Objective: This study aimed to develop and validate a self-reporting adherence tool termed as General Medication Adherence Scale (GMAS) in Urdu language for measuring adherence toward medication use among Pakistani patients with a chronic disease. Methods: A month-long study (December 2017) was conducted in three tertiary health care settings of Ka

Nonstationary signal (NSS) reconstruction from Time Varying (TV) coefficients of Time Varying Autoregressive (TVAR) process is presented in this paper. The proposed method consists of three steps, where in the first step, initial values for TVAR coefficients are estimated from synaptic weights of a three layer Artificial Neural Network (ANN) which

The impacts of coastal reclamation to the coastal community have usually been overlooked. This paper presents the impacts of coastal reclamation on the quality of life of Tanjung Tokong’s community. The questionnaire survey data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS), and the interview was content analyzed. The results s

The paper is about development and fieldwork trial of Autonomous Surface Vehicles (ASVs) for bathymetry. Due to the increasing demand on water monitoring and ocean exploration, ASVs are being developed to assist humans to reduce the time and resources required while increasing the efficiency of the tasks. Each developed ASV is equipped with Global

The increasing demand for orthodontic treatment in the Malaysian community has led to the development of “fake” and “real” braces. Fake and real braces have been offered through social media by unqualified personnel using poor quality orthodontic brackets. Notably, cases of metal toxicity from these braces have been reported. Here, we explo

Eurycoma longifolia Jack (Tongkat Ali) roots are used in traditional medicines for its wide range of biological effects. The process of extracting out this essential oil from the plant requires a delicate and efficient method. In this research the extract of the essential oil of Eurycoma longifolia’s root using Microwave Assisted Extraction (MAE)

Bamboo fibers as a natural fiber offer numerous advantages such as high specific strength over synthetic fiber when used as reinforcing fiber for polymer composites. Yet the hydrophilic nature of bamboo fibers with high moisture absorption results in incompatibility in between bamboo fibers and unsaturated polyester resin. An experimental study was

Introduction: Research on antepartum psychiatric morbidities investigating both depressive and anxiety symptoms in women and men is lacking in low- and middle-income countries. This study estimated the prevalence of depressive, anxiety and co-morbid symptoms and explored the associated factors in a cross-section of Malaysian pregnant women and thei

Anaesthesiologists play vital roles in perioperative patients’ care and chronic pain management. However, not many patients are aware of the role of anaesthesiologists. We aimed to measure the level of patients’ knowledge regarding the role of anaesthesiologist and anaesthesia80 IMJM Volume 17 Supplementary Issue 1 Medical Research Symposium 20

Natural ventilation is one of the criteria of passive design strategies to reduce the usage of active ventilation especially an air-conditioning system which will involve a hugeamount of operation cost. The aim of this study was to identify and analyse the criteria of natural ventilation in the selected office buildings. The analysis had been made