This book gathers selected theoretical and applied science papers presented at the 2016 Regional Conference of Sciences, Technology and Social Sciences (RCSTSS 2016), organized biannually by the Universiti Teknologi MARA Pahang, Malaysia. Addressing a broad range of topics, including architecture, computer science, engineering, environmental and management, furniture, forestry, health and medicine, material science, mathematics, plantation and agrotechnology, sports science and statistics, the book serves as an essential platform for disseminating research findings, and inspires positive innovations in the region's development.
The carefully reviewed papers in this volume present work by researchers of local, regional and global prominence. Taken together, they offer a valuable reference guide and point of departure for all academics and students who want to pursue further research in their respective fields.

Includes research papers originally presented at the RCSTSS 2016 Covers a wide range of topics from Food Science to Forestry, and Sports Science to Sustainable Development Includes a wealth of illustrations, figures and diagrams

Autorentext

Nor Azizah Yacob obtained her Ph.D. and Master in Mathematics at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and was awarded her Degree of Bachelor of Science with Education from the University of Malaya. Currently, she is a senior lecturer at the Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Pahang, Malaysia. Her research focuses on applied mathematics (fluid dynamics and heat transfer with boundary layer theory).
Nur Asmaliza Mohd Noor is currently a senior lecturer at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA Pahang, Malaysia. She obtained her Ph.D. in Urban Drainage from Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Malaysia. Her research interests are in water quality modelling, constructed wetland and urban drainage system.
Nor Yuziah Mohd Yunus is currently an associate professor attached to Universiti Teknologi MARA Pahang, Malaysia. Her educational background is Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Monash University Australia, Master in Business Administration from Ohio University USA and Ph.D. from Universiti Putra Malaysia. She joined the academic line after having 26 years industrial experience. Expertise covered includes chemistry, polymer, composites and environment. Current research areas include enhancement of oil palm tree-based products, utilization of fast growing/plantation species and plant extracts as bio-agents control.
Rahmah Lob Yussof is an associate professor of computer science at Universiti Teknologi MARA, Pahang, Malaysia. Her research focuses on gamification and mobile apps align with cognitive theory of multimedia learning (CTML) and learning theory: an emphasis on disable or special needs children.
Shaikh Abdul Karim Yamani Zakaria also works at the Department of Wood Technology, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. He has been working in UiTM/ITM as a lecturer for about 25 years. He graduated in Diploma Wood Technology at ITM in 1983 and then proceeds to work as a production supervisor in a wood-based industry in Pahang for 2 years. In 1986, he furthers his studies under young lecturer scheme ITM/JPA scholarship at University of North Wales, Bangor, United Kingdom graduating in BSc. (Hons.) Wood Science in 1988 and then in MPhil. Wood Science in 1991. He started his career as a lecturer at ITM in June 1991. In January 2011 he graduated in Ph.D. Sciences majoring in wood plastic composites at UiTM. For the past 25 years, he had lecture diploma in wood technology/industry student mainly in the courses of forestry and wood science technology. He had also lecture physics, furniture and bio-composites degree student in furniture and bio-composites courses. His area of research and interest covers mainly in forest wood science technology and composites.

Inhalt
Part 1: Architecture.- Chapter 1.A Review on Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) Attributes for Malaysian Post Occupancy Evaluation (POE) in Green Office Building.- Chapter 2. Relationship between Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) and Occupant's Satisfaction in Malaysian Rated Office Building: A Pilot Study.- Chapter 3. Performance Measurement of Industrialised Building System (IBS) towards Achieving Green Construction and Sustainability in Construction Project in Malaysia.- Part 2: Computer Science.- Chapter 4. Mobile Calorie Burned Estimation based on Pedometer Steps.- Chapter 5. Improved Feature Subset Selection Based on Hybrid Correlation for Disease Diagnosis.- Chapter 6. Multiple Types of Semi-Structured Data Extraction using Wrapper for Extraction of Image using DOM (WEID).- Part 3: Engineering.- Chapter 22. Calibration Assessment of the Distributed Hydrologic Model using SWAT-CUP.- Chapter 23. Compressive Behavior of Sustainable Hair Fibre Reinforced Concrete.- Chapter 24.Placement of SVC and Transformer Tap Setting for Minimum Loss Using Evolutionary Programming.- Part 4: Environmental Science and Management.- Chapter 50. Occupational Noise Exposure of Construction Workers at Construction Sites in Malaysia.- Chapter 51. An Evaluation of the Water Conservation System: A Case Study in Diamond Building.- Part 5: Forestry.- Chapter 54. Furniture Effect of Board Density and Hot Pressing Time on Mechanical and Physical Properties of Oil Palm Trunk Phenol Formaldehyde Particleboard.- Chapter 55. Anthropometric Data of Primary School Children in Malaysia for School Chair Design.- Part 6: Health and Medicine.- Chapter 57. Investigation of Total Faulty Breathing Scale (Tfbs) Using Visual Observation and Videogrammetry Methods.- Chapter 58.The Reliability and Validity of the Malay® Version of Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia in Older Persons with Low Back Pain.- Part 7: Material Science.- Chapter 70. The Influence of Curing Conditions on the Compressive Strength ofLightweight Geopolymer Composite Containing Wood Aggregates.- Chapter 71. Elastic Property of Palatal Tissues Expanded with Anisotropic Self-Inflating Tissue Expander.- Part 8: Mathematics.- Chapter 82. The Optimality of Profit Sharing in Loyalty Reward Programs.- Chapter 83. Integrated Fuzzy Time Series Model for Forecasting Tourist Arrivals.- Part 9: Plantation and Agrotechnology.- Chapter 91. The Dominant Effect of Cabomba furcata Compost as Non-Native Invasive Species toward the Growth Performance of Elaeis guineensis Seedling.- Chapter 92. Utilization Effects of Asystasia intrusa Compost toward the Growth Performance of Elaeis guineensis Seedling.- Part 10: Sport Sciences and Recreation.- Chapter 96. Hydration Status of T-Team FC Players in Match Against Felda United FC.- Chapter 97. The effects of Kinesio Tape on Chronic Low Back Pain among Young Male Adults in Ampang.- Part 11: Statistics.- Chapter 101. Stability and Forecastability Characteristics of Exponential Smoothing withRegressors Methods.- Chapter 104. Using Simulation to Model Queuing Problem at Fast Food Restaurant.