Volume 8 Number 2, December 2013

Volume 8 Number 2, December 2013

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Contents

137-149

Technical Efficiency in Aquaculture Industry using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) Window: Evidences from Malaysia

NIK HASHIM NIK MUSTAPHADepartment of Economics, Faculty of Management and Economics, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia, AZLINA ABD. AZIZDepartment of Economics, Faculty of Management and Economics, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia AND NIK MOHD HAZRUL HASHIMGraduate School of Business, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia

150-160

Oil-palm Shell Activated Carbon Production using CO2 Emission from CaCO3 Calcination

MAHMOOD SULAIMANDepartment of Engineering Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia,  MARZUKI ISMAILDepartment of Engineering Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia AND AHMAD JUSOHDepartment of Engineering Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia

161-170

Agroforestry Education and Professional Level Links in Peninsular Malaysia

AZMY HAJI MOHAMEDDepartment of Forestry Production, Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia, NOR IZAIDA IBRAHIMDepartment of Forestry Production, Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia AND AWANG NOOR ABDUL GHANIDepartment of Forestry Production, Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia

171-179

Centella asiatica: A Potential Candidate to Assess the Uranium Contamination in Soil

YAP, C. K.Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia, ONG, G. H.Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia, MAZIAH, M.Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia, HAMZAH, M. S.Pusat Nuklear Negara, Bangi, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia AND TAN, S. G.Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia

180-190

Analyzing Institutional Research Publications, Citations and Collaboration Activities in Sustainable Development and Its Sub-areas, with Particular Reference to Asian Institutions

SAEED-UL HASSANCOMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Lahore, Pakistan AND AMINA MUAZZAMLahore College for Women University, Jail Road, Lahore, Pakistan

191-196

Health of Trees in Titiwangsa Recreational Park, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia NORAINIRATNA, B., MANOHAR, M.Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia AND MOHD ROSLANFaculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia

197-206

Improvements in Domestic Water Services in Kelantan: Are People Willing to Pay?

MAHIRAH KAMALUDINAgricultural and Food Policy Studies Institute, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia, KHALID ABDUL RAHIMAgricultural and Food Policy Studies Institute, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia, ALIAS RADAMFaculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia AND MOHD RUSLI YACOBFaculty of Environmental Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia

207-211

CD and ZN in nerita lineata Collected from Selected Areas of the South West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia

YAP, C. K.Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia, CHENG, W. H.Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia, ZAKARIA, M. P.Environmental Forensics Laboratory, Faculty of Environmental Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia, ZAHARIN, A.Environmental Forensics Laboratory, Faculty of Environmental Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia AND TAN, S. G.Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia

212-219

The Effect of Chitosan Derivatives Film on the Proliferation of Human Skin Fibroblast: An-in Vitro Study

NOR ASIAH MUHAMAD NORReconstructive Sciences Unit, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Terengganu, Malaysia, AHMAD SUKARI HALIMReconstructive Sciences Unit, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia, SHAHARUM SHAMSUDDINDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, School of Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Health Campus, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia, CHE MARAINA CHE HUSSINDepartment of Immunology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia, ZANARIAH UJANGSIRIM, Environmental and Bioprocess Technology Centre, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia   AND AHMAD HAZRI ABDUL RASHIDSIRIM, Environmental and Bioprocess Technology Centre, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

220-235

A Review of Operational Earthquake Forecasting Methodologies using Linguistic Fuzzy Rule-based Models from Imprecise Data with Weighted Regression Approach

P. K. DUTTAAdvanced Digital Embedded System Labaratory, Electronics and Telecommunication Department, Jadavpur University, India, O. P. MISHRAGeological Disaster Division, SAARC Disaster Management Centre (SDMC), Delhi, India AND M. K.  NASKARElectronics and Tele-Communication Department, Jadavpur University, India

236-243

Structural Relationships on Consumer Ecological Behaviour

NORAZAH MOHD SUKISekolah Perniagaan dan Kewangan Antarabangsa Labuan, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Labuan International Campus, Malaysia

244-253

Modification and Performances of Tio₂ Photocatalyst Towards Degradation of Paraquat Dichloride

MOHD HASMIZAM RAZALIAdvanced Materials Research Group, Department of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia, RUSLIMIE C. A.Advanced Materials Research Group, Department of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia AND WAN M. KHAIRULAdvanced Materials Research Group, Department of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia

254-267

Understanding the Sustainability of Rural Communities within A Population Density Context: A Case Study of Shaqlawa, Kurdistan, Iraq

AYOOB KHALEELDepartment of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai, Johor, Malaysia AND IBRAHIM NGAHDepartment of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai, Johor, Malaysia

268-275

Solid Waste Management in Malaysia and Ecological Modernization Theory Perspective

SITI AISYAH SAATFaculty of Social Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia

276-289

The Laws and Policies for the Sustainable Management of Biodiversity in Malaysia

WAN IZATUL ASMA WAN TALAATInstitute of Oceanography, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia, NORHAYATI MOHD TAHIRInstitute of Oceanography, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia, MOHD HAZMI MOHD RUSLIInstitute of Oceanography, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia, International Islamic University Malaysia, Malaysia AND MOHD LOKMAN HUSAINInstitute of Oceanography, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia