Background The prevalence of allergy among Surabaya school children is currently unknown. Objective To identify the prevalence of the common allergic sensitization and allergic diseases among school children and undergraduate students in suburban of Surabaya by epidemiologic data collection. Methods A multistage simple random sampling was done to select 5 primary schools, 8 secondary schools (4 of junior high schools and senior high schools, respectively), and 1 university from 5 districts in Surabaya city. Out of 550 invited respondents, 499 (128 primary school, 221 secondary school, and 150 undergraduate) respondents gave their consent. A complete personal history, allergic symptoms, environmental exposure of common allergens was obtained from interview and the physical examinations were performed. Skin prick test (SPT) was done using 45 different allergen extracts. Total serum IgE and specific IgE radioallergosorbent test levels were measured for respondents with allergic manifestations. Results There was an increasing SPT positivity among study respondents, from primary school, secondary school, to undergraduate students (21.90%, 28.95%, to 45.30% respectively). Cockroach (42.85%) and fungi/mold spore (42.85%) were the most common allergens in primary school children. House dust mites was the most common allergen in secondary school (63.16%) and undergraduate students (58.82%). Urticaria and rhinitis were the commonest allergic diseases manifestation. History of atopy was positive in 60.79% of the allergic respondents. Conclusion The prevalence of allergic sensitization among school children and undergraduate students in Surabaya suburb areas were increased compared to previous estimates in 1998. While house dust mites are known as important allergens, surprisingly cockroach was the common allergen among the younger school children.

National Dual Training System (NDTS) implementation in Malaysia was designed to produce highly skilled and knowledgeable K-workers, equipped with the social skills and learning methodologies. Research used documentation as data collection methods and data was analysed using historical, inductive and deductive reasoning method. The Ninth Malaysia Plan has stated four challenges which  need to be addressed  in  developing  the Technical  and  Vocational  Education  Training (TVET)  sector.  One of  the issues  is competency gaps among instructors. Based on the issue, the research objective is to identify the competency levels among instructors of NDTS. There are three aspects need to be applied by instructors during their teaching and learning session which include (1) technical  skills, (2) knowledge,  and (3) behaviour. This research  is further  into  assessment  as  the platform to  measure competency quality among the instructors of NDTS. The result showed that, the assessment based competency is able to  improve the competency levels among the instructors of NDTS.

The idea of sustainability has long become a regulatory concept applied in national and international policies worldwide. This study aimed to investigate the understanding, attitude, and behavior levels towards education and sustainable development among key players in teacher education program, particularly in Biology, including learners, educators, administrators, and supporting personnel from the Biology Department of a public university in Malaysia. A set of validated questionnaires was administered online to 61 participants. A semi-structured interview was carried out with 9 randomly selected participants. An expert in the curriculum was referred to in search of integration of sustainable development in the current pro forma. Readiness was found highest in behavior, followed by both understanding and attitude. Courses in the Biology Teacher Education program need a well-planned integration to meet the sustainable development concept. Thus, we recommend readiness analysis as a part of the requirement in sustainable development-integrated curriculum design. The implication of this study is, a strategic action plan to interconnect the players' readiness and curriculum design is a new imperative element in the teacher education program.

Technology should be in harmony with the progress of education in the country. The rapid development in information technology and computing, indirectly change the education system in Malaysia. Teachers nowadays just not teach by “chalk and talk”, but they are also exposed to the utilization of technology in teaching. This scenario triggers the rapid usage of Information Technologies in teaching and learning process. This study was intended to display the trend of learning using Interactive Multimedia in Technical Education. It examined and reviewed  the changing  trends of  Multimedia Interactive Learning patterns of  the usage of multimedia educational media with emphasis in Technical Education between the years of 1900-2013 and served as the conceptual framework for the study. Thus, it forecasts the perspective on the usage of Interactive Multimedia and could assist the learning and teaching process in the school.

Bee hive products such as honey bees, honey, royal jelly and pollen are widely consumed as a health supplement. There has been several cases of allergic reactions to bee hive products reported worldwide. Consumption of bee hive products is common among Malaysians, but the degree of its sensitization is not known. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of skin test reactivity to Apis mellifera, domesticated locally and the bee hive products such as honey bees, honey, royal jelly and pollen among a group of volunteers. Four types of honey collected from different locations with different plant sources; one sample of imported honey from Australia, one sample of royal jelly, four different sources of bee pollen, and honey bee derivatives were used to prepare allergen extracts for skin testing. 2522 volunteers were skin tested to these allergen extracts. 271 (10.75%) of the subjects had a positive skin prick test result to at least one honey bee derivative or bee hive product allergen. Individuals with skin test positivity to honey bee are most likely to be sensitized to bee pollen followed by honey and royal jelly. Skin test reactivity to honey bee and bee hive products is prevailed to be high in Malaysia. This study has proven that bee hive products sensitization individuals are mostly to be also sensitized to honey bees. Therefore, is recommended these allergens to be included in the skin prick panel