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, […]

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 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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

Microbes in marine ecosystems are known to produce secondary metabolites. One of which are carotenoids, which have numerous industrial applications, hence their demand will continue to grow. Prof. Dr. Fenny Martha Dwivany and her colleagues review the recent research on natural carotenoids produced by marine microorganisms. They discuss the most recent screening approaches for discovering […]

Microfungi have been explored further as supplement constituents in shrimp culture due to their nutrient richness. Dr. Magdalena L. Situmorang and her colleagues have evaluated the effects of Mucor circinelloides and Trichoderma harzianum as feed supplements on growth performance, bacterial communities, and the biomass nutritional profile of white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei). The results showed that […]

Prof. Dr. Agus Dana Permana and his colleagues evaluated the effect of soil depth on survival, normality dan development time of adult interspecific hybrids of Bactrocera carambolae and B. dorsalis. Soil depth had a significant, negative effect on the survival of the emergence and development time of B. dorsalis and B. carambolae hybrids. The emergence […]

Information on the insecticide resistance profiles of Aedes aegypti in Indonesia is fragmentary because of the lack of wide-area insecticide resistance surveillance. Prof. Intan Ahmad, Ph.D. and his colleagues collected Ae. aegypti from 27 Indonesian provinces and used WHO bioassays to evaluate their resistance to deltamethrin, permethrin, bendiocarb, and pirimiphos-methyl. The Ae. aegypti from all […]

The study of banana herbs and fruits is rarely conducted using multidisciplinary approaches. However, a multidisciplinary approach could be useful for gaining information on many aspects, including remote sensing, biodiversity and biogeography, owing to the uniqueness of bananas. Prof. Dr. Fenny Martha Dwivany and her colleagues review a study on banana herbs from an Indonesian […]