An index is one of the approaches to measuring behaviour and is commonly used in economics and social sciences. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the key factors for indexing environmental sustainability literacy knowledge among Malaysian youth using exploratory and confirmatory analyses. Respondents consisted of 100 Malaysian youth who were selected using a simple random sampling technique. A questionnaire using a Likert scale was used to get the responses. The results show that study items achieved acceptable reliability with Cronbach Alpha values for each variable greater than .70 and meet the test of normality. Then, the data obtained were processed through an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) to observe the factor structure of environmental sustainability literacy knowledge. Next, a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was also conducted to validate the accumulated variables. In conclusion, the findings from both analyses have identified and validated the four key factors i.....

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Purpose: This paper aims to examine bases of effectiveness in internal Shariah auditing undertaken in Islamic financial institutions (IFIs). Design/methodology/approach: This paper is theoretical in approach taking, as its starting-point, an extensive literature review. From a general agency theory, an Islamic agency theory is articulated and then applied to ascertain attributes of internal Shariah audit effectiveness revolving around the concept of independence. Findings: Effective internal Shariah auditing, as a mechanism of assuring Shariah compliance by IFIs, varies directly with the degree of independence enjoyed by internal Shariah auditors themselves. The research propounds that an articulated Islamic agency theory holds potential to serve as a theoretical foundation to build a multi-dimensional conceptual framework based on independence utile for evaluating internal Shariah audit effectiveness. Research limitations/implications: Evidence is drawn strictly from secondary sources.....

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This paper is exploring on maneuver to improve research instrument reliability in scientific research related to Educational Technology by analyzing the traditional Cronbach?s alpha reliability using SPSS software and the newer statistical tool, AMOS using Construct Reliability (CR) approach. Two sets of data were used as sample to perform the comparison. The first set of data is from a research involving Technology Enhanced Learning Environment. The second data are sampled from research in digital competency. Finding from this paper concluded that, conventional approach of using Cronbach?s alpha have lower reliability than the newer approach of using CR. Using Cronbach?s alpha show tendency toward measuring consistency instead of reliability. CR offer better definition of reliability and give a robust measurement of reliability in research. This paper had shed light into offering alternative approach to the commonly and widely uses of research reliability especially when it involves q.....

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Admittedly, the teaching and learning of programming courses in the computer science and information technology programs have been extremely challenging. Currently, most instructors depend on either the problem-solving technique or the metacognitive technique to help students develop a range of cognitive skills, including metacognitive skills, which are important in the development of a strong computational thinking skill required for 21st-century learning. Studies focusing on the practices of instructors in using both techniques are scarce, thus motivating the researchers to carry out this study. This study was based on a qualitative approach involving a case-study design in which five (5) male and five (5) female instructors were selected from 10 pre-university centers in Malaysia as the respondents and participants in an intervention program. The research instruments used were an interview checklist and intervention guidelines. As anticipated, the findings showed that the activities.....

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Study region: The Muda River Basin (MRB), Malaysia. Study Focus: This study proposed a framework to improve the European Space Agency Climate Change Initiative Land Cover (ESA CCI LC) products through the integration with the Annual Oil Palm Dataset (AOPD). The improved land use land cover (LULC) maps were then used to produce five LULC scenarios as input maps into the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model for analyzing the impact of LULC changes on water balance in the MRB. New hydrological insights for the region: The improved LULC maps have good performance in representing rubber and oil palm, with an overall accuracy up to 81 %. In addition, SWAT simulated monthly streamflow well for the MRB, with the highest R2 and NSE values of 0.84 and 0.86, respectively. During the 2001?2016 period, the MRB experienced an expansion of oil palm from 7.10%?17.36 %, a reduction of rubber from 34.93 % to 26.38 % and a slight decrease in forest from 54.23%?52.80 %. The urban expansion scenario.....

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This work aims to study the effect of mechanical treatment technique on titanium coated with PVD for the enhancement of corrosion resistance for the biomedical implant. First, substrates were coated with TiN via PVD then applied the mechanical treatment through ultrasonic vibration. Results show that all coated samples treated with ultrasonic vibration improve the surface of the coated sample and produce a compact coating as compared with a substrate coated without mechanical treatment. The corrosion test evaluated by Potentiodynamic polarization and Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy indicated that all coated samples treated with mechanical treatment showed high corrosion resistance as compared with the untreated sample. It can be concluded that mechanical treatment which is a simple technic can be used as an alternative to improve the corrosion resistance thus reduce the implant and manufacturing cost for biomedical applications. ? Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd...

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Dangerous situations can develop at any time in a workshop if the people who use the workshop are not alert. It can be very dangerous even though a simple mistake occurs when the safety procedures are compromised. This research aims to obtain the perception and comments from students regarding their knowledge about workshop safety in schools. The objective of this research is to acquire the perception and comments from Faculty of Technical and Vocational, Sultan Idris Education University students. There are 5 different questions distributed among the students for them to give their judgements. This study is an interview based approach. The data was collected by distributing the questions to 148 students and 35 student?s answers were randomly picked to be analysed. The students are expected to give their perception and comments based on their knowledge and observation about workshop safety and its practises in secondary schools. Results show that, around 40% of the students feel that a.....

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Primary health care is the essential health service provided at the grassroot level. Over the years the implementation of Primary Health Care (PHC) programmes in Edo state are bedeviled with associated challenges such as limited community participation, great communication gap that limit evaluation processes of PHC programme and slow pace collaboration among stakeholders. These challenges need to be averted through effective and people oriented strategies to ensure the implementation of primary health care. A descriptive research design with a population of the study comprised 1,024 primary health care stakeholders in Edo state. Multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 180 respondents for the study. The study found that intersectoral collaboration involving partnerships with community health agencies such as village health committees and ward health committees significantly influenced the implementation of PHC. Intersectoral collaboration, community mobilization strategy and c.....

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This scoping review explores the implementation of video modeling (VM) by occupational therapists during the intervention process for children and adolescents with special needs. Four primary electronic databases were used to conduct the scoping review: PubMed, Scopus, CINAHL, and Proquest (Nursing and Allied Health). Research methodologies by Arksey and O?Malley were used as a framework to perform the review process. From the review, two themes emerged: (1) implementing VM by occupational therapists during the intervention process can successfully improve a client?s desired skills; (2) VM can be applied through several types of technologies. The findings support occupational therapists? use of VM during interventions to positively enhance and promote desired skills among children and adolescents with special needs. Also, it can be incorporated into technological devices to suit a client?s specific needs. ? 2021 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC...

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the selection of a certain region as an area for groundwater recharge requires priority on the development of a region. Groundwater recharge area has an important role in maintaining a clean water supply in an urban area.One of the impacts of the environmental damage is the damage to the potential for groundwater supplies. This environmental damage is caused by changes in land use, especially in areas of groundwater recharge, residential and industrial development as well as uncontrolled pumping of groundwater. If this happens for a long period, it can disrupt the hydrological cycle system which results in decreased quality and quantity of groundwater, flood, erosion and landslides, and seawater intrusion. Therefore, the selection of a certain region as an area for groundwater recharge requires priority on the development of a region. Groundwater recharge area has an important role in maintaining a clean water supply in an urban area. The urban area is an area that experiences rapid de.....

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