Background The aim of our study was to assess perineal wound healing in patients with Crohn’s disease (CD) who undergo proctectomy or proctocolectomy with end ileostomy and to evaluate the infuence of various factors including types of perineal dissection on eventual wound healing. Methods Data for patients with CD who underwent proctectomy or to

Hypodontia is characterized by the absence of one to six teeth. Malaysia has a high prevalence of hypodontia (2.8%). This study aimed to investigate the MSX1 mutation with clinical variability in Malaysian hypodontia families and to correlate the findings a previous study of the PAX9 mutation. Materials and methods: We re-examined seven individuals

In this study, the potential of irradiated recycled polypropylene (i-rPP), as compatibilizer for rPP reinforced with microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) composites, is evaluated. RPP/MCC composites, with various MCC loadings (5, 20 and 40 wt%) are compounded with melt extrusion, followed by injection moulding. Before compounding, the rPP is exposed to

Ipomoea aquatica Forsk is a green leafy vegetable that is a rich source of minerals, proteins, vitamins, amino acids, and secondary metabolites. Different types of I. aquatica cultivars are grown for consumption but little is known about the metabolites variation. Proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR) spectroscopy combined with multivariate da

Introduction: Increasing the cessation rate among smokers was among the effective strategies to reduce smoking related health problems. Identification of stages of smoking cessation among smokers is a pre-requisite to enhance the rate of smoking cessation. The aims of the study were to determine the prevalence and factor/s associated with stages of

Native Customary Rights (NCR) is not defined in the present Land Code (CAP. 81) 1958, Sarawak, (hereinafter referred to as the "Code") but Native Customary Land is. Section 2 of the Code defines Native Customary Land (NCL) to mean land in which native customary rights, whether communal or otherwise, have lawfully been created prior to the 1

Human sensory systems are limited in many different regards, yet they are great sources of inspiration for development of technologies that help humans to overcome their restraints. This paper signifies the capability of our developed electronic nose in rapid lard identification. The developed device, known as E-Nose, mimics human’s olfactory sys

This paper presents an overview of FPGA-based SDR implementation on FMCW X-band maritime surveillance radar INDERA MX-4. The FPGA implementation proposed in this work significantly simplifies the hardware architecture of the radar. In particular, the RF and electronic systems can be simplified into 3 main units only, i.e. LO, FPGA (with integrated

Abstract As the airline industry struggles to be profitable in the face of high operating costs and intense competition, electronic ticketing has emerged to be an effective way to reduce costs. While market research shows an increasing trend among travellers to book air tickets online, they are mostly from advanced nations such as the United States

This paper reports the outcome of a study carried out in four Algerian high schools with 240 Students to obtain a deeper insight into their perceptions of challenges that they are facing in Learning English as a Second Foreign Language in the classroom, in addition, to see whether the gender plays a vital role in challenges. Quantitative data were