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EFEKTIVITAS SERBUK BIJI PEPAYA (Carica papaya) DANTAWAS DALAM MENGENDALIKAN JENTIK NYAMUK Aedes aegypti
Authors: Lasmi Sulasmi , UTAMI ASMIRA
Published: October 2019

Penyakit demam berdarah dengue adalah penyakit yang disebabkan oleh nyamuk Aedes aegypti dengan virus yang dikenal dengan nama dengue yang masuk ke peredaran darah manusia melalui gigitan. Pencegahan penyebaran penyakit DBD dapat dilakukan dengan memutus mata rantai penularan melalui pengendalian jentik.Tujuan dalam penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui efektivitas serbuk biji pepaya (carica papaya)  dan tawas dalam mengendalikan jentik nyamukAedes aegypti. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian eksperimen. Sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah 20 ekor jentik nyamuk Aedes aegypti  yang dipaparkan dengan serbuk biji pepaya (carica papaya) dan tawas dengan dosis 1 gram biji pepaya, 0.5 gram tawas dan 2 gram biji pepaya, 1 gram tawas serta 3 gram biji pepaya dan tawas 1.5 gram, dengan pengulangan sebanyak 3 kali selama 24 jam.   Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa semakin tinggi dosis serbuk biji pepaya dan tawas maka semakin banyak jentik yang mati. Pada dosis 1 gram biji pepaya dengan 0.5 gram tawas jentik yang mati sebanyak 20 ekor dengan LD50 pada menit ke-540 . Pada dosis 2 gram biji pepaya dengan 1 gram tawas jentik yang mati sebanyak 20 ekor dengan LD50 pada menit ke-480, dan pada dosis 3 gram biji pepaya dengan 1.5 gram tawas jentik yang mati sebanyak 20 ekor dengan LD50 pada menit ke-420.Hal ini dikarenakan jentik terpapar dengan serbuk biji pepaya yang memiliki kandungan kimia.Kesimpulan penelitian ini adalah serbuk biji pepaya (carica papaya) dan tawas efektif dalam mematikan jentik nyamuk Aedes aegypti dimana LD50 telah tercapai sehingga serbuk biji pepaya dan tawas dapat menjadi salah satu bahan yang dapat direkomendasikan dalam mengendalikan vektor demam berdarah dengue.Kata kunci : Serbuk biji pepaya, Tawas, Jentik Aedes aegypti
PROPORSI SEKAM PADI DALAM PEMBUATAN KOMPOS LIMBAH KULIT PISANG
Authors: Suprianto Suprianto , Rappe Erlani
Published: October 2019

Sampah merupakan material sisa yang tidak diinginkan setelah berakhirnya suatu proses. Salah satu pemanfaatan sampah adalah dengan pembuatan kompos. Pembuatan kompos dari sekam padi dan limbah kulit pisang  banyak memberikan keuntungan bagi kehidupan manusia. Limbah yang semula tidak berharga, setelah diolah  dapat  dimanfaatkan  kembali  melalui  proses  daur  ulang  yang  bernilai ekonomis.Tujuan penelitian Untuk Mengetahui jumlah C/N dalam pembuatan sekam padi  dan  kulit  pisang  dengan  perbandingan  1,5  :  5  Kg  dan  10  ML  EM4,  untuk mengetahui  jumlah  C/N  dalam  pembuatan  sekam  padi  dan  kulit  pisang  dengan perbandingan 2 : 5 Kg dan 10 ml EM4, dan untuk mengetahui kualitas kompos yang dihasilkan sekam padi dan limbah kulit pisang serta EM4 dengan melakukan uji pada tanaman sayur sawi. Adapun jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian eksperimen berdasarkan pendekatan deskriptif dan analisa data.Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa proporsi sekam padi dan limbah kulit pisang dengan perbandingan 1,5 : 5 kg dan 10 ml EM4 dapat menghasilkan C/N rasio 18 sedangkan perbandingan 2 : 5 kg dan 10 ml EM4 dapat menghasilkan C/N rasio 17 dan Kontrol menghasilkan C/N rasio 27, setelah kompos diuji ke tanaman sayur sawi di peroleh hasil bahwa sayur yang di berikan kompos  mempunyai berat lebih berat daripada  yang tdak diberi kompos. Berdasarkan hasil yang didapatkan dapat disimpulkan bahwa kompos telah memenuhi  peraturan  menteri  pertanian  republik  Indonesia  nomor:  70/permetan/SR.140/10/2011  dimana  untuk  maksimum  C/N  rasio  pada  kompos yaitu 15 sampai 25. Kata kunci : Sekam Padi, Kulit Pisang, EM4, C/N rasio , dan  Sawi
MOTIVASI KERJA KARYAWAN UNIT TRANFUSI DARAH PALANG MERAH INDONESIA KOTA YOGYAKARTA
Authors: Kuswandari Roselina
Published: October 2019

The problems examined in this study are how efforts should be made to increase the motivation of the employees. The study was conducted at the Blood Transfusion Unit of the Indonesian Red Cross (UPTD PMI) Yogyakarta, aiming at finding what efforts should be made to improve the motivation of the employees.The method used in this research is a close-ended question questionnaire employing a five-point scale of Likert and an open-ended question questionnaire. Data analysis method used is qualitative descriptive analysis. The data used are primary data obtained through questionnaires. Respondents of this study were employees of the blood transfusion unit (UTD PMI) of Yogyakarta city, numbering 35 people. The result shows that the perception of the motivation of the three aspects had an average value (grand mean motivation) of 3.2, which, according to the frequency table, is sufficiently good. Employees would eagerly carry out their jobs due to the satisfaction of their needs consisting of the existences of impulses, achievable hope, and rewards. Data from the open statements reveal there is a tendency from respondents to desire salary adjustment, communication, infrastructures and facilities for their works, safety and comfort while on duty, pleasure from working, and work rules which produce a rise of motivation while working. Research result and conclusion point out that employees’ motivation for working can be improved by conducting evaluation.
PENGARUH TOTAL ASET DAN BAGI HASIL PERBANKAN TERHADAP VOLUME DANA PIHAK KETIGA (DPK) PADA BANK UMUM SYARIAH
Authors: Riauwanto Selamat , Sulastiningsih Sulastiningsih
Published: October 2019

This study aims to analyze and determine the effects partially and simultaneously from internal banking factors in the form of: Total Assets and Banking profit sharing for Third Party Funds at Banks Sharia General. This research method used multiple linear regression analysis with the help of Eviews 8 software which is used to test the effect of independent variables in the form of Total Assets and Profit Sharing on the volume of Third Party Funds (DPK) in Islamic Commercial Banks. The sample of this study was 10 Islamic Commercial Banks, so that there were 50 annual reports obtained through purposive sampling, then analyzed using multiple linear regression methods. The results showed that based on F Test, the independent variable had an effect on DPK, indicated by the F value of 46.08032 and the significance of 0.000000 as a whole the independent variable was able to explain the effect of 82.14%. While based on the partial t test, it showed that Total Assets have a significant positive effect with a significance value below 0.05 (5%). Meanwhile profit sharing does not affect Third Party Fund Volume.
Influence of Two Root Canal Obturation Techniques with Resin Based Sealer to Enterococcus faecalis Penetration
Authors: Subrata Aryadi , Prahasti Anastasia Elsa , Iskandar Bernard Ongki
Published: October 2019

Introduction: Root canal treatment is done to maintain the teeth to last as long as possible in the oral cavity. This can be done with three main stages, such as biomechanical preparation, sterilization and root canal filling. The hermetic seal of root canal filling has an important role in the success of root canal treatment.

 

Objective: The aim of this in-vitro study is to compare the microbial leakage of root canals filled with RealSeal sealer/Resilon Points and AH Plus sealer/conventional gutta-percha points using single cone obturation technique and warm vertical compaction technique.

 

Methods: Thirty-two extracted human mandibular premolars with single canals were decoronated to a standardized root length of 15 mm and prepared using crown-down technique to a master apical file size 30/.09. Teeth were divided into four experimental groups (n = 7 each group) and controls (n = 1 each group). Teeth in the first group were obturated using single master gutta percha cone and AH Plus sealer and second group were obturated with single Resilon gutta percha cone using RealSeal sealer. Third experimental group was filled with warm vertical condensed gutta-percha using AH Plus sealer and fourth group was filled with warm vertical condensed Resilon gutta-percha using RealSeal sealer. The coronal chamber of each sample were inoculated with Enterococcus faecalis.

 

Results: There were no significant differences between the four experimental groups (P = 0.182). The differences occurred only in the survival time from each group. Group 4 (Warm Vertical Condensation - RealSeal) has the lowest leakage rate among other groups and the fastest leakage occurred in group 1 (Single Cone - AH Plus).

 

Conclusion: The single-cone techniques does not insure durable apical seal against bacterial leakage. Warm vertical compaction technique using Resilon gutta-percha and RealSeal sealer appears to be more effective in minimizing bacterial leakage than gutta-percha and AH Plus sealer.
La evolución del Sistema de Solución de Diferencias de la OMC
Authors: Ávila Antonio M.ª
Published: October 2019

Con este artículo se cierra el análisis de la Organización Mundial de Comercio (OMC) en sus 20 años de funcionamiento que veníamos realizando, y versa sobre el Sistema de Solución de Diferencias (SSD) que es el pivote sobre el que descansa la OMC, y que por un lado ha conseguido una serie de éxitos, pero esos éxitos e incluso su independencia han suscitado críticas, tratemos de entender las razones de ambas cosas.
Eksplorasi Tumbuhan Obat Tradisional Desa Blata Tatin Kecamatan Kangae Kabupaten Sikka
Authors: Lanur Helena , Mago Oktavius Yoseph Tuta
Published: October 2019

Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh banyaknya penggunaan obat sintetis dalam mengobati berbagai macam penyakit, semakin minim penggunaan obat tradisional dan kurangnya data tentang tumbuhan obat tradisional. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengeksplorasi tumbuhan obat yang dimanfaatkan di Desa Blata Tatin, Kecamatan Kangae, Kabupaten Sikka. Sampel tumbuhan obat dikumpulkan dengan teknik survei eksploratif setelah memperoleh informasi dengan mewawancarai informan kunci dan responden di desa tersebut. Data informasi tumbuhan obat disajikan dalam bentuk tabulasi dan deskripsikan secara lengkap. Hasil penelitian menemukan 13 jenis tumbuhan obat yang digunakan di Desa Blata Tatin yaitu sambiloto (Andrographis paniculata), pisang (Musa sp.), waru (Hibiscustiliaceus L.), ubi jalar (Ipomoeabatatas), kemiri (Aleuritesmoluccana L.), kunyit (Curcumadomestica Val.), kencur (Kaempferiagalanga L.), jahe (Zingiberofficinale Rosc.), kelapa (Cocosnucifera), daun kentut (Paederiascandens Merr.), pegagan (Centellaasiatica L.), daun sirih (Piperbetle L.) dan bayam (Amaranthusspinosus L.).
Peningkatan Pertumbuhan dan Sintasan Hidup Ikan Bawal (Colossoma macropumum) dengan Penambahan Ragi Roti dalam Pakan
Authors: Manurung Usy N. , Mose Numisye I.
Published: October 2019

Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui pengaruh pemberian ragi roti terhadap pertumbuhan ikan bawal (Colossoma macropomum). Ikan bawal yang digunakan berukuran 5-8 cm dengan berat awal 11,35 gr. Rancangan penelitian berupa rancangan acak lengkap dengan empat perlakuan yaitu, A (0 gr ragi roti/ kg pakan), perlakuan B (5 gr ragi roti/kg pakan), perlakuan C (10 gr ragi roti/kg pakan), perlakuan D (15 gr ragi roti/kg pakan). Perlakuan E (20 gr ragi roti/kg pakan). Frekuensi pemberian pakan dua kali sehari dengan jumlah pakan berdasarkan 5%bb. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa penambahan ragi roti berpengaruh nyata terhadap pertumbuhan dan sintasan hidup ikan bawal. Semakin tinggi dosis ragi roti dalam pakan, semakin tinggi pertumbuhan ikan bawal.
Hidrolisis Ampas Biji Sorgum dengan Microwave untuk Produksi Gula Pereduksi sebagai Bahan Baku Bioetanol
Authors: Kolo Sefrinus M. D. , Edi Eduardus
Published: October 2019

Sorgum merupakan tanaman serealia yang dapat tumbuh pada berbagai keadaan lingkungan sehingga potensial dikembangkan, khususnya pada lahan marginal beriklim kering di Indonesia. Sorgum manis mempunyai potensi yang besar digunakan sebagai bahan baku etanol selain tebu. Budidaya sorgum manis mengalami pergeseran dari bahan baku pangan dan pakan menjadi bahan baku industri, baik skala kecil maupun skala besar. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendapatkan kadar gula pereduksi sebagai bahan baku bioethanol melalui hidrolisis menggunakan microwave. Sebanyak 10 gram serbuk sorgum disuspensi dengan larutan H2SO4 encer 0,1 N, 0,3 N dan 0,5 N sebanyak 250 mL lalu dipanaskan menggunakan iradiasi microwave pada temperatur 200 oC selama 20 dan 40 menit. Fraksi cair hasil hidrolisis dianalisis kandungan gula pereduksi dengan metode DNS menggunakan spektrofotometer UV-Vis. Hasil yang diperoleh menunjukkan bahwa kondisi optimum hidrolisis menggunakan microwave dicapai pada konsentrasi H2SO4 0,5 N temperatur 200 oC dan waktu hidrolisis 40 menit. Kadar gula pereduksi sebesar 42,71 mg/L. Kadar gula naik sebesar 19,95% dibanding waktu hidrolisis 20 menit.
Flexible pretreatment technology supports production of biobased co-products at pulp and paper mills
Authors: PYLKKANEN VESA , NELSON KIM , IAKOVLEV MIKHAIL , RETSINA THEODORA
Published: October 2019

The AVAP™ biorefinery technology from American Process Inc. is a flexible, cost-effective process for production of cellulose-, sugar-, and lignin-based products from biomass. The process is currently operating at demonstration scale in the southern United States and supplying products to partners for conversion to fuels, biochemicals, and other advanced biobased materials. Engineering for the first commercial facility is underway.
Biorefining to recover aromatic compounds with biological properties
Authors: BUJOR OANA-CRINA , ADINA TALMACIU IULIA , VOLF IRINA , I. POPA VALENTIN
Published: October 2019

Although extraction of bioactive compounds by biomass resource biorefining is challenging, interest in these compounds is increasing. This review summarizes our results in the field of secondary compounds (especially polyphenols) obtained via biorefining technology. The technology also offers the possibility to separate other compounds with industrial value or biological properties. To isolate polyphenols, different biomass sources such as spruce wood bark, Asclepias syriaca (a latex-bearing plant), Crataegus monogyna (hawthorn), chestnut shells, vine stems, and grape seeds have been used. The isolated products have been tested for their biological properties in the fields of plant and microorganism development. Experimental results confirmed the important role of polyphenols in the metabolism of different organisms. For plant development, the polyphenols were tested in the following processes: germination, plant cultivation, tissue cultures, and grafting. The influence of polyphenols can be associated with stimulation and regulation of cell differentiation, as evidenced by genetic studies and enzymes biosynthesis. Polyphenols might also participate in regulating the metabolism of different yeast strains and might inhibit the development of bacteria or fungi. Interactions between polyphenols and soil cultivation might also be used for bioremediation of arid and polluted soils.
Flippr° — an industrial research project in Austria
Authors: MAYR MELANIE , ECKHART RENE , SUMERSKIY IVAN , POTTHAST ANTJE , ROSENAU THOMAS , SCHÖGGL JOSEF-PETER , POSCH ALFRED , TIMMEL THOMAS
Published: October 2019

Flippr° (Future Lignin and Pulp Processing Research) is a cooperative research project on biorefinery issues, funded by three universities and four pulp and paper mills in Austria. Efforts focus on establishing know-how about structural chemistry of cellulose fibers and lignin for more efficient use of these two major raw materials streams. Several subprojects are related to product innovations for use of lignin, fibers, and fines inside and outside the pulp and paper sector. Research toward added-value use is based on existing industrial production processes to achieve rapid realization. In addition to technical developments, ecological and economical perspectives are addressed by respective subprojects. Preliminary results, such as the establishment of quicker fundamental lignin analysis, are the basis for further investigation on lignin use by the industry partners. The method for high throughput analysis is nearly finalized; it will allow screening of industrial lignin sources in a reasonable time. Research on fibers and fines shows that a differentiated view on technological properties opens up a wide variety of process improvements for papermaking.
How is Ambulance Patient Care and Response Time Data Collected and Reported in Malaysia and Indonesia?
Authors: Hooper Craig , Ranse Jamie , Hutton Alison
Published: October 2019

Introduction

Ambulance service design is often reminiscent of the economic status of a country, with pre-hospital care in low to medium income countries relying on basic life support services and an historical ‘swoop and scoop’ Anglo-American emergency medical service model. The connection between pre-hospital intervention and patient outcome in low to medium income countries is unclear. This scoping study undertook an examination of the literature to establish the level and quality of patient care data collection, especially as it impacts ambulance case times in Malaysia and Indonesia.

Methods

A scoping review methodology with topic specific keywords including ‘ambulance’, ‘emergency medical service’, ‘pre-hospital’ (and their variants) using MEDLINE, CINAHL, Cochrane and EMBase databases was used.

Results

Of the 202 articles returned, 185 were screened, 85 full text articles were reviewed for relevance. Forty-three publications were included in the study with a number of other relevant from the grey literature.

Conclusion

The scoping study found there is no consistency in data collection methods in Indonesian or Malaysia, with some organisations collecting high quality data while others do not collect pre-hospital data. The study recommends deeper investigation into the status of standardisation of emergency medical services in the two countries and the manner in which the data is reported.
Physical and Mental Health Status of Adolescents of Government Juvenile Development Centers in Bangladesh
Authors: Islam Md Safikul , Halim Kazi Safiqul , Mostary Kazi Fardana , Muna Atiya Tasnim , Khan Bushra E Zannat , Nupur Aklima Sadek , Saon Md Istiaque Hossain
Published: October 2019

Gradual rising of crime among adolescents is now a social and public health concern worldwide. A total of 1.9 million children getting incarcerated worldwide yearly where in Bangladesh, 1.3 million of children engaged in hazardous job most of them involved in crime. Again, physical and mental well-being is the legal and constitutional rights of the every adolescent including detained adolescent of Juvenile Development Centers. This is a cross-sectional study conducted to assess the physical and mental health status as well as socio-demographic status of adolescents of two Government Juvenile Development Center, Tongi and Konabari, Gazipur from January to December 2017. 191 adolescents were selected purposively (male: female=1.41:1). Data were collected by face to face interview and record review and height and weight of the respondents were measured. The mental health status was measured by WHO-5 Well-being Scale. The age range was from 13 to 17 years. Age of the respondents were significantly correlated with score of the WHO-5 well-being scale (p=0.028). The study observed higher score among respondents who had detained here for more than 2 months which was highly significant (p<0.001). Most of the respondents (75.9%) belong to poor family. The mean score of the WHO-5 well-being scale of the respondent was 52.20±10.0, where 35.1% had good and 64.9% had poor psychological well-being status and higher among male respondents (52.92±10.40) than the female respondents (51.29±9.45). The respondents who were employee prior to this institution had significantly high score (p=0.024). A significant relationship was observed between type of crime and the score of WHO-5 well-being scale (p=0.003). The mean body mass index was 20.26±1.27 kg/m2. Almost every respondent (92.7%) belongs to normal nutritional category. Well-being score of the respondents was significantly increased with the body mass index (p=0.005). This study revealed score of WHO-5 well-being scale was significantly associated with duration of stay of the respondents (p<0.001, R=0.540). Thus this study provides prevalence of mental health status and nutritional status as well as socio-demographic condition of adolescents of Government Juvenile Development Centre in Bangladesh which may provide the Government, sociologists and psychologists valid and reliable data for making plans and policies for improving or updating the living conditions of detainee of Juvenile development Centre.

Bangladesh Med J. 2018 May; 47 (2): 7-11
Rate of Metabolic Syndrome Among Patients with Facial Acanthosis Nigricans
Authors: Sultana Abida , Bhuiyan Mohammed Saiful Islam , Mahmud Md Mostaque
Published: October 2019

Facial acanthosis nigricans (FAN) is an ignored dermatological entity. Nowadays it occurs more frequently than previous days may be due to changing economic and social status of our country. Aim of this study was to assess the rate of metabolic syndrome in cases of facial acanthosis nigricans. This observational study was conducted in the outpatient department (OPD) of dermatology and Venereology of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) in the year 2017 among thirty clinically diagnosed cases of FAN. After taking their informed written consent; BMI, random plasma glucose, fasting lipid profile and serum insulin level was estimated in venous blood and recorded accordingly. To confirm metabolic syndrome we followed NCEP ATP III guideline (2005) where 3 of 5 positive criteria confirmed the diagnosis. All data was preserved in a secured computer device and was analyzed with SPSS program with appropriate statistical tools. Mean (±SD) age of patients was 35.63 ± 14.26 years and male to female ratio was 1:1.14. The mean BMI of cases was 33.73±3. We found 11 cases with hypertension, 8 with type II diabetes mellitus and 9 with dyslipidemia. Among the 30 cases of FAN 12 zygomatic type, 8 generalized type and 5 had band like pigmentation on the forehead. Twenty-three patients had acanthosis nigricans on both sides of body. According to our preset criteria we found 26.66% cases had metabolic syndrome. The rate of metabolic syndrome is higher in facial acanthosis nigricans patients. A further large scale study is recommended for strengthening this study findings.

Bangladesh Med J. 2018 May; 47 (2): 12-16
Chylous Effusions (Pleural Effusion and Ascites) due to Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma A Case Report
Authors: Alam Md Rafiqul , Hasan Md Nazmul , Rahim Md Abdur , Ahmed Quazi Mamtaz Uddin , Islam Md Syedul , Rahman Md Atikur , Rahman Md Rajibur
Published: October 2019

Lymphoma can present with different type of serous effusion like pleural, pericardial and ascites  and it signifies poor outcome .Pleural effusions are the most common type among these. Ascites and pericardial effusion are rare. Effusion can be can be caused by direct infiltration and impairment of the lymphatic drainage .Several  investigations are available like study of the fluid for cytological, biochemical, immunohistochemistry and cytogenetics  study to assess the qualities of effusion and make a quick diagnosis. This present case report will describe a case of 40 year old female patient with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) presented with generalized lymphadenopathy and chylous ascites and pleural effusion.

Bangladesh Med J. 2018 May; 47 (2): 38-40
Obituary news May - 2018
Authors: Halim Kazi Shafiqul
Published: October 2019

Abstract not available

Bangladesh Med J. 2018 May; 47 (2): 44
Modified Tubularised Incised Plate Urethroplasty (TIPU) with Dorsal Inlay Preputial Skin Graft: An Outcome Evaluation of 21 cases
Authors: Belal Md Towhid , Bhuiyun Mohammad Humayun Kabir , Hossain Md Shamim , Chowdhury Tanvir Ahmed , Morshed Md Selim , Bhuiyan AKM Musa
Published: October 2019

There are different techniques of hypospadias repair, out of them TIPU is widely practiced and popular procedure. Here a midline incision is made over the urethral plate for widening of urethral lumen and creation of neomeatus. Meatal stenosis may subsequently develop at new meatus and it is the limitation of this procedure.  In this study TIPU procedure is modified by applying preputial skin graft on incised urethral plate in dorsal inlay fashion and outcome is evaluated. In this prospective study total 21 patients with distal penile hypospadias underwent repair between 2016 and 2017. TIPU urethroplasty was done as usual along with application of a preputial skin graft on midline incised urethral plate. Tubularization was done over appropriate sized catheter and double layers bilateral Dartos flap was applied to cover the suture line. SPC catheterization was done in every patient. On 14th post-operative day urethral catheter was removed and on the same day if patient voids satisfactorily, SPC catheter was also removed. The outcome was evaluated according to the Hypospadias Objective Scoring Evaluation (HOSE) system. 95.23% of the patients achieved apical neomeatus and 90.47% of slit like meatal shape. Mild degree chordee and normal caliber urinary flow was in 9.5% and 95.23% of the patients respectively. 4.76% of the patients developed urethrocutaneous fistula. Dorsal inlay preputial skin grafting is a very simple and feasible technique to maximize the outcome of TIPU procedure. However, multicenter and high volume data are needed for its wide application.

Bangladesh Med J. 2018 Jan; 47 (3): 9-12
Protective Effect of Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) on Serum Aspartate Aminotransferase and Lactate Dehydrogenase in Isoproterenol Induced Myocardial Injury in Rats
Authors: Nahar Sharmin , Akhter Qazi Shamima , Shumi Mahmuda Nasrin , Tanvi Noor E Jannat , Yeasmin Nahid , Akter Shamima , Yeasmin Shahanara
Published: October 2019

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) emerging as a major health problem in Bangladesh due to increase prevalence of risk factors. Conventional cardioprotective drugs are effective but expensive and associated with a number of side effects. Curcuma longa is an important source of traditional medicine for the prevention and treatment of CVDs. The objective of the study was to evaluate the protective effect of Curcuma longa on isoproterenol induced myocardial injury in rats. This experimental study was carried out in the Department of Physiology, Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka during 2015. Total 21 Wistar albino male rats, aged 85 to 100 days, weighing 100 to 150 g (initial body weight) were selected for the study. After acclimatization for 14 days, the rats were divided into three groups. Group A (base line control group), Group B (isoproterenol treated control group) and Group C (Curcuma longa pretreated and isoproterenol treated group). Each group consisted of 7 rats. On the 10th day of experiment, rats were sacrificed after taking final body weight. Blood samples were collected from the heart. Serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST) level was estimated by Colorimetric method and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) level was estimated by ELISA method. The statistical analysis was done by one way ANOVA and Bonferroni test as applicable.  In this study, the mean initial and final body weight of the rats were almost similar and showed no statistically significant difference among the groups. The mean serum AST and LDH levels were significantly (P<0.001) higher in Group B than those of Group A. Again, these levels were significantly (P<0.001) lower in Group C than those of Group B group. From the results, it can be concluded that Curcuma longa has cardioprotective activity on isoproterenol induced myocardial injury in Wistar albino rats.

Bangladesh Med J. 2018 Jan; 47 (3): 13-17
Association between Serum Ferritin and Pre-eclampsia
Authors: Paul Ratna , Moonajilin Mst Sabrina , Sarker Sujit Kumar , Paul Himel , Pal Swapna , Paul Swatilekha , Zahan Rezoana Refat , Begum Nasima
Published: October 2019

Pre-eclampsia (PE) is a major cause of maternal and prenatal morbidity and mortality in developing countries. PE occurs in about 6% of the general women population. It complicates about 5-15% of pregnancies over 20 weeks and is responsible for 16% of maternal mortality. Pre-delivery serum Ferritin concentration was significantly higher in patients with eclampsia than in healthy pregnant women. The serum ferritin was the best sensitive marker of the iron status parameters reflecting the preeclampsia. The aim of the study is to explore the association between serum ferritin and Preeclampsia and to do a comparison of serum ferritin to assess risk of development preeclampsia between case and control.This is a case-control study with laboratory methods. The study was carried out in Sir Salimullah Medical College and Hospital. Serum Ferritin was tested in the department of biochemistry, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU). The study was carried out from January 2008 to December 2009 and the sample size was 80. A total of 80 pregnant women, comprising of 40 PE and 40 normotensive primi or multigravida in the third trimester were enrolled in the study. The mean Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP) and Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP) were significantly higher in PE group on both occasions compared to normotensive women with similar chronological age gestational age. Out of the 40 cases 65% patients had severe proteinuria (+++) and 17.5% had moderate proteinuria (++) and 17.5% had mild proteinuria. The difference between case and control with respect to proteinuria was highly significant. More than two third (67.5%) of the cases did not have any iron deficiency anemia, while the rest (32.5%) had mild iron deficiency anemia. In the present study, the mean serum Ferritin level of PE group was almost 10 times higher (167.11 ± 10.43 ngm/ml) than that of controls (17.0 ± 3.03 ngm/ml) than that of control (431.0 ± 10.93 gm/dl). More than one-third of the cases showed serum ferritin >210 ngm/ml, compared to none of the control group. Serum Ferritin level is significantly higher in preeclamptic patients than the control group.

Bangladesh Med J. 2018 Jan; 47 (3): 18-24
Acceptability and Feasibility of Postpartum Intra Uterine Contraceptive Device Insertion in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Authors: Nahar Khadiza Nurun , Fatima Parveen , Dewan Farhana , Yesmin Afroja , Laila Tarafdar Runa , Begum Nurjahan , Deeba Farzana , Chowdhury Shiuly , Akhter Nargis
Published: October 2019

Worldwide intra uterine contraceptive device (IUCD) is a reversible method of contraception. Postpartum IUCD insertion is labeled when IUCD is inserted within 10 minutes to 48 hours of expulsion of placenta. The objective of the study was to analyze the acceptability and feasibility of immediate postpartum intrauterine contraceptive device (PPIUCD) in a tertiary care hospital of Bangladesh. A cross sectional study was conducted among eligible postpartum women at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka Bangladesh. Counseling was done about the procedure of PPIUCD in details. After having the consent, Cu-T 380A was inserted in 343 women. The women were followed up at six weeks after delivery. A total number of 18190 women were counseled during antenatal period and at labor ward. A total number of 6441 were admitted for delivery. Among the admitted patients, 343 accepted this method. Forty nine percent of the acceptors belonged to the age group of 25 – 30 years. Majority  were from urban area and had studied up to secondary level. More women from the group who had undergone caesarean section accepted this method than the women who undergone vaginal delivery. Expulsion rate was 1.6% and removal rate 5.8%. Most common reason for removal was irregular per vaginal bleeding. The immediate PPIUCD method appeared to be a safe and effective method of contraception.

Bangladesh Med J. 2018 Jan; 47 (3): 25-31
Obituary News September-2018
Authors: Halim Kazi Shafiqul
Published: October 2019

Abstract not available

Bangladesh Med J. 2018 Jan; 47 (3): 44
Early Outcome of on Pump Beating Heart CABG Surger
Authors: Kabir Md Mainul , Rahim AM Asif , Hossain ASM Iftekher , Hossain Nazmul , Islam Syed Monirul , Bari Md Sajedul , Shahidullah AYM
Published: October 2019

Background: Current cardioplegic technique during conventional coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) does not consistently avoid myocardial ischemic damage in high risk patients. Alternatively revascularization without CPB is not always technically feasible. The on-pump beating technique eliminates global myocardial ischemia and thus reduce the mortality and morbidity in high risk patients. This study evaluates the early surgical outcomes of on-pump beating-heart CABG in comparison to conventional CABG.

Methods: In this prospective study 60 high risk patients with EURO-SCORE of 6 and above were prospectively allocated into two groups in non-randomized way. Among them 30 patients underwent on-pump beating-heart CABG and 30 patients underwent conventional CABG. The early surgical clinical outcomes were compared between the groups.

Results: On-pump beating heart CABG significantly reduced the duration of operation time, cardiopulmonary bypass time, postoperative ventilation time and intensive care unit (ICU) stay. Total blood loss and transfusion requirement were less with reduced Peak Creatine-Kinase level in On-pump beating heart CABG. 30 day mortality was less in On-pump beating heart CABG group (6.7% versus 13.3%). No significant differences between the groups were found in morbidity regarding stroke, renal failure, mediastinitis and atrial arrhythmia.

Conclusion: On-pump beating heart CABG can be performed safely in high risk patients. It is still associated with the detrimental effect of CPB but eliminates intra-operative global myocardial ischemia.

Cardiovasc. j. 2019; 12(1): 13-19
Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards Dietary Salt Intake among Nurses Working in a Cardiac Hospital in Bangladesh Sciences
Authors: Mondal Rajib , Sarker Rajib Chandra , Sayrin Rumana , Afrin Rubya , Zaman Khurshid , Acharya Narayan Prasad , Sultana Sharmin , Banik Palash Chandra , Faruque Mithila , Choudhury Sohel Reza , Zaman M Mostafa
Published: October 2019

Background: Noticeable proportion of Bangladeshi population including health professionals is habituated with excessive salt intake although having a good knowledge and attitude. There is no related data regarding salt intake practice among nurses in Bangladesh. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice towards dietary salt intake among the nurses working in a selected cardiac hospital.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 211 nurses working in National Heart Foundation Hospital and Research Institute (NHFHRI), Dhaka. The NHFHRI was selected purposively and all of the nurses were targeted to recruit. Modified WHO Salt Module of STEPS Questionnaire was used for data collection.

Results: All of them believed that too much salt in diet could cause serious health problems, and majority (76.8%) had average knowledge regarding the health effects of excess salt intake. More than eighty percent (83.4%) believed that lowering the salt in diet is very important and about two-third (62.6%) used to consume salt just the right amount. Almost half (49.3%) of the nurses were used to add extra salt during their meal and three-quarter (76.8%) were used to take high salt content processed food. The median of extra salt intake among the always users (n=52) was found 2.5 g per day.

Conclusion: In spite of having good knowledge and positive attitude towards dietary salt intake, the added salt intake behavior was noteworthy among the nurses working in NHFHRI.

Cardiovasc. j. 2019; 12(1): 53-58
Announcements Vol.12(1)
Authors: Editor The
Published: October 2019

Abstract not available

Cardiovasc. j. 2019; 12(1): 81
Prescribing pattern of antidepressant drugs in two teaching hospitals in Bangladesh
Authors: Islam Baishakhi , Shahriar Iram , Jannat Tamanna
Published: October 2019

As depression is a major public health problem, a drug utilization study is beneficial in clinical practice for rational prescribing and helpful for minimizing the medication errors. In our country antidepressant drugs are commonly used in treatment of depression. To obtain information regarding the prescribing pattern of antidepressant drugs in accordance with WHO prescribing indicators, a descriptive cross sectional study was carried out at psychiatry out-patient department of Sir Salimullah Medical College & Hospital(SSMCH) and Dhaka Medical College Hospital(DMCH) in Bangladesh. A total of 300 (150 in each hospital) prescriptions were analyzed by using WHO prescribing indicators and Essential Drug List of Bangladesh. Among 300 patients with major depression (64%, 58.66%), females were(53.33%, 58%) and males were (46.67%, 42%) which is commonly seen between the age group 18-27 years in DMCH and SSMCH respectively. Most commonly prescribed antidepressant as monotherapy was sertraline (58.02%, 70%). Average number of drugs per prescription was (2.24 ± 0.93, 2.12 ± 0.83). Percentage of drug prescribed by generic name and percentage of encounters with an injection prescribed was nil in both hospitals. Percentage of drugs prescribed from Essential Drug List of Bangladesh was (37.5%, 25.47%) in DMCH and SSMCH respectively. Prescribing pattern of antidepressant drugs in both teaching hospitals are almost similar in accordance with WHO prescribing indicators.

Mediscope Vol. 6, No. 2: Jul 2019, Page 53-58
Extra Hepatic Portal Venous Obstruction in Children: Approach and Management
Authors: Khadga Mukesh , Md Benzamin - , Karim ASM Bazlul
Published: October 2019

Portal hypertension in children is not uncommon and extra hepatic portal venous obstruction (EHPVO) constitute about 75% of portal hypertension. Several risk factors predispose to development of EHPVO such as neonatal sepsis, umbilical catheterization, severe dehydration, abdominal trauma or surgery etc. Common presentations are haematemesis and splenomegaly. Acute variceal bleeding is a medical emergency. Liver function is normal in extrahepatic portal hypertension unless there is portal bilopathy. High index of suspicion is the key of early diagnosis. Esophagogastrodudenoscopy is diagnostic for portal hypertension and doppler ultrasonography of portal vein confirm extra hepatic portal venous obstruction (EHPVO) in presence of thrombus and/or cavernoma. Adequate management including endotherapy, pharmacotherapy and/or surgery is an important key for better outcome.

Mediscope Vol. 6, No. 2: Jul 2019, Page 79-85
Medición de Ruido en Estaciones Transformadoras - Experiencias para el desarrollo de un Procedimiento
Authors: Steinmann Irene Beatriz , Gonzáliz Caravia Francisco , Fernández Juan Pedro
Published: October 2019

El artículo que se presenta a continuación corresponde a los avances realizados en el marco del PID UTN 4436: "Ruido Audible En Estaciones Transformadoras", tomando como vía de trabajo la medición de ruido ambiental en estaciones transformadoras plenamente operativas a fin de desarrollar un procedimiento repetible y confiable, adecuado a lo exigido en la legislación vigente Res. SE N°77/1998, utilizando como sustento la Norma IRAM 4113, suplementaria de la Norma IRAM 4062, por razones que se presentarán más adelante.

Como antecedente, el LAMCEM (Laboratorio Ambulante de Medición de Campo Eléctrico y Magnético), viene desarrollando actividades in situ desde el año 2000, aproximadamente, conociendo problemáticas propias de las mediciones de campo. En varias ocasiones su normal desarrollo, se ve condicionado por cuestiones aleatorias como, por ejemplo, seguridad referente al riesgo eléctrico en sistemas de potencia, condiciones atmosféricas, o características del entorno y circunstanciales. En el caso de aplicación del presente artículo, se describen algunas de ellas. Los datos tomados ex profeso para el proyecto se trabajaron en laboratorio para incorporar o descartar perspectivas al procedimiento propuesto.
Desempeño hidrológico y Propiedades físico mecánicas de Hormigones Porosos elaborados con áridos de la Provincia de Entre Ríos
Authors: Garat María Eugenia , Palacio Alberto José , Larenze Gustavo Roberto , Sota Jorge Daniel
Published: October 2019

Los antecedentes vinculados al estudio de hormigones porosos en la República Argentina son escasos. Especialmente en nuestra región (Entre Ríos, cuenca del Río Uruguay) prácticamente no se dispone de información específica. Por ello, este trabajo se orientó a caracterizar las propiedades mecánicas e hidrológicas de hormigones porosos construidos con materiales locales. Se avanzó en el diseño de distintas mezclas, con porosidades variables hasta un máximo del 25%.  La  resistencia a compresión se ubicó entre 9 y 39 Mpa, y la resistencia a tracción por flexión entre 1,4 y 2,4 Mpa, cuyos valores concuerdan con los reportados por la bibliografía. Se determinaron las tasas de infiltración de probetas limpias (Io en mm/h), las cuales están comprendidas entre 7000 mm/h y 44.000 mm/h, y su variación en función del grado de colmatación, observando una drástica reducción hasta alcanzar la colmatación total (Ic en mm/h) con tasas comprendidas entre 20 y 45 mm/h.
Qualitative Spatial Representation for the Humanities
Authors: Stell John G.
Published: October 2019

‘Qualitative spatial reasoning and representation’ is a range of techniques developed in Artificial Intelligence to meet the need for a computational treatment of qualitative spatial relations. Examples of such relations include ‘next to’, ‘overlapping’, ‘to the left of’, ‘separate from’, ‘including’, and so on. These relations occur within the data found in the spatial humanities, but the computational techniques described here do not appear to have been used in connection with this context. While Geographical Information Systems (GIS) are widely used as a means of visualizing and exploring material in the spatial humanities, GIS technology is acknowledged to be ill-suited to information that is vague, uncertain, ambiguous, imprecise or having other qualities that in a scientific setting could be regarded as imperfections. In the humanities such ‘imperfections’ are of course important, and qualitative spatial relations are one source of data that challenges scientifically based GIS. This article reviews the origin of qualitative spatial reasoning and representation in A. N. Whitehead's mereotopology and argues for exploring how these methods could complement GIS as a computational technique in the humanities. Qualitative representation is applicable to modelling spatial arrangements in many domains, not just geographical space. This is demonstrated through an example of spatial relations in lines of printed text.
A Framework for Interrogating Social Media Images to Reveal an Emergent Archive of War
Authors: Pleska Arijus , Hoskins Andrew , Renaud Karen
Published: October 2019

The visual image has long been central to how war is seen, contested and legitimised, remembered and forgotten. Archives are pivotal to these ends as is their ownership and access, from state and other official repositories through to the countless photographs scattered and hidden from a collective understanding of what war looks like in individual collections and dusty attics. With the advent and rapid development of social media, however, the amateur and the professional, the illicit and the sanctioned, the personal and the official, and the past and the present, all seem to inhabit the same connected and chaotic space.

However, to even begin to render intelligible the complexity, scale and volume of what war looks like in social media archives is a considerable task, given the limitations of any traditional human-based method of collection and analysis. We thus propose the production of a series of ‘snapshots’, using computer-aided extraction and identification techniques to try to offer an experimental way in to conceiving a new imaginary of war. We were particularly interested in testing to see if twentieth century wars, obviously initially captured via pre-digital means, had become more ‘settled’ over time in terms of their remediated presence today through their visual representations and connections on social media, compared with wars fought in digital media ecologies (i.e. those fought and initially represented amidst the volume and pervasiveness of social media images).

To this end, we developed a framework for automatically extracting and analysing war images that appear in social media, using both the features of the images themselves, and the text and metadata associated with each image. The framework utilises a workflow comprising four core stages: (1) information retrieval, (2) data pre-processing, (3) feature extraction, and (4) machine learning. Our corpus was drawn from the social media platforms Facebook and Flickr.
A Gothic Reformation: Tractarianism in the Scottish Episcopal Church
Authors: Harris Eleanor M.
Published: October 2019

From the mid-eighteenth century Episcopalianism experienced a remarkable resurgence, reflected in membership, church building and – equally – the development of distinctive liturgical and aesthetic traditions. This article explores the influences of Tractarianism, Romanticism and the gothic literature and architecture on the development of a distinctly Scottish Episcopal tradition.
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Published: October 2019

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Bodies at Risk: Urban Danger in Zsuzsi Gartner’s “City of my Dreams” and Maggie Helwig’s Girls Fall Down
Authors: Beneventi Domenic A
Published: October 2019

This article discusses the representation of Toronto and Vancouver as urban landscapes of danger, toxicity, and as sources of corporeal pollution, especially for the poor, the homeless, prostitutes, and women. Maggie Helwig’s Girls Fall Down and Zsusi Gartner’s “City of my Dreams” imagine the city as a verticale space of “fallenness,” both literal and figurative, and show that contemporary Canadian cities are not always the well-ordered places we imagine them to be, but are rather complex, multilayered spaces of risk, bodily danger, economic dispossession, and social alienation.
Figuring an Ethical Reading Practice: Anne Carson’s ‘Whaching’
Authors: Finberg Keegan Cook
Published: October 2019

This essay seeks to define a twenty-first-century ethical reading practice. The term “ethical reading practice” suggests a way of reading and responding to literature responsibly and carefully, ultimately producing a generative encounter with the text, which has implications far outside the text. To consider what literature can teach us about ethics, and how it teaches us, this essay focuses on the figure of the reader. By examining the ways readers are figured within poetry, we can gain insight into reading and ethics on multiple scales. Anne Carson’s “The Glass Essay” is an example of her larger body of work, which often stages conversations between a lyric I—a speaker who is not only the speaking subject in the poem but also a reader of other poems—and a body of past literature. Carson’s poetry tells us that our affective relationships to texts have consequences outside the texts; her work suggests that loving texts, and knowing how to read them, honoring that love, is an ethical encounter. “The Glass Essay” coins the word “whaching,” a contingent practice—sometimes meaning one open question, sometimes another. Similar to Jacques Derrida’s notion of téléiopoièse, and Gayatri Spivak’s “teleopoiesis,” this passive ethics of reading emphasizes being made rather than making. The article discusses the process of reading this new singular orthography, while also revealing how an ethical reading practice has consequences for the way we encounter borders, read transnational literatures, and formulate ourselves.