This study aims to identify the determinants that may provide the public and private HEIs with a competitive advantage in recruiting, retaining and engaging the students. Specifically, this study examines the effect of student satisfaction, dimensions of relationship investment and alternative attractiveness on student commitment, and consequently on the student engagement across public and private HEIs. To test the proposed framework, this research adopted the positivist, quantitative and deductive approach. Data were gathered using questionnaires from a sample of 300 public and private HEIs students and were analyzed using multi-group analysis in Structural Equation Modelling (SEM). The results show that in order to increase the student engagement, both the public and private HEIs should increase the student commitment and accomplish similar strategies that are to focus on student satisfaction and student direct investment. In spite of that, it is important for the private HEIs to fo.....

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Majority of schools in Malaysia make garden as the vibrant landscape. But it has yet to function as laboratories for teaching and learning outside the classroom. This study with quantitative design was conducted to examine the mastery of motor skills according to gender using garden-based learning modules (GBL). A total of 14 samples were selected from Year 2 students at Sekolah Kebangsaan Behrang Ulu, Tanjung Malim, Perak. The instruments administered is self-developed GBL module consists of three activities written according to the learning standards. A pilot test was carried out and the study showed the reliability coefficient Cronbach alpha = 0.73. Data was collected using a checklist done by each activity through experiment and analyzed using descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistical correlation. The scores for male and male were (mean=9.286, SD= 1.799) and (mean =3.429, SD =2.637) respectively. All the three activities showed an increase (me.....

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Fungi are eukaryotic organisms that live as saprophytes, parasites or symbionts in their plant or animal hosts. Despite extensive research on the involvement of fungal allergens in the pathophysiology of allergic diseases, studies on fungi as a prominent source of allergens are still lacking in basic research and clinical practice. Hence, this study was conducted to identify ten common airborne fungal species as a preliminary work prior to conducting a sensitisation study on common fungal allergens. Fifty-four dust samples were collected from offices, laboratories lecturers’ rooms that are situated within three blocks of the Sultan Azlan Shah Campus, UPSI, Tanjong Malim, Perak, Malaysia by using a vacuum cleaner. The sieved dust was cultured with potato dextrose agar media, incubated at room temperature to propagate pure cultures and sent to the Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute for identification viapolymerase chain reaction. The most common species found in .....

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Fungi are vital pathogens related to airway and deferent diseases. Exposure to fungi will have adverse effects on human health through severe immune responses. Allergic diseases like allergic rhinitis, asthma, airborne dermatitis, or allergic conjunctivitis. These diseases may well be aggravated by fungi al- lergens from the natural atmosphere or from the indoor environment in en- closed areas, workplaces and houses. Fungi allergy prevalence for the Malay- sian population has yet to be reported. Therefore, information on allergens of fungi species in Sultan Idris Education University (UPSI), Sultan Azlan Shah Campus will be used to profile the nation prevalence on fungi allergy. Hence, the present study is conducted at UPSI to identify the ten most common air- borne fungal species as a preliminary work prior to sensitization study on common fungal allergens. Dust was collected from 54 rooms situated within the 3 blocks at UPSI Sultan Azlan Shah Campus buildings using a vacuum cleaner. .....

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This study shows that the Islamic psychosocial level of adolescent offenders is at a low level. It is understood that Islamic psychosocial refers to the strength of the Islamic spirit within an individual to interact with the community around him. This is the nature of empathy and it is solely from the encouragement of Allah’s universal mercy. The low level of psychosocial is due to the person’s poor Islamic mentalcognitive process. The level of thinking of mental-cognitive process plays an important role in developing one’s psychosocial (compared with Gadd & Jefferson 2007). The study also reveals the positive influence between Islamic mental-cognitive process and Islamic psychosocial. In Islam one should always prioritize the needs of others above oneself. Islam does not recognize individualization and capitalization. Islam only recognizes the fact that genuine individuals are the ones who sacrifice themselves and their property to uphold the truth of Allah. Throughout the hist.....

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Background: The prevalence of allergy among Surabaya school children is currently unknown. Objective: To identify the prevalence of the common allergic sensitization and allergic diseases among school children and undergraduate students in suburban of Surabaya by epidemiologic data collection. Methods: A multistage simple random sampling was done to select 5 primary schools, 8 secondary schools (4 of junior high schools and senior high schools, respectively), and 1 university from 5 districts in Surabaya city. Out of 550 invited respondents, 499 (128 primary school, 221 secondary school, and 150 undergraduate) respondents gave their consent. A complete personal history, allergic symptoms, environmental exposure of common allergens was obtained from interview and the physical examinations were performed. Skin prick test (SPT) was done using 45 different allergen extracts. Total serum IgE and specific IgE radioallergosorbent test levels were measured for respondents with allergic manife.....

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The Dual Language Programme (DLP) is a programme introduced under the foundation of Memartabatkan Bahasa Malaysia Memperkukuh Bahasa Inggeris (MBMMBI). The DLP was first implemented in 2016 at selected schools. As such, researchers had conducted a study to evaluate the implementation of the DLP for science and mathematics which has been used in secondary school based on the CIPP model from the aspect of context, input, process and product. The first objective of this research is to identify the level of context, input, process and product dimensions of the DLP. The second objective is to identify the relationship among the level of context, input, process and product dimensions during the implementation of the DLP with the teachers’ teaching experience. The third objective is to identify the advantages, weaknesses, challenges and suggestions by science and mathematics teachers in realising the DLP. This research had involved 210 teachers who taught science and mathematics in secondar.....

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Healthy eating habit is one of the factors contributing to an improvement in one’s health. Physical activities also help improve and maintain one’s health. In this regard, this article discusses the importance of eating habits and physical activities among school students. In addition, health issues related to eating habits and the practice of physical activities are also highlighted. In overall, the results revealed that healthy eating habits and regular physical activities help one to maintain good health..

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Reading skill is an important skill in Kadazandusun language to enable pupils to follow and master the teaching and learning in the classroom. However, the findings from previous studies show that most pupils in primary schools have yet to master the basic skills of reading in the pronunciation aspect. Therefore, this study has to be carried out to study the effectiveness of ‘Sinding Pimato’ software application on the reading achievement of the Year One pupils. This study is a quasi-experimental study. The quantitative approach is used together with pre and post-test instruments. A total of 30 Year One pupils in a school at Tambunan District have become the sample for this study. The sample of the study was divided into two groups, namely the experimental group taught using ‘Sinding Pimato’ software and the control group taught by Chalk and Talk method. The findings show that there is a significant difference in the achievement of reading between the experimental group and the.....

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Puisi lisan merupakan salah satu tradisi lisan kaum Kadazandusun di Sabah yang lazimnya dinyanyikan secara solo mahupun berpasangan sama ada mengandungi elemen tarian, muzik ataupun tidak. Sebahagian elemen yang menonjol dalam genre lisan kaum Kadazandusun adalah sudawil (pantun) yang tergolong dalam kategori puisi lisan tradisional. Oleh kerana kehidupan masyarakat lama Kadazandusun amat peka kepada alam semula jadi sebagai sumber ekonomi, maka banyaklah pantun yang dicipta berkait rapat dengan kehidupan persekitaran mereka yang lebih berunsurkan nasihat, teguran dan sindiran kepada anak-anak mereka khasnya generasi muda pada suatu ketika dahulu. Perbincangan ini diusahakan untuk meneliti unsur metafora yang terdapat dalam puisi lisan tradisional Kadazandusun yang telah diselarikan dengan aliran metafora kognitif yang dipelopori oleh Lakoff dan Johnson. Hasil kajian ini mendapati bahawa bahasa dalam puisi lisan tradisional khasnya pantun mempunyai makna yang tersirat dan tersurat atau.....

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