The growth of urbanization in Malaysia has led to a greater demand of construction projects especially for building development. The demand has created pressure on the sustainability issues especially in urban area of the country. There are many efforts relating to sustainability integration in building projects have been implemented in Malaysia. Unfortunately, till now the issues of unsustainable building projects in the county are likely to persist. This denotes that there is a gap between the field of sustainability and the integration practices within Malaysian building projects. In the absent of a proper sustainability integration framework, thus, this research aims to develop an appropriate framework to integrate sustainability into the buildings' project planning process towards delivering successful sustainable buildings in the country. Several research methodologies were used to achieve a thorough study for this research which are quantitative, qualitative and case study appro.....

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This study describes the preparation of chemically modified multi-walled carbon nanotube paste electrode with zinc/aluminium layered double hydroxide-3(4- hydroxyphenyl)propionate nanocomposite (Zn/Al-LDH-HPP) for determination of Hg(II) by cyclic voltammetry method. Experimental parameters influencing the voltammetric response including percentage of modifier, type of supporting electrolyte, pH and scan rate were examined and optimized. The results show that optimum conditions of the voltammetric response were obtained at 2.5% (w/w) of Zn/Al-LDH-HPP, 0.5 M potassium chloride, pH 5.0 and scan rate of 100 mV s-1. A linear range was obtained within the concentration of 1.0 x 10-9 to 1.0 x 10-7M Hg(II) and 1.0 x 10-7 to 1.0 x 10-3 M Hg(II) with the limit of detection 5.0 x 10-10 M Hg(II). The presence of 25-folds concentration of most metal ions did not interfere the anodic peak current except Zn(II). In conclusion, the proposed modified multi-walled carbon nanotube paste electrode showed.....

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This research was aimed to evaluate the School Management System (SMS) using the modified Updated DeLone and Mc Lean IS Success Model. This system is an initiative to create a single data entry with a centralized database and to integrate with other systems introduced by Ministry of Education (MOE). An evaluation on SMS was crucial to ensure the Information System (IS) would be able to work effectively and efficiently. This quantitative research was carried out using survey method. A set of questionnaire was used as a tool for data collection. It consisted of 17 questions derived from other validated researches. The questionnaire was distributed to 400 primary school teachers in Selangor. They were chosen by using a simple random sampling. The collected data was analysed using descriptive statistic and inferential statistic. The result showed that the five SMS success factors which included system quality, information quality, service quality, use and user satisfaction were the positiv.....

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Kajian tindakan ini bertujuan untuk mengenalpasti sejauh manakah kaedah pembelajaran masteri dapat membantu meningkatkan kemahiran permainan rekoder dari segi kemahiran memainkan nilai notasi yang tepat dan penjarian rekoder yang betul. Seramai sepuluh orang pelajar tahun empat di sebuah Sekoleh Kebangsaan Tasik Puteri 2 Bandar Tasik Puteri Rawang Selangor telah dipilih secara rawak sebagai subjek kajian. Kajian ini menggunakan gabungan pendekatan kuantitatif dan kualitatif. Kuasi eksperimen telah digunakan sebagai metodologi kajian dengan ujian pra dan ujian pos,soal selidik, temu bual dan pemerhatian sebagai instrumen kajian. Dapatan data kemahiran memainkan nilai notasi menunjukkan peningkatan peratus dari 30% kepada 88%. meningkat sebanyak 58 peratus manakala dapatan data penjarian rekoder menunjukkan peningkatan peratus dari 42% kepada 98% meningkat sebanyak 56 peratus. Secara keseluruhan, dapatan data antara ujian pra dan ujian pos menunjukkan peningkatan sebanyak 114 peratus. Da.....

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Kajian ini bertujuan mengenal pasti pelaksanaan dan strategi yang digunakan dalam pembudayaan Biah Solehah dan hubungannya dengan penghayatan akhlak pelajar Tingkatan Empat SMKA di Malaysia. Kajian ini menggunakan teori Ibn Khaldun untuk mengkaji strategi pelaksanaan Biah Solehah. Kajian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dan disokong oleh pendekatan kualitatif. Seramai 886 orang pelajar tingkatan empat SMKA dipilih secara rawak berstruktur untuk menjawab borang soal selidik. Manakala 5 orang guru SMKA dipilih secara rawak untuk ditemu bual secara separa berstruktur. Data kajian telah dianalisis secara deskriptif dan inferensi menggunakan peratus, min, sisihan piawai, Ujian t-Test, ANOVA, Korelasi Spearman dan Regrasi Linear Mudah. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan pelaksanaan Biah Solehah berada pada tahap sederhana tinggi. Dapatan strategi pelaksanaan Biah Solehah dengan strategi Ansyitah, Qudwah, Amali, Talqin dan Takrir pada tahap tinggi kecuali Taqlid pada tahap sederhana tinggi. Dap.....

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This research aimed to examine stressors, coping and emotions among Malaysian elite bowlers at pre-competition (PRE) and match days (MD). A total of fifteen elite bowlers completed diary packs on three occasions reporting stressors, coping strategies, coping effectiveness, emotions and its intensity and twelve of them were interviewed. One of the competitions was categorized as minor (MIN), whereas two as major competitions (MAJ). Data analyses used both quantitative and qualitative methods. Findings from diary revealed five stressors reoccurred over time. Additional three stressors were probed via interviews which did not report in diary. Problem-focused coping were the most reported strategies but only effective at different contexts; emotion-focused coping (EFC) was preferred at MD but only effective at PRE; while avoidance coping was the least reported and rated effective in MIN but not MAJ. Participants used more EFC in both gain- and loss-relational meanings. Positive emotions we.....

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the current status of Environmental Education (EE) in four selected primary schools in Pahang, Malaysia based on international standards by UNESCO. It also aims to propose some best practices in EE for the primary school and to make recommendations for curriculum development in EE for the primary school. The study employed the case study design involving four selected national government primary schools. This study used qualitative research methods comprising in-depth interviews, observations and document analysis to collect data for analysis. Findings revealed uneven emphasis given to the implementation of EE at the four schools. It was found that projects involving environmental awareness were more prominent in one school whereas the other three schools did not emphasize on such projects. In curriculum instruction of subjects, there was minimum integration of EE in the lessons. The findings also revealed that EE across the curriculum was not f.....

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Kajian ini bertujuan menganalisis kehalusan budi berkaitan dengan diri sendiri, keluarga, masyarakat, dan kepimpinan. Kehalusan budi juga dimaksudkan ketika berhubung dengan makhluk selain manusia dan dengan Allah S.W.T. Analisis berdasarkan lima buah puisi tradisional Raja Ali Haji iaitu Syair Abdul Muluk, Gurindam Dua Belas, Thamarat al-Muhimmah, Tuhfat al-Nafis, dan Syair Sinar Gemala Mestika Alam. Teori yang digunakan dalam kajian ini ialah teori semiotik janaan Charles Sanders Peirce dan juga teori pragmatik untuk mendapatkan makna teks berdasarkan kualiti fikiran, perasaan, idea, sifat, sikap, dan perilaku yang menjadi indeks kehalusan budi. Dapatan kajian ini menunjukkan bahawa karya Raja Ali Haji mengandungi kualiti kehalusan budi yang bersesuaian dengan ajaran agama Islam. Berdasarkan teori semiotik, kehalusan budi dalam karya Raja Ali Haji terdiri daripada empat. Pertama, qualisign ikonik rhematik iaitu kualiti sedia ada pada individu yang memiliki kehalusan budi. Kedua, sins.....

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Kajian ini bertujuan untuk memberikan maklumat yang jelas secara teoritikal dalam disiplin seni kraf tentang bentuk seni kraf Gayo, motif-motifnya serta fungsi dalam konteks masyarakat Gayo. Seni kraf tradisional Gayo merupakan salah satu hasil kraf tangan dalam masyarakat yang terkandung didalamnya falsafah, moral dan nilai-nilai pendidikan dalam kehiduapan masyarakatnya yangdiwarisi sejak turun temurun. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan cara temu bual dengan tukang kraf, pentadbir pada jawatan Dewan Kraf Nasional Daerah dan masyarakat yang dianggap mengetahui tentang perwujudan makna simbol dalam Seni Kraf, serta dengan teknik pemerhatian dan perakaman visual seni kraf dan analisis dokumen dengan menghimpun penulisan artikel yang berkait erat dengan Seni Kraf. Analisis data dilakukan dengan model interaktif oleh Miles dan Huberman dan pengumpulan data dengan mengatur hasil temu bual, catatan lapangan dan benda lainnya yang berguna bagi peningkatan pemahaman pengkaji mengenai subjek k.....

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The objectives of the study are to determine the phytochemical constituents from the bark and leaves of Murraya koenigii, to develop synthetic analogues from girinimbine and mahanimbine via Lewis acid-mediated reactions, and to evaluate cytotoxic activities. The isolation and purification of the chemical compounds were done by using various chromatography methodologies. These compounds were then structurally identified by various spectroscopic techniques such as NMR, IR, UV and mass spectrometry. In vitro cytotoxic activities were evaluated against human promyelocytic leukemia (HL-60), cervical cancer cell lines (HeLa) and the normal mouse embryonic fibroblasts (NIH/3T3) cell lines via MTT assay. As the findings, phytochemical analysis on bark and leaves of M. koenigii afforded a total of 36 chemical compounds included six new carbazoles, viz., murrastanine-A, murrastinine-A, -B and -C, murrayatanine-A and bismahanimboline. Besides, two girinimbine analogues, viz., murranimbine and epo.....

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