A critical assessment of NHESP’S contribution to the Malaysian economyi A CRITICAL ASSESSMENT OF NHESP’S CONTRIBUTION TO THE MALAYSIAN ECONOMY FINAL REPORT Prepared for Ministry of Education Malaysia by National Higher Education Research Institute (IPPTN) B Universiti Sains Malaysia 11800 Pulau Pinang. March 2014 ii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In order t

Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) is common in critical illness, and contributes to high mortality. Current consensus AKI definition is mainly based on functional biomarkers, plasma creatinine and urine output. Emerging studies showed the utility of structural biomarkers for earlier detection of AKI, and stratification of injury severity. A combination of

Introduction: Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) biomarker utility depends on sample timing after the onset of renal injury. We compared biomarker performance on arrival in the emergency department (ED) with subsequent performance in the intensive care unit (ICU).Methods: Urinary and plasma Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin (NGAL), and urinary Cyst

An analysis of the electromechanical coupling coefficient for surface acoustic wave (SAW) devices developed in complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) is presented in this work. This SAW resonator uses zinc oxide (ZnO) as its piezoelectric thin film. The resonator's interdigitated electrodes were designed such that it produces 1 GHz reso

Objectives: This paper aims to report on a case in which re-challenging with clozapine in combination with lithium in a patient who developed neutropenia was carried out. Methods: The patient was treated with clozapine for treatmentresistant schizophrenia. After five weeks he showed much improvement but developed neutropenia. Withdrawal of clozapin

Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine has the potential of improving the quality of life for many people. One particular area that presents an exciting challenge is the regeneration of intervertebral discs (IVD). To achieve this, it is necessary to identify suitable cells, biomaterial scaffolds and biologically active signalling factors for

Due to the growing human population, numerous developments are needed until today. Thus, it caused massive changes to the landscape from natural to built environment. Consequently, the earth confronted critical issues on protection and restoration of biodiversity. The impact of urbanization on biodiversity is concerned on the relationship between b

Tissue engineering is a multidisciplinary field that applies its principles towards the development of a biological substitute or human spare part that restores, maintains and performs similar functions to the native tissue. Besides an increasing number of basic and applied researches carried out on cartilage, several tissue engineered cartilage pr

The phenomenal growth of offshore trusts valued in trillions of dollars at the end of the last century as a result of its ability to transfer and protect substantial sums of money from the settlor 19s country to overseas jurisdictions with the potential to save, reduce, avoid and evade taxes have been subjected to critical examination by tax author

This paper presents an improved robust Proportional Derivative controller for a 3-Degree-of-Freedom (3-DOF) bench-top helicopter by using adaptive methodology. Bench-top helicopter is a laboratory scale helicopter used for experimental purposes which is widely used in teaching laboratory and research. Proportional Derivative controller has been dev