AECC University College Research Collection: Recent submissions
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The prevalence and determinants of anemia among indigenous (Orang Asli) children in Peninsular Malaysia: A systematic review
(Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health, 2024-05-02)Low- and lower-middle-income countries bear the greatest burden of anemia, particularly those living in rural settings such as an indigenous community. The objective of this systematic review is to recognize the prevalence ... -
Integrated manual therapies
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Prevalence of 24-hour movement behavior guidelines among youth with prescribed eyeglasses/contact lenses and anxiety
(Mental Health and Physical Activity, 2024-04-29)Background: This study examined the prevalence of meeting 24-h movement behavior (24-HMB: physical activity [PA], screen time [ST], and sleep duration [SL]) guidelines in U.S. children and adolescents (youth) with prescribed ... -
Overtraining in professional sport: Exceeding the limits in a culture of physical and mental toughness
(Human Kinetics, 2015)Doing Exercise Psychology uses applied theories alongside authentic client interactions to address the challenging psychological components of physical activity. Doing Exercise Psychology helps students understand how to ... -
Individual and total sugar contents of street foods in Malaysia - Should we be concerned?
(Food Chemistry, 2024-08-30)Street foods are often of poor nutritional quality with high sugar content, in which the overconsumption of sugar is associated with obesity. However, sugar content information on local street foods is scarce. Thus, the ... -
The mystery of the COVID toes - turning evidence-based medicine on its head
(Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 2020-06-23)The recent and rapid emergence of COVID-19 infection has led to a flood of publications describing all aspects of the disease and its presentation. The appearance of chilblain-like lesions, in children and young adults has ... -
Successful treatment of hard corns in two patients using microwave energy
(Case Reports in Dermatology, 2020-11-05)Corns are a common foot problem accounting for nearly half of all problems seen within podiatry and chiropody clinics. Hard corns are concentrated areas of hyperkeratosis within the stratum corneum, typically found on the ... -
Retronychia - a different kind of ingrowing toenail
(Dermatological Nursing, 2021-03)This article looks at a case of retronychia, a recently reported condition, in which literature only exists for the past two decades. The case involves nail trauma where the nail plate embeds in a retrograde direction into ... -
Optimal emollient treatment and prevention of diabetic foot complications
(Diabetic Foot Journal, 2021-03-26)Foot ulcers in diabetes and their associated consequences (including amputation) present a significant burden to both patients and the NHS. The majority of foot ulcers are preceded by callus formation, effective treatment ... -
Paediatric cutaneous warts and verrucae: An update
(International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022-12-07)Cutaneous warts are common lesions in children caused by the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) and for most lesions spontaneously resolve within months of the initial infection, regardless of treatment. The infection is most ... -
The treatment of plantar warts using microwave-A review of 85 consecutive cases in the United States
(Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2023-06-20)Background: Plantar warts (verrucae plantaris) are a common source of pain for patients and are often refractory to treatment. Previous work has shown a high clearance rate of verrucae using a surface-based microwave device ... -
Microwave therapy for the treatment of plantar warts
(Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 2023-06-15)Background: Plantar warts, or verrucae plantaris, are common lesions causing considerable pain during weightbearing activity. Although current treatment modalities have low success rates, microwave therapy has been introduced ... -
Independent prescribing in the UK: insights from the Department of Health Allied Health Professions Medicines Project team
(Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 2023-07-04)Background: The UK medicines legislation was amended ten years ago (2013) to allow podiatrists and physiotherapists independent prescribing rights, the first of the allied health professions to do so. Non-medical prescribing ... -
Chiropractic Day 2023: A report and qualitative analysis of how thought leaders celebrate the present and envision the future of chiropractic
(Journal of Chiropractic Humanities, 2023-12)Objective: This study aimed to (1) collect and analyze statements about how to celebrate chiropractic in the present and roles that chiropractors may fulfill in the future, (2) identify if there was congruence among the ... -
Formulation and Administration of Enteral Feeds
(Springer, Cham, 2023-10-04)Enteral feeding (EF) is used mainly for patients with oral failure due to neurological or head/neck problems. If the gut is functional, it is the first line of treatment for clinically administered nutrition and hydration ... -
A conventional multiplex PCR for the detection of four common soil-transmitted nematodes in human feces: development and validation
(Tropical Biomedicine, 2022-03-31)Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections, mainly caused by Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, and hookworms, are among the most common intestinal parasites that infect humans. The infections are widely distributed ... -
Do we need different predictive equations for the acute and late phases of critical illness? A prospective observational study with repeated indirect calorimetry measurements
(European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2022-04)Background: Predictive equations (PEs) for estimating resting energy expenditure (REE) that have been developed from acute phase data may not be applicable in the late phase and vice versa. This study aimed to assess whether ... -
Neonate simulators: creatively engaging social work students in understanding risks of substance use during pregnancy
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Preferred method of purchasing supplements among government servants in Putrajaya
(Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine, 2021-08-28)Despite the risk of buying dangerous unregistered or counterfeit health supplement products online, the purchases still persist. This study aimed to identify the current preferred purchasing method and factors that influenced ... -
Maternal diet during pregnancy and infant respiratory morbidity: A prospective study
(Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2021-12)Background and objectives: Maternal diet during pregnancy may impact infant respiratory morbidity. The aim was to determine the association between antenatal maternal diet and respiratory morbidity of their infants during ...