In this dataset, we present 15 Simple Sequence Repeat (SSR) markers with the motifs (AC)n, (GA)n, and (AC)n(AG)n using a ISSR-Suppression-PCR technique in order to discriminate Garcinia mangostana from diverse geographical origins in Peninsular Malaysia. A few loci showed differences between 3 and 6 bp in allele size, indicating that there are some polymorphisms between individuals correlating ...

From 2005 to 2009, the Institute for Medical Research (IMR), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia received 488 serum and blood samples from hospitalized patients on the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia, suspected of having dengue infection. In this study we determined the prevailing dengue serotypes using a real time polymerase chain reaction assay (RT-PCR). All 4 dengue virus serotypes were found circulati...

Two new black fly species, Simulium (Gomphostilbia) brinchangense and S. (G.) tanahrataense, are described on the basis of reared adult females, males, pupae and larvae from Cameron's Highlands, Peninsular Malaysia. These new species are assigned to the asakoae species-group within Simulium (Gomphostilbia) and taxonomic notes are given to distinguish each new species from six known species in M...

Verrucous carcinoma is a form of squamous cell carcinoma which was first described as a distinct clinical and pathological entz'ty by Ackerman iri 1948. This study is the [irst report of 44 cases in Malaysians. Verrucous Carcinoma (VC) formed 1.8 percent of all oral squamous cell carcinoma cases. There was a predominance ofmales (M:F = 1.4:1). The peak age incidence was between 51 70 years (66 ...

Mortality statistics of Peninsular Malaysia for the period 1950-1989 have been studied in relation to cardiovascular diseases, with particular emphasis on coronary heart disease as an important cause of death. It was observed that among six major disease groups reviewed, cardiovascular diseases which occupied third place as a cause of death in 1950 emerged as the number one killer during the 19...

Knowledge Management is frequently cited as one enabler of firm innovation especially among Western corporations. There is scant reported research that supports for such empirical links especially in the Malaysian context. There is a need for local research to address the KM practices, concepts, instruments, and effects. Using data from 149 Malaysian large manufacturing firms, a KM practices su...

The anguillid eels found in Peninsular Malaysia were identified, using morphological analysis as Anguilla bengalensis bengalensis and A. bicolor bicolor and that identification was further validated by an analysis of the eels’ mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) and 16S ribosomal RNA (16S rRNA) sequences. Previous studies had reported the occurrence of the tropical eel species A. m...

An epidemiological study of Ehrlichia canis infection in dogs in Peninsular Malaysia was carried out using molecular detection techniques. A total of 500 canine blood samples were collected from veterinary clinics and dog shelters. Molecular screening by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was performed using genus-specific primers followed by PCR using E. canis species-specific primers. Ten out of...