Papers by Ahmad Rizal Mohd Yusof
Geografia: Malaysian journal of society and space, Sep 19, 2017
Penjajahan Belanda di Indonesia selama tiga setengah abad, dari abad 17 sampai pertengahan abad 2... more Penjajahan Belanda di Indonesia selama tiga setengah abad, dari abad 17 sampai pertengahan abad 20. Filem dokumentari “Pramoedya Ananta Toer by Arngrim Ytterhus” merupakan sebuah filem dokumentari yang menumpukan kepada kehebatan pentadbiran Belanda sepanjang penjajahan di Indonesia. Setiap aspek yang divisualkan dalam dokumentari ini menjadi perlambangan kepada kehebatan penjajahan Belanda di sebalik pemaparan hasil penulisan Pramoedya Ananta Toer yang menceritakan tentang kesan penjajahan tersebut. Oleh kerana rentetan faktor sosial, teknologi dan pengaruh budaya luar yang mempengaruhi pemikiran bangsa Indonesia terhadap sejarah negara sendiri telah menghasilkan pelbagai interpretasi dalam kalangan rakyat Indonesia tentang penjajahan Belanda, maka “Pramoedya Ananta Toer by Arngrim Ytterhus” telah menjadi bahan sampingan yang secara senyap cuba menyuntik nilai kehebatan Belanda di mata masyarakat Indonesia . Persoalannya, adakah mesej kehebatan penjajahan Belanda ini dapat mencapai imejinasi bangsa Indonesia seperti golongan pelajar pendidikan tinggi. Temubual ke atas penonton filem dokumentari ini (golongan pelajar Indonesia yang belajar di Malaysia) telah dijalankan untuk mendapatkan pandangan mereka tentang mesej kehebatan Belanda ini menerusi elemen visual yang ditunjukkan oleh dokumentari ini. Adakah mereka melihatnya sebagai sesuatu yang menggambarkan keadaan sebenar atau hanya sekadar sebuah perlambangan kehebatan (propaganda) Belanda? Model komunikasi visual menjangkakan bahawa mesej kehebatan Belanda ini akan dapat dirasakan kebenarannya oleh penonton selagi setiap elemen visual yang ditayangkan adalah didasari oleh bahasa yang dapat dihayati maknanya oleh penonton. Bagaimanapun, hasil kajian ini menolak pandangan tersebut: pelajar tinggi Indonesia tidak mengiktiraf mesej kehebatan penjajahan Belanda kerana realiti yang wujud (Halliday) menurut pengalaman sebenar bangsa Indonesia tidak mengabsahkan kehebatan penjajahan Belanda ini. Katakunci: bangsa Indonesia, filem dokumentari, interpretasi makna, komunikasi visual, literasi media, propaganda Dutch colonialism in Indonesia lasted for three and a half centuries, from the 17th century until the mid-20th century. The documentary film "Pramoedya Ananta Toer by Arngrim Ytterhus" is a documentary film that focuses on this entire span of the Dutch colonial rule. Every visual aspect of this documentary was to symbolise subtly the grandeur of Dutch colonialism despite the fact that Ananta Toer’s writings were about its negative impacts. Since a string of social, technological and external cultural influences has resulted in various imaginations of the Dutch episode among Indonesians "Pramoedya Ananta Toer by Arngrim Ytterhus" was to quietly inject the historiography and the grandeur of the colonial Dutch in the eyes of Indonesians. The question is whether the message was able to reach the imagination of Indonesians such as students of higher learning. Interviews with Indonesian students studying in Malaysian universities were conducted to obtain their views on the visual elements shown by the documentary. Do they see them as reflecting the actual situations or simply just a symbolism of the colonial Dutch grandeur? Models of visual communication often suggest that the audience will be able to understand each visual element displayed as long as it is overlain by language that they can comprehend. These findings, however, reject such a view: the Indonesian students did not recognise the message of the Dutch colonial grandeur as the reality that existed (Halliday) as authentically experienced by Indonesians did not testify to it. Keywords: film documentary, Indonesian nation, interpretation of meaning, media literacy, propaganda, visual communication
TEST Engineering & Management, May 12, 2020
Chinese Journal of International Law
Geografia: Malaysian journal of society and space, Sep 19, 2017
ASIAN JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENT, HISTORY AND HERITAGE, Dec 31, 2020
Tragedi berdarah 13 Mei 1969 mendedahkan jurang ketidakseimbangan ekonomi dan ketidakadilan lampa... more Tragedi berdarah 13 Mei 1969 mendedahkan jurang ketidakseimbangan ekonomi dan ketidakadilan lampau antara kumpulan etnik di Malaysia. Bagi menanganinya, kerajaan telah melaksanakan langkah drastik dengan melaksanakan Dasar Ekonomi Baru (DEB) dengan menekankan kepada pertumbuhan dengan pengagihan yang saksama, dengan matlamat membasmi kemiskinan dan menyusus semula masyarakat. Sasaran serta semangat DEB ini diteruskan dalam perlaksanaan Dasar
ASIAN JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENT, HISTORY AND HERITAGE, Jun 30, 2021
Media digital menjadi platform utama bagi masyarakat mendapatkan maklumat dan berinteraksi secara... more Media digital menjadi platform utama bagi masyarakat mendapatkan maklumat dan berinteraksi secara maya. Aplikasi dalam media digital seperti media sosial, laman web, blog dan sebagainya menjadi ruang utama untuk pelbagai pihak berkongsi berita, pandangan dan respons terhadap isu semasa terutamanya yang berkait dengan politik. Perkembangan politik di Malaysia terlalu dinamik sehinggakan masyarakat bergantung sepenuhnya kepada media dan kandungannya. Peranan dan fungsi media telah digunakan oleh kebanyakan parti politik dan impaknya telah menyumbangkan kemenangan mereka pada Pilihanraya Umum Malaysia ke-14. Kewujudan komuniti eletronik yang prihatin terhadap isu-isu politik secara tidak lansung telah membuka ruang untuk kajian memerhatikan secara terperinci aktor yang terlibat dalam media digital serta sentiment yang ditunjukkan oleh mereka. Dengan menggunakan pendekatan secara kualitatif, kajian ini berjaya mengumpul data yang berkait dengan komuniti eletronik di Malaysia serta sentimen yang ditunjukkan oleh mereka berdasarkan kepada respons terhadap isu politik semasa. Dalam masa yang sama, teori modernization telah berjaya mengukuhkan pandangan kajian bahawa media dan kandungannya menjadi keperluan utama bagi komuniti eletronik berinteraksi dan berkomunikasi secara maya dan hal ini secara tidak lansung membentuk institusi sosial yang kukuh di alam siber. Kebergantungan komuniti eletronik terhadap media digital dan kandungannya menjadi suatu alasan kukuh untuk menyatakan sebahagian besar perkembangan politik di Malaysia kini dipengaruhi oleh media dan kandungannya.
ASIAN JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENT, HISTORY AND HERITAGE, Jun 30, 2021
Hasrat melahirkan sebuah keluarga yang cemerlang, seimbang dan SAKINAH menuntut kesabaran, kesung... more Hasrat melahirkan sebuah keluarga yang cemerlang, seimbang dan SAKINAH menuntut kesabaran, kesungguhan, keyakinan dan pengorbanan yang besar daripada semua pihak terutamanya anggota keluarga, masyarakat dan persekitaran. Kegagalan keluarga, masyarakat dan kerajaan menangani permasalahan sosial mengakibatkan berlakunya kejadian-kejadian yang tidak diingini seperti keruntuhan institusi kekeluargaan, keruntuhan akhlak, peningkatan masalah sosial dan lain-lain. Peningkatan urbanisasi turut menjadi punca kepada peningkatan masalah sosial dalam kalangan masyarakat. Hal ini jika tidak ditangani akhirnya akan mengakibatkan kesan langsung kepada kemerosotan produktiviti seterusnya menyebabkan gangguan dalam pengeluaran. Bagi memastikan pembangunan tidak mengakibatkan impak negatif kepada masyarakat dan seterusnya memperkukuhkan institusi kekeluargaan, Kerajaan Negeri Johor melalui Yayasan Pembangunan Keluarga Darul Takzim telah melaksanakan Modul Keluarga SAKINAH bagi mewujudkan masyarakat yang hidup dalam keadaan sejahtera, beriltizam, harmoni dan cemerlang. Sehubungan dengan itu, kajian ini dilaksanakan bagi menilai nilai ekonomi program Keluarga SAKINAH anjuran Yayasan Pembangunan Keluarga Darul Takzim dan kesanggupan membayar masyarakat bagi menghadirkan diri ke program Modul Keluarga Sakinah. Pengkaji menggunakan Kaedah Penilaian Kontingen (CVM) melalui soal selidik terhadap peserta program Keluarga SAKINAH berdasarkan kesanggupan membayar responden bagi memperoleh perkhidmatan tersebut. Hasil kajian mendapati, kesanggupan membayar responden mempunyai pengaruh dalam mempengaruhi responden untuk ke program tersebut.
Pada era globalisasi ini tidak dapat dinafikan dunia telah mencipta banyak teknologi canggih untu... more Pada era globalisasi ini tidak dapat dinafikan dunia telah mencipta banyak teknologi canggih untuk memudahkan para pengguna mengakses maklumat dengan menggunakan pelbagai medium jaringan mengikut kehendak masing-masing. Penggunaan media sosial merupakan saluran komunikasi secara digital yang membolehkan para pengguna untuk berkongsi maklumat, berinteraksi dengan segera, berkomunikasi secara dua hala dan penghantaran mesej yang cepat. Media sosial menjadi platform masa kini yang disenangi oleh semua penggunanya. Hal ini disebabkan oleh aplikasi yang terdapat di dalam media sosial yang canggih ini dapat menarik perhatian belia di Malaysia mendorong kepada ketagihan dalam penggunaan media sosial dan secara langsung mempengaruhi gaya hidup belia. Oleh yang demikian, objektif kajian ini adalah untuk mengkaji faktor utama yang menyebabkan ketagihan penggunaan media sosial dan mempengaruhi gaya hidup belia. Metodologi kajian yang digunakan adalah menggunakan kaedah kauntitatif iaitu menged...
Begin in 1971 a new era in the Malaysian development has been started in which the emphasis on na... more Begin in 1971 a new era in the Malaysian development has been started in which the emphasis on national unity became the national agenda. Tun Abdul Razak policy become an important person to bring the development through the New Economy Policy which the last product is unity. The impact of the policy the community has changed from traditional society to a modern society. Emile Durkheim already uses the concept as mechanical solidarity (rural community) and organic solidarity (modern community) to describe the changes. Ferdinand Tonnies described the changes through the concept of Gemeinschaft (community) to Gesellschaft (society). Through changes and modernization, society has changed to a more individualistic but still blend in among them in a new way, through association. In Malaysia, we have a department that manages the unity called the Rukun Tetangga-RT (Neighbourhood Watch). RT is the institution that officially is under the Department of National Unity and Integration (JPNIN)...
The use of Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) has been widely spread, especially at a higher learn... more The use of Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) has been widely spread, especially at a higher learning institution. Nowadays, MOOC has been used broadly as online learning and e-learning method that act as a tool in teaching and learning. As technology growth the process of teaching and learning can be achieved by using a variety of tools to enhance the learning process, especially as we move to Industrial Revolution 4.0 (IR 4.0). MOOC also can promote educational information, autonomous learning and lifelong learning. This pilot study attempted to observe the elements that influenced the behavioural intention to use MOOC technology among students at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) in their teaching and learning. The instrument used is a survey questionnaires and then data are collected and analysed. The descriptive analysis, then presented by using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS). This research is a basic finding in term of pre-test study where a set of questionnai...
Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2020
Business Intelligence (BI) offered many advantages to organizations adopting the system such as i... more Business Intelligence (BI) offered many advantages to organizations adopting the system such as improved decision making and boost organization’s performance. The lack of research on the continuous usage of BI in manufacturing motivates the initiative in this study to have an understanding of the determinants that influenced it. The study proposed a model of individual-related determinants that lead to the continuous usage of BI in manufacturing. A model integrating Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) and Information System Continuance Model (ISCM) will be developed. The model will portray 20 hypotheses and 11 determinants leading continuance usage of BI. Data will be collected through survey questionnaires instrument and validated using Structural Equation Modelling (SEM). The result is hoping to show significant relationships between the determinants towards the continuous usage of BI in manufacturing. The study can potentially be used to guide manufacturers...
Mengglobalisasikan industri automatif dunia dan pembentukan kawasan bebas perdagangan ASEAN (AFTA... more Mengglobalisasikan industri automatif dunia dan pembentukan kawasan bebas perdagangan ASEAN (AFTA) telah memberi cabaran hebat kepada kedua-dua perusahaan outomobil negara, iaitu PROTON dan PeRODUA untuk kekal berdaya maju dan berdaya saing. Keupayaan untyuk mengawal dan memimoin pasaran industri kereta tempatan merupaka matlamat utama jangka panjang bgi kedua-dua perusahaan. namun untuk menzahirkan hasrat tersebut, beberapa strategi telah dibentuk dan salah satunya ialah meningkatkan bahagian pasaran industri kereta masing-masing. Justeru model rantai markov telah digunakan untuk menganggar matriks kebarangkalian peralihan bagi proses pembelian kereta penumpang utama diMalaysia dan seterusnya bahagian pasaran jangka panjang bagi kereta nasional. berdasarkan data yang di peroleh,didapati bahawa bahagian pasaran industri kereta penumpang adalh seperti berikut: PROTON menguasai 36.3% pasaran,PERODUA 43.5%, TOYOTA 10.7%, HONDA 7.66% dan DATSUN 1.9%. Maklumat tersebut bersama-sama dengan maklumat min masa laluan pertama menunjukkan bahawa kereta penumpang yang paling popular di Malaysia ialah PERODUA manakala kereta berjanama Jepun paling popular diMalaysia ialah TOYOTA.
A 32-year-old Malaysian woman was admitted to Hospital University Science Malaysia (HUSM) in May ... more A 32-year-old Malaysian woman was admitted to Hospital University Science Malaysia (HUSM) in May 2013 with complains of discoloration of scleras and passing out tea colored urine for 2 days. She had the history of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) and was steroid dependent. On admission, she was alert, conscious and afebrile. Laboratory investigations revealed alanine transaminase (ALT), aspartate transaminase (AST) and total bilirubin (TB) levels elevation, decreased level of hemoglobin (7.0 g/dl) and non-reactive Australian antigen (HBsAg) and Anti-HCV antibodies. Chest radiograph showed no pulmonary edema, pleural effusion and cardiomegaly. A diagnosis of anemia with jaundice throughout acute hemolysis, transaminasemia and SLE and AIHA was made. She was administered Prednisolone 5mg once daily and Cyclosporine 200mg twice daily after which serum levels of ALT and AST and TB were decreased to within normal range. We conclude that this is a ...
Advances in Environmental Biology
In recent years, agricultural wastes has a significant attention from worldwide when it represent... more In recent years, agricultural wastes has a significant attention from worldwide when it represents as the most useful and important renewable resource materials for numerous applications in chemical synthesis and animal feed. Agricultural wastes or also known aslignocellulosic biomass has been identified as an alternative source to substitute fossil fuel when cellulose is utilized to fermentable sugars for biofuels production. Nevertheless, pretreatment process of biomass represents as one of the main operation cost in bioproducts processing. Therefore, an efficient and cost effective pretreatment process is required in order to get the higher yield of product at low operation cost. Among other pretreatment methods, alkaline pretreatment is preferred since it is easier, safer, less of energy requirement and low cost of operation. However, the limitation of this pretreatment is the requirement of extensive washing before introducing the enzyme for hydrolysis. Therefore, this review b...
JIRCAS Working …, 2005
... Author;HERAWAN SAFARUDIN GAZALI(Kolej Universiti Teknikal Kebangsaan Malaysia, Melaka, Mys) B... more ... Author;HERAWAN SAFARUDIN GAZALI(Kolej Universiti Teknikal Kebangsaan Malaysia, Melaka, Mys) BIN MOHAMAD IMRAN SYAKIR(Kolej Universiti Teknikal Kebangsaan Malaysia, Melaka, Mys) BIN MOHD HUSIN MOHD HAIZAL(Kolej Universiti Teknikal Kebangsaan ...
American Journal of Applied Sciences, 2011
Problem statement: The current dynamic and fragile world energy environment necessitates the deve... more Problem statement: The current dynamic and fragile world energy environment necessitates the development of new energy model that solely caters to analyze Malaysia's energy scenarios. Approach: The model is a network flow model that traces the flow of energy carriers from its sources (import and mining) through some conversion and transformation processes for the production of energy products to final destinations (energy demand sectors). The integration to the economic sectors is done exogeneously by specifying the annual sectoral energy demand levels. The model in turn optimizes the energy variables for a specified objective function to meet those demands. Results: By minimizing the inter temporal petroleum product imports for the crude oil system the annual extraction level of Tapis blend is projected at 579600 barrels per day. The aggregate demand for petroleum products is projected to grow at 2.1% year −1 while motor gasoline and diesel constitute 42 and 38% of the petroleum products demands mix respectively over the 5 year planning period. Petroleum products import is expected to grow at 6.0% year −1. Conclusion: The preliminary results indicate that the model performs as expected. Thus other types of energy carriers such as natural gas, coal and biomass will be added to the energy system for the overall development of Malaysia energy model.
Sejak dari awal penubuhannya sehingga kini, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia telah menggunakan Baha... more Sejak dari awal penubuhannya sehingga kini, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia telah menggunakan Bahasa Melayu sebagai bahasa utama untuk proses pengajaran dan pembelajaran. Dalam konteks pembinaan ilmu, kajian dan penyelidikan di UKM telah menyumbangkan pelbagai manfaat yang dapat digenap sumber oleh pelbagai lapisan masyarakat. Pelbagai inisiatif telah dilakukan untuk memastikan Bahasa Melayu sentiasa menjadi asas kepada proses pembinaan dan perkembangan ilmu. Namun demikian, bagi memperhebatkan usaha UKM dalam memperjuangkan Bahasa Melayu sebagai bahasa ilmu, pembangunan Pangkalan Data Bahasa Melayu sebagai bahasa ilmu (BMBI) dicadangkan untuk dilaksanakan secara serius. Pembangunan pangkalan data ini dibangunkan dengan menggunakan pendekatan secara kualitatif. Gabungan kefahaman terhadap bidang sains social dan teknologi maklumat menjadi asas utama bagi melaksanakan impian menjadi kenyataan. Berkait dengan itu, terdapat dua faktor yang menjadi teras kepada pangkalan data ini iaitu, ...
Communication is a major aspect that can ensure the excellence of education. However, communicati... more Communication is a major aspect that can ensure the excellence of education. However, communication between headmaster and teachers often creates confusion, subjective and unpredictable. To examine this problem precisely, this study aimed at assessing the level of headmaster communication practices and job satisfaction of Hulu Langat district primary teachers, as well as identifying the demographic influence of teachers such as gender, age, teaching experience and grade of communication practices teacher and identify the variables that contribute to teacher satisfaction. Using a quantitative methodology, a questionnaire on primary school teachers in Zone Semenyih, Hulu Langat, Selangor was used as the main instrument of the study. 11 primary schools in Hulu Langat district, Selangor with 139 trained teachers as respondents involved in this study. Sampling is randomly stratified. Data collection was done by using questionnaire. Descriptive and inferential statistical data analysis wa...
Journal of the Autonomic Nervous System, 1988
In chloralose/urethane anaesthetised rats multi and single fibre activity was recorded in renal s... more In chloralose/urethane anaesthetised rats multi and single fibre activity was recorded in renal sympathetic nerves and in sympathetic nerves to skeletal muscle and to the skin of the hind limb. The activity was pulse-modulated and inhibited by stimulating baroreceptors with an increase in blood pressure following i.v. phenylephrine. The study investigated the effect of stimulating medial regions of the lower brainstem on activity in these sympathetic nerves. Comparing renal nerve and skin sympathetic nerve activity two main patterns of response were seen, either an inhibition of both or excitation of both. In contrast when comparing renal nerve activity with muscle sympathetic nerve activity a third pattern was evoked from a few sites located in nucleus raphe obscurus, an inhibition of renal nerve activity and excitation of muscle sympathetic activity. The latter is the same pattern as that evoked in the cat. Unlike the cat, however, the decerebrate rat was not observed to generate this differential pattern of activity either spontaneously or following the administration of physostigmine. It is argued that the activation of cell bodies located in raphe obscurus is responsible for inducing a pattern of sympathetic activity similar to that occurring during paradoxical sleep in other animals.
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