Background: Voltage dependent anion channels (VDAC) mediate transport of anions, cations and ATP which play an important role in sperm motility. This study was aimed to examine the effect of polyclonal VDAC3 antiserum to human sperm motility. Methods: Polyclonal VDAC3 antiserum used in this study was produced in rabbits by immunization of VDAC3-specific synthetic peptides. Preimmunserum was c…
Although fathers were known supportive in mothers’ breastfeeding practice,they have limited access toward correct information about breastfeedingpractice. Book can be a potential source of information for fathers. This preliminarystudy is aimed at exploring opinion about a book containing informationabout breastfeeding and the role of father from voluntary male andfemale readers as informants…
Tuberculosis (TB) is still a problem in community health with high rate of mortality. The case became much more complicated due to emerge of Mycobacterium tuberculosis which are reistant to the drugs. This caused the movement of attention from the first line drugs to fluora-quinolon (FQ) as alternative drug. The aim of this research was to do analysis the mutation which causing the resistance o…
Infrak Myokard Akut (IMA) spektrum Penyakit Jantung Iskemik(PJI) dengan tingkat morbiditas dan mortalitas yang tinggi. Perburukan funsi jantung yang berlansung secara progresif pasca IMA di sisi lain mempredisposisikan pasien pada komplikasi gagal jantung kongestif (Congestive Heart Failure/CHF). Walaupun modalitas terapi IMA dan CHF telah mengalami kemajuSignifikan, mortalititas tetaptetap tin…
Abses otak-salah satu komplikasi intrakranial otitis media supuratif kronik-merupakan kegawatan darurat di bidang THT, yang berpotensi menjadi serius dan mengancam jiwa. Kejadiannya 25% dari seluruh komplikasi intrakranial. Angka kekambuhan 5-10%. Dilaporkan satu kausus abses otak otogenik berulang setelah menjalani 2 kali mestodektomi dan 2 kali operasi terhadap abses, pasien sembuh dengan baik.
Objective: To determine predictive factors for pregnancy after IVF. Method: The subject of this study were three hundred and forty eight IVF cycles in 266 couples who underwent controlled ovarian hyperstimulation in IVF cycles between January 2005 and March 2010. Categorical variables were compared using Chi Square test and continuous variables were analyzed using Independent Hest, p < 0.05 wa…
Arnebiasis is caused by £. tnstolytica. which is the only species pathogenic in humans, while the patbogeneicity of £. dispor and£. moshkuvskii is still unclear. The disease is endemic in the developing countries, mainly due to poor sanitation and lack of clean water supplies. Infection occurs by ingestion of£. histolytica cysts in fecally contaminated food or water. Excystation in the smal…
Dengue hemorrhagic fever is a disease caused by dengue virus which is transmitted by Aedes aegepti L. mosquito as the vector. One method for the control of the Aedes aegypti population is inference to their lifecycle. A fully randomised study was aimed to investigate the effect of piper betle leaves' extract to the Ae. aegypti larvae's mortality.The concentration used in the five treatments wer…