Assessment of knowledge on forensic anatomy among preclinical medical students

Anatomy is one of the key disciplines in forensic science. The knowledge of anatomy is very important for a medical examiner or forensic expert. If there is any internal damage in the corpse and the forensic experts have no idea, then they may mistake it for a normal structure. In Malaysia, forensic anatomy is not included as a subdiscipline in the present preclinical medical curriculum. A preliminary study was undertaken to assess students knowledge on forensic anatomy and its scope. Primary data was collected through survey method from 66 students. A structured closed questionnaire was used to collect data from first year preclinical students of medical programme of International Medical School of Management and Science University. Majority of the students had knowledge on forensic anatomy and its scope. The students were aware of forensic anatomy and they had information on this subject from various website sources. The data was analyzed using SPSS version 20. The available results are discussed in the light of available literature. The results indicate the students are eager and enthusiastic in exploring the opportunity on learning more about forensic anatomy and its career prospects

Diffusion Weighted Imaging and Grading of Brain Tumours

Background: Most prevalent primary cerebral tumours are meningiomas. The other frequent intracranial tumours are pituitary adenomas, which are benign, and gliomas, which are intra-axial brain tumours. The objective of this study is to understand the importance of DW MRI imaging with standard b-value in differentiating presurgical grading of the brain tumour.Design: A total of 24 DWI patients, including 12 meningiomas, 8 gliomas, and 4 pituitary adenomas, were included in this retrospective analysis.Method: The Stejskal-Tanner equation is used to analyse the ADCmean, ADCmin, and ADCmax values from the healthy and tumour core that are obtained out from area of interest (ROI).Result: The ADCmean value of Gliomas ranges from 0.09 x 10-3 mm2s-1 to 0.99 x 10-3 mm2s-1 with a median value of 0.25 x 10-3 mm2s-1. ADCmean value 1.82 x 10-3 mm2/s (sensitivity: 67%. Specificity: 81.8%) and 0.94 x 10-3 mm2/s (sensitivity: 75%. specificity: 81.3%) can discriminate grade II –IV meningioma from grade II-IV glioma.Conclusion: The ADC and its threshold levels offer crucial details on the grades, consistency, and characterization of tumour, aiding accurate diagnosis and therapy

Covid-19 : analysis on financial wellbeing during the implementation of Movement Control Order in Malaysia

The Malaysian people’s well-being has suffered as a result of COVID-19 pandemic. The welfare of Malaysians has also been impacted by the pandemic, as the Malaysian government has decided to implement Movement Control Orders (MCO) to prevent the virus from spreading throughout the country. Many Malaysian households’ financial well-being has suffered as well due to the crisis consequences. Therefore, this study concentrated on the subjective financial well-being analysis of Malaysians during the implementation of the Movement Control Order (MCO). This is a quantitative study with 293 respondents, 163 of whom were from the B40 group and 130 from the M40 group. The descriptive analysis and Structure Equation Modelling (SEM) technique were used in the data analysis (SEM). The study found that the impact of expenses on financial well-being is greater in the “B40 income group” than in the “M40 income group.” To support the financial well-being of B40 and M40 income groups, the government should implement an effective targeted policies, programmes, and incentives. Following the implementation of MCO in Malaysia, future research should focus on Malaysian households’ financial well-being aspect

A Challenge in Acquiring Core Anatomical Concept in Medical Science Teaching

Active learning is a relevant scholastic approach in medical science education. This involves motivation-related elements like worth, self-confidence, and being connected in addition to learners’ contentment and beliefs regarding performance. The study's goal is to present benefit of varied educational activities that promote educational experiences. This research involved fifty-eight students including thirty-three bachelor and twenty-five masters’ students. Data was evaluated from the results of the (1) pre and post session quizzes in the cranial nerve interactive session; (2) from the responses of the closed structured questionnaire after a case study session on neurological disorder in the second part of the active learning process. Students are fully engaged and motivated as reflected from (1) the good result of post session quiz after an active learning interactive session compared to pre session quiz. (2) the positive answers to the closed structured questionnaires after an active and engaging case study session. The collaborative and inclusive nature of case discussion was really appreciated by the learners which are extremely active, engaging, amazing lively, interesting, and welcoming. Active learning facilitates knowledge sharing between students and their instructors, as well as relationships between peers as they help one another overcome challenges. The learners can fully express their own imaginations, intellectual curiosity, and abilities. This study has considerable inference towards medical science education. The different active and learning pedagogical approach allows students to develop their critical thinking, ability to notice, and clinical abilities. These methods help the students to gain a thorough understanding of the subject with anticipated instructor input within a useful time limit. Additionally, when educators encourage an environment that prioritises evaluation through active learning techniques, students receive greater benefits

Service Quality, Patient Satisfactions And Loyalty In Public Healthcare

Patient loyalty has been considered to be a pivotal contributor for success of any organisation. The need for proper healthcare is considered as potentially beneficial for private healthcare services exclusively. Hospital industry is concerned about the increasing trend of private healthcare services. If this continues the state government hospitals are likely to lose their patients. The goal of this study was to explore the relationship of service quality factors on patient loyalty of public healthcare centres‘ service quality. This research further investigated if patient satisfaction mediated the relationship between hospital service quality and patient‘s loyalty. This study is a cross sectional research conducted using self-administrated questionnaire. A total of 576 completed questionnaires were obtained within the period of data collection. The data were then analysed using Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) method to assess the relationship between the assumed variables

A Challenge in Acquiring Core Anatomical Concept in Medical Science Teaching

Active learning is a relevant scholastic approach in medical science education. This involves motivation-related elements like worth, self-confidence, and being connected in addition to learners’ contentment and beliefs regarding performance. The study's goal is to present benefit of varied educational activities that promote educational experiences. This research involved fifty-eight students including thirty-three bachelor and twenty-five masters’ students. Data was evaluated from the results of the (1) pre and post session quizzes in the cranial nerve interactive session; (2) from the responses of the closed structured questionnaire after a case study session on neurological disorder in the second part of the active learning process. Students are fully engaged and motivated as reflected from (1) the good result of post session quiz after an active learning interactive session compared to pre session quiz. (2) the positive answers to the closed structured questionnaires after an active and engaging case study session. The collaborative and inclusive nature of case discussion was really appreciated by the learners which are extremely active, engaging, amazing lively, interesting, and welcoming. Active learning facilitates knowledge sharing between students and their instructors, as well as relationships between peers as they help one another overcome challenges. The learners can fully express their own imaginations, intellectual curiosity, and abilities. This study has considerable inference towards medical science education. The different active and learning pedagogical approach allows students to develop their critical thinking, ability to notice, and clinical abilities. These methods help the students to gain a thorough understanding of the subject with anticipated instructor input within a useful time limit. Additionally, when educators encourage an environment that prioritises evaluation through active learning techniques, students receive greater benefits

Evaluation of Theils U: A Naïve Forecast Application

The reliability of any forecast needs to be tested effectively with an empirical data. Simple or complicated forecast methods have many a time failed subjected to empirical examination. There is no agreement among scholars as to which metric is the best for determining the best forecasting method. So this paper evaluates the basic of forecast techniques of predicting the future values and comparing its accuracy by Theil's U statistic. The predicted values were estimated by Naïve's method and the errors are calculated to verify the accuracy of the forecasted values as well. The testing has been done with a set of fictitious data set which helps to explain the steps in establishing the accuracy of the projected model