One of the students’ problems in writing is lack of variety in sentence structure. Students seem to learn one basic pattern of subject, verb, and object and stick to it. They may also lack knowledge and practice of the different structures, and connecting words, necessary to create sentence variety. Although this is a fundamental problem in stude

This paper seeks to propose a new conceptual model to establish an Islamic Finance Unit (IFU) at a public university in Malaysia in order to extend benevolent interest-free financing as an act of charity. The problem with conventional student financing is the extent of non-performance due to the interest component. This paper identifies the need, j

In most developed countries, the statistical data of road traffic accidents involving motor vehicle-pedestrian crashes have registered much cause for concern and consequently, a concerted effort by various sectors have for the past two decades been brought to bear towards mitigation efforts. Amongst the different approaches in this direction, it ha

This lecture described the following: 1. Diagnosis and pathophysiology of RA 2. Drugs used in pain management e.g. steroids, NSAIDs etc 3. Non pharmacological aspects of managementDr. HILMI ABDULLAH MBBS, MMED Rheumatology Unit IIUM Kuantan 26TH Feb 2014 Lecture outline Definition of RA Statistics Diagnostic criteria – old versus new 

This lecture touched on the symptoms, physical examination, investigations and brief management of joint painDR. HILMI BIN ABDULLAH MBBS (Perth), MMED (USM) RHEUMATOLOGY UNIT IIUM KUANTAN 25th Feb 2014 Outline  Epidemiology  Important terms  Approach  History  Examination  Investigation  Management Epidemiology MSK condition

Character building is one of the fundamental missions of the Prophet (pbuh) and should be incorporated in a holistic concept of progress and sustainable development of community within the worldview of Islam which unifies and balances the material with the spiritual dimension producing well being in this life and well being in after life. Islam emp

Background Traditionally, radical or modified radical neck dissection was performed as salvage procedure in persistent or recurrent neck disease after primary radiotherapy. This relatively radical procedure has produced lots of morbidity to the survivors. Objective To assess the feasibility of selective or superselective neck dissection as used aft

This lecture discussed on SLE which is one of the most common connective tissue diseases encountered in clinical practice. New updates were presented mainly in terms of the latest diagnostic criteria and treatment approaches.Meeting Room 4Date: 22ndof Nov 2014, Saturday (0830 –1330) SPEAKERS:1‐Dr Fariz Safhan Mohamad Nor, Nephrologist, HTAA2‐

Objective: To determine if a computer simulation can be used to improve the ability of audiology students to analyse ABR waveforms. Design: A pretest-posttest, quasi-experimental design was used. All participants completed a pretraining examina- tion of their ability to analyse ABR waveforms, eight hours of ABR analysis training over eight weeks us

Purpose The present study investigated the intra-subject variability in auditory brainstem responses (ABRs) recorded using a vertical montage and compared the results with the ABRs recorded using an ipsilateral montage. Methods A total of 31 adults with normal hearing were involved in this study. The ABRs from vertical and ipsilateral montages were