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33 Buletin Penyelidikan dan Inovasi USIM The effects of perceived organizational support and job satisfaction on transfer of training Title Abdul Rahim Bin Zumrah Author Article Document Type Personel Review Journal Name 0.962 Impact Factor 2013 Q2 Quartile Job satisfaction; Malaysia; Quantitative; Perceived organizational support; Public sector organizations; Transfer of training Keyword Purpose - The role of perceived organizational support (POS) and job Abstract satisfaction on the effectiveness of transfer of training in the workplace has begun to receive attention among recent studies. However, there is still limited understanding of how these factors may work together to affect the transfer of training. The purpose of this paper is to address this gap by exploring the relationship between POS, job satisfaction and transfer of training. Design/methodology/approach - The data of this study have been collected from a group of employees, and their supervisors through survey. The data were analyzed using structural equation modeling. Findings - The findings reveal that job satisfaction mediates the relationship between POS and transfer of training. Originality/value - This study suggests that POS can improve employees’ job satisfaction, which in turn increase transfer of training in the workplace. The significant relationship between the factors (POS - job satisfaction - transfer of training) is an important finding that has not been empirically determined previously, particularly in the transfer of training literature. The findings show that job satisfaction plays an essential role as a mediator in the relationship between POS and transfer of training. Host genetic influences on the anthelmintic efficacy of papaya-derived cysteine proteinases in mice Title Fadlul Azmi Fauzi Bin Mansur Author Article Document Type Parasitology Journal Name 2.358 Impact Factor 2013 Q2 Quartile genetics; cysteine proteinases; anthelmintics; nematodes; Heligmosomoides bakeri; papaya latex Keyword Eight strains of mice, of contrasting genotypes, infected with Heligmosomoides Abstract bakeri were studied to determine whether the anthelmintic efficacy of papaya latex varied between inbred mouse strains and therefore whether there is an underlying genetic influence on the effectiveness of removing the intestinal nematode. Infected mice were treated with 330nmol of crude papaya latex or with 240nmol of papaya latex supernatant (PLS). Wide variation of response between different mouse strains was detected. Treatment was most effective in C3H (90.5-99.3% reduction in worm counts) and least effective in CD1 and BALB/c strains (36.0 and 40.5%, respectively). Cimetidine treatment did not improve anthelmintic efficacy of PLS in a poor drug responder mouse strain. Trypsin activity, pH and PLS activity did not differ significantly along the length of the gastro-intestinal (GI) tract between poor (BALB/c) and high (C3H) drug responder mouse strains. Our data indicate that there is a genetic component explaining between-mouse variation in the efficacy of a standard dose of PLS in removing worms, and therefore warrant some caution in developing this therapy for wider scale use in the livestock industry, and even in human medicine. PENERBITAN JURNAL