Sungsang IV Village, South Sumatra, has mangrove areas consisting of both rehabilitated and natural ecosystems. The presence of macrozoobenthos in mangrove ecosystems serves as a biological indicator to assess the success of mangrove rehabilitation. This study aimed to identify species composition, abundance, community structure, distribution pattern, and community similarity of epifaunal and i…
Bullying is an aggressive behavior that still frequently occurs in the school environment, such as mocking, giving degrading nicknames, social exclusion, and intimidation, which can negatively affect students’ social and psychological development as well as their learning motivation. This study aimed to develop an e-booklet media for bullying prevention that is valid and feasible for students…
Background: Exogenous insulin therapy in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) patients can trigger an immunological response in the form of Insulin Antibody (IA) formation. Theoretically, the presence of these antibodies potentially affects treatment efficacy and increases the daily insulin dose requirement due to a neutralizing effect. This study aimed to evaluate the correlation between Insulin An…
Latar Belakang: Miopia merupakan kelainan refraksi yang dapat memengaruhi fungsi visual, termasuk amplitudo akomodasi dan penglihatan stereoskopis. Koreksi refraktif yang optimal diharapkan dapat memperbaiki kedua fungsi tersebut. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui hubungan nilai stereoskopis dan amplitudo akomodasi berdasarkan derajat miopia sebelum dan setelah koreksi terbaik. Metode: Peneli…
Background: Epilepsy is a chronic condition requiring long-term antiepileptic drug (AED) therapy. Prolonged use of AEDs, particularly first-generation drugs, has been reported to increase the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events through the process of atherosclerosis. Carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT) is a sensitive indicator for assessing atherosclerosis. This study aime…
Background: Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) is an acute paralytic polyneuropathy that may progress to respiratory failure and death, with a global prevalence of approximately 1.9 per 100,000 population annually. Two main immunotherapy modalities are recommended as first-line treatments, namely intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) and plasmapheresis. Although both therapies have shown comparable eff…
Background: Parkinson's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the degeneration of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra. Long-term L-Dopa therapy is associated with the development of motor complications that reduce patients' quality of life. Safinamide is a selective reversible MAO-B inhibitor with an additional mechanism of glutamate release modulation, d…
Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a global health burden with a continuously rising prevalence. Indonesia ranks seventh among countries with the highest number of people living with diabetes, with an estimated 10.7 million patients in 2019. Poor sleep quality is one of the most prevalent comorbidities in patients with DM and has been shown to impair glycemic control. Despite growing evidenc…
ABSTRACT ACCURACY OF HBA1C, HYPERTENSION, AND LDL AS PREDICTORS OF DIABETIC RETINOPATHY SEVERITY Oliffa Salma, AK Anyori, Ramzi Amin, Yulianto Kusnadi, Erial Bahar Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Sriwijaya University, Mohammad Hoesin General Hospital, Palembang, Indonesia Background: Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a leading microvascular complication of diabetes mellitus and a m…
Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) remains a global health challenge; Indonesia's wasting rate reached 8.5% in 2023, surpassing the national target of 7%. Children with SAM experience depleted visceral protein stores, including prealbumin, and heightened systemic inflammation reflected by elevated high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), each condition mutually exacerbating the other. Snakehe…