INTRODUCTION: Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM), introduced in 2010, has become a widely accepted treatment for achalasia cardia. However, POEM procedure is technically challenging and recommended to be performed by experienced endoscopists. Our objective was to assess the efficacy and safety of POEM procedures performed in a tertiary referral cent

Introduction: The elderly population is highly vulnerable to malnutrition, including those in the community. The use of nutrition education as part of nutrition intervention is able to improve their nutritional status. Hence, provision of a nutrition resource kit addressing the needs of at-risk and malnourished elderly would be advantageous. This r

The food service industry has evolved recently to cope with global changes and demands. Food riders have been recruited to keep the food business significant in an area with food safety concerns in mind. Although food riders don't need to take food safety and hygiene courses, undoubtedly it is their responsibility to prevent foodborne disease o

Objectives: Viral hepatitis B was a commonest cause of cirrhosis in Asian countries, however with the rising prevalence of obesity and prevention strategy for viral hepatitis B, we predict that there is a change in the epidemiology of cirrhosis. Our aim is to determine the change of aetiology of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma in our centre.

The purpose of this qualitative research is to explore teachers’ perceptions in inculcating moral values to develop student character, to identify different challenges faced by teachers and to discover how teachers overcome their challenges in both Islamic as well as conventional schools. Purposive sampling and semi-structured interviews were use

The United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC) ranked cannabis as the most widely used substance worldwide in 2021. It has been predicted that the use will dramatically increase in the next five years due to an increasing number of countries starting to legalise it for medical purposes. In 1983, Malaysia declared the substance use problem as a

This research sought to explore the factors behind student motivation in the memorization of the Quran. A qualitative study through semi-structured interview with six participants selected from private islamic secondary schools. The findings showed that parents, teachers and the participants themselves influenced student motivation in the memorizat

A competent halal executive is essential and an integral part of the Halal Management System in Halal-certified companies. Core competencies in general are linked with job productivity, job performance, and organisational performance. In Malaysia, initiatives are currently underway to produce competent and professional Halal executives. As for now,

Osteosarcoma is a common primary malignancy of the bone. Osteosarcoma prognosis improves tremendously when chemotherapy is given in adjunct to surgical intervention. Limb reconstruction with sterilized autologous bone graft stabilized by orthopaedics implants has become a choice of treatment, but the biomechanical property of the bone treated with

This chapter discusses the colonization impact on architecture in Malaysia. The chapter consists of listing of colonial buildings around Masjid Jamek Sultan Abdul Samad, the Masjid in that period that was influenced by colonial architecture such as Mughal, Gothic, Moorish architecture etc,. Certain Masjid was chosen as a comparative study to Masjid