. The data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Descriptive statistics analysed the frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation of the data, while correlation and multiple linear regression data analysis were used for inferential statistics. The findings from correlation and multiple regression analysis showed that all three variables, namely university characteristics (B = .486), (.....

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Biomedical laboratory plays an important role in the healthcare system by providing services for medical screening, diagnosis, and treatment selection, which is the backbone of a healthcare system. The growing demand for complex testing has placed biomedical laboratories under heavy pressure, leading to an increase in collaboration and bridging the service gaps among laboratories. During the COVID-19 pandemic, laboratories around the globe struggled to perform a large number of COVID-19 laboratory tests every day, as the country combats through the outbreak. This review provides an overview of biomedical laboratory settings and assurance, and discusses current biomedical laboratory practices and their level of digitalisation in Malaysia and a few other countries, such as the United States, Europe, Saudi Arabia, and Africa, during the outbreak. Despite the variety of laboratory practices in different countries, digitalisation remains important in supporting the healthcare system during .....

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This study investigated the effect of peer interaction on mathematical understanding during learning activities among primary school students. This study gives an overview of how peer interaction impacts student understanding of mathematics. It enlightens educators and learners on the importance of communication in the teaching and learning process, especially in mathematics. The objectives of this study are to investigate students’ peer interaction during learning activities and to study the effects of their interaction on their understanding of mathematics while completing their mathematics group tasks. This study employed the qualitative approach. Four Year 5 students, aged between 10 and 11 years old, have been selected through purposive sampling as respondents. The data collected were the recorded videos of the mathematics lessons on the selected subtopics. Based on the findings, peer interaction among the respondents significantly affects their understanding. The communication .....

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The trichome of 12 species from five genera of the Lamiaceae family, comprising Petraeovitex bambusetorum, Petraeovitex membranacea, Petraeovitex wolfei, Petraeovitex scortechinii, Petraeovitex trifoliata, Peronema canescens, Congea forbesii, Congea griffithiana, Sphenodesme racemosa, Sphenodesme triflora, Sphenodesme pentandra, and Rotheca serrata was investigated under scanning electron microscope (SEM). This study aimed to assess their ultrastructure and ascertain their respective taxonomic value accordingly. Two types of glandular trichomes, specifically peltate and capitate, and three types of non-glandular trichomes, namely, multicellular uniseriate, stellate, and conical were thus observed. The stellate type of non-glandular trichome was solely found in S. pentandra among the 12 studied species, while the data further demonstrated both Congea species to reflect the multicellular uniseriate structure on the respective leaf surfaces, whereas C. forbesii depicted the longest length.....

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Mahanimbine, a prenylated carbazole found primarily in the Rutaceae family, has remarkable biological features such as anticancer, antidiabetic and antioxidant. Therefore, it is intriguing to tweak the mahanimbine structure with the aim of adding extra value to their activity. Three new derivatives were semi-synthesised by N-alkylation of naturally isolated mahanimbine using alkyl bromides, yielding N-butylmahanimbine, N-(3-methylbutyl) mahanimbine, and N-benzylmahanimbine. The structures of N-alkylated mahanimbines were elucidated using different spectroscopic techniques (FTIR, GCMS, and NMR). Keywords: mahanimbine, alkylation, N-terminal, derivative, Murraya..

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This study aimed to explore the management, implementation, teaching materials, and evaluation process of digital inquiry-based science learning in rural primary school. An action research approach using qualitative methods was employed, based on the circle of action and reflection framework. The participants for this study were 8 Year 4 pupils (10-11 years old) from a rural primary school in Melaka selected using purposive sampling. The study comprised three phases: (a) clarifying the initial understanding of primary pupils regarding plant growth and photosynthesis, (b) conducting two action research cycles of digital inquiry-based science learning using the BSCS 5E Instructional model, and (c) analysing the data to address the research questions. Data were collected through interviews, reflection logs, teaching verbatim, pupils’ work and document analysis. The findings of the study revealed several key points. Firstly, in managing digital inquiry-based science learning i.....

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This article aims to deliver updates on the pharmacological activities of Globimetula and Scurrula species and their usage as ethnomedicine worldwide. About 13 species of Globimetula and 10 species of Scurrula are spread in Africa and Asia respectively. There is a need to establish the pharmacological properties of the plant extracts and isolated compounds from these species. Research on the biological activities of Globimetula and Scurrula species showed considerable disease-related enzyme (tyrosinase) inhibition as well as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, anticonvulsant, central nervous system depressant, and cytotoxic activities. This review also affords important information for the future growth of isolated compounds from Globimetula and Scurrula species. Keywords: Loranthaceae, phytochemicals, alkaloids, triterpenes, flavonoids..

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Chassalia curviflora Thwaites is a flowering plant from Rubiaceae family. Previous phytochemical investigations on Chassalia species led to the isolation of benzoic acid, benzoquinone derivatives, flavonoids, monoterpenoid, indole alkaloids and its essential oil composition. However, these are still scarce in terms of scientific reports on the studied species. This study was carried out to investigate the fast screening of secondary metabolites by using data-dependent acquisition (DDA) LC-MS/MS analysis of methanolic extract of the leaves of C. curviflora in positive ionization mode. The data were analysed using the computational mass spectrometry method from the molecular structure database search implemented in Sirius. This led to the discovering of 13 known secondary metabolites from distinct tandem MS data. De novo molecular formula annotation and predictions from SIRIUS suggested five major class compounds classified as coumarins, benzofuran, fatty acids, esters, and triterpenes. .....

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The study aimed to identify the obstacles to the application of e-training in training centers in the Sultanate of Oman from the point of view of trainers, trainers’ assistants, and training specialists. The study employed a quantitative descriptive method, in which a questionnaire comprising 36 items across various fields of study was used, after confirming the authenticity of the performance through the consensus of 80% of the referees and validating it using the Cronbach’s alpha coefficient, this questionnaire was applied to the study sample, which consisted of 174 individuals (males N= 80 and Females N=94) in the academic year 2021-2022. The key findings of the study revealed that the degree of obstacles to the application of etraining in training centers, from the perspective of the study sample, was high, with an overall percentage of (70%). Regarding the types of obstacles, material obstacles ranked first with a percentage of (78.4%), followed by technical obsta.....

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The prevalence of HIV/AIDS remains a significant global health concern, including in Malaysia. In this study, a mathematical model was developed to simulate the dynamics of HIV transmission and progression within the Malaysian population. The model incorporates various factors such as population size, infection rate, progression to AIDS, recruitment, natural death, and death due to the disease. Heun's predictor-corrector method was applied to numerically solve the model equations and predict the population of susceptible individuals, infected individuals, and AIDS cases over time. Real-world data on HIV/AIDS cases in Malaysia were used to validate the model and provide accurate predictions. The results indicated a gradual decline in the number of susceptible individuals and an increase in the number of infected individuals and AIDS cases over the simulation period. These findings can contribute to a better understanding of the dynamics of HIV/AIDS transmission in Malaysia and aid in th.....

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