Introduction: Our objectives are to identify the incidence of hypophosphatemia and the associated risk factors. We also want to establish intravenous replacement therapy that is effective for ICU patients. Methods: A prospective observational study assessing adults admitted to ICU in between March and May 2009. All patients without baseline phospha

The Pre-congress workshop on simulator for 2012 Annual Scientific Meeting, Malaysian Society of Anesthesiologists/ College of Anesthesiologists was successfully organized at the Advance Clinical Skill Laboratory, IIUM, Indera Mahkota Campus, Pahang. The workshop registration was opened to all doctors and paramedics from all over Malaysia. We receiv

Entada spiralis, locally known as “beluru” or “sintok” is a perennial non-climbing shrub. It grows wildly especially in the tropical rain forest such as Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia. Bioassay guided-isolation of methanolic extract from the stem barks revealed that medium polar fraction of the extract contained a few compounds that inhib

The practice of pharmacy differs in different countries. Similarly pharmacy education differs in addressing the needs of the practice. In some countries there is a clear separation of dispensing and prescribing between pharmacists and the physician, in others this separation is not that clear cut. In certain countries pharmacists are not allowed at

This Malaysian Standard specifies relative movement between articulating components, the pattern of the applied force, speed and duration of testing, sample configuration and test environment to be used for the wear testing of total knee-joint prostheses in wear-testing machines having axial load control, flexion/extension angular motion control, A

ISO 14243-2:2009 specifies a method of assessment of wear of the tibial component of total knee-joint prostheses using the gravimetric technique for components tested in accordance with ISO 14243-1.

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Human nature is a widely and popularly discussed topic not only in the East but also in the West. This topic has drawn people from diverse backgrounds of knowledge to explore and investigate who or what man is, in relation to his Creator and other creations that exist in the universe. The research on man and the attempts to answer many of the intri

Earlier studies have established a link between property maintenance and the lifespan of a property. The need for adequate maintenance is even more important in the case of Waqf properties due to the uniqueness of Waqf properties concerning the three core features, which are the expected social benefits, ethical use and perpetuity. Many studies hav

During the peak of the Islamic civilization, Muslims were in the forefront in the areas of philosophy, mathematics, astronomy, physical and social sciences. The fall of Baghdad in 1258 marked the decline of the Islamic civilization and intellectualism. As the Islamic empires fell one after another, starting with Baghdad, this left the Muslims in a