Publications by authors named "Bugis Mardina Lubis"

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  • * An anonymous online survey was conducted with 728 pediatric residents and 196 teaching staff from 15 universities, assessing their familiarity with information technology (IT) and AI in child health education.
  • * Results showed that most respondents were familiar with IT and AI, believed these technologies simplified learning, and were supportive of incorporating them into educational practices.
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Background: Pregnant women with latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) may develop active tuberculosis infection and could infect their neonates, which could impair the child's immune system due to infection-mediated immunological responses. In order to develop a preventative TB program in this study, we desired to understand the impact of calcitriol in LTBI pregnant women and immunological responses in neonates.

Patients And Methods: In three hospitals in Medan, North Sumatra, we implemented a case-control design with 84 pregnant women in their third trimester and their newborns.

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Introduction And Importance: Twin Reversed Arterial Perfusion (TRAP) Sequence is a rare condition that occurs in monochorionic twin pregnancies, resulting in the coexistence of a normal "pump" twin and an acardiac twin. Indonesia is implementing fetal therapy centers that are starting to treat fetal cases such as TRAP Sequence.

Case Presentation: An 18 years old pregnant woman with monochorionic diamniotic pregnancy was detected by ultrasonographic examination.

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Background: Neuregulin (NRG) 1 plays an important role in the development of various organ systems in human. Single nucleotide polymorphisms rs35753505 C/Tof the gene encoding NRG1 evident as allele C and T with genotypes of CT, CC, and TT are believed to have an impact on NRG1 levels.

Aim: To determine the impact of the NRGrs35753505 C/T polymorphisms on NRG1 levels in preterm infants.

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