Cesium Lead Halide Perovskite Decorated Polyvinylidene Fluoride Nanofibers for Wearable Piezoelectric Nanogenerator Yarns.

Piezoelectric nanogenerators (PENGs) provide a viable solution to convert the mechanical energy generated by body movement to electricity. One-dimensional yarns offer a platform for flexible wearable textile PENGs, which can conform to body for comfort and efficient energy harvesting. In this context, we report a flexible piezoelectric yarn, assembled by one-step cocentric deposition of cesium lead halide perovskite decorated polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) nanofibers, on a stainless-steel yarn.

Mental health knowledge, attitude and help-seeking tendency: a Malaysian context.

Introduction: This study examines the general public's knowledge of mental health and explores effective tools to promote good mental health through a household survey of a representative sample of the Malaysian population residing in Klang Valley, Malaysia.

Methods: A total of 587 respondents, aged 18 years and older, responded to a series of questions in relation to mental health issues. Respondents were requested to specify how they learned about the information.

Training future doctors to be patient-centred: efficacy of a communication skills training (CST) programme in a Malaysian medical institution.

This study evaluates the efficacy of the preclinical communication skills training (CST) programme at the International Medical University in Malaysia. Efficacy indicators include students' (1) perceived competency (2) attitude (3) conceptual knowledge, and (4) performance with regard to patient-centred communication. A longitudinal study with a before-after design tracked a preclinical cohort's progress on the aforementioned indicators as they advance through the training.

Evaluating IMU communication skills training programme: assessment tool development.

This article describes the development of four assessment tools designed to evaluate the communication skills training (CST) programme at the International Medical University (IMU). The tools measure pre-clinical students' 1) perceived competency in basic interpersonal skills, 2) attitude towards patient-centred communication, 3) conceptual knowledge on doctor-patient communication, and 4) acceptance of the CST programme.

Implementing an assessment-based communication skills training in pre-clinical phase: an IMU experience.

This article describes the communication skills programme of the International Medical University, which adopts an integrated medical curriculum. The programme, implemented in February 2005, is based on a systematic framework aimed at teaching students basic interpersonal communication skills progressively and continuously throughout the pre-clinical phase.