Judul: Penilaian Tingkat Kesadaran Warga Negeri Sembilan Malaysia terhadap perilaku Kekejaman pada Hewan Peliharaan
Abstrak: Animal cruelty refers to a wide range of behaviours harmful to animals, ranging from neglect to malicious killing. Animal Cruelty has several types which may be one of gross neglect, simple neglect, animal hoarding, organized abuse, intentional abuse, ritualistic abuse or animal sexual assault. In recent years, animal cruelty has stirred into the limelight as the number of reported incidences of abuse has increased that the public should be aware of. In Malaysia, the continuous emergence of animal cruelty often gets highlighted in the mass and social media. The study of animal cruelty awareness based on the “Five Domains” mainly in pet animals is underexplored in Malaysia. These Five Domians consist of good nutrition, good environment, good health, appropriate behaviour and positive mental experiences. This study was carried out to evaluate the level of knowledge, attitude, and awareness towards animal cruelty in companion animals among the residents of Negeri Sembilan and the relationship across the subgroups such as gender, age categories, districts, religion status, educational level as well as pet ownership. By employing simple random method, a total of 385 samples were collected from each district via the dissemination of questionnaire through Google form, to improve the understanding and sensibility of animal cruelty issues. The result of the study revealed found that women who are aged from 18 to 39 years demonstrated higher awareness compared to males. Good animal cruelty knowledge is associated with higher educational level while low educational population have the least awareness and knowledge level. Besides, individuals who are tied to strong religious believes has lower awareness compares to non-religious people. The urban dwellers namely residents of Seremban and Port Dickson have had good knowledge and animal cruelty awareness compared to rural residents from Tampin. Individuals who own pets also expressed greater concerns for animal welfare than those who did not have pets as they have more interaction with animals on daily basis. Overall, residents of Negeri Sembilan have good level of awareness. Keywords: awareness, animal cruelty, animal welfare, five domains
Keyword: awareness, animal cruelty, animal welfare, five domains

Judul: Kesejahteraan hewan peliharaan dalam ruangan dan hewan peliharaan luar ruangan di Seri Petaling, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Abstrak: Animal welfare is a broad and multi-faceted topic that refers to the accountability of human towards animal well-being. Animal welfare has been receiving growing recognition worldwide that the public should be aware of. In Malaysia, animal welfare issue especially animal cruelty often gets highlighted and attracts media attention. The study of animal welfare awareness based on the “Five Freedoms” mainly in pet animal is underexplored in Malaysia. This study was carried out to evaluate animal welfare awareness of residents in Seri Petaling and the relationship across the subgroups such as fields of study, age categories and religion status. A total of 349 samples were collected online via the dissemination of questionnaire through Google form. Overall, the level of animal welfare awareness specifically in companion animal of the respondents is in medium category. Among the five freedoms being studied, the differences in the level of animal welfare awareness between three types of pet owners were statistically significant. However, among the age and religious categories, the differences in the level of animal welfare awareness were statistically insignificant., Kesejahteraan hewan adalah topik lintas disiplin yang luas. Kesejahteraan hewan adalah tanggungjawab manusia terhadap hewan yang penerapannya telah berlaku universal. Oleh karena itu, masyarakat harus memiliki kesadaran terhadap penerapannya. Di Malaysia, masalah kesejahteraan hewan khusus kekejaman terhadap hewan sering disorot dan menarik perhatian media. Penelitian tentang tingkat kesadaran masyarakat terhadap kesejahteraan hewan berdasar prinsip "Five Freedoms" terutama pada hewan peliharaan sangat terbatas di Malaysia. Penelitian ini bertujuan mempelajari kesadaran kesejahteraan hewan dan mengevaluasi hubungan subkelompok seperti bidang studi, kategori usia dan status agama dengan tingkat kesadaran kesejahteraan hewan dari warga di Seri Petaling. Data dari 349 responden dikumpulkan secara online melalui penyebaran kuesioner formulir Google. Secara keseluruhan, tingkat kesadaran responden terhadap kesejahteraan hewan peliharaan tergolong kategori sedang. Dari lima kebebasan yang diteliti, ditemukan perbedaan yang nyata secara statistik dalam kesadaran kesejahteraan hewan diantara pemilik hewan dari ketiga cara pemeliharaan tersebut. Namun, antara kelompok umur dan agama, perbedaan tingkat kesadaran kesejahteraan hewan secara statistik tidak signifikan.
Keyword: age, animal welfare, field of study, religion

Judul: Hydrothermal Synthesis of Biphasic Calcium Posphate
Abstrak: Biphasio calsium phosphate (BCP), which was a mixture of hydroxypatite (HA) and tricalcium phosphate (TCP), was synthesized by hydrothermal method followed by sintering process. Hydroxyapatite was produced by using natural calcium source CaO from hen's eggshell and (NH4)2HPO4 as phosphate souce, other hydroxyapatite sample was produce by using synthetic calcium source Ca(OH) and H3PO4 as phosphate source.
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