Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Biotechnology -- IIUM Summary: This research sought to identify the ability of flaxseed and Nigella sativa extract act as an alternative medicine for intracanal medicament which much safer for pregnant women and small children. The currently available conventional method of root canal therapy

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Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Kulliyyah of Allied Health Sciences -- IIUM Summary: Cancer is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. In recent biomedical researches, the areas of cancer and infectious diseases have a leading position in utilization of medicinal plants as a source of drug discovery. Malaysia has a diversity

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Kulliyyah of Allied Health Sciences -- IIUM Summary: The invasiveness of malignant melanoma is mainly attributed to the enzymatic destruction of the extracellular matrix and basement membrane components by a group of enzymes known as matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). The expression of these proteinases is

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology -- IIUM Summary: Hyperpigmentation is a common and crucial aesthetic problem frequently encountered by women in which the darkened patches or spots appear on the skin. Therefore, cosmetic products containing skin lightening agents are used to inhibit the occurrence o

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Kulliyyah of Science -- IIUM Summary: Calix[n]arenes are cyclic oligomers that were initially obtained from the condensation of phenols and formaldehyde. Calixarene modifications produce various useful derivatives with numerous applications. Azo calixarenes are obtained by incorporation of one or more azo

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Internal Medicine -- IIUM Summary: INTRODUCTION: Depression is a recognized complication of lung cancer that is underreported in Malaysia, despite of its high prevalence in comparison with other cancer types in western country. Treating and identifying depression in cancer patients is proven

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry -- IIUM Summary: Gout disease is becoming more common in most countries around the world. Gout is caused by elevated levels of serum uric acid that are deposited in joints and cause inflammation. Treatment for gout is continuously developed and new drugs are being for

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Biomedical Sciences -- IIUM Summary: Breast and lung cancer have highest mortality rate among female and male respectively. Even though with the availability of advanced treatment, the mortality rate is still increasing. Thus, this study aims to elucidate the potential Malayan porcupine bezoa

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Surgery -- IIUM Summary: Purpose: Fistula-in-ano is a benign anorectal disease which always poses a big dilemma to the surgeons because of their significant recurrent rate and longer healing duration following surgery. We report our experience with fistulectomy surgeries in our center. Mater