Pharmaceuticals residues in selected tropical surface water bodies from Selangor (Malaysia): Occurrence and potential risk assessments

SM Praveena, SNM Shaifuddin, S Sukiman… - Science of the total …, 2018 - Elsevier
This study investigated the occurrence of nine pharmaceuticals (amoxicillin, caffeine,
chloramphenicol, ciprofloxacin, dexamethasone, diclofenac, nitrofurazone …

[HTML][HTML] The relationship between sedentary behavior, back pain, and psychosocial correlates among university employees

F Hanna, RN Daas, TJ El-Shareif… - Frontiers in public …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Objectives: This study aims to investigate the relationship between levels of sedentary
behavior, physical activity, and back pain and their psychosocial correlates among university …

[HTML][HTML] Physical activity, sedentary behavior, and weight status of university students during the covid-19 lockdown: A cross-national comparative study

ST Tan, CX Tan, SS Tan - … Journal of Environmental Research and Public …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The temporary closure of learning institutions during the COVID-19 pandemic has
dramatically reduced the physical activity of students across all ages. Therefore, this study …

Understanding the relationship between atherogenic index of plasma and cardiovascular disease risk factors among staff of an University in Malaysia

MS Bo, WL Cheah, S Lwin, T Moe Nwe… - Journal of Nutrition …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Atherogenic index of plasma (AIP) was found to be one of the strongest
markers in predicting the cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. This study was to determine the …

How to dampen the surge of non-communicable diseases in Southeast Asia: insights from a systematic review and meta-analysis

M Fritz, H Fromell - Health policy and planning, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular
diseases and chronic respiratory diseases, have overtaken infectious diseases as the …

Occurrence and potential human health risk of pharmaceutical residues in drinking water from Putrajaya (Malaysia)

SM Praveena, MZM Rashid, FAM Nasir, WS Yee… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Occurrence of pharmaceutical residues in drinking water has been widely reported in
countries that have registered steady economic growth. This can exert concerns among the …

[HTML][HTML] Risk factors for low birth weight among rural and urban Malaysian women

S Kaur, CM Ng, SE Badon, RA Jalil, D Maykanathan… - BMC Public Health, 2019 - Springer
Background Low birth weight prevalence in Malaysia remains high. Socioeconomic
background may lead to differences in physical activity and maternal nutritional status, which …

The identification of significant features towards travel mode choice and its prediction via optimised random forest classifier: An evaluation for active commuting …

NFM Ali, AFM Sadullah, APPA Majeed… - Journal of Transport & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction Physical activity is the foundation to staying healthy, but sedentary activities
have become not uncommon that ought to be mitigated immediately. The study aims to …

[HTML][HTML] The prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity and their related socio-demographic and lifestyle factors among adult women in Myanmar, 2015-16

SA Hong, K Peltzer, KT Lwin, LS Aung - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background The aim of the study was to estimate the prevalence of underweight and
overweight or obesity and their socio-demographic and lifestyle factors in a female adult …

[HTML][HTML] Roles of sedentary behaviors and unhealthy foods in increasing the obesity risk in adult men and women: a cross-sectional national study

E Nurwanti, M Uddin, JS Chang, H Hadi, S Syed-Abdul… - Nutrients, 2018 - mdpi.com
Sedentary behaviors and dietary intake are independently associated with obesity risk. In
the literature, only a few studies have investigated gender differences for such associations …