Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Biotechnology -- IIUM Summary: Sutchi catfish Pangasianodon hypophthalmus (Sauvage, 1878) is one of the most important freshwater fish species cultured in Southeast Asia. Artificial seed production of sutchi catfish in the hatchery is very important to supply enough seeds to the farmers in th

Subject(s): Cancer -- Alternative treatment | Antineoplastic agents | Porcupines | Bezoars | Dissertations, Academic -- Kulliyyah of Allied Health Sciences -- IIUM Summary: Hystrix brachyura bezoar (PB) has been traditionally used as an alternative medicine to treat cancer. However the anticancer effect of PB is yet to be explored. Therefore th

Subject(s): Urinary tract infections -- Prevention -- Saudi Arabia | Urinary tract infections -- Saudi Arabia | Antibiotics -- Saudi Arabia | Drug Resistance, Bacterial -- Saudi Arabia | Dissertations, Academic -- Kulliyyah of Pharmacy -- IIUM Summary: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most common bacterial infections in hospital a

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Basic Medical Sciences -- IIUM Summary: In the last two decades, the emergence of nosocomial infections caused by CoNS has led clinicians and researchers to reconsider the role of CoNS and methicillin-resistant CoNS (MR-CoNS) as important agents of nosocomial infections. Because their natural

Subject(s): Acetaminophen | Dissertations, Academic -- Kulliyyah of Pharmacy -- IIUM Summary: Taste masking is required for bitter drugs to enhance patient compliance, especially among the paediatric population. Paracetamol is a drug that exhibits bitter taste because of its chemical structure. This study aims to improve the palatability of par

Subject(s): Opioids -- Therapeutic use | Pain -- Treatment | Dissertations, Academic -- Kulliyyah of Pharmacy -- IIUM Summary: Opioids are the gold standard for the treatment of moderate to severe acute pain and cancer pain. However, opioids are increasingly prescribed to treat non-cancer pain for long-term which has become a public health conc

Subject(s): Tissue engineering -- Research -- Malaysia | Dissertations, Academic -- Kulliyyah of Allied Health Sciences -- IIUM Summary: Degenerative joint disease has no known cure. Although this medical condition affects mostly the ageing population, joint injuries at a young age may accelerate the degeneration process. The existing pharmaco

Subject(s): Campylobacter jejuni -- Research | Pathogenic bacteria -- Research | Dissertations, Academic -- Kulliyyah of Allied Health Sciences -- IIUM Summary: In Gram-negative bacteria, protein secretion plays an important part in pathogenesis. Secretory proteins perform a variety of important role for bacterial survival in the environment an

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Kulliyyah of Science -- IIUM Summary: Deciding an optimum asset allocation strategy is crucial, especially in view of market participants. However, to effectively decide an accurate strategy requires stable and unbiased portfolio, which can be achieved by reduced potential estimation error, an improved gov

Subject(s): Medical microbiology - Periodicals Holdings: ,Journal,Indera Mahkota Campus Library,Periodicals Collection,Open Shelf,j QR46 J86P 1997 v46n1-6,Available,00011165391