A case of an SMA child with a unique clinical and radiological manifestation by Taib, Mai Nurul Ashikin, Sivapunniam, Selva Kumar, Sharifudin, Mohd Ariff, Abdul Aziz, Azian

“…Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an autosomal recessive disorder with variable clinical severity. …”
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Optimized location prediction handover algorithm for Long Term Evolution Advanced (LTE-A) network by Ahmad Hasbollah, Arfah

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Syringomyelia in pregnancy - is caesarean section the best option for delivery - a case report by Bilal, Hakim Gharib, Ramli, Roszaman, Abd. Wahab, Noraziana, Che Yaakob, Che Anuar, Abdullah, Jefri

“…Syringomyelia is a rare neurological disease, which is characterized by the formation of a cyst in the spinal cord. The aetiology of the disease still remains controversial. …”
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Effect of adding global postural re-education to Kendall exercises for treating asymptomatic forward head posture: a single-blinded randomized controlled trial by Abu-Taleb, Walaa, Yamany, Abeer Abdelrahman, Aneis, Yasser M., Abu El Kasem, Shimaa T.

“…Conclusions: The added effect GPR technique to Kendall exercises significantly improved CVA, CROM, NDI, chest expansion, and spinal mobility in subjects with FHP.…”
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Biomedical Analysis of Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion (LLIF) Cage for Lumbar Vertebrae by Zulkefli, Aiman Asiqin, Mazlan, Muhammad Hazli, Takano, Hiromitsu, Md Salleh, Nur Saliha, Jalil, Muhammad Hilmi

“…Objective: To develop the interbody cages implanted between the lumbar vertebrae by evaluating the strength of the bone model and the spinal cage. Materials and methods: In this study, finite element analysis (FEA) was applied using Mechanical Finder software (MF) to develop a 3D spine model lumbar vertebrae of the fourth and fifth lumbar vertebrae (L4 - L5) with various interbody cage designs, including honeycomb and rectilinear patterns with 50%, 70%, and 100% infill densities. …”
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Analysis re-entrant honeycomb auxetic structure for Lumbar vertebrae using finite element analysis by Zulkefli, Ai’man A’siqin, Mazlan, Muhammad Hazli, Takano, Hiromitsu, Abdullah, Abdul Halim, Jalil, Muhammad Hilmi, Mazlan, Mohammad Azeeb

“…Lumbar spinal fusion is a frequent surgical solution among people who are experiencing severe persistent lower back pain. …”
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Influence of waste glass and effective microorganism on the mechanical properties of concrete by Mallum, Isa

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Functional electrical stimulation system and profile for walking by Abdul Malik, Noreha

“…Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) helps to restore muscle function for dropped foot correction in patients having neurological disorders such as cerebro-vascular accident or stroke, multiple sclerosis and spinal cord injury by stimulating the tibialis anterior muscle or common peroneal nerve. …”
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Dilated Intercellular Spaces of Esophageal Epithelium among Malaysian With Nonerosive Reflux Disease: Transmission Electron Microscopic (Tem) Study by Myint, Yi Yi, Tun, Ye, Muhammad Amjad, Nasser, Mat Hassan, Mohd. Zailaini

“…The diffusion of refluxed gastric acid into the intercellular space activates chemo sensitive nociceptors whose signals are transmitted via the spinal cord to the brain for symptom (heartburn) perception as well as initiated a short reflex arc to esophageal (longitudinal) smooth muscle as means of precipitating a sustained esophageal contraction. …”
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Paediatric cause of back pain in young adult. A case report by Sharifudin, Mohd Ariff, Johari, Joehaimey, Omar, Ahmad Sabri

“…Vertebral involvement has been frequently reported in approximately 10-15% of cases, but involvement of the spinal cord and roots remains a rare occurrence. Patients may present with progressive back pain, with or without neurologic symptoms. …”
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PCR-based chromosome walking: the SFR 3 case by Amid, Azura, Warren, Garreth J., Bramley, Peter M.

“…Eleven new PCR markers had been designed to fine map the gene. Roughly 557 F2 plants tested in these experiments and 38 lines were then used in the fine mapping experiments. …”
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Mechanical, durable and acoustic properties evaluation of concrete containing granulated blast furnace slag and waste tyres aggregate by Mohamed Mhaya, Akram

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Two-stage surgery for a large cervical dumbbell tumour in neurofibromatosis 1: a case report by Sharifudin, Mohd Ariff, Johari, Joehaimey, Omar, Ahmad Sabri, Yusof, Abdul Halim

“…Spinal neurofibromas occur sporadically and typically occur in association with neurofibromatosis 1. …”
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Renal cell carcinoma in a von Hippel-Lindau syndrome; when should pheochromocytoma be anticipated? by Mohd Shah, Azarisman Shah, K, Nor Azmi

“…He subsequently underwent an arterial embolisation and cervical laminectomy, following a spinal angiogram of the cervical lesion. He also had a right radical nephrectomy, with no perioperative complications. …”
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Physico-mechanical properties of polymer concrete containing micro-filler of palm oil fuel ash by A. Khalid, Nur Hafizah, Ismail, Mohammad, Mohd. Sam, Abd Rahman, Mohamed, Azman, A. Ismail, Mohamed, Jamellodin, Zalipah, Salleh, Norhafizah, A. Hamid, Noor Azlina, A. Majid, Masni

“…Objective of this study is to present a research conducted on ground (fine) and unground (coarse) POFA in polymer concrete (PC) followed by determination on the physico-mechanical properties of PC. …”

Bitumen modification using oil palm fruit ash for stone mastic asphalt by Rusbintardjo, Gatot

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Towards a Computational Effective Paradigm for Image Guided Surgery (IGS) by Aboaba, Abdulfattah A., Hameed, Shihab A., Khalifa, Othman Omran, Hassan Abdalla Hashim, Aisha, Harun, Rahmat H., Mohd Zain, Nurzaini Rose

“…The adoption of minimally invasive method in surgical intervention occasioned by Image Guided Surgery (IGS) / Computer Aided Surgery (CAS) has further enhanced the acceptability of IGS into more areas of surgery such as spinal cord surgery, teleguided surgery, robotic controlled surgery, neuro surgery, and even orthopedic surgery and emergency situations which have hitherto least benefitted in IGS for certain obvious impediments. …”
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Bone health in urban midlife Malaysian women: risk factors and prevention by P.S, Lim, F.B, Ong, N., Adeeb, S.S, Seri, M.Y, Noor Aini, K, Shamsuddin, N, Hapizah, A.L, Mohamed, Awang, Mokhtar, H.W.H, Wan

“…In conclusion, lifestyle intervention prevented spinal bone loss in premenopausal women and retarded postmenopausal spine and hip bone loss compared with controls. …”
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Development of coated peanut separator and frying skillet machine by Yusof, M Sallehuddin, Fadilullah, M Zul Nadzmi, Hassan, Suhaimi, Maksud, M Idris, Yunos, Muhamad Zaini

“…The groundnut is sticking and become like a ping pong size ball and the time consuming to fry is longer. …”
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Influence of mesh sizes and orientations on expanded aluminium sheets on tensile performances by Nik Ismail, N A, Roslan, M N, Ismail, A E, El Bakri, H M

“…According to the results of the experiment, specimens with fine mesh have higher tensile stress, which is 44.90 MPa for fine mesh specimens with a 30° orientation, compared to medium and coarse mesh sizes, which have the lowest strength, which is 7.06 MPa for coarse mesh specimens with a 60° orientation. …”
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