Additive Manufacturing (AM) encompasses various techniques creating intricate components from digital models. The aim of incorporating 3D printing (3DP) in the healthcare sector is to transform patient care by providing personalized solutions, improving medical procedures, fostering research and development, and ultimately optimizing the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare delivery. This review delves into the historical beginnings of AM's 9 integration into medical contexts exploring various categories of AM methodologies and their roles within the medical sector.
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September 2024
Water saving in rice cultivation has assumed paramount importance, especially in the context of climate change. The introduction of sheet-pipe technology in Indonesia heralded as an innovative subsurface irrigation and drainage system, is poised to revolutionize how to manage this vital resource. Our study was designed with two primary objectives: first, to investigate how rice plants respond when water levels are deliberately reduced using the sheet-pipe technology; and second, to comprehensively analyze water productivity and water use efficiency in comparison to conventional flooded rice cultivation systems.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPhysical properties of peat are widely applied to detect the quality of peatland ecosystem. A comprehensive dataset on the peat properties is the foundation for the development tool and model of peat ecosystem, especially in region with frequent wildfire. Here we established a tabular dataset for physical properties of lowland tropical peatland in Indonesia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: 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.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Acute kidney injury is a devastating postoperative complication. Renal replacement therapy is a treatment modality for acute kidney injury. Continuous renal replacement therapy is the treatment of choice for patients with hemodynamic instability.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGlobal traveltime modeling is an essential component of modern seismological studies with a whole gamut of applications ranging from earthquake source localization to seismic velocity inversion. Emerging acquisition technologies like distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) promise a new era of seismological discovery by allowing a high-density of seismic observations. Conventional traveltime computation algorithms are unable to handle virtually millions of receivers made available by DAS arrays.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRationale: 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.
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%).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPeatland is a unique ecosystem that is key in regulating global carbon cycle, climate, hydrology, and biodiversity. Peat moisture content is a key variable in ecohydrological and biogeochemical cycles known to control peatland's greenhouse gas emissions and fire vulnerability. Peat moisture is also an indicator of the success of peat restoration projects.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTreatment 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.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Endurance exercise is an effective strategy for maintaining an anti-inflammatory environment and weight management. However, the effect of this type of exercise on decreasing body fat and TNF-α levels and increasing adiponectin levels is controversial. The aims of this study was to prove the effects of weight-bearing vs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Adv Model Earth Syst
March 2022
Tropical peatlands are among the most carbon-dense ecosystems on Earth, and their water storage dynamics strongly control these carbon stocks. The hydrological functioning of tropical peatlands differs from that of northern peatlands, which has not yet been accounted for in global land surface models (LSMs). Here, we integrated tropical peat-specific hydrology modules into a global LSM for the first time, by utilizing the peatland-specific model structure adaptation (PEATCLSM) of the NASA Catchment Land Surface Model (CLSM).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study aims to determine the one-step synthesis of lead zirconate titanate (PbZrTiO; PZT) particles, using a solid-state reaction method. These particles were synthesized at of 0.48, using a solid-state reaction (SSR) method at various operating temperatures of 700-1000 °C.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis article describes daily groundwater depth data of peatlands in Indonesia. The data were recorded from eight stations spread over two peatland regions in Indonesia, namely Batanghari and Kubu Raya in Sumatra and Kalimantan. This article also presents experimental data describing soil water retention in the region.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF<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>.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF<b>Background and Objective:</b> Maize cultivation technology package development is a solution in increasing maize production, especially prolific maize. However, technology package evaluation has to be evaluated with interaction towards crop genetics. The purpose of this research is to discover the interaction between maize variety towards cultivation technology (plant fertilization and spacing) and to find information about secondary production characters in cultivation technique optimization.
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January 2021
<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.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNutritional 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).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe 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.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe current study aims to determine the inhibition activity gelatin against 4 (DP-4). Two commercial gelatins, i.e.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSoil 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.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFVast areas of wetlands in Southeast Asia are undergoing a transformation process to human-modified ecosystems. Expansion of agricultural cropland and forest plantations changes the landscape of wetlands. Here we present observation-based modelling evidence of increased fire hazard due to canalization in tropical wetland ecosystems.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Intussusception in adults is increasingly diagnosed on cross-sectional imaging with a lack of clear recommendations on management. The presence of an underlying lead point is a key to guiding management as its absence can predict spontaneous resolution. We studied adult patients with computed tomography (CT) diagnosed intussusception formulate a clinical scoring system to predict the risk of an underlying lead point.
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