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Objective: Online parenting interventions for enhancing child development, specifically mental health is relatively new in Malaysia. This pilot study tests the feasibility, acceptability, and initial effects of a universal digital-assisted parenting intervention (DaPI) in promoting mental health in adolescents by improving parental behaviors and self-efficacy. Methods: A two-arm pilot randomized controlled trial was conducted. Twenty-four mothers of adolescent aged 10 to 14 years from a non-clinical sample were recruited online and randomly allocated into two groups (intervention [DaPI] and waitlist-control [WLC]). Eight weekly sessions were delivered online via technological devices. Feasibility outcomes were based on the participants’ engagement in DaPI and study retention. Primary (parental behaviors and self-efficacy) and secondary (adolescent mental health) outcomes were assessed using an online survey at baseline (T0), post-intervention (T1), and 1-month follow-up (T2). Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics and an intention-to-treat approach. Results: The DaPI was well received by the mothers. Retention was high (81.8%) in both groups and intervention adherence was excellent (91.6%). Within-group analyses showed a significant decrease in physical control at T2 and an increase in parental self-efficacy at T1 and T2 among the DaPI mothers. No significant differences were observed in adolescents’ mental health at any time point. As for the WLC group, there were no significant differences in all the outcome variables across the three assessment moments. Between groups analyses revealed DaPI mothers had significant differences in proactive parenting at T1, and in positive reinforcement and lax control at T2. There were no significant differences in adolescents’ mental health between the groups at any time point. Discussion: The DaPI is feasible and acceptable in the Malaysian context. Findings show promise regarding the initial effects of

Di tengah eksistensi kebudayaan asing dalam kehidupan remaja, masih ada remaja yang tertarik dengan tari tradisional. Ketertarikan remaja terhadap tari tradisional berasal dari dalam diri sendiri maupun dorongan dari orang tua. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui seperti apa motivasi remaja belajar tari tradisional di Sanggar Seni Dharmo Yuwono dan kendala apa saja yang dialami remaja dalam mempelajari tari-tarian tradisional. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode penelitian kualitatif. Teknik dalam pemilihan subjek penelitian menggunakan teknik purposive sampling. Teknik analisa data penelitian ini menggunakan analisis interaktif model Miles and Huberman. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat dua hal yang menjadi motivasi remaja mempelajari seni tari tradisional. Pertama motivasi intrinsik terwujud karena keingintahuan remaja untuk mempelajari tari tradisional di Sanggar Seni Dharmo Yuwono. Kedua motivasi ekstrinsik terwujud karena adanya dorongan orangtua memasukan anaknya ke sanggar, dukungan dari segi materi maupun transportasi serta adanya pemberian nilai dalam kenaikan tingkat.

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji pengaruh dari ukuran perusahaan, leverage dan PBV terhadap return saham perusahaan yang terdaftar pada Jakarta Islamic Index selama rentang periode 2016 hingga 2019. Teknik sampling yang digunakan adalah purposive sampling sehingga diperoleh 17 perusahaan yang menjadi sampel penelitian. Hasil pengujian hipotesis membuktikan ukuran perusahaan berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap return saham syariah, DER berpengaruh negatif dan signifikan terhadap return saham syariah, dan PBV berpengaruh positif dan tidak signifikan terhadap return saham syariah. Penelitian ini juga menemukan jika saham emiten yang tergabung dalam JII30 sudah overreaction, kondisi tersebut dapat terjadi karena investor melakukan pembelian saham secara tidak rasional atau lebih banyak melibat emosi dalam menerima informasi yang masuk ke dalam pasar.

Perkembangan globalisasi tentu memberikan pengaruh yang cukup besar dalam segala aspek kehidupan khususnya dalam aspek teknologi. Salah satu contoh dari perkembangan dalam aspek teknologi adalah dengan adanya aplikasi kuantar sebagai penyedia transportasi online local di kabupaten Kuantan Singingi Provinsi Riau. Munculnya transportasi online ini membuat peneliti ingin mengetahui mengenai keunggulan dan kekurangan dari Aplikasi kuantar serta ketergantungan masyarakat dengan adanya Kuantar di Kabupaten Kuantan Singingi. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah penelitian kualitatif menggunakan teknik Purposive Sampling dengan narasumber yang terdiri dari CEO Driver Kuantar Driver Konvensional dan masyarakat pengguna. Hasil penelitian ini menyatakan jika adanya Kuantar memudahkan masyarakat dalam berbagai kegiatan layanan yang diberikan kuantar juga beragam dengan fasilitas keamanan dan kenyamanan yang terjamin. Selain itu kuantar juga menjadi peluang kerja bagi masyarakat sekitar. Kuantar juga menyebabkan masyarakat jadi lebih bergantung kepada layanan yang ditawarkan sehingga ketergantungan inilah yang menyebabkan timbulnya masyarakat konsumsi. Kemudian juga dengan adanya kuantar memperlihatkan jika perkembangan transportasi di Kabupaten Kuantan Singingi yang mulanya tertinggal kini kian modern.

The discovery that human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the primary cause of cervical cancer has opened up new avenues for prevention. Carrageenans are attractive candidates for developing potential HPV prevention due to their actions against a wide range of viruses, mainly through the blocking of the viral attachment stage. In addition, they are characterised by low production costs, abundant availability, biodegradability, biocompatibility, and non-toxicity. This review presents an overview of in vitro and in vivo studies of carrageenan antiviral properties, availability, and future liquid-sexual material. Based on the results of previous studies, both in vitro and in vivo carrageenan has the potential to be applied as a lubricant and feminine cleanser because it can reduce HPV infection, is non-toxic, and non-allergenic., Otkriće da je infekcija humanim papiloma virusom (HPV) primarni uzrok raka grlića maternice otvorilo je nove načine prevencije. Karagenani su potencijalni kandidati za prevenciju HPV-a zbog njihova djelovanja protiv širokog spektra virusa, uglavnom kroz blokiranje prianjanja virusa. Osim toga, karakteriziraju ih niski troškovi proizvodnje, velika dostupnost, biorazgradivost, biokompatibilnost i nisu toksični. Na temelju rezultata dosadašnjih studija, karagenan (in vitro i in vivo) ima potencijal za primjenu kao lubrikant i sredstvo za higijenu žena, jer može smanjiti mogućnost HPV infekcije te nije toksičan ni alergen.

Purpose: This study investigates how the absorptive management control system affects in the development of radical innovation. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the influence of using different types of management control (enabling levers and constraining levers) on radical innovation, which is mediated by knowledge sharing and moderated by technological turbulence.   Methods: This study uses a methodology partial least squares structural equation modeling and qualitative comparative analysis have been applied to a sample of 253 Indonesian startups.   Results and Conclusion: Enabling levers and constraining levers have an influence in generating the necessary knowledge sharing for a company to transfer information within, which affects the production of radical innovation, meaning innovation that is in line with market development and demand. Technological turbulence, as a moderator, has a relationship between knowledge sharing and radical innovation.   Implication of research: The results can be useful for managers of startups in the traction stage, as the research highlights different management controls and possible combinations that can be used to drive radical innovation. Additionally, the research highlights the role of knowledge sharing in promoting radical innovation, especially in the context of technological turbulence.

Perkembangan globalisasi tentu memberikan pengaruh yang cukup besar dalam segala aspek kehidupan khususnya dalam aspek teknologi. Salah satu contoh dari perkembangan dalam aspek teknologi adalah dengan adanya aplikasi kuantar sebagai penyedia transportasi online local di kabupaten Kuantan Singingi Provinsi Riau. Munculnya transportasi online ini membuat peneliti ingin mengetahui mengenai keunggulan dan kekurangan dari Aplikasi kuantar serta ketergantungan masyarakat dengan adanya Kuantar di Kabupaten Kuantan Singingi. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah penelitian kualitatif menggunakan teknik Purposive Sampling dengan narasumber yang terdiri dari CEO Driver Kuantar Driver Konvensional dan masyarakat pengguna. Hasil penelitian ini menyatakan jika adanya Kuantar memudahkan masyarakat dalam berbagai kegiatan layanan yang diberikan kuantar juga beragam dengan fasilitas keamanan dan kenyamanan yang terjamin. Selain itu kuantar juga menjadi peluang kerja bagi masyarakat sekitar. Kuantar juga menyebabkan masyarakat jadi lebih bergantung kepada layanan yang ditawarkan sehingga ketergantungan inilah yang menyebabkan timbulnya masyarakat konsumsi. Kemudian juga dengan adanya kuantar memperlihatkan jika perkembangan transportasi di Kabupaten Kuantan Singingi yang mulanya tertinggal kini kian modern.

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan mengenai kemampuan komunikasi matematis peserta didik di salah satu SMP di Kabupaten Karawang pada materi segitiga dan segiempat. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode kuantitatif deskriptif. Teknik pengambilan data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini yaitu dengan menggunakan instrumen soal tes kemampuan komunikasi matematis dalam bentuk uraian sebanyak 5 butir soal. Subjek penelitian adalah 10 peserta didik kelas VIII. Adapun indikator kemampuan komunikasi matematis dalam penelitian ini yaitu: 1) Menulis (Written Text); 2) Menggambar (Drawing Text); 3) Ekspresi Matematika (Mathematical Expression). Hasil analisis berdasarkan indikator kemampuan komunikasi matematis menunjukkan bahwa kemampuan komunikasi matematis peserta didik tergolong rendah. Terlihat dari jumlah peserta didik yang mampu mencapai nilai KKM hanya terdapat 2 peserta didik, yaitu dengan nilai lebih dari 73. Selebihnya, untuk 8 peserta didik lainnya belum mampu mencapai nilai KKM karena memiliki nilai yang kurang dari 73.

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan hubungan antara gaya belajar terhadap kemampuan membaca pemahaman siswa MTsN 1 Pamekasan. Terdapat 3 indikator gaya belajar yaitu gaya belajar visual gaya belajar auditori dan gaya belajar kinestetik. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah kuantitatif dengan metode penelitian korelasi. Berdasarkan hasil analisis penelitian diperoleh bahwa hubungan antara gaya belajar visual terhadap kemampuan membaca pemahaman bersifat positif dan signifikan dengan keeratan hubungan sebesar 16%. Hubungan antara gaya belajar auditori terhadap kemampuan membaca pemahaman bersifat positif dan signifikan dengan keeratan hubungan sebesar 49 4%. Hubungan antara gaya belajar kinestetik terhadap kemampuan membaca pemahaman bersifat positif dan signifikan dengan keeratan hubungan sebesar 32 2%. nbsp

In recent years, Malaysian Muslims seem to have experienced an upsurge in religious awareness and practices. The increasing religious trends could be seen from the mode of dressing especially among the Muslim women such as the wearing of hijab and niqab; the use of Arabic words to replace the Malay words in daily conversation and greeting such as solat to replace sembahyang, iftar to replace buka puasa and Eid Mubarak to replace Selamat Hari Raya and the mushrooming of religious programs and events such as World #QuranHour and Malam Cinta Rasul. Unfortunately, despite these inspiring Islamic awareness and practices, issues related to morality, crimes, discrimination, corruption and other unethical conducts associated with the Muslims are also on the rise. This is due to the fact that what seems to have increased are only the exoteric dimension of the religion i.e. the exterior rules, regulations and visible practices, not the esoteric part i.e. the interiority and the spirituality. This paper aims at exploring the phenomenon of the pervasiveness of the exoteric aspect of religion compared to the esoteric aspect and assessing the consequences of the imbalance between these two dimensions. The expression of exoteric dimensions solely without the cultivation of the esoteric part has rendered bad impression and misinterpretation of the true Islamic teaching. A holistic Islamic practice that encompasses both exoteric and esoteric dimensions is essential for producing the best ummah.

Patriotism-based courses at the tertiary level, such as Malaysian Nationhood or similar are very important to strengthen the patriotism among the younger generation. However, the course is not fully offered to local students in all institutions of higher learning, especially in private universities. On the other hand, there are compulsory courses offered in institutions of higher learning, namely Internalization of Ethics and Civilization and Philosophy and Current Issues, which are expected to absorb the content of the Malaysian Nationhood course or similar. However, the course content does not reflect the important aspects of Malaysia. Therefore, the perception of students who have taken the Malaysian Nationhood course or similar on its ability to strengthen patriotism among the younger generation is very important because they have experienced studying the course. Thus, this quantitative study will examine their perceptions in that context. The study sample consisted of 800 respondents who had attended the Malaysian Nationhoon course from Universiti Putra Malaysia and Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris. Based on the descriptive analysis, the study found that students' perception is very positive towards the Malaysian Nationhood Course in strengthening the patriotism among the younger generation. In this regard, it is appropriate that such courses be made compulsory in all institutions of higher learning to ensure the integrity of the patriotism of the country's next generation.

The implementation of inter-religious dialogue in Malaysia is still less encouraging, although it has been implemented for a few decades. This reality is apparently associated with scepticism towards inter-religious dialogue itself. Inter-religious dialogue is often misunderstood as a platform to promote religious pluralism which is detrimental to aqidah. However, a case study conducted on three Islamic organizations namely Islamic Propagation Society International (IPSI), Institut Kefahaman Islam Malaysia (IKIM) and Islamic Information Services (IIS) conveyed that these organizations had implemented inter-religious dialogue as part of their da’wah efforts. This study aims at exploring the implementation of inter-religious dialogue in Malaysia, assessing the role of inter-religious dialogue in da’wah as stated in the Quran and, examining Islamic organizations involve in inter-religious dialogue and da’wah. This study offers a novelty in the realm of inter-religious dialogue where it combines socio-psychological and theological framework in gauging inter-religious dialogue in Malaysia. The findings from this study yields practical implication for the dialogue practitioners and organizations to enrich their own dialogue models based on the types and designs of dialogue identified in this research. The findings also proves that dialogue is harmless to aqidah, in fact it is a medium to spread da’wah.

The trend of selfies has become a new culture in society. Social networking sites have offered individuals, especially youth, opportunities to present themselves. This study aims to understand what elements Malaysian youth consider when taking a selfie. A sequential mixed method research approach was used first to collect qualitative data through the focused-group discussion method and then by a survey's quantitative data. Two focus group discussions were held to gather the youth's opinions, and the qualitative data were used to build a questionnaire and distributed to 395 youth in Klang Valley of Malaysia. The results show that the youth consider three significant elements, i.e., situational, technical, and social. Among the factors, overall, the technical factor is the most critical (mean = 4.587), followed by the social factor (mean = 4.541) and lastly situational factor (mean = 4.106). However, one of the items in the social factor outstands the others (mean = 5.005). The youths deemed that taking selfies with friends and others without considering their religious and ethnic background is the most important thing. This study concluded that even though the youths pay more attention to how to take a good selfie technically but at the same time, they do consider being inclusive towards other ethnic groups in their social life.

Kedondong (Canarium spp.) and batai (Paraserianthes falcataria (L.) Nielsen) hardwood were chosen as the raw materials to improve their dimensional stability and mechanical performances via several scientific treatments that this study undertook. Wood modifications of these two species were conducted with the objective to enhance their low dimensional instability, inferior mechanical strength and high hygroscopicity which limit their commercial utilization. In this study, kedondong and batai samples were impregnated with low-molecular weight phenol formaldehyde (LMwPF) resin at 15%, 20% and 30% concentrations followed by the curing process at 150 °C for 60 minutes. Weight percent gain (WPG), surface wettability and physical properties like water absorption (WA), thickness swelling (TS), swelling coefficient (SC) and anti-shrink efficiency (ASE) were all monitored by this study. In addition, mechanical strength in terms of their bending and hardness strengths and sorption behaviour of untreated sample against impregnated samples were also individually evaluated. Consequently, results showed that impregnated batai demonstrated better treatability than the kedondong sample. However, impregnated kedondong showed an increase in WPG as the LMwPF resin concentration increased from 15% to 30%. Surface wettability of impregnated sample for both species showed distinct decrements compared to their untreated samples. The results also showed that the impregnated kedondong decreased significantly in terms of WA, TS and SC while the ASE increased with increment of resin concentration. This trend was similar for impregnated batai. In terms of its mechanical properties, the modulus of rupture (MOR) value of batai between the impregnated sample at 15% resin concentration and the untreated batai sample showed significant difference but there was no significant difference for the kedondong sample. Nevertheless, both the kedondong and batai species showed no significant difference in t

Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi karena banyaknya persepsi masyarakat yang tidak baik terhadap calon mempelai laki-laki yang menikah dengan gadis suku banjar tetapi banyak yang tidak dapat dan tidak bisa mengikuti adat setempat yang sudah menjadi warisan turun temurun yaitu adat maantar jujuran. Sebuah persepsi sederhana masyarakat setempat menimbulkan keraguan dari pihak keluarga mempelai wanita karena pada dasarnya adat maantar jujuran banyak proses yang harus dilewati dan tidak sedikit yang gagal menikah karena hal-hal yang seharusnya dapat dibicarakan. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui praktek sebenarnya adat maantar jujuran, sejarah dan adat maantar jujuran dan nilai Islam yang terdapat pada adat tersebut. Penelitian ini bersifat kualitatif, menggunakan metode deskriptif dimana teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan pengamantan observasi wawancara dan dokumentasi. Penelitian ini menghasilkan banyak tulisan dan kata dari lisan dari informan peneltian. Teknik analisa data yang digunakan adalah rangkum data, induktif, dan tahapan pengumpulan data serta kesimpulan. Hasil penelitian ini menjawab rumusan masalah diantaranya adalah pertama persepsi yang ada dikalangan masyarakat setempat bahwa adat maantar jujuran adalah sebuah kewajiban yang harus dilaksanakan oleh setiap pasangan yang akan menikah. Kedua pada masyarakat banjar di kelurahan karya merdeka , Kalimantan Timur jujuran tidak sama arti nya dengan mahar biasa, meskipun nyatanya samasama diberi oleh calon mempelai laki-laki kepada mempelai perempuan, menjadi sebuah keharusan atau kewajiban untuk memenuhi hal tersebut sebelum terjadinya akad nikah yang sah dimata agama, adat maupun hukum secara pemerintah

Maskulinitas dalam setiap kebudayaan berbeda-beda. Sosok maskulin berkembang dan mengalami perkembangan setiap jamannya. Berbagai atribut dan budaya seperti ritual adat, teks agama, pola asuh, petuah dan filosofi hidup yang terjadi sehari-hari selama berpuluh tahun akhirnya membentuk suatu pencitraan diri dalam kehidupannya sebagai seorang laki-laki. Pembahasan seputar gender seringkali berputar di dalam dunia perempuan, oleh sebab itu penelitian ini menarik dikaji untuk melihat sudut pandang laki-laki yang terjebak dalam toxic masculinity yang merugikan laki-laki itu sendiri. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan upaya yang dilakukan oleh laki-laki lintas profesi di Purwokerto untuk mewujudkan citra dirinya, karena maskulinitas bukan terbentuk begitu saja dan melulu bersumber dari nilai-nilai kelaki-lakian dan pengalaman hidup para laki-laki. Penelitian ini dilakukan di Kecamatan Purwokerto Utara, Kecamatan Purwokerto Barat, Kecamatan Purwokerto Timur dan Kecamatan Purwokerto Selatan, Kabupaten Banyumas. Metode yang dilakukan dalam penelitian ini adalah kualitatif deskriptif dengan pengumpulan data melalui wawancara mendalam dan observasi. Sasaran penelitian dalam penelitian ini dipilih menggunakan metode purposif yaitu laki-laki dari lintas profesi dan usia di Purwokerto. Hasil penelitian menyatakan bahwa upaya yang dilakukan oleh para laki-laki dari lintas profesi dalam mewujudkan citra dirinya adalah melalui penampilan fisik dan karakter. Penampilan fisik yang diperlihatkan oleh para laki-laki tersebut terbagi menjadi dua klasifikasi yakni penampilan yang mengikuti aturan dan norma, pada akhirnya dikategorikan sebagai “Me”, serta penampilan spontan tanpa memikirkan aturan dan norma dikategorikan sebagai “I”. Adanya pengklasifikasian antara “Me” dan “I” ini untuk membedakan antara para laki-laki lintas profesi dalam membentuk dan menampilkan citra dirinya dipengaruhi oleh aturan dan norma yang ada dalam lingkungan maupun pekerjaannya dan informan yang me

Zia Ul Mustafa,1,2 Muhammad Nouman Manzoor,3 Arfah Shahid,4 Muhammad Salman,5 Khezar Hayat,6 Khalida Yasmin,7 Mohamed A Baraka,8,9 Smitha Mathew,10 Mahpara Kanwal,11 Samina Parveen,12 Irsa Jamal,13 Amer Hayat Khan,1 Brian Godman,14– 16 Fahad Saleem,17 Mohammad Bashaar18 1Discipline of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia; 2Department of Pharmacy Services, District Headquarter (DHQ) Hospital, Pakpattan 54700, Pakistan; 3Department of Medicine, Faisalabad Medical University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan; 4Department of Medicine, Rawalpindi Medical University, Rawalpindi 46000, Pakistan; 5Institute of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical and Allied Health Sciences, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan; 6Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan; 7Lahore School of Nursing, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan; 8Clinical Pharmacy Program, College of Pharmacy, Al Ain Campus, Al Ain University, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; 9Clinical Pharmacy Department, College of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Nasr city, Cairo, Egypt; 10Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 11Department of Pharmacy Services, District Headquarter Hospital, Okara South City, Pakistan; 12Department of Pharmacy Services, District Headquarter Hospital, Chakwal, Pakistan; 13Department of Pharmacy Services, District Headquarter Hospital, Kasur, Pakistan; 14School of Pharmacy, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Ga-Rankuwa, South Africa; 15Centre of Medical and Bio-allied Health Sciences Research, Ajman University, Ajman, United Arab Emirates; 16Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK; 17Faculty of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, University of Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan; 18SMART Afghan International Trainings and Consultancy, Kabul, AfghanistanCorrespon

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui mengenai penguasaan kompetensi pedagogik Guru Bimbingan Konseling di SMP Negeri 2 Barumun. Kompetensi ini sangat penting bagi Guru BK karena konseli datang kepada Guru BK untuk belajar dan mengembangkan kompetensi yang dibutuhkan untuk mencapai hidup yang lebih efektif dan bahagia dan peranan seorang Guru BK adalah menggunakan semua kompetensi sebagai landasan dalam membantu konseli. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian kualitataif deskriptif penelitian ini digunakan untuk mengungkapkan atau memahami Fenomena-fenomena dengan lebih mendalam. Dalam pembahasan skripsi ini digunakan metode yang bersifat deskriptif analisis yaitu metode yang bertujuan untuk menggambarkan atau menjelaskan masalah yang sedang terjadi dengan cara mengumpulkan dan menganalisis data secara objektif. Dari hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Guru Bimbingan Konseling di SMP Negeri 2 Barumun belum menguasai kompetensi pedagogik yang sudah seharusnya seorang Guru Bimbingan Konseling miliki.

In West Aceh Regency in 2015 until 2017 the highest number of breast cancer cases was 24.43% compared to other cancer cases. 52% of cases of breast cancer occur in women aged 50 years and over, 35% in the age of less than 40 years, 22% in women aged 30 years and the youngest age affected by breast cancer are aged 15 and 18 years. This study aims to determine the effect of breast cancer counselling and breast self-examination (BSE) training in an effort to increases the knowledge of young women about breast cancer cases.  This study uses a Quasi- Experimental design. The study design is one group before and after Intervention design.The Population in this study was the Senior High School Girl in the West Aceh District with a sample of 30 yaoung women. . The results of the study concluded that the implementation of BSE in early breast cancer detection efforts have been carried out by researchers in risk groups having a positive influence on BSE knowledge and skills so that they are able to detect early at risk groups not to experience breast cancer, so as to reduce cases of breast cancer by not increasing cases new. &nbsp

Based on data from the Department of Environment and Hygiene (DLHK) of West Aceh Regency that waste generation in Johan Pahlawan sub-district is still high every year and the initial observation results of the generation of illegal garbage in household settlements in Johan Pahlawan sub-district (SuakRibee Village, DrienRampak Village, Rundeng Village, UjongBaroh Village). This study aims to determine the description of the application of 3 R in household waste and factors related to the application of 3 R in household waste. The study used a quantitative approach with analytic observational studies and analyzedunivariate and bivariate. The study was conducted from 11 to 20 June 2019. The population in the study amounted to 16,493 households. The sampling technique for groups or groups of 106 households was studied. There is a relationship between the knowledge and support of community leaders with the application of 3 R in household waste &nbsp

Diarrhea is a disease characterized by defecation more than 3 times a day. Based on data from the Cot Kuta puskesmas in 2017 there were 144 cases and in 2018 there were 150 cases. In 2018, there were 43 diarrhea cases in Lueng Baro village. This study aims to determine the incidence of diarrhea and the factors associated with the incidence of diarrhea in Lueng Baro Village, Suka Makmue District, Nagan Raya Regency. This type of research is analytic survey with Cross Sectional approach using univariate and bivariate analysis. The population in this study were all family heads in Gengong Loeng Baro as many as 358 families and the number of research samples were 78 respondents. The results showed that there is a relationship of clean and healthy life behavior  and latrine ownership and the incidence of diarrhea. Suggestions, are expected to provide health education about diarrhea, also broaden insight and motivate people to behave clean and healthy, maintain the sanitation of food sanitation and the importance of having a toilet so that people do not defecate behind their homes or in streams and provide prevention of oral rehydration drugs or can also make your own with salt and sugar liquid, the method of manufacture is 1. provide one sugar tea alone (5 grams), 2. Provide a quarter teaspoon salt (1.2 grams), 3. 1 cup of warm water that has been cooked, 4 Mix sugar, salt in warm water, then stir until dissolved and evenly distributed, 5. Drunk when suffering from diarrhea to increase body fluids. &nbsp

Patriotism-based courses have been thought to Malaysian students since they were in primary school until they reach tertiary education. Certainly, the general objective of those courses is to inculcate as well as to strengthen patriotism in students. Unfortunately, these courses are always seen as subjects that are boring and dull by the students due to the need to memorise facts and historical events. The combination of quantitative and qualitative nature of this study is therefore aimed to identify the teaching and learning approaches that can attract the students’ interest for this kind of nation building courses, thereby making the learning process fun yet effective. Accordingly, the sample has consisted of 800 respondents from public universities who have taken a Malaysian Nationhood course, as their experiences are important to achieve the objective of this study. The findings were analyzed based on the respondents' feedback on the teaching and learning methods to attract students to patriotism-based courses that were categorized into six approaches, namely, teacher centered, student-centered, interactive, constructivist, collaborative and indirect. This classification is important to assist the educators in choosing the appropriate approach to attract students to patriotism-based courses. So far, there are no studies that have categorized teaching and learning approaches based on the respondents' feedback.

Blended learning is an integration of face-to-face, online teaching and learning process whereby it has been developed to improve the conventional learning method. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) platform in Malaysia has been designed purposely to incorporate the blended learning approaches. Therefore, this study aims to examine students' perceptions on the effectiveness of Islamic and Asian Civilization MOOC as a blended learning course. The study employed a quantitative approach through survey method and purposive sampling was chosen as the sampling technique. The study was conducted among first year students in 19 Malaysian public universities by using an online questionnaire. A total number of 1373 public university students from five different zones were involved as respondents. The results revealed that the respondents have good perception on the effectiveness of MOOC platform with a mean score of 4.07. In addition, the finding also shows a significant relationship between student's perceptions on the effectiveness and their acceptance of MOOCs. The students' perspective also delineates that blended learning courses will positively impact the students' knowledge, motivation and soft skill. This study highlights the importance of the students’ viewpoints in determining the effectiveness of a blended learning approach such as MOOCs.

Musik pengiring kerja adalah metode dalam k3 untuk mengurangi stres kerja, karena kegitan bekerja merupak kegitan yang rentang mengalami stres. Stres kerja yang dialami karyawan dapat menghambat dirinya dalam bekerja. Tujuan dalam penelitian ini adalah untuk melihat pengaruh musik pengiring kerja terhadap stres kerja pada karyawan Supermarket di Kota Medan. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian survey analitik dengan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan desain penelitian cross sectional. Populasi pada penelitian ini sebanyak 40 responden, dengan rumus pengambilan sample yaitu total sampling. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan kuesioner stres kerja. Analisis data menggunakan uji Mann-Whitney U test. Hasil penelitian yang ditemukan yaitu nilai p = 0,000 atau < 0.05 maka ada perbedaan Stres kerja pada pegawai yang menerapkan musik pengiring kerja dengan yang tidak menerapkan musik pengiring kerja. Dengan nilai korelasi hubungan musik dan stres – 0,622 yang artinya memilki hubungan yang kuat. Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini adalah musik pengiring kerja memiliki pengaruh dalam stres kerja. Saran kepada perusahaan agar menerapkan musik pengiring kerja untuk mengurangi stres kerja sehingga dapat meningkatkan produktivitas karyawan.

This research examines the competencies that are essential for an lecturer or instructor to evaluate the student based on automated assessments. The competencies are the skills, knowledge, abilities and behavior that are required to perform the task given, whether in a learning or a working environment. The significance of this research is that it will assist students who are having difficulty learning a Computer Programming Language course to identify their flaws using a Deep Learning Approach. As a result, higher education institutions have a problem with assessing students based on their competency level because; they still use manual assessment to mark the assessment. In order to measure intelligence, it is necessary to identify the cluster of abilities or skills of the type in which intelligence expresses itself. This grouping of skills and abilities referred to as "competency". Then, an automated assessment is a problem-solving activity in which the student and the computer interact with no other human intervention. This review focuses on collecting different techniques that have been used. In addition, the review finding shows the main gap that exists within the context of the studied areas, which contributes to our key research topic of interest.

Sejarah telah membuktikan bahawa bahasa Melayu pernah muncul sebagai lingua franca ratusan tahun yang lalu sekali gus merupakan refleksi kepada kehebatan dan ketinggian darjat bahasa tersebut. Lingua franca merujuk kepada bahasa perantara atau bahasa perhubungan antara masyarakat dengan golongan yang berlainan bahasa. Hal ini bermaksud bahasa Melayu merupakan bahasa pergaulan yang mudah dipelajari dan difahami oleh sesiapa sahaja. Lantaran itu, bahasa tersebut berupaya bertindak sebagai jambatan ke arah pengharmonian dan perpaduan dalam kalangan para penuturnya kerana keserasian serta kesefahaman mereka melalui satu bahasa pertuturan yang sama. Kehebatan bahasa Melayu juga turut terserlah apabila perjanjian- perjanjian penting antara pihak penjajah dengan Raja-raja Melayu turut dibuat dalan bahasa Melayu bertulisan jawi seperti Perjanjian Pangkor 1874. Malah ketika zaman penjajahan, bahasa Melayu tidak pernah dihapuskan oleh penjajah. Seterusnya status bahasa Melayu telah diangkat sebagai salah satu daripada elemen-elemen tradisi dalam Perlembagaan Persekutuan. Situasi ini memaparkan bahasa Melayu merupakan sumber jati diri yang kukuh serta berupaya membentuk semangat patriotisme setiap penuturnya yang bergelar rakyat Malaysia. Namun realiti yang berlaku agak berbeza apabila terdapat sebilangan warganegara yang fasih berbahasa Melayu telah memaparkan sikap tidak patriotik mereka secara terang-terangan, terutamanya melalui media sosial. Justeru, kajian ini dilakukan secara kuantitatif untuk meneliti pendirian generasi muda di negara ini terhadap keupayaan bahasa Melayu sebagai wadah semangat patriotisme. Responden kajian ini terdiri daripada 400 mahasiswa Universiti Putra Malaysia dan 400 mahasiswa Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris. Hasil kajian memaparkan majoriti responden berpendirian bahawa bahasa Melayu sememangnya berupaya bertindak sebagai wadah patriotisme.

Fenomena dalam penelitian ini adalah ketika PDRB Industri Pariwisata mengalami kenaikan justru Jumlah Kunjungan Wisatawan Mancanegara dan Jumlah Hunian Hotel beberapa tahun mengalami fluktuasi. Rumusan masalah dalam penelitian ini ialah apakah jumlah kunjungan wisatawan mancanegara berpengaruh terhadap penerimaan sub sektor PDRB industri pariwisata di Provinsi Sumatera Utara?, apakah jumlah hunian hotel berpengaruh terhadap penerimaan sub sektor PDRB industri pariwisata di Provinsi Sumatera Utara?, dan apakah jumlah wisatawan mancanegara dan jumlah hunian hotel berpengaruh terhadap penerimaan sub sektor PDRB industri pariwisata di Provinsi Sumatera Utara?. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui seberapa besar pengaruh Jumlah Kunjungan Wisatawan Mancanegara dan Jumlah Hunian Hotel terhadap Penerimaan Sub Sektor Industri Pariwisata di Provinsi Sumatera Utara. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode kuantitatif yang menggunakan data sekunder dengan sumber data berasal dari Badan Pusat Statistik Provinsi Sumatera Utara. Dalam penelitian ini periode waktu yang digunakan berkisar pada tahun 2014-2018. Teknik analisis yang digunakan adalah analisis regresi linier berganda. Pengolahan data penelitian ini menggunakan bantuan program E- views versi 8.0.Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa variabel Jumlah Kunjungan Wisatawan Mancanegara dan Jumlah Hunian Hotel berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap Penerimaan Sub Sektor Industri Pariwisata di Provinsi Sumatera Utara. Dari hasil uji t membuktikan bahwa secara parsial variabel Jumlah Kunjungan Wisatawan Mancanegara dan Jumlah Hunian Hotel berpengaruh signifikan terhadapPenerimaan Sub Sektor Industri Pariwisata. Kemudian hasil dari f-hitung lebih besar dari f-tabel yaitu (109.9442 > 2.77) dengan nilai signifikan 0.000 < 0.05. berdasarkan hasil analisis tersebut maka dapat diambil kesimpulan bahwa Jumlah Kunjungan Wisatawan Mancanegara dan Jumlah Hunian Hotel mempunyai pengaruh yang signifikan secara parsial maupu

The development of a smart grid electricity distribution network with advanced technology in smart metering will produce a massive amount of data. However, the limitation in communication network bandwidth makes it hard to transmit these data to the control center. Data compression is one of the best solutions to overcome this limitation. This study presents the use of multiresolution matrix factorisation (MMF) as a data compression technique for a smart distribution system. MMF will compress a data matrix into a core matrix with lower dimension via a series of orthogonal transformations. Experimental results gained from this study show that MMF is applicable in compressing large size data into lower dimension matrix with low error rates and high in speed. The MMF compression technique is able to reduce the volume of data to be transmitted through the communication network and thus save the bandwidth. Besides, MMF compression performs faster than the singular value decomposition method, especially with large size matrix. Findings from this study prove that MMF can serve as an alternative data compression technique for the smart distribution system, with a potential for an online application due to the high speed and high accuracy of the algorithm.

In order to strengthen national unity and integration, the dialogue culture needs to be cultivated in Malaysia (Azizan Baharudin, 2008). Moreover, Malaysian society is still grounded with prejudice as this problem was never wisely dealt with (Abdul Rahman Embong, 2001). Nevertheless, the nature of current practice of inter-religious dialogue is too philosophical and theological thus the participation is limited to the elite or intellectuals. If the present model of inter-religious dialogue is meant only for the elite and not for the grassroots, how could it be the best platform for national unity and integration?. Based on this argument, an inter-religious dialogue model that is more appropriate for the grassroots need to be developed. Therefore, present research aims at exploring the nature of Malaysian society and the reality of inter-religious relations in Malaysia as an early effort to develop the inter-religious dialogue model. To achieve this goal, a survey was conducted on 426 multi-religious respondents around Klang Valley. Among the variables measured to assess the nature of Malaysian society and the reality of inter-religious relations in Malaysia were, motivation and skills in inter-religious engagement, prejudice, quantity of contact, quality of contact and inter-religious understanding. Descriptive statistical analysis was employed to determine the level of variables while inferential statistical analysis was used to assess the correlation between prejudice and selected variables (i.e. skills in inter-religious engagement and quality of contact) and correlation between skills in inter-religious engagement and quality of contact. The findings suggest that Malaysian society in general has a high level of motivation and skills in inter-religious engagement, quality of contact and inter-religious understanding. The level of prejudice and the level of quantity of contact on the other hand are recorded as low. The low level of quantity of contact however can

Tindak pidana penyadapan informasi elektronik menurut UU ITE adalah kegiatan untuk mendengarkan, merekam, membelokkan, mengubah, menghambat, dan/atau mencatat transmisi Informasi Elektronik dan/atau Dokumen Elektronik yang tidak bersifat publik, baik menggunakan jaringan kabel komunikasi maupun jaringan nirkabel, seperti pancaran elektromagnetis atau radio frekuensi. Peraturan yang mengatur perbuatan tersebut adalah Undang-Undang Nomor 11 Tahun 2008 tentang Informasi dan Transaksi Elektronik pada Pasal 31 ayat (1) sampai ayat (2) dengan sanksi pidana yang dimuat dalam Pasal 47 Undang-Undang Nomor 11 Tahun 2008 tentang Informasi dan Transaksi Elektronik. Menurut Hukum Pidana Islam kejahatan hacking adalah kejahatan yang baru sehingga kejahatan hacking secara mendasar tidak ada aturan hukum islam yang mengatur, sehingga penulis menggunakan qiyas (salah satu sumber hukum islam) yaitu Ilegal akses dengan surah An-Nur ayat 27 yang intinya melarang orang memasuki rumah milik orang lain tanpa izin dari pemilik rumah dan surah Al-Maidah ayat 38 untuk pencurian data. Skripsi ini terdiri dari lima bab dengan Latar belakang, Landasan Teori (Tinjauan Umum Tindak Pidana Hacking Menurut Undang-Undang ITE dan Hukum Pidana Islam), hasil Pembahasan, dan terakhir kesimpulan dan Saran. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah penelitian normatif yaitu melaksanakan studi kepustakaan sesuai target yang ada terkait dengan judul penulis. Lima bab bahasan di atas mudah-mudahan dapat menghasilkan penyelesaian masalah dengan baik dan menjadi jawaban yang bisa dipergunakan di dalam masyarakat nantinya.

Kendaraan hibrida adalah kendaraan yang menggunakan dua jenis teknologi atau lebih sebagai sumber tenaganya. Teknologi yang digunakan pada penelitian ini yaitu teknologi udara bertekanan dan motor listrik. Penelitian ini berfokus pada mesin penggerak udara bertekanan dengan menggunakan scotch yoke mechanism.Tujuan penelitian ini untuk merancang kontruksi scotch yoke sebagai mesin penggerak udara, menganalisis performansi mesin dengan memvariasikan tekanan udara, dan jumlah kebutuhan konsumsi energi udara, serta pengaruh penambahan flywheel pada mekanisme scotch yoke. Hasil penelitian ini adalah kontruksi mekanisme scotch yoke terdiri dari 11 komponen dengan silinder pneumatik sebagai penggerak liner dan selanjutnya di konversikan ke gerak rotasi oleh yoke dan crank. Hasil performansi didapat melalui dua pengujian yaitu pengujian eksperimen dengan alat uji dynotest dan pengujian perhitungan teoritis. Jumlah konsumsi satu kali kerja sistem penggerak udara bertekanan sebanyak 0.148 L dan kendaraan dapat menempuh sejauh 1.198 dengan 2 tabung udara kapasitas 14 L.

Background: This paper investigates the quality of life of brain pathology patients in relation to their socio-demographic profiles and clinical factors. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study done at a tertiary referral hospital in Kuala Lumpur. A total of 100 patients were recruited in the study after excluding 22 patients who did not met the exclusion criteria. The European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life (EORTC QLQ-C30) self-administered questionnaire was utilized in the study. The Global health status/QoL, Physical functioning, Role functioning, Emotional functioning, Cognitive functioning, Social functioning, Fatigue, Nausea and vomiting, Pain, Dyspnoea, Insomnia, Appetite loss, Constipation, Diarrhoea, and Financial difficulties were assessed in this study. Results: The most severe impairment in functioning was with lowest score of cognitive functioning (mean score=61) and the most severe symptom was fatigue (mean score=45). There were significant differences in quality of life scores in different socio-demographic groupsand types of brain pathology patients. Patients aged below 40 years old or less had better physical functioning, less symptoms of fatigue and insomnia compared to patients who were more than 40 years old. Male patients faced more financial difficulties compared with female patients. Patients who were married had increased insomnia compared to the single patients. Employed patients had better physical functioning and less financial difficulties compared with patients who were unemployed. Patients who earned >RM 2500.00 monthly had better physical functioning, less symptoms of pain and less financial difficulties than patients who earned ≤RM 2500.00. Patients with qualifications lower than SPM tended to face more financial difficulties compared to patients with qualifications of SPM or higher. Meningioma patients had better social functioning compared with others, whereas Carvenoma patients had better physica

The purpose of this study is to explore the accounting educators’ views toward the principles of human governance and the influence of ontological stance (or worldviews) and epistemological stance (view of knowledge) on their view. The data was collected using questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. 90 accounting educators from Malaysian public universities had responded to the questionnaire and 28 had been involved in the interview. All variables (except demographic information) were measured based on 5-point Likert scales ranging from strongly disagree (1) to strongly agree (5). The descriptive analysis and Spearman’s rank order correlation are used for analysis. The generic steps analysing are used for qualitative inquiry proposed by Creswell (2003). The finding revealed that accounting educators view human governance as a framework of good conduct of human being which emphasized both spiritual and physical well beings. There are positive medium correlations between ontological stances and educators’ view towards the concept of human governance as good governance. There are only positive small correlations between epistemological stances towards the educators’ view of human governance as good governance. This study provides new additional literature on ethics and empirical evidence on the concept of human governance.

Objective: To investigate association between major depressive disorder (MDD) and quality of life in patients with neurological disorder. Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out at a Malaysian hospital between April 2016 and December 2016 using convenience sampling. Patients aged ≥18 years with intracranial tumour or other brain disorders were invited to participate. Quality of life was assessed using the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life questionnaire version 3.0; diagnosis of MDD was made using Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview. Results: Of 122 patients approached, 100 (66 women and 34 men) were included (response rate, 93.5%), with a mean age of 45.3 years. The prevalence of MDD in patients with neurological disorder was 30%. Compared with non-depressed patients, patients with MDD had poorer global health status / quality of life (p = 0.003), and reduced physical (p = 0.003), role (p = 0.021), emotional (p < 0.001), cognitive (p = 0.004), and social (p = 0.007) functioning, as well as more symptoms of fatigue (p = 0.004), pain (p < 0.001), dyspnoea (p = 0.033), insomnia (p < 0.001), appetite loss (p = 0.002), constipation (p = 0.034), diarrhoea (p = 0.021), and financial difficulties (p = 0.039). Conclusion: Patients with MDD had reduced quality of life. Fatigue, pain, dyspnoea, insomnia, appetite loss, constipation, diarrhoea, and financial difficulties were prevalent among patients with MDD.

This article reports the development of philosophy underpinning ethics education especially in the accounting field from the oldest systematic philosophers in western culture as a starting point to the current situation of teaching ethics and the suggestion of new direction by the installation of the concept of human governance. Compare to the oldest era, education in the era of industrial revolution emphasises on the development of technical skills and producing specialists and scientists. Postmodernism scholars find that schools in this era are not teaching humanities in ways conducive to cognitive development or respect for traditional knowledge and values. Consequently, critiques on this kind of education started emphasis in the late eighties and nineties. However, only after the Enron scandal, attention is given to develop long-term strategy to tackle the issue of unethical behaviour among accountants through stringent rules and regulation, code of ethics, ethics education and research. The need to adopt a new philosophy as a supplement in teaching ethics has arisen. This paper proposed to introduce the concept of human governance into accounting ethics education especially at university level. Additionally, this paper had also provided the overview of the concept of human governance.

Islam has endorsed few ethics in dealing with the non-Muslims that reflect tolerance and compassion instead of prejudice and aversion. These ethics can be found in few Quranic verses such as verse 125 from surah al-Nahl, verse 34 from surah Fussilat and many more. It is crucial to be adopted in religiously and culturally diverse country like Malaysia. However, there are still few Muslims exhibit their antipathy and exclusive attitudes towards the non-Muslim, which hinders from Islam. This study attempts to explore muftis’ views on the issue of inter-religious engagement and attitudes towards the non-Muslims in Malaysia. The muftis are chosen because due to their role in the state-level religious bureaucracy and whose opinions will have a great influence on Muslims in general and three of them was a concerned in this study. Phenomenological research design was adopted for this study with in depth-interview as the main instrument. The finding suggests that all muftis demonstrate their tolerance and inclusive attitude towards the non-Muslim and they have proposed few methods in inter-religious engagement such as education, akhlaq and inter-religious dialogue. The recommendations made envisaged to influence the Muslims attitude. Future research therefore should focus on the reality of inter-religious engagement among the grassroots in general.

The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of symptoms and problems in Malaysian brain pathology patients. A total of 100 respondents in Kuala Lumpur Hospital were included in this cross-sectional study. The study utilized European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality Of Life questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30). Patient with a "symptom/problem" having the minimum response of "a little". A response of "quite a bit" was defined as having a "severe symptom/problem". The two most prevalent "symptoms/problems" among the neurological disorder patients were fatigue (65%; severe: 28%) and reduced cognitive functioning (64%; severe: 25%). The mean number of "symptoms/problems" ranged from 4.63 (meningioma) to 6.80 (cerebellar edema) while the mean number of "severe symptoms/problems" ranged from 1.39 (astrocytic glioma) to 2.8 (cerebellar edema). Therefore special attention should be given to these patients in order to improve the overall quality of life of the patients.

The study aims to determine the effect of employee’s commitment, integrity and competency on the organizational performance of Election Independent Commission (KIP) Aceh mediated by employee’s performance. The study conducted of 244 civil servant of Election Independent Commission (KIP) for province and district in Aceh. Data collected by questionnaire, and then the data is analyzed by using means of statistics structural equation model (SEM). The study found that employee’s commitment, integrity and competency have a positive effect on employee’s performance and the organizational performance of Election Independent Commission (KIP) Aceh. Employee’s performance mediates the effect of employee’s commitment, integrity and competency on the organizational performance of the institution.Keywords : Organizational Performance, Employee Performance, Commitment, Integrity and Competency.Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh komitmen, integritas dan kompetensi terhadap kinerja Komisi Independen Pemilihan (KIP) Aceh dengan kinerja pegawai sebagai variabel intervening. Penelitian dilakukan terhadap 244 orang pegawai KIP Provinsi dan kabupaten kota di Aceh. Pengumpulan data menggunakan kuesioner dan selanjutnya data dianalisis dengan menggunakan peralatan statistik structural equation model (SEM). Penelitian menemukan bahwa komitmen, integritas dan kompetensi berpengaruh positif kinerja pegawai dan kinerja KIP Aceh. Kinerja pegawai dapat memediasi pengaruh komitmen, integritas dan kompetensi pegawai terhadap kinerja instansi tersebut.Kata kunci : Kinerja Organisasi, Kinerja Pegawai, Komitmen, Kompetensi dan Integritas

This study was conducted to examine the manner in which ethics was addressed in the existing accounting curriculum, the content of syllabus by international business schools and instillation of ethics elements in the local universities’ vision and mission. Ethics syllabus of top 55 international business schools and 4 local universities web pages were reviewed. Summative content analysis was used to analyse the data. The results showed that not all universities involved in this study embedded ethics in their accounting curriculum as emphasised by IES 4, AACSB or MIA. In general, the content of current syllabi focuses on corporate governance. Issues regarding moral judgment, stewardship and accountability to shareholders are rarely discussed in ethics course as well as the element of human governance. This shows that the goal of ethics education is not on moral conversion, but on helping well-intentioned students to develop the skills necessary to identify and resolve their ethical dilemmas. Not all local public universities selected in this study encourage embedding ethics through their vision and mission. This is the sign that business schools do not show their commitment to centralise ethical responsibility at their corporate level.

The flourishing of Islamic cultures and lifestyles among Malaysian Muslim society in the form Islamic way of dressing, Islamic greetings and mushrooming of Islamic programs or events are perceived as manifestations of conservatism. Increased conservatism however is also associated with exclusive attitude, discrimination and persecution against the nonMuslims and other minority groups. The Islamic bureaucracy in Malaysia such as the SharÊÑah courts, National Fatwa Council and the Islamic Religious Department are deemed responsible for the creeping conservatism among Malaysian Muslim society. Present study therefore focuses on the Malaysian muftis since they are part of the bureaucracy. Apart from exploring the Muftis stances on few areas in order to measure their conservatism, this study also attempts to reassess the concept of conservatism itself. Six muftis have been interviewed including the Perlis Mufti, Penang Mufti, Perak Mufti, Federal Territories Mufti, Pahang Mufti and Melaka Mufti. This study proposes a revised concept of conservatism based on its theological underpinning. Theologically, conservatism denotes the idea of reliance on revelation and refutation of sole dependence on human reason in resolving issues and problems as propagated by Edmund Burke as a counter-response to the revolutionaries’ ideas. In the context of present study, conservatism implies the idea of preservation and upholding the original Islamic teachings that are based on the Qur’Én and Íadith. Conservatism therefore is not related to the negative attitudes and actions as commonly understood. Based on this concept of conservatism, the muftis’ dispositions could be categorized as conservative. They however differ in the manner of interpretation and contextualization of the revelation. Some of them are more progressive while some others are more traditional in their interpretations.

Astrocytic gliomas are the most common primary brain tumours that originated from human glial cells. The tumours rely upon endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) for neoangiogenesis. This study aimed to investigate the association between tissue resident EPCs in a brain tumour and normal adjacent tissue in relation to age and grade of astrocytic glioma. Astrocytic glioma patients (n=22), grade I to grade IV were consented from Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia. Brain tumour tissue and normal adjacent brain tissue samples were obtained from each patient during surgery. The EPCs were stained with CD133+ and VEGFR-2+ markers. The tissue residents EPCs for each sample were determined using the immunofluorescence microscopy method. The age of the patients increased by disease severity in the following order (Grade I: 21.33±20.79 years) < (Grade II: 46.50±0.707 years) < (Grade III: 47.38±11.95 years) < (Grade IV: 48.44 ±10.66 years). The EPCs in brain tumour correlated significantly with the age of the patients with positive correlation (Spearman's rho correlation test, r=0.52; p=0.013). The tissue resident EPCs in the brain tumour (median=0.40, IqR=0.59) were significantly higher compared with the adjacent normal brain (median=0.067, IqR=0.29) (Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test, Z stat=-3.587, p<0.001). Higher tissue resident EPCs were found in high grade (III & IV) glioma compared with EPCs in low grade (I & II) glioma (median=0.61, IqR=0.70 vs. median=0.26, IqR=0.30; z=-1.763 p=0.078). This study showed increased EPCs with age and grade of malignancy in astrocytic glioma patients. Therefore, targeting EPCs in gliomas based on tumour grade malignancy and age of the patients might be useful in effective treatment of astrocytic glioma.

Penelitian ini dilaksanakan berdasarkan latar belakang yang ada di MAN Binjai yang menunjukkan terdapat siswa yang tingkat motivasi belajarnya sangat rendah. Melalui layanan bimbingan kelompok diharapkan motivasi belajar siswa dapat ditingkatkan. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui bagaimana motivasi belajar siswa sebelum mendapatkan layanan bimbingan kelompok, untuk megetahui bagaimana motivasi belajar siswa setelah mendapat layanan bimbingan kelompok, dan untuk mengetahui apakah layanan bimbingan kelompok dapat meningkatkan motivasi belajar siswa. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah Penelitian Tindakan Bimbingan dan Konseling dengan melaksanakan dua siklus. Subyek penelitian ini yaitu 10 siswa kelas X IPS MAN Binjai yang terdiri atas 4 siswa bermotivasi belajar sangat rendah, 3 siswa bermotivasi rendah, 2 siswa bermotivasi belajar sedang dan 1 siswa motivasi belajar tinggi, agar terjadi dinamika kelompok. Metode pengumpulan data yang digunakan yaitu wawancara singkat, observasi dan angket. Sedangkan teknik analisis datanya menggunakan analisis deskriptif persentase dan kualitatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan pra siklus persentase 30% dan mengalami peningkatan 30% di siklus I dengan hasil persentase 60% dan di siklus II layanan yang diberikan oleh peneliti mengalami peningkatan 30% dan mampu mencapai persentase 90%. Hal ini menunjukkan layanan bimbingan kelompok dapat meningkatkan motivasi belajar siswa

This study aims to examine and analyze empirically the effect of work motivation, competence and Islamic leadership on job satisfaction and teacher performance. The research was conducted on all teachers at vocational high school (SMK) in South Halmahera district with a sample of 154 teachers as respondents. Data from the questionnaires were analyzed by Structural Equation Models with the AMOS program Ver.20. The results of the study provide evidence of work motivation and no significant negative effect on job satisfaction. High teacher competences give real effect to increase job satisfaction. Islamic Leadership is either not able to provide a significant effect on job satisfaction. High motivation and demonstrated by teachers today significant effect on teachers performance. High competency has a positive influence but not real on teacher performance. Islamic Leadership is good and indicated by the head of school at this time have a positive and significant effect on teachers performance. The low of job satisfaction demonstrated has a negative and significant effect on teacher performance. The effect of Islamic leadership and work motivation through job satisfaction on performance teachers is positive but not significant. On the other hand the effect of competence through job satisfaction on teacher’s performance has a negative and significant effect.