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  1. Fulltext Acute Non-Fulminant Viral Hepatitis E Presenting with Acute Pancreatitis-An Unusual Presentation
    Thakur A, Basu PP
    Malays J Med Sci, 2017 Aug;24(4):102-105.
    PMID: 28951695 DOI: 10.21315/mjms2017.24.4.12
    Acute pancreatitis is considered to be an extremely rare extrahepatic manifestation of acute viral hepatitis E. The incidence is reported to be around 5%-6% in the available case series. It has usually been reported in non-fulminant cases of acute viral hepatitis E in the second or third week of illness, with a favourable outcome. Here, we report the case of a young male subject with acute viral hepatitis E presenting as acute pancreatitis at its onset and exhibiting a prolonged recovery phase. To the authors' knowledge, such a presentation of acute viral hepatitis E as acute pancreatitis at its inception has been only sparsely reported in the available literature.
    Matched MeSH terms: Acute Disease
  2. Fulltext Systematic scoping review protocol of methodologies of chronic respiratory disease surveys in low/middle-income countries
    Agarwal D, Hanafi NS, Chippagiri S, Brakema EA, Pinnock H, Khoo EM, et al.
    NPJ Prim Care Respir Med, 2019 05 08;29(1):17.
    PMID: 31068586 DOI: 10.1038/s41533-019-0129-7
    This protocol describes a systematic scoping review of chronic respiratory disease surveys in low/middle-income countries (LMICs) undertaken as part of the Four Country ChrOnic Respiratory Disease (4CCORD) study within the National Institute for Health Research Global Health Research Unit on Respiratory Health (RESPIRE). Understanding the prevalence and burden of chronic respiratory disease (CRD) underpins healthcare planning. We will systematically scope the literature to identify existing strategies (definitions/questionnaires/diagnostics/outcomes) used in surveys of CRDs in adults in low-resource settings. We will search MEDLINE, EMBASE, ISI WoS, Global Health and WHO Global Health Library [search terms: prevalence AND CRD (COPD, asthma) AND LMICs, from 1995], and two reviewers will independently extract data from selected studies onto a piloted customised data extraction form. We will convene a workshop of the multidisciplinary 4CCORD research team with representatives from the RESPIRE partners (Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Pakistan and Edinburgh) at which the findings of the scoping review will be presented, discussed and interpreted. The findings will inform a future RESPIRE 4CCORD study, which will estimate CRD burden in adults in Asian LMICs.
    Matched MeSH terms: Chronic Disease/epidemiology*; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive/epidemiology
  3. A Multivariate Measure of Dispersion and its Limiting Distribution (Ukuran Multivariat bagi Dispersi dan Hal Taburannya)
    Suwanda Idris
    Sains Malaysiana, 2005;34.
    Total Variance (TV) and Generalized Variance (GV) are commonly used as a measure multivariate dispersion. However, these two statistics has some drawbacks. This paper proposes a new measure of multivariate dispersion, named Vectorial Variance (VV) an inner product for set of operators defined on a Hilbert-Smith space. Since, the exact sampling distribution of VV is difficult to find, therefore the asymptotic sampling distribution is obtained.
    [Jumlah Varians dan Varians Teritlak kebiasaannya digunakan sebagai ukuran dispersi multivariate. Namun begitu, kedua-dua statistik ini mempunyai beberapa kelemahan. Dalam tulisan ini akan dicadankgan satu ukuran dispersi multivariate yang baru, dikenali sebagai varians bervektor (VV) yang merupakan suatu hasil darab terkedalam bagi set pengoperasi yang tertakrif ke atas suatu ruang Hilbert-Smith. Oleh kerana taburan pensampilan tepat dari statistik vv tersebut sangat sukar untuk ditentukan, maka taburan pensampilan asimtot telah diperolehi].
    Matched MeSH terms: Disease Vectors
  4. Relapsing encephalopathy with dancing eyes and jerky limbs
    Mohd Fauzi NA, Abdullah S, Tan AH, Mohd Ramli N, Tan CY, Lim SY
    Parkinsonism Relat Disord, 2020 06;75:110-113.
    PMID: 30846242 DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2019.02.025
    We report a case of relapsing-remitting opsoclonus-myoclonus-ataxia syndrome (OMAS) in a patient with Hashimoto's encephalopathy, diagnosed after comprehensive evaluation. OMAS as a manifestation of Hashimoto's encephalopathy has been reported once previously. It is hoped that recognition of this entity and early initiation of immunotherapy will improve clinical outcomes for patients.
    Matched MeSH terms: Hashimoto Disease/complications*; Hashimoto Disease/diagnosis; Hashimoto Disease/drug therapy
  5. Fulltext Superdominant right coronary artery with absent left circumflex artery
    Majid Y, Warade M, Sinha J, Kalyanpur A, Gupta T
    Biomed Imaging Interv J, 2011 01 01;7(1):e2.
    PMID: 21655111 DOI: 10.2349/biij.7.1.e2
    Noninvasive imaging of coronary artery disease is rapidly replacing angiography as the first line of investigation. Multislice CT is the non-invasive modality of choice for imaging coronary artery disease and provides high speed with good spatial resolution. CT coronary angiography in addition to detecting and characterising atherosclerotic coronary artery disease is also a good imaging tool for evaluating anomalies of coronary arteries. Superdominant right coronary artery with absent left circumflex artery is one such rare coronary artery anomaly which is well evaluated with multislice CT angiography. The authors report one such case of superdominant right coronary artery with absent left circumflex artery imaged with 64-slice MDCT.
    Matched MeSH terms: Coronary Artery Disease
  6. An outbreak of malaria due to A. maculatus breeding inside jungle at Raub, Pahang, 1937
    Evans T
    Journal of the Malaya Branch of the British Medical Association, 1938;2:85-7.
    Matched MeSH terms: Disease Outbreaks
  7. Fulltext Rheumatic heart disease in referred cases: Experience at a cardiology centre
    Jamal F, Abdullah N, Zambahari R
    Family Practitioner, 1988;11(1):46-47.
    Matched MeSH terms: Rheumatic Heart Disease
  8. Management strategies in Graves' hyperthyroidism
    Tan CE, Tan KT, Khoo D, Wang KW
    Family Physician, 1991;3:42-45.
    Antithyroid drugs, radioiodine and surgery are lhe three modalities of treatment for Graves' hyperthyroidism. The treatment strategy depends on a clear understanding of the relative advantages and disadvantages of each mode of treatment as well as the individual patient's preference. Recent studies favour the use of high dose antithyroid drugs with thyroxine supplementation to induce a higher rate of remission. Radioiodine is likely to be favoured as the definitive form of treatment. Surgery still has a place particularly for young female patients with large goitres. Keywords: Antithyroid drugs, radioiodine, thyroidectomy.
    Matched MeSH terms: Graves Disease
  9. An elderly man with right hand tremor: Is he having Parkinson's Disease?
    Teng CL
    Family Physician, 2003;12:22-22.
    Matched MeSH terms: Parkinson Disease
  10. 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: Alzheimer Disease
  11. Representing landslides as polygon (areal) or points? How different data types influence the accuracy of landslide susceptibility maps
    Simon N, de Roiste M, Crozier M, Abdul Ghani Rafek
    Sains Malaysiana, 2017;46:27-34.
    In the literatures, discussions on the accuracy of different models for landslide analysis have been discussed widely.
    However, to date, arguments on the type of input data (landslides in the form of point or polygon) and how they affect
    the accuracy of these models can hardly be found. This study assesses how different types of data (point or polygon)
    applied to the same model influence the accuracy of the model in determining areas susceptible to landsliding. A total
    of 137 landslides was digitised as polygon (areal) units and then transformed into points; forming two separate datasets
    both representing the same landslides within the study area. These datasets were later separated into training and
    validation datasets. The polygon unit dataset uses the area density technique reported as percentage, while the point
    data uses the landslide density technique, as means of assigning weighting to landslide factor maps to generate the
    landslide susceptibility map that is based on the analytical hierarchy process (AHP) model. Both data groups show striking
    differences in terms of mapping accuracy for both training and validation datasets. The final landslide susceptibility
    map using area density (polygon) as input only has 48% (training) and 35% (validation) accuracy. The accuracy for
    the susceptibility map using the landslide density as input data achieved 89% and 82% for both training and validation
    datasets, respectively. This result showed that the selection of the type of data for landslide analysis can be critical in
    producing an acceptable level of accuracy for the landslide susceptibility map. The authors hope that the finding of this
    research will assist landslide investigators to determine the appropriateness of the type of landslide data because it will
    influence the accuracy of the final landslide potential map.
    Matched MeSH terms: Disease Susceptibility
  12. Fulltext Clinical Practice Guidelines: Management of Acute ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI), 4th Edition
    Clinical Practice Guidelines: Management of Acute ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI), 4th Edition. Putrajaya: Ministry of Health, Malaysia; 2019

    Older versions:
    Clinical Practice Guidelines: Management of Acute ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI), 3rd Edition. Putrajaya: Ministry of Health, Malaysia; 2014
    Clinical Practice Guidelines: Management of Acute ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI), 2nd Edition. Putrajaya: Ministry of Health, Malaysia; 2007
    Clinical Practice Guidelines: Management of Acute ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI), First Edition. Putrajaya: Ministry of Health, Malaysia; 2001
    Keywords: CPG
    Matched MeSH terms: Coronary Disease
  13. Morphometric variations among three different populations of cobia, rachycentron canadum (linnaeus 1766) in Peninsular Malaysia
    Nurul Amin M, Babatunde TA, Ihab MMM, Usman BI, Ara R
    Sains Malaysiana, 2016;45:891-898.
    Cobia Rachycentron canadum, is one of the emerging aquaculture species but is usually a non-target resource in fisheries
    industry and within Malaysia, their landings are among the highest worldwide. Identification of stocks with unique
    morphological characters is important for effective management and sustainable utilization. Morphometric variations
    among three different cobia populations from Kedah, Terengganu and Johor were studied. All the morphometric
    characteristics varied among the three populations as all the elements of the first Eigen vector were positive. Discriminant
    analysis suggested that head depth (HD) and maximum body depth, (MaxD) were the most varied among the populations.
    Cobia populations from Kedah and Johor were in a single cluster in the dendrogram with a 63.69% similarity while
    Terengganu was in another cluster with a similarity of 8.01% from Kedah and Johor. The differences in the observed
    morphometry may be resulted from different trophic activities and/or habitat productiveness explored by each of the
    populations
    Matched MeSH terms: Disease Vectors
  14. Fulltext A systems biology approach towards the identification of candidate therapeutic genes and potential biomarkers for Parkinson's disease
    Sakharkar MK, Kashmir Singh SK, Rajamanickam K, Mohamed Essa M, Yang J, Chidambaram SB
    PLoS One, 2019;14(9):e0220995.
    PMID: 31487305 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0220995
    Parkinson's disease (PD) is an irreversible and incurable multigenic neurodegenerative disorder. It involves progressive loss of mid brain dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SN). We compared brain gene expression profiles with those from the peripheral blood cells of a separate sample of PD patients to identify disease-associated genes. Here, we demonstrate the use of gene expression profiling of brain and blood for detecting valid targets and identifying early PD biomarkers. Implementing this systematic approach, we discovered putative PD risk genes in brain, delineated biological processes and molecular functions that may be particularly disrupted in PD and also identified several putative PD biomarkers in blood. 20 of the differentially expressed genes in SN were also found to be differentially expressed in the blood. Further application of this methodology to other brain regions and neurological disorders should facilitate the discovery of highly reliable and reproducible candidate risk genes and biomarkers for PD. The identification of valid peripheral biomarkers for PD may ultimately facilitate early identification, intervention, and prevention efforts as well.
    Matched MeSH terms: Parkinson Disease/etiology*; Genetic Predisposition to Disease*
  15. METOPROLOL SUCCINATE: GENETIC ASPECTS OF INDIVIDUAL SENSITIVITY AND EFFICACY IN PATIENTS WITH OBESITY AND CHRONIC HEART FAILURE
    Gasanov I, Rudyk Y
    Georgian Med News, 2019 Jan.
    PMID: 30829590
    Aim - optimization of the treatment of obesity and chronic heart failure (CHF) patients by identifying key factors for the progression of cardiac decompensation and the principles of using metoprolol succinate, taking into account pharmacogenetic aspects in the complex treatment of this comorbidity. 127 patients with CHF 2nd-3rd stages, 1st-4th functional class by New York Heart Association at the age of 32-87 (61 [57; 65]) years were examined, including 93 men and 34 women. A comparative analysis of certain clinical criteria using the sequential analysis of Wald A.A. The results were statistically plausible with p<0.05. Conducting factor analysis allowed to separate groups of indicators and estimate the specific weight of individual factors in the pathogenesis of combined pathology - obesity and heart failure. The first two factors determine 76.8% of the variability of the indicators, given the indicators that load them, they were given descriptive titles "clinical-hemodynamic factor", "clinical and anthropometric factor". The proposed prognostic protocol provides new possibilities for predicting the efficacy of metoprolol succinate in patients with obesity and chronic heart failure. The developed discriminatory models allow to objectify the criteria for determining the doses of metoprolol succinate in patients with obesity and chronic heart failure - the maximum initial, maximal endpoint, and also to evaluate the expediency of a subsequent stepwise increase in dose. Perspective of further studies - development and clinical approbation of the protocol of the use of metoprolol succinate in patients with CHF in the context of obesity, taking into account the results of the conducted factor analysis and developed prognostic means.
    Matched MeSH terms: Chronic Disease
  16. An epidemic of typhoid fever due to ice-cream
    Green R, Mankikar DS
    Bull Inst Med Res Kuala Lumpur, 1949.
    Matched MeSH terms: Disease Outbreaks
  17. Fulltext Airport passengers' adoption behaviour towards self-check-in Kiosk Services: the roles of perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness and need for human interaction
    Taufik N, Hanafiah MH
    Heliyon, 2019 Dec;5(12):e02960.
    PMID: 31890945 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02960
    Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the factors influencing passenger adoption and behaviour of self-service technology (SST) in airports. This study adopted the Theory Acceptance Model (TAM) and extended the model by including the need for human interaction (NI) construct in the study framework.

    Design/methodology/approach: The research framework is based on the theoretical concepts of SST usage from the inter-disciplinary field. Four hundred two questionnaires were collected from passengers who used the self-check-in kiosks in Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA and KLIA2). The collected data were analysed using the structural equation modelling (SEM) technique.

    Findings: Different factors determine passengers' willingness and adoption of SSTs. Perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness significantly affect passenger adoption and behaviour of SSTs in airports. However, the passenger was much comfortable with the SST as the moderating effect of need for human interaction shows a negative result.

    Practical implications: The findings contribute to an understanding of how and why passengers use SSTs, which is critical from a customer relationship management (CRM) perspective. Better strategies can be developed to manage and coordinate SSTs delivery in the airport by understanding the passengers' experience from the self-check-in kiosks.

    Originality/value: This paper goes beyond the basic SSTs usage and intentions study by highlighting the nonimportance of human interaction in SSTs usage specifically by airport passengers.

    Matched MeSH terms: Disease Management
  18. Fulltext A Methodology on the Impact of Different Teamwork Skill Levels on the Efficiency of the Software Development Workflow Based on Malaysia Industry
    Zairina Ibrahim, Md Gapar Md Johar
    Journal of Management & Science, 2018;16(2):1-10.
    MyJurnal
    The process of software development life cycle (SDLC) is an important element of development phases to develop the application. In fact, there are needs to upgrade the sequence of methodology in software development. Thus, the SDLC is very crucial in order for them to ensure the quality of skills is placed accordingly in the workflow. This research contributes to the development of a new approach in system development workflow with the aim to properly manage system development projects. It started by providing some background data related to the previous mode of operation in the teamwork samples as shared by the stakeholders of the transformation projects and the new proposed Analysis System Development Framework (ASDF) method team members. Then, the key findings related to steps of software development such as (1) input for User Requirement Specification (URS) and (2) System Requirement Specification (SRS), (3) process for module, (4) process for database, (5) process for User Acceptance Testing (UAT) (6) output for Final Acceptance Testing (FAT) and empowerment for the whole level based on ASDF method. This paper contribution significantly to support the perception of high quality of skills in a teamwork, results in better performance of software development.
    Matched MeSH terms: Disease Management
  19. Epidemiology of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in Asia
    Wong SW, Chan WK
    Indian J Gastroenterol, 2020 02;39(1):1-8.
    PMID: 32152903 DOI: 10.1007/s12664-020-01018-x
    The growing burden of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) parallels the increasing prevalence of obesity in Asia. The overall prevalence of NAFLD in Asia is now estimated to be 29.6% and may have surpassed that in Western populations. NAFLD increases with increasing age and is closely associated with metabolic syndrome. Ethnic differences exist in the prevalence of NAFLD, but the underlying factors are unclear. There were initial concerns about lean NAFLD being associated with more severe liver disease and increased mortality, but subsequent studies suggested otherwise. Only some NAFLD patients progress to develop advanced liver fibrosis and cirrhosis, while the liver status remains unchanged in the majority; fibrosis stage is the most important predictor of disease-specific mortality in NAFLD. Surveillance for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains a challenge due to undiagnosed cirrhosis and the development of HCC in non-cirrhotic NAFLD patients. Diabetes mellitus shares a bidirectional relationship with NAFLD; NAFLD is highly prevalent among patients with diabetes mellitus, and diabetes mellitus is associated with more severe NAFLD. Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is a major cause of chronic liver disease in Asia; NAFLD and CHB are increasingly observed together because of the increasing prevalence of NAFLD. Despite studies reporting favorable virologic outcome in CHB patients with NAFLD, NAFLD has been found to be independently associated with fibrosis progression and poorer prognosis in CHB patients. Therefore, NAFLD in CHB patients should be given more attention.
    Matched MeSH terms: Disease Progression; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease/complications; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease/epidemiology*
  20. Fulltext Reiseangst: travel anxiety and psychological resilience during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic
    Flaherty GT, Nasir N
    J Travel Med, 2020 12 23;27(8).
    PMID: 32870275 DOI: 10.1093/jtm/taaa150
    Matched MeSH terms: Communicable Disease Control/methods*; Disease Transmission, Infectious/prevention & control
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