AMER

Established 2012

Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers

Memories: AicQoL2023Bangkok, Thailand, 28-30 Apr 2023

Published:  16 May 2023
Updated:  21 Jun 2023

Indexed in Clarivate Analytics  Web of Science (WoS)  Updated: 06 Apr 2023

ASLI (Annual Serial Landmark International) QoL 2023

Our 41st international conference, the hybrid WoS-indexed AicQoL2023 (11th AMER International Conference on Quality of Life), was held from 28-30 Apr 2023. The AicQoL2023 was organised by the Faculty of Architecture, Silpakorn University, Bangkok, Thailand in collaboration with AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies, College of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. The event was managed by AMER’s subsidiary, emAs (AMER Event Management & Services) under emAs emAs Resources.

The conference focused on Quality of Life issues affecting the Asian/African/Arabian communities in both their countries and nons. Issues affecting other communities were also most welcomed.

Conference Videos
Opening and Breakout 1 Chair: Dr David Robert Osborne (Hong Kong)
Breakout 2 Chair: Prof Dr Ar. Ranjith Dayaratne (Sri Lanka)
Breakout 3 Chair: Prof Dr Masran Saruwono (Malaysia)
Breakout 4 Chair: Dr. Mei Lim (Australia)
Breakout 5 Chair: Dr. Sharona Ghorbani (Iran)
Breakout 6  Chair: Prof. Dr. Babatunde Emmanuel Jaiyeoba (Nigeria)
BBQ Dinner and Certificate Presentation
Post-Conference Session
Best Paper Award Winners
Based on 43 papers


The Best Paper
Jheffany Yazid1,2**, Raja Mek Raja Yaakub1,3, Suzana Yusof1, Angga Wilandika4
1 Centre for Nursing Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA Selangor Branch, Puncak Alam Campus, Selangor, Malaysia. 2 Occupational Safety and Health Unit, Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 3 Department of General Medicine, Hospital Pengajar Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Gong Badak Campus, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia. 4 Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universitas Aisyiyah Bandung, Bandung, Indonesia
2019639864@student.uitm.edu.my, 2019268884@student.uitm.edu.my, suzanay@uitm.edu.my, wiland.angga@unisa-bandung.ac.id
Paper : HE 009
Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices towards Needle-stick Injuries among Nurses in a Public Hospital, Malaysia
Score: 86.88%
Prize: Cash RM3,000.00
Registration Fees waived for the next conference (within 12 months)

1st Runners Up
Mohd Ramadan Ab Hamid1,2, Maisarah Adlina Abd Razak1, Muhammad Umar Ridhwan3
1 Centre for Dietetics Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA Puncak Alam campus, 42300 Selangor, Malaysia. 2 Integrated Nutrition Science and Therapy Research Group (INSPiRE), Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA Puncak Alam campus, 42300 Selangor, Malaysia. 3 Faculty of Nursing, Andalas Universiti, Indonesia
Paper HE 010
Assessment of Knowledge, Physical Activity and Calcium Intake among Female University Students
Score: 83.52%
Prize: Cash RM2,500.00
Registration Fees waived for the next conference (within 12 months)

2nd Runners Up
Syazwani Abdul Kadir1, Atridia Wilastrina2
1 Centre of Studies for Interior Architecture, College of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Puncak Alam, Malaysia. 2 Faculty of Art and Design, Universitas Trisakti, Jakarta, Indonesia.
syazwani179@uitm.edu.my, atridia@trisakti.ac.id
Paper UE 003
Spatial Perception and Existential Senses of Being in a Place
Score: 83.24%
Prize: Cash RM2,000.00
Registration Fees waived for the next conference (within 12 months)

Special Mention
Jing Yuan1, Kim Mee Chong1*, Ivy Siaw Hung Hii2, Hao Lun Li3
1,2 SEGi University, Graduate School of Business (GSB), Kota Damansara, Malaysia, 2 Curtin University, Faculty of Business, Sarawak, Malaysia, 3 Bureau of Industry and Information Technology, Lian Chi District, He Bei, China.
lisa20180822@gmail.com, chongkimmee@segi.edu.my, ivy.hiish@curtin.edu.my, 957794523@qq.com
Paper EE 002
A Comparative Study of Female Retirement Awareness and Readiness in Malaysia and China
Score: 81.8%
Prize: Cash RM1,000.00
Registration Fees waived for the next conference (within 12 months)

Top 5
Mohamad Ghazali Masuri1,2, Khairil Anuar Md Isa2,3, Rusmawati Mustafa3, Smily Jesu Priya Victor Paulraj4
1 Centre for Occupational Therapy Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiTM Puncak Alam, Malaysia. 2 KGB Local Services & Training Sdn. Bhd., Malaysia. 3 Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiTM Puncak Alam, Malaysia. 4 College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz, University for Health Sciences, Riyadh Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
mghazali@uitm.edu.my, khairil996@uitm.edu.my, kgblokal@gmail.com, paulrajs@ksau-hs.edu.sa
Paper WE 002
Revised Development of LEO/SKiPP on Worker’s Mental Health Status
Score: 80.04%
Prize: Cash RM250.00
20% Registration Fees waived for the next conference (within 12 months)

Top 6
Zhu Dan1, Geetha Subramaniam2, Xie Qin3
1 School of Education, Language, Psychology and Music, SEGi University, Malaysia. 2 Faculty of Education, Language, Psychology and Music, SEGi University, Malaysia. 3 Faculty of English, Deyang College of Urban Rail Transit, China
zhudanapril@gmail.com, geethasubramaniam@segi.edu.my, 2560646952@qq.com
Paper ELE 008
Quality of Teacher’s Life: Why do teachers leave the profession?
Score: 79.84%
Prize: Cash RM250.00
20% Registration Fees waived for the next conference (within 12 months)

Top 7
Muhammad Hafiz Abd Rashid1, Nurhazirah Suhaimi1, Norshima Humaidi1, Gita Gayatri2
1 Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Puncak Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. 2 Department of Management, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, West Java, Indonesia
hafiz.rashid@uitm.edu.my, zirah.suhaimi237@gmail.com, norshima958@uitm.edu.my, gita.gayatri@ui.ac.id
Paper CRSE 003
Boosting the Intention to Purchase Online: An analysis of e-service quality among customers
Score: 79.6%
Prize: Cash RM250.00
20% Registration Fees waived for the next conference (within 12 months)

Top 8
Pornarit Chounchaisit, Chumporn Mooraun
School of Architecture, Art and Design, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Thailand
65026019@kmitl.ac.th, chumporn.mo@kmitl.ac.th
Paper SuE 002
A Systematic Review for Advancing Inclusive and Sustainable Waste Management in Thailand
Score: 78.92%
Prize: Cash RM250.00
20% Registration Fees waived for the next conference (within 12 months)

Top 9
Chong Chen1, Kim Mee Chong2*, Tze Horng Tan3, HuiWen Wang4
1 Yintai Securities Co., Ltd., Direct Investment Department (DID), Yintai Huaying Investment Co., Ltd., China, 1,2 SEGi University, Graduate School of Business (GSB), Kota Damansara, Malaysia, 3Riam Institute of Technology, School of Business, Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia, 4Yintai Securities Co., Ltd., Direct Investment Department (DID), Yintai Huaying Investment Co., Ltd., China
ccxxmming@163.com, chongkimmee@segi.edu.my, tantzehorng@gmail.com, jasonwang@century-investment.com
PaperCRSE 001
Mechanism of Green Finance Awareness on Sustainable Competitiveness of SMEs
Score: 78.00%
Prize: Cash RM250.00
20% Registration Fees waived for the next conference (within 12 months)

Top 10
Sumitra Wongpakdee, Piyarat Nanta, Benjamas Kutintara
Program in Environmental Design, School of Architecture, Art, and Design King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Thailand
65026032@kmitl.ac.th, piyarat.na@kmitl.ac.th, benjamas.ku@kmitl.ac.th
Paper DCE 010
Concept and Factors affecting Well-Being as Perceived by Bangkok Homebuyers
Score: 77.68%
Prize: Cash RM250.00
20% Registration Fees waived for the next conference (within 12 months)

Top 11
Fan Min1, Gurnam Kaur Sidhu2, Melanie Khor3, Jiang Huaying4
1,4 School of Foreign Languages, Sichuan University of Science & Engineering, Huxing Road, Ziliujing District, Zigong City, Sichuan Provenience, China. 2,3 Faculty of Education, Languages, Psychology and Music, SEGi University, Kota Damansara, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.
fanminsegi@163.com, gurnamgurdial@segi.edu.my, melaniekhorweichen@gmail.com, 362407968@qq.com
Paper ELE 001
Student Learning Engagement with Emerging Technologies in the EFL Classroom in China: A Case Study
Score: 75.48%
Prize: Cash RM100.00
10% Registration Fees waived for the next conference (within 12 months)

Top 12
Paramita Sanpaychudayan, Benjamas Kutintara
Department of Interior Architecture, School of Architecture, Art, and Design, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok, Thailand
63602023@kmitl.ac.th, benjamas.ku@kmitl.ac.th
Paper DCE 009
Privacy and Relationships of Roommates in the Situation of Covid 19
Score: 74.36%
Prize: Cash RM100.00
10% Registration Fees waived for the next conference (within 12 months)

Top 13
Kim Mee Chong1, Geetha Subramaniam2,Bingran Zhou1,3, Lenis Aislinn C. Separa4,5
1,3 SEGi University, Graduate School of Business (GSB), Kota Damansara, Malaysia, 2 SEGi University, Faculty of Education, Language Psychology & Music, Kota Damansara, Malaysia, 3 Qilu Normal University, School of Economics and Management, Jinan, China,4 Polytechnic University of the Philippines Bataan Branch, Philippines, 5 School of Communication, Journalism and Marketing, Massey University Wellington, New Zealand
chongkimmee@segi.edu.my, geethasubramaniam@segi.edu.my, 1365095254@qq.com,lacsepara@pup.edu.ph
Paper UE 001
Examining the Well-being of Citizens’ Satisfaction: Comparing smart cities in Malaysia and China
Score: 74.32%
Prize: Cash RM100.00
10% Registration Fees waived for the next conference (within 12 months)

Top 14
Aslinda Fuhad1, Zarina Zahari1, Maria Justine1, Sun Wen Qiang2
1 Centre for Physiotherapy Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA Selangor, Puncak Alam Campus, Selangor, Malaysia. 2 Taishan Nursing Vocational College, Tai’An City, Shandong Province, China.
lindalance87@gmail.com, zarinazahari@uitm.edu.my, maria205@uitm.edu.my, sunwenqiang1988@163.com
Paper HE 002
Current Physiotherapy Approaches for Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Score: 73.60%
Prize: Cash RM100.00
10% Registration Fees waived for the next conference (within 12 months)

Top 15
Piyarat Nanta1, Ravij Kuanprasert2
1 Department of Interior Architecture, School of Architecture, Arts, and Design, King Mongkut Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Thailand. 2 Department of Architecture, School of Architecture, Arts, and Design, King Mongkut Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Thailand
piyarat.na@kmitl.ac.th, ravij.ku@kmitl.ac.th
Paper DCE 003
Thermal and Environmental Design for Human Comfort in Japanese-Designed Architecture in Thailand
Score: 71.96%
Prize: Cash RM100.00
10% Registration Fees waived for the next conference (within 12 months)


Conf Secretariat:
cebsuitm@gmail.com