The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of three different resistance levels of using  rubber  bands  during  a  warm  up  protocol  on  vertical  jump  performance.  Quasi  experimental  design  was  used  in  this  study.  Seventeen  recreationally  active  males  aged  between  20  to  25  years  old  were  randomly  selected.  The  participants  underwent  four  sessions consisted of (a) familiarization warm up, (b) warm up with orange color rubber band (high  level of resistance), (c) warm up with blue color rubber band (medium level of resistance) and (d)  warm up with green color rubber band (lower level of resistance). At the end of every session, the  participants performed the squat jump on the force plate. The data on force, power and height of  jump were collected and analyzed. Repeated Measure One- way ANOVA was utilized for data analysis.  The force result indicated that the mean force (N) obtained  for.....

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Kajian  ini  bertujuan  untuk  mengenal  pasti  kedudukan  watak-watak  wanita  dalam  sistem patriarki  kekeluargaan  berdasarkan  teori  subaltern  yang  diutarakan  oleh  Gayathri  Spivak.  Mengikut  teori  tersebut,  dalam  konteks  kajian  terhadap  wanita-wanita  yang  tertindas  oleh  golongan lelaki dalam patriarki kekeluargaan. Kajian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif secara  deskriptif berdasarkan analisis dokumen iaitu, teks cerpen ‘Am’m?vukku’. Pemilihan cerpen   ‘Am’m?vukku’  berdasarkan  kepada  teks  cerpen  yang  lengkap  dan  ia  memberi  fokus kepada  wanita Subaltern. Data diperoleh dianalisis secara analisis tematik melalui pembacaan dan  penelitian bahan kajian, pemilihan data teks cerpen mengikut watak-watak wanita dalam sistem  patriarki kekeluargaan, menyusun dan membuat rumusan. Setiap sembilan cerpen yang dikaji  mengandungi watak-watak  wanita yang berbeza penindasan terhadap dirinya. S.....

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This study aims to enhance the performance of microfluidic-based capacitive pressure sensor  using  square  membrane  shapes  and  ellipse  and  square-shaped  microchannel patterns.  This study also investigates the pressure sensor using propylene carbonate as electrolyte  in  term   of  boiling  point  and  dielectric  constant.  The  microfluidic-based capacitive pressure sensor  investigates for pressure measurement by using square and ellipse-shaped   microchannel   patterns.    When   a   pressure   was   applied   on   to   the membrane,  it  provides  deflection  and   displaces  the  liquid  inside  the  microchannel. The  liquid  movement  induces  changes  in   capacitance.  During  the  design  stage,  a simulation  analysis  on  two  different  membrane   structures,  including  square  and rectangular, were studied. In addition, two different  microchannel designs, including ellipse and s.....

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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the mathematical model for traffic flowing through a merging area on the Malaysia Federal Highway operation which ramp areas at  Kilometer   31.6  from  Shah  Alam  to  Kuala  Lumpur,  Kilometer  32.9  from  Kuala Lumpur  to  Shah  Alam   and  Kilometer  33  from  Kuala  Lumpur  to  Shah  Alam.  The continuous flow model was used in  this study that assumes traffic flow to be similar to the heat equation in regards to the concept  of the one-dimensional viscous flow of compressible fluid. The research design used in this study  was comparative method. The continuous flow model set an initial condition, together with a set of  boundary conditions,  was  prescribed  to  solve  the  partial  differential  equation.  The   boundary conditions were selected to assess the suitableness of the design of the entrance ramp in    Malaysia.   A   sample   of   highway  traffic   data   wasÂ.....

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Kajian ini bertujuan mengenal pasti hubungan elemen-elemen kesediaan pelajar iaitu sikap, dorongan, penilaian dan persekitaran dengan pencapaian pelajar bagi mata pelajaran Ekonomi 944 dalam sistem modular Tingkatan 6. Kajian ini menggunakan reka bentuk korelasi. Pemboleh ubah kajian dipilih berdasarkan model WIHIC (What Is Happening In This Class?) oleh Fraser, Mc Robbie dan Fisher yang terdiri daripada sikap, dorongan, penilaian dan persekitaran. Sikap dilihat daripada aspek koheren dan kerjasama manakala dorongan pula terdiri daripada aspek sokongan serta penglibatan. Penilaian pula terdiri daripada aspek kerja kursus, orientasi tugas dan ekuiti. Persekitaran pula merujuk kepada persekitaran kelas dan kemudahan asas di sekolah. Sampel kajian terdiri daripada 282 orang pelajar yang telah dipilih secara rawak berstrata daripada 616 pelajar Tingkatan Enam di 10 buah daerah di negeri Pahang. Penentuan saiz sampel berdasarkan jadual saiz sampel Krejcie and Morgan. Instrumen kajian terdir.....

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Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengenal pasti gaya kepimpinan ketua panitia bidang agama dan pengurusan kerja di sekolah menengah agama di negeri Terengganu. Kajian tinjauan ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif melalui instrumen soal selidik untuk mengumpul data kajian. Teori kepimpinan Al-Ghazali telah digunakan dengan menfokuskan aspek kepimpinan dari segi berilmu, bersifat warak, berkeupayaan diri dan muaddib. Seramai 52 orang ketua panitia bidang agama telah dipilih dari dua kategori sekolah agama iaitu Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Agama (SMKA) dan Sekolah Menengah Agama Bantuan Kerajaan (SABK). Data kajian telah dianalisis secara deskriptif dan inferens menggunakan peratusan, min, sisihan piawai, ujian-t, ANOVA dan korelasi Pearson. Secara keseluruhannya, dapatan kajian menunjukkan ketua panitia bidang agama bersetuju (M=4.11, SP=0.55) bahawa mereka memiliki gaya kepimpinan yang baik. Secara khususnya, ketua panitia bidang agama percaya bahawa mereka memiliki sifat warak (M=4.04, SP=.....

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Research productivity is a vital element in enhancing the university ranking and, it is an important metric to measure the performance of academic staff. The purpose of this study is to identify the factors impacting research productivity of academic staff at Cihan University Erbil, Iraq. A survey was carried out among 87 academic staff randomly selected at the university to determine the impact of Fund, Collaboration, Information and Communication Technology (ICT), and Job Satisfaction on Research Productivity. The data was analyzed by using Smart PLS 3.2.9. The results indicated that Fund, Collaboration, ICT and Job Satisfaction had positive and significant impact on Research Productivity, although Fund has the highest impact on Research Productivity. The implication of this study is the management of universities should pay greater attention on research funding opportunities, rewarding collaboration among researchers, enabling ICT and improving job satisfac ion to boost research pr.....

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Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengukur pengaruh efikasi kendiri kaunseling dan strategi daya  tindak  terhadap  identiti  profesional  kaunselor  di  sekolah  dalam  daerah  negeri Kedah.   Kajian  ini  menggunakan  pendekatan  kuantitatif  dengan  reka  bentuk  kajian tinjauan.  Pemilihan subjek kajian dijalankan secara persampelan rawak berkelompok yang  melibatkan  201   orang  kaunselor  di  sekolah  di  daerah  sekitar  negeri  Kedah. Instrumen   yang   digunakan    dalam   kajian   ini   ialah   soal   selidik   Efikasi   Kendiri Kaunseling oleh Bodernhorn &  Skaggs, Strategi Daya Tindak oleh Cano Garcia et al. dan  Profesional  Identity  and  Values   Scale-Revised  (PIVSR)  Healey  et.  al.  Data dianalisis menggunakan Ujian-t,  Korelasi Pearson  dan Regrasi Berganda. Hasil Ujian- t menunjukkan tidak terdapat perbezaan bagi efikasi kendiri  kaunseling, strategi daya tindak  dan  identiti  profesional .....

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Today’s leader deals with many challenges in enacting roles as agents of change. Extremely uncertain and rapidly changing in a dynamic environment become a crucial problem for a leader in mobilizing organizational change.  It is imperative for a leader to adopt a strategic approach to drive organizational change effectively for establishing organizational improvement and sustainability. This article reviews transformational leadership as an effective model to drive organizational change in the context of today’s organization leader.  Although, there is still controversy about the significant leadership style for establishing changes, the results of previous studies have proven that transformational leadership is a specific approach to achieve the success of organizational change in today's environment.  ..

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In colleges and universities, competition-based learning strategy is one of the ways used by instructors to overcome students’ challenges in their learning process. An investigation on the non-accounting major students’ perception on participating in the online accounting quiz competition for the Introduction to Financial Accounting and Reporting course has been carried out. The questionnaire was specifically developed and distributed to students from the Diploma in Computer Science, Diploma in Public Administration, Diploma in Tourism Management and Diploma in Office Management and Technology programs of Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sarawak Branch, who underwent the course in Semester March 2018. Descriptive statistics were performed to achieve the objective of this paper. Overall, the respondents and participants have mixed feelings that the online quiz was effective for learning in an accounting course. The Competition-based Learning strategy explains that the non-accounting stud.....

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