Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Biotechnology -- IIUM Summary: Rapid expanding of industrialization and urbanization along the Pahang River requires continuous monitoring in order to know the current status and to protect this ecosystem. This study aimed to determine spatial and temporal distribution of bacterial community,

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Biotechnology -- IIUM Summary: The present day diet is astoundingly cariogenic, owing to the fact that high food intake with plenty of fermentable carbohydrates present in them, thus causing a widespread of caries disease. Either separately or together, Streptococcus mutans and Lactobacilli a

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Biotechnology -- IIUM Summary: Remineralization is an oral natural repair process, reversing the demineralization effect that causes loss of minerals from the tooth enamel. Previous studies have proven that fluoride, xylitol, and CPP-ACP are efficient against caries and effective remineraliza

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Kulliyyah of Pharmacy -- IIUM Summary: The demand for small particle engineering together with biocompatible or biodegradable carrier material to produce micro and nanoparticles is widely employed in the pharmaceutical, cosmetic and food industries. In this study, supercritical fluid precipitation and part

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Orthopaedics,Traumatology & Rehabilitation -- IIUM Summary: For the past twenty to thirty years, biodegradable devices have widely been utilized and tested in many fields of orthopaedics, including fracture fixation, cartilage and meniscus repair, drug delivery and ligaments anchorage. Ho

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Surgery -- IIUM Summary: Mild traumatic brain injury is the most common form of traumatic brain injury. Individuals sustaining mild head injuries often complain of a cluster of symptoms termed post concussion syndrome. Post concussion syndrome can be profoundly disabling. The study aims to de

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Orthopaedics,Traumatology & Rehabilitation -- IIUM Summary: Distal clavicle fractures account for 10 to 15% of all clavicle fractures. Traditional management of displaced distal clavicle fractures has been with internal fixation. Several authors have reported higher rates of non-union and

Subject(s): Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan | Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Orthopaedics,Traumatology & Rehabilitation -- IIUM Summary: Objective: This study was designed to produce a reliable and validated Bahasa Malaysia version of the Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS). Methods: A two stage observational study was conducted.

Subject(s): Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan | Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology -- IIUM Summary: Induction of labour can be achieved by placement of a transcervical Foley catheter. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of 750 ml traction on Foley catheter for labour induction. Randomised controlled

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Computational and Theoretical Sciences -- IIUM Summary: In this research, we investigate phase transitions phenomenon for two lattice models, i.e., Ising model and λ-model on Cayley trees. For the first result, we prove the existence of phase transitions by analyzing the recurrent equation t