Papers by NURUL FARIHIN MHD NASIR
Springer eBooks, 2019
Nowadays, academic dishonesty has become an endemic academic phenomenon because students seem to ... more Nowadays, academic dishonesty has become an endemic academic phenomenon because students seem to be treating cheating on tests or examinations as a common thing. Therefore, this study was conducted to investigate the intentions for engaging in academic dishonesty among degree students in public higher education in Malaysia by explaining the most prevalent predictors of academic dishonesty, which are attitude, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, ethical behavior, and moral reasoning. A total of 346 respondents were involved in this study, composed of degree students from accountancy, surveying, plantation, applied science, marine science, business and management, computer science, and sports science programs. Results illustrate that subjective norms were found insignificantly related to the intentions to be involved in academic dishonesty because the respondents have treated cheating as common norm and considered it not weird to be involved in cheating. Attitude, perceived behavioral control, ethical belief, and moral reasoning were found to be significantly related to academic dishonesty intentions.
Universiti Teknologi MARA, Kedah, 2019
The views, opinions and technical recommendations expressed by the contributors and authors are e... more The views, opinions and technical recommendations expressed by the contributors and authors are entirely their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the editors, the Faculty or the University.
Proceedings of the Second International Conference on the Future of ASEAN (ICoFA) 2017 - Volume 1, 2019
Organizational commitment is a topic that is widely discussed. Issues related to meaning of work,... more Organizational commitment is a topic that is widely discussed. Issues related to meaning of work, social responsibility, social exchange relationship (leader-member exchange, perceived organizational support), and the different generation gaps among employees are crucial in the new millennium. Respondents consisted of 140 employees of the Kubang Pasu District Office. It shows that the relationship was significant between perceived organizational support and significant difference between baby boomers and Gen Y with organizational commitment among employees. The findings show that future researchers and practitioners need to focus on improving the relationship between employer and employees, the quality of work and generation gaps in the organization accordingly.
The hotel industry has embraced the existence of social media platforms as vital tools for commun... more The hotel industry has embraced the existence of social media platforms as vital tools for communication, marketing, and promotions of budget hotels. Perhaps, in the era of intense competitive pressures, social media sites have become powerful to form customer attitudes toward the services through travel websites and social networking sites. Numerous studies have focused mainly on the brand chain hotel and not highlighted the budget hotel perspective. Thus, the present study investigates on how customer rating, online review, and management response affect the budget hotel performance. The study relied on the list of hotel guests gathered from the customer relationship management (CRM) database provided by Seri Pauh Natural Motel, Perlis, Malaysia. Data were collected from the sample of 120 customers by answering the questionnaire through social media applications such as Facebook and WhatsApp. Research findings have discovered that online hotel review is the most salient predictor ...
Proceedings of the Second International Conference on the Future of ASEAN (ICoFA) 2017 - Volume 1, 2019
The conception of workplace fun includes socially taking part in interesting and spontaneous posi... more The conception of workplace fun includes socially taking part in interesting and spontaneous positive occasions in the working environment; such occasions are crucial in refining associations for workers. In spite of the fact that fun and also amusingness can both be enjoyable, fun at work incorporates to some degree a distinctive range of activities. Academic studies have connected workplace fun with employee performance, job satisfaction, expanded creativity and development and organizational citizenship behaviour (OCB), while mainstream press articles have made the connection of workplace fun to the decreased truancy as well as job burnout. Hence, this research has been conducted to identify which types of workplace fun, namely, personal freedom, socializing with co-worker and organizational culture, have significantly contributed towards employee engagement. Based on the result, socializing with co-worker and organizational culture have positive and significant relationship with employee engagement, whereas personal freedom has negative relationship with employee engagement.
South Florida Journal of Development, Dec 14, 2021
Nowadays, academic dishonesty has become an endemic academic phenomenon because students seem to ... more Nowadays, academic dishonesty has become an endemic academic phenomenon because students seem to be treating cheating on tests or examinations as a common thing. Therefore, this study was conducted to investigate the intentions for engaging in academic dishonesty among degree students in public higher education in Malaysia by explaining the most prevalent predictors of academic dishonesty, which are attitude, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, ethical behavior, and moral reasoning. A total of 346 respondents were involved in this study, composed of degree students from accountancy, surveying, plantation, applied science, marine science, business and management, computer science, and sports science programs. Results illustrate that subjective norms were found insignificantly related to the intentions to be involved in academic dishonesty because the respondents have treated cheating as common norm and considered it not weird to be involved in cheating. Attitude, perceived behavioral control, ethical belief, and moral reasoning were found to be significantly related to academic dishonesty intentions.
Five commonly consumed marine fish from Straits of Malacca were studied for their level of dioxin... more Five commonly consumed marine fish from Straits of Malacca were studied for their level of dioxins (PCDDs) and furans (PCDFs). The fish fillets were found to contain low to moderate level of fats. Among the moderate fat content species, Plotosus spp. (Sembilang) was found to contain the highest level of total PCDDs/Fs (1.23 + 0.48 pg/g of wet weight) due to the high fat content of the species. Other species however, contain low level of PCDDs/Fs that range between 0.10-0.18 pg/g of wet weight. Generally the levels of total PCDDs/Fs in fish species determined in this preliminary study were well below the European limits and are therefore safe for human consumption.
Fish and shellfish are the richest natural dietary sources of EPA and DHA. Dietary intakes of EPA... more Fish and shellfish are the richest natural dietary sources of EPA and DHA. Dietary intakes of EPA and DHA have been purported to disease prevention, in particular cardiovascular disease (CVD). In Malaysia, the fisheries along the west coast of peninsular Malaysia contribute to approximately 70% of the total marine resources. These resources are exposed to contamination caused by persistent organic pollutant such as dioxins and furans. Since dioxins and furans accumulate in the lipid compartment of animals, therefore fat of fish caught in the polluted waters may be contaminated with these chlorinated hydrocarbons. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the amount and type of dioxins and furans congeners of demersal fish and shellfish from north, middle and south regions of west coast peninsular Malaysia. The samples of fish and shellfish consisted species such as Psettodes erumei (Large-scale toungue sole), Gymnura spp. (Long-tailed butterfly ray), Sepia officinalis (Cuttlefish), Nemipterus japonicus (Japanese threadfin bream), Epinephulus sexfasciatus (Sixbar grouper), Lutianus argentimaculatus (Malabar red snapper), Anadara granosa (Cockles), Macrobrachium rosenbergi (prawn) and Plotosus spp. (Gray eel-catfish). Findings of this study demonstrate that gray eel-catfish and Malabar red snapper have higher level of total dioxins and furans ranging 0.90-1.57 and 0.34-0.37 pg/g w.w, respectively. Meanwhile, low level of total dioxins and furans were found in large-scale tongue sole and long-tailed butterfly ray ranging from 0.12-0.19 and 0.12-0.17 pg/g w.w, respectively. Among the shellfish, cockles were accumulated higher total dioxins and furans (0.21-0.24 pg/g w.w) compared to prawn and cuttlefish. 2,3,7,8-TCDD, the most potent and toxic congeners was found in 6 species of samples ranging from 0.01 to 0.11 pg/g w.w WHO I-TEQ. While 1,2,3,7,8-PeCDD congener was found in all samples at a relatively higher level of 0.02 to 1.04 pg/g w.w Overall, Plotosus spp. (Gray eel-catfish) is the species exhibited the highest buildup of dioxins and furans compared to other species without exceeding the permitted level set by World Health Organization (WHO).
Galactose-induced rat model is commonly used for experimental studies on cataract. This study com... more Galactose-induced rat model is commonly used for experimental studies on cataract. This study compared the effects of dietary galactose in a close range of 20-30%, on the rate of onset and progression of cataract by clinical and histopathological evaluation. Sprague-Dawley rats (80-100g) were divided into 4 groups. Group 1 (ND) received normal diet while groups 2(G-30), 3 (G-25) and 4(G-20) received 30, 25 and 20% galactose diet respectively. Cataract progression was observed by biweekly slit lamp examination. After euthanization, lenses were dissected for histopathological examination. The study showed that the dose-dependent effect of galactose was most evident during the first week with significantly faster progression in G-30 compared to G-25 and G-20. In subsequent weeks, rate of progression of cataract was comparable in 3 galactose-fed groups. Since, G-25 and G-20 showed a slower onset of cataract, 25 and 20% galactose diet may be considered a better representation of human cataract.
The purpose of the report is to explain the Clinical Decision Support System in Diagnosing Gynaec... more The purpose of the report is to explain the Clinical Decision Support System in Diagnosing Gynaecological Diseases. Clinical Decision Support System (CDSS) in Diagnosing Gynaecological Diseases. This CDSS can assistthe trainee doctors or medical in diagnosing types of gynaecological diseases and treatment prescription for the patients who got problems with gynaecology. The objective of the report is to give the overview about the background of the system, problem statement, objectives and scope of study, methodology of work and also the conclusion and recommendation. As we know, throughout the evolution of medical technology the development of an efficient, useful and practical clinical information system becomes a significant focus in health industry today. The development of such system hopefully will help the intern to get the idea on gynaecological disease and also can practise computerized clinical management. Therefore, the clinical information system technology has become increasingly demand driven, in that the usage of the systems will only increase as long as there is an acceptance of the new technology within the environment.. Nowadays, the women health issues always highlighted because one of the major caused of death is related to gynaecological diseases such as ovarian cancer, breast cancer and so forth. As far as the health is concerned, the doctors or gynaecologist should play the main roles in educating the women harmful of gynaecological diseases to their heath and giving good treatment for them. This Clinical Decision Support System in Diagnosing Gynaecological Diseases will become a "personal assistant' for the student in order to help them to traced and diagnosed the diseases related to gynaecology. In other word, it helps to make better decision in diagnosing. The implementation of such Decision Support System(DSS) in medical fields gives lots of advantages in order to manage the critical data and to get more information before making decision especially related to human life. The author adopts the DSS concept in accomplishment of this project. The output of the system perhaps can be a useful guide to the user to make judgement and evaluation especially in diagnostic of diseases. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The author would like to gratefully acknowledge the contribution of several people who have helped to complete my final year project.
The antioxidant properties of skin, flesh and kernel of Canarium odontophyllum fruit were determi... more The antioxidant properties of skin, flesh and kernel of Canarium odontophyllum fruit were determined. The methanolic extracts of the fruit were screened for their total phenolic content and antioxidant properties. The averaged antioxidant properties (mM TE/g FM)
Politeknik di Malaysia sedang mengalami perubahan. Maka ia bergantung banyak pada budaya kerja di... more Politeknik di Malaysia sedang mengalami perubahan. Maka ia bergantung banyak pada budaya kerja dinamik yang akan memaksimumkan prestasi. Kajian ini dilakukan untuk menyiasat amalan community of practice dalam persekitaran pendidikan teknikal dan vokasional pengajian tinggi di Malaysia. Ia juga melihat kepada kepimpinan strategik yang boleh dicadangkan untuk digunakan dalam mengendalikan community of practice. Metodologi kajian yang digunakan adalah soal selidik yang diedarkan kepada 250 responden yang bekerja di politeknik. Berdasarkan kajian, ketua program di politeknik disaran untuk memimpin secara kepimpinan strategik sinergi yang boleh memaksimumkan prestasi dalam sesebuah organisasi yang berfokus kepada pengetahuan. Pengukuhan semua faktor dalam community of practice iaitu komunikasi, persekitaran pengurusan pengetahuan,kemudahan organisasi dan pengukuran juga adalah penting dalam membantu ia menjadi lebih berkesan pada masa hadapan. Kajian ini juga berharap dapat memberi penerangan kepada warga pendidik, ahli akademik dan tenaga kerja utama politeknik seperti pengarah politeknik supaya perubahan dalam kepimpinan sepanjang menghadapi pelan transformasi yang dilaksanakan boleh dilakukan. Pihak industri juga digesa untuk rapat dengan kementerian pendidikan tinggi Malaysia dalam memastikan kejayaan pelan transformasi yang mana akhirnya akan menjadi satu kelebihan untuk mereka jua.
Molecular vision, 2014
Oxidative and nitrosative stress underlies cataractogenesis, and therefore, various antioxidants ... more Oxidative and nitrosative stress underlies cataractogenesis, and therefore, various antioxidants have been investigated for anticataract properties. Several vitamin E analogs have also been studied for anticataract effects due to their antioxidant properties; however, the anticataract properties of tocotrienols have not been investigated. In this study, we investigated the effects of topically applied tocotrienol on the onset and progression of cataract and lenticular oxidative and nitrosative stress in galactosemic rats. In the first part of this study, we investigated the effects of topically applied microemulsion formulation of tocotrienol (TTE) using six concentrations ranging from 0.01% to 0.2%. Eight groups of Sprague-Dawley rats (n = 9) received distilled water, vehicle, or one of the six TTE concentrations as pretreatment topically twice daily for 3 weeks while on a normal diet. After pretreatment, animals in groups 2-8 received a 25% galactose diet whereas group 1 continued...
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2015
Parks, open spacesor green areas could improve people's quality of life and enhance the city's en... more Parks, open spacesor green areas could improve people's quality of life and enhance the city's environmental quality.This paper reviews current thinking about the benefits of parks, examines the criteria on park values and describes some of the strategies and the applicability of these strategies in park planning. Employing Q-methodology in getting public opinion on issues relevant to the research will increase awareness among the local community groups to preserve the values and amenities of the park and its environmental setting. The outcome of this research offers essential insights on the preferences and community values towards successful urban parks.
Drug Delivery, 2014
Topical route of administration is the most commonly used method for the treatment of ophthalmic ... more Topical route of administration is the most commonly used method for the treatment of ophthalmic diseases. However, presence of several layers of permeation barriers starting from the tear film till the inner layers of cornea make it difficult to achieve the therapeutic concentrations in the target tissue within the eye. In order to circumvent these barriers and to provide sustained and targeted drug delivery, tremendous advances have been made in developing efficient and safe drug delivery systems. Liposomes due to their unique structure prove to be extremely beneficial drug carriers as they can entrap both the hydrophilic and hydrophobic drugs. The conventional liposomes had several drawbacks particularly their tendency to aggregate, the instability and leakage of entrapped drug and susceptibility to phagocytosis. Due to this reason, for a long time, liposomes as drug delivery systems did not attract much attention of researchers and clinicians. However, over recent years development of new generation liposomes has opened up new approaches for targeted and sustained drug delivery using liposomes and has rejuvenated the interest of researchers in this field. In this review we present a summary of current literature to understand the anatomical and physiological limitation in achieving adequate ocular bioavailability of topically applied drugs and utility of liposomes in overcoming these limitations. The recent developments related to new generation liposomes are discussed.
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