Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Orthopaedics,Traumatology & Rehabilitation -- IIUM Summary: The calcaneus is a unique bone of the foot and it serves various important roles and functions for from at various stages of human locomotion. Simple stance phase to heel strike requires the calcaneum to be in its perfect anatomi

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Kulliyyah of Pharmacy -- IIUM Summary: Raloxifene HCl is a second generation selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM), used primarily in osteoporosis and also finds a potential use in invasive breast cancer. This drug has a poor bioavailability, which is limited to only 2%. This study aims to develop l

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Kulliyyah of Pharmacy -- IIUM Summary: Various literature sources have documented that sydnones are important bioactive molecules with a wide spectrum of activities involving the anti-proliferative and anti-inflammatory actions. Phenyl styrylketones and their derivatives as members of the chalcone family h

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology -- IIUM Summary: The drugs that belong to class II of Biopharmaceutical Classification System face several challenges in their dissolution and bioavailability due to their poor water solubility. Solid dispersion is an effective method to enhance the solubility of poo

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry -- IIUM Summary: Entada spiralis Ridl. known as Sintok or Akar Beluru is the woody climber plant belong to Leguminoceae family. E. spiralis is an excellent foaming agent due to the presence of saponin. Thus, E. spiralis stem bark is established used as natural body so

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Kulliyyah of Pharmacy -- IIUM Summary: Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) has been associated with high morbidity and mortality rate. Metal-based anticancer drugs such as platinum-based agents have been widely used to treat various cancer cells including OSCC. However, their efficiency is limited by the s

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Pharmacy Practice -- IIUM Summary: E-learning is considered one of the major trends in the digital age. Online learning helps pharmacy students and pharmacy practitioners to continue their professional development and to improve their skills via the internet. E-learning has positive effects o

Subject(s): Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan | Abdomen -- Surgery -- Malaysia | Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Surgery -- IIUM Summary: The purpose of this study was to measure the prevalence of Intraabdominal hypertension (IAH) and its complications in relation to mortality rate. A double-blind prospective study of all post emergency lap

Subject(s): Fistula, Arteriovenous | Hemodialysis | Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Surgery -- IIUM Summary: Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the maturity and patency rate of AVF being created at our centre in comparison to those being published elsewhere in the world. We are also analyzing different factors identifi

Subject(s): Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan | Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Surgery -- IIUM Summary: Incidence of urolithiasis in our country is 442 in 100,000 populations. Treatment modalities vary depending on the size and location of stone and patient's fitness for invasive treatment. Identifying the most suitable treatment modal