Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Kulliyyah of Pharmacy -- IIUM Summary: Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) has been associated with high morbidity and mortality rate. Metal-based anticancer drugs such as platinum-based agents have been widely used to treat various cancer cells including OSCC. However, their efficiency is limited by the s

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Pharmacy Practice -- IIUM Summary: E-learning is considered one of the major trends in the digital age. Online learning helps pharmacy students and pharmacy practitioners to continue their professional development and to improve their skills via the internet. E-learning has positive effects o

Subject(s): Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan | Abdomen -- Surgery -- Malaysia | Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Surgery -- IIUM Summary: The purpose of this study was to measure the prevalence of Intraabdominal hypertension (IAH) and its complications in relation to mortality rate. A double-blind prospective study of all post emergency lap

Subject(s): Fistula, Arteriovenous | Hemodialysis | Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Surgery -- IIUM Summary: Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the maturity and patency rate of AVF being created at our centre in comparison to those being published elsewhere in the world. We are also analyzing different factors identifi

Subject(s): Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan | Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Surgery -- IIUM Summary: Incidence of urolithiasis in our country is 442 in 100,000 populations. Treatment modalities vary depending on the size and location of stone and patient's fitness for invasive treatment. Identifying the most suitable treatment modal

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Biotechnology -- IIUM Summary: Melioidosis is a disease that infects human and animals and can be detrimental in humans. Mortality rate from melioidosis septic shock due to infection from gram-negative Burkholderia pseudomallei in endemic regions of Malaysia and Thailand remain high despite a

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care -- IIUM Summary: Kidney disease is a worldwide health concern with an increasing number of patients and its associated mortality in the past 10 years. End stage renal disease is a major cost driver in our health-care system where the annual rate of dialysis

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Biomedical Science -- IIUM Summary: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is among the most frequently reported cancer in Malaysia. The Malaysian National Cancer Registry Report 2007-2011 stated that NPC was the fifth most common cancer among Malaysian and the third most common cancer among Malaysia

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care -- IIUM Summary: Introduction: Truncal blocks play an important role in multimodal analgesia techniques in abdominal surgery. The transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block is a well-known abdominal wall block and the quadratus lumborum (QL) block is a new abdo

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Radiography & Diagnostic Imaging -- IIUM Summary: The main purpose of the study is to compare the normal anatomy of alar ligament on MRI between male and female. The specific objectives are to assess the frequency of alar ligament visualized on MRI, to describe its characteristics in term