Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology -- IIUM Summary: Background: Thymoquinone (TQ) has been known to have various therapeutic benefits but it is prone to fast degradation. TQ exhibited anticancer effect in several cancer cell lines. Encapsulation of TQ enhances its stability and provides a tool for tar

Subject(s): Depression in women -- Ethiopia | AIDS (Disease) in women -- Ethiopia | HIV-positive women -- Ethiopia | Dissertations, Academic -- Kulliyyah of Nursing -- IIUM Summary: Mental disorders such as depression and anxiety are common comorbid with HIV. They are also more prevalent in WLHIV particularly in low-income countries, yet, it is

Subject(s): Palm oil -- Therapeutic use | Dissertations, Academic -- Kulliyyah of Pharmacy -- IIUM Summary: Palmisone® cream and lotion are topical oil-in-water emulsions of betamethasone 17-valerate which are intended for the treatment of autoimmune skin diseases. These products are unique because the base emulsion was prepared using palm ole

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Pharmacy Practice -- IIUM Summary: Sleep is known as one of the most important components for a good living. Nevertheless, nowadays, sleep deprivation and sleep disorders are becoming increasingly prevalent, affecting worldwide population. Like other nations, Muslims also juggle their respons

Subject(s): Marine algae -- Malaysia | Algae -- Malaysia | Dissertations, Academic -- Kulliyyah of Science -- IIUM Summary: Red seaweeds, Rhodophyta, are very beneficial as a good source of nutrients, collagen, and bioactive metabolites. Thus, seaweeds are consumed or harvested for various industries, including processed food and nutraceutical

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Basic Medical Sciences -- IIUM Summary: Exposure to cyclophosphamide has been associated with overproduction of free radicals and generation of oxidative stress in male reproductive system, resulting in impaired spermatogenesis, fertility and progeny outcome. Hence, many efforts have been dev

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care -- IIUM Summary: Introduction: Augmented renal clearance (ARC) is a phenomenon where there is elevated renal clearance and defined by creatinine clearance > 130ml/min/1.73m2. ARC results in changes of the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic of antimicrob

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology -- IIUM Summary: Sperm DNA fragmentation has been shown to be associated with unexplained infertility, failure of assisted reproduction and recurrent miscarriages. Smoking has the potential to be associated with high sperm DNA fragmentation. However, the association

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Surgery -- IIUM Summary: Objective: To determine the correlation between visual prostate symptom score that is filled up without assistance and uroflowmetry (Qmax) among BPH patients undergoing treatment in Urology Clinic in a tertiary centre in Malaysia. Methodology: Ours is a cross section

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Kulliyyah of Allied Health Sciences -- IIUM Summary: Eurycoma longifolia is a traditional plant that has long been used for enhancement of male reproductive functions by enhancement of male testosterone levels thus improving the spermatogenesis process. However, effects of E. longifolia on the female repro