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The differences in the ball speed and the spin rate depending on the results of a tennis serve
(Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi (KPT), Malaysia, 2020-12)In tennis, the service is the only shot that a player can give himself without being influenced by his opponent, and it is said to be the most powerful and essential shot in the game to win the game (Kovacs and Ellenbecker, ... -
Kinematic differences in left-right side in blocking among college women's volleyball players in Japan
(Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi (KPT), Malaysia, 2020-12)In recent years, the attacking tactics of top-level teams have been dominated by a combination of four attackers. The basic approach to defending against this move is to block in the direction of the toss (Read Block ... -
Exergaming iImproves self-efficacy in sustaining physical activity among sedentary university students
(Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi (KPT), Malaysia, 2020-12)This research contrasts the physical activity-related self-efficacy before and after exergame play and the gender-wise expectancy related to beliefs and task values. Sedentary undergraduates (n=102; 51 males, 51 females) ... -
Dietary habits and Body Mass Index between athletes and nonathletes of UiTM
(Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi (KPT), Malaysia, 2020-12)The aim of this study was to compare the dietary habits and Body Mass Index (BMI) between student-athletes and non-student athletes in UiTM (Universiti Teknologi MARA), as well as to study the relationship between their ... -
Construction of the skill related physical fitness evaluation index system of Chinese young male tennis players
(Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi (KPT), Malaysia, 2020-12)The skill-related physical fitness evaluation index system is an important reference basis for evaluating the competitive level of tennis players. At present, there are few studies on the skill-related physical fitness ... -
Comparison of Low-Load bench press and push-up exercises on muscular performance among female youth
(Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi (KPT), Malaysia, 2020-12)Introduction: Various fitness challenges had been invented and innovated in order to integrate exercise in life, especially during the new norm of Covid-19 pandemic. There is a lack of study on the effect of push-up exercise ... -
Cheerleaders’ motivation and readiness to return to sport following injury
(Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi (KPT), Malaysia, 2020-12)Returning to sport following an injury is a process that is riddled with difficulties, especially so for competitive athletes. This is a quantitative research employed survey method. A total of 130 cheerleaders (age = 25.66 ... -
Characteristics of resting ECG among Sabah professional male footballers
(Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi (KPT), Malaysia, 2020-12)The purpose of this study is to describe the resting electrocardiogram (ECG) seen among 176 professional male footballers from Sabah Football Association Club during preparticipation evaluation. Data were analysed ... -
Behaviour and the perception of physical activity during the period of Movement Control Order (MCO) in Malaysia
(Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi (KPT), Malaysia, 2020-12)To curb the spread of Covid-19, governments have introduced social distancing measures with varying degrees of enforcement, ranging from unenforced recommendations to quarantine. Physical activity is an important determinant ... -
A triathlete with medial meniscus tear and subchondral insufficiency fracture
(Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi (KPT), Malaysia, 2020-12)Subchondral insufficiency fracture of the knee (SIFK) is an important differential diagnosis for knee pain. If diagnosed early, SIFK can be treated conservatively with non-weight bearing ambulation. If left untreated, this ... -
Wet transfer process for MEMS freestanding PMMA/Graphene membrane development
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2020-12)Process of transferring poly (methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)/Graphene layer to form a freestanding membrane requires a proper method to ensure that the membrane is well suspended with high graphene coverage. This paper ... -
Transient response monitoring of a loaded rubber using a circular- shaped optical fibre bend sensor
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2020-12)When rubber is subjected to a load, deformation will occur in the form of transverse compression. At a microscopic level, the bond structure in the rubber is transformed from one equilibrium state, corresponding to the ... -
Theoretical demonstration of elastic wave guiding in a Pillar-Based phononic crystal slab
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2020-12)We demonstrated theoretically the wave guiding of elastics waves in a two-dimensional (2D) phononic crystal (PnC) slab. The simulation model based on the Finite Element Method (FEM) was used to calculate the dispersion ... -
The structural, electronic and mechanical properties of 𝜶�� and 𝜷�� phases in titanium using density functional theory
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2020-12)In this paper, the structural, electronic and mechanical properties of 𝛼 and 𝛽 phases in titanium (Ti) with the space group of P63/mmc and Im3m were computed by using first-principles calculations through density functional ... -
The design of monolithic integration of photonic crystal biosensor to Si-Ge PIN photodetector on silicon photonics platform for compact biosensing system
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2020-12)The requirements of compact biosensing system features such as portable, wearable and point-of-care applications require compact design solutions. Optical based biosensor is one of the choices because of the high-sensitivity ... -
Structural, microstructure, dielectric and magnetic behavior of Ga substituted BiFeO3
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2020-12)Galium doped at Bi-site of Bi1-xGaxFeO3 (BGFO) ceramics with x = 0.00, 0.01, 0.02 and 0.03 was synthesized by the solid state reaction route. The effect of gallium on structural, microstructure, dielectric and magnetic ... -
Peristaltic micro-pump with normally deflecting membrane fabricated using glass based naster mold
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2020-12)In this project, a Peristaltic fluid micro pump having normally deflecting membrane on a glass based master mold is developed. The developed peristaltic micro-pumps consists of three or more pump membranes connected ... -
Performance of organic dyes for textile cotton fabric
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2020-12)This research was focus on optimum dye concentration for self-cleaning properties for uncoated and coated dyed cotton fabrics through physical and mechanical properties. The dyed cotton fabrics were coated with aqueous ... -
Performance comparison between sapphire and SiC as substrate for GaN 2D photonic crystal
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2020-12)In this work, we present a structure design L3 cavities of 2D photonic crystal on a triangular photonic crystal lattice on Gallium Nitride (GaN) with two different substrate sapphire and SiC. The designed was simulated ... -
Optimization of the isolation of extracellular vesicles via dielectrophoresis: A preliminary analysis
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2020-12)Extracellular vesicles (EVs); 30 nm to 1 micrometer in size; has gained its attention as their role as biomarkers and communicator from one cell to another. The importance of early detection for diseases is highly integral ...