Understanding level of General Takaful and Family Takaful among 3rd semester of ACIS students in UiTM Shah Alam / Muhammad Hamizan Fahmi Omar

Takaful is a system of islamic insurance that based on the principle of ta’awun (mutual cooperation) and tabarru’ (donation), where the risk is shared collectively and voluntarily by members of a group. The purpose of this study is to determine the level of understanding among ACIS students in UiTM Shah Alam about the takaful concept which is general takaful and family takaful. The total number of student involved is 71 people (population) and the method that has been used are quantitative that is a questionnaire through the google form. As the result, it showed that the student of ACIS had a moderate level of understanding of takaful concept on the objectives of the study. In conclusion, there is still a lot of effort and knowledge in other to understand about the concept of takaful especially to the whole society

Predictors For TESE Outcomes and Fertility Potentials Among Infertile Adult Men

Background: Spermatogenesis is an essential process for human reproduction.   Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), and testosterone play vital roles in the development and maturation of sperm. Growth hormone (GH) is thought to play a role in the reproductive system of both males and females. Growth Hormone deficiency can lead to reproductive problems. Aim: to assess predictors of fertility potentials and TESE outcomes among adult males. Methods: we enrolled 162 males and assessed FSH, LH, basal GH, clonidine (GH) stimulation test one time and insulin stimulation test in another time. We designed a predictive model to identify the fertility potentials, Fertility Score= 4.442 + (Basal GH*0.074) + (GH_CLON*0.035) - (FSH*0.021) (BMI*0.062)- (Smoker*0.429). The net result of this equation should be approximated to the nearest integer to predict the fertility status where, 1=TESE Negative, 2= TESE Positive, 3=Oligozoospermia, and 4= Fertile control. Results: multivariate analysis showed smoking status, testicular volume, BMI, Serum FSH, basal GH are not predictors for fertility potentials. GH after clonidine and after insulin stimulation GH after clonidine stimulation correlates positively with total motile count. Other semen parameters do not correlate with basal GH or GH after insulin or clonidine stimulation. Receiver Operator Characteristic (ROC) curve analysis is used to detect the cut off levels at which sperm recovery yield change. For the GH assessment only, the basal GH could be applied to predict the SRR in men with azoospermia, AUC=0.672 (95% CI: 0.499 to 0.844). Growth hormone after clonidine (AUC= 0.510) or Insulin stimulation (AUC=0.556) and therefore, cannot differentiate between TESE positive and TESE negative cases. Conclusion: Basal, post clonidine GH levels, has BMI and smoking are predictive factors for fertility potentials, our model have high sensitivity in predicting fertility potentials among positive TESE males. Basal GH can significantly predict TESE negative males

Preemptive Dose Adjustment Effect on the Quality of Anticoagulation Management in Warfarin Patients With Drug Interactions: A Retrospective Cohort Study

One strategy to manage patients on warfarin starting an interacting drug is to increase the frequency of monitoring. Another strategy is to adjust warfarin dose around the time patient is started on an interacting medication, which is known as preemptive warfarin dose adjustment. The main objective of this study is to compare preemptive to nonpreemptive strategy and their impact on the quality of anticoagulation management. This is a retrospective cohort study performed at the pharmacist-managed anticoagulation clinic in a tertiary hospital in the State of Qatar. Over a 4-year period, 340 patients were evaluated, and 58 warfarin drug interaction encounters were identified. Mean age of the patients was (57.7 n 13.7), and 50% of them were females. Preemptive dose adjustment was used in 17 (29.3%) cases. Incidence of out-of-target international normalized ratio (INR) was statistically lower in the preemptive arm compared to the control group (41.2% [7/17] vs 69.2% [27/39], P =.048). Incidence of extreme out-of-target INR was numerically lower in the preemptive arm compared to the control but did not reach statistical significance (11.8% [2/17] vs 29.3% [12/41], P =.139). Change in frequency of INR monitoring was not different between the 2 groups. However, overall frequency of INR monitoring after onset/discontinuation of interacting medication increased compared to baseline (7 [9] vs 21 [16] days, P <.001). Preemptive strategy was shown in our study to decrease incidence of the out-of-target INR visits, although patients remained in need for close monitoring.This work is supported by Medical Research Center, Hamad Medical Corporation. RP#17226/17. ORCID iD Hazem Elewa https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1594-1199Scopu

A Novel Fully Automated CAD System for Left Ventricle Volume Estimation

© 2018 IEEE. Left ventricular (LV) volumes, and emptying and filling function remain important indices in conditions such as heart failure. These parameters are derived from the volume curve contained by the inner border of the LV of the heart, throughout the emptying and filling phases of the cardiac cycle, and the peak emptying and filling rates. The gold standard uses the Simpson rule to estimate volume from stacks of short axis images acquired using cine MRI. In this study, a deep learning, automated supervised approach to estimate ventricular volumes is introduced. Unlike prior methods that required hand-crafted image features to segment the inner contour, the proposed approach uses an automatically selected region of interest (ROI), and intelligently determines the optimum features directly from the ROI information. These derived features are then inputted into a deep learning regression model, with the estimated volume as the output results

A study on the service quality performance at the Health Unit Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Kedah / Ahmad Fahmi Abdul Rashid...[et al.]

The service quality of an organization or a company is very important as it will affect performance of the organization. If the quality of services provided is adequate and good, the organization may perform well. This is due to the efficiency and effectiveness of the organization to operate in doing its business. Reflect to that, the good quality of service may increase the satisfaction of the customers who come to deal with the organization. So, it may encourage the loyalty of customers for the organization and increase the number of the customers that may come to deal with them. The purpose of this research is to study on the factors that may lead to the service quality performance at the Health Unit in UiTM Kedah. It will covers tangibles, reliability, responsiveness, assurance and empathy value within organization. The researcher will use stratified sampling technique in order to collect necessary data for this research. The researcher will choose randomly the student to become as the respondent from the various courses in UiTM Kedah

Attitude towards rural library services among youths in Malaysia

This study aims to discover the attitude towards rural library services among youths in Malaysia. In addition, it considers the individual factors that might influence attitudes towards the services offered. This is a correlational study in nature, and uses a developed questionnaire to obtain the data needed. A total of 400 respondents among rural youths from 16 selected rural libraries in four states of Peninsular Malaysia were chosen. Based on the analysis performed, it can be concluded that rural youths have a favorable attitude towards the services offered by local libraries. Moreover, further analyses show that the frequency of attending rural libraries has a positive relationship with attitude towards rural library services. A number of recommendations have been highlighted, and it is hoped that these will help concerned parties in constructing an effective strategy for developing rural libraries in Malaysia

Diagnostic evaluation of blunt abdominal trauma scoring system (BATSS)

Background: Blunt force abdominal trauma is a typical emergency room presentation in both adults and children. Trauma is widely acknowledged as one of the primary causes of illness and mortality in poor nations, as well as the greatest cause of death in those under the age of 45.Objectives: This study aims to study the diagnostic evaluation of blunt abdominal trauma scoring system (BATSS) in patients with blunt abdominal trauma in Zagazig University Hospital.Patients and methods: This study was conducted on 48 patients suffering from blunt abdominal trauma in Emergency Department of Zagazig University Hospital from January 2021 to June 2021.Result: The mean age of patients in the study was 25.87±10.7 years (range 17–61 years). Of the forty eight patients in the study there were 13 females (27.1%) and thirty five males (72.9%).There was statistically significant difference between blunt abdominal trauma scoring system (BATSS) and types of injury p&lt;0.001. There was no statistically significant difference between blunt abdominal trauma scoring system (BATSS) and each of patients' sex and causes of injury p&gt;0.05. Conclusion: The BATSS score system can be used as an initial screening to predict blunt abdominal trauma outcome and can be the basis of management in patients who experience blunt abdominal trauma

Draft genome sequence of Pasteurella multocida subsp. multocida strain PMTB, isolated from a buffalo

Pasteurella multocida serotypes B:2 and E:2 are the main causative agents of ruminant hemorrhagic septicemia in Asia and Africa, respectively. Pasteurella multocida strain PMTB was isolated from a buffalo with hemorrhagic septicemia and has been determined to be serotype B:2. Here we report the draft genome sequence of strain PMTB

The Influence of Supply Chain Management Strategies on Organizational Performance in Hospitality Industry

The studys primary goal is to analyze the connection between SCM practices and organizational performance, and it also aims to evaluate the moderating role of management type. Quantitative data collected from Jordans hotel and restaurant workers via questionnaire. Structural equation modeling is used to examine the hypothesized relationships. Organizational Performance is positively impacted by effective information sharing. Information Quality (IQ) positively affects Organizational Performance (OP), and Strategic Supplier Partnerships (SSP) play a crucial role. Customer Relationship Management (CRM) had no discernible effect on OP, according to the study. OP is positively impacted by Postponement (POS) techniques. When implemented, postponement increases the efficiency of the supply chain and the happiness of guests. Type of Managements moderating effect is investigated. It moderates the effects of Strategic Supplier Partnerships (SSP), Information Quality (IQ), Customer link (CR), and Postponement (POS) on Organizational Performance (OP) but has no effect on the link between Information Sharing (IS) and Organizational Performance (OP). The success of Jordans hotel sector relies in part on how well its supply chain is managed. Insights from this research can help those working in the hotel industry improve supply chain operations and efficiency. Improving guest experiences and being competitive in Jordans fast-paced hospitality industry may be driven through bolstering cooperation, creating strategic partnerships, and investing in information quality

The Impact of the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) Non-Financial Perspectives on the Financial Performance of Private Universities

There are numerous attributed performance measures and investments to Balanced Scorecard (BSC) but empirical research and literature still lacks sufficient evidence of the effectiveness and improvement of organizational financial performance with respect to its multiple perspectives. BSC model perspectives are four in number, namely learning and growth, internal process, customers and financial perspective. In this paper, the impact of non-financial BSC perspectives on the financial performance of Private Universities (PUs) in Yemen is empirically examined. The study used Partial Least Square-Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) on data culled from 136 faculties, to determine the impact of three non-financial BSC perspectives on the financial performance of the institutions. The results showed that there were statistically significant positive correlations between Customer Perspective, Internal Process, and Learning and Growth, and Financial Performance. There was a positive correlation between an increase of 0.221 in Customer Perspective and a 2.341 rise in financial efficiency. In similar vein, a 3.827 improvement in Financial Performance was the consequence of a 0.346 improvement in Internal Process, while a 2.028 improvement in Financial Performance was the outcome of a 0.198 improvement in Learning and Growth