Therapeutic plasma exchange and the risk of COVID-19 mortality
Since first reported in December 2019, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become an unresolved global pandemic. The treatment of critically ill COVID-19 patients remains a serious issue. Patients critically ill with COVID-19 have been widely reported to have a poor prognosis, and theory reveals that cytokine storm might underlie this mechanism. No study has found […]
Natural killer cell in systemic lupus erythematosus
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease with acute periodic recurrences affecting multiple organ systems, characterized by loss of tolerance to nucleic acids, and has a wide variety of clinical manifestations, leading to potentially lifethreatening complications. SLE also can affect the innate and adaptive immune system. Natural Killer cells (NK) are lymphocytes in […]
Combination of multivitamins and sunlight for bone health
One of the most common metabolic conditions worldwide, both in developed and developing countries, is vitamin D deficiency. Vitamin D deficiency in Asians of all ages mostly occur. It is an essential nutrient for optimal health and bone growth. It has been found that 90% needed for humans comes from exposure to the sun UV-B […]
Vanadium pentoxide film for microsecond pulse generation in 1.5-μm region
Vanadium pentoxide (V2O5) is one of the most important transition metal oxides[19]. It was reported to have an excellent nonlinear optical absorption characteristic and thus suitable for SA applications[20]. In this letter, a Q-switched EDFL is obtained by means of the newly developed V2O5 SA. The SA was prepared by the embedding of V2O5 material […]
The use of chemometrics for classification of Sidaguri (Sida rhombifolia) based on FTIR spectra and antiradical activities
Sidaguri (Sida rhombifolia) is one of the herbal components used in traditional medicine. The metabolites of Sidaguri vary depending on their geographical origin. Thus the quality control of Sidaguri is needed. The application of chemometrics in the standardization of herbal medicine is common. One of the analytical techniques widely used for metabolite fingerprinting analysis is […]
High risk internet addiction in adolescents during pandemic COVID-19 and parent’s role
The use of smartphones among adolescents has been increasing during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially using the internet daily, because adolescents do not have physical activities during the lockdown. Using the internet for doing assignments from school, using social media as a substitute for meeting with their friends directly, introducing new people and the internet for […]
The effect of the application of towards PDGF-B expression on human gingival fibroblast cell culture
Tooth extraction is the process of tooth removal, causing injury to the resulting socket. While the wounds are healing, fibroblasts proliferate, extracellular matrix is deposited, collagen is synthesized, and angiogenesis occurs. As a result, the damaged tissue can be restored to its normal condition. Mangosteen peel contains several components useful for the medical field, namely […]
Decision-making criteria of odontectomy or surgical exposure in impacted maxillary canine
The management of maxillary canines’ impaction is very important to know, considering these teeth are the second most common teeth that have a tendency to impact after third molars, with a prevalence in the range of 1.1 to 13% of the population. If the impacted canine cannot be preserved due to its location, an odontectomy […]
Pregnancy with early latent syphilis
Syphilis is a bacterial sexually transmitted infection caused by Treponema pallidum. The disease remains the most common congenital infection worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that, globally, 1.5 million pregnancies are affected by syphilis each year and up to 50% of those who are not treated will experience adverse outcomes such as congenital syphilis. […]
Herbivore man in shoujo-manga deconstruction of Japanese traditional masculinity
This study aims to describe soushokukei danshi, herbivorous men who represent the value of new masculinity in the girl comic series (shoujo-manga) in Japan. They are called herbivores or plant eaters because in general, their characteristics are not as dominant as the image of nikushoku or meat-eaters that is usually attached to traditional Japanese men […]
Histopathology and renal function in wistar rats after intravascular injection of iodinated contrast media iohexol and iopamidol
Contrast media is a group of medical drugs used to increase the visibility of internal organ structures by X-ray based imaging techniques, such as radiography and computed tomography (CT). This contrast media is indispensable in radiology practice for diagnostic and therapeutic. The most commonly used contrast media in Indonesia according to Formularium Nasional (Fornas) and […]
Covid-19 spread dynamics model by paying attention to comorbidity through fractional derivative approach
The deadly Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) which was first reported in the city of Wuhan in china is one of the most deadly epidemics the world has ever experienced. From Wuhan, it rapidly spread throughout the globe, that on the 11th of March 2020, it was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). […]