As Malaysia undergoes a demographic transformation of population aging, the prevalence of dementia is expected to rise, posing a major public health threat issue. Early screening to detect cognitive impairment is important to implement appropriate clinical interventions. The Visual Cognitive Assessment Test (VCAT) is a language-neutral cognitive assessment screening tool suitable for multilingual populations. This study was aimed to validate the VCAT screening tool for the detection of cognitive impairment amongst the population of Malaysia. A total of 184 participants were recruited, comprising 79 cognitively healthy participants (CHP), 46 mild cognitive impairment (MCI) patients, and 59 mild dementia (Alzheimer’s disease and Vascular Dementia) patients from five hospitals between May 2018 and December 2019 to determine the usefulness of VCAT. Diagnostic performance was assessed using area under the curve (AUC), and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysies was performed to determine the recommended cutoff scores. ROC analyses for the VCAT was comparable with that of MoCA (Montreal Cognitive Assessment) in differentiating between CHP, MCI, and mild dementia (AD and VaD) participants. The findings of this study suggest the following optimal cutoff score for VCAT: Dementia 0–19, MCI 20–23, Normal 24–30. The mean ± SD time to complete the VCAT was 10.0 ± 2.75 min in the CHP group and 15.4 ± 4.52 min in the CI group. Results showed that 76.0% of subjects thought that the instructions in VCAT were similar or easier to understand compared with MoCA. This study showed that the VCAT is a valid and useful screening tool for patients with cognitive impairment in Malaysia and is feasible to be used in the clinical settings.

The association of learning and study strategies on academic performance and students' academic years, across the two years enrollment of health science undergraduate learners (n=130) is evaluated. A cross-sectional study design utilizing validated questionnaire was used to evaluate the test anxiety, academic competence, test competence, strategic studying and time management factors on academic performance. Data analysis was done in terms of descriptive and inferential statistics. Result revealed that strategic studying and academic performance was signif icantly associated when assessed across the two years of students' enrolment. Accordingly, the second-year students validated better study strategies skills (3.57±0.2) as compared to the f irst-year students (2.92±0.2), a statistically signif icant difference (r = .231, p<0.009). On the other hand, no signif icant relationship was concluded between academic performance of students with test anxiety, test competence, academic competence and time management. In addition, students with good academic performance have better control of academic competence, test competence, time management and test anxiety. Conclusively, with raising the age and maturity, the health science students transform them to exhibit strategic studying in order to perform better in their academics. It could be suggested that efforts should be geared towards different types of assessment in learning and strategic studying that may have an impact on improved academic performance. AbstractIntroduction:

The main objective of this study is to assess the knowledge and perceptions of nanotechnology among health science students of UniKL RCMP in terms of knowledge, source of information, social impact, benefits, and risks of nanotechnology. A quantitative cross-sectional study was conducted among health science students, which included students from pharmacy, nursing, radiography, and physiotherapy of UniKL RCMP, Ipoh, Perak. Responses were recorded through a self-administered questionnaire. The questionnaire consists of four sections: the first section recorded the socio-demographic data, the second section was used to validate the knowledge about nanotechnology, the third section was related to the social impact of nanotechnology, and the fourth section recorded the perceptions of the benefits and risks of nanotechnology. A convenience sampling technique was adopted to collect the responses from 300 respondents. This study showed that the knowledge on nanotechnology was moderate among respondents. The main source of information about nanotechnology was the internet. With regard to the social impact, the majority of respondents agreed that nanotechnology could have an economic and occupational impact. The majority of the respondents considered that the nanotechnology will bring the highest benefits in the next two decades in health and medicine, while almost half of them believed that nanotechnology will be a risk in human health. The student community lacks information on nanotechnology, and it is required to increase awareness about the benefits of nanotechnology in the field of medicine and health care settings.

As mobile devices have become a part of our daily lives, many studies are being conducted on making them more useful for students. It has been found that mobile gadgets are pretty beneficial to pupils, although some studies have found that they are ineffective. Our research on mobile devices in education and learning is summarized in this document, which we hope will be helpful to other educators and students (T&L). These studies have been divided into three main categories: impact and educational environment; specialized applications; and frameworks for mobile learning. " In this paper, we'll look into each of these topics in depth. Our analysis of mobile learning's impact and environment shows that, for the most part, students benefit from the usage of mobile technology by expanding their knowledge and skills. Our study of specialized mobile learning applications showed beneficial effects on learning in numerous sectors. Still, the primary concern was the difficulty of adopting them and the lack of appropriate control guidelines.