Background: A persistent reduction in regional cerebral blood flow (CBF) compromises memory and cognitive functions in the elderly leading to neurological illnesses. To unravel the neuropathological consequences of a reduced CBF, a similar condition has been created in rats by common carotid artery occlusion (2 vessel occlusion, 2VO). Oxidative str

Abstract The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence, awareness and control of hypertension in the rural population of Perak and Selangor. Methods This was a population based cross-sectional study involving subjects in Kuala Selangor, Tanjung Karang and Bidor. The World Health Survey Kish tables were used to select eligible subject (≥18

Abstract The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of elevated Aldosterone Renin Ratio (ARR) in Rural Selangor. Methods This was a cross sectional study involving subjects in Kuala Selangor and Tanjung Karang. The World Health Survey Kish tables were used to select eligible subjects (≥18 years old) from each household. Their soc

Within the same group as the USA and India Indonesia is one of the largest democracies in the world. After experiencing authoritarian rule for a few decades since its independence the country finally at the beginning of the twenty first century managed to chart along its new direction along democratic course and values. More than a decade has passe

Introduction: Obesity is the major health problem both in developing and developed countries and Malaysia is no exception. Due to obesity, various adverse health conditions such as diabetes mellitus (DM), metabolic syndrome (MS) and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are frequently inborn. The prevalence’s of the listed diseases are increasing at ala

The research aims at evaluating the role of the Constitutional Court in consolidating democracy in Indonesia from 2003 to 2013. Examinations are made on the court’s decisions regarding judicial review of acts, disputes concerning jurisdiction among state organs and disputes on the results of elections. The research is a doctrinal legal research a

Sexual harassment conducts such as patting, pinching, constant brushing or touching an inappropriate area of another person's body, making sexually related comments, jokes and graphic drawing, degrading comments on one’s appearance, displaying sexually suggestive pictures, amongst others, are examples where the honour and dignity of an employ

Mobility considerations in multicast algorithm design usually focus issues of mobile receivers while few researches emphasize on mobile multicast sources issues. However, mobility of source is a critical issue causing global tree disruption. Furthermore, major research challenges in the delivery of group applications over Wireless Mesh Networks (WM

Contamination of soil and groundwater pollution is a severe problem, has been attracting considerable public attention over the last decades. The negative effects of pollutants on the environment and on the human health are diverse depend on the nature of the pollution. Thus, bioremediation offer a sustainable solution to the problem of contaminate

Paper base health care systems create number of problems. Considerable amount of data recording and storage cost with protection from fire, water etc., improper documentation, poor accessibility of medical record, fragile or lost document, ambiguous note of physician, and fragmentation of patient document cause ambiguity in health care system. To o