I read with great interest the article “Miniaturized percutaneous nephrolithotomy versus retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) in the treatment of renal stones with a diameter <15 mm: A 3‑year open‑label prospective study” by Mhaske et al. [1] This article highlights important findings regarding the safety and efficacy of both mini‑per

Health education is an integral part of patient centered care in diabetes mellitus as it may empower the patient in self management. The long term outcome of a structured diabetes educational program on the participants from a primary health clinic at Pekan, Pahang was studied. SDEP in targeted population is beneficial for diabetes control without

In this research, we construct a class of quadratic stochastic operator called Geometric quadratic stochastic operator generated by arbitrary 2-partition of infinite points on a countable state space , where . We also study the limiting behavior of such operator by proving the existence of the limit of the sequence through the convergence of the tr

Regular exercise reduces 30-40% the risk for Cardiovascular death even when started in middle age. The risk reductions in subjects who only became active in midlife were SIMILAR to those who had maintained high Leisure Time Physical Activity from adolescence.1 Auditorium IIUM Medical Centre, Kuantan 11-12 January 2020 Organised by: Department of Fa

For many decades, the world is struggling to provide quality education and thousands of students/youth in Malaysia failed to complete their education. The trend of dropout among school students is a concern in Malaysia yet resulted in a decrease of graduate employability. The challenge of school dropouts raises even more concerns in the current wor

Purpose – This paper aims to make a comparative analysis about the level of customer satisfaction on employee professionalism between Islamic and conventional banks in Malaysia. It also explores the important factors that attract customers to banks and identifies the strategies to improve customer satisfaction on employee professionalism. Design/

The art and craft of traditional Malay woodcarving may be forgotten by modern generation and consequently would gradually become one of an extinct craft in Malaysia if lack of effort in saving its legacy. This paper aims to uncover the art and craft heritage of traditional woodcarving and its visual attributes and craftsmanship in the works of a ma

The urbanization has significant effects on watershed hydrology and the quality of water in this catchment. One component of water quality is total suspended solids (TSS) which a significant part of physical and degradation and a good indicator of other pollutants on the surface of sediment in suspension. The purpose of this study is to investigate

Occasionally, if not often than not, the Landlord will by hook or by crook discover that his tenant is guilty of meter tampering to evade paying the prescribed rate amount of his electricity usage to the power provider (licensee). Though meter tampering is an offence, as far as the tenancy agreement is concerned, the tenant may have breached the co

Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is an autoimmune disease that is increasingly recognized as an important cause of chronic liver disease. Incidental diagnoses are not uncommon. We report a case of a middle-aged female with persistently elevated ALP activity. During the investigation of cholestasis, anti-mitochondrial antibodies (AMA) were detected