Introduction and Aim: Accurate assessment of renal function in the critically ill is a complex task. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) is the best indicator to help physicians estimate kidney function and determine different stages of kidney disease. eGFR can be calculated using serum Creatinine (SCr), or serum Cystatin C (SCysC), age, bo

Objective: Kidney disease is a worldwide health concern with an increasing number of patients and increasing mortality in the past 10 years. The Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) guideline advocates the use of estimated glomerular filtration rate equation (eGFR) to estimate renal function. We evaluated the performance of Cockroft Gau

Our study on environmental management accounting focused on three pertinent issues: the extent companies in Malaysia implement EMA, the association between environmental management accounting (EMA) and environmental reporting (ER) and the perceptions of management towards the development of EMA. Data was grated through a postal questionnaire survey

Biomedical images, such as X-ray, CT scan, MRI, etc., are extensively used in diagnosis of diseases, research & teaching in medical science, administration & management of hospital, information for the third party like medico-legal situation & health insurance, and so on. An integrated and efficient biomedical image management system is

This study discusses the social issues that occurred in Malaysia from the Islamic point of view. This study has taken the descriptive analytical approach by describing issues related to the Malaysian society in the references and sources available to the researchers, as well as analysing them from Western, Malaysian and Islamic attitudes. This stud

ملخص البحث: لقد عدّ سعود السنعوسي من أهم الكتّاب العرب في القرن الواحد والعشرين لأنه استطاع أن يعكس في مؤلفاته الأدبية الواقع الاجتماعي والسياسي الذي شهده المجتمع العربي. ويتميز أسلوبه بالجرأ

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide new empirical evidence on the performance of multinational banks as a subset of the eclectic theory. Design/methodology/approach – The paper employs the least square method of random effects model (REM). The opportunity to use a random effects rather than a fixed effects model has been tested wi

This study seeks to examine the performance of 77 Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan, and Pakistani commercial banks between 1997 and 2008. The empirical findings suggest that bank specific characteristics – in particular, liquidity, non-interest income, credit risk, and capitalization – have positive and significant impacts on bank performance, while cos

The present paper employs the Malmquist Productivity Index (MPI)method to examine the sources of total factor productivity change of the Philippines banking sector during the period of 1998 to 2008. The empirical findings suggest that the Philippines banking sector has exhibited productivity regress due to technological regress. The results indicat

Unlike other jurisdictions such as the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada, Malaysia does not have legislation that deals specifically with landlords and tenants. Thus, a tenancy agreement can be concluded either orally or in writing. As such the rights and obligations of both parties are depending on the terms and conditions of the contract ente