Anionic surfactants are one of the pollutants derived from particulate matter (PM) and adversely afect the health of living organisms. In this study, the compositions of surfactants extracted from PM and vehicle soot collected in an urban area were investigated. A high-volume air sampler was used to collect PM sample at urban area based on coarse (>1.5 µm) and fne (..

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The purpose of this study is to design a questionnaire instrument for an attribute assessment on communication skills, leadership and teamwork for the students in Faculty of Sports Science and Coaching, Sultan Idris Education University (UPSI), Malaysia. Four variables are used to measure the attributes of communication skills, leadership and teamwork, including oral communication, written communication, leadership and teamwork. A number of 212 Sports Science students have been selected as the study sample. The study analysis uses Cronbach's alpha test to obtain reliability of the instrument. Factor analysis is also used to obtain validity on social skill and responsibility instruments. Finding from the factor analysis shows that only 59 questionnaires items from the overall 65 items are valid for the assessment. All of the assessment items on communication skills, leadership and teamwork questionnaires obtained high reliability value which is r = .93.  ..

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The aim of this study is to determine and develop health related physical fitness criterion reference norm for Form Six Sports Science students in Kedah. Health related physical fitness should be evaluated among these students to make sure potential candidates selected to study in form six. The purposive sampling method used to select 225 subjects, consists of 107 male and 118 female students. The Prudential FITNESSGRAM® was used to measure cardiovascular endurance, muscular endurance, muscular strength, flexibility and body mass index (BMI). Researchers used the mean, standard deviation, z scores and t scores to produce the overall health related fitness norm. Base on the norm produced the result for male and female students showed there were clear differences among both genders in each and every component of health related physical fitness level. The findings also proved that gender plays a major role in physical fitness and there should be separate norms by gender for all the fitne.....

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A good educational digital game should be error free and engaging to ensure it can increase students’ learning motivation. While there is an abundant of educational digital games available in the market, many seem to not fulfil players’ need and some contain technical or content errors, which will defy their purpose as education games. Thus, this study aims to validate eMufradat which is an educational digital-game application for learning Arabic vocabulary. This study is a qualitative study and the data were collected through semi-structured interviews with nine experts in instructional design and technology and Arabic as a second language. The subject matter experts were selected purposively from various universities in Malaysia. The finding indicates that e-Mufradat is aligned with multimedia learning theory and embedded digital game-based learning principles. ..

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This manuscript reports results of an empirical assessment of a newly developed measure designed to assess apprentice teaching proficiency. In this study, Many Facets Rasch model software was used to evaluate the psychometric quality of the Framework for Equitable and Effective Teaching (FEET), a rater-mediated assessment. The analysis focused on examining variability in (1) supervisor severity in ratings, (2) level of item difficulty, (3) time of assessment, and (4) teacher apprentice proficiency. Added validity evidence showed moderate correlation with self-reports of apprentice teaching. The findings showed support for the FEET as yielding reliable ratings with a need for added rater training.  ..

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It is this research‟s objective to analyze factors that cause an effective internal Shariah audit among the Islamic Financial Institutions (IFIs) in Bahrain. The questionnaire method has been employed to examine the said topic. The questionnaire‟s primary source of information was the Accounting and Auditing Organizations for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI) Governance Standards. Meanwhile, the respondents are consisted of 52 IFIs‟ head of internal Shariah audit department. These IFIs are registered with the Central Bank of Bahrain. To analyze those relationships the structural equation method (SEM) via SmarPLS3.0 has been adopted. The study has found that the effective execution of internal Shariah audit is positively linked with the competency and performance of internal Shariah audit. Meanwhile, the other two variables, i.e. being independent and Shariah supervisory board have been discovered to be positively related with internal Shariah audit effectiveness. Nonetheles.....

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KursusProjek Tahun Akhir (FYP) ini adalah bertujuan untuk mengkaji dan menelaah dengan lebih mendalam kepada pengetahuan penyelidikan studio ke dalam proses penghasilan penyelidikan. Juga ditekankan adalah proses penterjemahan aspek-aspek pengetahuan dan pengumpulan maklumat menerusi konsep pembelajaran sepanjang hayat dengan menjelaskan proses perkembangan kreativiti dalam kajian berasaskan portfolio. Penglibatan diri dalam pameran akhir secara bekerjasama adalah untuk menunjukkan nilai-nilai keperibadian intelektual dan kreativiti.Studio yang dipilih sebagai pengkhususan penghasilan karya FYP ini adalah studio Lukisan (Drawing Studio).Studio lukisan yang dihasilkan biasanya menggunakan media jenis kering.Karya lukisan juga merupakan sebahagian kerja peringkat awal yang dibuat untuk menghasilkan catan.Karya lukisan mementingkan unsur garisan untuk membentuk imej dan tidak menggunakan warna, kecuali warna daripada alat tulis seperti pensel warna atau krayon. Lukisan biasanya.....

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Pengesanan emosi dapat digunakan dalam pelbagai jenis aplikasi, dan ia juga wajar digunakan dalam sistem E-pembelajaran yang dapat memberikan faedah yang terbaik. Kajian ini  dijalankan bertujuan untuk mengenal pasti emosi pelajar semasa proses pembelajaran dalam talian  (E-learning). Kajian ini menumpukan kepada tiga objektif iaitu mengenalpasti elemen-elemen yang  diperlukan dalam sistem pengesanan  emosi pada masa nyata dan membangunkan sistem pengesanan emosi  yang dapat mengesan ekspresi wajah pelajar pada masa nyata. Selain itu, sistem ini akan menilai  keberkesanan sistem web yang dihasilkan menggunakan matrik penilaian accuracy, presicion dan  recall. Pembangunan sistem ini menggunakan model Rapid Application Development (RAD). Seramai 10  orang pelajar dari Fakulti Seni, Komputeran & Industri Kreatif, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris  (UPSI) telah dipilih secara rawak dan diuji bagi mendapatkan ketepatan sistem tersebut. Hasil  menunjukkan sistem ini mamp.....

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Penyelidikan identiti landskap Melayu meliputi senibina lanskap yang berteraskan kepada fungsi dan budaya Melayu. Identiti landskap melayu terdiri daripada dua komponen penting iaitu tanaman dan perabot laman. Setiap komponen mempunyai nilai budaya dan kesenian tersendiri, mempamerkan simbol budaya Melayu yang wujud di dalamnya. Nilai Melayu yang tertakluk kepada kepercayaan, alam fikir dan budaya fikir masayarakat Melayu yang berkait rapat dengan adat dan budaya kehidupan Melayu. Ini ditunjukkan secara tersirat melalui aspek rekabentuk, kesenian, susunatur, simbol dan fungsi. Elemenelemen yang terdapat di persekitaran kawasan kediaman Melayu mempunyai nilai dan simbolisme yang tersirat yang dapat difahami dengan penghayatan terhadap maksud yang hendak disampaikan sama ada dari aspek budaya mahu pun fungsinya...

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Aplikasi mudah alih JomKira merupakan aplikasi yang berfokuskan kepada topik Perwakilan Data. Aplikasi ini berfungsi sebagai kalkulator penukaran dan nota ringkas yang  dikhaskan kepada pelajar sekolah menengah yang mengambil subjek Asas Sains Komputer. Objektif utama  penyelidikan ini adalah untuk mengenalpasti keperluan dan rekabentuk aplikasi JomKira dan  seterusnya membangunkan aplikasi JomKira. Metodologi pembangunan yang digunakan adalah adalah  berasaskan model Air Terjun kerana fasa-fasanya yang sistematik dan teratur. Pengujian aplikasi  dilakukan terhadap pelajar sekolah menengah yang berkaitan melalui pengedaran borang soal selidik  secara atas talian. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan bahawa aplikasi JomKira ini adalah mesra pengguna dan mencapai objektif pembangunan yang telah dinyatakan.  ..

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