Published: 22 Jul 2023
Updated: 13 Aug 2023

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

Our 42nd international conference, the hybrid WoS-indexed AcE-Bs2023 (11th ASIAN Conference on Environment-Behaviour Studies), was held at the Primula Beach Hotel, Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia, from 14-16 Jul 2023. The AcE-Bs2023 was organised by AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), in collaboration with cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies, College of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia, The event was fully managed by AMER’s subsidiary, emAs (AMER Event Management & Services), under emAs emAs Resources.

The conference focuses on Environment-Behaviour Studies issues affecting the Asian/African/Arabian communities in both their countries and nons. Issues affecting other communities are also most welcomed.

Conference Pack:-
Programme Booklet

Abstract Book
Proceeding

Conference Videos:-
(please use your headphone for better sound quality)

Opening and Breakout 1 Chair: Prof Dr Masran Saruwono (Malaysia)

Breakout 2 Chair: Dr David Robert Osborne (Hong Kong)

Breakout 3 Chair: Prof Dr Ar. Ranjith Dayaratne (Australia)

Breakout 4 Chair: Prof. Dr Babatunde Emmanuel Jaiyeoba (Nigeria)

BBQ Dinner and Certificate Presentation

Post-Conference Session

Best Paper Award Winners

Based on 31 papers

THE Best Paper

Christy Tong Hoey Chin1, Gurnam Kaur Sidhu2, Wang Ruoyu3
1 Alpine Preschool, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia. 2 Faculty of Education, Languages, Psychology and Music (FoELPM) SEGi University, Kota Damansara, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, 3 School of Foreign Languages Guangdong University of Science and Technology, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China.

christytong.research@gmail.com, gurnamgurdial@segi.edu.my, 852587813@qq.com
Paper: ELE 001
Perspectives of Visible Learning for Quality Learning Environment: A case study.
Score: 92.92%
Prize: Cash RM3,000.00
Registration Fees waived for the next conference (within 12 months)

1st Runners Up

Lennora Putit1*, Geetha Subramaniam2, Siti Halijah Shariff3, Jayalakshmy Ramachandran4 , Balasundram Maniam5

1 Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia, 2 Faculty of Education, Language, Psychology & Music, SEGi University, Malaysia, 3 Arshad Ayub Graduate Business School, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia, 4 Nottingham University Business School, University of Nottingham, Malaysia, 5 Finance Department, Sam Houston State University, Houston, USA.

lennora633@uitm.edu.my, geethasubramaniam@segi.edu.my, sitihali@uitm.edu.my, Jayalakshmy.Rama@nottingham.edu.my, GBA_BXM@shsu.edu

Paper ELE 004
Mediating Role of Autonomy on FWA and WLB among Malaysian Academics
Score: 89.04%
Prize: Cash RM2,500.00
Registration Fees waived for the next conference (within 12 months)

2nd Runners Up

Sharifah Khalizah Syed Othman Thani 1,2, Hazreena Hussein 2, Martina Föhn 3, Ng Siew Cheok 4

1 Centre of Studies for Landscape Architecture, College of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 42300 Bandar Puncak Alam, Malaysia, 2 Centre of Sustainable Planning & Real Estate, Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 3 Institute for Environment and Natural Resources, ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Campus Gruental, Wadenswil, Switzerland 4 Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
skhalizah@uitm.edu.my, reenalambina@um.edu.my, fhia@zhaw.ch , siewcng@um.edu.my
Paper LaE 002
Salutogenic Landscape Design with Cognitive Restoration Stimuli for Stress Intervention
Score: 87.76%
Prize: Cash RM2,000.00
Registration Fees waived for the next conference (within 12 months)

Special Mention

Li Qiong1, Mohd Shazali Md. Sharif1, Zatul Iffah Mohd Fuza2, Gong Jian3

1 Faculty of Hotel & Tourism Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 42300 Puncak Alam, Selangor, Malaysia, 2 Faculty of Hotel and Tourism Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 23000, Dungun, Terengganu, Malaysia, 3 School of Fine Arts and Design, Hunan University of Humanities and Technology,417000, Loudi, Hunan, China.
2020720589@student.uitm.edu.my, shazali@uitm.edu.my, zatul710@uitm.edu.my, 49439154@qq.com
Paper LHE 002
Transmission and Development of Food Heritage under Rural Revitalization: A case of Yongfeng chili sauce in China
Score: 83.68%
Prize: Cash RM1,000.00
Registration Fees waived for the next conference (within 12 months)

Top 5

Norashida Othman1*, Rishan Sampath Hewage2, Jaafar Pyeman1, Farah Raihana Ismail3

1 Department of Economics and Financial Studies Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Selangor, Malaysia, 2 Department of Accountancy and Finance, Faculty of Management Studies Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, Belihuloya, Sri Lanka, 3 Academic Department, Faculty of Business, International YPC College, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
shidaothman@uitm.edu.my, hewagesampath@mgt.sab.ac.lk, jaaf@uitm.edu.my, raihana@ypccollege.edu.my
Paper SuE 001
Effect of Renewable Energy Consumption on environmental degradation in ASEAN Countries
Score: 82.96%
Prize: Cash RM250.00
20% Registration Fees waived for the next conference (within 12 months)

Top 6

Wang Zhe1, Geetha Subramaniam2, M Selvam3

1 Graduate School of Business, SEGi University, Kota Damansara, Malaysia, 2 SEGI University, Faculty of Education, Language and Psychology, Kota Damansara, Malaysia, 3 Bharathidasan University, Dept of Commerce and Financial Studies, Tiruchirappalli,620024, Tamil Nadu, India.
wangzhe7648@163.com;, geethasubramaniam@segi.edu.my, drmselvam@yahoo.co.in
Paper WE 001
Using the P-O Fit Theory to Examine Work Attitudes of Employees in Shanghai, China
Score: 81.08%
Prize: Cash RM250.00
20% Registration Fees waived for the next conference (within 12 months)

Top 7

Hazreena Hussein1, Syaidatul Azzreen Ishak2, Heng Zhang3

1 Centre for Sustainable Urban Planning and Real Estate, Faculty of Built Environment, University Malaya,2 Department of Architecture, Faculty of Built Environment, University Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 3 Institute of Environmental and Behavioural Studies, Department of Architecture, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan.
reenalambina@um.edu.my, azzreenishak@um.edu.my, changlin@mail.ncku.edu.tw
Paper LaE 001
Open Green Space for Positive Mental Health in the Low-Income Community: Review of literature
Score: 79.92%
Prize: Cash RM250.00
20% Registration Fees waived for the next conference (within 12 months)

Top 8

Ruziaton Hasim1, AbdulKarim Samaeng1, Akehsan Dahlan2, Ruhana Samaeng3

1 Faculty of Islamic Studies and Law, Fatoni University, 135/8 Moo 3 Ban Sorong, Khao Tum Subdistrict, Yarang District, Pattani Province 94160, Thailand, 2 Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor Campus, 42300 Bandar Puncak Alam, Selangor, Malaysia, 3 Faculty of Education, Fatoni University, 135/8 Moo 3 Ban Sorong, Khao Tum Subdistrict, Yarang District, Pattani Province 94160, Thailand.
drruzzie@yahoo.com, akehsan@uitm.edu.my, abuvidjan@gmail.com, ronaaziz01@gmail.com

Paper ComE 001
Benefits of Reciting, Listening and Memorising the Quran: A scoping review
Score: 79.12%
Prize: Cash RM250.00
20% Registration Fees waived for the next conference (within 12 months)

Top 9

Faizan Jameel Khanada1, 2, Ahmad Zamir Che Daud1, 3, Mohammad Ghazali Masuri1, Zulkifli Abdul Rahim4 , Erna Faryza Mohd Poot1,, Manoj Kumar Ranabhat5

1 Centre for Occupational Therapy Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. 2 Sindh Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Occupational Therapy, Govt of Sindh, Pakistan. 3 Special Population Research, Innovation and Knowledge (SPaRK), Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. 4 Disability Transformation Unit, School of Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Malaysia. 5 Hamad Medical Corporation, Occupational Therapy Department, Qatar Rehabilitation Institute, Doha, Qatar.
faizanahmedkhanzada@yahoo.com, zamir5853@uitm.edu.my, Mghazali@uitm.edu.my, mdzul@usm.my, ernafaryza@uitm.edu.my, mranabhat@hamad.qa

Paper HE 001
Participation in Daily Activities and Quality of Life among Individuals with Paraplegic Spinal Cord Injury in Pakistan
Score: 77.32%
Prize: Cash RM250.00
20% Registration Fees waived for the next conference (within 12 months)

Top 10

Jheffany Yazid1, Azliha Minai Rajab1, Suzana Yusof2, Angga Wilandika3

1 Nursing Unit, Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Ministry of Health, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,2 Centre for Nursing Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA Selangor Branch, Puncak Alam Campus, Selangor, Malaysia, 3 Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universitas ‘Aisyiyah Bandung, Bandung, Indonesia.
jheffany1988@gmail.com, cumie.geeha@gmail.com, suzanay@uitm.edu.my, wiland.angga@unisa-bandung.ac.id

Paper WE 002
Assessing Malaysian Nurses’ Knowledge of Blood Transfusion Procedures and Identifying Knowledge Gaps: A cross-sectional study
Score: 77.16%
Prize: Cash RM250.00
20% Registration Fees waived for the next conference (within 12 months)

Conf Secretariat:
cebsuitm@gmail.com