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  1. A case of transposition of the viscera
    Jolley PGE
    Malayan Medical Journal, 1934;9:208.
    Matched MeSH terms: Female
  2. Fulltext Syringocystadenoma papilliferum arising in a naevus sebaceous
    Faheem NAA, Kwan Z, Yong ASW, Ch'ng CC, Tan KK, Naicker M, et al.
    Malays J Pathol, 2019 Apr;41(1):47-49.
    PMID: 31025637
    Naevus sebaceus is a cutaneous hamartoma with the potential of developing into benign or malignant neoplasms. Syringocystadenoma papilliferum (SCAP) have been reported to originate from naevus sebaceus. SCAP is a rare, benign adnexal skin tumour of apocrine or eccrine type of differentiation which typically presents as a nodule or a plaque on the scalp or face. We report a case of syringocystadenoma papilliferum arising in an undiagnosed pre-existing naevus sebaceus in a 56-year-old female.
    Matched MeSH terms: Female
  3. Women's mental health - our future direction
    Nor Zuraida Z
    Malaysian Journal of Psychiatry, 2008;17:1-2.
    Globally women's mental health issues have been emphasized since many decades ago. World Health Organization (WHO) has highlighted the importance of justice and equality in term of social context related to gender in order to achieve good mental well-being. Gender differences in the prevalence of psychiatric disorders have been recognized long ago where women commonly exceeds the men for a number of psychiatric illnesses (1). Women are more likely to suffer from depression, anxiety, somatic problems and being victims of sexual or physical violence. At least 1 in 5 women suffer rape in their lifetime but the rate differ from various country (2). Much work has been done to look into the general well-being and psychological distress in women as well as to understand the reason for women become more vulnerable to stress as compared to men. Multiple factors such as biological determinants and psychosocial issues have been found to be correlated to depression. Women with chronic major depression tend to have a younger age at the onset of her illness, a more extensive family history of mood disorder, poorer social adjustment, and poorer quality of life compared to chronically depressed men (3). Women are also known to be more likely to seek help for their mental health problem from primary care physician. Furthermore, across socio-economic levels many women nowdays are doing multiple roles in the society. They are not only wives and mothers in their family, but women also go out to earn for living. Some women are holding a higher position at workplace or in any organization. These multitasking roles may cause stress to women especially if she has to handle family-work or work-family conflicts. Biological differences related to gender have been increasingly explored. Differences exist in brain anatomy and that male and female reproductive hormones i.e. estrogen and progesterone produce psychoactive effects (4). Estrogen's antidopaminergic (5) and serotonin-enhancing (6) effects may play a role in psychiatric disorders in women. These are the areas that need more research investigations.
    Matched MeSH terms: Female
  4. Fulltext A forgetful and angry old lady
    Mah, S.L., George, P.
    Malaysian Family Physician, 2018;13(2):26-28.
    MyJurnal
    Dementia is typically characterized by the deterioration of cognitive abilities and is a common disorder
    among the elderly in Malaysia. However, behavioral and psychological symptoms are also present
    in approximately 90% of dementia patients.1 We report the manifestation of these symptoms in an
    elderly woman with dementia and the treatment thereof.
    Matched MeSH terms: Female
  5. Now you see, now you don't - A radiopaque neck mass?
    Shaiful Ehsan SM, Azwan Faiz AH, Mohd Radhwan A
    Med J Malaysia, 2020 05;75(3):301-303.
    PMID: 32467550
    Chest X-ray is valuable in the primary care setting in helping clinicians to confirm the underlying findings of the respiratory and cardiovascular systems. This view also includes the lower cervical vertebrae region which is helpful in elaborating the findings surrounding the neck. However, a single view of the film may sometimes cause confusion regarding the exact origin of the abnormal signs of the X-ray images. Thus, clinical correlation and application of 'rule of two' in X-ray imaging is definitely useful to clarify the findings and avoiding any misdiagnosis, medical errors and non-justifiable further investigations. Here we report a case of an 18-year-old female student with abnormal radiopaque neck mass seen from her chest the X-ray image. She was clinically well without any significant clinical findings. Surprisingly, the findings totally resolved after repeat the Xray at two different occasions within the same week. This strange abnormal finding was later confirmed to be her hair tier. She was saved from unnecessary investigations for tuberculosis and thyroid disorder by repeating the X-ray (rule of two occasions). Now you see, now you don't of X-ray findings is indeed illogical and technical error needs to be rule out.
    Matched MeSH terms: Female
  6. Fulltext Predicting generalized anxiety disorder among women using Shapley value
    Jothi N, Husain W, Rashid NA
    J Infect Public Health, 2021 Jan;14(1):103-108.
    PMID: 32273237 DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2020.02.042
    Mental illness is a set of health problems that affect the way individuals perceive themselves, relate to others, and interact with the world around them. Due to the myriad of underlying causes and subsequent effects of mental illness, these conditions often trigger fear and misunderstanding among the general population. Common mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety disorders often affect an individual's thoughts, feelings, abilities, and behaviours. Anxiety disorder is characterized by an irrational fear of certain things or events. It is often attributed as the feeling of worry about anticipated events and fear in response to current events. This work has identified several related research efforts on the general well-being and psychological distress using data mining. However, there is inadequate research done using a similar method on specific mental health issues, especially related to generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). In view of this gap, this study focuses on implementing a novel feature selection and data mining classifier system. Under the proposed method, Shapley value will be implemented as the feature selection of the data mining classifier on the mental health data. The approach is used to predict GAD among women. The methodology for this research is adapted from the process of Knowledge Discovery in Databases (KDD). This methodology consists of 5 main phases; namely data acquisition, data pre-processing, feature selection, classification prediction, and evaluation. Using this enhanced prediction algorithm, any women can get help if they are perceived to be suffering from GAD. By designing an effective way of identifying individuals who may be suffering from mental illnesses, we hope that our work would improve the awareness surrounding mental health issues especially among women and enable them to undertake autonomous decision in seeking mental health services.
    Matched MeSH terms: Female
  7. Description of the Features and Vibratory Behaviors of the Nyquist Plot Analyzed From Laryngeal High-Speed Videoendoscopy Images
    Mohd Khairuddin KA, Ahmad K, Mohd Ibrahim H, Yan Y
    J Voice, 2020 Aug 26.
    PMID: 32861565 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2020.07.036
    Facilitative playback-based subjective measures offer a more reliable evaluation of the vocal fold vibration than those derived from direct inspection of video playback. One of the measures is a Nyquist plot, which presents the analyzed cycle-to-cycle vibratory information in a graphical form. While the potential is evident, the information of the features of the Nyquist plot, which the evaluation is based on, is still incomplete. The current identified features and their vibratory behaviors may be inadequate to guarantee accurate interpretation of the findings. The present study aims to address this issue by examining the features of the Nyquist plot and their vibratory behaviors. A total of 56 young normophonic speakers, that is, 20 males and 36 females were recruited as the participants. Each of them underwent laryngeal high-speed videoendoscopy to record the images of the vocal fold vibration, which were then analyzed to generate the Nyquist plots. The features were identified by inspecting the properties of the plot points forming the Nyquist plots. For each identified feature, its vibratory behaviors were examined. The results revealed four features: rim contour depicting the longitudinal phase difference; left edge shape signifying the glottal configuration, phase closure, and closed phase duration; rim width and rim pattern visualizing the regularity of glottal areas and the regularity of the intracycle variations, respectively. The findings present a more complete reference of the features and their vibratory behaviors that is pertinent for the Nyquist plot interpretation.
    Matched MeSH terms: Female
  8. Fulltext Wandering spleen: a unique cause of acute abdomen
    Hui Lian H, Hayati F, Ali AA, Azizan N, Che Ani MF, Suhaili MA, et al.
    Folia Morphol (Warsz), 2018;77(2):400-402.
    PMID: 29064546 DOI: 10.5603/FM.a2017.0097
    We present the case of a 16-year-old boy presented with 2-week episode of wor-sening lower abdominal pain. Clinically, there was a tender palpable mass on the suprapubic region. Ultrasonography showed an absent spleen at its usual area, instead suprapubic mass suggestive of ectopic spleen was identified. An emer-gency laparotomy revealed a congested spleen in the pelvic cavity. Splenectomy was undertaken as it was non-viable. The patient was discharged uneventfully with triple vaccinations. We describe this unique entity with its literature review. (Folia Morphol 2018; 77, 2: 400-402).
    Matched MeSH terms: Female
  9. A case report of cleidocranial dysplasia: A noninvasive approach
    Ayub NAFM, Hamzah SH, Hussein AS, Rajali A, Ahmad MS
    Spec Care Dentist, 2021 Jan;41(1):111-117.
    PMID: 33080065 DOI: 10.1111/scd.12532
    Cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD) is a rare bone disorder. The main dental features are the presence of multiple retained deciduous teeth and supernumerary teeth, as well as unerupted permanent teeth. To date, CCD is managed by a combination approach, which consists of the extraction of deciduous and supernumerary teeth, followed by orthodontic traction of unerupted permanent teeth. This case highlights the management of a girl with CCD, who refused the recommended protocol. A 15-year-old Malay female presented with a complaint of retained deciduous teeth. Intraoral examination revealed multiple retained deciduous teeth. Radiographs showed numerous impacted supernumerary and unerupted permanent teeth. The patient opted to improve her facial appearance with a less aggressive treatment option. A composite build-up on all anterior maxillary deciduous teeth was carried out until the patient was ready to undergo surgical intervention.
    Matched MeSH terms: Female
  10. Parathyroid hormone-dependent familial hypercalcemia with low measured PTH levels and a presumptive novel pathogenic mutation in CaSR
    Mahajan A, Buse J, Kline G
    Osteoporos Int, 2020 Jan;31(1):203-207.
    PMID: 31641801 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-019-05170-9
    Familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia (FHH) is a benign autosomal dominant condition characterized by lifelong asymptomatic hypercalcemia. FHH is typically caused by a heterozygous inactivating mutation of the calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) and characterized by moderate hypercalcemia, inappropriately normal or elevated serum parathyroid hormone (PTH), and relative hypocalciuria (FeCa  2%. PTH levels were repeatedly below the mean of the reference range (on two separate assays) and sometimes even below the lower reference limit. Two siblings, one niece, and her son had hypercalcemia without nephrolithiasis. Cinacalcet, used as a PTH-suppression test, normalized serum total and ionized calcium after 7 days of cinacalcet 30 mg BID, confirming her hypercalcemia was PTH-mediated. Given her family history, genetic testing was pursued and discovered a novel pathogenic mutation of the CaSR gene confirming the diagnosis of FHH type 1. Our case represents an atypical presentation of FHH1 with low PTH and FeCa > 2%. This contributes to the expanding clinical and biochemical spectrum of CaSR inactivating mutations and presents an innovative approach to evaluating biochemically uncertain familial hypercalcemia with cinacalcet before pursuing expensive genetic analysis.
    Matched MeSH terms: Female
  11. Paraneoplastic optic neuropathy secondary to adenocarcinoma of the lung
    Yap JY, Wan HItam WH, Abdul Halim S, Masnon NA
    BMJ Case Rep, 2021 May 12;14(5).
    PMID: 33980562 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2021-242082
    We describe an uncommon cause of paraneoplastic optic neuropathy in adenocarcinoma of the lung. A 45-year-old healthy woman presented with seizure and encephalitis, followed by an acute visual loss in both eyes for 1 week. Her visual acuity was no perception of light in the right eye and hand movement in the left eye. There was a generalised restriction of extraocular muscle movements in both eyes. Funduscopy showed a bilateral pale optic disc. A paraneoplastic antigen autoimmune profile showed a positive anti-CV2/CRMP-5 antibody. CT of the thorax revealed the presence of right apical lung mass, confirmed to be adenocarcinoma through a biopsy. She was scheduled for lung lobectomy and chemotherapy. Unfortunately, her health deteriorated and she passed away eventually.
    Matched MeSH terms: Female
  12. Laparoscopic repair of paraesophageal hernia with organo-axial intrathoracic gastric volvulus
    Siow SL, Chuah JS, Mahendran HA
    Asian J Endosc Surg, 2020 Jul;13(3):437-440.
    PMID: 31338969 DOI: 10.1111/ases.12740
    Intrathoracic organo-axial gastric volvulus is a rare clinical entity associated with paraesophageal hernia. It is characterized by migration of the stomach into the thoracic cavity through an enlarged hiatal defect and rotation around its long axis connecting the cardia and the pylorus. A 72-year-old woman presented with epigastric pain that radiated to the left scapula for 1 week prior to presentation. Computed tomography scan of her thorax and abdomen demonstrated paraoesophageal hernia with organo-axial intrathoracic gastric volvulus. Laparoscopically, the stomach was returned to its abdominal position, the mediastinal sac was excised and after adequate intra-abdominal length of the esophagus was attained, the hiatal defect was closed primarily and reinforced with a composite mesh. An anterior 180° partial fundoplication was performed as both an anti-reflux procedure and also as a form of gastropexy. She had an uneventful recovery and remains well after 2 years.
    Matched MeSH terms: Female
  13. Size Preferences Uptake of Glycosilica Nanoparticles to MDA-MB-231 Cell
    Li HY, Lin HC, Huang BJ, Kai Lo AZ, Saidin S, Lai CH
    Langmuir, 2020 09 29;36(38):11374-11382.
    PMID: 32902993 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c02297
    Recently, studies on the development and investigation of carbohydrate-functionalized silica nanoparticles (NPs) and their biomedicine applications such as cell-specific targeting and bioimaging has been carried out extensively. Since the number of breast cancer patients has been growing in recent years, potential NPs were being studied in this project for targeting breast cancer cells. Mannose receptors can be found on the surface of MDA-MB-231, which is a kind of human breast cancer cell line. Therefore, we decorated a cyanine 3 fluorescent dye (Cy3) and mannosides on the surface of silica NPs for the purpose of imaging and targeting. Galactoside was also introduced onto the surface of silica NPs acting as a control sample. Various sizes of silica NPs were synthesized by using different amounts of ammonium to investigate the effect of the size of NPs on the cellular uptake rate. The physical properties of these NPs were characterized by scanning electron microscope, dynamic light scattering, and their zeta potential. Cellular experiments demonstrated that mannoside-modified NPs can be uptaken by MDA-MB-231. From the experiment, we found out that the best cellular uptake rate of nanoparticle size is about 250 nm. The MTT assay showed that Man@Cy3SiO2NPs are not cytotoxic, indicating they may have the potential for biomedical applications.
    Matched MeSH terms: Female
  14. Use of vaginal mesh; an Asian perspective footnote from the pan-Asia meeting
    Lo TS, Tan YL
    Int Urogynecol J, 2020 04;31(4):675-677.
    PMID: 31932916 DOI: 10.1007/s00192-019-04219-x
    Matched MeSH terms: Female
  15. β-Thalassemias
    Thong MK, Ngim CF
    N Engl J Med, 2021 Jun 03;384(22):2165.
    PMID: 34077655 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc2105064
    Matched MeSH terms: Female
  16. Fulltext Advertising appeals and cultural values of video advertising in Thailand
    Cheryl, Shee Yu Peh, Norazirah, Ayob
    Trends in Undergraduate Research, 2020;3(1):1-8.
    MyJurnal
    In recent years, Thailand videos advertising is generally known as the leading producer of weep-worthy viral videos in the world. Reasons for Thailand advertisements to stand out from the rest is said to be because of its commonly used advertising appeals, and cultural values focused in majority of Thailand advertisements. This research aims to study advertising appeals and cultural values in Thailand video advertisements. Specifically, the research investigates the reflection of cultural value through advertising appeal through the executional framework in Thailand video advertisements. This exploratory research employs primarily the method of ethnography in order to understand how cultural values are reflected through the advertising appeals in video advertisements from Thailand. The result shows that the most commonly used advertising appeal are Family Appeal, followed by Health Appeal and Effective Appeal. In terms of cultural values, the result shows the Thailand’s advertisements are skewed slightly higher towards collectivism and femininity. Majority of the Thailand video advertisements are using executional framework of storytelling.
    Matched MeSH terms: Female
  17. Uterine torsion in patient with major placenta previa
    Wan Adnan WF, Shamsudin F, Mohamad Zon E
    Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol, 2021 Mar;258:467-469.
    PMID: 33483151 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2020.12.007
    Matched MeSH terms: Female
  18. The differences in hemoglobin levels before and after consuming ambon bananas in students
    Sadiman S, Islamiyati I, Poddar S
    Enferm Clin, 2020 06;30 Suppl 5:115-118.
    PMID: 32713547 DOI: 10.1016/j.enfcli.2019.11.035
    The purpose of this study is to determine whether there are differences in hemoglobin levels before and after consuming ambon bananas in students of Prodi Kebidanan Metro. The specific purpose of this study was to determine hemoglobin levels before consuming ambon bananas, hemoglobin levels after consuming ambon bananas and the differences in hemoglobin levels before and after consuming ambon bananas in female students at Prodi Kebidanan Metro. This research is an intervention research with quasi experiment design with The One Group Pretest - posttest design. The population in this study were students in the first and second grade in Prodi Kebidanan Metro who lived in the dormitory as many as 149 female students. A sample of 49 people will take a portion of the population using simple random sampling technique. Data analysis used dependent sample t tests to test the mean increase in Hb levels before and after consuming ambon bananas. The results showed an average Hb level before consuming bananas at 12.51g/dl and an the average hb level after consuming bananas was 12.89g/dl, so the average increase in Hb levels was 0.39g/dl. The results of the analysis using the t-test dependent test obtained p value=0.000, which means that there are significant differences in Hb levels of students before and after consuming ambon banana.
    Matched MeSH terms: Female
  19. Association between dietary intake and risk of ovarian cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    Khodavandi A, Alizadeh F, Razis AFA
    Eur J Nutr, 2021 Jun;60(4):1707-1736.
    PMID: 32661683 DOI: 10.1007/s00394-020-02332-y
    PURPOSE: It is unclear how dietary intake influences the ovarian cancer. The present paper sets out to systematically review and meta-analyze research on dietary intake to identify cases having high- or low-risk ovarian cancer.

    METHODS: Scopus, PubMed, and Wiley Online Libraries were searched up to the date November 24, 2019. Two reviewers were requested to independently extract study characteristics and to assess the bias and applicability risks with reference to the study inclusion criteria. Meta-analyses were performed to specify the relationship between dietary intake and the risk of ovarian cancer identifying 97 cohort studies.

    RESULTS: No significant association was found between dietary intake and risk of ovarian cancer. The results of subgroup analyses indicated that green leafy vegetables (RR = 0.91, 95%, 0.85-0.98), allium vegetables (RR = 0.79, 95% CI 0.64-0.96), fiber (RR = 0.89, 95% CI 0.81-0.98), flavonoids (RR = 0.83, 95% CI 0.78-0.89) and green tea (RR = 0.61, 95% CI 0.49-0.76) intake could significantly reduce ovarian cancer risk. Total fat (RR = 1.10, 95% CI 1.02-1.18), saturated fat (RR = 1.11, 95% CI 1.01-1.22), saturated fatty acid (RR = 1.19, 95% CI 1.04-1.36), cholesterol (RR = 1.13, 95% CI 1.04-1.22) and retinol (RR = 1.14, 95% CI 1.00-1.30) intake could significantly increase ovarian cancer risk. In addition, acrylamide, nitrate, water disinfectants and polychlorinated biphenyls were significantly associated with an increased risk of ovarian cancer.

    CONCLUSION: These results could support recommendations to green leafy vegetables, allium vegetables, fiber, flavonoids and green tea intake for ovarian cancer prevention.

    Matched MeSH terms: Female
  20. Mitotic nuclei analysis in breast cancer histopathology images using deep ensemble classifier
    Sohail A, Khan A, Nisar H, Tabassum S, Zameer A
    Med Image Anal, 2021 08;72:102121.
    PMID: 34139665 DOI: 10.1016/j.media.2021.102121
    Mitotic nuclei estimation in breast tumour samples has a prognostic significance in analysing tumour aggressiveness and grading system. The automated assessment of mitotic nuclei is challenging because of their high similarity with non-mitotic nuclei and heteromorphic appearance. In this work, we have proposed a new Deep Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) based Heterogeneous Ensemble technique "DHE-Mit-Classifier" for analysis of mitotic nuclei in breast histopathology images. The proposed technique in the first step detects candidate mitotic patches from the histopathological biopsy regions, whereas, in the second step, these patches are classified into mitotic and non-mitotic nuclei using the proposed DHE-Mit-Classifier. For the development of a heterogeneous ensemble, five different deep CNNs are designed and used as base-classifiers. These deep CNNs have varying architectural designs to capture the structural, textural, and morphological properties of the mitotic nuclei. The developed base-classifiers exploit different ideas, including (i) region homogeneity and feature invariance, (ii) asymmetric split-transform-merge, (iii) dilated convolution based multi-scale transformation, (iv) spatial and channel attention, and (v) residual learning. Multi-layer-perceptron is used as a meta-classifier to develop a robust and accurate classifier for providing the final decision. The performance of the proposed ensemble "DHE-Mit-Classifier" is evaluated against state-of-the-art CNNs. The performance evaluation on the test set suggests the superiority of the proposed ensemble with an F-score (0.77), recall (0.71), precision (0.83), and area under the precision-recall curve (0.80). The good generalisation of the proposed ensemble with a considerably high F-score and precision suggests its potential use in the development of an assistance tool for pathologists.
    Matched MeSH terms: Female
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