Poverty is perceived as something unending in most poor and developing countries and it still occurs in areas including which have become tourist attraction centres. Tourism is an economic sector that is increasingly growing in importance to most poor and developing countries especially in rural areas and in the interior. Tourism activities have the ability to stimulate regional development rapidly which in turn benefits the locals. However, there is also a situation whereby its development is not equally beneficial to the government, investors and locals despite the rapidly developing tourism activities in that area. Pro Poor Tourism (PPT) is a mechanism that is able to benefit the poor at tourism centres; several strategies and approaches were identified as capable of increasing the cooperative bonding between the government, private sectors and local population as well as providing benefits to all three parties without ignoring the locals in the area. This study aims to present the .....

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In order to accomplish the learning objectives of ecology, biodiversity and environment course, in situ activities remain the finest key to complement by conducting real fieldwork experiments. The specific objectives of the fieldwork are to ensure sustainable learning, adopting best practice in scientific documentation, and implementing holistic and integrated learning approach in the course. Therefore, related field topic was given to the students and resulted with the following attributes. Four different species of pitcher plants were identified and classified throughout the study. The recent biology educational trip to Bako National Park had documented various well-known species of Nepenthes. Information on Nepenthes species present in the parks is useful for educational and research purposes, developing a conservation plan and management and also helps in promoting ecotourism. The trip was conducted to introduce a comprehensive learning experience to the students in biodiversity-re.....

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To facilitate the learning objectives of ecology, biodiversity and environment course, in situ activities remain the finest key to complement by conducting real fieldwork and hands on study. The specific objectives of the study are to promote sustainable learning, adopting effective practice in academic and scientific documentation, and implementing holistic and blended learning approach in the course by introducing a comprehensive learning experience in biodiversity-related discipline. Therefore, Basidiomycota and Ascomycota study based on diversity, host association and community structure in Gunung Gading National Park was chosen and resulted with the following attributes, where, four different species of macrofungi were identified and classified including Ganoderma, Coprinellus and Cookeina. Information on Basidiomycota and Ascomycota diversity species present in the parks is useful for educational and research purposes such as in Malaysian fungal diversity, climate change marker a.....

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Intensive investigation of phytochemicals from edible Melicope glabra leaves provided a series of O-alkylated quercetins (1?13). The quercetin 1 bearing prenyl and methyl motif showed potent inhibition to human acetylcholinesterase (hAChE) with mixed type I mode, while quercetin was inactive. The position of methyl group was also a critical factor to hAChE inhibition: 1 (4?-O-methyl, IC50 = 12.7 ?M) vs 2 (3?-O-methyl, IC50 = 119 ?M). Inhibitory potency was doubly confirmed with the binding affinity (KSV) based on fluorescence quenching. O-Methyl groups on quercetin were observed to influence ?-secretase (BACE1) inhibition. Thus, O-methylated quercetins (4?6) displayed potential inhibitions against BACE1 with IC50 values of 1.3, 4.1, and 14.1 ?M, respectively. All compounds (3?6) have noncompetitive mode to BACE1. Additionally, all quercetin derivatives (1?13) had antioxidant potentials against different radical sources (ABTS, ORAC and FRAP). The UPLC-ESI-Q-TOF/MS indicated that the lea.....

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Penyelidikan mengenai Reka bentuk landskap The Sensory Park:Play For All adalah berkonsepkan ‘Urban Playscape’ taman permainan bandar. Hal ini di mana ianya adalah penghasilan sebuah taman multisensori yang terbuka buat semua peringkat dan tahap umur seseorang untuk beriadah dan bermain bersama-sama. Objektif kajian yang pertama menjustifikasi elemen reka bentuk landskap selari dengan konsep The Sensory Park:Play For All yang melibatkan semua peringkat umur. Kedua, mengaplikasikan elemen reka bentuk The Sensory Park:Play For All melalui penghasilan 5 fasa utama iaitu Analisis dan Inventori Tapak, Kajian Visual, Kajian Konsep, Penghasilan Pelan Induk (Master Plan) dan Penghasilan Model 3D. Akhir sekali, menghasilkan sebuah model 3Dimensi reka bentuk landskap The Sensory Park: Play For All. Pengkaji menggunakan kajian praktis studio untuk mendapatkan kefahaman yang mendalam tentang kajian yang ingin dihasilkan. Kajian ini dijalankan adalah kerana ingin memberi pendedahan k.....

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Penyelidikan ini adalah mengenai Eksperimentasi Bahan Kitar Semula dalam Penghasilan Model 3 Dimensi Reka Bentuk Landskap berkonsepkan N.G.E.T.A.N EDU PARK di UPSI. Objektif kajian yang pertama untuk mengidentifikasi jenis bahan terbuang dalam penghasilan model 3D. Kedua, mengenalpasti elemen reka bentuk landskap berkonsepkan N.G.E.T.A.N Edu Park yang menjadi simbolik kepada pengunjung apabila berada dalam taman ini. Objektif ketiga, menghasilkan model 3D reka bentuk landskap berkonsepkan N.G.E.T.A.N Edu Park dengan mengaplikasikan eksperimentasi daripada bahan terbuang. Pengkaji menggunakan kaedah Praktis Studio dalam Penghasilan Reka Bentuk Landskap. Pengkaji mendapatkan sumber maklumat mengenai bahan kitar semula melalui pemerhatian ke tapak kajian yang terletak di Sungken Plaza berhadapan Dewan Tuanku Canselor, UPSI, bagi membuat analisis dan inventori tapak, melawat ke kawasan sekitar Kuala Lumpur dan Kuching, Sarawak serta membuat membuat analisis dokumen berkaitan ta.....

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Penyelidikan ini adalah mengenai Aplikasi Konsep Islamic Modern dalam Reka Bentuk Landskap Di Persekitaran Kampus Sultan Azlan Shah, Seni bina Islam moden ialah yang dicipta untuk atau oleh masyarakat Islam di seluruh dunia. Ia mewakili gabungan warisan seni Islam yang kaya dengan bentuk dan gaya baharu. Ciri dan konsep taman Islam mempunyai pengaruh yang besar terhadap reka bentuk landskap., Menurut Kamus Dewan Edisi Kedua ,aplikasi bermaksud kegunaan ,atur cara atau mengaplikasikan menggunakan secara amali.. Ianya juga bertujuan untuk merungkai beberapa persoalan- persoalan yang terdapat dalam sesuatu kajian yang perlu diterokai oleh pengkaji Objektif kajian ini untuk Menjelaskan elemen-elemen Reka Bentuk Landskap Jannah Of Knowledge Park yang menjadi daya tarikan dan tumpuan kepada para pengunjung dan mengenalpasti konsep reka bentuk landskap yang dipilih oleh pengkaji untuk menghasilkan model reka bentuk landskap.Seterusnya, pengkaji mengindentifikasi model reka bentuk l.....

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Inovasi terhadap penghasilan model 3D reka bentuk landskap jarang dihasilkan oleh mana-mana individu. Pengkarya mengambil insiatif terhadap hal tersebut untuk menghasilkan model 3D reka bentuk landskap yang menggunakan stail pandangan sisi dan keratan rentas. Pengkarya ingin mengkaji tentang teknik penghasilan reka bentuk landskap stail pandangan sisi dan keratan rentas dalam penghasilan model 3D. Stail pandangan sisi dan keratan rentas ialah teknik pandangan sisi melibatkan mencipta lukisan atau model reka bentuk landskap seolah-olah ia dihiris separuh menegak. Objektif kajian ini adalah mengidentifikasikan kriteria elemen reka bentuk landskap yang sesuai bagi penghasilan model keratan rentas educational art park. Selain itu, mengaplikasikan elemen reka bentuk landskap educational art park dalam penghasilan pelan konsep dan pelan induk. Akhir sekali, menginovasikan penghasilan Model 3D reka bentuk landskap melalui kaedah pandangan sisi dan keratan rentas dengan penggunaan .....

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The entirety of sounds that can be heard at any particular time and place is referred to as the soundscape. Similar to how a landscape presents itself visually, one way to think of a soundscape is as the way the listener's surroundings show themselves through sound. Terminology such as sound ecology, bioacoustics, electroacoustic music and musical composition of sound art is something that is still a novel concept in Malaysia. In Malaysia, the genre of soundscape composition is relatively new. This research is conducted and mainly inspired by the World Soundscape Project by R. Murray Schafer. The World Soundscape Project is to foster awareness of sounds and to promote the importance of soundscape and nature. Hence, this concept was applied in this research in text by conducting soundscape research in Bako National Park, Sarawak. The purpose of this research was to record the acoustic environment as a case study of soundscape composition which leads to composing a musical piece of sound.....

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Anatomy and morphological characters were employed to identify four samples of Tacca sp. (Belimbing Tanah) from different localities in Perak. Anatomical characters including leaf epidermal characters, leaf venation, type of stomata and trichomes were investigated through transverse sections, epidermal peel and leaf clearing procedures. The outline and vascularization of the sections were also investigated. Result has shown that Tacca from four different localities in Perak were similar anatomically. However, morphologically these four species can be differentiated mostly based on their leaves, flowers and fruits. The leaf margins are slightly different of either entire or denticulate, and the colours of floral bracts are either purplish-black or purplish-black at the base gradually turns white to the apex. Eventhough they are slightly different morphologically, Tacca of Gunung Lang and Gunung Liang were suggested as T. chantrieri based on dichotomous key of Kalkman which emphasizes on.....

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