Do patients’ understanding of diabetes and perception of control predict higher Hba1c and complications? by Chin, Sze Paw, Che Abdullah, Shahrin Tarmizi, How, Soon Hin, Satwi, Sapari, Abdul Kadir, Khalid

“…Overweight patients are more likely to perceive glycemic control wrongly.…”
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Determination of spatial factors in measuring urban sprawl in Kuantan using remote sensing and GIS by Hj. Mohd. Noor, Norzailawati, Nur Aulia, Rusni

“…To achieve better future urban development and infrastructure planning, it is crucial for the municipal authorities to know sprawl phenomenon happening in Kuantan, its types, distribution, factors, and the way the phenomenon is likely to move in the years to come. The finding shows that characterization of highway strip, land use segregation and leapfrog development spatial factors has resulted in identifying Kuantan as non-sprawl city. …”
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Participation of annexin 1 in the response of Arabidopsis thaliana to lead exposure: potential for phytoremediation by Phang, Ing Chia, Leung, David W. M., Clark, Gregory B., Taylor, Harry H., Garrill, Ashley, Song, Jason, Roux, Stanley J.

“…It has been shown that expression of annexin genes from Arabidopsis thaliana are differentially regulated in response to a variety of abiotic stresses. Thus annexins are likely be involved in the response of plants to heavy metal stress. …”
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A literature review on developing reading kiosk concept for nurturing reading habit among youth by Murad, Mirahida, Ibrahim, Mansor, Abdul Malek, Nurhayati, Abdullah, Fadzidah, Hashim, Khairusy Syakirin Has-Yun

“…This paper however, discusses the literature review on the reading habit, the approaches and the concept of the library being applied to promote reading activity among the citizens and also outline the research methodology that likely to partake. This study and review might be helpful in formulating the recommendations on the concept of reading kiosk as a final output of this research.…”
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Future career as obstetrician and gynaecologist: final year medical students perspective point of view by Abd. Wahab, Noraziana, Sidek, Ayu Aszliana, Mat Desa, Norliza, Abdullah, Suhaiza, Awang, Mokhtar

“…Female students were more likely to choose this career compared to male. Majority of students select their Obstetrician and gynaecologist based solely on gender. …”
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Pospartum depressive symptoms: an associaiton with pregnancy planning and childbirth experience by Mohd Arifin, Siti Roshaidai

“…The finding revealed that women with unplanned pregnancy were more likely to have PPDS compared to women with planned pregnancy [45% (n = 45/100) vs. 26.3% (n =65/247); χ2 = 11.477, df = 1 p < 0.01]. …”
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Serum cancer antigen 125 in patients with pleural effusions by How, Soon Hin, Liam, C K, Ab Rahman, Jamalludin, Chin, S P, Zal, A. B.

“…Higher serum CA125 levels were more likely to be found in patients with moderate to large effusions (p = 0.015), malignant effusions (p = 0.001) and in female patients (0.016). …”
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Pilot study on depression among secondary school students in Selangor by S., Adlina, Ariaratnam, Suthahar, Musa, Ramli, AB, Edariah, Aye, Soe-Soe, F., Mohd Ariff, AHH, Narimah, AS, Nuraliza, C., Karuthan

“…Suicidal tendencies were more likely among the depressed students. It is imperative that not only caregivers but also teachers have to be equipped with the knowledge. attitude and skills to assist secondary school children cope with their emotions. handle conflicts and manage stress early so that a more productive society will develop in the future.…”
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Translation and validation of the Malay version of the Stroke Knowledge Test by Sowtali, Siti Noorkhairina, Mohd Yusoff, Dariah, Harith, Sakinah, Mohamed, Monniaty

“…Overall, the average rating of perceived usefulness and perceived utility of the instruments were both 72.7%, suggesting that reviewers were likely to use the instruments in their facilities. …”
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Prevalence, distribution, and associated risk factors of molar incisor hypomineralisation among children in Kuantan Malaysia by Ardini, Yunita Dewi, Harun, Nor Asilah, Mohd Azni, Nur Diyana, Ismail, Nurul Naquiah

“…Conclusion: MIH was not related to any particular arches and gender. It was also less likely to occur at the tip of canine. MIH was associated with CI but not with PC and PAC. …”
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Knowledge, perception and attitude among pregnant mothers towards ibadah by Abdullah, Suhaiza, Ismail, Hamizah, Che Harun, Mazira, Abdul Rahim, Aidil Faszrul, Mustafa, Kamarul Bahyah, Sidek, Ayu Aszliana, Nusee, Zalina, Abd. Wahab, Noraziana

“…Only 13% gave the correct duration of nifas while 52% did not answer (most likely they did not know). The majority of the pregnant mothers have minimal knowledge regarding the need of solat during their hospital stay. …”
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Engineering geological classification of weathered sedimentary rock mass for surface excavation by Liang, Maybelle

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Parameter estimation methods for non-stationary data using L-moments and TL-moments approaches by Mat Jan, Nur Amalina

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NNT is a key regulator of adrenal redox homeostasis and steroidogenesis in male mice by Meimaridou, Eirini, Goldsworthy, Michelle, Chortis, Vasileios, Fragouli, Elpida, Foster, Paul A., Arlt, Wiebke, Cox, Roger D., Metherell, Louise A.

“…Further, we demonstrated that both under expression or overexpression of NNT reduced corticosterone output implying a central role for it in the control of steroidogenesis. This is likely due to a reduction in the expression of a key steroidogenic enzyme, Cyp11a1, which mirrored the reduction in corticosterone output.…”
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How do 16-18-year-old adolescents experience and respond to parental terminal illness and death? : an interpretative phenomenological analysis by Cafferky, Jennifer

“…Adolescents are considered to be particularly susceptible to negative psychosocial outcomes when a parent is unwell (Grabiak, Bender & Puskar, 2007), yet adolescents as a group are less likely to access mental-health services (Reardon, Harvey, Baranowska, O’Brien, Smith & Creswell, 2017). …”
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The Internationalisation of the Renminbi (Rmb) by Dixon, Chris

“…This paper reviews the motives, advantages and constraints that China faces, the internationalising strategy that has been adopted, its success to date, and the likely outcome.…”
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What are the experiences of adolescents during the recovery process from Anorexia Nervosa after receiving inpatient treatment? : an interpretative phenomenological analysis study by Olawale, Oluwapelumi

“…Adolescents are most likely to be at risk suggesting closer attention should be given to this population. …”
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Artificial intelligence and professional roles by Tredinnick, Luke

“…Writing in the Guardian in December 2016 theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking warned that “the rise of artificial intelligence is likely to extend this job destruction deep into the middle classes, with only the most caring, creative or supervisory roles remaining” (Hawking, 2016). …”
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"A gentle balance of pushing, pulling and sitting with": an interpretative phenomenological analysis of psychological therapists’ experiences of working with goals in adult plurali... by Lloyd, Christopher E. M., Antonino, Raffaello

“…We argue that approaches to GBP that attempt to determine helpful or unhelpful aspects of GBP in isolation are likely to overlook therapeutic processes which are vital to ensuring that GBP is collaborative and meaningful for the client. …”
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Reporting corporate social responsibility in corporate Africa: an exploratory study by Idowu, Samuel O., Mulat-Weldemeskel, Eyob, Woldel-Rufael, Yemane

“…The study focused its attention on African countries where English is a de jure (official) language simply because of the likely problems of accurately translating into English the information disclosed in other languages by corporate entities in non-English speaking African countries. …”
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