2.Performance of Malaysian Medical Journals
Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences 2016;23(2):1-5
Indexation status matters for scholarly journal prestige and trust. The performance of
Malaysian medical journals at the international level is gauged through the global citation databases,
and at the national level through MyCite, a national citation indexing system. The performance
indicators include journals publication productivity, the citations they garner, and their scores
on other bibliometric indices such as journal impact factor (IF), and h-index. There is a growing
consciousness amongst journal editorials to improve quality and increase chances of getting indexed
inMyCite. Althoughitisnow possible to gauge journal performance withinMalaysia,throughMyCite,
the government and public are concerned about journal performance in international databases.
Knowing the performance of journals in MyCite will help the editors and publishers to improve the
quality and visibility of Malaysian journals and strategise to bring their journal to the international
level of indexation.
3.Soil Transmitted Helminth Infection among Children Admitted to Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan, Kuantan, Pahang
The International Medical Journal Malaysia 2019;18(2):107-112
Introduction: Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections by Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura and
hookworms still persist in rural and urban areas of developing communities. Recent studies in Malaysia
focused on Orang Asli communities and none in the hospital settings. This study aimed to investigate the
prevalence and associated risk factors for STH among children admitted to Paediatric ward of the Hospital
Tengku Ampuan Afzan (HTAA). Materials and Methods: This study was conducted among 135 (78 males, 57
females) patients in HTAA from December 2017 to May 2018. Faecal samples were examined using wet
smear, Kato-Katz, Harada-Mori and sedimentation techniques. Demographic data and hygiene practice
information were collected using a pre-tested questionnaire. Results: The overall prevalence of STH was 5.9%
(A.lumbricoides 5.2%, T.trichiura 0.7%, and hookworms 0.7%). Prevalence among males was 3.8% and females
8.8%. Majority (95.6%) were Malays. Chi square analysis showed that factors significantly associated with STH
infections are household monthly income (p<0.05), education level of mother (p<0.05) and father (p<0.05),
the source of drinking water (p<0.05), the method of garbage disposal (p<0.05). Logistic regression analysis
confirmed garbage disposal via burning as a risk factor of STH infections (p= 0.021, OR=23.8, 95% CI=1.6-
350.06). Conclusion: This study shows that the prevalence of STH infections is low in children probably
due to the effective implementation of control programs and good hygiene practice. Differences in individual
lifestyles and the humid weather condition are probable reasons for sporadic infection to still exist.
5.Arteriovenous malformation of the mandible: A rare but life-threatening disease.
Baharudin Abdullah ; Abdullah Pohchi * ; Abdul Rani Samsudin
Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences 2007;14(1):62-64
AVM in the mandible is rare. It may present with recurrent episodes of unexplained gingival haemorrhage, bony swelling, tooth mobility or facial asymmetry. We reported our experience in managing a case of a 15 year old Malay girl who presented with a life threatening bleeding from her mandible.
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6.All the Vice Chancellor’s Neuroscientists: Unity to Achieve Success in Solving Malaysia’s Diseases via Upgrading Clinical Services and Neuroscience Research
Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences 2013;20(3):1-5
President Obama of the United States of America announced this April the Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN for short) investment, while Professor Henry Markram’s team based in the European Union will spend over a billion euros on the Human Brain Project, breaking through the unknowns in the fifth science of the decade: Neuroscience. Malaysia's growth in the same field needs to be augmented, and thus the Universiti Sains Malaysia’s vision is to excel in the field of clinical brain sciences, mind sciences, and neurosciences. This will naturally bring up the level of research in the country simultaneously. Thus, a center was recently established to coordinate this venture. The four-year Integrated Neuroscience Program established recently will be a sustainable source of neuroscientists for the country. We hope to establish ourselves by 2020 as a global university with neurosciences research as an important flagship.
Neurosciences
7.Neuroscience and Brain Science Special Issue begins in the Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences
Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences 2014;21(Special Issu):1-5
The Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences and the Orient Neuron Nexus have amalgated to publish a yearly special issue based on neuro- and brain sciences. This will hopefully improve the quality of peer-reviewed manuscripts in the field of fundamental, applied, and clinical neuroscience and brain science from Asian countries. One focus of the Universiti Sains Malaysia is to strengthen neuroscience and brain science, especially in the field of neuroinformatics.
8.The Eight Stages of Trust and “Amanah” in Medicine and the Dunning-Kruger effect
Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences 2014;21(4):1-3
The Dunning–Kruger effect is a cognitive bias in which unskilled people make poor decisions and reach erroneous conclusions, but their incompetence denies them the metacognitive ability to recognise their mistakes. These unskilled people therefore suffer from illusory superiority, rating their ability as above average, much higher than it actually is, while the highly skilled underrate their own abilities, suffering from illusory inferiority.
9.Ain’t No Neuroscience Mountain High Enough: Experiences of a Neurogardener
Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences 2015;22(3):1-6
16 years have passed since the idea was mooted in 1999 by five neurosurgeons in the corridors of Hotel Perdana, Kota Bharu. They were Dato’ Dr Johari Siregar Bin Adnan, Dato’ Professor Dr Ahmad Zubaidi Abdul Latif , Dr Azmin Kass Bin Rosman, Dato’ Dr Mohammed Saffari Bin Mohammed Haspani and Professor Dato’ Dr Jafri Malin Abdullah. They initiated the beginning of the first programme in Neurosurgery in Malaysia. The rest is history.
10.Another Important News from the Neuronman: Malaysia’s Neuroscience Group Moves upwards in Terms of Research, Creativity, and Innovation
Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences 2015;22(Special Issue):1-4
12 months ago the first Neuroscience special issue of the Malaysia Journal of Medical Sciences was born with the intention to increase the number of local publication dedicated to neurosciences. Since then many events happened in the neuroscience world of Malaysia, those considered major were the establishment of a Neurotechnology Foresight 2050 task force by the Academy of Medicine Malaysia as well as the launching of Malaysia as the 18th member to join the International Neuroinformatics Coordinating Facility on the 9th October 2015 which was officiated by the Deputy Ministers of Higher Education, Datuk Mary Yap.