Journal of Digital System Development

EXPLORING MINDMEND: AN INNOVATIVE MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT APP FOR AUTISTIC ADOLESCENTS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS

Nahreen Zannat — 2024-04-30

Teenagers with mild autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and those who care for them face difficulties. Conventional mental health therapies frequently ignore culturally specific factors that are crucial to the patient's overall wellness. The paper aims to introduce and evaluate "MindMend" a smartphone software specifically designed for teenagers with mild autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and their caregivers. It focuses on examining the effectiveness of MindMend in reducing caregiver stress and alleviating autism symptoms. Additionally, it emphasises the significance of providing comprehensive support that considers the cultural and religious nuances of the target population. The software includes modules for social skills training, emotion regulation, and cognitive-behavioural therapy. Users may participate in a helpful online community, track their progress, and set goals. Early research demonstrates encouraging outcomes in reducing caregiver stress and autism symptoms. MindMend seeks to be a flexible instrument that enhances mental health while honouring subtleties related to culture and religion. The methodology integrates software development, evidence-based therapeutic approaches, and outcome evaluation. It aims to create a specialised mental health solution for teenagers with mild autism and their caregivers. The approach strongly emphasises addressing their unique challenges and providing comprehensive support. The development of MindMend involves creating an innovative smartphone application that offers specialised content. The paper assesses how well MindMend helps reduce stress for caregivers and alleviate autism symptoms in teenagers with mild ASD. The evaluation likely includes quantitative and qualitative methods to measure the digital system's impact on users' well-being.

DESIGN AND EVALUATION OF A WEB-BASED MEMBERSHIP MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Muhammad Hafizuddin Hambali — 2024-04-30

In today's fast-paced and connected world, membership management systems are essential for clubs, associations, non-profits, and sports teams to streamline operations and enhance member experiences. The requirement for a membership management system arises due to the challenge of efficiently managing many members. As organisations grow and diversity, traditional manual record keeping and event management methods become impractical and error-prone. A membership management system offers a comprehensive and automated solution to handle membership-related tasks effectively. This paper aims to develop a system that provides an intuitive and user-friendly experience for administrators and members, enabling them to manage their profiles seamlessly, access personalised services, and participate in various activities. Also, it can streamline administrative processes, automate manual tasks, and centralise data to enhance association efficiency. By simplifying these aspects, associations can focus on strategic initiatives and foster more robust engagement within their community. A usability evaluation was conducted on 32 respondents. During the testing phase, participants explored the application and interacted with the website, testing its features, usability, ease of use and functionality. The evaluation findings show a positive outcome for the membership management system, with users expressing high satisfaction and providing positive feedback about the website's usability, ease of use, and functionality.

CALM & CARE: A CHILD-CENTRED DIGITAL THERAPY PLATFORM FOR MENTAL HEALTH

Nahreen Zannat — 2024-04-30

Mental health, as critical as physical well-being, has gained significant importance during the COVID19 pandemic. Moreover, pandemic-induced lockdowns have exacerbated mental health issues, including suicides, spousal violence, and domestic bullying. Consequently, the demand for digital therapeutics has surged, manifesting as mobile and web applications and facilitating remote access to support. However, children have been underserved in this category despite their vulnerability to the emotional consequences of school closures and caregiver distress. This study's objectives and methodology encompassed developing a child centric digital therapy mobile application, conducting usability testing for optimal user-friendliness, creating content compliant with industry standards, gathering user feedback for improvements and providing ongoing maintenance for the application's effectiveness. The resulting 'Calm & Care' prototype empowers parents to authorise counselling sessions and motivational content for their children at home. Ten families participated in user testing, yielding positive feedback praising the vibrant interface, child-friendly visuals, and simplified language for an enhanced user experience. 'Calm & Care' can enable local clinics to accept mental health patients with lower infection risks and increase treatment success. This research underscores the pivotal role of digital solutions in addressing children's mental well-being during the pandemic.

A DESIGN OF MANUFACTURING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM: PRODUCT SALES MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Ker Ying Loh — 2024-04-30

The advent of Industry 4.0 has fuelled the demand for Manufacturing Management Systems (MMS) in the manufacturing industry. This article presents the design and development of a comprehensive Product Sales Management System (PSMS) tailored for small and medium-sized manufacturing companies, focusing on the dairy product industry. Employing the Rapid Application Development (RAD) approach, the development process prioritised user-friendly interfaces and rapid prototyping. Through meticulous requirements gathering, key features were identified, including product information management, customer information management, sales order management, report generation, product advertisement management, and an analytic dashboard. Unified Modeling Language (UML) diagrams, such as use case, activity, and class diagrams, were utilised to visualise the system's functionalities and ensure alignment with requirements. Iterative development and user feedback enhanced the system's usability, resulting in a user-friendly interface for streamlined product sales handling. The proposed PSMS offers efficient management, enhanced communication, and revenue generation for manufacturing companies and tiny and medium-sized enterprises. Furthermore, the study contributes to an understanding of the system requirements and user interface of a PSMS, providing a valuable reference model for developers and researchers in the manufacturing industry. The proposed PSMS represents a significant step towards efficient product sales management, streamlining operations, and boosting manufacturers' profitability. In future work, the PSMS's user interface will be optimised for better mobile responsiveness, and its functionality will be extended to support collaborative sales management and provide manufacturers with advanced capabilities to enhance their sales processes and decision-making.

A DESIGN OF MOBILE APPLICATION REPOSITORY FOR MALAYSIAN HERBS

Noor Izzah Yahya — 2024-04-30

This paper describes Repository for Malaysia Herbs, a mobile application system used to view information on Malaysian herbs and make purchases through this platform. This project aims to develop a mobile application that provides information to everyone interested in Malaysian spices. The methodology used in this project is known as the Agile method, which involves six phases: planning, designing, developing, testing, reviewing, and launching. Besides, this project will increase people's knowledge about and expand Malaysian herbs abroad. In conclusion, this project has successfully developed all the basic features that allow users to search for and understand the information on herbs herbsand purchase them through this platform.

USER REQUIREMENT FOR WEB-BASED PROCEEDINGS REPOSITORY

Wan Hussain Wan Ishak — 2024-04-30

Conference is a popular platform for academics to exchange knowledge and engage with one another. The conferences typically produce collections of papers, known as conference proceedings, which are often published online as open-access resources to facilitate more comprehensive access and dissemination of knowledge. Consequently, there has been a significant increase in articles on online conference proceedings. However, the absence of an organised management system has made it increasingly challenging for users to locate and retrieve specific proceedings. To address this issue, this study proposes implementing a digital repository system to simplify the sharing and distributing of conference proceedings articles. The primary goal of this project is to provide a sustainable solution for storing and accessing conference proceedings, characterised by its reliability, efficiency, effectiveness, and user-friendliness. Such an enhancement is anticipated to boost research productivity and quality. In this article, we present the system requirements for the repository. Subsequently, based on these requirements, we have developed a prototype called the Web-based Digital Repository for Proceedings Articles (WDR). We conducted a field study to assess the prototype's usability, and the evaluation results indicate that WDR is both practical and user-friendly.

A COMMERCIALISED DURIAN PLANTATION: DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN OF WEB AND MOBILE APPLICATION

Abdul Razak Rahmat — 2024-04-30

Durian farmers face many challenges in managing their plantations efficiently and effectively. These challenges include unpredictable weather patterns, labour shortages, pest and disease outbreaks, market fluctuations, and the complexity of managing farm operations. The commercialisation of durian plantations represents a significant shift in the agricultural landscape, driven by increasing demand for this prized tropical fruit. This project focuses on developing and designing a comprehensive web and mobile application explicitly tailored for commercialised durian plantations in Malaysia. Employing the Rapid Application Development (RAD) approach, the project encompasses four main phases: analysis, rapid design, prototyping, testing, and deployment. By leveraging digital technology, the application aims to address these challenges by streamlining various aspects of durian plantation management, including crop monitoring, inventory management, pest and disease tracking, and yield forecasting. Through user-friendly interfaces and intuitive functionalities, the application seeks to empower durian growers with actionable insights and decision-making tools to navigate these challenges and enhance their operations' productivity, efficiency, and sustainability. An evaluation component was conducted to assess the usability and effectiveness of the application in real-world plantation settings. Overall, the response to the evaluation indicated that both applications are valuable and easy to use, justifying their integration into durian plantation management practices. The significance of this project lies in its potential to revolutionise durian plantation management practices, contributing to the broader goals of sustainable agriculture and economic development in the durian industry. Findings from the project evaluation will inform future directions for refinement and expansion of the application, ensuring its continued relevance and impact in supporting the growth and competitiveness of commercialised durian plantations.

INTEGRATING IOT AND MOBILE APPLICATIONS FOR EFFICIENT PLANT WATERING: THE IOT SMART WATERING SYSTEM (SWS)

Clarin Lim — 2024-04-30

The Internet of Things (IoT) is the connection with networks and devices that can exchange data through the Internet without human intervention. A mobile application is a software system that runs on a mobile device. The absence of smart detection in the existing system is insufficient for watering the plantation. This brought some problems, as no one knew about the condition of the plantation, and caused overwatering and under-watering problems. Therefore, combining IoT concepts and mobile applications has adapted to make the system a more innovative automated system. The IoT Smart Watering System (SWS)” focuses on building an intelligent watering system that will sense the humidity of the soil and the temperature of the environment using the sensor. Then, the data will be sent to the user’s mobile application using the internet to allow users to view it. The objective of this project is to let the user know about the condition of the plant and smart watering based on the condition. Compared with the existing system, the advantage of this system is that the user can automatically monitor the status of the data from mobile phones. This system is developed for everybody who wishes to have this system, such as homeowners, farmers, and students using an Android mobile device. In this project, the waterfall method was implemented as a software development process to ensure the successful development of the system and meet the user’s requirements. The existence of the IoT Smart Watering System will benefit society by preventing the waste of water and minimizing human intervention. This could save users time and enhance the watering plant's effectiveness. In the future, a notification and view data graph feature will be integrated into this system.

ENHANCED NETWORK SECURITY: A DATA MINING APPROACH TO INTRUSION DETECTION

Teoh Chun Hwung — 2024-04-30

In the ever-evolving landscape of network security, the role of Intrusion Detection Systems (IDSs) is critical. These systems serve as the guardians of digital networks, defending against a relentless tide of cyber threats. However, the efficacy of IDSs in accurately detecting and preventing these threats remains a critical concern. The emergence of new attack vectors and the growing sophistication of cyberattacks underscore the need for innovative approaches to intrusion detection. Nonetheless, there is an information vacuum about the efficacy of different data mining approaches in intrusion detection. This study investigates the deployment of seven data mining models, which include Decision Tree, Random Forest, Support Vector Machine (SVM), Logistic Regression, Naïve Bayes, and two types of Recurrent Neural Networks (RNN) on five (5) IDS benchmark datasets. Based on the undertaken experiments, it is evident that the RNN is the best classifier as it obtained 100% accuracy for all datasets. Due to its strength in modelling time-dependent and sequential data problems, RNN has become powerful in predicting future attacks. As our digital world evolves, so must our cyber defences; hence, this study strives to equip network security professionals with the knowledge and tools needed to fortify their networks, ensuring resilience against the ever-adaptive landscape of cyber threats.

ANALYSING LIBRARY USAGE PATTERNS: A VISUAL EXPLORATION OF BOOK LOAN AND ROOM RESERVATION TRENDS

Juliana Wahid — 2024-04-30

Library usage refers to how users interact with library resources and spaces, including borrowing books, reserving study rooms, navigating library spaces, and using digital resources. Analysing library usage patterns helps libraries optimise resources, improve services, and better meet the needs of their users. This study aims to visually explore the patterns in book loan activities and room reservation behaviours using the R programming language to identify trends that provide preliminary data for decision-making when establishing library operational policies. Annual book loan and room reservation data from 2017 to 2023 from Perpustakaan Sultanah Bahiyah, Library of Universiti Utara Malaysia, were collected and converted into a compatible R-analysis format. The analysis includes exploratory data analysis and visualisation using base R functions, base R graphics, and ggplot2 functionality. The findings, such as annual book loan rates, trends in book loan rates between undergraduate and postgraduate students, frequency of room reservation discussions across years, and the relationship between book loans and room reservations over time, serve as foundational data to support decision-making for the efficient operation of libraries and to inform strategies for optimising library services and resources to meet user needs better.