Objective: This study was aimed to evaluate the stability and reliability of the Malay version of the Stroke Knowledge Test among kidney disease patients at the Hemodialysis Unit and Nephrology Clinic of Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan, Kuantan. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 30 conveniently selected kidney disease patients between

Introduction: There is widespread use of herbal and dietary supplements worldwide among patients despite robust clinical evidence of its efficacy. This may lead to adverse effects, such as diabetes,hypertension, stroke, cardiovascular risk and kidney problems due to inappropriate self-prescription. This study was performed to determine the prevalen

Nursing profession in Malaysia has gone through several paradigm shift since it began in early 19th century. At that particular time, hands-on approach is the medium of educating the young nurses adopted by the British doctors and nurse supervisors. Later on, the academia world of Nursing profession had evolved into several stage of qualification o

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is defined as gradual impairment of kidney function and permanent progression to end-stage renal disease (ESRD), which currently leading the public health problem affecting approximately 11.0-13.0% overall population globally (Zhang et al., 2012, Arora et al., 2013 & Hoerger et al., 2015). The large prevalence of ea

This research examines the perception of Muslim teachers and students of the values embedded in the English textbooks at the Secondary level of the International Islamic School Malaysia (IISMS). The effect of these values on the students’ vision of an Islamic identity were also analyzed. It is quite impossible to learn English without indulging i

Buah pinggang merupakan salah satu organ dalam tubuh manusia yang sangat penting. Antara fungsi buah pinggang ialah untuk menapis darah serta bahan kumuh (urea, asid urik, ammonia, air) berlebihan dari tubuh badan, mengawal keseimbangan elektrolit (garam sodium, potassium, klorid, fosfat) dan hormon (renin, angiotensin, aldosteron) dalam mengawalat

Bipolariti adalah satu gangguan emosi terhadap seseorang yang mempunyai pola yang berubah-ubah, yang berlaku seawal usia kanak-kanak lagi dan laimnya tidak dapat dikesan secara klinikal. Hal ini disebabkan ibu bapa ataupun guru gagal mengenalpasti simptom atau gejala bipolariti. Peringkat paling kritikal berlakunya gejala bipolariti ialah ketika us

Culturally-embedded word is a major setback for translators as different societies have their own distinct culture. Thus a translator is obliged to adopt a few techniques in order to accommodate these problems. This study investigated the translation techniques used in capturing the essence of culturally-embedded expression in the English version o

Measurements of the differential cross section for the Drell-Yan process, based on proton-proton collision data at a centre-of-mass energy of 13 TeV, collected by the CMS experiment, are presented. The data correspond to an integrated luminosity of 2.8 (2.3) fb−1 in the dimuon (dielectron) channel. The total and fiducial cross section measurement

The money laundering and terrorism financing are the financial crimes that caused global threat to the financial integrity and economic activities of the country. In combating these financial crimes, the international standards imposed by the Financial Act ion Task Force (“FATF”) requires that all financial institutions in all countries to unde