Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-1353/1510132
Sexually Transmitted Disease in Straits Settlements (NNS): A Study of Factors in Society from 1884 Until 1940
Noor Lyana Binti Musa and Azilzan Mat Enh
Article Type: Review Article | First Published: December 30, 2021
Sexually transmitted diseases are a common disease during the British era in the Straits Settlements (NNS) especially in Penang. Therefore, there are several questions that arise on how prostitution causes the transmission of this sexually transmitted disease. The purpose of writing this article is to study and find out the background of venereal diseases in the Straits Settlements and the causative factors of venereal disease transmission in Straits Settlements (NNS). The results showed that th...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3397/1410135
Pristine Normal Looking Appendix on Diagnostic Laparoscopy-A Management Dilemma
Kasturi Rangan Sarathy and Abdus Samee
Article Type: Patient Care | First Published: December 31, 2021
Abdominal pain especially in the right iliac fossa (RIF) or right lower quadrant (RLQ) is one of the most common presentations as surgical emergencies. The cause for right lower quadrant abdominal pain encompasses a wide spectrum of diseases from a functional pain to an acute emergency where an immediate surgical intervention is definitely warranted. Acute appendicitis is the most common surgical emergency globally. The clinical presentation of appendicitis is right lower abdominal pain and asso...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5718/1510211
Acute Effect of Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation on Cycle Ergometer Test and Physiological Parameters in Healthy Young Individuals: A Pilot Study
Sefa Haktan HATIK, PT, MSc, PhD, Berkay Eren Pehlivanoğlu, PT, MSc, PhD, Mesut ARSLAN, PT, MSc, PhD, Çilem TAŞKIN, MSc and Ali Veysel ÖZDEN, MD
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: January 05, 2022
This study is to investigate the effect of non-invasive auricular VNS on cycle ergometer test and physiological parameters in healthy individuals. 46 people participated in the study. The participants were randomly divided into 3 groups as Above Threshold, Under Threshold and Control according to the sensation of electrical current on ears. The participants were evaluated 3 times; before the application, after the first and second bicycle exercises. Numerical pain scale, pulse rate, blood pressu...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-3235.1510087
MRI Evaluation of Trochlear Dysplasia as a Cause of Patellar Instability
Hayder Adnan Sadeq, Marwan Jwad Msarah and Rafal Hani Mustafa
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: December 26, 2021
Trochlear dysplasia is characterized by abnormal trochlear morphology and a shallow groove and is known to be a major risk factor for patellofemoral instability. About 96% of patients with a history of a true patellar dislocation had evidence of trochlear dysplasia. This study included 100 patients, their ages range between 12-60 years. All presented with anterior knee pain and had MRI examination after orthopedic consultation. In this study, trochlear dysplasia is diagnosed in 16 patients among...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5769/1510084
Dose-Delivery Time Interval of Morphine in Labour and its Impact on the Likelihood of Adverse Neonatal Outcomes
Ranatunga M and Doctor TN
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: December 26, 2021
To find the effect that time between dosage of morphine and delivery of the baby has on the incidence of need for neonatal resuscitation. Retrospective analysis of 659 births at The Northern Hospital, Epping, Victoria, featuring use of morphine in labour. Time between morphine dose and delivery of baby was recorded for each birth, known as the dose-delivery interval (DDI). Four equally distributed categories were created based on quartiles of DDI. Various neonatal outcomes were compared between ...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5734/1510137
Clinical Effectiveness of Diode Laser as an Adjunct in the Treatment of Periodontitis
Bra’ah D Al Shbool, Rola A Habashneh, Dafi S Ta’ani and Majdi M Alzoubi
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: December 31, 2021
This randomized clinical trial aimed at evaluation of the clinical effects of a 810-nm diode laser as an adjunct to scaling and root planing (SRP). Twenty-eight patients with 37.5 years as mean age with periodontitis were selected for the split-mouth clinical study. Two treatment cohorts for SRP alone and for DL and SRP (810 nm, 2 W, pulsed mode 20 Hz, for 20 seconds) were used for random assigning of patients through a split mouth design. Measurement of clinical parameters that included plaque ...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5734/1510136
Comparative Analysis of the Lip’s Soft Tissue by Using 3D Stereophotogrammetry: Age and Gender
Mirela Cristina da Silva, Juliana Rodrigues Rozatto, Ana Maria Bettoni Rodrigues da Silva, Marco Antônio Moreira Rodrigues da Silva and Laís Valencise Magri
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: December 31, 2021
The facial identification of each human being is performed by analyzing individual characteristics related to dental occlusion, harmony, musculature, shape and the anatomical configuration of structures. The identification is related to the set of procedures and techniques to individualize a person or an object. This form of identification must be carried out by professionals trained in Legal Dentistry and Legal Medicine. One of the areas of study of Legal Dentistry is the facial identification ...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-2951/1410246
Taurine in Congestive Heart Failure
Farrukh Ahmad, MD, Nitish Kumar Sharma, MD and Michelle Hadley, DO, FACC
Article Type: Review Article | First Published: December 23, 2021
Taurine is a ubiquitous amino acid found across the animal kingdom. It is a sulfur-containing amino acid, found in high concentration in the intracellular compartment of excitable tissue, including the myocardium. It functions as an intracellular osmolyte, involved in cell volume regulation. Being a neutral zwitterion, transport of taurine is not accompanied by a change in charge gradient across membranes. This chemical property makes taurine the perfect candidate of cellular osmoregulation. Tau...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5696/1410072
Reference Intervals in Malaysia: A Performance Evaluation and Comparison of Haematological Parameters between Sysmex XE-5000 and XN-3000
Siew Lian CHONG, Asral Wirda AHMAD ASNAWI, Kian Boon LAW, Roszymah HAMZAH and Sen Mui TAN
Article Type: Brief Report | First Published: December 23, 2021
The Sysmex XN-3000 is a new automated haematology analyser designed to improve the accuracy of cell counts and the specificity of the flagging events of unusual parameters. By comparing the previous full blood count (FBC) reference intervals in Malaysia for Sysmex XE- 5000, we determined a reference interval for all parameters measured by the Sysmex XN-3000 for the Malaysian population. Through the voluntary recruitment of 397 adults ages 18-45 years, both genders, and the three main ethnic grou...