By Mohamad Arif Haziq Mohamad Musri

BANGI, 5 February 2020- A health specialist from Orthopedics and Trauma Department, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (每日大赛app), Associate听 Prof Dr Mohd Yazid Bajuri continues to create innovation to help his patients walk perfectly when he successfully creates three new health innovation product to help B40 group.

The products are called MyB Ortho Shoes, MyB Air Walker dan MyB Muslim Prosthetic.

According to Associate Prof Dr Mohd Yazid, the three products are from his ideas after seeing many of his patients unable to buy a prosthetic leg or special shoes to help their movements.

From the triggered problems, he searched for company that able to work with him to create these three products.

鈥淓ach of these products has a lower price than the existing product on the market.

鈥淔or prosthetic leg (MyB Muslim Prosthetic), the price is between RM3,500 to RM4,000 compared to current product, the price can reach up to RM8,000. For Ortho Shoes, the price range from RM350 to RM500 and Air Walker is around RM400 to RM600.

鈥淗owever, at the current market, price for Ortho Shoes is between RM1,500 to RM2,000 while Air Walker can reach up to RM1,000,鈥� he said during launching the 每日大赛app Innovation Product MyB Ortho Shoes, MyB Air Walker and MyB Muslim Prosthetic, here, at Council Room, Administration Building, recently.

听The project was funded by Ministry of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change听(MESTECC) for RM273,400. The funds were used to create the products and the products were then given for free to 10 patients from B40 group.

MyB Ortho Shoes is a specially designed shoes that was custom based on the comfort of diabetic patients that prevent them from any compilations that were caused by Diabetes Mellitus disease while MyB Air Walker is a walk-in tool that has special sensors to detect patients excess weight. The technology was specially created for patients that undergo surgery for the bone fracture or ligaments injury for optimum recovery process.

Meanwhile, MyB Muslim Prosthetic is a prosthetic leg that were specially designed to ease patient鈥檚 movement that allow the leg to bend like a normal leg especially during performing the prayers for Muslims.

The ceremony was also joined by the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research and Innovation), Prof Dato鈥� Ir Dr Abdul Wahab Mohamad and Director of Centre of Research and Instrumentation Management (CRIM), Prof Dr Ismanizan Ismail.

By Asmahanim Amir

BESTARI JAYA, 7 October 2019 鈥� A zero waste concept palm oil will soon be available in Malaysia to keep the industry sustainable thus will make it eco-friendly.听 A research partnership between Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (每日大赛app) and Yayasan Sime Darby (YSD) has developed the pilot project and led by Prof. Ir. Dr. Mohd Sobri who is also a Co-Chair of 每日大赛app-YSD Sustainable Development Chair: Zero Waste Technology.

Mohd Sobri said the potential as a new source of energy. He also added the pilot project does not only serve its research mission but also can increase the country’s oil palm future productivity and sustainability.

鈥淲e are proud to share our research finding as one of the best models in palm oil processing waste management with a zero waste method. All the zero waste will be recycled to make a product that can benefit others. For example, palm kernel can now be used in the agricultural sector as organic fertilizers and other products as well,鈥� he said.

鈥淚 hope this research can guide existing oil mills to make changes in neutral green technology and zero waste,鈥� he said

Meanwhile, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research and Innovation, Prof. Dato鈥� Ir. Dr. Abdul Wahab Mohammad, who is also a co-researcher said the research is focused on renewable energy production, carbon dioxide gas capture, organic fertilizer production and recycling of wastewater, and solid waste generated in palm oil processing.

鈥淭he success of 每日大赛app and YSD researchers should be honoured as not all parties can provide the most effective solution to solving the palm oil industry’s waste problems and affecting the environment.

鈥淎ll waste was transformed into renewable sources for future use. For example, the waste from oil palm was turned into organic fertilizer that could be used for agricultural activities,鈥� he said.

Other 每日大赛app researchers involved in the research were Prof. Dr. Jamaliah Md Jahim, Prof. Madya Dr. Mohd Shahbudin Mastar, Prof. Madya Dr. Sahilah Abdul Mutalib and Ir. Dr. Shuhaida Harun.

The research is also in collaboration with various local research institutes and universities such as the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), University Malaysia Pahang (UMP), the University of Nottingham Malaysia. Other international institutions are also joing the collaboration such as Wageningen University, Netherlands; Feng Chia University, Taiwan; LIPI and Universitas Sumatera Utara, Indonesia.

By Asmahanim Amir
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BANGI, 20 September 2019 – A research on complex smart system by a local academician from 每日大赛app is now enjoying success in Dubai.

Started as a PhD research project, the researcher behind the breakthrough is Associate Professor Dr. Mohamad Hanif Saad, who started the project in 2011. Currently, CAISER is now widely used by the Perbadanan Putrajaya ICT.

鈥淭his development system is called SONAR and it is connected to more than 350 network-related systems in Putrajaya. It monitors the operations of the Perbadanan Putrajaya鈥檚 main network and provides alerts and notifications to technical teams when the computer network is in trouble or is expected to encounter any problems so that corrective actions can be taken early,鈥� he said.

鈥淲e found that CAISER adapters have their own strength. There is an increasing demand for CAISER RTU (Remote Terminal Unit) from industry as it is also used to obtain field data for various applications such as environmental monitoring (used in Putrajaya) as well as temperature and humidity monitoring in buildings (currently used in some government offices and industry as well as in the hospital operating room).鈥�

He has started the research project while pursuing his PhD at 每日大赛app under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Aini Hussein. After almost eight years, CAISER has finally gained a recognition in the industry. He also added the key factors in CAISER’s success is the acceptance and cooperation from users.

鈥淚f not because their support, we couldn鈥檛 have done it. Malaysians tend to be sceptical in local products.

鈥淲hen we have customers who trust us, we will do our best. We will bring the technology from 每日大赛app to give benefit to all. We thanked Perbadanan Putrajaya for the chance to carry out the project. That’s where the history of CAISER applications outside of 每日大赛app begins.

CAISER is a platform technology that creates a smart system using the Complex Event Processing (CEP). CAISER has three main components; data acquisition from the environment, detectors and event processors and implementing mitigation actions.

Among other adapters are surveillance robot adapters, smart CCTV adapters, RTU adapters, Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) adapters, and communication adapters via Telegram.

鈥淣ow it is widely used in several locations in Dubai through the development and marketing of our industry partner, Enomatriks Solution Sdn Bhd. With the help of Enomatriks Solutions Sdn Bhd’s talented engineers and programmers, CAISER technology has been successfully refined and expanded internationally to match other technologies in the market,鈥� he explained.

By Asmahanim Amir

BANGI, 22 September 2019 – A research paper about reducing the cost of producing hydrogen for industry usage has made Dr. Abdul Rahman Mohmad from 每日大赛app the first local academia to have an article published in one of the world’s leading journal in physical chemistry and applied physics,听Nature Materials.

He is also one of the two main authors in a paper entitled “Ultra High-current-density niobium disulphide catalysts for hydrogen evolution”. He听said the research is expected to have a major impact on the green energy industry for both local and abroad due to its potential to cut the cost.

鈥淗ydrogen is the main agent in various industrial process such as refining industry, chemical industry, food processing, electronics sectors among others. Most of hydrogen produces natural gas, but we are able to find a more sustainable way through the electrolysis process. This too may lead to the cost reductive of producing hydrogen related products,鈥� he said.

鈥淲hat makes the research successful is that the use of low cost materials which is 100 times more competitive as compared to platinum,” he added.
The publication of this paper is a research collaboration with world’s leading universities in the United States, United Kingdom, France, China and Korea which began in 2016.

By Asmahanim Amir

BANGI, 4 July 2019 鈥� Now, the breeders need not worry about the health of their livestock anymore because they can monitor their livestock from as far as 20kilometers with LoRa (Long Range) wireless network technology.

鈥淭he target of this project is to automate animal farming using the Internet of Things. Nowadays, most of the breeders monitoring their livestock鈥檚 through the manual method, which has been proven inefficient and involves so much operational costs.

鈥淲ith the Internet of things for livestock, it will facilitate the automation work for breeders and understand how their animals are in the field,鈥� explained by Prof Madya Ir. Dr. Rosdiadee Nordin, the project leader.

The project equipped the drone with LoRa technology in gathering data from sensors installed in animals as well as water quality sensor at its source.

鈥淒ata will be collected through transmission from the sensor to the drone and smart devices of the breeders through,鈥� he said.

The development of such technology is the future of the breeding industry where the patrolling time of the farmers can be optimized into different added-value activities.

Furthermore, fast information about the livestock鈥檚 health can be obtained on a real-time basis. Moreover, the level of water quality supplied to livestock can also be monitored in avoiding contaminated water from being consumed.

The project is carried out with Aishah Mohd Noh (Master Student) has received technical and industrial services from Aerodyne Group, a Malaysian-based international solution provider.

鈥淭hree successful field trials three times has been conducted to test LoRa network coverage performance. The trial will continue from time to time to improve the functions and performance of the drone and the LoRa network鈥� he said.

Prof Madya Ir. Dr. Rosdiadee hopes the project will be able to assist breeders in the future so that they can automate and simplify the operations of farmers, especially for large animal farms.

By Asmahanim Amir

BANGI, 25 July 2019 – The Orang Asli community at Kampung Gedung Siam received 10 solar-paneled street lights provided by Cipta Wawasan Maju Engineering Sdn. Bhd (CWM) through their corporate social responsibility in collaboration with Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (每日大赛app).

The solar-paneled street lights were installed by CWM鈥檚 technical staff, 每日大赛app鈥檚 researchers and students.

About 30 Orang Asli youths and adults participated, taking turns to help with digging holes, mixing cement, learning about the wiring and battery of the solar panel unit and hoisting the solar panels to be erected.

The head researcher of the project, Assoc Prof. Dr. Doris Padmini A/P S. Selvaratnam told that the solar lights are very sensitive take approximately three hours to be fully charged in producing light for 12 continuous hours.

鈥淭he solar-paneled street lights has the ability to charge in the minimum presence of solar.听 This is important for Kampung Gedung Siam especially during the rainy seasons from October to January that has very minimal any sunshine,鈥� she said.

Now, kids going to school can walk in bright lit pathways and be not afraid of being hit by random fast oncoming vehicles, and the same for the adults who walk to shops, work or head towards the rubber/palm-oil trees.

These lights are brighter than their home lights and seem a good place for gathering and have group activities.

Assoc Prof. Dr. Doris Padmini said the project has been successful and she hopes more companies will come forward to help the Orang Asli.

鈥淭here are many simple, yet impactful initiatives that can be done through multi-stakeholder engagement for the community.听 We at FEP (Faculty of Economics and Management) 每日大赛app welcome your contribution and participation in community development in general and specifically for the Orang Asli sustainable well-being,鈥� she added.

By Asmahanim Amir
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CHERAS, 25 March 2019 鈥� Prof. Dr. Dayang Anita Abdul Aziz, a Senior Consultant Paediatric Surgeon from Department of Surgery, Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz (HCTM), 听Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (每日大赛appMC), has been recognized by the European Board of Paediatric Surgery (EBPS) as their Senior Examiner for the 2019 European Exams to be held in Amsterdam this October.

The appointment is historic for 每日大赛app because Prof. Dr Dayang Anita is the first Paediatric Surgeon in Malaysia and Asia to be appointed as EBPS senior Examiner.

鈥淎ctually, this recognition is not only for me but to all the paediatric staff and also for our former Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Emerita Tan Sri Dato鈥� Sri Dr Sharifah Hapsah Syed Hassan Shahabudin and Prof. Tan Sri Dato鈥� Sri Dr Noor Azlan Ghazali whom helped a lot from the beginning until we (每日大赛appMC) received the accreditation status as a Centre for EBPS Examinations for Part I and Part II in 2011鈥� said Prof. Dr Dayang Anita.

鈥淭his examination centre is the first outside Europe. It’s not only as an examination centre but also training centres to the local and ASEAN paediatric surgical trainees and surgeons 鈥� she added.

There are other countries in Asia such as India who conduct EBPS Part I examinations, but only 每日大赛appMC can conduct the Part I and Part II of the EBPS examinations.

鈥淲e are very proud with this recognition. Starting from 2012, I was appointed as an EBPS Local Examiner Team Leader; the same year the first Joint听 Part 1 and 2 of the EBPS examination was held at 每日大赛appMC,鈥� she explained.

鈥淭his appointment has given me the experience to conduct local exams too; I also developed the Paediatric Surgery Masters Programme for 每日大赛app using the modified syllabus of the European Board. This is my contribution for 每日大赛app and our Country-to develop a local MQA accredited programme for the convenience of our local postgraduate students,鈥� she explained.

She said the EBPS exams started in 2009 at 每日大赛appMC initially for Part 1 exams and now for almost 10 years, the examinations have run successfully for 4 times in 每日大赛appMC as Joint Part 1 and Part 2. Many benefits have been obtained from the aspect of establishing a more holistic approach to human capital development. It is also very encouraging that the number of candidates who come to Malaysia for the exams increased from year to year.

By Muhammad Fikri Abdullah

BANGI, March 15, 2019 – Prof. Datuk Dr. Rokiah Omar, Professor of Optometry and Vision Science Programme, Faculty of Health Sciences (FSK), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (每日大赛app) and the Low-vision Specialist received the Venus International Women Awards (VIWA 2019) for the Distinguished Woman in Health and Medical Sciences (Optometry) in Chennai, India recently.

Her 29 years of research has impacted the reduction of vision impairment among children in Malaysia. The research also has been escalated to a policy of the Ministry of Health since 2011, where the children will receive vision screening at all Health Clinics.

She is also the Director of the University Community Transformation Centre (UCTC), 每日大赛app said the award is a bonus because of her focus on coming out with the best work output. “When I do my work, I’m not aiming to gain recognition or awards, but I want to do my best and help the community,” she said.

She said the findings of all fields of research need to be prioritised and developed for the benefit of society. “The research findings that we get, if not translated for the community is useless. In whatever field, contribution to the community is the most important, ” she added.

As a Director of UCTC, she is always with the community including the Orang Asli, where she and her team do free eye screening, especially in the rural area.

At the event (VIWA), Prof. Datuk Dr. Rokiah is also honoured as the guest of honour and keynote speaker in the 4th Annual Women Meet (AWM 2019). She presented her keynote with the title Prevent of Blindness – Empowering Pre-School Teachers Does it Works?

VIWA is an award for professional women who successfully contributed in science and technology, launched in 2016 by the Centre for Advanced Research and Design (CARD), the Venus International Foundation (VIF), held annually in March.

By Asmahanim Amir
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BANGI, 22 February 2019 鈥� In ensuring that fireflies are preserved, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (每日大赛app), has conducted a study of the insects and received the largest fireflies research fund in Malaysia.

Chief Researcher of the Fireflies Habitat Conservation Project (KELIP2@每日大赛app Group) Kampung Dew, Prof. Madya Dr. Norela Sulaiman said the research is funded by Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) (RM1.09 million). The research covers three spotted conservation areas, namely Kampung Dew, Semanggol, Perak; Yak Yah, Kemaman, Terengganu and Kampung Sg. Timun, Rembau, Negeri Sembilan.

鈥淭his research covers the diversity studies of fireflies and insects, riverbank plants associated with fireflies. In addition, the research is also focused on land usage affecting firefly habitats in each study area.

鈥淢oreover, the study covers the air quality in every river that affects the berembang tree (scientific name: Sonneratia caseoralis) and the study of birds, bats and aquatic life involved with the health of mangrove ecosystems is also done,鈥� she said.

She said the effort of replanting berembang trees is hoped to increase the population of fireflies in each study area that eventually improve the socio-economy of the locals through boat rental to bring ecotourism tourists who came to see the fireflies.

Prof. Madya Dr. Norela said the villagers involved should be proud because the firefly habitat is unique, not all countries in the world are blessed with this firefly.

鈥淔ireflies in Malaysia describe among those who have been successfully restored following community awareness to conserve ecosystems where fireflies breed.

鈥淔ireflies in Malaysia are also very unique as they flash simultaneously,鈥� she explained.

She said among the main species of fireflies studied were the Pteroptyx tener, the flickers flashing simultaneously with 3.7 perimeter per second found in all rivers studied, as well as Pteroptyx malaccae which also flashed simultaneously but were not found in all the rivers studied.

The Pteroptyx valida species of fireflies in the Sungai Sepetang, fireflies Pteroptyx assymmetria and Pteroptyx malaccae on the Sungai Rembau and Pteroptyx valida and Pteroptyx malaccae species in the Sungai Chukai are among examples of fireflies that not flickering flashes simultaneously.

In addition to the three areas supported by TNB, the KELIP2@每日大赛app Group has also conducted studies throughout Malaysia. In the peninsula, the area is in Kota Tinggi, Johor; Kampung Kuantan, Kuala Selangor; Selangor, Kampung Sungai Panjang, Sabak Bernam, Selangor; Kampung Paya Lebar, Melaka; Kampung Hulu Melaka, Langkawi; Lake Chini, Pahang and Kuala Woh, Perak.

In Sarawak, the researched areas are Sungai Raan, Sungai Sibuti, and Sungai Niah, all of which are in Miri.

By Asmahanim Amir

CHERAS, 21 February 2019 鈥� The largest Biobank in Southeast Asia that holds millions of blood and urine specimens for research studies is based on the Medical Molecular Biology Institute (UMBI), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (每日大赛appMC).

Pro Vice Chancellor 每日大赛app Kuala Lumpur Campus, Prof. Datuk Dr. A Rahman A Jamal said Biobank UMBI has 35 liquid nitrogen tanks with temperatures -196 degrees Celsius and 38 refrigerators with temperatures of -80 degrees Celsius.

鈥淲e have saved specimens of more than 120,000 volunteers across Malaysia. Each individual, we keep 45 blood tubes. The total number of blood tubes here (Biobank) is over six million tubes.

鈥淎ll the specimens in this Biobank are for research in various fields of medicine. This is a valuable source of research for our country. We need to be proud of the Biobank UMBI being a reference at the international level,鈥� he said.

He said Biobank UMBI establish in line with The Malaysian Cohort project, which is Malaysia’s largest health screening project approved by the Cabinet in 2005.

Prof. Datuk Dr. A Rahman said the biospecimen stored there (Biobank) is very valuable as research can be done in various fields.

鈥淔or example, if we want to study about the risk of genetics about diabetes (diabetic), we need big specimens. We need as many as 3,000 blood samples of diabetic patients and 3,000 blood samples of non-diabetes individuals to compare.

鈥淪o, if we don鈥檛 have a Biobank, we had to start with the collection of the samples. Now we already have a sample stored in Biobank. So, anyone who wants to do this kind of research does not need to take a long time,鈥� he explained.

Prof. Datuk Dr. A Rahman explained that the advantage of this Biobank is that Malaysia has three main ethnic groups – Malays, Chinese and Indians.

鈥淲e can make a direct comparison of the differences in the status of the disease of these three ethnic groups from what we see as physical and biological angles. There are not many other countries that have this kind of potential,” he said.

He is proud that 每日大赛app is mandated to lead The Malaysia Cohort and this Biobank is in 每日大赛app.

鈥淭o me, the value we see is how we provide opportunities for researchers from all over the country, whether the Public or Private University or the industry can jointly pinpoint this Biobank from the analysis point, whether it is a big data analysis or an analysis of the species that we there is,鈥� he said.