Black tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) fish scales were used as a source of natural hydroxyapatite (HAp) since it is cheaper than synthetic hydroxyapatite and safer than animal origin such as bones. This study investigates the preparation of natural hydroxyapatite from tilapia fish scales (FsHAp) by thermal technique followed by ball milling and spray dried to produce FsHAp powder. The effect of milling time on the particles size of FsHAp was investigated. In this study, Mastersizer 2000 was applied to measure the particles size of FsHAp. Field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM) was used to investigate the morphology of the FsHAp powders whereas x-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) were used to verify the presence of FsHAp. From the experimental results, it was found that the optimum milling time is 48 hours which produced smallest particles of FsHAp at about 1.86 ?m. The spray-drying method produced different sizes of FsHAp ranging from 2.18 micron.....

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The study aims to measure the level of Emotional Intelligence (EI) on the College Student Council (CSC) Sultan Idris Education University (UPSI). Sample selection was conducted with a total of 180 members of the CSC consisting of 6 colleges namely Aminuddin Baki College (KAB), Za'aba College (KZ), Harun Aminurrashid College (KHAR), Ungku Omar College (KUO), Awang Had Salleh College (KAHS) and Campus Offshore Unit (UKLK) as respondents. This study uses survey and quasi-experimental methods. The research instrument is a set of questionnaire which consists of two sections, Part A on respondents' demographics and part B on Sofian Emotional Intelligence Inventory (SofiEII). Whereas for quasi-experiments using the application Encouragement of Emotional Intelligence Module (EeiM). The data obtained were analyzed using descriptive statistics, percentage, frequency, and mean. The findings show that there is no difference between sex between moderate and high levels, while for high levels there .....

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Epoxy/silica/kenaf composites were fabricated using a simple technique of hand lay-up method. The effects of silica addition on mechanical properties of epoxy/kenaf composites were studied by varying silica contents, ranging from 10 to 50 wt% while kenaf fibre was fixed at 24.5 wt%. Non-woven kenaf fibre used in this research was treated with 3 wt% NaOH to improve surface interaction between epoxy matrices. The composites were fabricated using hand lay-up method in metal mould and then they were pre-cured at 80 oC for 1 hour and postcured at 110 oC for 1 hour. The mechanical properties of composites were examined by means of flexural and impact tests. It is found that silica content of 30 wt% has produced epoxy/silica composites with highest impact strength of 6.5 kJ/m2. However, addition of treated kenaf fibre has given the strongest composite with the values of 54 MPa for flexural strength and 10.6 kJ/m2 for impact strength. Field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM) was app.....

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A headmaster is an individual who acts as the leader and will determine the direction of an educational institution towards excellence. This paper was written to highlight the importance of emotional intelligence in the leadership aspects of headmasters and its impact on the interactions with subordinates. The importance of emotional intelligence to individuals is seen as an important factor that has the potential to influence aspects of relationships and social interactions and is widely discussed in various areas of leadership. There has been an increase in the concerns of head teachers who are unable to regulate aspects of their personal emotions that may affect their interactions with teachers and support staff, leading to a decline in school performance. Through the light of previous studies, emotional intelligence is seen as an important element in the field of leadership for individuals in self-adaptation and conflict management. As a result of leadership research in western cou.....

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Research Aims - Halal certification provides assurance to all Muslim consumers because it fulfills the Shariah law and follows the concept of halalan-toyyiban. The purpose of this research is to examine the effect of severity of halal violation and CSR on boycott towards the company that involved in halal violation incidents. Design/methodology/approach - In total of 400 questionnaires were distributed amongst customers who were aware and/or had experienced the violation of a halal product. Data were analyzed using SEM-PLS to measure the direct and indirect relationships between the variables. Research Findings - The result of this investigation showed that perceived severity of halal violation is significantly related to consumer boycott. Further results imply that perceived CSR not only contributes negatively to consumer boycott, but also significantly moderates the relationship perceived severity and consumer boycott. Theoretical Contribution/Originality - This study is among the.....

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Kajian  ini  bertujuan  untuk  mengkaji  pengalaman  sensitiviti  moral  pelajar  sekolah menengah   dalam  hubungan  interaksi  pelbagai  budaya.  Kajian  berbentuk  kualitatif dengan   menggunakan   instrumen   temu  bual,   analisis   dokumen   dan   pemerhatian dilaksanakan bagi mencapai  objektif kajian. Seramai 15 pelajar tingkatan empat yang memenuhi kriteria kajian iaitu sekolah  yang mempunyai kepelbagaian kaum di daerah Keningau  dipilih  dengan  menggunakan  kaedah   persampelan   bertujuan.  Pengkaji mengadaptasi   instrumen   oleh   Darcia   Narvaez   iaitu    Ethical   Sensitiviti   Scale Questionnaire  (ESSQ)  untuk  membantu  pengkaji  mengenalpasti   ciri-ciri  sensitiviti moral  dalam  interaksi  pelbagai  budaya.  Hasil  dapatan  adalah  untuk   mencapai  tiga objektif kajian iaitu i) menganalisis ciri-ciri sensitiviti moral dalam kalangan  pelajar pelbagai budaya di sekolah ii) .....

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Modul Kelompok Bimbingan Integrasi REBT-Tazkiyah An-Nafs dibina untuk membimbing pelajar Diploma Tahfiz Al-Quran Wal-Qiraat di Darul Quran, JAKIM bagi meningkatkan motivasi, kecerdasan emosi dan resiliensi. Modul Kelompok Bimbingan Integrasi REBT-Tazkiyah An-Nafs mengandungi tujuh submodul berasaskan pendekatan tingkah laku berdasarkan teori Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT) oleh Albert Ellis (1955) dan diintegrasikan dengan Tazkiyah An-Nafs oleh Al-Ghazali. Bagi mengukur kesahan kandungan, kaedah perakuan oleh 13 orang pakar telah digunakan manakala 30 orang pelajar Diploma Tahfiz semester 2 telah dipilih untuk mengikuti kelompok bimbingan menggunakan modul ini selama lapan minggu berturut-turut. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan bahawa Modul Kelompok Bimbingan Integrasi REBT-Tazkiyah An-Nafs mempunyai nilai indeks kesahan kandungan yang tinggi iaitu .90, nilai pekali Cronbach’s Alpha Modul Kelompok Bimbingan Integrasi REBT-Tazkiyah An-Nafs adalah tinggi iaitu .97. Kesimpulanya, Mo.....

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This research took place in the  following  four countries: Malaysia, Mexico, Canada, and the  United  States  (US).  Educators  in  each  country  reported  on  how  they  addressed  US international  policies  in  their  respective  curricula.  Critical  border  praxis  emergedas  a theoretical construct as a result of these transnational studies. Critical border praxis provides a contemplation of the intersection of place-based and border pedagogies, as well as how pedagogies are central to understanding one’s own situatedness.The findings of this study include recommendations for additional in-depth discussions of international policies in the US social studies curriculum. Implications for educators elsewhere are also articulated...

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The aim of this study is to design and develop a systematic dataset for multiple skin tones and to  analyse the reasons behind misclassifications of skin and non-skin, using different deep learning  models, colour spaces, and different optimisation parameters. Related academic literature have  cited three problems, namely data-related issues (e.g. skin-like), data volume (e.g. large volume  requires high computer source), and technical issues  (e.g.  optimising  parameters).  Two   articles  on  Deep  Learning  (DL)  for  skin detection failed to address the issues extensively.  DL foundation is a training dataset and  the  quality of  training depends  on  the  quality of   the  data-input.  To  address  the issues, a systematic dataset consisting of 17 million patches  was created for multiple skin tones with (skin-like) images. The dataset was then converted into  different colour spaces with multiple labels that characterise different scenari.....

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This study sought to identify Filipino children’s music that can induce happy emotion through a survey, to develop emotion-based teaching aids utilizing the identified music and to find out if the use of the emotion-based teaching aids can improve the performance in addition and subtraction of grade 1 Filipino pupils. The results of the survey showed that nine out of the ten Filipino children’s music were able to induce happy emotion by registering an overall statistically significant difference (t (199) = 32.53, sd =.282, m = .65, p = ..

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