The beta agonist lung injury trial prevention. A randomized controlled trial. by Perkins, G, Gates, S, Park, D, Gao, F, Knox, C, Holloway, B, McAuley, D, Ryan, J, Marzouk, J, Cooke, M, Lamb, S, Thickett, DR

“…OBJECTIVES: To determine if in adult patients undergoing elective esophagectomy, perioperative treatment with inhaled β-agonists effects the development of early ALI. …”

Burden-sharing in peace operations: quantitative studies on the global, regional, and national level by Meiske, M

“…The third article, ‘Public Attention, Elections, and Peace Operations: Democratising the Making of Peacekeeping Policy’, focuses on the national level and analyses whether countries’ peacekeeping contributions are adjusted in the run-up to elections contingent upon public attention; the analysis deploys Google search data as a measure for public attention in panel data regression models. …”

Patient harm in general surgery - A prospective study by Kaul, A, McCulloch, P

“…RESULTS: One hundred thirteen patients were studied: 84 (74%) were emergencies, and 29 (26%) were elective admissions; 61 patients (54%) underwent an invasive procedure. …”

Matching surgical operating capacity to demand using estimates of operating times. by Westbury, S, Pandit, M, Pandit, J

“… PURPOSE: This paper sets out to investigate whether demand for gynaecological theatre time could be described in terms of the time required to undertake elective operations booked for surgery, and so help match the capacity to this. …”

Sedation with dexmedetomidine versus propofol during regional anaesthesia: comparing haemodynamic parameters, respiratory rates and offset times by Nadia, MN, Samsul Johari, MA, Muhammad, M, Raha, AR, Nurlia, Y

“…This study aimed to compare dexmedetomidine and propofol, in terms of haemodynamic parameters, respiratory rates and offset times, when used for sedation in patients undergoing elective orthopaedic and surgical procedures under regional anaesthesia. …”
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Prevalence of extracranial carotid atherosclerosis in the patients with coronary artery disease in a tertiary hospital in Malaysia by Sahadevan, Mahavishnu, Chee, Kok Han, Tai, Mei Ling Sharon

“…The primary objective was to assess the prevalence of extracranial carotid stenosis, raised carotid intima media thickness (CIMT), and plaques in the patients with CAD undergoing elective CABG. The secondary objective was to evaluate the risk factors for extracranial carotid atherosclerosis.A total of 119 consecutive patients with CAD undergoing elective CABG in a tertiary hospital in Malaysia were recruited. …”

Laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair with and without urethral catheterization a prospective randomized study in Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun, Ipoh by Kok Kwong, Jamie Chin

“…Methods Patients undergoing elective laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair were randomized into two groups: catheter and non-catheter groups. …”
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Comparison of ease of intubation in patients using C-MAC D-Blade between simulated cormack lehane 1 and 2 videolaryngoscopic view : a randomised controlled trial by Semanat, Ahmad Shamil

“…This study compares the ease of intubation in patients using C-MAC D-Blade between simulated Cormack Lehane 1 and 2 videolaryngoscopic view among adult patient undergoing elective surgery. Methods: 94 adults with no features of difficult intubation undergoing elective surgical procedures in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia Kelantan were recruited and randomly assigned to two groups either A for Cormack Lehane 1 (n=46) or B for Cormack Lehane 2 (n=48) videolaryngoscopic view. …”
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Human rights in Southeast Asia: Comparing Malaysia and the Philippines by Taya, Shamsuddin L.

“…This article is a comparative study of human rights issues in Southeast Asia with particular focus between Malaysia and the Philippines.Its approach is primarily an eclectic, by concentrating on the strengths and weaknesses of the human rights regimes as practiced by both countries.This paper is divided into three parts.The first part looks at the six fundamentals of human rights that include: Respect for the integrity of the person; respect for civil liberties; and respect for political rights, more specifically, the rights of citizens in Malaysia and the Philippines to change their governments.The second part looks at the Malaysian and Filipino governments‟ attitudes regarding international and non-governmental investigation of alleged violations of human rights, such as discrimination based on religion, race/tribe, gender, disability, language or social status.The last part looks at worker‟s rights.The data for this analysis comes from primary and secondary sources, namely newspapers, the Internet, books, magazines and journals.The study found that the records of human rights in Malaysia is relatively good when compared to her ASEAN neighbour; the Philippines.For instance, Malaysia‟s experiences demonstrate that parliamentary democracy have been well-maintained in that elections have been held regularly ever since independence in 1957 compared to the disruption of the regular elections in the Philippines caused by the so-called “EDSA” Revolutions or People Power Revolutions.Indeed, Malaysia enjoys one of the fastest-growing economies and is one of the „Asian small tigers.‟ It may have occasional political and religious arrests of some opposition leaders, but physical force is not/and/or rarely exerted against opponents, in contrast to what Ferdinand E. …”
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14.01 Principles of Microeconomics, Fall 2007 by Chen, Chia-Hui, Zhang, Hongliang, Migueis, Marco, Martinez-Bravo, Monica, Schnabl, Peter, Ke, Rongzhu, Wheaton, William

“…Topics include consumer theory, producer theory, the behavior of firms, market equilibrium, monopoly, and the role of the government in the economy. 14.01 is a Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (HASS) elective and is offered both terms. This course is a core subject in MIT's undergraduate Energy Studies Minor. …”
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New fragility in India-China ties: signs of cautious engagement? by Suryanarayana, Pisupati Sadasiva

“…This may not have reduced the tensions caused by China’s suspicions that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi might have stepped on its red line about official contacts with Taiwan following his cordial exchange with Taiwan’s newly elected leader Lai Ching-te. What are India’s long-term options in this fragile situation?…”
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Book review : Jerry John Rawlings: leadership and legacy: a pan-African perspective by Haynes, Jeffrey

“…He began his political career in the late 1970s as a fiery revolutionary and ended it more than three decades later as a popularly elected president, winning two terms in office via a liberal democratic political system. …”
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From the editors by Couldrey, M, Herson, M

“…The high voter turnout in the recent presidential elections has been greeted as an encouraging sign for Afghanistan’s future but there is still considerable uncertainty about the capacity of the country to address the challenges of return, integration and reintegration, protection, access to rights, and continuing displacement.…”

Political dynasties, term limits and female political representation: Evidence from the Philippines by Labonne, JB, Parsa, S, Querubin, P

“…Using data from Philippine municipalities where strict term limits have been in place since 1987, we show that term limits led to a large increase in the number of women running and winning in mayoral elections. However, we show that this increase is entirely driven by female relatives of the term-limited incumbents. …”

Epistocracy and constitutions by Bhatia, U

“…Drawing on historical case studies in Britain, India and the United States, the first part of this thesis sheds light on the use of franchise restrictions, legislative office qualifications, and indirect elections as epistocratic mechanisms concerned with competence in the legislative assembly. …”

Machine learning risk prediction of mortality for patients undergoing surgery with perioperative SARS-CoV-2: the COVIDSurg mortality score

“…To support the global restart of elective surgery, data from an international prospective cohort study of 8492 patients (69 countries) was analysed using artificial intelligence (machine learning techniques) to develop a predictive score for mortality in surgical patients with SARS-CoV-2. …”

Origen, Plato and the afterlife by Edwards, M

“…This paper argues that at First Principles 2.3.6 Origen is responding to Gnostics who used a particular reading of Plato’s myths about the afterlife to justify their own belief that the elect will go after death into an incorporeal state. …”

Perancangan Pembangunan Kota Medan : Suatu Kajian Dari Perspektif Prinsip Pembangunan Berteraskan Islam by Mahalli, Kasyful

“…The Midterm Development Plan (RPJM) 2006-2010 of Medan City comprises of those vision, mission and programs of the elected Mayor. The midterm development plan of Medan City contains development vision that has meaning and values of Islam.…”
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Formulation of a knowledge transfer framework for university student organizations by Mohd Drus, Sulfeeza, Mohamed Shariff, Siti Salbiah, Othman, Marini

“…This paper presents a knowledge transfer framework that can be adopted by the relevant entities in preparing the newly elected office bearers of student organizations in executing their roles and responsibilities.…”
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Shareholders' versus management's interest: A review by Mohamad, Shamsher, Md. Nassir, Annuar

“…Shareholders are basically owners of their corporations who elect corporate directors (who are policy makers) and employed corporate management (who implement corporate policies). …”
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