Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma (ccRCC) is a malignancy of the renal cortex characterized by clear cytoplasm and dense alveolar with branched vascularization. Previous studies have confirmed that Androgen Receptor (AR) is involved in the regulation of Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) initiation and progression. AR is a gene that mediates the mechanism of action of the androgen hormone and acts as a l…
ABSTRACT Learning media enhances the engaging and interactive learning process, particularly in challenging fields like histology. Student challenges, including limited microscope experience and insufficient time for histology sessions, negatively affect academic performance. Hence, there's a need for alternative learning media to better assist students in understanding histology. This resea…
ABSTRACT The concept of evidence based medicine in Indonesia is a new paradigm that can be used when making clinical decisions. EBM has become a core part of undergraduate medical education curricula in many countries. Each step is discussed and trained to translate the evidence assessed in clinical practice can enhance critical thinking and lifelong learning. However, EBM is not adequatel…
ABSTRACT PT Telkomsel is an Indonesian Digital Telecommunication Company and is a subsidiary of PT. Telkom Indonesia is also a State-Owned Enterprise (BUMN) company. One of Telkomsel's very popular products is the Wi-Fi provider IndiHome. IndiHome is a digital service that offers Triple Play consisting of Home Internet (Fixed Broadband Internet), Home Telephone (Fixed Phone), and Interactive…
ABSTRACT Measuring service quality can be used as a benchmark to assess the performance of services provided in shaping patient satisfaction and can be used as evaluation material. One dimension of service quality is tangible. This study aims to determine the correlation of real quality dimensions with the satisfaction of clinical forensic patients at Bhayangkara Pekanbaru Hospital. The de…
ABSTRACT As the topic of herbal medicine continues to evolve in medical education, it is necessary to develop self-directed learning media in herbal medicine to ensure that all students at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Riau, have the opportunity to study this subject. The aim of this research is to assess student’s perceptions regarding the quality of the learning management syste…
ABSTRACT Psoriasis vulgaris is a genetic autoimmune disease in the form of chronic inflammation. In the lesions, raised red spots are found due to disruption of epidermal proliferation, where turnover time in psoriasis vulgaris occurs more quickly, causing damage to the skin barrier, increased evaporation of water, and a decrease in skin moisture, which can be determined through TEWL (transepi…
ABSTRACT Central obesity is a condition where fat accumulates in the waist and abdominal cavity. Obesity is related to vitamin D deficiency. Vitamin D is a hormone that plays a major role in physiological processes, through a mechanism related to binding to the Vitamin D Receptor (VDR).The purpose of this research is to observe of VDR polymorphism FokI gene in a young adult population with c…
ABSTRACT Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) are multipotent progenitor cells with the ability to self-renew or divide into various types of cells. Mesenchymal stem cell culture is a method to increase the number of MSCs become sufficient to be used for therapy. One of the challenges in MSC culture is to maintain MSC viability due to the long-term culture process. This study aimed to determine the …
ABSTRACT Although mutilation cases are relatively rare, they pose a considerable problem in the field of forensic medicine due to the difficulty in identifying the victim, especially in cases where only bones are found. Mutilation itself is an act against a person by means of deprivation of organs or severe disfigurement and is carried out by cutting. Mutilation is classified into two types, …
ABSTRACT Learning media has the potential to improve the quality of student learning outcomes. Interactive quizzes are one kind of educational resource that can be used to enhance learning about medical histology education. Histology is a difficult subject in the medical field. Students encounter several challenges, including a lack of time to study histology and trouble understanding termin…
ABSTRACT A hospital is a health service institution where one of the services includes clinical forensic services. A patient's level of satisfaction directly relates to the quality of the medical care they receive. The patient's expectations will be met if they are happy with the services they received. One aspect of a service's quality is its assurance dimension. The assurance dimension cov…
ABSTRACT The skin is the largest organ in the human body and acts as the body's defense against external agents such as microorganisms, UV radiation, and physical and chemical stimuli. One of the parameters most often used to assess skin barrier function, both in healthy skin and in certain diseases, is to assess skin moisture or hydration measuring transepidermal water loss (TEWL) and skin ca…
Abstract Maxillofacial fracture is one of the most common forms of trauma and becomes one of the causes of disability and death in the world. Mandibular fractures occur around 15.5—59% of total maxillofacial fracture cases and becoming the second most common maxillofacial fracture cases. As the only one mobile facial bone, the mandible has an important role in the processes of speaking, expr…
ABSTRACT Stunting is a health problem that does not arise suddenly. However, the incidence of stunting can start from the period before conception to the First 1000 Days of Life (HPK). Referring to the definition of the First 1000 Days of Life (HPK), that life begins during pregnancy, where this period is a critical period in determining the quality of the baby born. Based on this statement, i…
ABSTRACT Preeklampsia is characterized by a systolic blood pressure ≥ 140 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 90 mmHg in two separate measurements with a minimum interval of 4 hours, after the 20th week of pregnancy in women who were normotensive before pregnancy, accompanied by proteinuria. There are several risk factors for the occurrence of preeclampsia, and one of them is antena…
ABSTRACT Stunting is a problem of considerable concern in developing countries, especially Indonesia, because stunting can threaten the quality of a country's human resources. The incidence of stunting is closely related to the risk factors that cause it. Mothers as the main caregivers of a stunted child must understand the risk factors for stunting so that stunting does not happen again and …
ABSTRACT Stroke is generally divided into two main types, namely ischemic and hemorrhagic. Hemorrhagic stroke has a worse functional and clinical status than ischemic stroke so the incidence of disability and death is higher in hemorrhagic stroke. Knowing the clinical signs and symptoms of hemorrhagic stroke can help make a diagnosis, although imaging is still the gold standard for making a …
ABSTRACT Cervical carcinoma is a malignancy of cervical epithelial cells with a high incidence and mortality rate. The majority of cases of cervical carcinoma are caused by HPV16 and HPV18 infections. Based on the prognosis, HPV16 has better prognosis than HPV18. The difference in prognosis indicates differences in biological processes due to differences in gene expression levels between the t…
ABSTRACT Inulin is a natural polysaccharide from carbohydrates that can improve glucose metabolism, thereby reducing the risk of Diabetes Melitus (DM). Inulin is also degraded into short-chain fatty acids that can reduce cholesterol synthesis so that the occurrence of atherosclerosis in DM patients can be prevented. This study used dahlia tuber inulin extract to see the effect of dahlia tuber …