10 articles in this issue
Sem Samuel Surja,Gabi Vania Sally,Favian Sergius Ruby Hartoyo,Sandy Vitria Kurniawan,Yanto Budiman
Background: A good collection of fungi culture can be maintained with good preservation methods. With appropriate methods, preservation can be performed in low-budget laboratories, such as with periodic subculture and preservation in either sterile water ... see more
Nofan Pratama Maulana,Tuti Kurnianingsih,Sumartini Dewi
Background: Vitamin D is an immune-regulator that influences the neuro-inflammation process in schizophrenia. The study aimed to explore the vitamin D serum level in schizophrenic patients at the outpatient clinic of the Provincial Mental Hospital, West J... see more
Farisa Raudina,Yudi Mulyana Hidayat,Sylvia Rachmayati
Background: The incidence of gestational trophoblastic neoplasia (GTN) is high in Indonesia. Based on the FIGO prognostic score, GTN is classified into low-risk and high-risk categories. The high-risk group requires multidrug chemotherapy whereas the low-... see more
Lelani Reniarti,Nur Fatharani,Nur Suryawan
Background: Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is the most common soft-tissue sarcomas (STS) in children. Even though the survival rate has increased, the mortality rates remain significantly higher in developing countries due to delay in diagnosis contributed by its... see more
Iman Imaduddin Robandi,Ristaniah D. Soetikno,Dian Komala Dewi
Background: Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a disease that raises public health concerns due to its high morbidity and mortality rates. Anatomically, epicardial fat is located around the heart and coronary system, making it important in the development of... see more
Anabella Nifulea,Reza Sudjud Widianto,Rama Nusjirwan
Background: Open heart surgery is usually performed by connecting the heart to a cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) machine. The use of the CPB machine may decrease the hemoglobin level and a very low hemoglobin levelcould cause seriouscomplications.This study ... see more
Laurensia Imelda,Rudi Supriyadi,Yenni Zuhairini
Background: The increase of chronic kidney disease (CKD) incidence and its related costs in developing countries have urged all levels of society prevent this disease. Prevention can be effectively done when someone has good knowledge about the disease. T... see more
Hashfi Khairuddin,M. Rizal Chaidir,Deni K. Sunjaya
Background: Traditional health service is one of the health services that is still currently used in Indonesia, especially in rural communities. The government has been regulating these services since 2014. Despite its long existence, there is a recent in... see more
Adelina Siagian,Dicky Bagus Pratama,Fahmy Fathurrohman,Lia Faridah,Savira Ekawardhani
Background: Recently, human papillomavirus (HPV) deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) has been detected in urban wastewater, indicating that the virus can reach the sewer and, eventually, other water environments. This study aimed to develop a semi-quantitative as... see more
Faiz Murfid Gunawan,Pudji Lestari,Erwin Astha Triyono
Background: In 2018, East Java province becomes the province with the highest number of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) cases in Indonesia with an incidence of more than 8,000 cases. This province has various groups of Indonesian Migrant Workers (Tenag... see more