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Fulltext The dominion of the scholars: a preliminary look into Islām’s civilisational contribution in the premodern region of khurāsān

Muhammad Husni Mohd. Amin

TAFHIM : IKIM Journal of Islam and the Contemporary World, 2020;13(1):85-111.

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The preliminary discussion of this short essay focuses on some of Islām’s intellectual and civilisational contributions in a historical region of Central Asia called Khurāsān. As a starting point, it mentions a number of hadīths (sayings from the Prophet Muḥammad) and athār (sayings of the Holy Prophet’s Companions and their followers) that impute to this region some eschatological importance as well as matters pertaining to the legal aspect of the religion, especially from Muslim Sunnī perspective. As a preliminary discussion and in a non-exhaustive manner, the writing highlights and evaluates a number of important Muslim figures that have emerged from that region along with their respective intellectual and cultural contributions to human civilisation as materialisation of the religion’s aspirations arising from collective understanding of its worldview.

Fulltext Inflation: Lessons from al-Maqrīzī

Muhammad Khairi Zainal

TAFHIM : IKIM Journal of Islam and the Contemporary World, 2020;13(2):85-113.

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Inflation is not specific to the modern economy. It is argued that low and stable rates of inflation are beneficial in promoting economic growth. It is also attributed to the growing disparity between the economic classes. The 14th–15th Century CE Egyptian historian, Al-Maqrīzī, discussed the causes that worsened the famine and economic crisis of 805–808/1403–1406 of Mamlūk Egypt. He described the population of Egypt during the crisis and emphasised that which had been hit worst. Significantly, he suggested a more stable monetary system to avoid similar situations in the future.

Will ASEAN countries be a potential choice for the export of pollution intensive goods?

Salam M, Chishti MZ

Environ Sci Pollut Res Int, 2022 Nov;29(54):81308-81320.

PMID: 35731437 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-21427-z

China, being the world's largest exporter, has now certain environmental commitments such as to achieve carbon neutrality before 2060. These commitments of China has raised a reasonable concern regarding the expected reduction in the production and export of pollution intensive goods in the future. Besides China, the most efficient countries in the region to produce these goods are most of the member countries from ASEAN. The current study therefore aims to analyze if in the future, China reduces the production and export of these goods, whether the selected ASEAN countries can be the next choice for the export of pollution intensive goods. Based on the data availability for the period 1990-2019, this study considers five selected ASEAN countries (ASEAN-5). The results are based on the Auto Regressive Distributive Lag (ARDL) bound testing approach to cointegration and Error Correction Modeling (ECM). The aggregate analysis of five pollution intensive goods (pulp and paper (341), industrial chemicals (351), non-metallic minerals products (369), iron and steel (371) and non-ferrous metals (372)) suggests that Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow can significantly increase the export of pollution intensive goods only in case of Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. However, there is no significant effect of FDI on the export of pollution intensive goods in case of Philippines and Singapore. The disaggregate analyses of the five pollution intensive goods suggest that in each of the ASEAN-5 countries, FDI inflow can significantly increase the export of pollution intensive goods in some of these industries rather than in all of them. In nutshell, it is concluded that ASEAN-5 countries can be a potential choice for the export of pollution intensive goods in some of the pollution intensive industries but not in all of them.

Fulltext Single-Stage Debridement and Spinal Instrumentation for Salmonella Spondylodiscitis of Thoracic Vertebra

Zaki M, Muhammad Ariffin MH

Cureus, 2021 Sep;13(9):e18306.

PMID: 34725580 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.18306

For patients with pyogenic spondylodiscitis, medical therapy with antibiotics is the first line of treatment. Response to antibiotics can be assessed by improvement of symptoms, reduction in inflammatory markers, and radiological evidence of infection resolution with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). We report a case of a 60-year-old man who presented with intermittent fever and persistent back pain. He was initially treated with an intravenous antibiotic for sepsis secondary to Salmonella enteritidis bacteremia. His spine MRI showed compression of the T10 vertebra with vertebral abnormality suggestive of metastases. He showed no clinical improvement after a course of intravenous antibiotics. Following that, debridement and spinal instrumentation of the thoracic vertebra were done in single-stage surgery.

Fulltext Impact of COVID-19 on environmental ecosystem

Ashraf MA, Faheem M, Hassan MA

Environ Sci Pollut Res Int, 2022 Feb;29(9):12554-12556.

PMID: 34846651 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-17664-3

Acute Rehabilitation in Traumatic Brain Injury

Hanafi MH

Malays J Med Sci, 2017 May;24(3):101-103.

PMID: 28814939 DOI: 10.21315/mjms2017.24.3.13

Fulltext A psycho-physical intervention for waist circumference and waist hip ratio among pakistani women: a randomized control trial study

Muhammad Waseem T, Rahmattullah K, Md. Azman S, Muhammad S

Jurnal Psikologi Malaysia, 2017;31:137-146.

Central obesity reduction through effective treatment is desirable everywhere in the world including Pakistan. The current study intends to provide effective intervention programs to reduce central obesity among Pakistani women. Through randomized control trial study fourteen females (N= 14, WHR= .897 ± .030) were recruited by employing penal data technique with simple randomization. The sample distributed into two equal groups from online randomization. The experimental group received 10-week sessions of modified cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) along with supervised and unsupervised exercise execution, plus supervised diet management plan. As a contrast, the control group received 10-week sessions without offering standard treatment. The results found that the intervention group or experimental group significantly reduced waist circumference (-2.33 inches) while control group reduced (-0.36 inches) within 10 weeks, F=42.82, p

Foliar Boron spray for improved yield, oil quality and water use efficiency in water stressed sunflower

Shehzad MA, Maqsood M, Abbas T, Ahmad N

Sains Malaysiana, 2016;45:1497-1507.

Boron (B) is a mineral considered essential for improving sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) resistance to drought. B supplements (0, 15-, 30- and 45 mg L-1) under well-watered and variable water deficit levels (64 and 53 mm irrigation depths) were evaluated for their effects on growth, oil quality and water use efficiency (WUE) in a field study for two consecutive years (i.e. 2011 and 2012). The duration of 50% inflorescence emergence, 50% flowering and 50% maturity stages were reduced with increasing moisture stress. All B application rates improved sunflower growth compared to no B control treatment. The moisture deficit treatments of 64 and 53 mm irrigation depths significantly (p<0.05) reduced the yield-related components. Achenes/head, achenes weight and achene yield under water stress conditions were considerably improved by foliar application of B at 30 mg L-1. An increase in protein contents and a decrease in oil contents were observed with B foliar application under moisture deficit treatments. Foliar application of B (30 mg L-1) on water stressed plants also resulted in increased WUE. The highest net benefits were achieved with B concentration of 30 mg L-1 under well-watered and mild deficit water level of 64 mm irrigation depth. The highest application rate of B (45 mg L-1) gave the best results at the most severe water deficit level. In conclusion, the B rates of 30 and 41 mg L-1 performed best for improving drought tolerance in terms of higher sunflower productivity under mild and higher water deficit conditions

Energy, exergy and efficiency analysis of a flat plate solar collector used as air heater

Maazullah Khan, Abdurab, Muhammad Hanif, Mansoor Khan Khattak, Muhammad Ramzan

Sains Malaysiana, 2018;47:1061-1067.

Air heating by solar collectors is renewable technology providing hot air for different purposes. The present research
emphasizes on analysis of energy, exergy and efficiency of a flat plate solar air heater. The analysis model was tested
on five different air mass flow rates of 0.5 (Natural), 1.31, 2.11, 2.72 and 3.03 kgs-1 under three different tilt angles of
25, 35 (Recommended) and 50o
. The data was replicated three times making a total of 45 treatments. A two factorial
completely randomized design was used to find if there is any significant difference among the treatments. The results
showed that the solar collector gave better performance at air mass flow of 3.03 kgs-1 under tilt of 35o
. At maximum
air mass flow rate of 3.03 kgs-1and optimum tilt angle of 35o
the maximum energetic efficiency of 51%, while minimum
exergetic efficiency of 24% and maximum overall efficiency of 71% were recorded. It was concluded that to get maximum
thermal efficiencies of 71% from flat plate solar collector used as an air heater must be operated at high air mass flow
rates of 3.03 kgs-1under 35o
tilt angle at Peshawar, Pakistan.

Fulltext Translation and validation of the Malay posttraumatic stress disorder checklist for DSM-5 (MPLC-5)

Rafidah Bahari, Muhammad Najib Mohd Alwi, Muhammad Radhi Ahmad

Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2019;15(101):15-20.

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Introduction: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) commonly occur following exposure to traumatic events. Since its formal introduction into the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 3rd Edition (DSM-III) in 1980, it has seen a few changes to its criteria. Currently in DSM-5, major changes was made and tools such as the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) were developed to reflect those changes. Tools to screen and diagnose PTSD is invalu- able to properly manage the condition, but to date no measure, in keeping with the DSM-5, has been produced for the Malaysian population. The objective was to translate the PCL-5 into Malay and validate it for use in the Malaysian population. Methods: The PCL-5 was translated according to guidelines. A convenient sample of subject were re- cruited from those attending the Orthopaedic Ward and Outpatient Departments due to injuries from motor vehicle accidents (MVA). Subjects completed the Malay PCL-5 (MPCL-5) on the day of recruitment and were then inter- viewed using the Clinician Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 (CAPS-5). Two weeks later they were followed-up to again complete the MPCL-5. Results: 204 subjects participated in the study. The MPCL-5 was found to have good face, content and construct validity. It also demonstrated strong internal consistency (Cronbach’s Alpha = .89) and inter-rater reliability (r = .81). Conclusion: The MPCL-5 is a valid and reliable measure for PTSD to be used in the Malaysian population.

Fulltext A deadly hole: Postmortem Multislice Computed Tomography of gunshot injury

Suzana Ab Hamid, Muhammad Helmi Muhammad Noor, Khairul Anuar Zainun

Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2019;15(3):167-169.

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We report a case of a fatal gunshot injury to the chest which illustrates the compatibility of the Postmortem Multislice Computed Tomography (PMCT) features with that of conventional forensic autopsy findings. This case demonstrates that the PMCT has high potential to enhance the investigation and performance of conventional forensic autopsy.

Fulltext Religion and spirituality as intervention for post traumatic stress disorder following motor vehicle accidents

Rafidah, B., Muhammad Najib, M.A., Muhammad Radhi, A.M., Ismail, M.S.

Malaysian Journal of Psychiatry, 2014;23(2):81-85.

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This case series reports four patients who used religion and spirituality to relieve symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following motor vehicle accidents. Their symptoms subsided after a few weeks and the recovery is sustained after one month. This demonstrates that in a country where psychological help is still scarce and religion is central to its culture, intervention based on spirituality and religion can be used as an alternative early intervention to relieve symptoms of PTSD and hence protects them from developing the condition.

Psychosocial risk factors associated with mental health of adolescents amidst the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak

Amran MS

Int J Soc Psychiatry, 2022 02;68(1):6-8.

PMID: 33158391 DOI: 10.1177/0020764020971008

BACKGROUND: An outbreak of global pandemic COVID-19 profoundly affects life around the globe. Prolonged isolation, contact restriction and economic shutdown impose a deeply change to the psychosocial environment. These indicate a tendency to threaten the mental health of adolescents' significantly. Detecting adolescents' psychosocial risk during Pandemic COVID-19, particularly when they stay at home, may be helpful to better understand their mental health well- being.

AIMS: The current study aimed to explore psychosocial risk factors associated with mental health of adolescents' in the midst of the outbreak.

METHOD: This research uses a qualitative approach which focuses on focus group discussions interviews. This research took 6 weeks via online communication platform involving (n = 15) adolescents from the Low Income Household.

RESULT: The participants adolescents' psychosocial risk experience during amidst of Outbreak Covid-19 Pandemic are composed of (1) self- conflict (develop negative thought at home, unplanned of daily activities, changing sleep pattern and irregular wake up time and massively use internet) (2) Family Members (Conflict between parent and miscommunication between siblings) (3) School (Piling up on homework, Inadequate guidance for homework and Inability to comprehend online learning). These psychosocial risk factors have caused disruption to daily life adolescents' during outbreaks and almost inevitably trigger a spike in mental health issues.

CONCLUSION: Overall of study emphasized that psychosocial risks are important factors that can be addressed in order to reduce mental health problem.

Fulltext National Orthopedic Registry in Malaysia--National Orthopedics Diabetic Hand and Foot Database (NODFD)

Muhammad Anwar Hau A

Med J Malaysia, 2008 Sep;63 Suppl C:75.

PMID: 19230251

Fulltext National Orthopedic Registry in Malaysia--National Orthopedic Hip Fracture Database (NOHFD)

Muhammad Anwar Hau A

Med J Malaysia, 2008 Sep;63 Suppl C:74.

PMID: 19227678

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs): a global issue, a global challenge

Ashraf MA

Environ Sci Pollut Res Int, 2017 02;24(5):4223-4227.

PMID: 26370807 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-5225-9

Pharmacist-led home medication review for older adults: A stepwise process and an algorithm for face-to-face or online approach

Akkawi ME

Res Social Adm Pharm, 2023 Jan;19(1):1-4.

PMID: 36333229 DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2022.09.012

Fulltext E-learning in higher education institutions during COVID-19 pandemic: current and future trends through bibliometric analysis

Fauzi MA

Heliyon, 2022 May;8(5):e09433.

PMID: 35600443 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09433

The purpose of this study is to provide a comprehensive review of e-learning in higher education institutions (HEIs) during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study presents current research issues and future progress in HEIs e-learning in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic from 2019 to 2020 through the Web of Science (WOS) database. The analysis comprises citation analysis, co-citation analysis, and co-occurrence of keyword analysis. This bibliometric review provides essential insight for researchers to identify the most influential publications and determine the fundamental structure. Furthermore, this review facilitates future studies on the influential research trends and emerging topics. Findings present several streams of discussion based on the clusters identified from the three analyses. Subsequently, the theoretical and methodological implications on the emergence of new sub-fields and interesting future works in connection with e-learning in HEIs are presented. The outcome would aid scholars and practitioners in advancing the technology and aid towards e-learning in HEIs to ensure students' education can be sustained in the state of emergency.

Application of genus Cassia in the treatment of Constipation: A systematic review

Aslam MS

F1000Res, 2019;8:256.

PMID: 39238530 DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.17893.2

PURPOSE: Role of genus cassia in the treatment of Constipation Methods: Methodological analysis, systematic review, and meta-analysis of identified studies using RevMan Result and Discussion: Cassia fistula was partially effected in treating constipation however there is a need for improvement in the protocol of studies to reduce biases. These results were only limited to one species so it cannot be generalized among all species of Cassia.

CONCLUSION: Cassia fistula is partially effective in reducing the pain and consistency of stool during constipation among children.

Fulltext Knowledge on sexual and reproductive health among adolescents in a college at Seremban, Negeri Sembilan

Muhammad Firdaus Ujang, Rosnah Sutan

Int J Public Health Res, 2014;4(2):500-509.

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Introduction Prevalence of adolescents involved in sexual and reproductive problems is on
rise and it was associated with its knowledge. Several factors found to be
associated with the knowledge and various sources of knowledge are chosen
by adolescents for this information. Thus, this study was to determine the
knowledge score, its influencing factors and the preference of the sources of
knowledge.

Methods A cross-sectional study was done using adopted questionnaire involving 330
respondents aged 18 and 19 years old in Kolej MARA Seremban selected by
simple random sampling. They were gathered in the halls and 338
adolescents from 454 students consented to involve in this study. Selfadministered
questionnaire was used whereby a correct response was given a
score of 2, 0 for an incorrect response and 1 for an answer of don’t know.
Total score for all correct answers was 42. Descriptive analysis, bivariate and
multivariate analysis was done in the analysis.

Results The mean knowledge score was 37.32 (±2.967) with a significant difference
for gender. Internets were the most common and preferred sources of the
knowledge among them. There was 5.2% of them had heard on SMS
intervention and 37.0% of them disagreed on SMS intervention.

Conclusions The result showed that the knowledge score was lower in males than females
and internets were the most preferred source of the knowledge. Thus,
interventions for knowledge improvement should be more on male
adolescents.

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