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The tourism industry has an important role in the Indonesian economy, especially in super-priority destinations. However, this industry is vulnerable to various risks and challenges, including natural disasters, climate change, and global crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, this research...

In Indonesia, MSMEs play a critical role in driving the economy through labor absorption and contribution to GDP. Therefore, MSME categorization has been through numerous processes of refinement in order to be implemented as intended to ascertain better empowerment by policymakers and provide unbiased...

Benzoapyrene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon that can cause liver injury through oxidative stress and has carcinogenic potential. Zanthoxylum acanthopodium, known as andaliman, is a traditional spice from North Sumatra containing bioactive compounds with antioxidant and hepatoprotective activity....

In line with the new norm practice in education during Covid-19 pandemic, the experience of university students towards the shift of online teaching and learning needs to be investigated. Thus, the objective of the paper is to examine the experience of students on online assessment from the perspective...

5G new radio (NR) is a new radio access network technology that will enable ultra-high speed, ultra-high reliability and ultra-low latency mobile services. The deployment of 5G NR is actively ongoing now in many regions worldwide. Nevertheless, the public is still concerned about the electromagnetic...

This study investigates traces of Sultanate Melaka Bridge before Melaka was taken over by the Portuguese post-1511 war; a study that leads to an interpretative reconstruction of the historic bridge that neither exists nor visually available. Thus, the study seeks historical clues about the bridge. This...

Propane with lower carbon content than other fossil fuels and which is easily vaporized at ambient conditions has the advantage of lowering CO2 emissions and optimizing the combustion process. The possible combination of using it in high-efficiency compression ignition engines makes it worth analyzing...

This study aims at describing the implementation of demand and production capacity in the cinema industry during the COVID-19 pandemic. Recently, Indonesia has been experiencing an economic crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has caused businesses in Indonesia to weaken and even fall. With uncertainty...

While “xiaonian (the Chinese minor new year)” is one of the important Chinese traditional festivals, its date is not nationally unified. This essay therefore summarized “xiaonian” time and the regions where the “xiaonian” time has evolved recorded in Compilation of Chinese Local Chronicles and Folklore...

In a bid to achieve education for all the Nigerian government has embraced various initiatives that include Teacher Development Program (TDP) which tries to address weak teacher subject knowledge/ instructional practices for uplifting the current low pupil learning levels. However, it has been observed...

Concurrent with the advancement of technology, galleries are facing changes in terms of content and context, tools and technology, and visitor experience. This study focuses on the sense of change from static gallery institutions to interactive and engaging multimedia galleries. The concept of sense...

To date, many urban centers are plagued with a variety of environmental and social issues which weakens the quality of life of its residents. As a result, there is a trend of outmigration, where urban residents are moving away from these urban centers, contributing to the decline of these traditional...

Tapered flow field configurations (FFCs) improve oxygen transport, water removal, and proton exchange membrane fuel cell performance. A three-dimensional multi-phase fuel cell model is used to quantify how the tapered FFC affects the internal physicochemical process and cell performance. The tapered...

The OE module was introduced as part of the Physical Education (PE) syllabus in Singapore Schools in 2014. Since the introduction of this module in our PE lessons, our PE department had explored using various strategies and tools to conduct the OE lessons more effectively so that the students could learn...

Probability weighting is one of the key components of the modern risky decision-making theories, an effective probability weight function can more accurately describe the decision-makers' subjective response to the event probability. While the probability weighting functions (PWFs) with several...

This study uses a 3-D, isothermal numerical model with isotropic gas diffusion layer (GDL) property to examine how thermal contact resistance (TCR) and porous medium thickness (PMT) between GDL and BP, channel, and various heat transfer coefficients affect the temperature profile and performance of a...

In this work, we considered a compressed-sensing (CS)-based framework with the total-variation regularization penalty for image deblurring of high accuracy in digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT). We implemented the proposed algorithm and performed a systematic simulation to demonstrate its viability for...

Covid-19 triggered health crises, lockdowns and travel restrictions that brought about overwhelming economic and social disruptions. While lockdowns have lowered air and noise pollution, this shift in lifestyle has increased waste products resulting from single-use plastics and medical wastes which are...

Smartphone is considered as a common trend in this globalization era. Everyone wishes to have his / her own smartphone as it is making everyone’s life easier. Today, there are four major domestic smartphone brands that dominate the smartphone segment in China, which are Huawei, Vivo, Oppo, and Xiaomi,...

A simulation model of microwave photonic filters (MPF) based on Brillouin Raman fiber laser (BRFL) is demonstrated. A wide tunability filter in terms of its bandwidth and free spectra range is achievable by controlling BRFL optical channel numbers and wavelength spacing thanks to the high optical channels...

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many businesses to experience failure and close down. However, there are a lack of studies that examine how business owners experience the five stages of grief as their business venture fails and is forced to close. The current study therefore proposes a conceptual framework...

This study addresses the pressing need for comprehensive impact assessment instruments tailored to renewable energy investments in Orang Asli territories, indigenous peoples of Peninsular Malaysia. Despite the promises of sustainability, such investments present challenges and risks to indigenous communities,...

Bereavement or the death of a loved one can come at anytime and is unexpected. Previous studies have shown that employees that experience bereavement require proper organisational support in order to return back to the workforce as a productive employee. The current study proposes that work life balance,...

There has been many theories and approaches that has been suggested and implemented by teachers around the globe to ensure the effectiveness of the teaching and learning process. In recent years, Malaysia, along with other countries around the globe, has shifted the nation's educational policies and...

Nowadays, with the use of technology and the Internet, it is easy to start a business, more specifically an e-commerce business. However, maintaining a consistent sale and having returning customers can prove a challenge as most businesses rely on new customers for profits and does not generate a reliable...

The objective of this research is geared towards sharing knowledge and plan to investigate whether the female primary school teachers in Malaysia are experiencing work-family roles conflict or not. Researchers have realized that studies on female primary school teacher's work-family role conflicts experience...

E-commerce is blooming in Malaysia. Benefited from the blooming of e-commerce, courier industry gained rapid growth in Malaysia as well. One of the challenges in delivery services is failed delivery attempt. Smart mailbox is a potential solution for this challenge. With the rising of Internet of Things...

This study intends to investigate the impact of bank audit committees’ composite and bank risk-taking behavior in Malaysia from 2010 to 2019. The audit committee is accountable for assuring the accuracy of financial reporting disclosure, interacting with internal and external audit functions to strengthen...

The idea of partitioning the flow has been widely used by hydraulic researchers and engineers. Currently, researchers claim that their models for the division lines are valid and yield good agreement with the experimental data from a channel flow that has a flat bed. It is not clear whether their models...

This paper explores the persistence of Project Managers within Scrum Teams, a topic that challenges the conventional roles defined in the Scrum Framework. Using survey data from 584 Scrum professionals across Southeast Asia and Oceania, the research examines the conditions under which Project Managers...

As the world continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, higher education institutions have been forced to adapt and innovate in order to continue providing quality education to their students. One of the most significant changes has been the adoption of hybrid learning models, which combine tradi-...

Female directorships become significant contributors to corporate decision-making by targeting 30% of women on the board requirement under the Malaysian Code of Corporate Governance 2017 (MCCG 2017). Gender diversity in board composite attracts attention in corporate governance studies, while vast literature...

This study has been carried out to prepare basic data for modular Korean style house (Han-ok) which is to be continuously developed in the future. In doing so, errors and problems of designing, manufacturing and transportation in mock-up process of prefabricated Korean style house have been analyzed...

The transport sector currently accounts for more than 21% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, largely attributable to road traffic. The Paris Agreement is therefore in jeopardy without its decarbonization. Currently, the transition to battery electric vehicles (BEVs) is the only technology that...

After the Covid 19 pandemic, automation and digitization technologies have become widely accepted, particularly from millennials (Gen Y) and Gen Z. It is anticipated that Malaysia will transition to a cashless society by 2030, owing to its convenience and security. To achieve that goal, there is a need...

As of 2022, Malaysia’s National Business Digital Adoption Index (BDAI) reported an overall average rating of 2.1 out of 5, signifying progressive digital transformation among businesses. Within this background, the manufacturing industry achieved a BDAI score of 2.26, indicating a quicker rate of embracing...

The present study aimed to serve as fundamental data for improving user convenience at the initial consulting stage of future extension and remodeling of buildings. In order to analyze the users' degree of satisfaction on existing extended buildings, we analyzed the evaluation characteristics in each...

This paper presents a test result to find the structural capacity of Hollow-Precast Concrete (HPC) column with Head-Splice Sleeve (HSS) for the connection of bars under horizontal cyclic load. Two Half scaled HPC column specimens were made with the consideration of construction process in site. The difference...

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced museums to rethink their approach to exhibitions and visitor engagement, with many turning to digital technologies to offer alternative experiences. This paper presents a design and development process for an immersive Virtual Reality Museum application aimed at springboard...

Computational approach was employed to evaluate the binding activity of potential ankyrin and domain III of the envelope protein of dengue virus II. Ankyrin serves as an alternative to antibody due to several advantages. Both the ankyrin and domain III were docked using Z-dock protocol in Discovery Studio...

Background: Coronary spasm cause transient LV dysfunction and consequently may increase BNP by chance. However, the correlation between coronary spasm and BNP has not been verified. We investigated the association between coronary spasm and BNP and pulse wave velocity (PWV) in patients with preserved...

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of benidipine (calcium channel blocker) and losartan (angiotensin receptor blocker) on arterial stiffness and central blood pressure (BP) in mild to moderate essential hypertensives. Methods and Results: This 24 weeks, multi-center, open...

Background: Korean Panax Red Ginseng (KPRG) is known to enhance endothelium-dependent vasorelaxation by activating eNOS. Activation of Rho-associated kinase (ROCK) is implicated in endothelial dysfunction in part through destabilization of eNOS mRNA. This study, a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled,...

From the last two decades, computational alanine scanning mutagenesis (cASM) have been successively applied to a variety of protein complexes to study the energetics and structural characteristics of hot spot residues at protein interface. The cASM combines a continuum approach to model solvent interactions...

The study examines the influence of perceived susceptibility on attitude, perceived behavioural control and intention to COVID-19 self-assessment among older adults. Although COVID-19 self-assessment has become a preventive tool for detecting sickness, limited studies have examined older adults’ behavioural...

Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprises (MSMEs) in Malaysia account for a staggering 97% of all businesses, contributing a sizeable gross domestic product of 38% and providing more than 47% of employment opportunities as of 2022. Yet, 60% of these businesses have not embraced cloud computing in their...

In the report of the 19th national congress of the communist party of China, it was mentioned that the supply side can promote the development and reform of the economy and improve the factors of production. Similarly, supply side also applies to the concept of drawing teaching to understand the needs...

This paper reports on the use of possibility theory and agent based explicit spatio-temporal simulation to compare the effects on each of three real communities given the assumption that a rare disease is carried out of a hypothetical high containment biological research laboratory sited in that community....

This study investigates how visual storytelling, symbolic design, and generational engagement shape consumer perceptions in co-branding strategies. Focusing on the collaboration between Indonesian cosmetics brand Mizzu and biscuit brand Khong Guan, the research explores how packaging design and cultural...

Unproductive time spent in transportation not only frustrates passengers but also incurs significant economic costs globally. The rise of autonomous transportation systems has intensified the need for adaptive traffic signal control (ATSC) methods capable of responding to dynamic traffic conditions....