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Incubator Spa & Saloon For Oku (Hearing Disabilities), Aspenger Syndrome & Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (Adhd) Student
Background of the project Who is our target community?OKU students in Pusat Kemahiran Dalam Komuniti (PDK)  and Sekolah Pendidikan Khas it was disabilities center who are train them in skill works. It was student with Asperger SyndromeWhat Is Asperger Syndrome? Asperger syndrome is also called Asperger disorder, is a type of perforated developmental disorder (PDD). The PDD is a bunch of underdeveloped conditions for the development of basic skills, especially the ability to socialize with others, communicate, and use imagination. Although Asperger syndrome is similar in some ways as autism or worse than PDD but there are some important differences. Children with Asperger’s syndrome are more functional than those with autism. In addition, children with Asperger syndrome usually have normal intelligence and language development is approaching normally, though they may be problematic in developing communication as their age increases. Problems with social skills: Children with Asperger syndrome generally have difficulty interacting with others and often awkward in social situations. They generally cannot be friends easily. They are having difficulty getting started and retaining conversations. Eccentric or repetitive behavior: Children with very different developmental conditions and often repeat movements, such as squeezing hands or twisted fingers. Unusual fun or ritual: A child with Asperger's syndrome in his daily life always follows the same ritual and refuses to change his habits, such as dressing in a certain order. Communication difficulties: People with Asperger syndrome may not have eye contact when talking to someone. They may have difficulty using facial expressions and gestures and the meaning of body language. They also tend to have problems understanding the language in certain contexts. Range of interest: A child with Asperger syndrome can develop self-esteem and develop in several areas, such as considering sports schedules, weather, or maps. Coordination problems: Children with Asperger syndrome may seem awkward or awkward. Skilled or talented: Many children with Asperger syndrome are very talented or skilled in certain areas, such as music or math, beautician.How we develop and help this student based on the past pilot study? Improving the self confidence in Experiential Learning Skill (ELS) in Home Based Cosmetology Project to CERTIFIED AS A PROFESSIONAL BEAUTICIAN This project have done start as a pilot study from 14 students in Sek Men Panji Kota Bahru. A group of 14 special education students from Panji National High School (SMK) Panji, here, are trying to produce their own massage oil for spa use as a training at their schools. Their efforts prove that the low level of academic ability is not a barrier to doing activities that can generate income. With all the teachers at the school, the group of students who were all in isolation produced materials such as massage oils and lip balm used at their spa at the school called Teratak Spa. A student, Nur Syahirah Nabila Che Abdullah, 15, said she and her friends loved the activity and wanted to pursue it after school. I am happy every time I come to school because I can do the activities I like besides getting good service from the teacher. "Although I and other friends are sometimes slow to understand the direction of teachers, they are still patiently teaching us. "This product development science will be used by me as I am very interested in massage and spa," he said. In fact, he said, many programs were conducted by the school either inside or outside of school to give them.The program's teacher, K A Razhiyah, 57, said that besides being able to produce massage oil, the student also runs a spa at the school which focuses on healthcare and massage services. "Initially we just trained them with massage and beauty treatment process, then I got the idea to produce massage oil and lips moisturizer itself in view of its easy-to-learn manufacturing process. "So far, we have produced three types of massage oils such as pandan oil, fragrant oil and coconut oil, and also create lip moisturizers. I thank the teachers for their commitment to the task of educating these special students. love and no wonder they can succeed to this level. "Another proud achievement, when the school has successfully graduated from Malaysian Skills Certificate (SKM) and hopefully a new spirit of teaching will continue to serve these special students," he said for customers who wish to enjoy spa services and massage will be charged from RM5 to RM30 depending on the type of treatment. The Teratak Spa involves 14 students aged 14 to 19 who experience various problems such as Down Syndrome, Impulsive Behavior, Hyperactivity, and Lack of Attentiveness (ADHD), Mindset, Autism, Serebrum Palsi and late development. "All these products are processed individually in schools by these special students and are controlled by teachers here. The products will be sold when they are invited to the exhibition and have been marketed around Kota Bharu. "I'm trying to bring this special student to another level so that they have their own skills for future benefits. I do not want them to be underestimated because they are convinced that they are capable of self-sufficiency if they get the right guidance," he said, Special SMK Panji since 2008.
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Autistic Community Outreach
The project of Autistic Community Outreach aims to help the students with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Resource and Education for Autistic Children (REACH) Segamat via the meaningful activities of vertical planting. Students with autism suffer difficulties in behavior, communication, social interaction and sensory sensitivities. By working together with the parents and teachers, this project attempts to nurture the autistic kids the interest in vertical planting, which may help to build their motor and social skills.Vertical planting is the vegetation that exists on a panel other than a flat horizontal surface. It can be as simple as a tier of stacked planters or as intricate as a high-rise wall completely covered in vegetation. Vertical planting is a wonderful alternative to potted plants. While potted plants have the advantage of being placed anywhere, they can take up space and require lots of maintenance. However, with vertical planting, there is only one large panel to maintain and the materials needed to build up the vertical planting structure can be from recyclable items such as bottles. The REACH Segamat was established in October 2008 as a Non-Profit Organization providing free services for autistic children and their families. The centre currently has 30 autistic students aged between 5 to 20 years. The center provides one to one teaching/ coaching, art and craft, music, pre-vocational training and helping the children in their motor, mental, social and academic development. With the recent moved to the new location, additional programme are added which include neuro-feedback, hydro therapy and sensory integration. Therefore, by introducing vertical planting, this project helps to promote the sensory integration of the autistic students. In addition, it is hope that this project may pave a way to generate some income to the Center in long run with the crop harvested from the planting.
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G.L.A.D. (Grammar Learning Adventures)
G.L.A.D. (Grammar Learning Adventures) is an innovative teaching method to help children learn English grammar through games. Children will be taught grammar parts of speech and they will be provided with enrichment activities in the form of board games and a grammar camp games. This will enable them to experience learning English through games. The school chosen for this project is a school in a rural area, SK Bongek, (NBA3011), Km 31, Jalan Tampin, 71300 Rembau, Negeri Sembilan. This school is one of the under-enrolled schools or Sekolah Kurang Murid (SKM) where the number of pupils registered were less than 150 from Year 1 to Year 6.  Students in this school needs to be helped in learning English. Due to the location of the school and the need to raise the standard of English, students need to be exposed to various experiences to motivate them to love the way they learn the language and eventually to use the language in daily activities. Undeniably, grammar is an essential part of a language. However, students are found to have grammatical problems in their use of English. This is based on the interview with the School Principal and the English Language teacher of SK Bongek. This has become an obstacle in their communication both in written and spoken forms.  Table 1: Results of March 2019 Test for Year 4, 5 and 6 SK Bongek, Rembau studentsYEARENGLISHABCDEPASSFAILNO.OF STUDENTS4Bahasa Inggeris Kefahaman1 (5%)3 (15%)0 (0 %)3 (15%)13 (65%)7 (35%)13 (65%)20 Bahasa Inggeris Penulisan1 (5%)0 (0 %)3 (15%)0 (0 %)16 (80%)4 (20%)16 (80%)205Bahasa Inggeris Kefahaman0 (0 %)1 (7%)2 (13%)1 (7%)11 (73%)4 (27%)11 (73%)15 Bahasa Inggeris Penulisan1 (7%)1 (7%)2 (13%)1 (7%)10 (67%)5 (33%)10 (67%)156Bahasa Inggeris Kefahaman1 (5%)1 (5%)7 (35%)0 (0 %)11 (55%)9 (45%)11 (55%)20 Bahasa Inggeris Penulisan1 (5%)2 (10%)5 (25%)3 (15%)9 (45%)11 (55%)9 (45%)20The table above shows the results of the Year 4, 5 and 6 students in their March 2019 test (verified by the School Principal, Puan Hamidah Othman). Generally, the passing rate is below 50%. The Year 1, 2 and 3 students do not take any assessments (as announced by the Malaysia Ministry of Education), hence, there are no results to be shown. However, in order to assist all the students in their English Language proficiency, this project will have the Year 1, 2 and 3 students to be involved as well. Grammar problems need to be tackled at an early stage also due to its importance in communication,. One of the ways is through grammar games and a grammar camp games and this project is called (G.L.A.D. – Grammar Learning Adventures).The proverb, practice makes perfect, which means doing something again and again is the best way to learn it. Hence, if these students from rural area are given the opportunities to practice English as much as possible, they will get better and better at it.  
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Sugud Waste Inundation Management (S.W.I.M.)
Kampung Sugud, Penampang shown in Figure 1 & 2 is one of the places that is often affected by floods. Last year, one of the biggest floods in Sabah swept Sugud on September 15, 2021 as shown in Figure 7. Based on Figure 2, without taking any waste into account, it is very crucial to have a river with good water flow to prevent flooding because the only road that leads to the main road is at the lowest level and the surrounding terrains are hills.There are two types of flood. The first type of flood is when the grading of the area is not designed as so to allow water to flow towards the river or drainage that when it rains, the water will not be able to flow naturally towards the drainage or in this case the river. When this happens, the water will pool up and seep into the soil and cause the underground water table to rise and cause flood. This is not the type of flood we are trying to solve but the next one is where the area has good gradation so that water can flow towards the river and exit the area thus preventing water to pool up. But in Sugud, it will flood when it starts to rain heavily where all the small to intermediate wastes starts to accumulate at the bridges ie the two points my team and I had found in the village. One way to solve this problem is by enlarging the river width and depth so that the wastes will not accumulate. But by doing so will need to reconstruct the bridge which will take a lot more costs. Our way of solving this problem is by providing the villagers a way to deal with the branches and wastes when it rains and starts to clog and slow down the water flow which will cause the water to start to rise and cause the underground water to rise as well thus causing flood. The said solution to the problem is by designing and constructing a waste entrapment made out of steel so that it acts as an interceptor during rainy weather and is able to be operated with simple pulley mechanism by the person in charge on the said rainy day as shown below in Table 1 in the Sustainability section.To combat this issue, our group has come up with a project that is able to reduce the rate of floods occurring in Kampung Sugud as shown in Figure 8. Figure 1: Kg Sugud areaFigure 2: Terrain overviewFigure 3: Station 1 locationFigure 4: Station 1 siteFigure 5: Station 2 locationFigure 6: Station 2 siteFigure 7: Last year’s flood at Sugud AreaFigure 8 : Sketch of the design 
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Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS)