Clinicians' knowledge, beliefs and acceptance of intravenous-to-oral antibiotic switching, Hospital Pulau Pinang.

Use of Snake Antivenom and Clinical Outcomes in Snake Envenomation: A Retrospective Study in a Tertiary Hospital in Penang, Malaysia

Optimisation of the MAGAT gel dosimeter compositions

Background: An effective polymer gel dosimeter can be fabricated by varying the composition of its chemical components. Materials and Methods: The MAGAT gel dosimeter formulations that used different compositions of Methacrylic acid (MAA) and gelatin were extensively investigated in the present study according to the R2–dose response and R2–dose sensitivity. The irradiation of M...

Management flight simulator of pension expenditure

1 College of Art and Sciences, Universiti Utara Malaysia, 06010 Sintok, Kedah, Malaysia. 2 School of Distance Education, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Pulau Pinang, Malaysia. 3 Department of Mathematics, School of Distance Education, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Pulau Pinang, Malaysia. 4 Department of Technology Management, Faculty of Manufacturing Engineering and Technology Management, ...

Prevalence of scabies and head lice among children in a welfare home in Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.

This is a survey of 120 children for scabies and head lice infestations in a welfare home in Pulau Pinang. Children from this welfare home (Rumah Kanak-Kanak Taman Bakti, Kepala Batas, Pulau Pinang) were randomly selected. Majority of them were Malays (72.5%) and the rest were Indians. The infestation rates were highest in the 10-12 years age group with 46% and 70% for scabies and head lice res...

Fusarium species isolated from mangrove soil in kampung pantai acheh, balik pulau, pulau pinang, malaysia.

A total of 33 isolates of Fusarium sp. were isolated from soil samples collected from a mangrove forest in an area in Kampung Pantai Acheh, Balik Pulau, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia. The isolates were isolated using soil dilution, direct isolation and debris isolation techniques. The debris isolation technique yielded the most isolates, with a total of 22 Fusarium isolates. Based on identification us...