The increasing demand for orthodontic treatment in the Malaysian community has led to the development of “fake” and “real” braces. Fake and real braces have been offered through social media by unqualified personnel using poor quality orthodontic brackets. Notably, cases of metal toxicity from these braces have been reported. Here, we explo

Nonstationary signal (NSS) reconstruction from Time Varying (TV) coefficients of Time Varying Autoregressive (TVAR) process is presented in this paper. The proposed method consists of three steps, where in the first step, initial values for TVAR coefficients are estimated from synaptic weights of a three layer Artificial Neural Network (ANN) which

Objective: This study aimed to develop and validate a self-reporting adherence tool termed as General Medication Adherence Scale (GMAS) in Urdu language for measuring adherence toward medication use among Pakistani patients with a chronic disease. Methods: A month-long study (December 2017) was conducted in three tertiary health care settings of Ka

The paper is about development and fieldwork trial of Autonomous Surface Vehicles (ASVs) for bathymetry. Due to the increasing demand on water monitoring and ocean exploration, ASVs are being developed to assist humans to reduce the time and resources required while increasing the efficiency of the tasks. Each developed ASV is equipped with Global

Eurycoma longifolia Jack (Tongkat Ali) roots are used in traditional medicines for its wide range of biological effects. The process of extracting out this essential oil from the plant requires a delicate and efficient method. In this research the extract of the essential oil of Eurycoma longifolia’s root using Microwave Assisted Extraction (MAE)

Anaesthesiologists play vital roles in perioperative patients’ care and chronic pain management. However, not many patients are aware of the role of anaesthesiologists. We aimed to measure the level of patients’ knowledge regarding the role of anaesthesiologist and anaesthesia80 IMJM Volume 17 Supplementary Issue 1 Medical Research Symposium 20

Introduction: Research on antepartum psychiatric morbidities investigating both depressive and anxiety symptoms in women and men is lacking in low- and middle-income countries. This study estimated the prevalence of depressive, anxiety and co-morbid symptoms and explored the associated factors in a cross-section of Malaysian pregnant women and thei

Background: Research on antepartum psychiatric morbidities investigating depressive and anxiety symptoms in expectant mothers and fathers is lacking in low- and middle-income countries. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of antepartum depressive, anxiety and co-occurring significant symptoms and explore the associated factors in a cross-se

Green chemical method was applied to synthesize nanoparticles using recombinant bromelain. Among the numerous applications of recombinant bromelain, there is still no research on nanoparticles synthesis which encourages its utilization in this study. Four chemicals which are copper (II) chloride dihydrate (CuCl2.2H2O), cerium nitrate hexahydrate (C

Introduction Stenosing tenosynovitis or trigger finger is a common problem among patients seeking treatment in the orthopaedic clinic. Trigger finger is characterized by locking or painful snapping when flexing the. Multiple approaches can be used to treat a patient with trigger finger. It can be divided into two major groups, either conservative o