The aim of this study is to determine the association between self-care behaviour and quality of life among the Chinese ethnic with heart failure (HF) in Malaysia. A cross-sectional survey design was conducted with 80 HF patients. The average age of participants was 61.39 years old (M = 61.39, SD = 15.88). Chinese version of Selfcare Heart Failure Index version 6.2 and the World Health Organization Quality of life-BREF were utilized in this study. Pearson’s correlation and t-test were tested to run the analysis. Current findings suggested that the construct of confident to conduct self-care is significantly correlated positively with quality of life (r = .41, p..

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Accounting students at tertiary education basically prefer different types of learning styles. This study investigated the impact of the relationship among the learning style preferences of undergraduate accounting students,awareness of learning styles and their academic achievements. Participants of the study consisted of all the final year accounting students in UiTM Tapah. The results indicated that the students prefer kinesthetic learning modality, and for the rest of the modalities students found that they are generally well-balanced. The study found that there were significant awareness of learning styles among students particularly for the kinesthetic type of students. However, based on the test conducted, there was no significant correlation between the academic achievement and the learning style preferences of the students. There was also no significant relationship between learning styles and awareness of the learning styles. Hence, types of learnings styles do not contribute.....

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The main purpose of the Alternative Learning System (ALS) is to eradicate illiteracy among out of school children, youths and adults who are school dropouts and to those who are deprived of education in order to complete elementary and secondary education outside the formal school system. Thus, this study was designed to determine the level of implementation of the Alternative Learning System (ALS) in the Schools Division of Isabela. It utilized the descriptive-correlational method involving fourteen (14) districts. The main instrument for data collection is the survey questionnaire while weighted mean, Mann-Whitney U-test and Kruskal-Wallis Htest were carried out to answer the research objectives of the study. Results of the study showed that implementation of ALS program in public schools in the Division of Isabela are commendable. They perceived the implementation of ALS program generally as very good. The data showed that majority of them revealed that relevance of instructional ma.....

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The airfield site at Kelanang in Selangor, Malaysia was operated during World War II under the Japanese Occupation. During that time, it was noted for its air force surveillance centre which protected the area from Port Swettenham or previously known as Port Klang to Port Dickson. It also acted as a military logistics that planned and carried out the movement, supply, and maintenance of military forces to sustenance Morib area. Currently, this historical structure and its remains have no longer exist. The area has now been transformed to a palm oil plantation. As time goes by, this airfield has been forgotten and invisible to our young generation. In addition to that, there are lack of literature and studies about the history and its roles during and after World War II.  This gap triggers this study on this airfield. Hence, the aim of the present study is to develop a literature review on the airfield. This includes to locate and to map the actual features of the airfield. To achieve.....

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The purpose of this study is to analyze macroeconomic, non-macroeconomic and financial sector development (FSD) factors that influence migrant workers’ remittances in the selected Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. An augmentedgravity model was employed as the theoretical framework and econometric methods were used to examine the relationships between macroeconomics (Gross Domestic Product (GDP), exchange rates, and inflation rates), non-macroeconomics (borders, cultural and history, partner countries, distances, and language) and FSD factors(credit to private sector (CPS) and openness to trade (OT)) towards remittances. Data sources fromWorld Bank and group of central banks from 1989 to 2012 wereutilized. The empirical findings demonstrated that the GDP of the countries was the most significant factor in influencing the remittance flows. Moreover, other macroeconomic factors were also found to be significant in affecting the remittances including exchange and infla.....

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Guru, ibu bapa, dan Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia (KPM) telah mengambil inisiatif yang proaktif bagi menyokong golongan Murid Bekeperluan Khas (MBK) yang lemah membaca melalui program pendidikan inklusif. Kertas konsep ini adalah bertujan untuk memberi panduan kepada pembangun aplikasi multimedia berkenaan reka letak dan susun atur kandungan bagi sesebuah aplikasi untuk membaca bagi MBK. Panduan bagi reka letak dan susun atur kandungan adalah berdasarkan prinsip dan teori pembelajaran yang diperolehi melalui kajian perpustakaan, artikel jurnal, buku, tesis dan prosiding kajian dijadikan sumber asas bagi memperolehi maklumat reka bentuk antara muka yang sesuai untuk MBK. Data dikumpulkan melalui borang senarai semak dan dianalisis menggunakan analisis kandungan. Dapatan menunjukkan bahawa bagi membangunkan aplikasi multimedia berkonsepkan bacaan untuk MBK, reka bentuk antara muka perlulah diberi penekanan khusus terutamanya dalam aspek teori pembelajaran MBK untuk membaca dan prinsip .....

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Masalah dadah dan jenayah merupakan masalah yang membimbangkan banyak pihak kerana ia menggugat kesejahteraan, keharmonian dan keselamatan negara dan masyarakat. Masalah ini sejak dari dahulu sering dikaitkan dengan bangsa Melayu berbanding dengan bangsa-bangsa yang lain. Oleh itu kajian ini dilakukan bertujuan untuk mengenal pasti profil, pengalaman menggunakan dadah dan jenayah dalam kalangan banduan Melayu. Kajian dijalankan dengan menggunakan reka bentuk kuantitatif secara tinjauan keratan-lintang (crosssectional survey). Seramai 301 orang banduan Melayu yang terlibat dengan kes dadah dan sedang menjalani pemulihan dan tahanan di Jabatan Penjara Malaysia telah dipilih sebagai responden kajian. Hasil kajian mendapati majoriti banduan Melayu terlibat dengan dadah dan aktiviti jenayah adalah terdiri daripada golongan muda berusia 21-39 tahun, masih bujang, pendidikan pada tahap SPM, mempunyai pekerjaan tetap sebelum dipenjarakan dan pendapatan adalah di bawah RM3,850 sebulan (B40). Be.....

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Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengenalpasti tahap afektif warganegara digital dalam kalangan mahasiswa Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris berdasarkan konsep Hormat (Respect), Didik (Educate) dan Lindung (Protect) atau lebih dikenali sebagai konsep REP. Kajian ini melibatkan seramai 500 orang mahasiswa dari sembilan buah fakulti yang berbeza. Instrumen soal selidik berskala Likert 1 hingga 5 digunakan untuk mendapatkan maklum balas. Pemboleh ubah afektif warganegara digital yang dikaji terdiri daripada tiga sub pemboleh ubah iaitu afektif menghormati diri dan orang lain, afektif mendidik diri dan orang lain, serta afektif melindungi diri dan orang lain. Hasil kajian mendapati tahap afektif warganegara digital mahasiwa adalah tinggi iaitu nilai min 4.46 dengan sisihan piawaian 0.43. Kesan daripada pemahaman terhadap kewarganegaraan digital dapat melahirkan warganegara digital yang baik dan berhemah. Dapatan kajian ini menunjukkan bahawa kesedaran mahasiswa mengikut konsep REP membentuk maha.....

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Di Malaysia, penggunaan media baharu dalam aspek politik semakin meluas terutamanya selepas Pilihan Raya Umum ke-10. Dari segi kumpulan umur, belia merupakan golongan yang paling tinggi menggunakan media baharu ini. Namun, bagaimanakah golongan belia ini menggunakan media baharu bagi tujuan politik? Oleh itu, artikel ini bertujuan untuk menilai penggunaan media baharu bagi aktiviti politik dalam kalangan belia di Selangor. Khususnya, artikel ini meneliti aktiviti politik menerusi media baharu, tahap penggunaan media baharu bagi aktiviti politik, dan hubungan di antara faktor demografi dan penggunaan media baharu bagi aktiviti politik. Dengan menggunakan survei sebagai kaedah pengumpulan data, seramai 200 responden yang berumur di antara umur 18-40 tahun telah dipilih secara rawak di Selangor untuk menjawab borang soal selidik. Data-data yang diperoleh dianalisis dengan menggunakan perisian SPSS (Statistic Packages for Social Science) versi 22.0. Secara umumnya, dapatan kajian mendapati.....

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This study focused on teachers’ pedagogical practices as an index to students learning outcomes. It catered to five key problems, such as assessing the students on their teacher’s knowledge and delivery of the lessons, which was confirmed positively by a majority of the students-respondents. Aligned with this is on teachers’ method and strategies and the ability to convert lessons into productive outcomes evidenced by the responses where the majority were positive responses. There were areas of difficulties confirmed, foremost of which were teachers’ lack of focus on the nature of the problems, which responded in the follow–up interview was overcome by considering the conduct of a rigid interviews and exercises. Further surfaced were caused by difficulties students encountered, which is teachers’ lack of focus on the tenor of problems under study. To cap up the study’s context is an interview focusing on students’ feelings and responses to the subject where th.....

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