The demand for cosmetic products is rapidly growing, despite the majority of them is high in chemical substances and may harm the skin. Nowadays, there are other alternatives that may help to prevent the use of chemical substances in cosmetic products. For example, fruit contains its own nutrient. Furthermore, there are some fruits that contains high in vitamins and also good for the skin. Researchers noticed that Phyllantus amblica (Melaka fruits) has an unpleasant odor but it higher with contains 30 times more vitamin C compared to orange while Cosnicium blumeanem (mengkunyit) helps raise the level of vitamins C in the body. Therefore, looking at potential and benefits, research has been conducted to produce a bar soap (Amblica Soap) from Phyllantus amblica and Cosnicium blumeanem. Analyze has been done to determine the vitamin C, antioxidant level, and perception level of respondents towards Amblica Soap. Likert Scale and High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) was used as the quantitative instrument. A number of 30 respondents were selected based on their locality. Descriptive analysis was used to analyses collected using SPSS version 25.0. Resulting confirming that is Amblica Soap not contain in vitamin C and shows the perception level of respondents towards Amblica Soap is highly positive. In conclusion, Amblica Soap accepted optimistically.
Sago is the staple food of Melanau in Sarawak. Sago is sourced from Pokok Rumbia or known as Pokok Sagu which is widely found in the interior of the forest. Pokok Rumbia is a kind of palm tree found in Malaysia and Indonesia forests. Among the products of sago trees is wet sago starch or ‘Lemantak’. Wet sago starch is still traditionally produced by Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). By utilizing the compressed air produced using the single-acting cylinder from a pneumatic system, the sago starch is compressed with 1.5 horsepower. Through careful selections of concepts, the final selected concept was fabricated and analysed. Machine efficiency analysis is determined by taking into account the compressor pressure factor, the time taken for compression, the height of wet sago starch, and the rate of production at a given time. It is proven that with the implementation of the process through the new machine concept, the productivity of ‘Lemantak’ has increased by 68% compared to the conventional method of production.
In the contemporary business environment, market orientation has become a widely discussed topic in the business community and academics. Since the market environment has become more competitive, developing and improving one's internal resources is now an absolute necessity. Despite the influence these topics have on the performance of microenterprises, a significant number of market orientation studies haven't empirically connected them. According to this perspective, this study established a theoretical link between market orientation and SME performance via a literature review. Additionally, a new framework for experimental evidence was developed. This study makes significant contributions to the understanding of the relationship between market orientation and SME performance but also sheds light on the critical role of product innovation as a mediator. Furthermore, the conceptual model explains the impact of marketing ethics as a moderator on small- and medium-sized enterprise (SMEs) performance.
There is lacking technology application in black pepper farming to automate daily routine activities in monitoring black pepper vines growth and nutrient need. With the revolution of Industry 4.0 (IR4.0), and tremendous improvement in the internet of things (IoT), the application of precision agriculture to pepper farming is a thing to consider for its benefit. This paper to explore the use of IoT to monitor fertilizer requirement for pepper vines using pH sensor. The pH sensor attached to Raspberry Pi 3 will be collecting the data and forwarding it to the cloud database for farmer reference and take decision based on data presented in form of a digital report from the database. The Python environment provides the space for coding in Raspberry Pi. SQL and PHP software is used to design the user interface and data management in the relational database management system. The information about pH provides a better understanding of how pH parameter affects the growth of pepper vines. The farmer will be able to access the information anywhere and anytime. Therefore, our proposed system will greatly help the pepper farmers in Sarawak in managing the usage of fertilizer as a way to minimize farm inputs, thus increase their profit.
Cloud computing technology has succeeded in attracting the interest of both academics and industries because of its ability to provide flexible, cost-effective, and adaptable services in IT solution deployment. The services offered to Cloud Service Subscriber (CSS) are based on the concept of on-demand self-service, scalability, and rapid elasticity, which allows fast deployment of IT solutions, whilst leads to possible misconfiguration, un-patched system, etc. which, allows security threats to compromise the cloud services operations. From the viewpoint of Cloud Service Provider (CSP), incidents such as data loss and information breach, will tarnish their reputations, whilst allow them to conserve the issues internally, in which there is no transparency between CSP and CSS. In the aspects of information security, CSP is encouraged to practice cybersecurity in their cloud services by adopting ISO/IEC27017:2015 inclusive of all additional security controls as mandatory requirements. This study was conducted to identify factors that are influencing the CSP readiness level in the cybersecurity implementation of their cloud services by leveraging the developed pre-assessment model to determine the level of cloud security readiness. Approached the study is based on the combination of qualitative and quantitative assessment method in validating the proposed model through interview and prototype testing. The findings of this study had shown that factors that influence the CSP level of cloud security readiness are based on these domains; technology, organisation, policy, stakeholders, culture, knowledge, and environment. The contribution of the study as a Pre-Assessment Model for CSP which is suitable to be used as a guideline to provide a safer cloud computing environment.
This study examines the extent to which sectoral composition can affect green technology innovations in 20 selected Asia’s Middle-Income countries from 1995 until 2016. To measure the cross-sectional dependence among cross-sectional units and allows heterogeneous coefficients in a panel, this study will adopt the Dynamic Common Correlated Effect (DCCE). The results show that an increase in the proportion of industry and services sectors plays an important role in innovations of environmentally friendly technology. It is also knowing that the tourism sector and pollution level would be a prospect for green technology innovations. On the contrary, the increasing proportion of the agriculture sector may hinder green innovations. The finding of this study can be helpful for policymakers in middle-Income countries to promote a balance of green technology development in each sector for the sake of comprehensive sustainable development.
This paper presents a simple Educational Kit based on the UNO Arduino platform. This prototype is intended for the Mechanical Engineering Department of Politeknik Mukah’s students. Its main aim is by using the developed prototype, the students’ basic knowledge on writing a simple Arduino program code will increase thus helping the students to fulfill their final year project theme. Along with the prototype, a ready written code will be provided, however, the students will be required to manipulate the said coding in setting the LED traffic light based on the given sequence. After using the suggested prototype, the percentage of students who were having difficulties in writing the Arduino program code student decreased by 65%.
The relationship between typicality and novelty was discussed in order to identify the significant emotional value arising in the compact car design of Malaysian manufacturers. Typicality and novelty usually are associated with the aesthetic preference of human artefacts as in this study in compact car design. Considering a typical product is rarely new and, conversely, a novel product often labelled as typical, the positive effects of both features seem incompatible. This paper discusses the history of the Malaysian manufacturer’s compact car design according to its timeline and the current market based on its model and achievement. Furthermore, the relationship between compact car design such as the limitation of emotional value arising through typicality and novelty of specific compact car design and how it triggers the user’s perception through its aesthetics form. Hence, a pilot study was conducted to validate a set of stimulus and questionnaires as a way to formulate an actual survey. Finally, the outcome of this study will suggest a way forward in exploring typicality and novelty through a reliable method of compact car design
This research to identify the level of employees’ readiness with the adoption of Industry 4.0 in the expressway organization and to recommend a solution that can equip the employee with the relevant knowledge and skill with the adoption of Industry 4.0. For this research, the data collection used qualitative and quantitative methods. The qualitative using interview approach. The interview will be involved with 3 - 4 participants. The quantitative will be conducted to focus group which consists of 80 respondents. Both participants and respondents from toll tellers and supervisors. The data collection will be pre and post-test. The cross-sectional time horizon being used due to the limited time to conduct the data collection and data analysis. The data analysis will be using a manual transcript and SPSS respectively. The implementation of the intervention will contribute to enhancing the employees’ readiness. Besides, to equip and prepared the employees with the relevant knowledge and skills to adopt Industry 4.0. This research also can be one of the references for future researchers to explore more profoundly on the same topic.
The firm’s involvement in innovation became a necessary attribute for firms to remain competitive and successful. However, innovation is still considered a hallmark of large firms only. The literature on SME's involvement in innovation is scant and needs further exploration regarding the innovation process in the SME firms. This paper aims to hint the gap of knowledge related to the association between the owner-manager characteristics and innovation orientation at the SMEs. A review of relevant literature was exhausted for the achievement of the study objective. The findings of the study highlight that to fully explore the innovation process at the SME level, there is a need to divide the innovation concept into innovation creation and innovation adoption as two discrete concepts effected by the owner-manager personal characteristics. Literature hints at these two conceptualizations of the innovation among SMEs, but empirical examination is non-existence. Therefore, this work recommends future research endeavors to empirically examining the direction and strength of the relationship between owner-manager characteristics and SME's innovation performance in terms of creation and adoption. Moreover, literature and policy direction can be drawn from the respective research activities.
There are many factors determining the success or failure of the projects. Skills and competencies play a critical role in project management and shortage of skilled project managers and workers has become worldwide issue and a crucial risk that hindering the projects in achieving their objectives and increase the opportunities of project successful. There are two types of training methods used to provide soft and hard skills for project managers and team members. The aim of this paper is to specify the training methods that have roles in project teamwork training to enhance project performance. This paper uses a literature survey of the content of the research papers in project management training and training methods, to identify what extent training methods are related to project performance. This paper emphases the significance of the training process to enhance the project performance and reveals that on-the-job training, lectures and case study methods are most commonly used in project management training. This paper contributes to increasing awareness of the importance of training methods in project management as a feasible strategy to improve the performance of the projects and amply highlights the importance of skills in project management.