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Abstract Category: Biomedical Science
Assessment of Mental Health Among Pharmacy Department Staff During the
Islamic Fasting Approach on Weight Loss Intervention – Experience Through the Lens of Participants
Covid-19 Pandemic 316
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Johari, M. Z. , Sulaiman, N. S. , Abdullah, S. R. , Khalil, M. K. N. , Wan Mohd Zin, R. M. , Mohd Yunus, S.
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N. N. , Kamaruddin, H. , Norshamsul, N. I. , Azizul, N. H.
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Centre for Health Communications and Informatics Research, Institute for Health Behaviour Research, National
Six Years Analysis of Serological Characteristics of Entamoeba Histolytica Infections
Institutes of Health
Seen in Cases Suspected of Amoebiasis 317
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Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research, National Institutes of
Health
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Introduction
Weight loss is a natural process of weight management in life but the process and effectiveness varies
Cost Analysis of Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG) as a Rescue Therapy in Acute
from individual to individual. This study attempts to assess the effectiveness of an Islamic approach of
the sunnah fasting (Mondays and Thursday) combined with healthy plating as part of a weight loss
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) in a Tertiary Hospital in Malaysia 318
intervention through the views of the participants.

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Method
This qualitative study takes on exploratory approach in obtaining feedback from selected participants
Prevalence of Ever Heard of Malaria and Its Socio-Demographic Characteristics
of the intervention. Four groups of participants (two successful and two unsuccessful) were invited in
Distribution: Findings from National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2020 319
separate Focus Group Discussions (FGD) to give their experiential feedback after completing the
intervention. FGDs were recorded verbatim and transcribed. Data was blind and axial coded before
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thematically analyzed.
Result
Evaluation of the Gene Xpert MTB-Rif Ultra Assay for Rapid Diagnosis of Tuberculosis
In total 21 participants were interviewed. Four themes emerged -­‐ efficacy towards intervention,
and Detection of Rifampicin Resistance in Smear-Negative Pulmonary and
barriers and facilitators to success, support and sustainability. Participants who were success attributed
Extra-Pulmonary Samples 320
having a strong support system at home or at work and the sense of competitiveness as the main key
to who were successful. Similarly, the same attributes are also the reason to those who did not
succeed in losing the prescribed weight. Most suffered difficulty of at least one month to adapt to the
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intervention. Sporadically in both groups stated the intervention is sustainable for a long period.
Individual motivation plays a strong role in the success or failure in weight loss.
Covid-19 Pandemic-Related Effects and Coping Strategies Among Adults in Malaysia 321
Discussion
Islamic fasting is perceived to be a viable intervention to weight loss and its success is driven both by
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individual motivation and a strong support system to be sustainable.
Determination of Annonaceous Acetogenins (AAs) in Graviola (Annona muricata Linn.)
Keywords: weight loss, Islamic fasting, qualitative, effectiveness, sustainability

by using Fourier-Transform Infrared (FT-IR) Spectrophotometer and Liquid

Chromatography – Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS) 322

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Trend of Smoking Among Adult Males in Malaysia, 2011-2019: Prevalence and

Sociodemographic Factors 323
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Mesosomes Are A Definite Event In Antibiotic-Treated Staphylococcus Aureus
ATCC 25923 324

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