This study was conducted to evaluate the physicochemical characteristics and to determine the degree of consumer preference of fish burgers produced with different level of Black Tilapia surimi paste and potato flour. Five formulation of fish burgers with different percentage of Black Tilapia surimi paste to potato flour were formulated as follows: Control=70:10; A=62:18; B=66:14; C=74:6; D=78:2. The fish burgers were analysed for their colour, cooking loss, texture, pH, water holding capacity, and folding test as well as the proximate composition. Hedonic test was also carried out to evaluate the consumer preference of the fish burgers. In term of colour, raw fish burgers of formulation A was the highest (P
The high popularity of a commercial sea cucumber species on Pangkor Island (i.e. Stichopus horrens) has resulted in a lack of studies on Holothuria (Mertensiothuria) leucospilota from Pangkor Island, Perak, Malaysia. S. horrens is the main ingredient of gamat-based traditional medicine on the resort island, while H. leucospilota is the most dominant species. For that reason, this study aimed to isolate ossicles from a specimen of morphospecies H. leucospilota collected from Teluk Nipah Beach, Pangkor Island; and to determine the shapes of the ossicles for species verification. A number of six ossicle shapes were observed. Beside buttons and tables as the common ossicle shapes; I-shaped rod, long I-shaped rod, branched rod, and spider-shaped rod were also documented. Nonetheless, the spider-shaped rod is an unusual ossicle shape in H. leucospilota as there was no previous record on it, thus it could be considered as a new finding. In summary, the results of this research indicate the uniqueness of the specimen of morphospecies H. leucospilota as a result of the presence of the spider-shaped rod. More studies with more samples, more morphological approaches as well as more molecular techniques need to be incorporated in future for a better insight.
This study was carried out to investigate the reasons that influence individuals to plan for retirement. A survey was conducted among employees of the International Islamic University Malaysia in Kuantan. Reasons to retire are almost similar across the globe, given that the basic needs of human beings are similar. There are many studies and literatures that investigate the factors that influence retirement which relates to the socio-economic factor such as retirement age, income, and gender. De Vaney identified that age and income are the important factors that act as a guide to pre-retirees in their retirement planning process.1In this study, attaining the retired age is the main factor that relate to the individual’s planning for retirement. Other factors include household income, family and health. The findings of this study are parallel to the other research based on the analysis of the available literature review. Several implications emerge from these empirical findings. First, employees should prepare a proper retirement planning in their life and second, the authorities should provide better care and facilities to retirees.
The purpose of this assessment was to examine the variation among faculty members of Kulliyyah of Dentistry in supervising the clinical work of students. Introduction:Consistency in the evaluation of clinical decision-making is necessary for reliable assessment of student performance and effectiveness of clinical teaching. However little has been done to examine variation in dental clinical supervision. As a professional dental practitioner and lecturer, I feel this exercise is crucial as to give the best and ‘adil(justice) to students when doing assessment of work. Materials & Methods :Twenty clinical lecturers from Kulliyyah of Dentistry were given a set of criteria of rubric, and undergone twelve stations of clinical models focusing on several procedures in dentistry clinical works. The rubric and clinical models were prepared in six different groups of specialty: Periodontic, Conservative, General Dental Practitioner, Oral Surgery, Endodontic and Prosthodontic Dentistry. Lecturers go for baseline calibration and received training by 6 content experts immediately. Re-calibration was done after training. The time given for each station is 5 minutes. The rubrics consist of 57 points. The examination used dental mirror, dental probe, dental models, x-rays, copies of students’ case note and manikin. Kappa statistics were used to determine inter-examiner reliability at baseline and re-calibration. Results : For inter-examiner statistic, the baseline calibration on 20 clinical lecturers indicated an inter-rater kappa ranging from 0.05-0.5.Re-calibration on the same 20 packages after training indicated an inter-rater kappa of 0.11-0.42. Activity kappa was in the slight to moderate agreement. Performance of majority of examiners improved with time. Conclusion:The calibration of clinical lecturers should be performed regularly as it is crucial to maintain the uniformity of the examiners reliability. Furthermore the training needs to be conducted in an effective environment to improve performance. It is hoped that continuous training nurturing the “righteous individuals” which is one of the goals in Shariah principle.
Physiology is one of the remarkable branches in medical field which allows an appreciation of the anatomy as well as the functions of being; which then gives an idea on the purpose of a creation and a better understanding of the purpose of humans themselves. However, modern physiology taught in many Westernised textbooks lack the link and reflection to the worldview of Islam. As a result of this divorce between the modern physiology and the religious worldview, physiology as a subject is lacking “spiritual” connection and thus, produces students with lack of connection with the Tawhidic (Oneness) and admirableness to Allah, much to the dismay of the Islamic teaching. Thus, this paper is aimed to review the relevant scientific knowledge in endocrine physiology and relate it with the Qur’anic verses and Hadith. The roles of melatonin and cortisol that changes between day and night, the role of touch and the release of oxytocin are explained from the Islamic perspective based on the relevant Qur’anic verses and/or the Ahadith. Future research in integrating the physiology with the evidence from the Qur’an and the Ahadith should be attempted by medical and biomedical scientists alike, to further enhance and develop the concept of physiology as a subject in medical schools, not limited to the physical sciences per se, but also the spiritual and metaphysical dimensions.
Grief is defined as ‘the internal experience of a person to the loss of something loved and valued’. It is a normal and expected reaction to loss. While anticipatory grief is defined as ‘an emotional response that is experienced before a true loss’, a concept focusing on that a person might experience grief when the loss of a close loved one was anticipated, but had not yet occurred. The history of Abu Bakr r.a. was reviewed especially from the period of a few months before and recently after the death of the prophet s.a.w. It was noted that he appeared strong while others were down grieving upon the news of the prophet s.a.w.’s death. It was also noted that Abu Bakr r.a. has been grieving when he anticipated that the prophet was going to die. Literatures on anticipatory grief were reviewed. Evidence are conflicting on the role of anticipatory grief. Factors that lead to these differences will be reviewed. The protective factors in Abu Bakr r.a. that helped maintain his composure after the death of prophet Muhammad s.a.w. and later led him to be pledged as the first caliph of the Muslim nation will be discussed.
Research on Islamic products and services has been receiving great attention over the past years. This has attributed to the increasing awareness among Muslims to consume Halal products or served with Shari’ahcompliant services. In responding to this development, An Nur Specialist Hospital has initiated to be the first private Shari’ah Compliant Hospital (SCH),through the award of the MS 1900:2014 in April 2015. MS1900:2014 provides guidelines for an organization to be accredited as a Shari’ah compliant organization. The Ministry of Health, Malaysia has introduced ‘ībādahfriendly hospital’ in 2010. However, there is lack of research on the characteristics and implementation of SCH in the healthcare industry. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to understand the implementation of SCH at An Nur Specialist Hospital. A qualitative case study is utilised to investigate the issues and implementation of SCH. The case study uses in-depth, open-ended interview with the hospital senior management. The interview was recorded, transcribed, and evaluated based on thematic analysis to understand the practice. The study found major outcomes in implementing SCH, such as the important role of the Shari’ah Advisory Council in ensuring all the Standard Operating Procedures are in line with Shari’ah principles, continuous staff development programs in providing the Shari’ahunderstanding and latest fatwāon FiqhMedic. The other outcome is the positive response from patients who have been frequently visiting the hospital due to the status of An Nur as a SCH.
As a biological universal, it is easy to overlook the degree to which culture and religion shape how people sleep, and how quality sleep is conceptualized. In the Western world, sleep hygiene tips are important for an individual to get “a good night’s sleep”. Meanwhile, sleep is also important from an Islamic perspective, which, the Quranand Hadithdiscuss on its types, importance and quality practices. In modern sciences, sleep deprivation is regarded as a significant health issue, however from an Islamic point of view, long sleep hours alone do not determine the efficiency of sleep, but rather it depends on various other factors and follows the sleeping etiquettes of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). This narrative review was conducted to highlight sleep from Islamic perspectives in relation to modern sciences. Selected articles discussing sleep from Islamic perspectives and modern sciences were reviewed and summarized. These articles were retrieved from searches of computerized databases and search engines using keywords “Sleep from Islamic perspective”, “Sleep in modern science”, “Sleep hygiene”, “Western world and sleep”, “Sleep deprivation” and “Quality sleep”. A number of six studies were selected (n=6). Analyses found that a productive Muslim sleep routine is divided into three parts; one-third, respectively, for Allah, ourselves and sleep. Sleep hygiene was emphasized and discussed from the Islamic perspectives and the relation with modern sciences: performing ablution and supplicate before sleep, could prepare the body for a deep sleep; dusting the bed before sleep, would get rid of insects that lead to scabies; turning-off lights before sleep to maintain dark environment, could prevent disruption to normal circadian rhythms; early bedtime and early wake-up time, would ensure adequate sleep thus lower the risk of getting chronic diseases; washing the hands after waking-up would get rid of germs accumulated during sleep; and, lying down on the right side is to prevent snoring and to avoid the heart under pressure of the right lung (if lying on the left side). People should not abandon sleep as an important requirement. What has been described in the Quranand Hadith are corresponded with sleep hygiene as identified by modern sleep scientists. Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) also stressed the importance of sleep for good health, and in the Quran,sleep is described as a blessing from Allah and stressed the importance of the alteration of night and day.
Selari dengan haluan ke arah Negara berpendapatan perkapita yang tinggi dan gaya hidup moden, pusat membeli- belah semakin menjadi tumpuan orang ramai. Pusat membeli- belah pula pesat bercambah. Tujuan utama kajian ini diadakan adalah untuk mengenal pasti kepuasan pelancong terhadap pusat membeli- belah di A‟ Famosa Premium Outlet (MPO) dan pembolehubah bebas itu, yang termasuk destinasi, imej dan kemudahan. Hasil analisis statistik dianalisis dengan menggunakan Pakej Statistik bagi Sains Sosial (SPSS) versi 24.0 . Beberapa analisis telah dijalankan unutk mengkaji hubungan kepuasan pelancong terhadap pusat membeli- belah di A‟ Famosa Premium Outlet (MPO). Oleh itu, Ujian Pearson Kolerasi untuk analisis inferensi digunakan untuk menguji hipotesis dalam projek penyelidikan ini.
The sufficient of infrastructure facilities help the tourism industry to improve the economy of the states, and at the same time with the increasing number of tourist arrivals to Malaysia have also played a role. Features such as transport, accommodation and other facilities that can make it easier for travelers to move from one destination to another safely and comfortably. This study aims to highlight the safety, convenience and the perception of domestic tourists in Kota Klias. It is because the area was the popular attraction in Sabah. The use of instruments by the researchers was to determine the perception of travelers by distributing questionnaires to tourists. The determinations of the reliability of the questionnaire are using the software of Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 23.0. A total of 120 respondents of domestic tourists who come to visit Kota Klias was involved in this study
Environmental strategies also known as environmental management practices that adopted by hotel management which help them to monitor their activities in order to preserve the environment. However, these strategies which include energy management, water conservation and waste management have their own impact toward customer green purchase intention. Understanding customer perception toward green product is crucial to attract customer in purchasing environmental-friendly hotel. This paper using self-administered questionnaire adapted from previous researchers with total of 400 respondents. From the findings, it showed that most of the respondents agreed that „designing parking areas under the hotel's building to reduce site footprint‟, „fixing toilet leaks immediately‟ and „encouraging recycling campaign by using refillable amenities‟ as the three main agreeable items in the environmental strategies. Most of the respondents also agreed that they were willing to stay in a hotel that practices environmental strategies. Importance implications for hoteliers and academicians been discussed through the investigation of this study.
Kajian ini dijalankan bagi mengkaji persepsi pelajar terhadap perkhidmatan makanan di kantin sekolah dalam hubungan antara kebersihan, kepelbagaian menu, harga makanan dan layanan pekerja. Kajian ini juga bertujuan untuk mengenalpasti hubungan kebersihan, kepelbagaian menu, harga makanan dan layanan pekerja kantin terhadap pelajar. Sampel kajian ini melibatkan 82 orang responden terdiri daripada pelajar di Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Dato’ Bentara Dalam, Segamat, Johor. Dalam kajian ini, dua jenis persampelan telah dipilih iaitu persempelan rawak berstrata dan persempelan rawak serta menggunakan SPSS untuk menganalisis data untuk membuktikan sama ada hipotesis yang dibentuk diterima ataupun ditolak. Manakala ujian Kolerasi Pearson dan ujian Regrasi digunakan untuk memperoleh keputusan kepada persoalan kajian. Hasil dapatan kajian ini mendapati terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara perkhidmatan makanan, kebesihan, kepelbagaian menu dan layanan pekerja namun harga makanan tidak mempunyai hubungan yang signifikan dengan perkhidmatan makanan. Kajian ini membuktikan bahawa persepsi yang positif kepada pelajar sekolah berkenaan terhadap perkhidmatan makanan Di Sekolaj Menengah Kebangsaan Dato’ Bentara Dalam, Segamat, Johor.
Kajian ini akan mengkaji faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi pemilihan hidangan makanan tempatan di kalangan pelancong antarabangsa yang datang ke negeri Melaka. Bandar Hilir telah dipilih sebagai lokasi kajian. Berdasarkan kajian-kajian lepas, terdapat 2 pembolehubah yang dikenalpasti mampu mempengaruhi pemilihan hidangan makanan, iaitu faktor motivasi (pengetahuan dan pengalaman) dan faktor psikologi (neofilia dan neofobia). Kedua-dua faktor tersebut akan diterangkan dalam bahagian kedua kajian ini. Dari sudut metodologi, kajian ini berbentuk kuantitatif, dan menggunakan borang soal selidik sebagai instrument kajian. Maka, data yang diperoleh adalah dari sumber data primer dan data sekunder. Keseluruhan data yang diperoleh melalui borang soal selidik akan dianalisa melalui perisian Stastistical Package for Science Social versi 24.0.
Hospital food plays an important role in patient recovery and well-being. Nowadays, most patients who come to hospital have exposure and knowledge of foodservice through various sources. Foodservice quality can also influence patients’ satisfaction with their overall hospital experience. Patient satisfaction with foodservice must be evaluated in order to provide a high quality service that is able to meet consumers’ needs. Based on a number of recent studies, patient’s at private’s hospital believe they have high knowledge of hospital practice especially about the menus served, food ingredients and delivery system to them.
This study was conducted to assess patient’s satisfaction in the relationship between certification of menus served, food ingredients used and the delivery system applied in their food service department. Therefore, the study aims to see the patient’s satisfaction at private hospital foodservice around the state of Melaka whether it affects or does not to the patient toward menus, food ingredients and delivery system at the private hospital. The researchers found that the menus served to the patients are interrelated with the problem of malnutrition if the foods served didn’t meet their expectation. Meanwhile, most of previous research agreed that the used of fresh, organic and high quality ingredient may increase the acceptability and reducing the plate waste. In addition, there is a commercial method that applied by most private hospital called room service as this method aimed to reduce food wastage since the patients are permissible to choose their own menu. This study is expected to help especially the private hospital foodservice around the state of Melaka to better and orderly implement the patient’s satisfaction in the private hospital foodservice.
The challenge to tourism that is presented by sustainable approach is how to preserve and conserve many natural attractions and today in tourism industry development will have an impacts on environmental. Environment, either physical, social and economics have a positive and negative impacts. The purpose of this study was to examined the perception among international students from University Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia toward environmental impacts at Tanjung Tuan Melaka. For this purpose, qualitative method was used in order to get a perception toward environmental issues among international students from interviews activities. The results show that environmental issues at Tanjung Tuan is not serious and have a good perception among international students, just need to develop some facilities to faced many tourists.
This conceptual study highlights the relationship between several variables that influence guest’s satisfaction to use self-service technologies in hotel industry. Nowadays, with all kinds of technologies at one’s fingertips, it makes a lot of sense to do without human contact. The evolution of reservation systems, the internet, the smartphone and other technologies now provide significant convenience and savings to hotel guests. In order to facilitate efficient and effective service delivery, hotels are introducing self-service technologies (SSTs) at an increasing pace. By understanding this relationship, it will provide different perspectives of guest’ satisfaction to use SSTs. The objective of this study is to discuss the factors that influence guest’s satisfaction in using SSTs in hotel industry. By referring to the previous research on SSTs, it was found that ease of use, reliability, technology readiness, and interactivity were among the factors enormously discussed by previous researcher. Previous studies have dealt with the consumer’s intention in influencing them to use SSTs in Tourism and Hospitality Industry but only few highlighted the relationship between SSTs with consumer’s satisfaction in hotel industry. Therefore, in this study, researchers will try to gather the literatures that may support the fact that most of hotel business should focus more on the SSTs in enhancing guest experience while staying at hotel premise directly satisfying their needs and wants.
Kajian ini adalah untuk menyambung kesinambungan kajian terdahulu dengan mengkaji tahap kualiti perkhidmatan dan kesannya terhadap kepuasan pelancong berkaitan produk pelancongan yang ditawarkan di sekitar kawasan Georgetown, Pulau Pinang. Kajian ini menggunakan kaedah kuantitatif iaitu dengan mengedarkan borang soal selidik kepada responden kajian. Kajian ini adalah untuk melihat hubungan diantara kualiti perkhidmatan yang terdiri daripada kemudahan destinasi dan tarikan destinasi dalam mempengaruhi kepuasan pelancong asing di Georgetowm, Pulau Pinang. Kaedah yang digunakan adalah persampelan berkelompok dan saiz sampel yang digunakan adalah seramai 90 orang dan semuanya terdiri daripada pelancong asing yang datang ke Georgetown dari akhir bulan Disember sehingga Januari 2017. Hasil dapatan kajian mendapati terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara kemudahan destinasi dan tarikan destinasi terhadap kepuasan pelancong. Perbincangan, Implikasi dan Cadangan: Daripada hasil dapatan kajian yang diperoleh menujukkan kebanyakan responden berpuas hati terhadap keseluruhan perkhidmatan dan kemudahan yang ditawarkan di sekitar kawasan kajian. Oleh itu, ia berpotensi untuk membuatkan pelancong tersebut datang melancong semula di Pulau Pinang ataupun di Malaysia. Peningkatan terhadap pertumbuhan industri pelancongan akan memberi sumbangan kepada sektor pelancongan dan pendapatan negara.
Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji kesan empat dimensi modal psikologi iaitu keberkesanan diri, optimis, harapan dan daya tahan ke atas komitmen organisasi. Data diperolehi dengan menggunakan borang soal selidik yang diedarkan secara persempelan rawak. Seramai 173 kakitangan hotel di lima buah hotel di negeri Melaka telah dipilih sebagai responden kajian. Hasil dapatan kajian menunjukkan bahawa keempat-empat dimensi modal psikologi mempunyai kesan yang signifikan terhadap komitmen oganisasi. Kajian ini juga mendapati dimensi optimis merupakan faktor yang paling dominen ke atas komitmen organisasi. Hasil dapatan kajian ini bermakna semakin tinggi modal psikologi pekerja maka semakin tinggi komitmen organisasinya.
The presence of foreign workers is very crucial in the development of our country. Their presence in Sabah has created a big issue and it is difficult to be solved since 1990s. Migrant workers migrate to Malaysia in search of income although they are offered a low salary, unconducive living arrangements and long working hours. This has encouraged the rise of human trafficking. Ministry of Internal Affairs Malaysia is trying to solve this issue by abolishing recruitment of foreign workers through agents and rectify the policy on managing and recruiting foreign workers.
MeSH terms: Humans; Income; Malaysia; Salaries and Fringe Benefits; Transients and Migrants; Internationality; Policy; Human Trafficking
The occupational safety and health of workers are aimed to protect employees.. Safety at workplace is a crucial aspect in a company’s organization. Safety in workplace is important in guaranteeing the worker’s wellbeing. The Malaysia Government has taken the required steps by introducing the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 on 25th of February 1994. The responsibilities in enforcing Occupational Safety and Health Act is given to the Occupational Safety and Health Department (OSHD) which is under the Ministry of Human Resource.