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An Analysis Of Conjunctive Relations In The Translation Of Animal Farm From English To Hausa / Muhammad Sulaiman Abdullahi, Abdullahi Muhammad Sulaiman

Student Works (2010-2019)

The aim of this study is to find out what kind of shifts exist in the translation of inter-sentential conjunctive relations in the novel, Animal Farm, from English to Hausa based on Catford‘s (1965) notion of shifts in translation. The two novels used as the sources of data for this study were the source text in English, Animal Farm and its target language translation in Hausa, Gandun Dabbobi. Two hundred and fifty-two sentences containing inter-sentential conjunctive relations were extracted from each text, making the total number of five hundred and four sentences from both texts. Halliday and Hasan‘s (1976) Table …

A Teacher’S Written Corrective Feedback : Beliefs And Practices / Nilaasini A/P Rajagopal, Nilaasini Rajagopal

Student Works (2010-2019)

In the English language classroom, writing is a necessary skill for the English as a second language (ESL) learners but it appears to be a very difficult skill to master. However, the writing skills could be mastered if teachers give good written corrective feedback to the students. This study investigated a teacher’s written corrective feedback in responding to students’ English written compositions in a private school in Subang Jaya, Selangor. It examines a teacher’s beliefs and practices towards written corrective feedback. The theoretical framework that underlined this study is the ‘noticing hypothesis’ where teacher’s feedback is intended to trigger noticing …

Misuse Of English Morphology In Writing Among Tesl Students / Nur Ilyani Binti Idris, Nur Ilyani Idris

Student Works (2010-2019)

This paper studies about the misuse of English Morphology in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) students’ writing from KPTMKL. This study is design to find out the morphological errors in students’ writing using the Surface Strategy Taxonomy proposed by Dulay (1982). There are three objectives of the study; firstly is to identify the types of morphological errors used by TESL students in journal writing such as omission, addition, miss formation or miss ordering, secondly is to examine the most dominant type of morphological errors in journal writing, and finally to analyze the interference of the mother tongue resulting …

Pemikiran Masyarakat Tamil Awal Dalam Kesusasteraan Tamil Klasik / Seiva Subramaniam A/L Ramiah, Ramiah Seiva Subramaniam

Student Works (2010-2019)

Kajian ini bertajuk ‘Pemikiran Masyarakat Tamil Awal Dalam Kesusasteraan Tamil Klasik’, dan ia mengkaji tentang pemikiran masyarakat Tamil Awal yang dipaparkan dalam hasil kesusasteraan Tamil klasik. Kesusasteraan Tamil klasik merangkumi lapan belas teks yang digolongkan dalam dua antologi iaitu antologi Eṭṭuttokai dan antologi Pattuppāṭṭu. Kedua-dua antologi tersebut yang dicipta antara 350SM hingga 300 masihi, mencerminkan budaya purba, emosi halus dan aspirasi mulia masyarakat Tamil Awal. Tujuan asas kajian ini ialah untuk mengenal pasti dan mendedahkan pemikiran masyarakat Tamil awal yang dipraktikkan dalam kehidupan seharian. Kajian ini berbentuk penyelidikan kualitatif yang menjurus kepada penyelidikan perpustakaan di mana kaedah interprestasi kesusasteraan digunakan. …

Development Of Solid Acid Catalysts For Biodiesel Production From High Free Fatty Acid Feedstock / Yahaya Muhammad Sani, Muhammad Sani Yahaya

Student Works (2010-2019)

Numerous energy crises have been confronting the world due to excessive utilization of the world's depleting oil reserves by the ever-increasing human population. Concerns such as deteriorating health standards and environmental degradations have led to the search for sustainable biofuel alternatives. However, the recent nose-diving of the Brent crude oil price makes the search for sustainable catalysts more arduous. Consequently, the present study investigated two distinct catalytic routes for producing biodiesel from a cheap feedstock, which could have competitive edge with fossil diesel. Firstly, the study explored the potentials of converting wastes from oil palm biomass such as empty fruit …

Development Of Spiritual Intelligence Model For Adolescents In Malaysia / Shamsiah Banu Mohamad Hanefar, Mohamad Hanefar Shamsiah Banu

Student Works (2010-2019)

Education in Malaysia is undergoing a transformation period from knowledge based education to value based (holistic) education which is being clearly objectified in the National Philosophy of Education (NPE), but there is a gap between the current practices in our education industry with the NPE. Many social problems among adolescents are being reported that are alarming and could be the hindrance factor for Malaysia in achieving its Vision 2020. This study is focused on developing a spiritual intelligence model for adolescents (SIMA) in Malaysia with the objectives to identify the need for designing the model, to develop the SIMA from …

Formulating And Solving Stochastic Truck And Trailer Routing Problems Using Meta-Heuristic Algorithms / Seyedmehdi Mirmohammadsadeghi, Mirmohammadsadeghi Seyedmehdi

Student Works (2010-2019)

Manufacturers and services providers often encounter stochastic parametric scenarios. Researchers have, thus far, considered deterministic truck and trailer routing problems (TTRP) that cannot address the prevailing demand, travel time, service time uncertainties and other pertinent complexities. The purpose of this research is to expand the deterministic TTRP models by introducing stochastic parameters to bring these models closer to the reality. In this research, firstly, truck and trailer routing problems with stochastic demands (TTRPSD) is introduced and modeled. Since the demands are not fixed, the failure may occur when the cumulative demands exceed or attain exactly the truck or vehicle capacities, …

Molecular Modelling Of Flaviviruses Serine Proteases For Future Drug Development / Priyah A/P Narayanasamy, Priyah Narayanasamy

Student Works (2010-2019)

The flaviviruses are emerging arthropod-borne viruses that are important human pathogens and represent an immense global health problem. These enveloped, positive- stranded ribonucleic acid viruses can cause significant human diseases in the form of encephalitis or haemorrhagic fever. Some of the medically important flaviviruses are Dengue Virus (DEV), West Niles Virus (WNV), Japanese Encephalitis Virus (JEV), Yellow Fever Virus(YFV) and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV). There are no effective antiviral therapies are available to date and the main approach to disease control is via vaccination and vector control. Therefore focus on the development of anti viral target for drug development is …

Linguistic And Non-Linguistic Features And Functions Of “Bad Language” By Malaysian Netizens / Narsis Tayyebian, Narsis Tayyebian

Student Works (2010-2019)

Bad language is one feature of language through which strong emotions such as anger, disgust, frustration and surprise is revealed. People use bad language which includes categories such as cursing, swearing, obscenity, blasphemy, profanity, obscenity, vulgarism, insults and slurs, epithets, slangs and scatology. All these categories vary in their themes in terms of the varying degrees of offensiveness. One of the contexts in which bad language occurs is the social media network sites such as Facebook which has become an important part of one’s daily lives since it is used as a common form of communication and interaction mode. Facebook …

Integration Of Mobile Learning In English Vocabulary Learning In An Iranian School In Kuala Lumpur / Ali Jahani, Ali Jahani

Student Works (2010-2019)

The purpose of this quasi experimental study was to examine the effectiveness of mobile (SMS) learning on Iranian EFL learners‟ English vocabulary learning. In addition, this study compared two approaches of vocabulary learning, namely, SMS learning and paper text learning in an Iranian school in Kuala Lumpur. The media richness theory (Daft & Lengel, 1986), Bloom‟s Taxonomy theory (Anderson, 2001) and Motivation theory (Keller,1987) were chosen as the theoretical foundation for this study. Furthermore, this study investigated whether there was any significant difference between the control and experimental groups of participants regarding their learning and satisfaction scores. Finally, the study …

Sumbangan Fadzil Mohd. Noor Dalam Dakwah Politik / Suhaimi Bin Latip, Suhaimi Latip

Student Works (2010-2019)

Fadzil Mohd. Noor, merupakan seorang tokoh dalam dakwah politik negara dan diakui di kalangan tokoh ilmuan bahawa beliau adalah nama besar dalam gerakan Islam. Kajian terhadap sumbangan Fadzil Mohd. Noor dalam dakwah politik sangat penting bagi umat Islam. Persoalan konsep dakwah politik perlu dibahaskan untuk memantapkan kefahaman bahawa dakwah perlu dalam kancah politik, dan berdasarkan ketokohan dakwah politik Fadzil Mohd. Noor persoalan cabaran, sumbangan, pengajaran sepanjang beliau menerajui kepimpinan parti politik perlu dikaji. Persoalan lain yang juga perlu dikaji, Fadzil Mohd. Noor sebagai tokoh yang berwibawa, berpandangan jauh dan turut menyumbang dalam kebangkitan Islam serta memberi impak di kalangan masyarakat …

Manuskrip Undang-Undang Kedah : Kajian Unsur-Unsur Etnografi Islam / Siti Fairus Binti Kamarudin, Siti Fairus Kamarudin

Student Works (2010-2019)

Manuskrip Undang-Undang Kedah telah ditemui dalam beberapa versi dan tempat, antaranya ialah Versi R.O Winstedt, Versi Ku Din Ku Meh, serta Versi Rafles. Undang-Undang Kedah Versi R.O Winstedt seringkali diketengahkan oleh para pengkaji sebelum ini yang melibatkan kajian pelbagai aspek. Manakala penulis pula memilih Manuskrip Undang-Undang Kedah Versi Ku Din Ku Meh sebagai sandaran kajian dengan judul lengkapnya Manuskrip Undang-Undang Kedah: Kajian Unsur-Unsur Etnografi Islam. Kajian ini dilakukan atas tanggapan bahawa teks undang-undang Kedah versi ini lebih dipengaruhi oleh ajaran Islam berbanding versi R.O Winstedt. Kenyataan ini bersandarkan gambaran adat-adat Melayu serta etnografi yang diketengahkan lebih bersifat islamik dan detail …

Analisis Hadith Mengenai Haiwan Fasiq Dalam Al-Kutub Al-Sittah : Kajian Terhadap Persepsi Masyarakat Melayu Di Daerah Pengkalan Hulu, Perak / Mohd Farhan Bin Md Ariffin, Mohd Farhan Md Ariffin

Student Works (2010-2019)

Perbincangan tentang ancaman haiwan terhadap manusia dapat dirujuk kepada panduan wahyu dalam menjelaskannya secara realistik bagi kefahaman umat Islam. Pemahaman yang betul dan jelas secara mendalam amat penting bagi menjana interaksi lebih harmoni sesama makhluk dan mengekalkan keseimbangan ekosistem. Kajian ini memfokuskan analisis terhadap 30 hadith mengenai haiwan fasiq (haiwan perosak) dalam al-Kutub al-Sittah. Melalui metode analisis induktif, deduktif dan kualitatif, kajian ini memfokuskan perbincangan terhadap pelbagai aspek yang berkaitan dengan haiwan fasiq. Antaranya faktor dan sifat-sifat utama haiwan fasiq sehingga Nabi SAW menghalalkannya dibunuh, penjelasan tentang hubungan rapat antara haiwan fasiq dan haiwan perosak, aspek kawalan haiwan perosak serta …

The Translation Of Idioms In George Orwell's “Animal Farm” Into Arabic / Kareema Abdulnabi Lafta, Kareema Abdulnabi Lafta

Student Works (2010-2019)

This study aims to investigate the phenomenon of idioms, their types, the strategies applied in translating them and how effectively they are rendered in the English novel “Animal Farm” and its Arabic version “يضسػح انؽٛ إٌ ” Mazraat (Farm) Al-haywan (Animal). The objectives of this study are: (i) to investigate the strategies used in translating the idioms in Orwell‟s “Animal Farm” into Arabic, (ii) to find out if the idioms in the English source text are effectively translated into Arabic, and (iii) to find the most suitable strategies for conveying the idioms that have been translated inappropriately from English into …

Interactional Patterns Of Chinese Speakers Of English In Group Interaction / Li Li, Li Li

Student Works (2010-2019)

Group discussion as a speech event is commonly used by young adults in various contexts throughout the process of tertiary studies. With the increasing number of such young adults from China pursuing their tertiary level education in Malaysia, this study seeks to look at how these foreign language users of English carry out group discussions, specifically focusing on their interactional patterns. In particular, the aims of the study are: (1) to investigate the features and the politeness strategies used in opening and closing sequences in group discussions; (2) to explore the speech produced by the Chinese speakers and ascertain if …

Ant-Based Vehicle Congestion Avoidance Framework Using Vehicular Networks / Mohammad Reza Jabbarpour Sattari, Mohammad Reza Jabbarpour Sattari

Student Works (2010-2019)

Over the last decade, vehicle population has dramatically increased all over the world. This large number of vehicles coupled with the limited capacity of the roads and highways lead to heavy traffic congestion. Besides, it gives rise to air pollution, driver frustration, and costs billions of dollars annually in fuel consumption. Although finding a proper solution for vehicle congestion is a necessity, it is still remaining a challenging task due to the dynamic and unpredictable nature of vehicular environments. Building new high-capacity streets can be a solution but it is very costly, time consuming and in most cases, infeasible due …

A Transitivity Analysis Of The Mandarin Ba Construction / Wang Jiaqi, Jiaqi Wang

Student Works (2010-2019)

Mandarin BA construction is quite a controversial but frequently-used unique sentence pattern with the most salient characteristic of sentence order. Since it is different from the most frequently-shown sentence order of subject-verb-object (SVO) in Chinese, BA construction tends to follow the pattern of “NP1+BA+NP2+V/VP”. It has been implied that the character of BA plays the role in enabling the post-verbal NP2 to occupy the pre-verbal position. Due to its structural peculiarity, the BA construction has received a considerable attention of grammarians. There have been many voices (L. Wang, 1945; Li and Thompson ,1981; H. Wang, 1984; Tsao, 1987; Li, 1990; …

Concept Of Chivalry (Futuwwah) According To Abd Al-Razzaq Kashani : Analysis On His Tuhfah Al-Ikhwan Fi Khasais Al-Fityan / Fatemeh Tayefeh Aghakhan Hashtroodi, Fatemeh Tayefeh Aghakhan Hashtroodi

Student Works (2010-2019)

The purpose of this topic of study is to examine the esoteric meaning of chivalry (futuwwah) by Kāshānī, based on the grounds of the School of Wahdah al-Wujūd, and to describe the theoretical classification of moral specification of chivalry. This study will open up a relatively unexplored aspect of chivalry, that reflects the concept of the mediocre imperfect human being, the lower level of the perfect human as identified by Sufis. The library research, collecting and analyzing data primary and secondary sources, makes it possible to draw a clear image of Kāshānī’s School of thought. Indeed, the combined historical and …

Development Of Bovine Cartilage Extracellular Matrix As A Potential Scaffold For Chondrogenic Induction Of Human Dermal Fibroblasts / Ali Moradi, Ali Moradi

Student Works (2010-2019)

Tissue engineering aims to find an ultimate solution for cartilage regeneration. Current strategies for cartilage repair using chondrocytes are limited by the usability of cell sources as observed in several contemporary techniques such as autologous cell implantations. Cartilage tissue engineering strategies involving scaffold fabrication are common. However, only few studies have described the use of scaffolds as a promoter for chondrogenic differentiation. Cartilage extracellular matrix derived scaffolds contain many bioactive factors that have chondrogenic potential of which if appropriately managed, may provide the key to successful cartilage repair outcomes. The present thesis describes a potential biomaterial derived from bovine articular …

Community Rights: Fighting The Walmart Invasion Of Small Town American With Legal Intelligence., Andre M. Larkins

The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice

Small communities, like Cibolo, Texas, can counter Walmart’s retail offensive by turning to the law. After achieving global retail superiority, Walmart now looks to dominate the retail market of small towns across America. An average of 1.5 new Walmart stores open every day. Annually, the retail giant earns gross revenue totaling $483 billion, rivaling the gross domestic product of many countries. Communities can defend against Walmart’s invasion of neighborhoods and their abundant resources by careful application of legal intelligence. Legal intelligence is the collection, processing, integration, analysis, and interpretation of relevant legal practice or history to produce usable information aimed …

The Nonfinancial Returns Of Crowdfunding, Andrew A. Schwartz

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Securities crowdfunding — the sale of unregistered securities to the public over the Internet — has come under attack before it has even begun. Legal scholars in particular have expressed concern that investors will lose any money they invest in crowdfunding companies. Even assuming that this may be true from a purely financial perspective, these critics are missing an important point: Crowdfund investors with negative returns will not simply have lost their money, but rather they will have spent it (at least in part) on nonpecuniary benefits, including entertainment, political expression and community building. These nonfinancial returns of crowdfunding are …

Pecan Grove Review Volume 16, St. Mary's University

Pecan Grove Review

Creative writings by students, faculty, and staff of the St. Mary's University community.

Potential Tort Liability For Personal Use Of Drone Aircraft., Benjamin D. Mathews

St. Mary's Law Journal

In the United States, the use of personal drones has become more prevalent. Businesses now use drones to deliver products to consumers. Consumers now use drones to video and photograph special events. As a result, new laws are needed concerning personal usage of drones. The number of drone sales is predicted to double by 2024. This is reflected by companies such as Parrot, a vendor of private drones, who in the first quarter of 2014 sold 670,000 drones. Citizens whose personal liberties have been infringed upon by another individual’s use of personal drones, often resort to common law torts because …

Equity And Corporate Law, Mark J. Loewenstein

Publications

The article explores the continuing relevance of the 1991 Delaware Supreme Court decision in Schnell v. Chris-Craft Industries, Inc., in particular the extent to which evolving concepts of good faith have, or should, displace the free-wheeling equity doctrine of Schnell.

Outing Privacy, Scott Skinner-Thompson

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The government regularly outs information concerning people's sexuality, gender identity, and HIV status. Notwithstanding the implications of such outings, the Supreme Court has yet to resolve whether the Constitution contains a right to informational privacy - a right to limit the government's ability to collect and disseminate personal information.

This Article probes informational privacy theory and jurisprudence to better understand the judiciary's reluctance to fully embrace a constitutional right to informational privacy. The Article argues that while existing scholarly theories of informational privacy encourage us to broadly imagine the right and its possibilities, often focusing on informational privacy's ability to …

How Do We Know When Speech Is Of Low Value?, Helen Norton

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Profiling Of Anti-Diabetic Agent From Pereskia Bleo (Kunth) / Nadzrul Aida Bt Mat Darus, Nadzrul Aida Mat Darus

Student Works (2010-2019)

Pereskia bleo (Kunth) belongs to the family of Cactaceae and locally known as jarum tujuh bilah. It has been used traditionally by native Malaysian for the treatment of diabetes. However, the lack of scientific data to validate such claim have motivates researcher to study for its anti-diabetic activities. In this study, the leaves, stems and roots of Pereskia bleo crude extracts were extracted with hexane, petroleum ether, chloroform, methanol and aqueous. The separation and detections of bioactive compounds were done using Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC) and Liquid Chromatography Mass spectrometry combined with Mass Spectrometry (LCMS/MS) methods. The TLC results showed …

Anticancer Effects Of 1’S-1’- Acetoxychavicol Acetate And Its Potentiation When Conjugated With Human Alpha Fetoprotein Against Human Tumours In Mice / Norhafiza Binti Mohd Arshad, Norhafiza Mohd Arshad

Student Works (2010-2019)

Previous in vitro and in vivo studies have reported that 1’S-1’-acetoxychavicol acetate (ACA) and its analogue, 1’S-1’-acetoxyeugenol acetate (AEA) isolated from rhizomes of the Malaysian ethno-medicinal plant Alpinia conchigera Griff (Zingiberaceae) induces apoptosis-mediated cell death in tumour cells via dysregulation of the NF-κB pathway and reduced physiological side effects on non-transformed cells. Nevertheless, there were some clinical development drawbacks such as poor solubility in vivo, depreciation of biological activity and non-specific targeting of tumour cells. In collaborative study with Institute of Engineering Immunology Russia, all the problems above were addressed using their novel drug conjugation technology involving a recombinant human …

Waste Management By Restaurant Operators In Petaling Jaya / Nasr Eldin Abdallah Elshrif Ebrahiem, Nasr Eldin Elshrif Ebrahiem

Student Works (2010-2019)

There are number of factors contribute to municipal waste generation growth rate globally and locally factors are represented by increasing population levels, development, rapid urbanization and the rise in community living standards. Malaysia municipal waste is growing rapidly due to influence by these factors. This makes improving waste management practice highly demanded in every sector producing this waste. Restaurants have credible share in municipal waste as one of major waste source globally and in Malaysia as well, therefore this increase the necessity of study waste management practice among restaurants. This study aims to investigate waste management practice among restaurants in …

Municipal Solid Waste Management Of Indigenous Community In Kampung Kuala Pangsun, Hulu Langat, Selangor / Siti Nur Azlinda Suhada Binti Mohamad Sabri, Siti Nur Azlinda Suhada Mohamad Sabri

Student Works (2010-2019)

With the enactment of Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management (SWPCM) Act, all solid wastes from household and business are subjected to the Act. However, information on municipal solid waste management of rural communities, especially Orang Asli is inadequate due to lack of research studies. The objectives of the study are to measure amount, types and composition of waste generated, to assess current solid waste management practices and the impact towards the environment, to identify the involvement of Majlis Perbandaran Kajang (MPKj) and Jabatan Kemajuan Orang Asli Malaysia (JAKOA), and to propose for better solid waste management practices. Waste collection, …