Antibacterial Efficacy of Bromelain and Pineapple-Derived Extracts against Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans and Streptococcus sanguinis: A Systematic Review

Antibacterial Efficacy of Bromelain and Pineapple-Derived Extracts against Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans and Streptococcus sanguinis: A Systematic Review Tania Saskianti*, Sindy Cornelia Nelwan2, Alda Winona Nur Ramadhani3, Choon Yee Fan4 Abstract Periodontal disease is a highly prevalent, biofilm-driven inflammatory condition, with severe periodontitis ranked among the most prevalent health conditions worldwide. Within

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Prevalence of Pulmonary Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria Among People with HIV: A Systematic Review

Prevalence of Pulmonary Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria Among People with HIV: A Systematic Review Aisara Najma Waleefa1, Deby Kusumaningrum2* Abstract Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) can cause pulmonary disease in people with HIV, and its clinical picture closely resembles pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), so NTM is often diagnosed and treated as TB without bacteriological confirmation.

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Design and Parametric Sensitivity Analysis of a Six-Disc Short-Backfire Disc-on-Rod Antenna for 2.4 GHz Applications

Design and Parametric Sensitivity Analysis of a Six-Disc Short-Backfire Disc-on-Rod Antenna for 2.4 GHz Applications Ashikur Mollik, Md Emadur Rahman Ekra*, Md Nadim Hosain, Md Daud Ibrahim Abstract This study designs and analyzes a copper disc-on-rod endfire antenna for the 2.4 GHz industrial, scientific, and medical (ISM) band. Six coaxial

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Moving Beyond Blind Nasogastric Tube Insertion: A Narrative Review of Assisted Techniques and Their Clinical Role

Moving Beyond Blind Nasogastric Tube Insertion: A Narrative Review of Assisted Techniques and Their Clinical Role Calvin Constantine Yang1, Juan Farrel Wongso1, Ave Zangkila Langit1, Eka Arum Cahyaning Putri2* Abstract Nasogastric tube (NGT) insertion is a common bedside procedure, yet conventional blind placement confirms tube position only after insertion, when

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Consistency-Availability Trade-offs in Distributed NoSQL Systems: From the CAP Theorem to Tunable and Strongly Consistent Cloud Data Stores

Consistency-Availability Trade-offs in Distributed NoSQL Systems: From the CAP Theorem to Tunable and Strongly Consistent Cloud Data Stores Naser Mislimi1*, Violeta Manevska2 Abstract The move of data management from centralized relational servers to geo-distributed, partitioned platforms forced designers to face a trade-off that classical transaction theory set aside: when the

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Clinicopathological and Prognostic Significance of Melatonin Receptor MT1 (MTNR1A) Expression in Breast Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review

Clinicopathological and Prognostic Significance of Melatonin Receptor MT1 (MTNR1A) Expression in Breast Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review Tan Deasy Tandika Wijaya1,2, Aditya Sita Sari1,3*, Fishella Aprista Rahmanti1,2 Abstract Background: Breast cancer caused 0.67 million deaths in 2022, and clinicians need tissue markers that refine risk beyond stage, hormone receptors, and

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