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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 ... -
Optimization of micromilling parameters using Taguchi Method for the fabrication of PMMA based microchannels
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2020-12)A method is proposed for rapid prototyping of Poly (methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) microfluidic devices utilizing a micromilling machine. The present study is to investigates the influence of micromilling machining parameters ... -
Investigation of structural, morphological and optical properties of sulfur doped zinc oxide nanorod
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2020-12)In this study, seed-mediated hydrothermal methods has been used to fabricate sulfur-doped zinc oxide (S-ZnO) thin films with various atomic concentration of sulfur (S) (0 at.%, 1 at.%, 2.5 at.%, 5 at.% and 10 at.%). The ...