Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Kulliyyah of Science -- IIUM Summary: Soliton is referred as a solitary wave that propagates with unchanged shape and velocity in nonlinear dispersive media. It is caused by a cancellation of nonlinearity and dispersion effects in the medium. The study of soliton scattering of the Nonlinear Schrödinger Eq

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Kulliyyah of Pharmacy -- IIUM Summary: Paracetamol (PCM) is a common analgesic and antipyretic drug used worldwide which is available in various dosage forms such as tablet, capsule, suppository, syrup and suspension. PCM suspension available in the market contains high amount of sugar to mask the bitter t

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Kulliyyah of Allied Health Sciences -- IIUM Summary: Excessive sugar intake has been widely associated with the increased prevalence of obesity and diabetes due to its potential in instigating positive energy balance. Sugar craving, an issue which has yet been explored in our local community, is also postu

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Biotechnology -- IIUM Summary: PCBs and dioxin are the two most dangerous organic chemicals which are listed in Stockholm convention. They are a group of chemically-related compounds known as persistent organic pollutant (POP). Since 1995, Malaysia has banned the importation of PCBs. However,

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Biomedical Sciences -- IIUM Summary: Holothuria scabra is one of edible marine animals which is widely consumed by Chinese and local Sabahan people, who believe in the medicinal properties offered by the species. This work was focusing on H. scabra in the attempt of finding new therapeutic pr

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Kulliyyah of Science -- IIUM Summary: This project was conducted to study the genetics in Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni cultivated under Malaysian condition. A total of 17 stevia accessions were assessed for morphological features, chemical compositions, genetic variabilities as well as genetic diversity. Qua

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Basic Medical Sciences -- IIUM Summary: Introduction; Herbal medicine is largely used for prevention and treatment of several ailments. Trigonella foenum-graecum is one of the popular medicinal plants which is widely used as a treatment herb as well as condiment. Countless studies have been d

Subject(s): Fibroblast | Cells -- Growth Regulation | Animal cell biotechnology | Biodiversity conservation | Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Biotechnology -- IIUM Summary: Establishment and cryopreservation of cell cultures have been applied in biodiversity conservation, essential to critically endangered wildlife such as the Sumatran

Subject(s): Antiviral agents | Neuraminidase inhibitors | Influenza -- Treatment | Dissertations, Academic -- Kulliyyah of Science -- IIUM Summary: Current outbreaks of highly pathogenic influenza strains have shown that new anti-influenza drugs need to be developed. To date, four antiviral agents have been approved for the treatment of influen

Subject(s): Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan | Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Surgery -- IIUM Summary: This study was conducted to find out the occurrence of temporary hypocalcaemia and transient hoarseness of voice after total thyroidectomy in our centre. This is a prospective observational study carried out from 1st November 2010 to 30t