This paper aims to review the literature with regards to the family caregivers of severe traumatic brain injury survivors and their needs for care at home. The search started by finding the relevant keywords from EBSCOhost: MeSH database. There were many related studies found by searching the following multiple databases. They are from Evidence Bas

Objective Severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) survivors show physical and functional improvement but remain with the cognitive and psycho-social problem through our recovery. This study aims to measure the health-related quality of life of TBI survivors within 6 months post-injury. Method A cohort study was conducted where 33 severe TBI survivors r

Purpose To investigate immunoglobulin E (IgE)-medi- ated hypersensitivity to chlorhexidine (CHX), and as- sociation between CHX exposure and serum specific IgE (SIgE) levels, among first-year dental students. Methods Participants completed a questionnaire on medical health, history of allergies/hypersensitivities and CHX exposure. A sample of venou

Digital game play is becoming increasingly prevalent. Its participant-players number in the millions and its revenues are in billions of dollars. As they grow in popularity, digital games are also growing in complexity, depth and sophistication. This paper presents reasons why games and gameplay matter to the future of education. Drawing upon these

Proper knowledge management (KM) is vital for any organization to perform to the expectation including higher learning institutions (HLIs). Hence, struggling to perform is an indication of lack of KM initiatives. Though many facets of KM have been investigated in HLIs, more studies are needed as the previous empirical works have focused only on kno

Purpose – The internal fixation plate of bone fractures by using polylactic acid (PLA) has attracted the attention of many researchers, as it is biodegradable and biocompatible to the human body. However, its brittleness has led to implant fracture. On the contrary, polypropylene carbonate (PPC), which is also biodegradable and biocompatible, has

This is the first report discussing the chemical profile of agarwood hydrosol and its potential anticancer effects. Agarwood hydrosols, from two batches, obtained from Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, were used in this study. Calu-3 cancer cells were used as a model cell line for lung cancer. The cells were cultured in Eagle’s minimum essential medium

Introduction: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major medical and socio-economic problem and is the leading cause of death in children and young adult. Most of the patients will be admitted in the intensive care unit (ICU) for critical illness therapy. Critical illness survivors have reported problems during recovery. Despite medical advances the s

University students were found to have high depressive symptoms, and one of the contributing factors may be social media usage. Multiple studies have found mixed results regarding the relationship between social media usage and depressive symptoms. Some studies found a significant negative relationship between social media usage and depressive symp

Introduction: Medication error is incorrect or wrongful administration of medication that can cause harm to patient safety. The role of healthcare provider especially nurses is important in preventing the medication error. Objectives: To assess the nurse perception on medication error. Methods/Materials: A cross-sectional study was conducted among