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Mechanical properties of polyvinyl chloride and polypropylene hybrid polymeric nanocomposites for structural applications
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2020-04)In this work, mechanical properties for three types of polymeric blends and polymeric composites were fabricated and evaluated. The first group was prepared from (polyvinyl chloride: polypropylene (PVC: PP)) in different ... -
Nanocrystalline diamond electrolyte-gates in field effect transistor for a prolific aptasensing HIV-1 Tat on hydrogen-terminated surface
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2020-04)Nanocrystalline diamonds have recently gained great attention to circumvent the current hurdles, with their appealing properties such as high-surface-area to volume ratio, low-background current, wide potential window, ... -
The influence of modified equipment in developing skills in badminton
(Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi (KPT), Malaysia, 2020)The aim of this study was to examine the effect of modified equipment on skill acquisition among novice badminton players. The participants (24 boys, 16 girls) aged between 7 – 9 years old, without any prior formal badminton ... -
The effect of high-intensity intermittent functional training towards the aerobic fitness of youth badminton players
(Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi (KPT), Malaysia, 2020)The main objective of this study is to measure the effectiveness of high-intensity intermittent functional training on aerobic fitness of youth badminton players. A total of 16 male participants of the 13 to 15 years old ... -
The differences between gross motor performance amongst children according to ethnic and age chronology
(Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi (KPT), Malaysia, 2020)Gross motor skills are important elements that are often associated with the activeness of children in sports and physical activity. The better motor performance level amongst children is reflected by the higher level of ... -
Relative Age Effects among Malaysian athletes in 29th Sea Games Kuala Lumpur, 2017
(Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi (KPT), Malaysia, 2020)Relative Age Effects (RAE) is the effect of over-representation of relatively older athletes compared to their younger peers within the in the same age cohort. It is believed, that those born in earlier have been found to ... -
Relative age effect in U-16 Asian Championship Soccer tournament
(Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi (KPT), Malaysia, 2020)Athletes born at the beginning of the year may present advantages in terms of physical characteristics, motor ability or cognitive knowledge that could increase their chances for selection against their peers. This ... -
Reflecting on side-cutting variability on ACL injury risk: A case study
(Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi (KPT), Malaysia, 2020)This case study aims to discuss a proposal for identifying anterior cruciate ligament injury (ACL) risk by observing the variability of side cutting kinematics with respect to the development of fatigue. One participant ... -
Effects of 12 weeks combined weight and chain versus combined weight and elastic band variable resistance training on upper and lower body muscular strength and endurance among untrained males in Iran
(Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi (KPT), Malaysia, 2020)Several studies have shown a positive association between variable resistance training (VRT) and the improvement of muscular performance. However, the most effective method of VRT to improve muscular performance in untrained ... -
Physical activity behaviour among women with gestational diabetes mellitus and early Post-partum
(Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi (KPT), Malaysia, 2020)Women with previous history of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) have been found to have higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Participation in adequate physical activity during and after pregnancy ... -
Incidence of injuries and illnesses among Sabahan athletes during SUKMA XIX 2018
(Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi (KPT), Malaysia, 2020)This is an epidemiological study on injuries and illnesses among Sabah SUKMA athletes in 2018. This study was done retrospectively using a standardized data registry. Incidence of injuries and illnesses were 16.27 and 16.74 ... -
Development of wearable IoT-Based front kicking angle monitoring device
(Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi (KPT), Malaysia, 2020)In this paper, a wearable front kicking angle monitoring device using flex sensor and Internet of Things (IoT) platform has been successfully developed and tested. The Arduino NodeMCU microcontroller processes and converts ... -
Comparison of execution times of Kaedah A for different movement trajectories using Virtual Sensei Lite
(Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi (KPT), Malaysia, 2020)The main objective of this study is to compare the execution times produced by fending off techniques of Seni Silat Cekak Malaysia (SSCM), Kaedah A for different movement trajectories. Three kind of movement trajectories ... -
Comparison between two methods of variable resistance training on body composition, muscular strength and functional capacity among untrained males
(Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi (KPT), Malaysia, 2020)Several studies have shown a positive association between variable resistance training (VRT) and improvements in muscular performance. However, the effects of VRT on body composition among untrained individuals remain ... -
An evaluation on the pre-competition anxiety levels of under eighteen male track and field athletes from the rural areas of Sabah
(Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi (KPT), Malaysia, 2020)Psychological factors are one of the contributing factors that could influence an athlete's performance in any sporting events. The survey-based study is aimed at evaluating pre-competition anxiety levels of sixty-four ... -
A webquest iIn teaching circulatory system using Google Site for grade VI pupils
(Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi (KPT), Malaysia, 2020)This study aims to determine the performance of the respondents in using the developed WebQuest in Google Site. This study used the quasi-experimental design method making use of pretest-posttest design. The developed ... -
Synthesis of calcium phosphate: Influence of sintering temperature on the formation of fluorhydroxyapatite
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis, 2020-01)Calcium phosphate biomaterials can be classified as polycrystalline ceramics. Hydroxyapatite is one kind of calcium phosphate biomaterials which is also a mineral component in hard tissue, especially dental and bones. ... -
Removal of phenol from water using ZnO nanoparticles
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis, 2020-01)Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles were prepared using Pulsed Laser Ablation (PLA) method with various laser energies of 100, 200, 300, 400 and 500 mJ for removing organic pollutants (phenol) from water solutions. The acquisition ... -
Nano-Particle doped polymers to improve contact lenses optical quality
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis, 2020-01)Polymer-based nanocomposites exhibit different optical virtues such as high refractive index (RI), Abbe number (νd) and visible light transmittance (T %) above 90%. These hybrid materials attract more interest in ... -
Investigation of wear behavior for novel polyamide 66 composites under dry sliding conditions
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis, 2020-01)Polyamide 66 has been recently used in mechanical applications especially in gears manufacturing due to their low weight, low cost, and good tribological characteristics. In particular, great attention must be considered ...