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{"title":"Does The Smart Tourism Experience in Malaysia Increase Local Tourists' Happiness and Revisit Intentions?","authors":"Noraini Ruslan, Khoo Pei Ying, Fasihah Abu Hassan, Abdul Muhaimin Abdul Halim, Anes Farhanna Arba’ain, Fatin Nur Izzati Muazam, Intan Farah Farina Rashidi, Ng Wei Inn Valerience, ,Nur Fatini Mohamed Zamri, Nurul Uzzaty Zol, Jannatulhawa Jasni","doi":"10.30880/jsunr.2022.03.02.005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30880/jsunr.2022.03.02.005","url":null,"abstract":"Nowadays, the term \"smart\" has become popularin reflecting technological advancements in social and economic improvement, as well as knowledge and information exchange.The advent of smart technology has empowered everything to be more connected, informed, and convenientlyinvolved with clients, especially in the global tourism industry. Malaysia, on the other hand, has less research on the use of smart tourism since it is still in the early stages of development,and tourism locations are still seeking their own rhythm to thrive. In addition, there is a lack of a specific framework, numerous global-scale crises with negative impacts on tourist arrivals and the environment, and poor digitalization, which has resulted in a drop-off in tourist experiences. This study was carried out to investigate whether local tourists are satisfied with the smart tourism technology experience in Malaysia and to explore whether smart tourism technology has a positive effect on tourists’ happiness. An online questionnaire was created using Google Form, distributed through WhatsApp, Telegram, Facebook, Instagram from May 1, 2021, to August 1, 2021,and completed by 529 participants. The results suggested the majority (more than 90%) of respondents found difficulty searching for information about the local attractions in each state of Malaysia during travel, which caused a greater decline in their excitement to do local traveling. With reliable centralized mobile apps that exist for all tourism sectors in Malaysia, research findings showed that they could increase tourists' revisit intentions and happiness, which consequently boosts the revenue of the economy.This study reveals another new aspect that can contribute to the existing literature and strategize on how smart tourism technology can be improved in Malaysia.","PeriodicalId":250961,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sustainable Natural Resources","volume":"9 5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123828707","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Prevalence of Acceptable Quality of Women Herbal Products Sold Online in Malaysia","authors":"","doi":"10.30880/jsunr.2022.03.02.006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30880/jsunr.2022.03.02.006","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of quality herbal products sold online in Malaysia. The quality of herbal products focuses on two specific issues which are the legality of the labelling on herbal products and microbial contamination in herbal products. Using keywords such as‘herbal products’, ‘jamu’, and ‘women herbal products’in Malaysian online stores, a total of 110herbal products were selected. Their labels were observed and analyzed. 90.1% of the selected products are registered and fulfilled the labelling guidelines as required by National Pharmaceutical Registration Authority (NPRA).We obtained 10 samples of the herbal products found for bacterial contamination analysis. Our results show thatall of the products contains gram-negative bacteria, but with anacceptablenumber of colony forming unit (CFU <107). It is also worth noting thatnone was contaminated with Escherichia coli, Salmonellasp.and Staphylococcusaureus.","PeriodicalId":250961,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sustainable Natural Resources","volume":"55 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125613327","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Species Diversity and The Importance of Charismatic Medicinal Plants in Ayer Hitam Utara Forest Reserve, Johor","authors":"","doi":"10.30880/jsunr.2022.03.02.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30880/jsunr.2022.03.02.002","url":null,"abstract":"Medicinal plants in peat swamp have not received much attention in Malaysia in recent years due to land conversion in this peat swamp area. This study aimed to record species diversity of medicinal plants in Ayer Hitam Utara Forest Reserve, to develop an interactive website containing medicinal plants in Ayer Hitam Utara Forest Reserve and to collect feedback on user experience using the website by using an online survey. Data about species diversity was measured by Shannon-Wiener Index by doing random sampling with 10 m x 5 m quadrat. There are 21 species (14 families) of medicinal plants were identified. Clidemia hirta, Spondias dulcis andVitex pinnatawere among the highest number of individuals of each species that could be found. Fever, wound treatment, and stomachache, were the most common illness that uses these medicinal plants. Decoction method was the most typical way to prepare this herbal medicine. Koompassia excelsa is one of the new records of medicinal plants found in this Ayer Hitam Utara Forest Reserve which can lower cardiovascular risk, act as an antioxidant and help in wound healing. An interactive website was developed using StoryMap ArcGIS to document the collection. Based on feedback for the website, most of the respondents agreed that the website has good content and user-friendly. This documentation is crucial to preserve our natural resources for the future generation.","PeriodicalId":250961,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sustainable Natural Resources","volume":"38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129106116","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Inventory of Non-Timber Species in Ayer HitamUtaraForest Reserve, Johor","authors":"Nur Najiha Bt Muhamad Jais, A. C. Linatoc, Mohammad Ifratshim bin Muhamad Sa'ed, S. Mohamad","doi":"10.30880/jsunr.2022.03.02.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30880/jsunr.2022.03.02.004","url":null,"abstract":"Ayer Hitam Utara Forest Reserve (AHUFR) is one of the permanent reserved forests (PRFs) in Johor, which is consisted of lowland and peat swamp ecosystems.In AHUFR, there has been little progress in the study of non-timber species. Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) are forest products other than timber that are obtained from both plants and animals and are vital to all species, including people. Among the objectives of this research project were the creation of a checklist of non-timber species in the AHUFR,the identification of non-timber species in the forest reserve, and the measurement of the diversity of non-timber species in the forest reserve. Survey was conducted in 10m ×5m quadrats, in which three quadrats were established in two different ecosystems, namely site A (lowland forest) and site B (peat swamp). The preliminarystudy documented92individuals from19 families and 33 speciesof non-timber plants.Melastomataceae wasthe most dominant family,whilstClidemia hirta (L.)D.Donwas the most dominant species. Based on the Shannon-Wiener and Margalef indices, lowland forest indicatedhigherdiversity of non-timber species compared to peat swamp forest.","PeriodicalId":250961,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sustainable Natural Resources","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132042391","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Bird Diversity in Ayer Hitam Utara Forest Reserve, Johor and Implications on Peat Swamp Forest Management Strategies","authors":"Nur Sakinah Ahmat, N. Norazlimi, M. I. Muhamad Sa’ed","doi":"10.30880/jsunr.2022.03.01.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30880/jsunr.2022.03.01.003","url":null,"abstract":"Ayer Hitam Utara Forest Reserve (AHUFR) is the largest and last existing peat swamp forest in Johor. Peat swamp forest are known to be very important as it serve as a home to variety of flora and fauna, especially the bird species. Other than that, peat swamp forest also prone to forest fire as it become the major threat in Ayer Hitam Utara Forest Reserve during a hot weather or drought (El Nino events). This problem will cause biodiversity loss and threaten bird’s habitat and behaviour since some birds are extremely susceptible to sudden environmental changes. Therefore, effective management need to be implemented on the peat swamp ecosystem in order to conserve the forest as well as the bird species that inhabit the area. Hence, this study was conducted to provide a preliminary checklist of the bird, while identify the threats faced by AHUFR in order to came out with the best management of peat swamp forest to protect the bird and the wildlife in it. The method used in this study are mist-netting, direct observation with the aid of DSLR camera, video camera, binocular, and spotter scope, sound recording and interview with forest ranger for four days. About 15 species was recorded, five species from direct observation and interview method, three species from sound recording, and two species from mist-netting method. From the data, one vulnerable (VU) and near threatened (NT) species was recorded which are Black Hornbill (Anthracoceros malayanus) (VU) and Fluffy-backed Tit-babbler (Macronus ptilosus) (NT) respectively. Both are native to peat swamp forest. In terms of threat, forest fire was identified as a common problem occurring in AHUFR. The bird diversity in AHUFR can be threatened by the forest fire if there are no action or management taken to by various parties as well as spreading the awareness among the communities according to this issue. Therefore, this study suggested few recommendations of best practices to manage peat swamp forest of AHUFR.","PeriodicalId":250961,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sustainable Natural Resources","volume":"224 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126527401","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Nature Tourism in Muar River Valley","authors":"Khoo Pei Ying, Maryati binti Mohamed, Mohd Noh bin Dalimin @ Dolimin","doi":"10.30880/jsunr.2022.03.01.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30880/jsunr.2022.03.01.001","url":null,"abstract":"Sungai Muar or Muar River is special. Passing through three states of Peninsular Malaysia, it originates in Negeri Sembilan, passes briefly in Malacca, into Johor and ends into the Straits of Malacca. Though laden with history and presently undergoing much socio-economic development, the importance of this river remains inconspicuous, as it is simply known as Sungai Muar. This paper proposes that a geographical official entity be recognized for this river and its surrounding areas as Muar River Valley (MRV) or in Malay, Lembangan Sungai Muar to enhance any future planning and development which would be site-based, thus giving due recognition to the river. Essential data was researched. The geophysical information of MRV is gathered, which forms the first objective of the research. To realistically prove its importance as an official entity, the tourism development was chosen. This research examined previous and potentially new nature tourism research. These are then marked on the map and thus a simple visual appreciation to understand the potential of nature tourism of MRV is easily seen. Hence, a map is produced for existing tourism activities and potential tourism destinations and products in MRV. This forms the second objective. To further enhance, a venture such as nature tourism, that could increase the appreciation to the importance of MRV, a nature tourism product development was done and described, forming the third objective. The exemplary product development is based on a newly recognized oyster species, endemic to MRV named as Crassostrea (Magallana) saidii sp. nov.. All data for the three objectives were obtained through literature search using search engine like Google. Additional methods include interviewing through phone calls, face-to-face, and also Google Meet to obtain information related to land use, drainage and irrigation systems around Bandar Maharani, along with the topography around the extent of Muar District, as basic requirement for the proposal of MRV. Finally, the newly recognized oyster is developed into a tourism product of which the proposed 3 hours package include activities such as observing traditional harvesting of the oysters and tasting of oyster dishes. To complete the nature tourism product development, prototypes of souvenirs are made from shells of the new oysters. For conservation purpose, souvenirs are also made from common species. This recommendation to officiate the designation of MRV would be made to the state government of Johore, through the Muar District Office.","PeriodicalId":250961,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sustainable Natural Resources","volume":"64 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132228653","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Phytochemical Analysis of Clitoria ternatea Leaves and Its Potential Antibacterial Activity against Escherichia Coli","authors":"Tai Qian Yun, F. Pa'ee","doi":"10.30880/jsunr.2022.03.01.005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30880/jsunr.2022.03.01.005","url":null,"abstract":"Clitoria ternatea is traditionally used as medicine in Ayurveda and had been found to exhibit antibacterial activities due to its rich phytochemical contents. Due to the issue of resistant bacteria emergence and side effects of synthetic antibacterial agents, investigation of plant’s antibacterial potential is important. In this study, the methanolic C. ternatea leaves extracts were investigated for phytochemical content and antibacterial activity. Phytochemical content was investigated quantitatively focusing on the total phenolic content (TPC) and total flavonoid content (TFC), determined by Folin-Ciocalteau method and Aluminum-chloride method, respectively. The antibacterial potential of the plant’s extract was analyzed by disk-diffusion method of concentrations (12.5, 25, 50, 100 mg/mL), ampicillin and methanol act as positive control and negative control, respectively. The extraction yield of methanolic C. ternatea leaves extracts obtained by maceration method is 8.16%. The TPC and TFC of C. ternatea leaves extract are 0.66116 ± 0.43455 mg GAE /g and 0.31333 ± 0.057735 mg QE /g respectively. The disk-diffusion antibacterial assay showed no inhibitory activity of C. ternatea extracts against Escherichia coli. This might be attributed to the lack of potency of C. ternatea extracts at their current concentration, and the low content of TPC and TFC in the extracts. This had partially proved that concentration of the extracts used is crucial in antibacterial activities. Discrepancy of antibacterial results in C. ternatea observed between different studies might be attributed to the different methodologies. In conclusion, C. ternatea has been seen as a high potential plant in terms of antibacterial activity, but conditions during experiment poses high impact on the result of antibacterial assay. The findings from this study had provided valuable information to the field of phytochemistry and attempted to broaden the uses of medicinal plants, in which this can indirectly contribute to preservation of traditional knowledge and conservation of biodiversity.","PeriodicalId":250961,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sustainable Natural Resources","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123299513","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Statistical Modeling of Impacts El Niño Southern Oscillations (ENSO) on Land Surface Temperature in Small Medium Size City: Case Study Kuching Sarawak","authors":"Ricky Anak Kemarau, O. V. Eboy","doi":"10.30880/jsunr.2022.03.01.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30880/jsunr.2022.03.01.002","url":null,"abstract":"El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) can affect the daily temperature and the amount of rainfall and extreme weather such as floods and droughts. For that reason, scientists need to understand the process of developing ENSO and develop statistical models to predict the impact of ENSO to land surface temperature. The remote sensing data provide spatial information that allows analyzing the influence of ENSO on land surface temperature spatial patterns. This study examines the ability of remote sensing data to study and develop model statistical for predicting the ENSO effect on land surface temperature spatial patterns. Remote sensing data needs to go through a pre-process and digital Number conversion to Land Surface Temperature (LST). To ensure accurate remote sensing information, the calibration process is carried out using temperature records from the Meteorological Malaysia Department (MMD). The next step is to conduct a correlation analysis between LST and Oceanic Niño Index (ONI). The final step is to use linear regression in building a statistical model forecasting the influence of ENSO on temperature and LST. The result found that changes in ONI values influence the value of LST and temperature. Improving knowledge and understanding of ENSO can provide ideas and strategies in reducing and adapting to the impact of ENSO on human beings.","PeriodicalId":250961,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sustainable Natural Resources","volume":"202 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132234834","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Development of Malaysian Mammal Online Database","authors":"Intan Rabitah Mustafa, M. S. Shamsir, S. Azman, Aidawati Mustapha","doi":"10.30880/jsunr.2022.03.01.008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30880/jsunr.2022.03.01.008","url":null,"abstract":"Malaysia is one of 17 mega diverse countries in the world. Despite this fact, there is still no online standalone database that focuses on Malaysian mammals. Creation of a mammalian database would allow researchers and conservationists to utilize the database for research, policy making and to answer broad scale of biodiversity questions. Human development has contribute to the depleting of mammal population and species extinction rate is faster than the effort of cataloguing them. The aim of this study is to 1) identify online database features and the type of data required for mammal database, 2) collect and populate database from existing mammal data to assist the said database and 3) to test the acceptance of the database by user of this study. The secondary data from existing database such as Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), Animal Diversity Web (ADW) and Malaysia Biodiversity Information System (MyBIS) was collected to determine the required features needed in the database. The database adhered to TDWG standard that facilitates exchange of biological information. Examination on GBIF have been made to observe their data presentation since GBIF used TDWG Standard. Rapid Prototype Model was utilized as development method and Omeka Classic was used as platform of Content Management System. The mammal data was collected online and populate into the database. The acceptance testing in form of questionnaire were distributed to verify whether the database is function properly and meet the requirement of the study. We present MYMODS, a comprehensive mammal database with 361 mammal species in Malaysia deposited in the database. The development of this database will enable the researcher and conservationist to seek and identify mammal information based on species’ scientific name, description and IUCN Red List. We believe that MYMODS will contribute to the digital knowledge that provide tools for mammal research and contributes in management of biodiversity and conservation in Malaysia. MYMODS is available at https://cercom.uthm.edu.my/mymods/","PeriodicalId":250961,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sustainable Natural Resources","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125247312","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Morphological and Physiological Responses of Clinacanthus Nutans Under Different Light Conditions","authors":"Hasya Diyanah Hanafi, F. Pa'ee","doi":"10.30880/jsunr.2022.03.01.009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30880/jsunr.2022.03.01.009","url":null,"abstract":"Abiotic stress such as light stress can cause injuries or damage to the plant cells or biochemical processes in the plants. Difference of light conditions resulted in different morphological and physiological responses of plants. This study is done to determine the response of Clinacanthus nutans under different light condition as the results of plant defense mechanism. Clinacanthus nutans is one of the plant species that contains higher medicinal value and currently being commercialised as alternative treatment to treat various ailments. Four weeks of treatment was done on five samples of Clinacanthus nutans in each condition. Observation done morphologically shows that samples under condition A (exposed fully under sunlight) appear bigger in stem diameter, longer in root length, higher in plant height and pale in colour compared to samples in condition B (shaded under polyethylene netting). However, for leaf size parameter, samples in condition B has bigger leaves compared to condition A. Meanwhile, for physiological analysis, shows that there is difference in chlorophyll content based on different condition (0.83 ± 0.463 Ca, 1.46 ± 0.740 Cb and 0.03 ± 0.015 carotenoids for condition A, and 0.50 ± 0.321 Ca, 1.47 ± 0.539 Cb and 0.03 ± 0.105 carotenoids for condition B) and samples under condition A contain higher photosynthetic rate as a result of higher dry matter content (0.27 ± 0.017) in plants. It is suggested that to ensure the results is more accurate, the period of treatment should be longer and analysis on primary and secondary metabolites should be conducted.","PeriodicalId":250961,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sustainable Natural Resources","volume":"97 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116202184","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}