Chylothorax is suspected when milky white turbid fluid is obtained from thoracocentesis. Conservative management usually involves intercostal tube drainage, dietary restriction, and total parenteral nutrition. Surgery is indicated when conservative management fails. We describe a young woman with idiopathic chylothorax who failed conservative thera

Melioidosis is an infection caused by Gram negative bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei leading to abscesses in lungs, liver, spleen, musculoskeletal system, prostate and sepsis. We present a rare case of purulent pericardial effusion caused by melioidosis with concomitant pneumonia and splenic abscesses. The patient underwent pericardiocentesis an

Tool life prediction plays an important role in modern industry for sustainable manufacturing and product design. The productivity of a machining system and machining cost, as well as quality and integrity of the machined surface strongly depend on tool wear and tool life. Sudden failure of cutting tools leads to loss of productivity, rejection of

Malaysia has no special law to regulate retail tenancies unlike the position in Australia and the United Kingdom. This article discusses the present tenancy law in Malaysia, identifies gaps, looks at the position in Australia and highlights defining features of the law regulating retail tenancies there. Employing both, quantitative and qualitative

Internet is the enabling infrastructure of today’s digital society, which sees blurring borders between countries, thus creates an ever dynamic and diverse global community. Just as we start to enjoy this innovative realm called cyberspace, we are confronted by a myriad of questions that challenge the more established values that we have had adop

IQGAPs genes play critical role in either induction or suppression of cancer and its progression, however the relationship between Ras genes and these genes are still unclear. In this study, we tried to understand the mechanistic action of IQGAPs genes and its correlation with Ras genes in mouse hepatic cancer model. The genetic expressions of IQGA

Antibacterial photodynamic therapy (PDT) has come to attract attention as an alternative therapy for drug-resistant bacteria. Recent reports revealed that antibacterial PDT induces innate immune response and stimulates abundant cytokine secretion as a part of inflammatory responses. However, the underlying mechanism how antibacterial PDT interacts

The central idea of strategies of stormwater management is about the environmental sustainability. The environmental sustainability can be achieved by synthesizing the strategies with the hydrology cycle. The reason is strategies of stormwater management are about the process to replicate the hydrology cycle. The connection between the strategies a

Searching Mechanism is an important technique that is usually used by Search and Rescue team to find people especially victims for natural disasters. In this paper, we propose an exploration algorithm using quadcopter in simulation to discover an unknown area that is based on the expanding circle pattern for searching activities. Expanding circle s

Biosensors consist of a biocatalyst and a transducer. The biocatalyst may be a cell, tissue or immobilized enzyme. The transducers are mainly amperometric, potentiometric or optical. Biosensors are tiny devices which involve biochemical reactions for identifying target analytes. The breakthrough of the biosensor is the enzyme nanoparticle-based bio