1Faculty of Medicine, SEGi University, Kota Damansara, Selangor, Malaysia 2Institute of Biological Sciences (ISB), Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 3Department of Orthopedics, National Orthopaedics Center for Excellence in Research and Learning (NOCERAL), Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, M...

1Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 704, Taiwan 2Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan 704, Taiwan 3Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Selangor, Malaysia 4Department of Occupational Medicine, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan 7...

Red tide detection in the Strait of Hormuz (east of the Persian Gulf) using MODIS fluorescence data Masoud Moradi a & Keivan Kabiri a b a Department of Satellite Oceanography, Iranian National Centre for Oceanography, Tehran, Iran b Section of Numerical and Modeling Lab, Institute of Advanced Technology (ITMA), University Putra Malaysia (UPM), 43400, UPM Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia ...

Thirty species of parasites were recovered from seven adult male Malayan red jungle fowls Gallus gallus spadiceus from Ulu Langat, Selangor, Malaysia. Fifteen species of the parasites are newly recorded for this host; they are Pseudolynchia canariensis, Eimeria sp., Trichomonas gallinarum, Ascaridia galli, Capillaria annulata, Capillaria contorta, Cardiofilaria nilesi, Dispharynx spiralis, Gong...

Charred human remains were found in the smoking ambers of a dying fire in an oil palm plantation in Selangor, Malaysia in the midnight of January 28, 2013. Investigations showed that palm fronds and rubber tires were used to light and sustain the blaze. At least four to five tires were estimated to be used based on the residual burnt metal wires at the site. The remains were brought to the Depa...

The aim of the present study was to determine the vertical distribution and abundance of Aedes mosquitoes in multiple storey buildings in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Ovitrap surveillance was conducted for 4 continuous weeks in multiple storey buildings in 4 residential areas located in Selangor [Kg. Baiduri (KB)] and Kuala Lumpur [Student Hostel of University of Malaya (UM), Kg. Kerinc...

Two hundred forty nucleotides from the pre-membrane gene region of 12 Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) strains isolated from three different regions of Malaysia from 1993 to 1994 were sequenced and compared with each other and with the JEV strains from different geographic areas in Asia. These 12 Malaysian isolates were classified into two genotypes. The four JEV strains isolated from Sarawak ...

1Department of Food Science with Nutrition, UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2Department Wilayah Persekutuan 3Department Process and Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, 4Laboratory Halal Services, Products Research Institute,