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Kulliyyah of Dentistry online examination: student’s guide
No full textOnline platforms have been used widely ever since the pandemic of Covid 19 hits the world. Among the most active groups using this platform are in the education system. Therefore, the Academic Technical team, Kulliyyah of Dentistry (KOD), International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) was established to aid in the technical issues with regards to online learning with special attention to online examination. Therefore, to ensure the information and knowledge on the technology were distributed at all levels, especially in the case of examinations, the team felt that appropriate training and information is vitally needed. In these trainings, lecturers and students were briefed on their roles and calibrated on the use of the Integrated Teaching and Learning Environment (iTa'leEm) for examinations with handouts given as further references. Today, we are glad to present a training manual which is designed for direct application with the online examination compiled from the previous handouts. This manual was developed in close collaboration with the IT department of IIUM and iTa'leEm support team. We hope this manual will be a useful guide to all users in preparation for online exam. The team welcomes comments and further suggestions
In vitro angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibition activity of syzygium polyanthum leaves and its inhibition mechanism
No full textThis PDF contains 18-pages of slides which has been presented by the inventor while participating in the 34th Scientific Meeting of the Malaysian Society of Pharmacology and Physiology, from 15th-17th July 202
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Remote teaching and learning during COVID-19 “lockdown” period in Malaysia: one institution’s experience
Full text linkThe coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has prompted significant changes for most programs' teaching methods worldwide, especially during the “lockdown” period. Most education institutions in Malaysia were indefinitely closed, with the teaching and learning activities were resumed remotely. This letter highlights Kulliyyah of Dentistry, International Islamic University Malaysia’s approaches in handling our teaching and learning activities (i.e., lectures, tutorials, seminars, practical, and the assessment), as well as the challenges faced by lecturers and students during the previous “lockdown” period
Solanum torvum for hypertension in ‘Kitab al-tibb’: A systematic review on the scientific evidence
Full text linkSolanum torvum or ‘terung pipit’ is a perennial herb that was mentioned in ‘Kitab al-Tibb’ or ‘Kitab Tibb Pontianak’ for treatment of hypertension. The aim of this study is to conduct systematic review utilizing Science Direct, PubMed and Scopus databases asserting the claim. Search was carried out without date and language restrictions, and based on combinations of the following keywords; "Solanum torvum", "S. torvum”, "antihypertensive", "antihypertensive", "diuretic", "vasodilation", "ACE inhibitor", "angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor", and "blood pressure". After systematic search and filtration of the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 17 research articles were included in this review. It was found that the frequently used part of S. torvum in these studies was its fruits. The plausible evidences found include; i) reduction in blood pressure of normotensive and hypertensive rats (induced by high fructose diet), ii) diuretic activity by increasing total urine output and increased sodium excretion in normotensive rats, and iii) significant inhibition on angiotensin-converting enzyme that is responsible for production of Angiotensin II, a potent vasoconstrictor. The isolated active compound found was (E)-2,3- dihydroxycyclopentyl-3- (3′,4′-dihydroxyphenyl) acrylate. In contrast, one article showed contradictory findings whereby S. torvum was reported to induce partial vasoconstriction, and to amplify hypertensive effect in L-NG-Nitro arginine methyl ester (L-NAME)-induced hypertensive rats, an animal model which was deprived from the relaxing factor, nitric oxide. Despite this, the same study reported an increase in total urine output and sodium excretion in L-NAMEinduced hypertensive rats. These discrepancies actually suggest that S. torvum actually works distinctively in different animal models of induced hypertension; thus, there is a need to conduct further study on Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats model to actually mimic the essential hypertension that frequently occurs in humans. Altogether, this review found scientific evidence from modern science supporting the use of S. torvum as mentioned in ‘Kitab al-Tibb’ for hypertension
The past and the present use of traditional herbal medicine
Full text linkThis article gives a general insight into the past and present use of traditional herbal medicine. It covers definitions, traditional and latest methods of preparation for use, its historical use in various traditional medicinal practices, commercial drugs derived from traditional medicinal herbs, and the recent increasing trend of use for homemade medicinal preparations and commercial herbal products in the market
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