Malaysia has introduced steps in the control of tobacco use in public placesthrough its smoke-free legislation (SFL).The approach taken by the government should be seen as new way in implementing this policy and enlightening thepeople on the importance of this policy towards the wellbeing of their daily lives at the eating place.SFL implementedin other countries such as the United Kingdom (UK) have shown thecontribution of successful SFL but theimplementation of SFL in Malaysia has yet to show its success as in the UK in terms of reducing exposures anddetrimental health effects.Here we report the decision making for effectiveness the new smoking free policy inMalaysia eateries using Fuzzy Soft Matrices.We show that the prioritization of comparison of four independentvariables which are rules, profit of eateries, knowledgeof policy and cigarette consumption in triangular fuzzy number.The results shows rules variable is the most prioritize that contribute to effectiveness the new smoking free policy inMalaysia eateries
There are many factors that lead to the variation of basic salaries among fresh graduate and employees. The need forbasic salary varies according to the responsibility of an employee. The variation of basic salary not influenced by theneed of the employees, it rather depends on the working skills and experiences. This study focuses on the factorstowards the perception of fresh graduate employees on the basic salary based on the factors of cost of living,qualification, responsibility, and scope of work. The data were collected from Maxis employees in Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia. The findings revealed that all factors were positively correlated to the perception towards basic salariesamong fresh graduates. Somehow, the perceptions on their basic salaries are significantly influenced only by the cost ofliving and scope of work, positively. Employees have a high expectation on basicsalaries if the cost of living is gettinghigher. This may encourage some employees to get a new job with a better offer because they believe that more skillsand experiences will lead towards a better job with a higher salary
In Malaysia, gastric cancer (also known as stomach cancer) is diagnosed at a complex stage and has poor prognosis. Most mortality cases due to gastric cancer diseases are potentially preventable. Thus greater efforts are needed for gastric cancer awareness to give adequate knowledge for Malaysians in order to be more cautious or alert in diagnosing the ailment much earlier. After all, early detection is the key towards improving the survival rate in gastric cancer patients. Hence, the aim of this study is to assess the youngsters’ awareness on the risk factors of gastric cancer. A survey using online forms was conducted on 350 students of UiTM Melaka, Alor Gajah Campus, to assess their awareness of risk factors regarding gastric cancer. Based on the regression analysis conducted, it can be highlighted that attitudes, knowledge, medication, education level and faculty (dummy) are some of the variables that were found to be the risk factors of the awareness on gastric cancer among these selected youngsters in the 21st century.