The ACT-ONE trial, a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-finding study of the anabolic/catabolic transforming agent, MT-102 in subjects with cachexia re... by Stewart Coats, Andrew J., Srinivasan, Venkatesan, Surendran, Jayaraman, Chiramana, Haritha, Vangipuram, Shankar R. K. G., Bhatt, Nirajkumar N., Jain, Minish, Shah, Sandip, Ali, Irfhan A. B. H., Fuang, Ho G., Mat Hassan, Mohd. Zailani, Beadle, John, Tilson, Julia, Kirwan, Bridget-Anne, Anker, Stefan D.

“…Aims Cachexia, the wasting disorder associated with a wide range of serious illnesses including cancer, is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. …”
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Exploring the social psychological processes of lone fatherhood after separation or divorce : a constructive grounded theory approach by Hovris, Anna

“…Earlier research findings have suggested that lone fathers feel unhappy and depressed at the point of separation and are of vulnerable mind and susceptible to forms of depressive mental illnesses, enough to impede their ability to acknowledge that they need help, to know where to ask for it, and then, to ask for help . …”
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Professional doctorate in health psychology thesis portfolio (Wehling : 2019) by Wehling, Helena

“…The focus was on underlying psychology theories to underpin the identification of factors impacting on behaviours around illness and treatment self-management and adherence, and how these may be addressed using a viable interventional approach, for example elements derived from Motivational Interviewing or Cognitive Behavioural Theory. …”
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Recent trends in dengue detection methods using biosensors by Zainuddin, Ahmad Anwar, Nordin, Anis Nurashikin, Ab Rahim, Rosminazuin

“…Dengue illness is an infectious tropical disease, transmitted by Aedes mosquitos, that poses a serious health threat to the tropical world. …”
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Integrated curriculum success and challenges: a review of the experience of the International Islamic School Malaysia (IISM) by Merah, Souad, Tahraoui, Ramdane

“…The task shouldered by Muslim educators, academics and activists to rejuvenate Islamic education is complicated and heavy indeed, especially with the decadence, deterioration, and acute illnesses of life conditions in the Muslim world. One major contemporary challenge that needs to be addressed seriously and find remedies to it is the issue of dualism in most of educational systems in the Muslim countries. …”
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Treatment outcome of acromegaly due to pituitary macroadenoma in a single tertiary centre by R, Subashini, L, Huai Heng, WS, Wan Juani, M , Azura Dina, Shahar, Mohammad Arif, O, Mohd Rahman, Omar, Ahmad Marzuki, Wahab, Norasyikin, Sukor, Norlela, Mustaffa, Norlaila, Zainuddin, Suehazlyn, Kamaruddin, Nor Azmi

“…Hypertension was the most common co-morbid (n=11), followed by diabetes (n=7), dyslipidemia (n=5), hypopituitarism (n=4) , sleep apnea and arthralgia, 3 patients each. Mean duration of illness was 13 ± 7 years. Mean IGF-1levels was 815.91 ± 119.58 ng/ml. …”
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Prevalence and seasonal variation of severe childhood protein calorie malnutrition in Khartoum : implication for brain function by Ahmed, Zahra

“…The main limitations are: first, there is potential recall bias among respondents answering questions relating to household food consumption, and events happening in the past, such as the child’s history of illness and breastfeeding patterns immediately after birth and then after. …”
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Clinical and biochemical effects of omega-3 fatty acid supplementation on patients with homozygous sickle cell disease by Daak, Ahmed A.

“…Treatment with the high DHA n-3 fatty acids for one year reduced the frequency of vaso-occlusive and haemolytic crises, number of blood transfusion, and hospitalisation and absence from school due to SCD associated illnesses. None of the patients in the n-3 fatty acid group but two in the placebo group developed stroke. …”
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