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Rooted in Purpose, Rising in Impact : 30 Years of FMHS, UNIMAS
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Since its establishment in 1995, the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) has consistently upheld its mission of excellence in education, research, and community engagement. As the Faculty celebrates its 30th anniversary, it proudly reflects on its remarkable journey in shaping the future of healthcare in Malaysia and beyond. Over the years, the faculty has produced skilled and compassionate graduates who have gone on to become leaders in their respective fields.
The faculty’s academic achievements reflect its unwavering commitment to nurturing both undergraduate and postgraduate students. By offering comprehensive programs that blend theoretical knowledge with hands-on experience, UNIMAS has equipped students with the expertise needed to excel in the ever-evolving healthcare sector. From pioneering medical and health courses to advanced postgraduate studies, the faculty continuously pushes the boundaries of education to meet the dynamic demands of healthcare.
Research has always been at the heart of the faculty’s vision. With a strong emphasis on both fundamental and applied scientific inquiry, UNIMAS has made significant contributions to improving healthcare outcomes both regionally and internationally. The faculty’s dedication to advancing knowledge is further supported by an expanding network of international research collaborations, enabling cross-border innovations and pushing the frontiers of medical science.
The faculty’s engagement with industries and communities underscores its commitment to creating meaningful, real-world impact. Through strategic partnerships with healthcare providers, industry leaders, and local communities, UNIMAS has bridged the gap between academia and practice, fostering collaborations that not only enhance healthcare standards but also contribute to the greater social good.
As the Faculty celebrates this milestone 30th anniversary, it looks toward the future with renewed determination. It remains steadfast in its mission to build upon its accomplishments, expand its influence, and continue its journey toward global recognition. With ongoing strides in international research collaborations and a commitment to excellence, the faculty is poised to lead in healthcare education, research, and service for the next 30 years and beyond.
This journey, defined by dedication, passion, and a vision for the future, is one of continuous growth, impact, and transformation. It is a story of a faculty that is shaping the future of healthcare not just in Malaysia, but on the global stage
Molecular insights : Aspirin-lactose monohydrate interactions for 3D-printed tablets via selective laser sintering
No full textUnderstanding the synthonic and surface energy properties of a drug molecule is essential for optimising the performance of formulated products, particularly in the pharmaceutical industry. However, gaining this insight often requires costly trial-and-error experiments. In this study, advanced surface analysis tools were introduced that provided visualisation and topological information based on crystallographic data. By using functional group analysis, roughness calculations, and statistical interaction data, direct comparisons of crystal surfaces were enabled. Molecular modelling simulations were conducted utilising Material Studio 7.0 software to evaluate the suitability of lactose (as an excipient) and aspirin (as an active pharmaceutical ingredient, API) crystals for the selective laser sintering (SLS) 3D-printing process. The study also examined each crystal’s morphology, lattice energy convergence, and contributions, such as interatomic and intermolecular interactions. These simulations offered preliminary insights into the potential compatibility of the selected compounds. Surface analysis of the aspirin and lactose crystal facets ranked their stability from strongest to weakest. For aspirin, the ranking was (1 0 0), (0 1 1), and (0 0 2), while for lactose, the order was (0 2 0), (0 0 1), and (0 1 1), indicating greater stability in the lactose facets. Theoretically, crystal faces with higher attachment and slice energies grow more rapidly and hold less morphological importance (MI), resulting in smaller surface areas. The stability of lactose monohydrate crystals may be linked to the presence of water molecules in their structure, which enhance the binding between the two substances. The study further demonstrates its practical relevance by correlating the sticking propensity of different aspirin and lactose surfaces with surface and particle descriptors derived from their single crystal structures. Interaction maps and surface roughness characteristics revealed that all three aspirin facets displayed hydrophobic behaviour, while the selected lactose facets exhibited hydrophilic properties, with a strong tendency for hydrogen bonding interactions due to the presence of hydrogen bond donors and acceptors
Predictive Maximum Power Point Tracking with Newton Raphson Technique for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell
No full textThe proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) is a renewable energy source known for its high- power density, quick start-up, and low operating temperature. However, due
to internal parameters or load resistance, the PEMFC may not always produce electrical power at the maximum power point (MPP). This paper suggests a modified finite control
set model predictive control (FCS-MPC) approach to achieve maximum power for PEMFC by modulating the duty cycle. The predictive control scheme and the Modified Newton-
Raphson method are combined to converge towards the current at the MPP specifically, which has not been widely explored in the maximum power point tracking (MPPT) technique. The duty cycle of the DC-DC boost converter is controlled by the predictive MPPT system to regulate the output voltage of the PEMFC. Simulation results show that the proposed MPPT technique can track the MPP for various fuel cell (FC) parameters with a tracking speed of MPP within 0.012 s. It is faster than most metaheuristic optimization approaches, indicating less energy loss. Additionally, it demonstrates excellent accuracy of up to 99.11% and is resistant to changes in internal PEMFC parameters
Empathic and Agentic Approaches to Community-Engaged Research Scholarship: A Playful, Frugal, and Co-Creative Framework Through the ACES Project in Southeast Asia
Get PDFEducational disparities, particularly in remote and rural areas of Southeast Asia remain a critical challenge, especially regarding access to equitable and inclusive quality education. In response, four universities from the UK, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Indonesia came together in the ACES project - A Community-Centred Educational Model for Developing Social Resilience, funded by the UKRI-ESRC under the Global Challenges Research Fund. By leveraging playful and frugal educational design methods within a community-engaged framework, ACES sought to address how university partnership with community stakeholders across local, regional, national, and international contexts could target and collaboratively address educational challenges in a culturally relevant and sustainable manner. This paper discusses the methodological insights of how Community-Engaged Scholarship (CES) and Community-Engaged Research (CER) were combined and integrated through the lens of the ACES project. CES and CER have each been discussed as approaches useful for leveraging and strengthening community research relations with higher education. Collectively referred to as Community-Engaged Research Scholarship (CERS) in this paper, we critique how a collaborative CERS study design was applied to bridge the gap between academic research and community needs by fostering equitable and mutually beneficial partnerships. ACES strategies have focused on how CERS values have been consciously integrated to create impactful educational interventions. Adopting a Case Study approach, the paper analyses initiatives from Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam, mapping the ACES’s core principles—community engagement, playfulness, frugality, and co-creation—to the participatory and community-engaged values of CERS. The findings reveal how ACES served to bridge the urban-rural educational divide, empowering educators and communities to co-create culturally relevant and sustainable learning experiences integrating playful and frugal methods. The CERS design underscores the importance of agile and co-creative pedagogical approaches, especially in the context of crises like the COVID-19 pandemic to enhance the resilience and effectiveness of community-engaged educational initiatives
UVA & UVB-INDUCED SKIN AGEING : Causes and Prevention
No full textAs we get older, our skin naturally ages, but spending too much time in the sun can make it happen faster. The sun's ultraviolet (UV) rays are the main culprit. There are two types: UVA and UVB. UVA rays go deep into the skin and cause long-term damage, while UVB rays mainly affect the surface, causing sunburn and even harming skin cells' DNA. When the sun speeds up skin ageing, it’s called photoageing
A Bibliometric Analysis of Social Actions Investigated using Discourse�Historical Approach
Get PDFThis study examines the research landscape of social actions investigated using a bibliometric analysis of publications indexed in the Scopus database from 2002 to 2023. VOSviewer was used to visualise and analyse network maps of co-authorship and the co-occurrence of authors’ keywords related to DHA. The results reveal that the United
Kingdom is a key contributor to DHA research, largely due to the prolific publications of Ruth Wodak, the approach’s proponent, from Lancaster University, along with contributions from her former students, Boukala and Forchtner. DHA research has expanded to 59 countries,
reflecting its growing influence. However, co-authorship data indicate that research within this field remains largely confined to institutional and geographical boundaries, with collaborations involving only 13 countries. Building upon Reisigl’s review of DHA’s four phases of development, we present Phase Five (2017-2023) as a period when DHA research expands from evergreen areas (nationalism, national identity, populism, ideology and racism) in political discourse and media discourse into interdisciplinary approaches to investigate contemporary issues in social media discourse. A way forward for DHA research is application of the holistic framework involving analysis of all five discursive strategies to understand how
language is used to achieve particular social, political, psychological or linguistic goals instead of selectively focusing on argumentation strategies and topos/topo
Dari Lisan ke Tulisan : Kearifan Tempatan Etnik Bisaya Limbang dari Perspektif Etnobotani
Get PDFKajian ini meneliti kearifan tempatan etnik Bisaya di Limbang, Sarawak melalui analisis istilah-istilah etnobotani yang diwarisi secara lisan daripada satu generasi ke generasi berikutnya. Bahasa bukan sahaja berfungsi sebagai alat komunikasi, malah turut mencerminkan pandangan dunia, sistem kepercayaan dan amalan budaya sesebuah komuniti. Oleh itu, istilah etnobotani Bisaya yang berkaitan dengan alam semula jadi, adat resam serta praktik sosial dan ekonomi diteliti bagi memahami hubungan rapat antara bahasa dan budaya etnobotani mereka. Data kajian dikumpulkan melalui temu bual dengan penutur natif, pemerhatian lapangan serta dokumentasi istilah tumbuhan. Analisis mendapati bahawa istilah-istilah etnobotani Bisaya ini tidak hanya mengandungi makna linguistik, tetapi juga nilai simbolik dan kearifan yang membimbing kehidupan masyarakatnya. Dapatan kajian menegaskan kepentingan pendokumentasian daripada lisan ke tulisan sebagai usaha pemeliharaan warisan tidak ketara yang kian terancam oleh arus modenisasi. Hasil kajian diharap dapat menyumbang kepada pengukuhan identiti etnik Bisaya dan memperkaya khazanah ilmu kearifan tempatan Borneo
Sustainable Clean Energy Solution for Bangladesh. Green Technology Attribute for a Sustainable Energy, Economy and Environment
Get PDFThe book Sustainable Clean Energy Solution for Bangladesh offers a strategic roadmap for transitioning from hazardous fossil fuels to renewable energy for achieving both economic prosperity and ecological sustainability. The current reliance on approximately 17,500 MW of fossil fuels to power Bangladesh's economic activities carries significant environmental, public health, and biodiversity costs. Annually, this combustion releases an estimated 68 million tonnes of carbon emission (CO,eq), leading to severe air, water, and soil pollution.
Atmospheric pollution, characterized by elevated levels of particulate matter (PM), nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulphur dioxide (SO2), and other hazardous air pollutants, drastically impairs air quality. This directly contributes to a surge in respiratory illnesses, cardiovascular diseases, and carcinogenic risks within the population, with studies indicating a significant burden of premature deaths and reduced life expectancy attributable to air pollution alone.
Furthermore, industrial discharges, including heavy metals and thermal effluents from fossil fuel power plants, contaminate vital water resources, damaging delicate aquatic ecosystems and potentially introducing toxins into the food chain. Soil degradation, exacerbated by acid rain deposition and the accumulation of ash and combustion by-products, negatively impacts agricultural productivity, raising concerns about food security. The continued dependence on fossil fuels also precipitates biodiversity loss through habitat destruction linked to energy infrastructure development and resource extraction. The weakening of ecosystems due to air and water pollution diminishes their resilience to environmental stressors. Moreover, the overarching impact of climate change, driven predominantly by greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels, manifests as rising sea levels, intensified extreme weather events, and altered habitats, posing a grave threat to Bangladesh's diverse flora and fauna, including iconic endangered species.
This book serves as a wakeup call to action, advocating for the urgent and comprehensive utilization of Bangladesh's abundant renewable energy resources. By embracing sustainable clean energy solutions, Bangladesh can safeguard public health, protect its invaluable environment, and pave the way for a truly sustainable future
The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Malaysian Stock Performance
Get PDFThe COVID-19 pandemic occurs in year 2020 bring huge impact in worldwide. The global stock market was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic including Malaysia’s stock market. The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Malaysian stock performance. This study will employ the Kendall’s tau-b correlation analysis to determine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The data collected are daily data from 25th January 2025 to 31st December 2025. The dependent variable is the Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) while the independent variables are built up from two categories which are the COVID-19 variables and the control variables. The COVID-19 variables include the confirmed cases, death cases and recovery cases. On the other hand, the control variables include the oil price, gold price, exchange rate, volatility index and NASDAQ composite index. The result showed the COVID-19 variables had significant impact on KLCI
Module Development: Psychological-Based Prehabilitation for Breast Cancer Patients and their Family Caregivers
Get PDFIntroduction: Cancer prehabilitation has emerged as a pivotal Strategy for the augmentation of patients’ comprehensive wellbeing, encompassing physical, psychological, and functional aspects while improving their quality of life. The profound impact Of breast cancer on patients and their family caregivers emphasizes the critical need for interventions addressing their holistic wellbeing.
Objectives: In this portion of the study, researchers intend to develop two psychological-based prehabilitation modules within a larger investigation targeting to address the quality of life as well as relationship quality among breast cancer patients and their family Caregivers. The deliberate involvement of the family caregiver Proposed here is based on the belief that the well-being of an individual is interconnected with his/her community.
Methods: Guided by the Allostatic Model and Systems Theory,
these modules are tailored to mitigate the negative effects associated with breast cancer with a systemic perspective in mind.
Leveraging on Sidek’s Module Development Model, the first module (PreCARE) targets breast cancer patients, while the second (PreCARE Plus) extends its focus to patients and their family caregivers. The content validity of these modules is rigorously assessed through consultation with six experts across mental health, oncology, rehabilitation, and radiology disciplines. The study aims to look at the aspects of content validity of the developed modules through the content validity index (CVI).
Results: The CVI for both PreCARE and PreCARE Plus modules
were high (above 0.83) with values of 0.92 and 0.93 respectively.
The findings also yielded high S-CVI for both modules with values of 0.98 (PreCARE) and 0.96 (PreCARE Plus).
Conclusions: These crafted psychological-based prehabilitation Modules proposed to revolutionize oncological care in Malaysia by empowering healthcare professionals in the oncology setting to enhance the psychological and physical well-being of breast cancer
patients and their family caregivers. Their potential impact underscores the importance of integrating systemic-inspired interventions into comprehensive cancer care paradigms