Pregnancy among unmarried women in a tertiary centre in Pahang, Malaysia by Mustafa, Kamarul Bahyah, Abd. Wahab, Noraziana, Sidek, A. A, Awang, Mokhtar, Abdullah, Suhaiza, Ibrahim, N.

“…Conclusion: Single unmarried women are usually associated with poor background history, poor antenatal check up, substance abuse, and other social ills. This study has managed to identify certain possible background factors of these women in our society that may be addressed in order to improve the antenatal and postnatal care of the mother and babies in the future, as well as the social ills in general. …”
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The impact of fluid overload on mortality and acute kidney injury by Md Ralib, Azrina, Pickering, John W., Shaw, Geoffrey M., Endre, Zoltan H.

“…INTRODUCTION AND AIMS: Aggressive volume resuscitation is often required in critically ill patients to maintain haemodynamic stability and end organ perfusion. …”
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Registration of marriage and the protection conferred to Muslim married women in Malaysia by Md Hashim, Noraini

“…Registration as part of the legal formalities of marriage will ensure among others that the parties do not enter into marriage in an ill-considered or frivolous way, with the existence of a formal record of marriages, and that anyone who wishes to object to the marriage can do so. …”
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A framework to estimate the willingness to pay of household for air quality improvement : a case study in Klang Valley, Malaysia. by Masahina, Sarabdeen, Afroz, Rafia, Duasa, Jarita, Mohamed, Noorihsan

“…The popular method, contingent valuation method (CVM) has been used to estimate WTP for avoiding the ill health episodes due to air pollution or to improve the air quality in Klang Valley. …”
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The impacts of globalization on mental disorders : an effective solution from Islamic perspective by Abdul Razak, Abdul Latif

“…Consequently, the proper remedy can be given to cure these illnesses. …”
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In vitro cytotoxic activity of ferula assafoetida on osteosarcoma cell line (Hos crl) by Mohd Shafri, Mohd Affendi, Yusof, Fathin Athirah, Md Zain, Ahmad Zulkarami

“…Ferula assafoetida is a herb that has been used traditionally to treat rheumatism, broken bones and stomach illness. The aim of this research is to study the cytotoxicity of F. assafoetida as an anti-cancer agent. …”
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Gender differences in fasting serum leptin level among Malaysian population by Abdulwahab, Dalia F, Ezzat Mustafa, Basma, Abbas, Abdul Razaq, Mustafa, Nazih Shaban, Y., Osama, Ramli, Roszaman

“…Objective: To study the gender differences of the plasma leptin and its relationship to the ethnic group, so that can establish a base line for future studies regarding leptin hormone and it’s association with different endocrine and fertility issues Method: This was a cross sectional study included 100 consented Malaysian people(50 male and female) were recruited from Kulliyyah of dentistry, International Islamic University Malaysia and medical department, Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan, Kuantan, those with endocrine, diabetic illness, abnormal BMI, chronic illness and any patient on hormonal treatment were excluded from the study. …”
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Refusal of medical treatment: assessing the required capacity by Jahn Kassim, Puteri Nemie

“…Some patients may not possess the necessary capacity due to their mental illness or retarded development or simply because they are under the age of majority. …”
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Killing and letting die: an irrelevant distinction to bioethics by Malik, Mohammad Manzoor

“…James Rachels’s distinction between killing and letting die maintains that there is morally no difference between killing a terminally ill patient and letting him/her die. Therefore, active and passive euthanasia dichotomy is a distinction without a difference. …”
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ADR in building contracts: special reference to PWD 203A (Rev 2007), PAM 2006 and CIDB Building Works 2000 by Abdul Ghadas, Zuhairah Ariff, Mohd Zafian, Rozina

“…In Malaysia, ADR is seen as an alternative to litigation in resolving contractual disputes as it is perceived to be cost saving, more private and able to avoid ill-will or animosity as it sometimes does, in litigation. …”
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Determinants of early pospartum psychological reaction among mothers in Kuala Lumpur Hospital by Musa, Ramli, AAW, Abdullah, MIB, Saiful, MN, Hafiz, AAZ, Fahmi

“…Conclusion: Socioeconomic variables such household income, level of education and presence of medical illness were statistically signifi cant to determine early postpartum psychological reactions but not the modes or outcomes of delivery.…”
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Emerging cities and sustainable global environmental management: livelihood implications in the OIC countries by Abdulai, Abdul-Mumin, Siwar, Chamhuri

“…Examples include urban sprawl, air and noise pollution, contaminated water sources, solid and liquid waste generation, environmentally related ill-health, etc. Many cities exist with their attendant environmental woes. …”
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Transfer effects and permeable boundaries: an empirical study of the effects of commuting stress on employees' work and life by Mohd Mahudin, Nor Diana

“…They also reveal that the strain of commuting affects commuters’ reports of somatic symptoms of ill health and commute displeasure. In addition, commuting stress is found to affect commuters’ intention to quit their job but not in terms of their job or life satisfaction. …”
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Preservation of health in Islamic law by Deuraseh, Nurdeng

“…Preservation of health (hifz al-sihhah) is the most important branch of Islamic medicine since it is primarily concerned with the prevention of illness rather than cure. This book represents as of the few attempts to introduce the role of Islamic medicine, although Chapter One provides information about a historical background of the preservation of health in Islam, but its aim is to provide a fresh and timely overview of major aspects of legal, ritual and spiritual structures of the Islamic laws, foods and drinks as well as environmental laws, for maintaining and preserving human health. …”
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Angioinvasive cerebral aspergillosis presenting as acute ischaemic stroke in a patient with diabetes mellitus by Mohamed Ibrahim, Norlinah, Ngow, Harris Abdullah, BB, Hamidon

“…Unfortunately, he succumbed to his illness despite treatment.…”
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Psychology of creativity: Cognitive, emotional, and social processes by Moneta, Giovanni B., Rogaten, Jekaterina

“…Creative ideas are needed in a world that becomes ever more complex, and poses problems with no clear path to a solution and for which no solution method is known. These ill-conditioned problems are ubiquitous in work and everyday life. …”

COVID‐19 comorbidities, associated procoagulant extracellular vesicles and venous thromboembolisms: a possible link with ethnicity? by Inal, Jameel

“…In a meta-analysis of seven studies (1,576 infected patients) the co-morbidities included hypertension (21.1%), diabetes (9.7%), cardiovascular disease (CVD), (8.4%) and respiratory system disease (1.5%). Of the critically ill COVID-19 patients with these co-morbidities and an associated hyperinflammatory state admitted to intensive care units (ICUs), up to 31% suffered thrombotic episodes (even with thromboprophylaxis), in particular, venous thromboembolisms (VTE), one of the important sequelae of COVID-19.…”
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Aligning internal market orientation (IMO) with market orientation (MO) to impact performance in the banking sector in Ghana by Kutu-Adu, Solomon Gladstone

“…The pioneering studies of Lings and Greenley on internal market orientation (IMO) in the 2000s and that of Kohli and Jaworski experience enormous investigation empirically. …”
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Influence of support group intervention on quality of life of Malaysian breast cancer survivors by Abu Kassim , Noor Lide, Mohd Hanafiah, Khayriyyah, Samad Cheung, Humairah, Rahman, Mohammad Tariqur

“…Rasch analysis was implemented to examine perception of QOL and the comparability of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy General and Breast Cancer scales (FACT-G and FACT-B) of the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy inventory. Results indicated that perception of QOL may be influenced by factors other than support group intervention. …”
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A new fuzzy multi-criteria decision making approach for municipal solid waste disposal options by Tarmudi, Zamali, Abdullah, Mohd Lazim, Md. Tap, Abu Osman

“…The results showed that the model offers a versatile judgement, is clear in procedures and is successful in dealing with situations of diversified and too ill-defined in terms of input data. Moreover, it deals efficiently with the uncertainty ofthe initial information and facilitates systematic decision making.…”
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