BACKGROUND The incidence of tuberculosis (TB) in the city of Bandar Lampung, Indonesia, increased during the period 2009-2011, although the cure rate for TB cases treated under the directly observed treatment, short course (DOTS) strategy in the city has been maintained at more than 85%. Cluster analysis is recognized as an interactive tool that can be used to identify the significance of spati...

today, the concerns and discussion about bio environmental and land usage changes have been considered seriously. so, the land usage for tourism purposes is considered as a basic subject. one of the reasons of land usage change is tourism activities. regarding to bandar anzali situation (coast region), it attracts the tourists attention to buy land in order to build homes and also attracts the ...

football stadiums are the main infrastructures of this popular sport in every society. it is essential to observe essential standards in these stadiums such as safety, enhancing the quality of competitions, attracting more spectators to the stadium and receiving the host permission for international football competitions and so on. the present study aimed at demonstrating the state of safety of...

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)-a complex, multifaceted condition, broadly characterized by abdominal pain/discomfort associated with altered bowel habits-is among the most prevalent gastrointestinal motility disorders and is one the commonest conditions seen by gastroenterologists in their daily practice.(1), In clinical practice, a positive diagnosis of IBS is usually made by symptom criteria ...

1 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai Johor, Malaysia. 2 Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Kulliyyah of Pharmacy, International Islamic University Malaysia, Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah, Bandar Indera Mahkota, 25200 Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia. 3 Department of Bioscience and Health Sciences, Faculty of Biosciences and Medical Engineering, Uni...

The working environment of intensive care unit (ICU) nurses is a constant source of stress. Researchers have described ICU as a stressful environment because of the complex nature of patients’ health problems requiring an extensive use of very sophisticated technology. This study aimed to identify the prevalence of stress among staff nurses working in ICU, Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysi...

Jos HM Schippers, Alvina G Lai, Bernd Mueller-Roeber and Paul P Dijkwel* Department of Molecular Biology; Institute of Biochemistry and Biology; University of Potsdam; Potsdam-Golm, Germany; Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology; Potsdam-Golm, Germany; Institute of Fundamental Sciences; Massey University; Palmerston North, New Zealand Current Affiliation: Universiti Tunku Abdul Rah...