UMPSA ends National Month with patriotic spirit by Nor Salwana, Mohammad Idris

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Optimal allocation of monthly water withdrawals in reservoir systems by Ali, M.D. Hazrat, Shui, Lee Teang

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More than 1,500 attend the Launching and Handover Ceremony of the Jalur Gemilang in conjunction with the 67th National Month Celebration of 2024 at UMPSA by Naqiah, Puaad

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Interventions for smoking cessation in hospitalised patients: a systematic review by Munafò, M, Rigotti, N, Lancaster, T, Stead, L, Murphy, M

“…The purpose of this paper is to systematically review the effectiveness of interventions for smoking cessation in hospitalised patients. …”

Progressive encephalomyelitis with rigidity: a Taiwanese case and review of literature by Chang, A, Lin, K-Y, Chuang, K-J, Waters, P, Irani, SR, Mgbachi, V, Yeh, H-L, Lien, L-M, Chiu, H-C, Chen, W-H

“…<p><strong>Method</strong></p> We present a case and obtain a literature review of patients with PERM and make comparisons based on different serological groups. …”

Remote vital sign monitoring in admission avoidance hospital at home: a systematic review by Patel, R, Thornton-Swan, TD, Armitage, LC, Vollam, S, Tarassenko, L, Lasserson, DS, Farmer, AJ

“…</p> <p><strong>Design:&nbsp;</strong>Systematic review.</p> <p><strong>Setting and participants:&nbsp;</strong>This review compared strategies for vital sign monitoring in admission avoidance HAH for adults presenting with acute physical illness. …”

An update of a systematic review and meta-analyses exploring flavours in intervention studies of e-cigarettes for smoking cessation by Lindson, N, Livingstone-Banks, J, Butler, A, Levy, D, Barnett, P, Theodoulou, A, Notley, C, Rigotti, N, Chen, Y, Hartmann-Boyce, J

“…Eligible studies were identified from a Cochrane review. Studies provided adults who smoked cigarettes with nicotinecontaining e-cigarettes for smoking cessation and provided data on e-cigarette e-liquid flavour use. …”

Mobile health (mHealth) interventions for health promotion during the perinatal period in India: a scoping review by Small, Z, Thompson, SE, Sharma, A, Majumdar, S, Thout, SR, Praveen, D, Hirst, JE

“…Methods: The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses and Joanna Briggs Institute guidelines for scoping reviews was used for study selection and screening and the mHealth evidence reporting and assessment checklist was used for evaluating mHealth interventions. …”

Association between COVID-19 infection and new-onset dementia in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Shan, D, Wang, C, Crawford, T, Holland, C

“…Follow-up periods were divided into intervals of 3, 6, 12, and 24 months post-COVID. Results: 11 studies (involving 939,824 post-COVID-19 survivors and 6,765,117 controls) were included in the review. …”

A critical review of ceramic microbial fuel cell: Economics, long-term operation, scale-up, performances and challenges by Siti Mariam, Daud, Noor Zainura, Zainon, Noor Sabrina, Ahmad Mutamim, Nurul Huda, Baharuddin, Azmi, Aris, Azrul Nurfaiz, Mohd Faizal, Rabialtu Sulihah, Ibrahim, Nuor Sariyan, Suhaimin

“…The MFC ceramic also ensures stable power output for up to nineteen months in terms of long-term performance reported by previous studies demonstrated a performance of up to 1.56 mW (22.3 W m−3) over a one-year period. …”
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Review of patency rates between one-stage and two-stage brachial-basilic transposition arteriovenous fistulae creation in an asian population by Lo, Joseph Zhiwen, Yu, Hongyan, Huang, Baoxian, Yau, Joachim Wen Kien, Chandrasekar, Sadhana, Tan, Glenn Wei Leong

“…Methods: A retrospective review of BBT-AVFs was conducted between July 2008 and March 2015. …”
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Longitudinal patterns in smoking abstinence in trials of e-cigarettes for smoking cessation: secondary analysis of data from a systematic review, with meta-analyses by Hartmann-Boyce, J, Chan, J, Zhitnik, E, Pesola, F, Hajek, P, Lindson, N

“…<p><strong> Methods</p></strong> Secondary analysis of studies from a Cochrane review. Studies had to test any type of e-cigarette intervention for smoking cessation. …”

Seizure amelioration effect of omega-3 EPA and DHA fatty acid supplementation on patients with drug resistant epilepsy: a scoping review using the GOED clinical study database by Abuknesha, Nada R., Searle, Andrew J.

“…The objective of this scoping review is to assess the seizure amelioration effect of omega-3 (n-3) polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs): eicosapentaenoic (EPA) and docosahexaenoic (DHA) acids on patients with DRE from randomized human clinical trials (RCTs). …”
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Sustaining antimicrobial stewardship in a high-antibiotic resistance setting by Ng, Tat Ming, Heng, Shi Thong, Chua, Boon Hou, Ang, Li Wei, Tan, Sock Hoon, Tay, Hui Lin, Yap, Min Yi, Quek, Jason, Teng, Christine B., Young, Barnaby Edward, Lin, Ray, Ang, Brenda, Lee, Tau Hong, Lye, David C.

“…The monthly incidence of MDROs was calculated as number of clinical isolates detected per 1000 inpatient-days over a 6-month period. …”
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Food Expenditure of the B40 Households: Developing a Decision-Support System for Food Price Determination in Malaysia (S/O14168) by Jan, Soon Jan, Applanaidu, Shri Dewi, Abdul Adzis, Azira, Zainal Abidin, Norhaslinda

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Mobile apps development for NTU canteens by Chua, Joy Yun Hui

“…The main features include a basic search function where user can search for location of a particular food in NTU. In addition, a review function was implemented for users to post their reviews on recommended food as well as view the reviews. …”
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Knowledge and attitude towards Vaginal delivery and cesarean section Among primigravida in hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia by Hamzah, Shazwani

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Wage premium in Singapore. by Tan, Ruo Hui., Tan, Yan Yu., Lee, Wai Meng.

“…Of the contingent valuation studies that we reviewed, we found that there were several ways to carry out the survey. …”
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Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation by Lindson, N, Butler, AR, McRobbie, H, Bullen, C, Hajek, P, Begh, R, Theodoulou, A, Notley, C, Rigotti, NA, Turner, T, Livingstone-Banks, J, Morris, T, Hartmann-Boyce, J

“…We run searches monthly, with the review updated when relevant new evidence becomes available. …”

Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation by Lindson, N, Butler, AR, McRobbie, H, Bullen, C, Hajek, P, Wu, AD, Begh, R, Theodoulou, A, Notley, C, Rigotti, NA, Turner, T, Livingstone-Banks, J, Morris, T, Hartmann-Boyce, J

“…We run searches monthly, with the review updated when relevant new evidence becomes available. …”