Integriti merupakan konsep yang penting terutamanya membentuk sebuah masyarakat yang harmoni. Banyak kajian dilakukan terutamanya di Malaysia yang dilakukan berkaitan dengan isu integriti lebih memfokuskan kepada isu integriti di tempat kerja khususnya dalam kalangan penjawat awam. Walhal, integriti bukan sahaja berkisar tentang sektor pekerjaan semata-mata. Oleh yang demikian, artikel ini akan membincangkan mengenai integriti akademik dalam kalangan mahasiswa. Integriti akademik juga semakin meruncing kini kerana dengan kemudahan teknologi telah memudahkan pelajar untuk mengakses maklumat dan terlibat dalam plagriasm. Seseorang pelajar seharusnya perlu memiliki integriti yang tinggi bagi mencapai kejayaan. Oleh itu kajian ini dilaksanakan untuk mengkaji integriti akademik dalam kalangan pelajar Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Bangi. Kajian ini bertujuan meneliti tahap pemahaman mahasiswa mengenai konsep integriti secara umum dan tahap integriti akademik dalam kalangan mahasiswa. Kajian ini akan memfokuskan kepada pelajar ijazah sarjana muda yang sedang melanjutkan pelajaran di UKM, Bangi. Data dipersembahkan secara deskriptif frekuansi iaitu melalui frekuensi dan peratusan. Hasil daripada kajian yang telah dilakukan masih terdapat pelajar yang tidak memahami konsep integriti dan terdapat mahasiswa yang terlibat dalam pelanggaran integriti akademik samada secara sedar ataupun tidak. Kesimpulannya, isu integriti akademik dalam kalangan mahasiswa sememangnya ada dan jika tidak dipandang serius dan tidak diatasi, ianya akan membawa kepada potensi untuk mahasiswa ini terlibat dalam pelanggaran integriti di tempat kerja kelak.

This article discusses the challenges experienced by female athletes in esports. Esports is categorized as a male-dominated sport. Since most of the players are male, female athletes struggle to sustain their careers. A qualitative approach was used where ten women who were actively involved in esports were interviewed. The respondents selected through the purposive sampling method were active in esports, representing esports team/club, and involved in massively multiple online role-playing games (MMORPG). Data were analyzed using thematic analysis and presented descriptively and narratively. The findings indicated gender stereotyping women as not competitive at MMORPG, sexually explicit comments from male opponents, communication issues, especially with male players, and the perception that women are not suitable to play the extreme, aggressive and masculine type of online games. The game features are more significant to men compared to women, who are often associated with femininity. Indirectly, such impressions hamper the opportunity for women to be more active and progressive in esports.

In Malaysia, floods are often considered a normal phenomenon in the lives of some communities, which can sometimes cause disasters to occur beyond expectations, as shown during the flood of 2014. The issue of flood disasters, which particularly impacts SDG 13 of the integrated Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), still lacks widespread attention from sociology researchers in Malaysia. Similarly, questions related to the welfare of victims, especially in regards to aspects of disaster management from a humanitarian perspective, are still neglected. This study aims to identify the adaptive actions through a solution from a humanitarian perspective in managing flood disaster risks. For the purpose of obtaining data, this study used a qualitative approach with a case study design. Data were collected using in-depth interviews and non-participant observation methods. A total of ten experts, consisting of the flood management teams involved in managing the 2014 flood disaster in Hulu Dungun, Terengganu, Malaysia, were selected through a purposive random sampling method. The results showed that adaptive actions in managing flood disaster risks from a humanitarian point of view include the provision of social support, collective cooperation from the flood management teams, and adaptation efforts after the floods.

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Oil palm farmers play an important role in ensuring oil palm cultivation can achieve sustainable agricultural practice. However, the best agricultural practices among oil palm farmers are yet to be known. This study aims to systematically review oil palm farmers’ sustainable practices. The present study integrated multiple research designs and the review was based on the published standard, namely ROSES (Reporting Standards for Systematic Evidence Syntheses). This study used Web of Science (WoS) as the main database in searching for the required articles. Based on the thematic analysis, this review has 5 (five) main themes, the sustainable practices, namely 1) land management, 2) waste management, 3) advanced technology implementation, 4) economic empowerment, and 5) social inclusion. The findings offer some basics on how to integrate oil palm farmers’ practices with scientific findings for the formation of the oil palm certification and policy besides providing some ideas on the role of the oil palm farmer in the sustainable development 2030 agenda.