Randomized controlled trial of standard versus double dose cotrimoxazole for childhood pneumonia in Pakistan by Rasmussen, Zeba A., Bari, Abdul, Qazi, Shamim, Rehman, Gul, Azam, Iqbal, Khan, SherBaz, Aziz, Farida, Rafi, Sadia, Roghani, Mehr Taj, Iqbal, Imran, Nagi, Abdul Ghaffar, Hussain, Waqar, Bano, Nahida, van Latum, late J.C., Khan, Mushtaq

“…Children required a change of therapy if their condition worsened (they developed chest indrawing or danger signs) or if at 48 hours after enrolment, their clinical condition was the same (defined as having a respiratory rate that was 5 breaths/minute higher or lower than at the time of enrolment). Findings The results of 1134 children were analysed: 578 were assigned to the standard dose of cotrimoxazole and 556 to the double dose. …”
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Diagnostic flexible airway endoscopy in paediatric intensive care setting : an analysis of 109 examinations in HTAA, Kuantan by Asha'ari, Zamzil Amin, Yusof, Suhaimi, K.S, Sathananthar, Abdullah, Ahmad Fadzil

“…In addition, granulation tissue (3), vocal cord palsy (3), endobronchial foreign body (2), laryngeal tuberculosis (2), laryngeal hemangioma (1), laryngeal cleft (1), subglottic cyst(1) and pulmonary hemosiderosis(1) were other diagnosis found. Findings were normal in 3 (2.8%) cases. Diagnostic information was obtained in 94 of 99 patients. …”
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Diagnostic yield of kidney biopsies performed in a suburban, satellite hospital. by Draman, Che Rosle, Seman, Mohd Ramli, Mohd Noor, Fariz Safhan, Kelsom, W M

“…Serum albumin, urinalysis findings, and daily urinary protein excretion were comparable for both lupus and non-lupus patients. …”
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CFD investigation on the potential of solar induced ventilation in enhancing the stack ventilation performance for hot and humid climate by Sapian, Abdul Razak

“…Results are analyzed and presented in term of four variables, namely temperature, air velocity, mass flow rate and air flow rate. The findings from physical experiment show that the prototype is able to induce stack ventilation in hot and humid climate. …”
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Application of dengue diagnostic tests as point-of-care testing by Myanmar General Practitioners: did young GPs use more than senior GPs? by Tin, Myo Han, Tin Tin , Hla, Swe, Swe Latt, Than , Soe T, Win , Zaw, Tin , Aye, Khine, SW, Thuraiappah, DM

“…A further study is needed for more valid findings. …”
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The occurrence Cryptosporidium Oocysts in selected rivers and its physical assessments in Kuantan, Pahang by Mat Yusof, Afzan, Mohammad, Mardhiah, Abdul Rahman, Muhammad Razman, Abdullah, Qamarul Iqmal, Soffian, Sharmeen Nellisa, Hisamuddin, Nur Hazirah, Hashim, Najat, Abdul Wahab, Ridhwan

“…Hence, future study on the association of Cryptosporidium from the upstream and midstream of both Balok River and Kuantan River with other parameters such as chemical parameters and heavy metals is needed in order to produce more remarkable findings that can improve water quality monitoring system in Kuantan.…”
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Universal design for tourism towards sustainable built environment in Malaysia by Abdul Rahim, Asiah

“…KAED Universal Design Unit (KUDU), IIUM was formed in 2008, to do research and development on universal design, organize product design competition, running access audit workshop throughout the country, which show very interesting findings, related to level of accessibility, connectivity, awareness, understanding of the concept among designers, owners, contractors, enforcement from local authorities, selection of materials and history of the buildings constructed. …”
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Hypoglycaemic activity of ethanolic extract of Garcinia mangostana Linn. in normoglycaemic and streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats by Bakhtiar, M. Taher, Tengku Zakaria, Tengku Muhamad Faris Syafiq, Darnis, Deny Susanti, Zakaria, Zainul Amiruddin

“…This activity could be attributed to the presence of antioxidant-bearing tannins like epicathecin, and xanthones like α-mangostin. Thus, the findings demonstrated that GME could be a potential candidate in the management of diabetes owing to its hypoglycaemic effect.…”
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A review of the critical factors affecting Islamic market mechanisms in Malaysia by Ali, Md Arphan, Rahman, Muhammad Khalilur, Rahman, Mahfuzur, Albaity, Mohamed, Jalil, Md. Abdul

“…The constructs and items used in the questionnaire were derived from the basic guidelines provided in the literature review and Al-Qur’an and Sunnah (Prophet’s deeds) on the conduct of Malaysian business practices. Findings – The results suggest that while awareness of the Islamic market mechanisms exists amongst businesses, in practice, not many obey such rules. …”
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Evaluation of several ionic liquids for in situ hydrolysis of empty fruit bunches by locally-produced cellulase by Kabbashi, Nassereldeen Ahmed, Alam, Md Zahangir, Elgharbawy, Amal A.M., Moniruzzaman, Muhammad, Jamal, Parveen

“…Upon the confirmation of the PKC-Cel stability, EFB was subjected to IL-pretreatment followed by hydrolysis in a single step without further removal of the IL. The findings revealed that choline acetate [Cho]OAc and choline butyrate [Cho]Bu were among the best ILs used in the study since 0.332 +/- 0.05 g glucose/g and 0.565 +/- 0.08 g total reducing sugar/g EFB were obtained after 24 h of enzymatic hydrolysis. …”
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Identifying transfection efficiency and cartilaginous markers expression in chondrocytes overexpressed with SRY (Sex Determining Region Y)-Box 9 (SOX9) gene: A preliminary analys... by Md Nazir, Noorhidayah, Mohammad, Mohd Yusof, Ahmad Radzi, Muhammad Aa’zamuddin, Hashim, Rosyafirah, Mat Nawi, Nur Farhana, Zulkifly, Ahmad Hafiz, Khalid, Kamarul Ariffin, Zainol, Ismail, Zamli, Zaitunnatakhin, Shaban, Munirah

“…Taken together, short-term SOX9 overexpression have the potential to sustain chondrogenic phenotypes of the serially expanded chondrocytes. The findings perhaps, can be an indication that SOX9 facilitates chondrogenesis and thus may have potential implications in cartilage tissue engineering. …”
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Muslim parents' reluctance to save for children's tertiary education in Malaysia: causes and reasons by Abd. Hadi, Fatimah-Salwa, Mohd Hussin, Mohd Yahya, Muhammad, Fidlizan, Nawi, Aliff, Mohemed Shaarani, Ahmad Zakirullah, Abdul Razak, Azila, Mahjom, Nurhanie, Ahmad, Mohamad Azahari, Mohd Thas Thaker, Mohamed Asmy

“…The study employed descriptive analysis including frequency and percentage. The findings showed that all respondents acknowledged that Islam encourages them to save money. …”
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Knowledge and perceptions towards cardiovascular disease prevention among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A review of current assessments and recommendations by Elnaem, Mohamed Hassan, Elrggal, Mahmoud, Nabeel, Syed, Naqvi, Atta Abbas, Hadi, Muhammad Abdul

“…Conclusion: There are knowledge gaps concerning the understanding of CVD risk among patients with T2DM. The findings necessitate educational initiatives to boost CVD prevention among patients with T2DM. …”
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Cultural dependency analysis for understanding speech emotion by Kamaruddin, Norhaslinda, Abdul Rahman, Abdul Wahab, Quek, Chai

“…Attempts have been made to understand the influence of culture in speech emotion and researchers have reported mixed findings that lead us to believe there are some common acoustical characteristics that enable similar emotion to be discriminated universally across culture. …”
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Reaction control and protein engineering of bacillus lehensis G1 maltogenic amylase for higher malto-oligosaccharide synthesis by Abdul Manas, Nor Hasmaliana

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Electrosynthesis of zirconia, zinc and iron supported HY zeolite-based catalysts for enhanced photodecolorization of dyes by Sapawe, Norzahir

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Green diesel blends design using decomposition-based optimization approach by Phoon, Li Yee

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Modelling of percent time spent following using spatial measurement approach for two-lane highways by Ibrahim, Muttaka Na’iya

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Woodpecker’s head inspired sandwich beam for improved impact resistance by Ali , Saddam Hussein

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Modelling of traffic control delays at priority junctions using artificial neural network by Mohammad Ali Sahraei

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