UPSI Digital Repository (UDRep) : Guest Mode

Search Results

9 record(s) found

Gender differences: the attitude differences of Malay male and female students towards the use of swear words

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine the attitude differences of Malay male and female students towards the use of swear words. The respondents consist of thirteen male and thirteen female Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris students aged between twenty and twenty three majoring in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL), Sport Science, Malay studies and Accounting. The quantitative and qualitative analyses were used in this study. The descriptive statistics is used to report the frequency and percentages and the content analysis suggested by Fraenkel & Wallen (2003) was employed. The findings of this study indicate that the female students tend to use swear words negatively while the male students used it both negatively and positively. Both male and female students feel that factors such as environmental influences, the media and the norm encouraged the use of swearwords. Their approval and disapproval of the use of swear words are visible in their non-verbal language (gesture, .....

Thesis Published 2007 1346 hits Available

Kesantunan Bahasa: pertembungan antara budaya melayu-bukan melayu dan islam-bukan islam

Ja'afar Salinah,

Abstract

Kesantunan bahasa ialah tatacara atau peraturan yang wujud dalam berbahasa. Kesantunan bahasa seringkali dapat dilihat dalam interaksi antara individu yang berkomunikasi. Tatabahasa atau tatacara berbahasa hams sesuai dengan norma-norma budaya sesuatu masyarakat yang menggunakan bahasa. Bangsa Melayu amat terkenal dengan kesantunan bahasa mereka. Kesantunan bahasa sesuatu masyarakat seringkali dipengaruhi oleh norma-norma budaya masyarakat tersebut. Budaya kesantunan masyarakat Melayu pula seringkali dikaitkan dengan agama Islam. Setiap masyarakat mempunyai norma dan nilai kesantunan bahasa yang berbeza. Masyarakat Malaysia yang memang sudah dikenali sebagai masyarakat majmuk tidak dapat lari daripada mengalami pertembungan budaya. Peristiwa perkahwinan campur bukanlah gejala yang barn berlaku di kalangan masyarakat Melayu di Malaysia, malah sudah menjadi satu budaya di kalangan masyarakat "Malaysia" yang berbilang kaum. Pertembungan budaya ini juga telah menimbulkan pelbagai ragam dan.....

Conference Item Published 2005 1001 hits Available

Impact of repeated reading strategy on reading fluency of Malaysian lower secondary school students

Hasimah Ja'afar

Abstract

The Impact of Repeated Reading Strategy on the Reading Fluency of Malaysian Lower Secondary School Students. Hasimah Ja'afar, 2015: Applied Dissertation, Nova Southeastern University, Abraham S. Fischler College of Education. ERIC Descriptors: Directed Reading Activity, Reading Fluency, Accuracy, Decoding (Reading), Word Recognition This applied dissertation was designed to investigate the impact of repeated reading on the reading fluency of Malaysian lower secondary school students using curriculumbased measurement (CBM), also known as the oral reading fluency (ORF)procedure (Deno, 1985,2003). The CBM (Deno, 2003) was used to establish the participants' reading accuracy and automaticity in word decoding. The Multi-Dimensional Fluency Rubric (Rasinski, 2004b) was used to assess the participants' reading prosody, and the Reading Evaluation and Decoding System test (Mohamed, Eng, & Ismail, 2010) was used to assess the participants' reading comprehension ability. An analysis of the data r.....

Thesis Published 2015 1411 hits Available

Phytochemical screening and proximate analysis of ethanolic leaves extract of Cassia tora

Kamal Ja’afar Muhammad

Abstract

Cassia tora is a leguminous plant belonging to the family Fabaceae and are used for the treatment of lepsory, psoriasis, ringworm, ulcers, skin diseases and as a laxative and antiasthenic. The preliminary phytochemical screening of the ethanolic extract of Cassia tora was carried out using standard methods while the nutritional values were studied for moisture content, ash content, crude lipids, crude fibre, crude protein and carbohydrates. The preliminary phytochemical analysis of the leaves indicated the presence of anthraquinones, flavonoids, steroids/triterpenoids, fats, tannins, alkaloids, carbohydrates, phlobatannins and glycosides. The proximate analysis of the leaves revealed that it contained crude fat 6.01%, crude fibre 7.54%, moisture 10.23%, ash content 15.01%, crude protein 27.34% and carbohydrate 33.69%. Cassia tora leaves could be a potential source of nutritional and mineral elements that may be useful in nutrition. The phytochemicals observed in this study explained th.....

Article Published 2018 853 hits Available

Enhancing oral reading fluency through computer assisted repeated reading

Hasimah Ja\'afar

Abstract

This study was carried out to investigate the effectiveness of using the Computer Assisted Repeated Reading (CARR) technique to enhance Form One rural students? oral reading fluency (ORF). The single subject experimental design (SSED) involved five students who participated in a 12-week study where CARR intervention was carried out twice a week. CARR, the adaptation of the CBM/ORF procedure, was used to improve their accuracy and automaticity in word decoding. Each participant?s accuracy and automaticity in word decoding before and after intervention were charted on line graphs. Accuracy was determined by the percentage of words read correctly. The participant?s initial reading accuracy showed that they could only read at instructional level but improved after the CARR intervention. Automaticity was determined by the reading rate or words read correctly per minute (WCPM) and the results too showed improvements. It can be concluded that the CARR technique was effective in improving stru.....

Article Published 2021 1031 hits Available

Propaganda dan keganasan komunis di Sarawak, 1963-1972

Ahmad Syakir Ja’afar

Abstract

Artikel ini mengkaji bentuk keganasan dan propaganda pihak komunis di Sarawak. Penentangan secara besarbesaran ini berlaku disebabkan oleh pembentukan Malaysia pada 1963, dikuatkan lagi dengan peristiwa Pemberontakan Brunei 1962, Konfrontasi Malaysia-Indonesia 1963-1966 dan sokongan masyarakat tempatan terhadap ideologi komunisme di Sarawak. Artikel ini juga akan membincangkan kerjasama antara pihak komunis dengan pihak luar beraliran komunis di Brunei, Indonesia dan dalam Sarawak sendiri. Keganasan yang dicetuskan ini menyebabkan masyarakat hidup dalam keadaan takut serta mengancam keharmonian dalam pentadbiran. Kajian ini menggunakan sumber arkib dan perpustakaan sebagai sumber rujukan seperti bahan dan data daripada Arkib Negara Cawangan Sarawak, Pustaka Negeri Sarawak, Repositori Arkib Negeri Sarawak, Perpustakaan Dewan Bahasa & Pustaka Cawangan Sarawak dan Perpustakaan Tuanku Bainun Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris. Fakta yang diperoleh ditafsir dan ditulis dalam bentuk naratif .....

Article Published 2021 1224 hits Available

Pharmacological Activities of the Genus Globimetula and Scurrula

Kamal Ja’afar Muhammad

Abstract

This article aims to deliver updates on the pharmacological activities of Globimetula and Scurrula species and their usage as ethnomedicine worldwide. About 13 species of Globimetula and 10 species of Scurrula are spread in Africa and Asia respectively. There is a need to establish the pharmacological properties of the plant extracts and isolated compounds from these species. Research on the biological activities of Globimetula and Scurrula species showed considerable disease-related enzyme (tyrosinase) inhibition as well as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, anticonvulsant, central nervous system depressant, and cytotoxic activities. This review also affords important information for the future growth of isolated compounds from Globimetula and Scurrula species. Keywords: Loranthaceae, phytochemicals, alkaloids, triterpenes, flavonoids..

Article Published 2024 1250 hits Available

Chemical constituents of Loranthaceae (Mistletoes): a review

Kamal Ja’afar Muhammad

Abstract

This article review is designed to bring some updates on the phytochemistry of the Loranthaceae family in order to throw more light on future research priorities. Loranthaceae family is the leading pantropical semi parasitic shrubs generally termed mistletoe. They consist of about 75 genera and 1000 species growing in many countries of Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America and New Zealand with diverse widespread uses in adornment, food and medication. The literatures for this review was collected from various online databases: Google Scholar, PubMed, Research gate, Science Direct, Scopus and web of Science for nine genera namely, Globimetula, Scurrula, Dendrophtoe, Loranthus, Phragmanthera, Tapinanthus, Taxillus, Tripodanthus and Viscum based on the type of phytochemicals, popularity and environmental setting. Chemical studies of the Loranthaceae species have produced a number of important phytochemicals belonging to different classes. The recent investigations led to the disc.....

Article Published 2024 815 hits Available

Corrigendum to “Review of artificial neural networks-contribution methods integrated with structural equation modeling and multi-criteria decision analysis for selection customization” (Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence (2023) 124, (S0952197623008278), (10.1016/j.engappai.2023.106643))

Garfan, Salem Abdullah

Abstract

The authors regret that they have missed to add the second affiliation of the author A.S. Albahri. The additional affiliation of A.S. Albahri should be included as follows: Technical College, Imam Ja'afar Al-Sadiq University, Baghdad, Iraq. The authors would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused. © 2023 Elsevier Ltd..

Article Published 2024 441 hits Available

Search Results

Filter

Specific Period

Recently Accessed