The urine output definition of acute kidney injury is too liberal by Md Ralib, Azrina, Pickering, John W., Shaw, Geoffrey M., Endre, Zoltan H.

“…Hazard Ratios for in-hospital and one-year mortality were 2.25 (1.40 to 3.61) and 2.15 (1.47 to 3.15) respectively after adjustment for age, body weight, severity of illness, fluid balance, and vasopressor use. In contrast, after adjustment AKIUO was not associated with in-hospital or 1-year mortality. …”
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Procalcitonin as a sepsis marker: experience of an intensive care setting in Malaysia by Mat Nor, Mohd Basri, Md Ralib, Azrina, Mohamed, Abdul Hadi, Abdullah, Nor Zamzila

“…Conclusion: PCT was better than CRP or WCC in differentiating sepsis from non-infectious SIRS in critically-ill patients. PCT is diagnostic of sepsis and bacteraemia, and is also useful as an indicator of severity of organ failure in sepsis. …”
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Awareness, knowledge and practicality of solat among the in-ward patient: A preliminary study by Mohamed, Abdul Hadi, Abdullah, Nor Zamzila, Che Ahmad, Aminudin, Che Abdullah, Shahrin Tarmizi, Mohd Amin, Azril, Awang, Mohd Shukrimi, Abd. Wahab, Noraziana, Awang, Mohamed Saufi

“…Islam has however given flexibility for ill patients to perform solat according to their ability. …”
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An assessment of oxidative potential of indoor/outdoor airborne particulate matter at roadside and urban background sites in London by Mohd Aris, Mohd Shukri, Kelly, Frank, Barratt, Benjamin

“…Recent interest in Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) suggests that the contribution of outdoor pollutants and indoor airborne particulate may be responsible for the aggregation of a number of respiratory illnesses. Because of these health implications, it is important to understand the characteristics of airborne particulate matter inside/outside (I/O) the building and the variables affecting the degree of exposure to them. …”
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Diabetes in Malaysia: A situational study on prevalence factors of the disease based on socioanthropological explorations by Karim, A.H.M Zehadul, Islam, M. Saiful

“…Diabetes has now become an acute health hazard causing illness to many people around the world and as such, Malaysia is not an exception. …”
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The determinants of direct overseas investment from Singapore by Okposen, Samuel

“…Theoretically, two broad views have been challenged ill the thesis: the neoclassical capital arbitrage and the intangible capital theories of FDI. …”
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A new hybrid model of dengue incidence rate using negative binomial generalised additive model and fuzzy C means model a case study in Selangor by Mohamad, Nazeera

“…Dengue is one of the top reason for illness and mortality in the world with beyond one-third of the world’s population living in the risk areas of dengue infection. …”
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Design and development of an automated metered dose inhaler (MDI) for asthmatic patient by Tsen, Vui Hin

“…To date, infant with illness associated with the pulmonary airway is treated by a doctor using a spacer device with metered dose inhaler (MDI) to allow the infant to breathe in the medication known as salbutamol. …”
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Sacred and transcendental organization development: Bricoluer of strategic suggestions for knowledge-based consultants. by Ahmad, Che Mahzan

“…In relation to the three compounds, being ghaflah (forgetfulness/heedlessness/neglectfulness) is considered as functional illness that needs to be rectified, and we recommend tazkiya as hikma of normality under the rubric of sacred learning action. …”
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An empirical study on the risk management strategies IT outsourcing in Malaysia public sector by Ahlan, Abdul Rahman, Arshad, Yusri, Syed Ibrahim, Sharifah Norhafiza

“…Literature indicates that an alarming number of mega-deal ITO deals failed due to many reasons. For instance, ill-planned and poorly-managed projects, large and multifaceted projects are more risky and contextual issues are highly influential. …”
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Cross-sectional descriptive study of management modalities and quality of life of surgical patients in a palliative care unit by Yan, Naing Soe, Amjad, Nasser Muhammad, Karim, K.A.

“…The goal of palliative care is the provision of the best quality of life (QOL) for terminally ill and dying patients. Advances in medical treatment has seen an increase in overall survival of all stages of malignant diseases. …”
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Metabolic changes during ramadan fasting in normal people and diabetic patients by Rathor, Mohammad Yousuf, Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi, Mohd Shah, Azarisman Shah, How, Soon Hin

“…In spite of the fact that Islam provides exemption from fasting to people suffering from illnesses like diabetes, many patients still want to fast for personal convictions. …”
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Modified deterministic models for dengue disease transmission and optimal control in Malaysia regions by Abidemi, Afeez

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Performance assessment scheme for disaster relief operations by Anjomshoae, Ali

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“Is making someone a meal when they collapse on your floor from starvation, therapy? Well, I'd say, yeah, it is”: Counselling Psychologists' experiences of adapting therapy with cl... by Veal, Donna

“…With poverty in the UK set to increase (Belfield et al., 2017), there is a need to provide appropriate interventions, especially as Counselling Psychologists often work in organisations/sectors providing therapy to those in poverty (DCoP, 2018; Rethink Mental Illness, 2020). CoP’s commitment to social justice and diversity leads to Counselling Psychologists being well positioned to devise effective interventions (Eleftheriadou, 2010, Cooper, 2009). …”
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Gender based variation in employing suggestion strategies by Iraqi EFL learners by Sharqawi, Mushtaq Abdulrazzaq

“…Since the inception of the speech act theory, scholars have reported incomplete or impolite use of different speech acts, including suggestions from different regional contexts. These ill-mannered suggestions were due to the EFL learners' modest knowledge of the suggestion structures, directness principles, or potential politeness. …”
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Land administration and regulation model for improved formal delivery and accessibility of urban lands in Nigeria. by Bolayemi, Akinbola Kazeem

“…As a conclusion, close to 70% of these challenges were caused by ill-structuration, corruption, lack of collaboration and policy summersault, and thus will remain unsolved if this trend continues. …”
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Correlations between subdural empyema and paraclinical as well as clinical parameters amongst urban Malay paediatric patients by Mat Nayan, Saiful Azli, Abdullah, Mohd Shafie, Naing, Nyi Nyi, Mohd Haspani, Mohd Saffari, Md. Ralib@Md. Raghib, Ahmad Razali

“…The methods of first surgery, volume of empyema on contrasted CT brain, improvement of neurological status, re-surgery, mortality and morbidity, as well as the demographic data such as age, gender, sex, duration of illness, clinical presentation, probable origin of empyema, cultures and follow-up were studied. …”
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Development of an artificial neural network algorithm for predicting the cutting force in end milling of Inconel 718 alloy by Hossain, Ishtiaq, Amin, A. K. M. Nurul, Patwari, Muhammed Anayet Ullah

“…ANN offers an alternative way to simulate complex and ill defined problems. As the machining process is nonlinear and time-dependent, it is difficult for the traditional identification methods to provide an accurate model. …”
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Overt and covert postpartum urinary retention, risk factors and complications - a cohort study at Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan (HTAA), Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia by Zakaria, NH, Nusee, Zalina, Ab Rahman, Jamalludin, Ismail, Hamizah, Abdulwahab, Dalia F, Abdullah, Suhaiza, Awang, Mokhtar

“…The subjects were consented women who were stable, not eclamptic, no severe postpartum haemorrhage or medical illnesses that require routine bladder catheterization. …”
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