The Construction Industry Development Board of Malaysia has been actively promoting the use of precast manufacturing in the local construction industry over the last decade. In an era of rapid technological changes, precast manufacturing significantly contributes to improving construction activities and ensuring sustainable economic growth. Current studies on the location decision of precast manufacturing plants aimed to enhanced local economic development are scarce. To address this gap, the present research establishes a new set of spatial criteria, such as attribute maps and preference weights, derived from a survey of local industry decision makers. These data represent the input parameters for the MCE-GIS site selection model, for which the weighted linear combination method is used. Verification tests on the model were conducted to determine the potential precast manufacturing sites in the state of Penang, Malaysia. The tests yield a predicted area of 12.87 acres located within a.....

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Objektif kajian ini adalah untuk membina modul mengintegrasikan teknologi kalkulator grafik (KG) dan perisian Geometers' Sketchpad (GSP) bagi topik Garis Lurus Tingkatan Empat, menilai tahap kebolehgunaan pedagogi bagi modul KG-GSP, mengenal pasti tahap pandangan pelajar tentang kelebihan dan kekangan penggunaan kalkulator grafik, mengenal pasti tahap masalah pelajar dalam menggunakan perisian GSP dan mengkaji pengalaman pelajar ketika menggunakan perisian GSP ketika belajar topik Garis Lurus. Kajian dilaksanakan dalam dua fasa iaitu fasa pertama adalah pembinaan modul dan fasa kedua melibatkan kajian tinjauan menggunakan kaedah soal selidik dan temu bual. Terdapat empat instrumen yang digunakan dalam kajian ini iaitu Soal Selidik Kebolehgunaan Pedagogi, Soal Selidk Pandangan Pelajar, Soal Selidik Masalah Pelajar dan Protokol Temu Bual. Sampel kajian melibatkan 30 orang pelajar Tingkatan Empat dan 30 orang guru matematik daripada tiga buah ; sekolah di daerah Sabak Bemam, Hulu Selangor.....

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Tujuan kajian ini adalah untuk menmjau pencapaian pelajar setelah menerima pembelajaran melalui multimedia interaktif. Kajian ini juga melihat kesan pembelajaran dengan menggunakan multimedia ke atas motivasi dan minat belajar di kalangan pelajar tingkatan empat dalam mata pelajaran pendidikan seni. Kajian dibuat terhadap pelajar-pelajar tingkatan empat di tiga buah sekolah menengah bantuan penuh kerajaan, iaitu Sekolah Menengah Khir Johari Tanjong Malim, Perak, Sekolah Menengah Buyung Adil Tapah Perak, dan Sekolah Menengah Felda Besaout, Perak Darul Ridwan. Seramai 50 orang daripada 91 orang pelajar lelaki dan perempuan tingkatan 4 di sekolah tersebut dipilih secara rawak untuk sampel kajian. Reka bentuk kajian bercorak eksperimen dijalankan bagi mengkaji keberkesanan penggunaan multimedia dan menggunakan kaedah pengajaran tradisi sebagai perbandingan, menggunakan reka bentuk satu kumpulan pra ujian dan pasca ujian dan analisis ujian- t. Dalam hal ini satu koswer yang bertajuk 'Lawata.....

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Our research group is focusing on luminescence of coordination compounds which based on cyanide bridging interactions. Recently, four cyanometallate complexes based on Ir(III) complex [Ir(ppy)2(CN)2] -,which is one of an extensive family of Ir(III) complexes based on cyclometallating phenylpyridine ligands that have achieved prominence for their desirable photophysical properties, were successfully synthesised. The present study showed that, the introduction of fluorine atoms to the phenyl rings could enhance the triplet excited state energy and thus caused a blue-shift phosphorescence peak (λem = 453 nm) as shown by (PPN)[Ir(2,4-F2ppy)2(CN)2] (1) compared to that of complex without fluorine atom (PPN)[Ir(ppy)2(CN)2] (4) (λem=474 nm). However, (PPN)[Ir(3,5-F2ppy)2(CN)2] (2) shows a negligible hypsochromic shift (λem = 473 nm) in the emission. Conversely, (PPN)[Ir(4-CF3ppy)2(CN)2] (3) shows a red-shift (λem = 479 nm) compared to complex (4). These complexes, like [Ru(bipy)(CN)4] 2âˆ.....

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A new compound, namely zinc hydroxide nitrate-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)propionate (ZHN-MPP) nanocomposite, was prepared using the ion exchange and coprecipitation methods. The resulting nanocomposite was composed of the herbicide MPP sandwiched between ZHN inorganic layers. From PXRD results, the intercalation of MPP anions into the interlayer of ZHN was successful, leading to the expansion of the interlayer of ZHN at 26.9 and 26.1 Ã… with the ion exchange and co-precipitation methods respectively. The intercalation of layered material is confirmed by PXRD pattern. FTIR spectra for both nanocomposites revealed the presence of MPP in the interlayer of ZHN-MPP nanocomposites. Based on TGA/DTG analysis, the ZHN-MPP nanocomposite prepared by the ion exchange method was found to have greater thermal stability than the one synthesized by the co-precipitation method. The intercalation was also supported by ICP-OES and CHNO-S analysis, which confirmed the presence of C and Zn in the resultant nanoco.....

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The intercalation of chloroacetic acid (CAA) into the interlayer gallery of zinc layered hydroxide has been achieved via a facile direct reaction method. The nanohybrid synthesised, zinc layered hydroxide-chloroacetate was characterised using Powder X-ray diffraction patterns (PXRD), which demonstrated the progressive evolution of the nanohybrid structure, as the CAA molarity were increased from 0.05 to 0.3 M. Sharp and symmetrical peaks of 0.3 M CAA were observed in the PXRD pattern. The emergence of intercalation peak, with basal spacing of 14.3 Ã… signifying the success intercalation of chloroacetate anions into the interlayer space of the host.The intercalation was also validated by FTIR spectroscopy and CHNS elemental analyser. The increased thermal stability of zinc layered hydroxide-chloroacetate nanohybrid was confirmed by thermogravimetric analysis..

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The intercalation of L-phenylalanate (LP) into the interlayer gallery of zinc layered hydroxide (ZLH) has been successfully executed using a simple direct reaction method. The synthesised intercalation compound, zinc layered hydroxide-L-phenylalanate (ZLH-LP), was characterised using PXRD, FTIR, CHNS, ICP-OES, TGA/ DTG, FESEM and TEM. The PXRD patterns of the intercalation compound demonstrate an intense and symmetrical peak, indicating a well-ordered crystalline layered structure. The appearance of an intercalation peak at a low angle of 2θ with a basal spacing of 16.3 Å, signifies the successful intercalation of the Lphenylalanate anion into the interlayer gallery of the host. The intercalation is also validated by FTIR spectroscopy and CHNS elemental analysis. Thermogravimetric analysis confirms that the ZLH-LP intercalation compound has higher thermal stability than the pristine L-phenylalanine. The observed percentage of Lphenylalanate accumulated release varies in each release .....

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The heterologous protein production in Aspergillus niger is often limited by the activity of the host extracellular proteases. To improve heterologous production, a transcription factor controlling expression of several extracellular protease-encoding genes, prtT, was deleted in A. niger PY11 and the mutant (AnprtT) characterised.Extracellular proteolytic activity of AnprtT was reduced as compared to the wild type, a result that was confirmed by RT-PCR analyses that showed reduced expression levels of several protease gene transcripts. To compare the efficiency of the mutant and parental (PY11) strains as hosts for heterologous protein production, the cutinase gene from Glomerella cingulate, under control of the glucoamylase A promoter, was integrated into each genome. The cutinase activity of PY11 and AnprtT harbouring the G. cingulata cutinase gene was increased 20- and 36-fold higher, respectively, than the untransformed parental strains, suggesting that the ability of the mutant to.....

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This paper aims to produce an instrument of observation in the selection of meaningful approach to assess children’s science process skills. This instrument has four categories. First of all, the use of the type of approach encompasses the approaches of learning through play, thematic, integrated, mastery, contextual and project. Secondly, the suitability of the selection of approach encompasses relevance, parallelism, engaging. Thirdly, meaningful teaching encompassing the interaction or discussion, stimulation, involvement, curiosity and questioning and answering. Fourth, children’s science skills activities that cover problem solving, reasoning, looking into the process, analytical, inquiry and reflection. Every item in every category has four Likert scales. It is hoped that these items of observation develop can be used to assess the children science process skills...

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A mobile application running on a mobile device offers a novel, fascinating solution to assist children develop their reading skills. However, a number of existing mobile applications in the market have less attributes of appropriate application for young children. The weaknesses of these applications are due to absence of specific framework dedicated for this area. Therefore, this study is focused to propose a framework of a mobile application for kindergarten early reading by analyzing and synthesizing existing frameworks and guidelines. This study proposed a framework of mobile educational application for kindergarten early reading constructed by three main pillars and 16 elements...

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