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In this study, childcare employees of Kedah State are evaluated for their job satisfaction. Study research on the connectivity between pay, internal communication, motivations, working hour, and job satisfaction by using quantitative methods through questionnaires. 234 respondents are identified are the sample of this study who are the employees the childcare center. The study discovered that internal communication, motivations, and job satisfaction are correlated. However, pay and working hours are not correlated. Satisfied employees found to work in the organizations. Research found a better knowledge of factors influencing job satisfaction in childcare centers. The findings provide a better understanding to the center, importantly to the management, in measuring their employees job satisfaction.

Vegetables and fruits are an important food component of a healthy lifestyle as it contains variety of nutrients. Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Malaysia has showed in the AgroFood Statistics Book 2014 that the commodity consumption of vegetables and fruits kilograms per year from 2008 to 2014 has consistently increase and expected to increase. Studies on factors influencing the consumption of vegetables and fruits are still lacking in Malaysia. There appears to be relatively scarce research and analysis concerning Malaysia. Research aims to identify the attitude of having fruits and vegetables among students of University Utara Malaysia (UUM) by adopting product, price, promotion, place and knowledge as variables. Data were collected using the questionnaire method studied using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 22.0 application. Research was done to examine whether marketing mix factors, product, price, distribution, and knowledge affect the attitude of fruit and vegetable consumption among Universiti Utara Malaysia students. Findings indicates all the variables are significant except for knowledge on vegetables and fruits consumption. Hence, the accuracy of food intake in terms of the amount and the types of food consumed should be aware by the students.

Safety assurance is crucial for every child placed under the supervision and care of a childcare centre. This study aims to investigate factors influencing the safety assurance level of childcare centres in Perak, Malaysia. The scope of this study concentrates on the parents who subscribe to the services provided by licensed childcare centres and their views towards the safety assurance level provided by the centres. Meanwhile, the state of Perak was chosen as the research setting following its status as the second-highest population in peninsular Malaysia and no research to date has been conducted regarding the safety of childcare centres within the state. This research is important to create awareness among parents and childcare centres on the factors that may influence children’s safety at childcare centres. Furthermore, having in-depth insights and understanding about the factors influencing the safety assurance level at childcare centres will minimise any threats and dangers on site, subsequently avoiding potential injuries, particularly to children.

Research studies have investigated online repatronage intentions among international and local tourists to Malaysia on Shariah-compliant hotels (SCHs) and e-B&Bs. Malaysia’s Islamic hospitality development sector has encouraged hotel managers to observe the Islamic hotel concept according to Muslim travellers’ needs and demands. Malaysia introduced the "Muslim-Friendly Hotel Recognition, which recognises Shariah-compliant accommodation for tourists. This type of recognition could be able to empower the tourism industry. A total of 10% out of 5,520 hotels comply with Shariah requirements, indicating that the new contribution of the SCH is needed. As of now, a comprehensive standard does not exist. The purpose of this research is to provide awareness among Muslim customers in Malaysia regarding SCHs’ online repatronage intentions. The number of hotels and e-B&Bs with full Shariah compliance is still small even though the number of Shariah-friendly hotels in Malaysia has increased with 744 halal certifications issued to hotels and resorts. The hotel management should adopt Islamic teachings even with the themes, ambiances, and architecture. With this, travellers would feel comfortable to perform their religious obligations. This research aims to identify online repatronage intentions of Muslims tourists to the Shariah compliant e-lodging industry in Malaysia. Most Malaysians are unaware of the SCH's implementation. From this study, they will become aware that the SCH not only accepts Muslim customers but also openly welcomes non-Muslim customers. A self-administered online survey was conducted to attain responses. Five hundred data were cleaned from any missing case and outliers, and 395 data were used for the next analysis. The sampling technique involved data collection both from local and international tourists who intended to stay at their preferred SCHs. Analysis of the measurement model was conducted with the structural model using the bootstrapping method via SmartPLS version 3.2.9. It was found that Hotel Image and Shariah compliance attributes were significant towards online repatronage intentions among Muslim customers of the SCH.