Publications by authors named "Muhammad Taufik"

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  • - The study focuses on creating hydroxyapatite (HAp) and strontium-substituted hydroxyapatite (SrHAp) from sand lobster shells using a hydrothermal method, which were then incorporated into PVA nanofiber scaffolds via electrospinning with varying concentrations of SrHAp.
  • - Results indicated that including HAp and SrHAp modified the scaffolds' physical and mechanical properties, with higher SrHAp levels causing poor performance due to agglomeration, but the best antibacterial activity was observed in the PVA/SrHAp15 sample.
  • - The PVA/SrHAp10 scaffold demonstrated promising biocompatibility, allowing osteoblast cell growth and adhesion, making
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Female has become more popular in Malaysia as emerging species mainly for soft-shell crabs and crab fattening (to increase weight, size and ovary maturation so that they can be sold at a higher price). To harvest crabs in soft-shell conditions and fattening, both conditions depend mostly on moulting events. To accelerate the moulting process, the manipulation of water parameter (salinity) and autotomy of the limb is commonly used.

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Background: Indonesia's national response to COVID-19 evolved rapidly throughout 2020. Understanding pandemic response and outcomes is crucial for better mitigation strategies ahead. This study describes the characteristics and outcomes of patients admitted to ICU during the early stages of the pandemic.

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Rationale: Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in miliary tuberculosis (TB) remains rare, especially in pregnant women. The role of blood purification is potential in managing ARDS due to miliary TB.

Patient Concerns: A 36-year-old woman presenting with difficulty breathing 6 hours before admission.

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Background: Miliary tuberculosis is a life-threatening disease caused by the hematogenous spread of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is uncommon in pregnancy. Mortality rates for patients with miliary tuberculosis who require mechanical ventilation are high (60-70%).

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Treatment of ammonia- and nitrate-rich wastewater, such as that generated in the aquaculture industry, is important to prevent environmental pollution. The anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) process has been reported as a great alternative in reducing ammoniacal nitrogen concentration in aquaculture wastewater treatment compared to conventional treatment systems. This paper will highlight the impact of the anammox process on aquaculture wastewater, particularly in the regulation of ammonia and nitrogen compounds.

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  • A study on the long-term effects of COVID-19 in Indonesia found that 66.5% of survivors reported persistent symptoms, notably fatigue, cough, and muscle pain.
  • The research was conducted through an online questionnaire among adult Indonesians who had recovered from the virus, with a focus on the correlation between health conditions and quality of life.
  • Results indicated pneumonia as the most significant factor linked to persistent COVID-19 syndrome, highlighting the need for additional research to better understand and mitigate its impacts on health and well-being.
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<b>Background and Objectives:</b> Blue swimming crab, <i>Portunus pelagicus</i> (Linnaeus, 1758) are economically important sources of soft-shell products for export demand. However, increasing over-exploitation and pollution towards the sea resources affected the production of the <i>P. pelagicus</i>.

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<b>Background and Objective:</b> The rate of population growth is not balanced with the rate of increase in national rice production. The attention of the government and researchers in Southeast Sulawesi on upland rice is still very low, even though the potential for increased upland rice production is quite promising. The research aimed to study the influence of KCl fertilizer and <i>Trichoderma </i>spp.

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Nutritional quality of the hepatopancreas and gonads of orange portunid mud crab, was evaluated for each gender under four treatment of different water velocities (0, 20, 40 and 60 cm s), in terms of nutrient reserve and nutrient for reproduction. About 56 crabs were used in this study in which fatty acids composition was analysed using gas chromatography mass-spectrometry (GC-MS). For hepatopancreas analysis, monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs) were present in the highest fatty acids concentration, followed by polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) and, saturated fatty acids (SFAs).

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The present datasets were conducted to investigate glucose concentration in hemolymph, energy levels at selected body parts (hepatopancreas, muscle, gonad), and feces among different sexes of crabs cultured at four different water velocities (0, 20, 40, and 60 cm/s) during a 60-day culture period. A total of 102 immature crabs (51 males, and 51 females) were sampled from Kuala Muda, Kedah coastal water, Peninsular Malaysia (5°39'N 100°19'E) from April to November of 2018. Results indicated that glucose concentration was the highest at water velocity of 60 cm/s for both male and female crabs (♂: 3.

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Population density, growth, survival, water quality and larval stage index of purple mud crab, at different feeding regimes and the data on ingestion rate of chosen microalgae, survival and larval development of blue swimming crab, are presented. A twenty days of larval culture from zoeal 1 until megalopa stage under two different feeding regimes of A) Rotifer, nauplii and shrimp meat and B) Rotifer, nauplii and artificial feed is shared. A method on investigation of individual larvae of capability to catch four different types of microalgae within 24 h is also shared.

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The data collected in the present work correspond to the behavioral, Hepatosomatic Index (HSI), Gonadosomatic Index (GSI) and total lipid analysis between male and female mud crabs, at different water velocities. A total of 56 immature male and female crabs were used in this data article. The important criteria for estimating the selective habitat facing by is a considerate of (1) the behavioral range in response to abiotic factors (and how it adapt ontogenetically) and (2) the movement of the crab under wild velocities situations.

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Soil transmitted helminths (STH) infection is a major health problem in tropical countries such as Indonesia. Albendazole is an effective and widely used anthelmintic agent to treat STH; however, it is not effective towards and its effectiveness varies between populations. Hence, we conducted a study to determine the effectiveness of triple dose albendazole in children of Perobatang village, Southwest Sumba, Indonesia.

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