35 research outputs found
A research on the Educational Waqf in International Islamic University Of Malaysia (IIUM) / Wan Nuha Amani W Mohd Azam
Application of the concept of waqf in education becoming trend in most universities. This is because, the unique characteristics of waqf itself that enable and facilitate the funds to be collect which can move all activities related to education able to be done. Managing waqf fund efficiently and transparent allows many good impact in a university. This study examines the waqf fund management at IIUM and challenges faced by IEF. This study examines the IEF related to the implementation of waqf funds and forms or types of funds received. In addition, this study made several proposals to enhance or improve the management of waqf funds. This study uses the method by reading secondary sources such as books, journals, articles, theses and in-depth interview with the IEF. This study can provide
the experience or how IEF manage waqf funds that can give benefit to the university. This study can be used as a reference for outside parties interested in implementation educational waqf in IIUM
Biopiracy <i>versus </i>one-world medicine â from colonial relicts to global collaborative concepts
Background: Practices of biopiracy to use genetic resources and indigenous knowledge by Western companies without benefit-sharing of those, who generated the traditional knowledge, can be understood as form of neocolonialism.Hypothesis: : The One-World Medicine concept attempts to merge the best of traditional medicine from developing countries and conventional Western medicine for the sake of patients around the globe.Study design: Based on literature searches in several databases, a concept paper has been written. Legislative initiatives of the United Nations culminated in the Nagoya protocol aim to protect traditional knowledge and regulate benefit-sharing with indigenous communities. The European community adopted the Nagoya protocol, and the corresponding regulations will be implemented into national legislation among the member states. Despite pleasing progress, infrastructural problems of the health care systems in developing countries still remain. Current approaches to secure primary health care offer only fragmentary solutions at best. Conventional medicine from industrialized countries cannot be afforded by the impoverished population in the Third World. Confronted with exploding costs, even health systems in Western countries are endangered to burst. Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is popular among the general public in industrialized countries, although the efficacy is not sufficiently proven according to the standards of evidence-based medicine. CAM is often available without prescription as over-the-counter products with non-calculated risks concerning erroneous self-medication and safety/toxicity issues. The concept of integrative medicine attempts to combine holistic CAM approaches with evidence-based principles of conventional medicine.Conclusion: To realize the concept of One-World Medicine, a number of standards have to be set to assure safety, efficacy and applicability of traditional medicine, e.g. sustainable production and quality control of herbal products, performance of placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomized clinical trials, phytovigilance, as well as education of health professionals and patients
Consensus Considerations and Good Practice Points for Use of Continuous Glucose Monitoring Systems in Hospital Settings.
Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems provide frequent glucose measurements in interstitial fluid and have been used widely in ambulatory settings for diabetes management. During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, regulators in the U.S. and Canada temporarily allowed for CGM systems to be used in hospitals with the aim of reducing health care professional COVID-19 exposure and limiting use of personal protective equipment. As such, studies on hospital CGM system use have been possible. With improved sensor accuracy, there is increased interest in CGM usage for diabetes management in hospitals. Laboratorians and health care professionals must determine how to integrate CGM usage into practice. The aim of this consensus guidance document is to provide an update on the application of CGM systems in hospital, with insights and opinions from laboratory medicine, endocrinology, and nursing
PANC Study (Pancreatitis: A National Cohort Study): national cohort study examining the first 30 days from presentation of acute pancreatitis in the UK
Abstract
Background
Acute pancreatitis is a common, yet complex, emergency surgical presentation. Multiple guidelines exist and management can vary significantly. The aim of this first UK, multicentre, prospective cohort study was to assess the variation in management of acute pancreatitis to guide resource planning and optimize treatment.
Methods
All patients aged greater than or equal to 18 years presenting with acute pancreatitis, as per the Atlanta criteria, from March to April 2021 were eligible for inclusion and followed up for 30 days. Anonymized data were uploaded to a secure electronic database in line with local governance approvals.
Results
A total of 113 hospitals contributed data on 2580 patients, with an equal sex distribution and a mean age of 57 years. The aetiology was gallstones in 50.6 per cent, with idiopathic the next most common (22.4 per cent). In addition to the 7.6 per cent with a diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis, 20.1 per cent of patients had a previous episode of acute pancreatitis. One in 20 patients were classed as having severe pancreatitis, as per the Atlanta criteria. The overall mortality rate was 2.3 per cent at 30 days, but rose to one in three in the severe group. Predictors of death included male sex, increased age, and frailty; previous acute pancreatitis and gallstones as aetiologies were protective. Smoking status and body mass index did not affect death.
Conclusion
Most patients presenting with acute pancreatitis have a mild, self-limiting disease. Rates of patients with idiopathic pancreatitis are high. Recurrent attacks of pancreatitis are common, but are likely to have reduced risk of death on subsequent admissions.
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Optimasi Parameter-Parameter Energi Pada Clutch Point Konverter Torsi Melalui Variasi Rasio Putaran
Abstrak. Konverter torsi adalah transmisi hidrodinamik yang berfungsi untuk memindahkan daya dan melipatgandakan momen dari poros penggerak ke poros beban secara halus dengan bantuan oli sebagai fluida kerja. Titik kopling (clutch point) pada karakteristik konverter torsi adalah titik kerja dimana terjadi keseimbangan momen pompa dan turbin. Permasalahan utama dalam desain dan operasi konverter torsi adalah bahwa pada putaran yang diinginkan, titik kopling tercapai dan semua parameter energi harus mencapai nilai optimum. Tulisan ini membahas pengaruh rasio putaran (i) terhadap parameter momen dan efisiensi serta menentukan nilai optimum dan clutch point secara teroritis dan experimental. Hasil perhitungan dan ekspeimen menunjukan bahwa nilai momen turbin berkurang dengan naiknya rasio putaran, sedangkan nilai momen pompa turun setelah clutch point tercapat, yaitu pada nilai rasio putaran i = 0,82. Pada clutch point kondisi kerja optimum pada efesiensi maksimum ηmax=0,86
Studies on the Systematics and Distribution of the Scorpion Vaejovis bilineatus Pocock (Vaejovidae)
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