Anith Athierah Aziz, Sallehan Ismail, S. A. Mahayuddin
{"title":"A REVIEW OF THE FACTORS AFFECTING THE PROPERTIES OF BAMBOO FIBER BIO-COMPOSITE MATERIALS","authors":"Anith Athierah Aziz, Sallehan Ismail, S. A. Mahayuddin","doi":"10.24191/myse.v10i1.21264","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24191/myse.v10i1.21264","url":null,"abstract":"The increasing demand for eco-friendly, sustainable, biodegradable natural fiber reinforced composites is a direct result of an increase in environmental awareness and a shift away from traditional material sources that are in favour of composites which derived from renewable green resources. Natural fiber composites have garnered significant interest due to their abundance. Among other advantages, natural fiber composites are inexpensive, biodegradable, and renewable. As a result, bamboo fiber has recently received a great deal of attention, and it has been extensively utilised in the production of bio-composite materials to replace or reduce the use of nonrenewable or synthetic fiber. The quality of bamboo fiber composites is largely determined by factors such as the selection of an appropriate bamboo fiber, preparation and extraction methods, and resin. Inappropriate selection of these factors may have a negative impact on the quality of bamboo fiber composites. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to provide a comprehensive review of these factors, which may aid in the selection process. In this study, the properties of fibers, moisture content, orientation and length of fibers, matrix, and fiber extraction processes are described in detail. Thiese findings can serve as a reference for future research on bamboo fiber composites and promote their use.","PeriodicalId":194704,"journal":{"name":"Malaysian Journal of Sustainable Environment","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130556743","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"ECO-FRIENDLY BIO-MEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY PRACTICE IN BANGLADESH FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT","authors":"M. Chowdhury, Md Zahedul Islam","doi":"10.24191/myse.v10i1.21247","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24191/myse.v10i1.21247","url":null,"abstract":"Currently Sustainable Development Goals (17 goals) are the main challenges for industrialization and infrastructure development for an economy. One challenge faced is in developing economy like Bangladesh where the focus of industrialization has been given priority by sacrificing natural conservation. Recently a large number of health cares have been established all over the country. Therefore, a huge amount of medical wastage is generated daily and Bio-medical waste management is inevitable for sustainable development. The management of bio medical waste is directly relevant to SDG goal 3 (Good health and well- being), 6 (Clean water and sanitation), 11(Sustainable cities and communities), 13(Climate action) and 15(Life on land). From the literature, it has been found that few eco-friendly waste management technologies are available and adopted by various countries. This paper aims to identify the bio-medical waste management practice in Bangladesh and whether it is eco-friendly or not. A survey was conduced to 176 respondents from 22 healthcare institutions; the study showed that most of the health care institutions transfer their medical wastage to the responsible municipality/local authority. In addition, opinions of the responsible environmental managers concern health care institutions confirmed the lack in capacity of executing eco-friendly bio medical waste management technologies in Bangladesh. By using the result of this study, it is hoped healthcare institutions of developing countries like Bangladesh can apply eco-friendly waste management technology for ensuring sustainable development.","PeriodicalId":194704,"journal":{"name":"Malaysian Journal of Sustainable Environment","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125690292","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Samsiah Abdul Razak, Ini Imaina Binti Abdullah, Nur Insyirah Mohamad Radzi, Aslina Omar
{"title":"REMOTE LEARNING IN THE TIME OF POST - COVID-19: INTERACTIVE PDPR SYSTEM FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL VIA VISUAL BASIC PROGRAMMING","authors":"Samsiah Abdul Razak, Ini Imaina Binti Abdullah, Nur Insyirah Mohamad Radzi, Aslina Omar","doi":"10.24191/myse.v10i1.21257","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24191/myse.v10i1.21257","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract between 150-250 words only. It has been more than a year since the implementation of movement order control (MCO) on March 18, 2020, in Malaysia. In March 2020, PdPR 1.0 was initially implemented. Through this e-learning distance education, technology plays a key role in designing online learning environments that meaningfully engage students. To learn online via these platforms, a student would need to have access to the platform and guidance from parents. Some parents have faced various challenges since the introduction of PdPR. they cannot afford to provide sufficient gadgets for their children, and most of the students faced internet problem and did not have the knowledge to use technology and find it difficult to participate in online learning. Teachers are also impacted by this problem when students learn online.The system development of this project is using a waterfall model that consists of requirements, design, and development phases. Hence, to create an application that would aid teachers and students in the process of online teaching and learning, this study introduces the application system using Visual Basic programming 2010 known as \"VB,\" and it is designed to make software creation quick and simple while still being strong enough to construct complex programs. This study only focuses on the problem faced by primary school students (Year 4, 5, and 6) and on the curriculum's emphasis on four core subjects: Bahasa Melayu, English, Mathematics, and Sciences. Hopefully, using this application will give some excitement to teachers and students for their online teaching and learning.","PeriodicalId":194704,"journal":{"name":"Malaysian Journal of Sustainable Environment","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133159034","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A REVIEW ON THE TREND OF PHYSICAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE DESIGN APPROACH","authors":"Nur Syazadiyanah Suraini, Nor Fadzila Aziz","doi":"10.24191/myse.v10i1.21248","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24191/myse.v10i1.21248","url":null,"abstract":"For the past three decades, there is an abundance of studies that justified the impact of physical learning space on the student’s learning experience focusing on independent design theories of lighting, acoustic and ventilation among many others. On top of that, a well-designed learning space is also characterised with the vital role to enhance the teaching and learning experience. This paper aims to present a synthesis of over 20 studies from 1990-2021 that focused on the relationship between the physical learning space and users’ experience. The aspects taken are the said criteria of a well-designed learning environment as well as the recommendation for future consideration in designing a learning space. In summary, a physical learning space is not limited to technical and aesthetics nor short-term pedagogical function, but should consider its impact on the expected student outcomes in-line with the evolving trends of education in general. Apart from that, it is also mentioned with an immense importance to include various stakeholders, especially the users in designing effective future learning spaces due to the excessive cost that may incur.","PeriodicalId":194704,"journal":{"name":"Malaysian Journal of Sustainable Environment","volume":"75 2","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133136759","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nur Hafizah Aminudin, Norazmawati Md. Sani @ Abd. Rahim
{"title":"THE CHALLENGES FACED BY RESIDENTS IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING AT BAYAN LEPAS, PULAU PINANG","authors":"Nur Hafizah Aminudin, Norazmawati Md. Sani @ Abd. Rahim","doi":"10.24191/myse.v10i1.21255","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24191/myse.v10i1.21255","url":null,"abstract":"This study focuses on the challenges of Bayan Lepas residents in obtaining affordable housing in Bayan Lepas, Penang. Affordable housing is frequently characterized as suitable for low and medium incomes. However, Bayan Lepas, Penang's housing situation demonstrates that high-end housing is more expensive than inexpensive housing. As a result, Bayan Lepas locals struggle to possess their own homes. This study aims to determine the residents' challenges to obtaining affordable housing in Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang. Fifty heads of families from low- and middle-income groups in the Bayan Lepas area were chosen to fulfil the study's goals. Semi-structured interview techniques are used for data collection. The qualitative data is next subjected to thematic content analysis. This study identified six (6) challenges to obtaining affordable housing for the Bayan Lepas people. The high cost of living, the difficulty in getting bank loans, the high down payments, expensive homes, the low income, and the problem in qualifying for affordable housing are a few challenges. Hence, it is suggested that the local government take a more active role in raising the ability of Penang's citizens and the number of affordable homes on the island, particularly in the Bayan Lepas region.","PeriodicalId":194704,"journal":{"name":"Malaysian Journal of Sustainable Environment","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127500979","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
N. Maidin, B. M. Manjaji‐Matsumoto, M. Asdari, Elvin Michael Bavoh, Noorannezza Junsin, V. T. Justine
{"title":"EFFECTS OF CORAL CONTACT RATE ON THE CORAL COVER (PRE AND POST COVID-19’S PANDEMIC MOVEMENT CONTROL ORDER) IN TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN PARK, MALAYSIA","authors":"N. Maidin, B. M. Manjaji‐Matsumoto, M. Asdari, Elvin Michael Bavoh, Noorannezza Junsin, V. T. Justine","doi":"10.24191/myse.v9i1.17282","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24191/myse.v9i1.17282","url":null,"abstract":"Covid-19 pandemic lockdown has affected all activities worldwide, including the tourism sector in Tunku Abdul Rahman Park (TARP). This study has spanned since pre-MCO in July 2019, hence it can be investigated to observe the impact of tourism on coral cover, before and after the MCO. The study was conducted from July 2019 to July 2020 and divided into three intervals. A total of 4 permanent transect coral survey were carried out at every beginning of the interval and at the end of the study period. MCO that was enforced during Interval 3 (I3) recorded a significant drop of more than 90% in the number of visitors. Even with the drop in number of tourists, coral contact rate recorded a quite similar trend throughout the 3 interval ranging between 1.66 to 1.82. Coral cover in TARP after 1 year recorded an increase of 1.17%. The negative correlation between number of tourists and changes in coral cover proved that the concept of resting period is neded for coral reefs to recover from the constant stress and daily coral contact with visitors.","PeriodicalId":194704,"journal":{"name":"Malaysian Journal of Sustainable Environment","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125224937","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Ramely, Mohd Fadzilillah Ab.Talib, Jasmine Raziah Radzi Radha Rashid Radha, Muhammad Fauzi Mokhtar
{"title":"GREEN EVENT PRACTICES: UNDERSTANDING THE ADAPTATION OF EVENT ORGANISERS THROUGH A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW","authors":"A. Ramely, Mohd Fadzilillah Ab.Talib, Jasmine Raziah Radzi Radha Rashid Radha, Muhammad Fauzi Mokhtar","doi":"10.24191/myse.v9i1.17295","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24191/myse.v9i1.17295","url":null,"abstract":"Scholars agreed that the events affect the economy, socio-culture, and the environment across the triple bottom line. However, the impacts across the triple bottom line are not always positive. Hence, the event organisers should implement green practices to reduce the negative impacts of the events. In the meantime, sustainable event management remains unchartered territory in event studies and the effort to systematically review the green event adaptation among event organisers is still lacking. Thus, this study supports further understanding of green event practices by focusing on published literature on green event adaptation among event organisers worldwide. For this purpose, this study conducted a systematic review using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) in four phases. This study applies a qualitative approach to uncover the focused issues related to the adaptation of green event practice. According to the findings of this study, it can be concluded that published literature (journals) as one of the knowledge sources for the event organisers provides inadequate information regarding the green event practices, specifically on the adaptation of green events. Therefore, this study urged further research to include a holistic discussion or exploration of the topic. This effort can provide more information to the event organisers – but not only limited to them –, so that a better understanding regarding green event adaptation in organising their events in the future can be achieved. However, the event organisers are not the only party responsible for the green event practices. Proper action also needs to be taken to prepare the other stakeholders, facilities, resources and local authority to go green.","PeriodicalId":194704,"journal":{"name":"Malaysian Journal of Sustainable Environment","volume":"54 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122549224","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Abdullah, K. N. Tahar, M. F. Abdul Rashid, M. A. Osoman
{"title":"ESTIMATING TREE HEIGHT BASED ON TREE CROWN FROM UAV IMAGERY","authors":"S. Abdullah, K. N. Tahar, M. F. Abdul Rashid, M. A. Osoman","doi":"10.24191/myse.v9i1.17294","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24191/myse.v9i1.17294","url":null,"abstract":"Tree crown delineation is a significant measurement for forest inventory and management purposes. The increasing availability of high-resolution Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) data makes it possible to delineate the tree crown of a single tree. Currently, with the advancement in technology UAV has become one of the emerging technologies that offers an affordable, cheaper, and faster technology in acquiring data for numerous applications. More importantly, this technology is embedded with efficient approaches for real-time acquisition of high resolution to produce three-dimensional (3D) information. UAV images provide an accurate digital surface model for planting application. In this study, the UAV technology is explored by applying several algorithms approach to determine tree crown and tree height of a single tree canopy. As a result, this study has obtained the tree crown from the Digital Surface Model (DSM) that is filtered locally based on pixel size using the selected algorithms. Subsequently, the tree height has been calculated based on the tree crown extraction. As a conclusion, this study has contributed to the knowledge extension in this area and presented the result of the tree height values according to the segmentation algorithm at the different flying height data.","PeriodicalId":194704,"journal":{"name":"Malaysian Journal of Sustainable Environment","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121171684","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Muhamad Harussani Abdul Salam, Thuraiya Mohd, S. Masrom, N. Johari, Mohamad Haizam Mohamad Saraf
{"title":"INFLUENCE FEATURES OF OFFICE BUILDING RENTAL: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW","authors":"Muhamad Harussani Abdul Salam, Thuraiya Mohd, S. Masrom, N. Johari, Mohamad Haizam Mohamad Saraf","doi":"10.24191/myse.v9i1.17297","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24191/myse.v9i1.17297","url":null,"abstract":"In reviewing rental trends, investors are unable to rely on market data from real estate transactions due to inaccurate property rental valuations by valuers. Hence the objective of this research which is to identify the influencing features of office building rentals. This study performs a systematic review on the influencing features of office building rentals based on the PRISMA systematic review and meta-analysis. The results obtained indicate that office rent determinants such as green labels, vacancy levels, and location-specifics, have significant impact on office rents. This paper provides new insights for investors and valuers in determining office rental values in the real estate market.","PeriodicalId":194704,"journal":{"name":"Malaysian Journal of Sustainable Environment","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133730976","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"PREFERENCE OF COMMON GARDEN PEST TOWARDS EDIBLE PLANTS","authors":"Nur Huzeima Mohd Hussain, A. F. Amir","doi":"10.24191/myse.v9i1.17291","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24191/myse.v9i1.17291","url":null,"abstract":"Growing edible plants in the home gardens has proven to help improve the quality of life. However, the appearance of garden pests in the home garden may be a problem, causing loss of productivity and spreading diseases. Therefore, this paper aims to investigate the changing patterns of common garden pests among different species of edible plants in the home garden. The research was carried out approximately 8 months (June 2020 until January 2021) with 33 species of edible plants have been tested. All tested plants in the home garden were ranged at 2 to 8 months matured growth. Data sampling were carried out in two-phases, November 2020 and January 2021 when the plants were ready to harvest and the garden pest was active. The outcome of this paper was the pattern or preferences made by garden pests towards edible plants in the home garden. Recommendations are made with biological control approach with the presence of ladybirds as predatory insects to the common garden pest.","PeriodicalId":194704,"journal":{"name":"Malaysian Journal of Sustainable Environment","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132878330","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}