A review: Current trends and future perspectives of bacterial nanocellulose-based wound dressings.

Bacterial cellulose (BC) has gained significant attention as a base material for wound dressings due to its superior physical properties, biocompatibility, and non-toxicity. However, to produce wound dressings that actively facilitate wound healing, BC modification is essential. To provide a comprehensive analysis of the potential research developments and the trends in bacterial cellulose-based wound dressings (BCWD), this review focuses on the BCWD research conducted in the last decade.

Individual mangrove trees provide alternative reef fish habitat on backreefs.

Mangrove trees occur in a variety of geomorphic and sedimentary settings. Yet, studies investigating their role as habitat providers often focus on the most common biophysical types, such as deltaic, estuarine, open coast or lagoonal mangroves on soft sediments, disregarding less typical environments. Here, we investigated the influence of individual mangrove trees growing on a consolidated backreef system (Laucala Bay, Fiji) on habitat use by reef fishes.

Trace metal pollution gradients in a tropical seagrass ecosystem.

Trace metals are one of the most serious pollutants in tropical seagrass meadows given their persistence and toxicity. Whereas quantity is frequently measured, there is no information on the spatial extent of metal pollution in these systems. Here, we use an island in Indonesia (Barang Lompo) as a model system to study the impact radius of two major and eight trace metals in sediment and seagrass leaves.

A Novel Diabetic Arthritic Model in Rats Induced by Streptozotocin, High-Fat Diet, and Complete Freund's Adjuvant.

Introduction: Ankle arthrodesis is one of the treatments of choice, particularly in late-stage and unstable diabetic Charcot arthropathy. Unfortunately, poor healing capacity might play a role in the high nonunion rate (10-40%). The advancement in regenerative medicine opens a new horizon for enhancing fusion after ankle arthrodesis in patients with poor healing capacity.

Reflecting on Indonesia's young academy movement.

In the past three decades, there has been a rise in young academy movements in the Global North and South. Such movements, in at least Germany and the Netherlands, have been shown to be quite effective in connecting scientific work with society. Likewise, these movements share a common goal of developing interdisciplinary collaboration among young scientists, which contributes to the growth of a nation's-but also global-scientific endeavors.

Commercial rice seed production and distribution in Indonesia.

Rice is a major source of carbohydrates worldwide. As the global population increases, its annual consumption also increases. Using the high-quality seeds, rice productivity can be enhanced.

Recent advances of modification effect in CoO-based catalyst towards highly efficient photocatalysis.

Tricobalt tetroxide (CoO) has been developed as a promising photocatalyst material for various applications. Several reports have been published on the self-modification of CoO to achieve optimal photocatalytic performance. The pristine CoO alone is inadequate for photocatalysis due to the rapid recombination process of photogenerated (PG) charge carriers.

Fine-tuning mesoporous silica properties by a dual-template ratio as TiO support for dye photodegradation booster.

Titanium dioxide (TiO) has been integrated into the surface of mesoporous silica (SMG) synthesized via the hydrothermal approach and a dual template CTAB-Gelatin. XRD, nitrogen adsorption, FTIR, SEM-EDX, and UV-Vis DR spectroscopy were performed to evaluate a 1 wt% TiO/SMG material. After titania incorporation, the addition of gelatin during the synthesis of SMG increases the pore volume to 0.

Optimization of hierarchical ZSM-5 structure from kaolin as catalysts for biofuel production.

Optimization of hierarchical ZSM-5 structure by variation of the first hydrothermal step at different times provides insight into the evolution of micro/mesopores and its effect as a catalyst for deoxygenation reaction. The degree of tetrapropylammonium hydroxide (TPAOH) incorporation as an MFI structure directing agent and -cetyl-,,-trimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) as a mesoporogen was monitored to understand the effect towards pore formation. Amorphous aluminosilicate without the framework-bound TPAOH achieved within 1.

Hydrothermal effect of gunningite use Pluronic F127-Gelatin as template and the ibuprofen adsorption performance.

The gunningite has been successfully synthesized using Pluronic F127 and gelatin as template via hydrothermal at 100-200 °C for 12-48 h. By scanning electron microscopy, nitrogen adsorption-desorption, and X-ray diffraction, changes in structure, pore size, and morphology due to ibuprofen adsorption were investigated in gunningite. Various hydrothermal (temperature and time) parameters had an influence on the percentage elimination (%) of ibuprofens.

Profitable Fischer Tropsch realization CO-CH reforming; an overview of nickel-promoter-support interactions.

Environmental pollution, climate change, and fossil fuel extinction have aroused serious global interest in the search for alternative energy sources. The dry reforming of methane (DRM) could be a good technique to harness syngas, a starting material for the FT energy process from greenhouse gases. Noble metal DRM catalysts are effective for the syngas generation but costly.

The effect of gelatin as pore expander in green synthesis mesoporous silica for methylene blue adsorption.

Mesoporous silica NSG had been synthesized while employing gelatin as a natural template to successfully increase the particle size and expand the pore diameter of NSG. All silica samples exhibited a similar XRD pattern with a broad peak centred at 2θ = 22.9°, as the characteristic of amorphous silica.

Whole-genome sequencing data of isolated from diphtheria outbreaks in Indonesia.

() is the causative agent of diphtheria. The main virulence factor of is diphtheria toxin, which is encoded by the gene and regulated by the gene. The and genes are used as genetic markers to identify bacteria causing diphtheria by PCR.

Land-use change shifts and magnifies seasonal variations of the decomposer system in lowland tropical landscapes.

Deforestation and agricultural expansion in the tropics affect local and regional climatic conditions, leading to synergistic negative impacts on land ecosystems. Climatic changes manifest in increased inter- and intraseasonal variations and frequency of extreme climatic events (i.e.

Stingless Bees Pollination Increases Fruit Formation of Strawberry ( x Duch) and Melon ( L.).

Stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini) are distributed in tropical and subtropical areas in the world. Stingless bees are potential pollinator to increase yield of various crops species. We measured the pollination effectiveness of stingless bees, i.

Defense response changes in roots of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) seedlings after internal symptoms of Ganoderma boninense Pat. infection.

Background: The development of basal stem rot (BSR) disease in oil palm is associated with lignin during vegetative growth and salicylic acid (SA) biosynthesis. The increase in the lignin content, SA accumulation, growth, and root biomass could indicate the resistance of oil palm seedlings to BSR disease. Therefore, although there are many studies on the interactions between the Ganoderma boninense and oil palm, research on evaluation of physiological processes, biochemistry, and molecules occurring during early internal symptoms of BSR in roots of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.

Fish skin as a biomaterial for halal collagen and gelatin.

Around 40% of the total catch weight of fish is regarded as byproducts, consisting of skin, fins, bones, scales, viscera, etc. The utilization of these byproducts is important to increase their commercial values as well as to prevent environmental pollution. Meanwhile, nowadays, it is getting a global trend to provide foods and other industrial materials which have been accredited as halal products for Moslem communities.

Microbiological quality of tempeh with different wraps: banana leaf versus plastic.

Tempeh is a traditional Indonesian fermented food widely consumed and became staple food in some Indonesian diet. Commercially, tempeh is available in banana leaf or plastic wraps. The wraps are not only important for fermentation and giving final form of tempeh,  but also potential source of food microbiome.

Genome-wide SNP discovery, linkage mapping, and analysis of QTL for morpho-physiological traits in rice during vegetative stage under drought stress.

Unlabelled: Drought tolerance in rice is controlled by several genes and is inherited quantitatively. Low genetic map density and the use of phenotypic traits that do not reflect the corresponding tolerance level have been obstacles in genetic analyses performed to identify genes that control drought-tolerant traits in rice. The current study aimed to construct a genetic map from high-density single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers generated from genome sequences of recombinant inbred lines (RILs), derived from IR64 × Hawara Bunar.

The genetic variation and relationship among the natural hybrids of Mangifera casturi Kosterm.

Mangifera casturi Kosterm., a mango plant from Kalimantan Selatan, Indonesia, has limited genetic information, severely limiting the research on its genetic variation and phylogeny. We collected M.

Fish Skin and Swim Bladder as Gelatin Sources for Hard Capsule Material.

In this paper, we report the extraction and characterization of gelatin from the abundant industrial fishery waste of skin and swim bladder and its application as the base material for hard capsule shells. The yield of gelatin ranged between 19 and 23%, content of moisture is 7.6-9.

Age-related cognitive impairment is associated with low serum concentrations of testosterone and CSF levels of amyloid beta 42 in male cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis).

Aged memory-impaired cynomolgus monkeys had significantly lower levels of cerebrospinal amyloid (Aβ ) and serum testosterone compared with young animals and non-memory-impaired controls. Our findings confirm similar findings in the human and substantiate the usefulness of the cynomolgus monkey as a spontaneous model for aging-associated senile dementia of the Alzheimer type.

Experimental infection of in red tilapia ( hybrid) revealed low pathogenicity to cause streptococcosis.

Background: Streptococcosis, as a bacterial disease with broad tropism in fish and one of the causes of septicemia. is one of the causative agents of streptococcosis that can be isolated in tilapia.

Aim: This study was undertaken to complete the reporting gap on the pathogenicity profile and clinical symptoms of bacterial infection in red tilapia ( hybrid).

Increased expression of GAPDH in cynomolgus monkeys with spontaneous cognitive decline and amyloidopathy reminiscent of an Alzheimer's-type disease is reflected in the circulation.

Previous studies of aging cynomolgus monkeys from our group identified spontaneous age-associated cognitive declines associated with biomarkers and brain lesions reminiscent of Alzheimer's Disease (AD), in a proportion of aged monkeys. However, the molecular mechanisms that underlie the spontaneous amyloid disorders and cognitive declines observed in these affected monkeys have yet to be investigated in detail. Using reverse transcriptase quantitative real time PCR techniques, normalized to the ACTB housekeeping gene, we analyzed the expression patterns of a number of genes which have been implicated in amyloid and tau abnormalities, in well-characterized aged cynomolgus monkeys with cognitive decline.