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Plant-derived Exosome-like Nanoparticles : A Concise Review on its Extraction Methods, Content, Bioactivities, and Potential as Functional Food Ingredient

Plant-derived Exosome-like Nanoparticles : A Concise Review on its Extraction Methods, Content, Bioactivities, and Potential as Functional Food Ingredient

Plant-derived exosome-like nanoparticles (PDENs) could be a potential future functional food ingredient as their cross-kingdom communication abilities were reported to exert multiple health benefits. Macrophage and other cells have been reported to absorb PDENs in a manner regulated by the membrane lipid and protein profile and the intactness of the PDENs lipid bilayer. PDENs could […]

Elicitation of Secondary Metabolites in Aquilaria malaccensis Lam. Callus Culture by Crude Mycelial Extract of Fusarium solani and Methyl Jasmonate

Elicitation of Secondary Metabolites in Aquilaria malaccensis Lam. Callus Culture by Crude Mycelial Extract of Fusarium solani and Methyl Jasmonate

Cell suspension and callus cultures may serve as an alternative solution to provide a fast-growing plant material to produce artificial agarwood in a short period. Here, Dr. Ahmad Faizal, Dr. Rizkita Rachmi Esyanti, and their colleagues induced agarwood formation in callus cultures of Aquilaria malaccensis by application of crude mycelial extracts of Fusarium solani strains […]

Comparison of Thermal Alkaline Pretreatment and Zinc Acetate-catalyzed Methanolysis (MtOH-ZnOAc) for Anaerobic Digestion of Bioplastic Waste

Comparison of Thermal Alkaline Pretreatment and Zinc Acetate-catalyzed Methanolysis (MtOH-ZnOAc) for Anaerobic Digestion of Bioplastic Waste

Jayen Aris Kriswantoro, M.Si. and his colleagues conducted this work to study the effect of thermal alkaline pretreatment and zinc acetate-catalyzed methanolysis in biogas production from bioplastic in anaerobic digestion. The pretreated bioplastic with MtOH-ZnOAc performs efficient solubilization and produced 205.7 ± 6.9 mL/g CODadded, which is higher than thermal alkaline degradation. The mesophilic condition […]

Influence of Isocyanate Content and Hot-Pressing Temperatures on the Physical-Mechanical Properties of Particleboard Bonded with a Hybrid Urea-Formaldehyde/Isocyanate Adhesive

Influence of Isocyanate Content and Hot-Pressing Temperatures on the Physical-Mechanical Properties of Particleboard Bonded with a Hybrid Urea-Formaldehyde/Isocyanate Adhesive

The low hydrolytic stability of urea–formaldehyde adhesive leads to poor water resistance by the particleboard. Dr. Atmawi Darwis and his colleagues analyze the effect of hot-pressing temperatures and the addition of methylene diphenyl diisocyanate in UF adhesive on the physical and mechanical properties of PB. The first experiment focused on pressing temperature treatments including 130, […]

Extracellular DNA of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. Cubense as a Priming Agent for Inducing the Resistance of Banana Plantlets

Extracellular DNA of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. Cubense as a Priming Agent for Inducing the Resistance of Banana Plantlets

The application of self-eDNA in agriculture presents the potential to increase the resistance of banana plantlets. Karlia Meitha, Ph.D., Dr. Iriawati, Dr. Rizkita Rachmi Esyanti, and colleagues conducted this study that evaluated whether the eDNA from Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc) could limit the growth of Foc itself while increasing the resistance of banana […]

Linking Food Security, Food Sovereignty and Foodways in Urban Southeast Asia : Cases from Indonesia and Thailand

Linking Food Security, Food Sovereignty and Foodways in Urban Southeast Asia : Cases from Indonesia and Thailand

This article explores linkages between food security, food sovereignty and foodways within the context of poor urban populations in Southeast Asia. Angga Dwiartama, Ph.D. and his colleagues situate the study within the vast array of literature concerning the (in)ability of the urban poor to access healthy and nutritious food due to factors of distance, price, […]

Performance Evaluation of IoT-Based Service System for Monitoring Nutritional Deficiencies in Plants

Performance Evaluation of IoT-Based Service System for Monitoring Nutritional Deficiencies in Plants

This study by Ahmad Faizal and his colleagues aimed to develop and evaluate the performance of a service system platform based on the Internet of Things (IoT) for monitoring nutritional deficiencies in plants and providing fertilizer recommendations. We have successfully developed and integrated a service system platform and chlorophyll meter that is based on IoT. […]

Traditional Egg-Harvesting Policies for the Endemic Moluccan Scrubfowl Eulipoa Wallacei on Haruku Island, Indonesia, and its Conservation Implications

Traditional Egg-Harvesting Policies for the Endemic Moluccan Scrubfowl Eulipoa Wallacei on Haruku Island, Indonesia, and its Conservation Implications

Traditional policies on using wild species are critical in developing scenarios for community engagement in conserving wild species populations. As such, Prof. Tati S. Syamsudin and her colleagues examine the traditional practice of harvesting eggs from Moluccan Scrubfowl Eulipoa wallacei on Haruku Island, Indonesia, and its implications for bird population conservation. Using a closed-ended questionnaire, […]

Cell-Free Fetal DNA as a Non-Invasive Method Using Pyrosequencing in Detecting Beta-Globin Gene Mutation

Cell-Free Fetal DNA as a Non-Invasive Method Using Pyrosequencing in Detecting Beta-Globin Gene Mutation

Thalassemia is a monogenic, autosomal recessive, inherited disorder of the red blood cells caused by mutations or deletions in the globin gene. Approximately 6-10% of the Indonesian population carries the β-globin gene mutation; however, premarital screening is rarely conducted, and antenatal screening is optional. Azzania Fibriani, M.Si., Ph.D and her colleagues explored the use of […]

Potential Cell-Based and Cell-Free Therapy for Patients with COVID-19

Potential Cell-Based and Cell-Free Therapy for Patients with COVID-19

COVID-19 remains an unresolved puzzle for biomedical researchers in different fields. Various treatments, drugs, and interventions were explored as treatments for COVID. Nevertheless, there are no standard and effective therapeutic measures. Meanwhile, mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) therapy offers a new approach with minimal side effects. MSCs and MSC-based products possess several biological properties that potentially […]

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