Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Biotechnology -- IIUM Summary: Rice husk ash (RHA) is one of the agricultural by product that contain major remnant of the silica. The silica obtain from rice husk (RH) is naturally in form of particles. This study is to present the use of RHA as a drug carrier for α-mangostin, a well-known

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Computational and Theoretical Sciences -- IIUM Summary: The phenomenon of phase transition occurs in our daily life. However among models of phase transition in magnetic system, Ising model is the most studied model. In this research, we investigate the Ising model on the semi-infinite Cayley

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Orthopaedics,Traumatology & Rehabilitation -- IIUM Summary: Cast removal procedures can be a daunting experience for children giving rise to anxiety. The objective of this study is to measure the level of anxiety in children during cast removal at Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan and the effe

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Pharmacy Practice -- IIUM Summary: Background: Nowadays, Medication Errors (MEs) have appealed more interest of health care organizations because of their complications like higher mortality rate and increased health care cost. The MEs are underreported in all countries. This issue compromise

Subject(s): Streptomyces -- Biotechnology | Mangrove plants -- Biological products | Mangrove plants -- Malaysia -- Pahang | Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Biotechnology -- IIUM Summary: The family Streptomycetaceae, notably species in genus Streptomyces, have long been the subject of investigation due to their well-known ability to p

Subject(s): Prenatal influences | Perinatology | Anxiety | Parent-Child Relations | Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Family Medicine -- IIUM Summary: Despite significant improvement in health status in Malaysia, the prevalence of low birth weight (LBW) infants still remains static over the past 12 years. LBW newborns are at higher risk

Subject(s): Plant lipids -- Synthesis | Plant lipids -- Biotechnology | Chlorella | Marine algae culture | Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Biotechnology -- IIUM Summary: Lipid content and type of fatty acids produced by microalgae are the main factors in determining the potential use of microalgae biomass due to the fact that microalga

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Nutrition Sciences -- IIUM Summary: The emerging problem of childhood obesity and food insecurity in Malaysia is now becoming a major public health concern. There is a clear need to understand the prevalence of childhood obesity and its relationship with food security status; however, the und

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Biotechnology -- IIUM Summary: Obesity (BMI >30 kg/m2) is becoming a major public problem as it affects over 400 million of the population. Despite advances in the development of more effective weight loss drugs, safety and dependence remains an issue. This study aims to establish the ant

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Biotechnology -- IIUM Summary: The high demand of seaweed for their polysaccharide namely carrageenan leads to the commercial production of carrageenophytes through mariculture. Mariculture has also become the alternative way to meet the growing demand of seaweed as raw materials. Based on li