Brinnell Annette Caszo
Salutation
Dr
School/Centre
School of Medicine
Department
Human Biology
Position
Senior Lecturer
Email
Education
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MBBS (Medicine), 2023
St John’s Medical College, Bangalore University, India
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MD (Physiology), 2001
Department of Physiology, St John’s Medical College, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore, INDIA
Memberships
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Karnataka Medical Council
Member
1997 - Present
Research Funding
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The influence of gender and video speeding on learning performance in undergraduate university students.
IMU BMEd Sci | 01 Jan 2026 - 31 May 2027
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GLP-1 Receptor Agonists and the Risk of Diabetic Foot Complications: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
BmedSc. | 15 Oct 2025 - 31 Dec 2027
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Impact of a Train-the-Trainer Model on Reproductive Health Education in Refugee School
IMU Internal research grant | 04 Oct 2025 - 31 Mar 2026
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Effect of the use of single or double gloves and the type of glove (latex or nitrile) on hand dexterity, pinch strength and suturing techniqueInternal Studnet Led grant
Internal Grant Chiropractic BCh I-2025(11) | 01 Oct 2025 - 01 Aug 2026
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Effect of Ramadan fasting on skeletal muscle mass and skeletal muscle strength assessed by segmental body composition analyzer and handgrip dynamometer.
IMU | 01 Jul 2025 - 31 Dec 2026
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Faculty perception of the role of open book assessments in an undergraduate medicine program of a private university in Malaysia.
IMU staff grant | 01 May 2025 - 31 Mar 2027
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Comprehensibility and readability assessment of the transcript of the pre-recorded lecture videos used by first year medical students using automated speech recognition and transcription software.
IMU Internal Research Grant | 15 Feb 2025 - 14 Feb 2026
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Post-prandial hyperglycemia during Ramadan fasting using a 24-hour continuous glucose monitoring system in Malaysian individuals.
IMU Internal Research Grant | 01 Jan 2025 - 01 Oct 2026
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Assessment of English proficiency among year 1 undergraduate medical students using readability analysis
IMU Internal Research Grant | 15 Nov 2024 - 15 Nov 2025
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Evaluation of the quality of semester 1 MBBS in-course assessment MCQs using item-writing flaws checklist and item analysis indices
IMU Internal Research Grant | 09 Sep 2024 - 08 Oct 2026
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Qualitative assessment to identify types of reflective reports and development of a software-based algorithm to identify types of emotion in the reflective reports written by undergraduate medical students
IMU Internal Research Grant | 01 Jun 2024 - 31 Dec 2025
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Comparison of the facility index with the examiners’ estimation of item difficulty and cognitive levels of questions within summative examinations in a preclinical medical curriculum
IMU Internal Research Grant | 25 Apr 2024 - 31 Dec 2026
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Segmental analysis of body muscle mass and its association with hand grip strength using hand dynamometer and urinary 3-methylhistidine using immunoassay
IMU Internal Research Grant | 15 Feb 2024 - 31 Mar 2025
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Relationship between hand dexterity and basic suturing technique among medical students
IMU Internal Research Grant | 01 Feb 2024 - 31 Jul 2025
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Perception of Peer Mentoring Program among Medical Students in IMU: A Qualitative Study
IMU Internal Research Grant | 01 Nov 2023 - 31 Oct 2024
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Factors influencing self-directed learning abilities of undergraduate medical students: A cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey study
IMU Internal Research Grant | 03 Jul 2023 - 31 Oct 2025
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Effect of different types of background music, sustained attention and hand anthropometry on manual hand dexterity in young adult males
IMU Internal Research Grant | 01 Jun 2023 - 30 Jun 2024
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The effect of pre, pro and synbiotics consumption on glycaemic control in prediabetes- a systematic review and meta-analysis
IMU Internal Research Grant | 01 Jan 2023 - 30 Jun 2024
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Salivary level of resistin and its association with back pain and anthropometric measures in overweight/obese adults
Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Biomedical Science | 14 Jun 2021 - 18 Sep 2021
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A Validation Study on Saccadic Eye Movements in Detecting Mental Fatigue
MoHE Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) | 01 Nov 2020 - 31 Oct 2022
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Association of salivary resistin with insulin resistance in patients with type II diabetes and obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis
IMU | 01 Jul 2020 - 01 Oct 2020
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Effect of isotonic oral rehydration drink on markers of skeletal muscle damage, DNA damage and hematological indices following exercise until voluntary exhaustion
IMU | 01 Jun 2020 - 01 Oct 2020
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Effectiveness of Team-Based Learning (TBL) as a teaching/learning method for medical students
IMU | 01 Aug 2019 - 01 Jul 2020
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Influence of protein diet on weight change in obesity - a systematic review
IMU | 19 Jul 2019 - 19 Sep 2019
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Risk factors of metabolic syndrome among underprivileged adolecents
IMU | 01 Apr 2019 - 01 Dec 2019
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Effect of two different meal compositions on plasmaghrelin levels in young adultmale Asians with BMI in the normal and overweight range
IMU | 01 Feb 2019 - 01 Jun 2019
Publications
Research Articles
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The Effect of Different Types of Background Music on Sustained Attention: Background music and sustained attention
MUSIC AND MEDICINE 2025
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Saliva urea nitrogen for detection of kidney disease in adults: A meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy
PLOS ONE 2025
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Readability analysis as a tool for evaluating English proficiency in first-year medical students
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION 2025
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EVALUATING THE EFFECT OF BACKGROUND MUSIC TEMPO ON MANUAL HAND DEXTERITY.
DEFENCE S&T TECHNICAL BULLETIN 2024
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Effect of Two Different Meal Compositions on 1-hour Plasma Ghrelin Levels in Young Men.
MALAYSIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE & HEALTH SCIENCES 2023
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LITERATURE REVIEW ON THE EFFECT OF ORAL REHYDRATION DRINKS ON THE MARKERS OF CARDIAC MUSCLE DAMAGE FOLLOWING STRENUOUS EXERCISE UNTIL EXHAUSTION.
DEFENCE S&T TECHNICAL BULLETIN 2023
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The Relationship between Hand Dexterity with Hand Grip Strength in Young Males.
INDIAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOTHERAPY & OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY 2023
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Understanding mental fatigue and its detection: a comparative analysis of assessments and tools
PEERJ 2023
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Effect of hand anthropometry indices on the measurement of hand grip strength using a handheld dynamometer in young asian males
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT SCIENCE 2023
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Influence of Protein Diet on Weight Change in Obesity: A Systematic Review.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL & DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH 2022
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COMPARISON OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY RATIO OF SPECIFIC PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES PERFORMED BY MILITARY PERSONNEL IN MALAYSIA USING A SELECTION OF PREDICTION EQUATIONS FOR BASAL METABOLIC …
DEFENCE S&T TECHNICAL BULLETIN 2021
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ASSESSMENT OF IMMUNE FUNCTION IN WELL TRAINED MILITARY PERSONNEL AFTER STRENUOUS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN A TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT.
DEFENCE S&T TECHNICAL BULLETIN 2020
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Training induced oxidative stress-derived DNA and muscle damage in triathletes
THE EURASIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE 2019
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Energy expenditure of walking with different types of armored vests in military personnel–a pilot study
MALAYSIAN JOURNAL OF MOVEMENT, HEALTH & EXERCISE 2019
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EFFECT OF SIX DIFFERENT TORSO SUB-SYSTEM ARMOURED VESTS ON PHYSIOLOGICAL AND COGNITIVE PARAMETERS.
DEFENCE S&T TECHNICAL BULLETIN 2019
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Effect of exercise on body weight and insulin sensitivity following glucose loading in chronic leptin treated rats
JURNAL SAINS SUKAN & PENDIDIKAN JASMANI 2019
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Effect of gender specific anthropometric characteristics on lung function in young competitive triathletes from Malaysia.
THE JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE AND PHYSICAL FITNESS 2017
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THE EFFECTS OF LEPTIN ADMINISTRATION ON RENAL FUNCTION IN SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RATS
ASIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL AND CLINICAL RESEARCH 2017
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Maximal oxygen uptake, ventilatory threshold and fat oxidation after an incremental exercise test in triathletes
GAZZETTA MEDICA ITALIANA ARCHIVIO PER LE SCIENZE MEDICHE 2017
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THE JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE AND PHYSICAL FITNESS
THE JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE AND PHYSICAL FITNESS 2016
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Perception and Attitude of Non-Smokers towards Smokers among Students in a Medical School.
INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL JOURNAL 2016
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Effects of Ramadan fasting on glucose homeostasis and adiponectin levels in healthy adult males
JOURNAL OF DIABETES & METABOLIC DISORDERS 2015
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Common Misconceptions and Future Intention to Smoke among Secondary School Students in Malaysia
ASIAN PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CANCER PREVENTION 2015
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The effect of 6-weeks military training on blood hematological parameters in untrained recruits in a military university
MEDICINE SCIENCE 2015
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Dysregulation of glucose homeostasis following chronic exogenous administration of leptin in healthy Sprague-Dawley rats
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH: JCDR 2015
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Common misconceptions and future intention to smoke among secondary school students in Malaysia. Asian Pacific Journal of cancer prevention.
ASIAN PACIFIC J CANCER PREVENTION 2015
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THE PRESENCE OF A LITTERMATE DURING MEASUREMENT OF BLOOD PRESSURE REDUCES THE ACCLIMATIZATION TIME IN CONSCIOUS NAÃ VE RATS.
ASIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL AND CLINICAL RESEARCH 2015
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Exercise prevents leptin-induced increase in blood pressure in Sprague–Dawley rats
JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY 2014
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EFFECT OF HANDEDNESS AND SAMPLE COLLECTION TYPES ON BLOOD LACTATE MEASUREMENTS
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CURRENT RESEARCH AND REVIEW 2014
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The effect of leptin on tgf-β1/smad pathway and BMP 7 expression in spontaneously hypertensive rats: T3: S15. 29
OBESITY REVIEWS 2014
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The effect of acute and chronic exogenous leptin administration on whole body insulin sensitivity index in the Sprague-Dawley rat: T3: S15. 28
OBESITY REVIEWS 2014
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Prediction equations for lung function in healthy, life time never-smoking Malaysian population
SOUTHEAST ASIAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2011
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Increased urinary cadmium excretion in never-smoking young hypertensive adults in south India-a cross-sectional study.
INDIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SPECIALITIES 2011
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THE ASSOCIATION OF LUNG FUNCTION AND METABOLIC SYNDROME COMPONENTS IN A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY OF MALAYSIAN POPULATION: PD 05-01
RESPIROLOGY 2010
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PREDICTION EQUATIONS FOR LUNG FUNCTION IN HEALTHY, NON-SMOKING MALAYSIAN POPULATION: OS 08-02
RESPIROLOGY 2010
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COPD and nutrition
LUNG INDIA 2006
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Energy and protein metabolism-Threonine requirements of healthy Indian men, measured by a 24-h indicator amino acid oxidation and balance technique.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION 2002
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Threonine requirements of healthy Indian men, measured by a 24-h indicator amino acid oxidation and balance technique
THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION 2002
Other Publications
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Effect of the Long Term ‘Training and Competitive’Cycle on Urinary Protein and Creatinine in Elite Male Triathletes in Malaysia–A Pilot Study
International Conference on Movement, Health and Exercise | 01 Jan 2016
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The effect of leptin and simvastatin on blood pressure and endothelin-1 levels in spontaneously hypertensive rats.
MSH Annual Scientific Meeting, Kuala Lumpur 2013 | 21 Sep 2013
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Leptin increases creatinine clearance and sodium excretion in spontaneously hypertensive rats.
MSPP Annual Scientific Meeting, Penang 2012 | 19 May 2012
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Knowledge and Attitude of Medical Students towards Passive Smoking
Asian Medical Education Association Conference, IMU, Kuala Lumpur, 2011. | 23 Mar 2011
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Developing Prediction equation for lung function among healthy Malaysian Population,
Asia Pacific Society of Respirology Conference, | 22 Nov 2010
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Prediction equation for lung function among healthy Malaysian Population
Annual Congress of Malaysian Thoracic Society, Terengganu, Malaysia, | 23 Jul 2010
Supervisions
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Lim Chyi Ean | Undergraduate | 01 Jan 2026 - 31 May 2027
Thesis: The influence of gender and video speeding on learning performance in undergraduate university students.
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Phyu Phyu Han | Undergraduate | 15 Oct 2025
Thesis: GLP-1 Receptor Agonists and the Risk of Diabetic Foot Complications: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
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Erli Ooi | Undergraduate | 01 Oct 2025 - 01 Aug 2026
Thesis: Effect of the use of single or double gloves and the type of glove (latex or nitrile) on hand dexterity, pinch strength and suturing techniqueInternal Studnet Led grant
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Serena Lim | Undergraduate | 01 Oct 2025
Thesis: Effect of the use of single or double gloves and the type of glove (latex or nitrile) on hand dexterity, pinch strength and suturing techniqueInternal Studnet Led grant
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Tan Wei Yee | Undergraduate | 01 Jun 2023 - 30 Jun 2024
Thesis: Effect of different types of background music on manual hand dexterity in young adult males
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NUR HAMIZAH BINTI NAZARUDDIN | Undergraduate | 01 Jun 2023 - 30 Jun 2024
Thesis: Effect of different types of background music on sustained attention in young adult males
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Shenali Delgoda | Undergraduate | 01 Jan 2023 - 30 Jun 2024
Thesis: The effect of pre, pro and synbiotics consumption on glycaemic control in prediabetes- a systematic review and meta-analysis
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Kang Sue Yin | Undergraduate | 01 Jan 2019 - 01 Jan 2019
Thesis: Effect of high protein diet on weight loss and satiety