Background: Adiponectin is a collagen-like circulating protein secreted by adipocytes. Several studies have demonstrated that low adiponectin also has strong association with metabolic syndrome and its components such as obesity, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia and coronary artery disease. Objective: To determine and compare the l

Background: Adiponectin is a collagen-like circulating protein secreted by adipocytes. Several studies have demonstrated that low adiponectin also has strong association with metabolic syndrome components such as it is decreased in obesity, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia and coronary artery disease. Objectives: To determine and c

This paper aims to evaluate two essential aspects of ontologies: consistency and correctness. Thus, this research focuses on the evaluation activities performed during the ontology development of ethical issues in social networking sites based on Ibn Khaldun’s thoughts. The evaluation stage consists of four sub-stages: validation and verification

Micro enterprises are considered as one of the important sections of the Malaysian economy. Micro enterprises play an important role in providing employment opportunities for the workforce of the nation and significantly contributes to the GDP of Malaysia. Despite being an important force in economy, micro enterprises experience several issues and

In post-war Sri Lanka waves of anti-Muslim riots and violence has become a common trend. This paper critically analyses how the century old Sinhala Buddhist majoritarian ideology contributes to the post-war anti-Muslim violence in Sri Lanka. This paper argues that post-war Islamophobia and anti-Muslim violence is not just a matter of political gamb

The aim of this study was to develop and validate a questionnaire identifying the perceived adherence status among T2DM patients. This study used the exploratory sequential mixed method. Phase 1 of the study involved nine experts from the related field for the content validation, seven diabetes patients for the cognitive interview and 50 diabetes p

Eye blink is one of the physiological artifacts that is commonly presents in electroencephalogram (EEG) data. Eye blink artifact is very impactful to process output because of its high energy content. Hence, eye blink-contaminated EEG region detection method is necessary most of the time during EEG pre-processing whether for eye blink removal or ut

Radix entomolaris is a supernumerary root located distolingually on permanent mandibular molars. It is considered as an anatomical variant and usually curved buccolingually. The presence of radix entomolaris can be endodontically challenging to treat and susceptible to endodontic mishaps such as ledge. This report describes the management of ledge

Introduction: Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is commonly diagnosed during neonatal period, however they may be detected at a later age with various clinical manifestation. We share 3 cases of tension gastrothorax as a manifestation of late-onset CDH. Case summary: Case 1: A 10-month-old boy presented with worsening respiratory distress requi

In this study, alpha-naphthyl acetate esterase (ANAE) extracted from Atta (wholemeal) wheat flour and grinded wheat grains was immobilized on k-carrageenan beads that were amino-functionalized using 2% polyethyleneimine (PEI). ANAE is a plant esterase enzyme extracted from wheat, where its activity can be inhibited by organophosphate (OP) pesticide