Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology -- IIUM Summary: The rate of patient's compliance is markedly reduced as the number of medications and dosing frequency increased. The compliance for the combination of carbamazepine tablet which is twice daily dosing and gabapentin capsule which is given three t

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Kulliyyah of Nursing -- IIUM Summary: Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is on a rising trend globally and the complications of DM particularly diabetic retinopathy are kept on escalating. However, the number of patients who underwent proper eye screening in Malaysia is still far from satisfactory. The aim of this the

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Kulliyyah of Science -- IIUM Summary: Sutchi catfish Pangasianodon hypophthalmus is one of the major cultured freshwater fish in the aquaculture industry. Low larval survival rates due to strong cannibalism have affected the efficiency of the seed production. Optimal rearing conditions during early larval

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Basic Medical Sciences -- IIUM Summary: Anti-microbial resistance has been escalating and alarming the authorities to find new treatment regimens to quell microbial infections. Alternatively, plants derivatives have been used in common population as supplements for general human health includ

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Biotechnology -- IIUM Summary: The emergence of multiple strains pathogens especially Multi-drug Resistant Organisms (MDROs) have led to an intensive and extensive exploration of natural products sources. Among the natural product sources are known from plants and animals. In this study, anti

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Basic Medical Sciences -- IIUM Summary: Disease burden from the Malaysian elderly population is increasing as demographics shifts towards longer life expectancy. It is increasingly evident that immunosenescence is the central process in many age-related illnesses. Latent human cytomegalovirus

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology -- IIUM Summary: The preparation containing methyl salicylate in an ointment dosage form, is available from various manufacturers throughout the world for the treatment of muscular pain. The limitations of the active ingredients had restricted the use of the ointment

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Biomedical Sciences -- IIUM Summary: Local treatment of osteomyelitis using gentamicin-loaded PMMA beads has several challenges such as (i) requires invasive surgery to remove the beads from the implant site, (ii) can become the site of adherence for biofilm producing bacteria and (iii) has r

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology -- IIUM Summary: Hyperpigmentation is a skin disorder that causes the skin to darken in small patches of certain area or it may cover a large area of the body. This condition happens due to excessive production of melanin triggered by excessive sun exposure, hormonal

Subject(s): Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan | Septicemia -- Malaysia | Intensive care units -- Malaysia | Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Basic Medical Sciences -- IIUM Summary: Despite advances in medicine and improved access to healthcare, sepsis remains to be a leading cause of death in the intensive care unit (ICU), including in Malay