bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
PERBEDAAN PENGARUH TERAPI SINAR INFRA MERAH DAN BACK EXERCISE TERHADAP NYERI PUNGGUNG BAWAH
Authors: Prasetyo Eko Budi
Published: March 2019

The purpose of this study to determine differences in the effect of back exercisesto increase flexibility of the spine, the lower back pain and spinal flexibility, andto investigate the interaction between type of therapy , low back pain.Type ofresearch is that the study is a quasi-experimental, with a pretest - posttest designapproach . With the method of taking samples is purposive incidental samplingthrough inspection procedures to establish the diagnosis of lower back pain.Theresults in this study are reduction in lower back pain and increase spinal flexibilitybut there is no effect and a significant interaction between the type of physicaltherapy to increase flexibility and decrease lower back pain , then there is nosignificant difference between the type of therapy to lower back pain. Based onthe conclusions obtained the following results : The type of physical therapyinfrared and william flexi exercise compared with other types of physical therapyinfrared and Mc . Kenzie exercise.
PENATALAKSANAAN FISIOTERAPI PADA KONDISI LOW BACK PAIN et CAUSA SPONDYLOSIS LUMBAL DENGAN MODALITAS ULTRASOUND, TRANSCUTANEUS ELECTRICAL NERVE STIMULATION DAN WILLIAM’S FLEXION EXERCISE DI RSUD KRATON PEKALONGAN
Authors: Fibriani Indah Ayu , Prasetyo Eko Budi
Published: March 2019

Low Back Pain et causa Spondylosis Lumbar is a degenerative process that occurs in the corpus and the intervertebral disc due to a decrease in the density ofthe corpus intervertebra and narrowing of the corpus intervertebral causedthinning of the disc, along with lower back pain due to stress back muscles,tendons, ligaments with symptoms such as Local pain not accompanied bytingling, weakness or neurological disorders. Problems of physiotherapy includepain silent press and motion in the lower back spasm, decreased trunk musclestrength, range of motion limitations trunk, decreased functional activity. In thiscase the selected intervention technologies to overcome the above problems byusing ultrasound modality, transcutaneus electrical nerve stimulation andWilliam's flexi exercise. Design research with descriptive method used in thepreparation of scientific papers is a case study. The taking of scientific papers isdone in RSUD Kraton Pekalongan. Based therapy that has been done obtained the following results: (1)decrease in silent pain becomes T6 T1 = 8 = 2, the tenderness T1 = 2 to T6 = 1,and the motion pain becomes T1 = 4.8 T6 = 1, (2) a decrease in muscle spasm atT1 = spasm, at T6 = spasm but decreases, (3) an increase in muscle strength m.Flexor trunk T1 = 2 to T6 = 3, at m. extensor trunk T1 = 2 to T6 = 3, (4) anincrease in the scope of flexion trunk T1 = 4 to T6 = 6, the extension trunk T1 = 4to T6 = 6, lateral dextra trunk T1 = 3 to T6 = 8, lateral sinistra Trunk T1 = 8 to T6= 9 (5) an increase in functional activity T1 = 18% to T6 = 2%. With the results obtained it can be concluded that the use of the modalitiesof physiotherapy with ultrasound, transcutaneus electrical nerve stimulation andWilliam's flexi physiotherapy exercise can help the problems arising from lowback pain lumbar spondylosis et causa.
Hubungan Riwayat Cidera Lutut Terhadap Pasien Yang Berpotensi Osteoarthritis Lutut Di Puskesmas Dinoyo Kota Malang
Authors: Rahmanto Safun , Aisyah Khaiyatul
Published: March 2019

ABSTRAK

Latar belakang : Osteoartritis merupakan salah satu penyakit degenerative yang ditandai dengan hilangnya tulang rawan articular dan terjadi peradangan sinovial yang menyebabkan kekakuan sendi, nyeri dan kehilangan mobilitas sendi. Ada banyak faktor risiko osteoarthritis lutut, salah satunya  adalah riwayat cidera lutut. Cidera lutut menurunkan kestabilan sendi lutut pada bantalan beban tubuh. Cidera lutut meningkatkan risiko osteoarthritis pada area kontak tibiofemoral dan tekanan pada  cidera meniscal, sehingga menyebabkan unstabil sendi berupa ligament sprain dan lesi pada chondral atau dengan mengganggu sistem neuromuskular. Individu dengan riwayat trauma sendi 3-6 kali lebih berpotensi terjadinya osteoarthritis lutut. Dalam 5 tahun cedera, lutut mengalami perubahan struktural seperti, perubahan komposisi tulang rawan, dan perubahan pada struktur  ulang. Tujuan Penelitian : Menganalisis hubungan antara riwayat cidera lutut terhadap pasien yang berpotensi osteoarthritis lutut di Puskesmas Dinoyo Kota Malang.  etode Penelitian : Desain penelitian menggunakan Case Control Study dengan jumlah sampel 120 responden di Puskesmas Dinoyo Kota Malang yang  diambil dengan metode Simple Random Sampling. Pengambilan data untuk mengetahui riwayat cidera lutut dinilai dengan kuesioner OA Risk C dan wawancara mendalam. Potensi adanya osteoarthritis lutut dinilai menggunakan pemeriksaan fisik, skala jette dan data sekunder dari Puskesmas Dinoyo Kota Malang. Hasil : Hasil penelitian dengan uji Chi-Square terhadap Riwayat cidera lutut dikaitkan dengan osteoarthritis lutut dalam penelitian ini didapatkan nilai signifikan lebih kecil dari alpha 5% (0,00 < 0,05) dengan Odds Ratio [OR= 5,82 (95% CI 2,54-13,35)]. Kesimpulan : Terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara riwayat cidera lutut terhadap pasien yang berpotensi osteoarthritis lutut di Puskesmas Dinoyo Kota Malang dan orang yang  memiliki riwayat cidera lutut berpeluang 5  kali lebih besar menderita osteoarthritis lutut daripada orang yang tidak memiliki riwayat cidera lutut.
Efektifitas Terapi Alternatif Antan Syifa Terhadap Perbaikan Visus Pada Penderita Kelainan Refraksi
Authors: Wahyudi Didik
Published: March 2019

ABSTRAK

Latar Belakang ; Kebutuhan masyarakat akan kesehatan saat ini terus meningkat, mereka tidak hanya memanfaatkan layanan kesehatan kedokteran untuk proses penyembuhan darisuatu penyakit namun juga menngunakan jasa pengobatan alternatif yang biasanya relatif murah, mudah, tidak menakutkan.Keefektifan dan keamanan terapi alternatif mata ntukkelaian refraski belum dapat diketahui dan dipertanggung jawabkan keamananya dan keberhasilanya. Tujuan Mengetahui keberhasilan pengobatan alternatif anta syifa (AA) padapasien kelainan refraksi. Metode Jenis penelitian yang dilakukan ialah deskriptif yang bertujuan untuk menggam-barkan hasil terapi alternatife anta syifa terhap kelainan refraksi.Penelitian ini dilaksanakan pada bulan oktober hingga desember 2017 dan tempat penelitian di terapi alternatif Anta Syifa Semarang. Hasil: Ada keberhasilan terapi alternatif padakelainan refraksi myopia dan hypermetop ringan, tidak ada keberhasilan untuk myopia sedang, tinggi, serta astigmatisme. Kesimpulan : Perlu dilakukan penelitian lanjutan tentangkeefektifan dan keamanan metode pengobatan alternatif yang digunakan dengan jumlah sampel yang besar dan waktu yang lebih lama.

 

ABSTRACT

Background ; Today's public health needs continue to increase, they not only utilizes medical health services for the healing process of an illness but also uses alternative medical services which are usually relatively cheap, easy, not scary. The effectiveness and safety of alternative therapies cannot be known and accountable for their safety and success. Objective To find out the success of alternative treatment for antifaifa (AA) in refractive disorders patients. Methods The type of research conducted was descriptive which aimed to describe the results of alternative therapies between syifa and refractive abnormalities. This research was conducted from October to December 2017 and the research site was on alternative therapy at Anta Syifa Semarang. Results: There are successful alternative therapies for refractive  myopia and mild hypermetop abnormalities, no success for moderate, high myopia, and astigmatism. Conclusion: Further research is needed on the effectiveness and safety of alternative treatment methods used with large sample sizes and longer time periods.
Pelatihan Kombinasi Self Stretching Calf Muscle Dan Infra Merah Lebih Efektif Menurunkan Nyeri Otot Betis Pada Pembatik Cap Di Buaran Kota Pekalongan
Authors: Wulandari Irene Dwitasari
Published: March 2019

Sikap kerja berdiri dalam waktu lama akan membuat pekerja selalu berusaha menjaga posisi tubuhnya sehingga menyebabkan terjadinya beban kerja statis pada otot-otot kaki. Pekerjaan dengan posisi berdiri seperti yang dilakukan oleh pembatik cap menyangkut kerja fisik yang cukup melelahkan yang dilakukan dari pagi sampai sore hari dengan waktu yang cukup lama dan kondisi bekerja dalam keadaan berdiri. Sikap kerja yang dilakukan dapat mengakibatkan timbulnya beberapa keluhan nyeri pada kaki, hal ini mempengaruhi kemampuan dan menurunnya produktivitas kerja yang dihasilkan. Bekerja dengan posisiberdiri yang dilakukan secara terus menerus atau dalam jangka waktu lama menyebabkan ketegangan otot kaki serta keluhan kelelahan saat melakukan pekerjaan membatik cap dengan posisi berdiri selama berjam-jam. Oleh karena itu perlu dicari solusi untuk memecahkan masalah tersebut. Metode Fisioterapi sangat berguna dalam upaya penanganan keluhan otot betis yang dialami para pembatik cap diantaranya adalah modalitas self stretching calf muscle, koreksi postur dan penyinaran infra merah. Penelitian bertujuan untuk mengurangi keluhan nyeri otot betis pembatik cap akibat kerja berdiri lama dengan pelatihan kombinasi self stretching calf muscle dan infra merah . Hasil penelitian dengan analisis uji t- independent test (tidak berpasangan) menunjukkan bahwa rerata selisih penurunan nyeri otot betis antara kedua kelompok pelatihan didapatkan hasil p = 0,002 (p < 0,05), yang artinya terdapat perbedaan yang signifikan antara pelatihan kombinasi self stretching calf muscle dan infra merah dengan pemberian infra merah terhadap penurunan nyeri otot betis. Hal ini bisa dilihat dari hasil rerata penurunan selisih antara kelompok kontrol dan kelompok perlakuan. Dimana pada kelompok perlakuan terjadi penurunan Skala Verbal Rating Scale sebesar 24,8% sedangkankelompok kontrol hanya 20,1%, sehingga dapat disimpulkan kelompok perlakuan (pelatihan kombinasi self stretching calf muscle dan infra merah ) lebih baik dibandingkan kelompokkontrol (pemberian infra merah) dalam menurunkan nyeri otot betis pada pembatik cap.
Pengaruh Terapi Latihan Dan Kinesio Taping Pada Lesi Nerve Peroneus E.C Kusta
Authors: Kuswardani Kuswardani , Abidin Zainal , Amanati Suci , Ma`ruf Muhammad
Published: March 2019

Lesi Nerve Peroneus e.c Kusta adalah kelumpuhan otot di anterior dan lateral pada kaki akibat kerusakan atau cidera pada saraf peroneus. Kusta adalah penyakit menular kronis yangdisebabkan oleh Mycobacterium leprae. Penyakit ini menyerang kulit, saraf perifer, mukosa saluran pernapasan bagian atas, dan mata. Kusta dapat disembuhkan dan pengobatan pada tahap awal dapat mencegah kecacatan. Permasalahan yang timbul pada pasien Lesi Nerve Peroneus e.c Kusta ini adalah kelemahan pada extremitas bawah yang menyebabkan penurunan sifat fisiologis otot, keterbatasan lingkup gerak sendi, penurunan kekuatan otot dan atrofi otot. Terapi yang diberikan pada kasus ini dengan menggunakan terapi latihan gerak aktif-asisted, pasif dan stretching untuk menjaga lingkup gerak sendi dan menjaga sifat fisiologis otot, Kinesio taping diberikan untuk support muscle. Tujuan : Mengetahui pengaruh terapi latihan dan kinesio taping pada kasus lesi nerve peroneus dalam meningkatkan kekuatan otot dan peningkatan kemampuan fungsional kaki. Hasil : Setelah dilakukan terapi selama enam kali, hasilnya adalah peningkatan nilai kekuatan otot p value (Asymp. Sig 2 tailed) sebesar 0,002 yang berarti dibawah nilai kritis < 0,005 bermakna bahwa terjadi peningkatan kekuatan otot yang signifikan, sedangkan untuk kemampuan fungsional kaki tidak menunjukkan perubahan yang signifikan hal ini ditunjukkan dengan p value sig (2-tailed) sebesar 0,899 yang berarti tidak ada perbedaan yang signifikan antara sebelum dan sesudah terapi. Kesimpulan : berdasarkan penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwaterapi latihan dan penggunaan kinesiotaping dapat meningkatkan kekuatan otot tetapi tidak dapat meningkatkan kemampuan fungsional kaki secara signifikan.
SINIPAK COSTUME OF THE DUSUN TINDAL WOMEN FOLK OF SABAH
Authors: Noria ak Tugang
Published: March 2019

The sinipak traditional costumery is a centuriesold heritage inherited by the Dusun Tindal ethnic community located mainly in the flatlands of Kampung Bangkahak, Kampung Tempasuk and Kampung Piasau in the Kota Belud district of Sabah, Malaysia. The designs and accessories exhibited in the sinipak costume of the Dusun Tindal womenfolk are representative of natural materials and elements integrated with human creativity, and are traditionally perceived as symbols of wealth and social status within the community. Findings of this study were derived from fieldwork data and analysis of the design concepts of the sinipak female costumery.
ENTERPRISE RISK MANAGEMENT, PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE IN MALAYSIAN PUBLIC LISTED FIRMS
Authors: Abdul Rasid Siti Zaleha , Golshan Nargess , Mokhber Mozhdeh , Tan Gi-Gi , Mohd-Zamil Nor Aiza
Published: March 2019

There has been a call for integrating a strategic performance measurement system and enterprise risk management (ERM) as a proposed best practice for risk management. This study examines the effects of ERM and performance measurement systems (PMS) on organizational performance. In addition, this study also examines the effects of a linked ERM-PMS tool on organizational performance. The research method involved administering an online questionnaire survey to 196 public listed firms. The respondents were the head of risk management department of the firms. In the case of ERM and PMS effects on organizational performance, the result of simple linear regression supported the research hypotheses. However the results from the moderated multiple regression which was employed to test the joint effect of ERM and PMS on organizational performance did not support the research hypothesis. Based on the study results it is recommended that firms may practice ERM and PMS separately rather than linking them together, since their integration may complicate the PMS framework. Keywords: Enterprise Risk Management; Performance Measurement System; Balanced Scorecard; Organizational Performance.
Development and Demonstration of Graphical User Interface Spectrum Sensing Algorithm using some Wireless Systems in South Africa
Authors: Popoola Jide Julius , Olst Rex van
Published: March 2019

The wireless communication industry using radio spectrum is recently going through major innovations and advancements. With this transformation, the demand for and usage of radio spectrum has increased exponentially making radio spectrum indeed a scarce natural resource. In order to solve this problem, the possibility of opening up the unused portions of licensed spectrum by sharing using cognitive radio technology has been in the spotlight for maximizing radio spectrum utilization as well to as ensure sufficient radio spectrum availability for future wireless services and applications. With this objective in mind, this paper looks at the principles and technologies of cooperative spectrum sensing in cognitive radio environment in improving radio spectrum utilization. The paper provides a comprehensive review on spectrum sensing as a key functional requirement for cognitive radio technology by focusing on its application on dynamic spectrum access that enables unused portions of licensed spectrum to be used in an opportunistic manner as long as the operation of the unlicensed user will not affect that of the licensed user. In satisfying this dynamic spectrum access requirement, a friendly interactive graphical user interface (GUI) spectrum sensing application program was developed. The detail activities involve in the development of the application program, also known as spectrum sensing and detection algorithm (SSADA), was fully documented and presented in the paper. The developed graphical user interface application program after successfully developed was evaluated. The performance evaluations of developed graphical user interface sensing algorithm show that the algorithm performs favourably well. The program overall evaluation results provide bedrock information on how to improve cooperative spectrum sensing gain without incurring a cooperative overhead.
Human Adaptation Towards a Force Augmenting Device: Experimental Results
Authors: Gadi S. K. , -Cordero A. Osorio , Lozano Rogelio , Garrido R.
Published: March 2019

This short communication article presents an experiment to test the existence of mental workload (MWL) and adaptability of a human operator (HO) in handling force augmenting devices (FADs). An experiment is conducted where the HOs of three different ages are allowed to handle a FAD with high augmentation factor. Augmentation factor gives the factor by which the HO’s force is amplified. It is observed that the HOs were unable to stabilize the FAD for the first time. With the help of these experiments, it is observed that a human adapts itself to achieve a stable HA-FAD interaction. In another perspective, it can be observed that HO undergoes MWL to handle a FAD with high augmentation factor.
Satu Sorotan Literatur Tentang Penglibatan Sosial Belia Berstatus SosioEkonomi Rendah
Authors: Paul Carlo Dolly , Ali Kamsiah
Published: March 2019

Golongan belia merupakan aset penting sesebuah negara. Oleh yang demikian fokus pembangunan belia perlu diberi keutamaan bagi memastikan kelangsungan kemajuan sesebuah negara. Penyertaan sosial dalam masyarakat dipengaruhi oleh status sosio-ekonomi (SES) individu. Status sosioekonomi merupakan gabungan pengukuran berdasarkan pendapatan, pendidikan dan pekerjaan individu dan keluarga. Sorotan kajian lepas mendapati pendapatan dan pendidikan rendah individu atau keluarga merupakan petunjuk kepada pelbagai masalah sosial, kesihatan fizikal dan mental. Status kesihatan merupakan salah satu faktor penting dalam sumber daya manusia, yang merupakan modal penting dalam pembangunan suatu bangsa. Dalam masyarakat yang status sosio-ekonominya rendah, para belia sangat terdedah kepada pelbagai risiko kesihatan dan masalah sosial, contohnya keciciran pendidikan, pengangguran, penglibatan dalam aktiviti devian dan jenayah, penyalahgunaan dadah dan masalah kesihatan fizikal dan mental. Kajian berbentuk penerokaan yang akan dilakukan ini bertujuan mengkaji pengaruh status sosio-ekonomi rendah dan penyertaan sosial belia di kawasan Sadong Jaya dan Samarahan. Kajian yang dilakukan memfokuskan penyertaan belia dalam pekerjaan, pendidikan dan masalah sosial. Namun dalam kertas kerja ini fokus perbincangan adalah berkaitan dengan sorotan lepas yang berkisar dengan status sosio-ekonomi dan penglibatan sosial dalam kalangan belia.
Level of Recycling Awareness and Responses to On-campus Recycling Facilities: Case Study-Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Students
Authors: Tiew Kian-ghee , Watanabe Kohei , Ahmad Basri Noor Ezlin , Md. Zain Shahrom , Basri Hassan
Published: March 2019

A survey to find out the level of recycling awareness of 400 students at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Bangi was conducted. The written questionnaires were focused on evaluation of waste management in UKM, recycling awareness and effective recycling bins design in UKM. The recycling facility was generally well supported, with predominantly positive recycling attitudes and self-reported recycling behaviour indicated for students. As conclusion, the survey conducted shows that the students are ready for recycling activities if the recycling facilities are provided and accessible to them.
A 3-Stage Treatment System For Domestic Wastewater: Part I. Development
Authors: Y.W. Oon , P.L. Law , S.N. Ting , F.E. Tang
Published: March 2019

This study presents the development of a micro-scaled 3-stage wastewater treatment system applicable to small volume domestic effluents. The primary components of the system include 1) Spiral-Framed Human Hair-Based Filter, 2) Plastic Medium Mixed Flow Biotower, and 3) Pistia Stratiotes-Based Free Surface Water Wetland System. The first stage Spiral-Framed Human Hair-Based Filter consists of an oil and grease removal apparatus filled with human hair blocks and operated in a spiral plane aimed at removing emulsified oils from wastewater. The process is followed by a second stage Plastic Medium Mixed Flow Biotower filled with perforated cylindrical plastic tubes in horizontal and vertical arrangements to provide alternate vertical and cross flows for removal of suspended solids, ammoniacal-nitrogen, and biochemical oxygen demand. The effluent would then be channelled to the free surface water wetland system (third stage) filled with Pistia Stratiotes (water lettuce) for removal of nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from wastewater. From this study, it was found that Human Hair-Based Filter could remove 73.54% emulsified oils from wastewater, while the combined removal efficiencies of Plastic Medium Mixed Flow Biotower and Free Surface Water wetland system operated in series recorded 59.2% biochemical oxygen demand, 87.9% ammoniacal-nitrogen, 90.6% nitrogen, 54.9% phosphorous, 68.5% potassium, and 59.0% turbidity.
The Weaknesses of OSHA 1994 Implementation in Malaysian Construction Industry
Authors: Affandi Rohaida , Chia Hock Tai
Published: March 2019

Statistics from Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) Malaysia indicated that the construction sector suffers the highest level of occupational accident and fatalities almost every year. To overcome this problem, the government has come out with a legislative framework and action plans to deal with this situation. The study aims to identify the weaknesses of Malaysian employers and employees in implementing Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA 1994) in the construction industry and to highlight the responsibilities of both parties to comply as far as practicable of safety and health in construction site. Data were obtained via literature reviews and conducting workplace inspection. There is a high degree of consensus on the two important parties in assuming safety and health responsibilities who are employer and employee. The results indicate the weaker areas done by employers were: General duties of employers and self-employed persons to their employees; Duty to formulate safety and health policy; General duties of employers and self-employed persons to persons other than their employees; and Duties of occupier of a place of work to persons other than his employees. While the weaker areas done by employees were: General duties of employees at work; and Duty not to interfere with or misuse things provided pursuant to certain provisions. Thus, the  suggestion for improvement towards safety and health practices was proposed according to the Master Plan (2005 – 2010) which introduced by CIDB. Therefore government bodies, contractors and consultants mostly agree on several stipulations under the Master Plan (2005 – 2010) subdivisions which are: Enforcement and Legislation; Education and Training; and Research, Development and Technology are the suggested areas of concern in which safety and health practices can be improved within the construction industry.
Strength Characteristics of Mortar Containing Different Sizes Glass Powder
Authors: Tamanna N. , Mohamed Sutan N. , Yakub I. , Lee D. T. C.
Published: March 2019

A greater portion of nonrecyclable waste glass is accumulated on landfills creating a serious environmental problem. Recent studies have been carried out to utilize the waste glass in construction as partial replacement of cement. This paper investigates the fineness properties of four sizes glass particles and strength characteristics of mortar in which cement is partially replaced with glass powder in the replacement level with 10%, 20%, 30% and 40%. Mortar cubes containing with varying particle sizes in the ranges of 212 μm, 75 μm, 63-38 μm and lower than 38 μm and in a water to cement ratio 0f 0.50 and 0.45 have been prepared. Room temperature and relative humidity have been maintained 32º and 90% respectively during the curing process. Replacement of 10% cement with glass powder reveals the higher compressive strength at 28days than other levels of replacement. The reduction in compressive strength increases with the level of cement replacement.
Effect of aggregates and curing conditions on the compressive strength of concrete with age
Authors: M.R Aminur , M.R Harunur , D.C.L Teo , M.M Abu Zakir
Published: March 2019

The present research describes the effect of aggregate and curing condition on the compressive strength of concrete with age. Ordinary Portland cement, coarse sand and brick chips/pebble gravels were used as binder, fine aggregate and coarse aggregate respectively. The ratio of cement, sand and coarse aggregate was 1:2:4 by weight. Five different curing conditions namely, water curing (WC), self curing (SC), air dry curing (ADC), one-day delay curing (1-DC) and three-days delay curing (3-DC) were employed. Two types of concrete namely; concrete C1 (brick chips as coarse aggregate) and C2 (pebbles gravel as coarse aggregate) were prepared in this study. The physical and mechanical properties of aggregates and concrete were determined respectively. The results show that, the compressive strength of concrete is affected by the properties of the aggregate and also curing condition employed. It was found that, the concrete C1 and the normal water curing appeared to be better than concrete C2 and other types of curing condition.
Long Storage as Water Source during Dry Period for Sarawak River Basin
Authors: S. Nyambar , C.H.J. Bong
Published: March 2019

The recent drought in August 2009 which was triggered by the El Nino phenomenon had affected Kuching city to the extent that the city was facing critical shortage of water supply. In this study, the daily water demand for Kuching city was determined based on two major usages which were treated water demand for water supply production and for the flushing operation by the barrage in Sarawak River Basin for a selected year. These water demands were compared with the available supply from Sarawak River to determine the amount of water as storage to be prepared for critical shortage during the drier period. The results shows that the total maximum, average and minimum daily water demand for Sarawak River Basin are 8,715.264, 3,812.516 and 82.946 cumec.day respectively. The maximum daily demand was compared with the water supplied by Sarawak River Kiri at Kpg. Git station and from the flow mass curve; the needed storage is approximately 100 cumec.day for the critical period of May to October. A preliminary design for long storage has also been proposed to store water during the wet season to be used during the dry period.
River Bedup Catchment Water Level Prediction Using Pre-developed ANN Model of Siniawan Catchment
Authors: R. Bustami , C. Hong , D. Lim
Published: March 2019

This study proposes the application of Artificial Neural Network (ANN) in the prediction of hourly water level under tidal influence for Sadong Basin. An ANN is undoubtedly a robust tool for forecasting various non-linear hydrologic processes, including the water level prediction. It is a flexible mathematical structure which is capable to generalize patterns in imprecise or noisy and ambiguous input and output data sets. In this study, ANN models were developed specifically to forecast the hourly water level for River Bedup Station. Distinctive networks were trained, validated and simulated using hourly data obtained from Department of Irrigation and Drainage, Sarawak in Kuching. The performances of ANN were evaluated based on the coefficient of efficiency, E2 and the coefficient of correlation, R. The back propagation algorithm was adopted for this study. Models used in this study is trained, validated and simulated with scaled conjugate gradient algorithm (trainscg) with two hours of antecedent data, learning rate and the number of neurons in the hidden layer of 0.8 and 40 respectively. In this study, the models generated an accuracy of 100% for all training, validating and simulating stages. It has been found that the ANN has the potential to solve the problems of water level prediction.
The Relationship between Employee Attitude Towards Training and Employee Retention in Telecommunication
Authors: Jwu Siaw Cheau , Hassan Zaiton , Abdullah Siti Mariam , Kasa Mark Edmund
Published: March 2019

The objective of this study is to identify the relationship between employee attitude towardstraining (accessibility of training, social support for training and benefits of training) andemployee retention in the telecommunication industry in Kuching. Eighty employees respondedto the self-administered questionnaire. Simple random sampling was used to carryout the study. Data was analysed using Pearson Correlation Coefficient and Multiple Regression.Only social support for training had a significant and positive relationship to retention.Thus, it is recommended that managers and supervisors support employees in attendingtraining as well as provide opportunities for employees to apply what they had learned intraining as it will influence retention in the organization.

Keywords: Retention; accessibility to training; social support for training; benefits of training
The Relationship between Flexible Working Arrangements and Quality of Work Life among Academicians in a Selected Public Institution of Higher Learning in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Authors: Ariffin Diyanna Nurqistyna , Abdullah Bandar Nur Fatihah , Sabil Surena , Jayos Samsiah , Amaran Mazdan Ali , Hamdan Rozita
Published: March 2019

This study aims to determine the relationship between working arrangements and quality of work life (QWL) among academicians in a selected public institution of higher learning in Kuching, Sarawak. A survey methodology was used in this study. This research involves the utilization of questionnaire which was administered among one-hundred and fifty (151) academicians currently working in a selected public institution in Kuching, Sarawak. The relationship between flexible working arrangements and quality of work life was analyzed using the Pearson’s Correlation analysis test. The results of this study revealed that there is a significant relationship between long working arrangement and flexible working arrangements with QWL. Hence, if organizations are concerned about developing their human resources and gaining a competitive advantage in the marketplace, it is necessary that they attend to one of their most precious assets, namely, their human resources by practicing flexible working arrangements.Keywords: working arrangements; quality of work life (QWL); flexible working arrangement (FWA)
The Relationship between Mentoring Program and Mentees Psychological and Emotional Support: Personality as a Moderator
Authors: Abu Bakar Rizal
Published: March 2019

This study aims to examine the relationship between mentoring program, personality and mentee outcomes. One hundred respondents from different faculties in one of the universities in East Malaysia were involved in this study. Pearson Correlation was employed to determine the relationship between mentoring program and mentee outcomes, personality and mentee outcomes, mentoring program and psychological and emotional support. The results showed that there was a significant relationship between mentoring program and mentee outcomes. Multiple Regressions was used to assess whether personality act as a moderator between mentoring program and mentee outcomes. The findings indicated that personality moderates the relationship between mentoring program and mentee outcomes. The findings of this research are beneficial for mentoring program in universities in Malaysia, especially, in ensuring better mentoring outcomes. Implication of this research on organization and individuals was also discussed.Keywords: mentor; mentee; mentoring program; personality; moderator; psychological support; emotional support
Organization as a Support System among Revert Clients in Malaysia
Authors: Jayos Samsiah , Ghani Faizah Abd , Tahir Lokman Mohd , Jasmi Kamarul Azmi , Abdullah Bandar Nur Fatihah
Published: March 2019

It is significant for the reverts to have an existing helping organization. Therefore, this study aims to identify organizational issues that are directly and indirectly involved with counsellors at the Council of Islamic Religious Department in Malaysia. This study utilizes a qualitative approach by using the case study method. This study involved five (5) counsellors from Council of Islamic Religious Department in Malaysia. This study used the N'Vivo 10.0 for the data analysis to develop themes and sub-themes that related to this study. The findings showed that there are two (2) sub themes involved both government and non-government. There are six (6) sub-sub themes for the government which are Jabatan Agama Islam, Jabatan Mufti, Pusat Dakwah Islamiah, Pusat Kaunseling MAINS Negeri Sembilan, Jabatan Kehakiman and Baitulmal. While, non-government has ten (10) sub-sub themes; Lembaga Kaunselor Malaysia, Unit Saudara Baru, Unit Ukhuwah, Pusat Saudara Baru Darul Saadah, Darul Ukhuwah Yayasan Kasih Sayang, Volunteer Body, Malaysian Chinese Muslim Association (MACMA), Pertubuhan Kebajikan Islam Malaysia (PERKIM), PERKAMA and Skuad Mubaligh Seremban. In conclusion, this study could be used as a guide for counsellors to provide guidance and counselling services to revert clients.

Keywords: Organization; support system; revert and client.
Early Intervention of Preschoolers with Speech and Language Impairments by Parents as First Teachers: A Case Study on Four Families in Kuching, Sarawak
Authors: Fadzillah Awang Jamalludin , Ai Cheng Julia Lee
Published: March 2019

Parental involvement during early childhood development is important especially when the child has learning disabilities. This research aims to study the effectiveness of parental-based speech training programs for preschoolers with Speech Language Impairments (SLI) in a localized setting. The method used was qualitative and data was collected from selected preschoolers (N = 5) with different types of SLI symptoms. Each participant was assessed using a standardized assessment protocol to measure his/her language scale. The participants were given the intervention program by their own parents using the Hanen’s It Takes Two to Talk program. The progress of each subject and observations from these sessions were documented. The participants were assessed again once the intervention had been implemented. Substantial results were achieved when all subjects showed improvements in language comprehension and production skills. These results highlight the importance of parental involvement as first teachers in the early intervention of children with SLI. Keywords: Early intervention; speech language impairments; preschoolers; parents as first teacher
MINING EFFORT DATA FROM THE OSS REPOSITORY OF DEVELOPER’S BUG FIX ACTIVITY
Authors: Ahsan Syed Nadeem , Afzal Muhammad Tanvir , Zaman Safdar , Gütel Christian , Wotawa Franz
Published: March 2019

During the evolution of any software, efforts are made to fix bugs or to add new features in software. In software engineering, previous history of effort data is required to build an effort estimation model, which estimates the cost and complexity of any software. Therefore, the role of effort data is indispensable to build state-of-the-art effort estimation models. Most of the Open Source Software does not maintain any effort related information. Consequently there is no state-of-the-art effort estimation model for Open Source Software, whereas most of the existing effort models are for commercial software. In this paper we present an approach to build an effort estimation model for Open Source Software. For this purpose we suggest to mine effort data from the history of the developer’s bug fix activities. Our approach determines the actual time spend to fix a bug, and considers it as an estimated effort. Initially, we use the developer’s bug-fix-activity data to construct the developer’s activity log-book. The log-book is used to store the actual time elapsed to fix a bug. Subsequently, the log-book information is used to mine the bug fix effort data. Furthermore, the developer’s bug fix activity data is used to define three different measures for the developer’s contribution or expertise level. Finally, we used the bug-fix-activity data to visualize the developer’s collaborations and the involved source files. In order to perform an experiment we selected the Mozilla open source project and downloaded 93,607 bug reports from the Mozilla project bug tracking system i.e., Bugzilla. We also downloaded the available CVS-log data from the Mozilla project repository. In this study we reveal that in case of Mozilla only 4.9% developers have been involved in fixing 71.5% of the reported bugs.
AN AUTOMATIC SEGMENTATION OF LIVER COLUME THAT CONTAINED DISCONNECTED REGION WITH DYNAMIC LOCAL NEIGHBOURHOOD REGION SIZES
Authors: Sulaiman Puteri Suhaiza , Rahmat Rahmita Wirza , Mahmod Ramlan , Abdul Rashid Abdul Hamid
Published: March 2019

Segmentation of liver images containing disconnected regions has always been an overlooked problem. Previous works on liver segmentation either ignore this problem or use manual initialization when facing these disconnected regions. Therefore, in this paper we propose a liver level set (LLS) algorithm which is able to segment disconnected regions automatically. The LLS algorithm is based on level set framework together with hybrid energy minimization as the stopping function. By using the LLS algorithm in a looping manner, we allow the current liver boundary to inherit the topological changes from previous images in a 2.5D environment. We also conduct an experiment to obtain an average factor for dynamic localization region sizes based on liver anatomy to improve the segmentation accuracy. These dynamic localization region sizes ensure a more accurate segmentation when compared with manual segmentation. Our experiment gives a respective segmentation result with dice similarity coefficient (DSC) percentage of 87.5%. Plus, our LLS algorithm is able to segment all connected and disconnected liver region automatically and accurately.
Data Classification with an Improved Weightless Neural Network
Authors: Lai W.K. , Coghill G.
Published: March 2019

This paper examines the performance of an enhanced weightless neural network as a classifier. Like all earlier weightless neural network models, this network learns in one pass through the data This new weightless neural network has shown significant gains in the classifiction accuracy over the earlier Deterministic RAN Network (DARN), on a variety of problems. In addition, some comparisons between the DARN and the proposed network are presented. This will also include some evidence on how a standard Multilayer Perceptron network would behave on the same data sets. Finally, hardware implementation issues are discussed.
K-Means Clustering and Naive Bayes Classification for Intrusion Detection
Authors: Muda Z. , Yassin W. , Sulaiman M.N. , Udzir N.I.
Published: March 2019

Intrusion detection systems (IDS) effectively complement other security mechanisms by detecting malicious activities on a computer or network, and their development is evolving at an extraordinary rate. The anomaly-based IDS, which uses learning algorithms, allows detection of unknown attacks. Unfortunately, the major challenge of this approach is to minimize false alarms while maximizing detection and accuracy rates. To overcome this problem, we propose a hybrid learning approach through the combination of K-Means clustering and Naïve Bayes classification. K-Means clustering is used to cluster all data into the corresponding group based on data behavior, i.e. malicious and non-malicious, while the Naïve Bayes classifier is used to classify clustered data into correct categories, i.e. R2L, U2R, Probe, DoS and Normal. Experiments have been carried out to evaluate the performance of the proposed approach using KDD Cup ’99 dataset. The results showed that our proposed approach significantly improves the accuracy, detection rate up to 99.6% and 99.8%, respectively, while decreasing false alarms to 0.5%.
Implementation of Retro-Futurism Style in Architectural Building Design for 3D Animation
Authors: SIAN SAUD AMERROUF , LUCAS TERRY
Published: March 2019

When we heard Retro design, people will think about the fashion, music, poster, style and trend of the 1940s to1980s. The trend retro-futurism, however, is entirely different. It is a trend that was created by writers, artists and film directors in the past and is closely related to science fiction. This research concentrates on investigating the characteristics of retro-futurism and how it can be used to incorporate its features into building design for 3D animation. An exploratory method was used to analyse the architectural design of the past. The gathered information could give some insights and understanding of what retro-futurism is and the reason behind why the architectural design in the previous era was created that way. The process and challenges of implementing retro-futurism visual style are also discussed. As the result of the collected data, developing a design with the aesthetic of retro-futurism become more accessible and well-planned.Keyword: Animation, Retro-futurism, 3D modelling, Art movement, Art period, Exploratory method
Unsur Alam Dalam Peribahasa Iban (Jaku’ Sempama): Satu Analisis Semantik Inkiusitif(Elements of Nature in Iban Proverbs (Jaku’ Sempama): An Inqusitive Semantics Analysis)
Authors: ANAK JEFFREY RUSSEL DUNDANG , SUBET MARY FATIMAH
Published: March 2019

Penggunaan peribahasa dalam masyarakat Iban menggambarkan bahawa masyarakat ini juga turut menjaga kesantunan berbahasa dalam memberikan teguran, nasihat atau sindiran kepada orang lain. Unsur-unsur yang digunakan dalam peribahasa juga mencerminkan dan memaparkan budaya yang terdapat pada masyarakat ini dengan mengaplikasikan pengalaman dan pengamatan mereka terhadap alam sekeliling. Kajian ini dijalankan untuk menganalisis unsur alam dalam jaku’ sempama Iban menggunakan analisis semantik Inkuisitif. Kajian ini berpandukan dua objektif iaitu menyenaraikan dan mengenal pasti peribahasa Iban (jaku’ sempama) yang mengandungi unsur alam dalam penciptaannya dan menganalisis akal budi dan falsafah masyarakat Iban dalam penciptaan peribahasa Iban (jaku’ sempama) dengan menggunakan semantik Inkuisitif. Unsur alam tersebut akan dibahagikan kepada 4 domain iaitu haiwan, tumbuhan, sumber atau tenaga, dan alam semesta. Kajian ini ialah kajian kualitatif. Data korpus diperoleh dan 2 informan ditemu bual. Analisis dalam kajian ini turut menggunakan pendekatan semantik inkuisitif bagi menjelaskan makna, kognitif dan memasukkan falsafah serta akal budi masyarakat Iban berkenaan peribahasa yang dipilih. Kajian ini juga memasukkan ilmu daripada bidang lain dalam mencungkil persoalan penggunaan unsur alam dalam peribahasa Iban. Hasil kajian mendapati terdapatnya falsafah di sebalik penciptaan sesuatu peribahasa masyarakat Iban yang dapat dikaitkan dengan budaya masyarakat yang mendukung peribahasa tersebut.Kata kunci: Akal budi, falsafah, jaku’ sempama, masyarakat Iban, semantik inkuisitif,
Nepotisme dalam Proses Pengambilan dan Pemilihan Pekerja oleh Organisasi: Satu Penilaian(Nepotism in the Recruitment and Selection Process of Workers: An Evaluation)
Authors: BIN HAZEMI AHMAD FAIZUAN
Published: March 2019

Proses pengambilan dan pemilihan pekerja baru memberikan kualiti kepada semua bahagian sumber manusia. Proses pengambilan dan pemilihan ini merupakan faktor utama yang mempengaruhi kejayaan dalam sesebuah organsasi. Walau bagaimanapun, terdapat satu amalan yang mampu mempengaruhi proses pengambilan dan pemilihan pekerja dalam memenuhi peluang pekerjaan yang ditawarkan iaitu amalan nepotisme. Amalan nepotisme merupakan satu isu yang sering dibahaskan kerana menjadi salah satu faktor dominan yang mempengaruhi prestasi sesebuah organisasi. Ini harus dibenteras untuk memesatkan perkembangan ekonomi.Kata Kunci: Nepotisme, pekerja, organisasi, ekonomi, kejayaan
Meta-Analysis of Gold Price and Major ASEAN Currency (Malaysian Ringgit, Singapore Dollar, Thai Baht) Against US Dollar
Authors: Tinggi Michael , Jakpar Shaharudin , Chin Ee Ling Amy , Tak Akmal Hisham , Tin Hla Daw
Published: March 2019

With the exit of Bretton Woods System and Gold Standard, the floating rate was adopted by most countries among ASEAN region. Floating exchange rate has been a major debacle issue for the volatility of world gold price in relation to national currency value including that of the ASEAN region. The motivation behind this empirical study is to examine the relationship between gold price and exchange rate of ASEAN major currencies such as Malaysian Ringgit (MYR/USD), Singapore Dollar (SGD/USD), and Thai Bath (THB/USB) against the US dollar. Gold price is primarily dominated in US dollar, and any variation in US dollar may influence the value of other currencies. The monthly meta-analysis involves the study of a span of 30-year data, effective from 1981 to 2010. While the findings report no short term relationship, a Johansen Co-integration test finds evidence of a long term relationship between gold price vis-a-vis the exchange rate of major ASEAN currencies, such as MYR/USD, SGD/USD and THB/USD. Further evidence from OLS shows that gold price has a positive relationship with MYR/USD but reports perverse relationship against SGD/USD and THB/USD.
PENINGKATAN LAYANAN INSTANSI PENDIDIKAN MENGGUNAKAN BACKUP DATA DALAM UPAYA MEMPERMUDAH AKSES INFORMASI
Authors: Martanto Martanto
Published: March 2019

Data is a very important need for an Education institute, one of them is SMK Persatuan Ummat Islam. Because data is an important asset that must be protected and protected by its security. For this reason, a media is needed that can store data that are important and valuable assets so that they are guaranteed security and maintenance. Data processing is connected to the local area network (LAN) of SMK Persatuan Ummat Islam. Storage media with good and reliable performance will certainly greatly assist agencies for data storage in improving information access services at educational institutions. It is very important to secure data from the server so that it is necessary to backup the data by adding software or hardware as a backup server computer. To be guaranteed the data backup process periodically requires an application that can backup data automatically from the server or client. NAS4Free is a server with a Linux-based operating system that is very specialized to handle data storage centrally, so that it becomes one of the very good solutions to be implemented, because by using one media as a center of data storage can reduce the risk of data loss or data damage. And can restore (restore) data if the computer is damaged. So that the hope can facilitate the work of educators and education staff in improving services in educational institutions using data backup in ensuring the security and maintenance of data which are important and valuable assets