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Repair of Pharyngocutaneous Fistula (PCF) Using Montgomery Salivary bypass Tube after Salvage Total Laryngectomy following Failed Primary Radiotherapy: A Case Report
No full textThe occurrence of pharyngocutaneous fistula (PCF) after total salvage laryngectomy following radiotherapy as primary treatment is quite common. In most cases, pharyngocutaneous fistula can heal spontaneously with conservative measures. Here, we are reporting a 69-year-old male with a residual carcinoma of the larynx following failed radiotherapy as primary treatment whose later underwent a salvage total laryngectomy. Post-operatively, it was complicated by the formation of pharyngocutaneous fistula which was failed to heal with conservative measures and few attempts of surgical repair. The fistula later healed with the application of Montgomery Salivarybypass tube after 3 weeks. The application of the salivary bypass tube should be considered and used to promote healing in persistent pharyngocutaneous fistula especially in a post radiotherapy patient
Health Examination of Cultured Red Hybrid Tilapia from Setiu Marine Pond Farm Terengganu
No full textA total of 26 tilapia fishes from Setiu Marine Pond, Terengganu were examined for parasites and bacteria
(Streptococcus agalactiae) infection. Along with fish host sampling, physiochemical parameters of the fish pond were
also being recorded. The fish were examine for ecto- and endo-parasites, followed by bacterial examination from
obvious lesions and selected organs such as liver, heart and spleen. The main parasites that were recorded were
protozoan parasites from the external part of the fishes. Only one helminth was found from the intestine of the
fish. All fish were negative for S. agalactiae infection. The correlation between the prevalence in relation to size
class and gender of fish were weak to moderate but not statistically significant. Overall, the fish cultured in the
marine pond shows an excellent health condition, this might be related to the optimum physiochemical
parameters recorded in the pond during the sampling period
The Psychometric Properties of the Malay Version of Psychosocial Effects of Abnormal Pap Smear Questionnaire (PEAPS-Q): A Confirmatory Factor Analysis
No full textIntroduction: The PEAPS-Q was used to assess the psychosocial effect of women with abnormal Pap smear results. The aim
of this study was to measure the validity and reliability of PEAPS-Q in Malay language.
Methods: A total of 218 respondents had participated in this cross-sectional study. Confirmatory construct validity and internal
consistency assessments were analysed using SPSS Amos version 21.0 after the process of translation, content validity, face
validity and exploratory factor analysis.
Results: The first model directly confirmed the original four constructs. It demonstrated an acceptable factor loading (0.47-
0.96), domain to domain correlation (0.19-0.78) and best fit [Chi-squared/degree of freedom = 2.200, Goodness of Fit Index
(GFI) = 0.901, Tucker-Lewis Index (TLI) = 0.936, Comparative Fit Index (CFI) = 0.950, Root Mean square Residual (RMR) =
0.073 and Root Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA) = 0.074]. The Cronbach's α and composite reliability of the
domains were excellent which ranged from 0.75 to 0.85 and 0.76 to 0.85, respectively.
Conclusion: The Malay version PEAPS-Q was a valid and reliable instrument to be applied among women in Malaysia setting
Malaysian Craft Industry: Constructing The Underlying Factors In Entrepreneurial Traits
No full textMalaysian craft industry is currently in transformation from focusing on social-based activities into profit-based activities. Thus, the entrepreneurial traits and skills become important in developing the industry in Malaysia. Kraftangan Malaysia is a government agency that responsible in implementing the public policy that regarding the development of entrepreneurial traits among craft entrepreneurs. Since the emergence a new concept of several numbers of entrepreneurial traits, business performance has become important aspects in producing new paradigm in Malaysia craft industry. Nowadays, Kraftangan Malaysia is hardly to identify the factors that should be emphasized in constructing entrepreneurial traits among craft-makers in Malaysia. Therefore the purpose of this paper is to construct the underlying structure in a set of data and validity of factors that was developing based on literature. The confirmatory factor analysis is a method that was used to study the validity of components in factors of; need for achievement, locus of control, creativity, innovative, and grab market opportunities. The result indicates that there were only 45 from 68 components of the rotated component matrix are above 0.5. Furthermore, the existences of various factors in this study are valid; however, the components of instrument become reduce. Therefore, the questionnaire is surely can be to make a further study without doubt in inferential analysis. Additionally, the finding of this confirmatory factor analysis become important to entrepreneurship agencies and industry players in constructing the programs, policies, guideline and any model that involve with the variables in developing the entrepreneurial traits
Magnetic Data Acquisition System (MAGDAS) Malaysia: installation and preliminary data analysis at ESERI, UNISZA
No full textMagnetic Data Acquisition System (MAGDAS) is a magnetometer initiated by the International Center for
Space Weather Science and Education in Kyushu University, Japan, to study space weather. The latest of real-time
Magnetic Data Acquisition System/Circum-pan Pacific Magnetometer Network was successfully installed at the East Coast
Environmental Research Institute in Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Terengganu, Malaysia, by Kyushu University. This is
the fifth magnetometer under the MAGDAS network (geographic latitude and longitude: 5.23�, 103.04� and geomagnetic
latitude and longitude: - 4.21�, 175.91�). In this study, the results of data plot obtained at Terengganu (TRE) station were
shown to have reliable patterns of geomagnetic elements. The amplitude variations for each component were also proximate
with other stations and a standard model. This study compared MAGDAS-II data for the H component with solar
wind data (input energy, IMF, dynamic pressure and speed)
Haq Al-Insan Fi Al-Salamah Al-Badaniyyah Fi Al Quran Wa Sunnah
No full textThe Holy Quran is concerned with the status of the human right to physical safety to reach human dignity. Its rules have demonstrated the physical inviolability enjoyed by every human being, as well as the abuse of its sanctity. It also placed deterrent penalties on those who attack the physical integrity. Therefore, this research aims to clarify the status of the right to human physical safety from the perspective of al-Quran and Hadith, the statement of its sanctity and protection too. This qualitative study is based on the analytical approach from the Quranic verses and the hadith of the prophet Muhammad p.b.u.h. The research found the following results: Quranic verses as well as hadith proved the protection of physical safety by prohibiting physical assault by beating, wounding, threatening, intimidating and committing suicide, committing torture and aborting the fetus. They also called for the need to keep up the physical integrity in the exclamation for cleanness, the need for treatment, avoid eating forbidden foods and drinks, and the need for moderation in food and drink. The study also points out the status of physical safety in the Maqasid Shari'a under the auspices of self-preservation, which aimed to achieve human dignity. Thus, the Shari'a has criminalized the crime of assaulting physical integrity and provided for penalties to protect it by approving punishments for the qisas(law of retaliation), diyat(the financial compensation paid to the victim or heir of victim) and ta`zir (the punishment that can be administered at the discretion of the judge)
دور التكيف المدرسي في تنمية التحصيل الدراسي لدى تلاميذ المرحلة الابتدائية
No full textThe primary school is considered one of the second social institution to which the child likes to accept and get acquainted to after acquaintance to the family. It has certain requirements, laws and regulations that required the pupil to achieve the adaptation in order to attain some degree of scholastic success and the integration into the school environment besides the establishment of good healthy relationships. This study aims to identify the role of the schooling adaptation in the development of the educational curriculum among primary school pupils. This is to be done by addressing the previous studies and literatures that are relevant to the research topic that represent all the theoretical literatures that were applicable to the schooling adaptation. The author hence the researcher has applied the descriptive approach and methodology in following up the previous literatures that were relevant to the subject of this research study and discussing the results. The study has recognized that the schooling adaptation has a significant role in the development of the academic achievement among primary school pupils. In addition, the study commends of the necessity for the primary school to include instructional programs and educational plans and to be considered as an integral part of the curriculums in order to help students on the adaptation process towards schools. The study as well recommends the emphasis of the teacher’s role in assisting pupils to be familiar with this adaptation process during the effective training programs throughout and before the service in order to prepare the teacher to deal correctly with the pupil’s psychological problems in their early stages
تقويم كفايات تخطيط الدروس لدى معلمي اللغة العربية في المرحلة الثانوية بالمدارس العربية في مالي
No full textThis study sought to reveal the degree of competency lesson planning among Arabic language teachers in
Arabic Secondary Schools in Mali, And to determine whether there were statistically significant differences at
the level of )α≤0,05( in the grades of their lesson planning due to the variable type of academic qualification.
The researchers employed descriptive survey approach to achieve the stated objectives Questionnaire was
administered to (143) Arabic language teachers in Mali Arabic secondary schools. The results showed that the
degree of lesson planning among the study community in the introductory field, educational content, Behavioral
Objectives, and educational activities, respectively, Great degree, Their arithmetic averages ranged between
(4,07-3,57). While the study found that the degree of planning their lessons in the areas of teaching strategies and
teaching methods, and assessment strategies are medium, ranging in the arithmetic mean between (2,78-2,77),
The study revealed the existence of statistically significant differences between the grades of their lesson
planning due to the variable of the type of academic qualification in all fields of study to the field of evaluation
strategies for the benefit of educators. the study concluded with a number of recommendations and proposals
Examining the Effect of Electronic Information System’s Use on Time Management in Jordanian Banks
No full textThe world is rapidly changing with new developments which have changed the manner, process or procedure of operations and activities in the business world. Electronic information system is one element that has introduced new trends in the way companies conduct their business activities especially in time management. However, whether this phenomenon has been examined in Arab world context is a question arising in the current dispensation due to limited literature existing. Thus, this study examined the effect of electronic information system on time management in Jordanian banks. Data were collected through questionnaires distributed to the employees in the banks in Jordan in which 452 were obtained back. Structural Equation Modelling was used to model the relationship between the variables using AMOS 24. The findings revealed that electronic information system has a positive direct effect on time management. This shows the readiness of the banking sector to keep abreast with the current trends in the market by adopting new processes for betterment of its services to the customer
Understanding and Conceptualizing Alumni Citizenship Behavior: Initial Study
No full textThe study on examining alumni behavior towards their alma mater had gained considerable attention from both scholars and practitioners. However, previous studies specifically directed to understand alumni willingness to donate and giving behavior. Study that attempt to understand how alumni contribute and what are relevant alumni behaviors that possibly affect overall university performance rather limited. Hence, guided with Social Exchange Theory and Organizational Citizenship Behavior conception, this study attempts to identify what are the relevant alumni supportive behaviors which is termed as alumni citizenship behavior. Based on focus group interview, few themes that possible explain alumni citizenship behaviors were observed; namely donors and giving, university loyalty, university engagement, coaching and mentoring and university recommendation. Implication and recommendation for future research also were discussed in this article