Ecotoxicology Lecture

Please read these two books, so that you can understand better what is ecotoxicology and the danger of man made chemicals.
More on ecotoxicology go to Friday January 8, 2010 in this blog.

Malaysia for ALL

This picture taken by E90NOKIA some where in Subang Jaya during Gong Xi Fa Cai celebration.

Leadership Types & Qualities

Leadership:
Lets look at these three points;
1. Leadership has been described as the “process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task".
2. "Leadership is ultimately about creating a way for people to contribute to making something extraordinary happen."
3."effective leadership is the ability to successfully integrate and maximize available resources within the internal and external environment for the attainment of organizational or societal goals."

Perhaps we can use the above three statements to help us when we are in leading position. There many more views on leadership. Look at what Sun Tzu had said about leadership: "Leadership is a matter of intelligence, trustworthiness, humaneness, courage, and discipline . . . Reliance on intelligence alone results in rebelliousness. Exercise of humaneness alone results in weakness. Fixation on trust results in folly. Dependence on the strength of courage results in violence. Excessive discipline and sternness in command result in cruelty. When one has all five virtues together, each appropriate to its function, then one can be a leader".

Below are few more statements on leaderships. May be we can use them:
1. Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision and relentlessly drive it to completion.
2. A leader must be able to communicate his or her vision in terms that cause followers to buy into it. He or she must communicate clearly and passionately, as passion is contagious.
3. A good leader must have the discipline to work toward his or her vision single-mindedly, as well as to direct his or her actions and those of the team toward the goal. A leader always doing something in pursuit of the vision, inspiring others to do the same.

Here are top ten leadership qualities:
1. Integrity.
2. Honest.
3. Dedication.
4. Giving credit where it is due.
5. A humble leader.
6. Openness.
7. Creativity.
8. Fairness means.
9. Assertiveness (is not the same as aggressiveness).
10. A sense of humor.

Look at us. Are we message delivery or leading to discovery?

Environment Related Day If We Like to Organise or Participate

If we care on environment may be we can do this:

February:
World Wetlands Day 2 February
Working Place Cleanup Day 27th February

March:
Ground Water Awareness Week March 8-14
Raptor Watch at Tanjung Tuan 13-14 March
Forestry Day 21st March
World Day for Water 22nd March

April:
Earth Day April 22nd

May:
International Biodiversity Day 22nd May
World Turtle Day May 23th

June:
World Environment Day 5th June
World Oceans Day June 8th

July:
National Tree Day 2nd August

August:

National Science Week

September:

Biodiversity month - all September
National Threatened Species Day September 7th
World Water Monitoring Day September 18th

October:
Energy Awareness Month - All October
World Animal Day - October 4th
World Habitat Day -October 2nd

November:
World Fisheries Day -21st November

December:
International Volunteer Day on Environment -5th December

Future Collaboration beyond the JSPS “Coastal Marine Sciences” program in Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo

Professor Dr. Miyazaki, Center for International Cooperation, Research Planning Division & JSPS POME Project Leader, Professor Dr. Ahmad Ismail, Department Of Biology, UPM, Professor Dr. Mitsuo Uematsu, Research Cooperation Division, Center for International Cooperation and Group discussion for activities beyond 2010: Round table discussion and Japanese-Asian group discussion

1. After JSPS 2010 probably new approach of research collaboration between Japan and Asian Countries or Asian and Asian Countries bilateral cooperation.
2. Each country should look in to new research grants to support research. If necessary develop a new project and collaboration between bordering countries.
3. New focus; ecosystem approach, food security and pollution or environmental changes including climate changes and global warming.
4. New approach of activities; training through research (TTR) and field and laboratory technical training (TT).
5. Environmental education and sociological approaches for public awareness related to marine coastal environmental conservation and sustainability


Since UPM already established MoU with ORI, The Tokyo University, We can propose new proposal to meet new JSPS requirement.

Peluang Memimpin

Gambar dari Warga FS

Pelajar Jabatan Biologi berpeluang belajar memimpin di Fakulti Sains untuk bersama memacu kecemerlangan dan kekuatan alumni di masa hadapan. Apakah harapan generasi sekarang untuk Malaysia akan datang? Sejauh mana keharmonian dan kesejahteraan sekarang dapat dikekalkan?. Sejauh mana generasi sekarang dapat memimpin generasi akan datang terus bertolak ansur menuju kecemerlangan Malaysia? Sejauh mana tradisi kepimpinan sekarang dapat bertahan dengan semangat kumpulan minoriti yang hanya mahu diterima tetapi tidak mahu menerima atau bercita-cita menakluki semua?. Perkara ini harus difikir secara serius dan proaktif berdasarkan sejarah dan senario semasa. Sudah tentu kepimpinan masa hadapan lebih mencabar dan global. Generasi sekarang mesti melengkapkan diri dengan ilmu, kemahiran, keberanian, kekuatan, keimanan, srategi dan mempunyai kualiti kepimpinan masa hadapan serta sentiasa bersedia menghadapi realiti. Kepimpinan sekarang pula mesti mempunyai wawasan dan tidak meruntun seluruh orang dibawahnya jatuh, rebah dan merangkak mengikut kualiti mereka yang terkebelakang dan penuh khayalan yang tidak menentu.

Ikrar Memacu Kecemerlangan

Why This Thing Happen!

Ulu Geroh Rafflesia
Once a tourist attraction: The Raja Brooke Birdwing at the salt lick in Ulu Geroh before the destruction of the site.

Below are few articles in the newspaper about destroyed important asset of the country and biodiversity. Why this thing happen. Simply because of lack of information and coordination between agencies. Local authorities are very important if we want to protect and conserve biodiversity. Scientists and nature lovers should inform and gazetted all locations that are important in biodiversity. Local authorities must know about biodiversity, ecology, and the important of protection and conservation of specific habitat for specific species and tourism.
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Star: Wednesday January 6, 2010
Popular butterfly habitat destroyed
IPOH: Workers who removed the historical Gopeng pipeline for scrap metal have destroyed the largest site for Rajah Brooke butterflies in Ulu Geroh, a major tourist attraction.
All that remains of the salt lick, where the butterflies used to congregate in the thousands to sip water rich in minerals, is now just muddy groun
Star: Thursday January 7, 2010
Damage to site a setback for conservation efforts
By HILARY CHIEW
PETALING JAYA: The degradation of the Rajah Brooke Birdwing habitat in Ulu Geroh, Perak is jeopardising the Government’s biodiversity conservation programme earmarked under the Ninth Malaysia Plan.
Star: Friday January 8, 2010
Rajah Brooke butterfly a rare treasure
THE shocking destruction of the Rajah Brooke butterfly site in Ulu Geroh near Gopeng as reported in the article “Popular butterfly habitat destroyed” (The Star, Jan 6) reminded me of an incident involving this most beautiful of all butterflies.
Rajah Brooke butterflies site destroyed
Popular butterfly habitat destroyed
The Star 6 Jan 10;
IPOH: Workers who removed the historical Gopeng pipeline for scrap metal have destroyed the largest site for Rajah Brooke butterflies in Ulu Geroh, a major tourist attraction.
All that remains of the salt lick, where the butterflies used to congregate in the thousands to sip water rich in minerals, is now just muddy ground.
Friends of Ecotourism and Nature Conservation (Semai) chairman Ahha Bah Udal claimed that workers removing the pipeline on Dec 24 “literally bulldozed” their way through the salt lick next to the Ulu Geroh access…

Kehidupan Generasi Sekarang?

1. Nak balik ke rumah sendiri kena mintak izin dari pengawal dan bagi penjelasan kenapa nak ke rumah sendiri, berapa lama nak berada di rumah sendiri, berapa ramai mahu pergi ke rumah sendiri, sudah buat "appointment" untuk ke rumah sendiri dan macam-macam soalan berkaitan sebelum "gate" dibuka untuk balik ke rumah sendiri.
2. Orang yang bertanya diimpot dari Nepal.
3. Fikir-fikirkanlah cara hidup rakyat generasdi sekarang yang bergantung kepada kuasa rakyat dan membelakangi undang-undang untuk kepuasan dan keharmonian kehidupan rakyat.
4. Baca: http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2010&dt=0122&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Forum&pg=fo_02.htm

Penduduk Malaysia 30 juta

Jumlah penduduk Malaysia dijangka mencecah 28.9 juta orang pada 2010 berdasarkan kadar pertumbuhan kira-kira 2.1 peratus pada setiap tahun. Ini adalah pertumbuhan yang sihat.
Jumlah penduduk tahun lalu meningkat 1.54 peratus iaitu daripada 27.7 juta pada tahun 2008 kepada 28.2 juta orang.
Orang Melayu 66.7 peratus
Cina 24.6 peratus
India 7.4 peratus
Bumiputera Sabah dan Sarawak adalah sebanyak 1.3 peratus.
Selangor 5.2 juta
Johor seramai 3.4 juta
Sabah sebanyak 3.2 juta

Daripada data di atas apakah strategi pembangunan negara (infrastruktur dan sumber manusia), politik, ekonomi dan perpaduan kaum demi keadilan, keharmonian dan kesejahteraan kehidupan rakyat Malaysia. Marilah kita berfikir dengan wajar.

LMS for better academic management system?

Picture taken in September 2009
All in one. Students and Lecturers communication systems and one stop information centre. The information can be obtained easy and quick for students, lecturers and administrators. BUT how to make it effective, real easy, not time consuming and user friendly? Think before running.

Ideas dan perlaksanaan

Katakan ada banjir kilat yang akan menenggelamkan ruang yang menempatkan peralatan yang bernilai berjuta-juta ringgit. Seorang memberi idea "korek parit bagi mengalirkan air keluar ke longkang besar untuk mengelakkan dari air masuk ke ruang berkenaan dan merosakkan peralatan berkenaan". Apabila idea itu diterima maka parit pun di korek dan peralatan di dalam bilik itu selamat. Agaknya berapa sen orang yang memberi idea itu dapat, berapa sen orang yang mengorek parit itu dapat dan berapa sen orang yang meluluskan peruntukan dapat. Anda boleh nilaikan berapa harga sesuatu idea. Ada idea orang Malaysia sama dengan secawan teh tarik atau roti canai atau nasi goreng campur. atau dicemuh begitu sahaja.

Milky Stork Going to be Extinct in Malaysian Mangrove Forest?

Milky stork (Mycteria cinerea)in Malaysian mangrove forest only less than ten or five (?) left.The birds never increased for many years and no young birds were observed. This mean no breeding occurs and the population just maintained. Many reasons may cause no population increase; no nesting activities or fail to built nest, no hatching if they lay eggs, predation or chemical pollution, fertile male and female ratio?, forest management,predation and poaching etc. Government try to increase the population by protecting the existing population and encouraging releasing programme. Looking at the status of this birds in the wild, there is an urgent action needed. Sponsors are needed to support research on ecology, behaviour and biology of this birds. Five to ten years continuous research is needed to put this bird population in order. Local and International aids are welcome. Government agencies; Forestry Department, Wildlife Department, Local Authority, District Office, Fisheries Department, Agriculture Department, Department of Environment, Police Department, Menteri Besar Office and others need to sit down together to address this issue and draw a strict formula how to protect, establish the population in nature and conserve this birds in Matang Forest Reserve. By conserving this birds indirectly protecting mangrove forest in Matang and maintain it in balance ecosystem. Milky stork is a key species in Matang Forest Reserve and it can make the ecosystem stable. Without the involvement of all those departments, research and shouting are meaningless.At the moment there is small activity on milky stork collaborating researchers from Universiti Putra Malaysia, Tokyo University and Polar Research Institute, Zoo Negara and Wildlife Department Malaysia.

Hornbill in Clay Jar

Usually hornbill nesting in hole of tall tree and the female incubate their eggs in the nest covered by mud leave small hole enough for feeding. Male will take care of the female during incubation period until their young birds can fly. Today I witness hornbill nesting in clay jar on the ground. The mouth of jar is covered by mud and leave hole enough for male feeding the female. This is another challange in hornbill conservation. In Selangor five species of hornbill are found around Sungai Besar areas.

Audit Prestasi Akademik (APA)

semua nampak minat sebab Dekan minat? Mari kita semua minat.
NOKIAE90
Ceremonial or Reality? Come together we go for it

SOALAN LAZIM BERKAITAN AUDIT PRESTASI AKADEMIK (APA)

1. Apa itu APA?
APA adalah Audit Prestasi Akademik (Academic Performance Audit)
2. Apakah faedah yang boleh didapati dari APA?
Dengan melaksanakan APA sesebuah instutusi akan mendapat status Swa Akreditasi.
3. Apakah Swa Akreditasi
Swa akreditasi adalah satu status yang melayakkan Institusi Pengajian Tinggi (IPT) mengakreditasi sendiri program pengajian tanpa perlu mendapat kelulusan MQA dan KPT dan hanya dimaklumkan sahaja kepada MQA dan KPT tertakluk kepada pemantauan berterusan dan audit institusi oleh MQA. Walaubagaimana pun, akreditasi tersebut tidak termasuk program profesional yang masih perlu mendapat akreditasi dan pengiktirafan badan profesional yang berkaitan.
4. IPT mana yang dipilih untuk mendapatkan status Swa Akreditasi
Menteri Pengajian Tinggi telah mempelawa IPT memohon mendapatkan status SWA-akreditasi kepada 8 IPT iaitu:
a) Semua universiti Penyelidikan (RU) di Malaysia (UM, UKM, UPM dan USM)
b) 4 cawangan universiti luar negara Monash University Malaysia, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Curtin University of Technology, Sarawak dan Swinburne University of Technology (kampus induk di negara asal telah sedia ada status swa-akreditasi)
5. Bagaimana untuk mendapatkan status Swa Akreditasi
Untuk mendapatkan status Swa-akreditasi IPT mesti melepasi audit institusi (APA) berpandukan : Code Of Practice For Institutional Audit (COPIA) dengan menyediakan SELF-REVIEW PORTFOLIO (SRP).
6. Senaraikan sembilan bidang utama dalam SRP
1. Visi, Misi, Matlamat Pendidikan dan Hasil Pembelajaran
2. Reka Bentuk dan Penyampaian Kurikulum
3. Penilaian Pelajar
4. Pemilihan Pelajar dan Perkhidmatan Sokongan
5. Staf Akademik
6. Sumber Pendidikan
7. Pemantauan dan Penyemakan Semula Program
8. Kepemimpinan, Urustadbir dan Pentadbiran
9. Penambahbaikan Kualiti secara Berterusan dan Total


7. Apakah Visi, Misi, Matlamat UPM?
VISI
Menjadi Universiti Bereputasi Antarabangsa

MISI
Menjadi Pusat Pembelajaran dan Penyelidikan yang utama, yang memberikan sumbangan bukan sahaja kepada pembentukan kekayaan dan pembangunan negara bangsa, tetapi juga kepada kemajuan manusia dan penerokaan ilmu sejaga

MATLAMAT

1. Melahirkan graduan yang berkualiti, berdaya saing dan berusaha untuk terus maju.
2. Memperkasakan pelajar UPM dengan penguasaan kemahiran insaniah.
3. Menjadikan UPM sebagai Universiti Penyelidikan yang terkemuka.
4. Memperkasakan UPM sebagai pusat kecemerlangan pendidikan dan penyelidikan pertanian.
5. Meningkatkan jalinan industri dan masyarakat.
6. Mengurus modal insan dan persekitaran kerja dengan cemerlang.
7. Memantapkan Sistem Pengurusan Kualiti berteraskan amalan terbaik.
8. Menjana dan mengurus sumber kewangan universiti secara cekap dan berkesan.
9. Menjadikan universiti terhubung sepenuhnya dengan berasaskan ICT.
10. Memperkasakan UPM melalui Alumni

8. Senaraikan sembilan hasil pembelajaran KPT
1. Pengetahuan
2. Kemahiran teknikal/ praktikal/psikomotor
3. Pendekatan kemahiran berfikir dan saintifik
4. Kemahiran komunikasi
5. Kemahiran sosial dan bertanggungjawab
6. Profesionalisme, nilai, sikap dan etika
7. Pendidikan sepanjang hayat dan pengurusan informasi
8. Kemahiran pengurusan dan keusahawanan
9. Kemahiran kepemimpinan

Collaboration Research With Tokyo University and Polar Research Institute

Juvenile painted stork in captivity at Zoo Negara used in preliminary experiment on bio-logging.

Mr Faid (MS student UPM), Emeritus Prof. Dr. Naito (ORI/Polar Research Institute), Prof. Miyazaki (ORI-Tokyo University) and Prof. Ahmad Ismail (UPM) at Kuala Gula Milky Stork (Mycteria cinerea) Release Programme Centre, Wildlife Department Malaysia. Picture NOKIA E90

Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala)in semi-wild at Zoo Negara, Hulu Kelang.

Ecotoxicology

Pictures of imposex cases in Thais sp. by Ferdaus.

Ecotoxicology
1. fundamentals of ecotoxicology and exploring ecotoxicological issues.
2. organismal ecotoxicology and examines the effects to biochemicals, cells, organs, organ systems, and whole organisms, and bioaccumulation and bioavailability of contaminants.
3. population ecotoxicology by analyzing epidemiology, population dynamics, demographics, genetics, and natural selection.
4. community ecotoxicology examines biotic and abiotic factors influencing communities, biomonitoring and community response, and the application of multimetric and multivariate approaches.
5. evaluates the entire ecosystem by describing assessment approaches, identifying patterns, analyzing relationships between species, and reviewing the effects of global atmospheric stressors.
6. integrating the concepts discussed and promoting a balanced assessment

Greetings From Korea

Ai Nieng is graduated from Department of Biology UPM. Now she study in Chuncheon, Korea doing postgraduate study in Animal Physiology. Her research is on blood vessel and artheriosclerosis. May be the students can take this opportunity to visit her university in Korea under the students exchange or mobility programme as part of internationalisation of UPM. There are two of students graduated from Biology Department UPM study their postgraduate in Korea now after strong recommendation from one of the Professors in UPM.

Budaya Ilmu

Pada semester lepas (Julai 09/10) saya mengajar 3 kursus dan semester ini (Dec 09/10) 3 kursus lagi selain daripada menyelia 3 pelajar ijazah, 13 ijazah lanjutan dan membantu 3 kursus lain. Bagi yang pakar dalam bidang beban kerja atau Jam Pensyarah Bekerja (mengajar/perundingan) bolehlah mengira masa dan tenaga yang telah digunakan. Bagi pakar bidang nilai-nilai manusia pula, bagaimana boleh diberikan ganjaran bagi kerja-kerja lebih jam sebegini.
Dalam masa pertemuan dengan pelajar, ada beberapa perkara berkaitan dengan P&P dibicangkan. Antaranya ialah pemilihan kursus oleh pelajar. Ramai pelajar yang memberitahu mereka memilih kursus-kursus yang ditawarkan di Fakulti atau Jabatan adalah berdasarkan kepada dua perkara iaitu kursus yang diwajibkan atau yang disyaratkan untuk mendapat ijazah dan untuk melengkapkan kredit bergraduat. Ada pula menambah kursus yang mudah lulus atau mendapat A. Tidak ramai yang menjawab kerana berminat atau ingin mendalami ilmu dalam bidang berkenaan daripada pensyarah berkaitan. Malangnya ramai pelajar mendapat panduan daripada senior mereka yang tidak juga cemerlang, bukan daripada penelitian, minat dan pilihan sendiri. Oleh itu kalau dibuat tinjauan ada kursus-kursus yang ramai pelajar dan ada kursus yang tiada pelajar, walaupun kursus itu menarik. Pelajar berkelompok-kelompok. Satu orang memilih sesuatu kursus dan yang lain juga mengikut. Bagaimana hendak mengubah budaya ini dikalangan pelajar. Pengelompokan pelajar begini terutama bagi kursus khas/elektif sukar mendapat tumpuan dan perbincangan tentang bidang berkenaan.
Mingkin kita perlu kategorikan di mana pelajar mengambil sesuatu kursus adalah kerana minat dan mendalami bidang berkenaan dan pensyarah pula menawarkan kursus berkaitan kerana ingin mengembangkan kursus bidangnya kepada generasi muda dengan memberikan maklumat baru melalui kajiannya.
Malaysia sangat memerlukan masyarakat yang berbudaya ilmu. Populasi Malaysia 25-30 juta berbanding jiran kita 70-300 juta. Jadi kita perlu lebih agresif, berilmu, kreatif dan berinovasi. Generasi pelajar sekarang perlu menyambut seruan ini. Kita ada MSC, Iskandar Malaysia, dan koridor ekonomi lain. Adakah hampir 30 juta rakyat Malaysia mampu melaksanakan projek mega yang disebutkan itu yang memerlukan ahli sains, jurutera, pendidik, doktor dan sebagainya.

Research Laboratory for Research University

Research University: Research or Publication?

Research laboratory: space, environment, equipments, quality assurance, quality control and reliable data.
Research staff: Professors, Researcher, Technical Staff, Students and other supporting staff.

What are their functions (daily/weekly/monthly/annually/?) to meet the Research University standard.

Check these; cleanliness, functioning equipments, well organised laboratory, security & safety, daily/weekly/monthly/? inspections, staff working according their job specifications (if any) and regularly monitored by right personnel with a proper log book & report for future reference, etc.....

OR the researcher have to do all because research is belong to them, their ideas or that is their duties and responsibilities. Others are not committed workers, supporters, assistant or may be students because they are asked to do or to help.

PERHAPS WE NEED TO ESTABLISH A MOTIVATED SYSTEMS AND REGULATION FOR RESEARCH LABORATORIES FOR REAL RESEARCH NOT JUST A PUBLICATIONS. Perhaps we need to have good KPI or/and ISO managers. OR lets the birds fly freely!!!!!

One Kilometre Walk to School

Why don't we walk to school instead of driving our car and drop our child right in front of school's gate?
We contribute to the climate change, global warming, green house effect, air pollution, traffic jam, disturbing people, block pedestrian, double parking and many more.
If our house about one kilometre from school, we can walk. In new urban housing areas, the distance from school and house is near compared to rural areas. Why we must joint the traffic jam, burn petrol, release poisonous smoke, heated school area and wasting our time. May be in certain area 200-300 m from school walking is faster than using cars.
IF YOUR HOUSE IS ONE KILOMETRE FROM SCHOOL PLEASE WALK. LOCAL AUTHORITY PLEASE PROVIDE NECESSARY FACILITIES TO SUPPORT ONE KILOMETRE WALK TO SCHOOL CAMPAIGN.
Remember! Do you have two trees which their trunks are as big as your body to supply your own oxygen. If not, please realise that you are sharing oxygen with others or stealing others.

New schools session opened with new hope

FUTURE GENERATION FROM UPPERMIDDLE CLASS SOCIETY. ARE THEY FOLLOWING THEIR PARENTS AND ARE THEY TREATED ACCORDINGLY TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE BETTER THAN THEIR PARENTS?

Some of parents exited observe their year one children in class on the day 1 at school.

How far we are ready to educate the children in schools now for the future Malaysia.
The infrastructures are ready, enough and suitable?
The teachers are ready in term of spirit, knowledge, commitment and skills?
The curriculum is well designed and applied to accomplish the mission?
The parent and community cooperate and support the application of curriculum and country's mission?
Hopefully they are not like current generation with over 3.0 CGPA is still not performed in the university as our Prime Minister want future generation must be brave, knowledgeable, creative, innovative and glocal.

The children are our future!

Continous Commited, Patient and Integrity

Are they still boxing? Can they fight now? Not like scientists young and old have equal chance to compete for the same medals except age become the condition.

What is our direction in 2010

Under 10 seconds 100 metre sprinters