PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE WATER DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES

ANWAR A.H.M.FAISAL,MUKHERJEE NANDAN 한국수자원학회 2005 한국수자원학회 학술대회 Vol.2005 No.1

High participation in the Posyandu nutrition program improved children nutritional status

Anwar, Faisal,Khomsan, Ali,Sukandar, Dadang,Riyadi, Hadi,Mudjajanto, Eddy S. The Korean Nutrition Society 2010 Nutrition Research and Practice Vol.3 No.2

The objective of this research was to analyze nutritional status and food consumption of children participating in the Posyandu nutrition program. A total sample of 300 children under five years had been drawn. Sample was divided into two categories namely high participation and low participation in the Posyandu nutrition program. The sample was selected from two sub districts of Cianjur District, West Java. The districts were areas with a high proportion of poor people and many of them take the benefits of Posyandu nutrition program conducted by the government. The participation of children (under five years old) in visiting Posyandus was relatively good, namely, 92.4% (for the high participation group). However, for the low participation group, the number of participating children was relatively low (28.3%). The average consumption of energy for children under five years old was still below the recommended dietary allowance < 80% of RDA, whereas the protein consumption was already above the RDA. The prevalence of underweight, stunting, and wasting among children were respectively 30.0%, 43.7%, and 12.3%. The activities at Posyandus had a positive impact on the nutritional status of children under five years olds, measured in terms of weight for age (W/A) and weight for height (W/H). The more frequent the visit to Posyandus, the better the nutritional statuses would be.

High participation in the Posyandu nutrition program improved children nutritional status

Faisal Anwar,Ali Khomsan,Dadang Sukandar,Hadi Riyadi,Eddy S. Mudjajanto 한국영양학회 2010 Nutrition Research and Practice Vol.4 No.3

The objective of this research was to analyze nutritional status and food consumption of children participating in the Posyandu nutrition program. A total sample of 300 children under five years had been drawn. Sample was divided into two categories namely high participation and low participation in the Posyandu nutrition program. The sample was selected from two sub districts of Cianjur District, West Java. The districts were areas with a high proportion of poor people and many of them take the benefits of Posyandu nutrition program conducted by the government. The participation of children (under five years old) in visiting Posyandus was relatively good, namely, 92.4% (for the high participation group). However, for the low participation group, the number of participating children was relatively low (28.3%). The average consumption of energy for children under five years old was still below the recommended dietary allowance < 80% of RDA, whereas the protein consumption was already above the RDA. The prevalence of underweight, stunting, and wasting among children were respectively 30.0%, 43.7%, and 12.3%. The activities at Posyandus had a positive impact on the nutritional status of children under five years olds, measured in terms of weight for age (W/A) and weight for height (W/H). The more frequent the visit to Posyandus, the better the nutritional statuses would be.

Dermatomyositis Following BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination

Wesam Gouda,Anwar Albasri,Faisal Alsaqabi,Humoud Y. Al Sabah,Marwan Alkandari,Hassan Abdelnaby 대한의학회 2022 Journal of Korean medical science Vol.37 No.5

Dermatomyositis (DM) is one of the uncommon multi-organ idiopathic inflammatory myopathies that has been reported following the hepatitis B, Influenza, tetanus toxoid, H1N1, and BCG vaccines. However, an association with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine is yet to be reported. In this case, we present the case of a 43-year-old Asian Indian female who was diagnosed with DM 10 days after receiving the second dosage of BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccination, in the absence of any additional triggering factors. The diagnosis was established based on physical examination, serological antibodies, magnetic resonance imaging of the muscles, skin biopsy, and electromyography. She received standard treatment for DM, including oral high doses of prednisolone, hydroxychloroquine, mycophenolate, and physiotherapy. The treatment successfully reversed skin changes and muscle weakness. This is the first reported case of classic DM complicated by interstitial lung disease following COVID-19 vaccination. More clinical and functional studies are needed to elucidate this association. Clinicians should be aware of this unexpected adverse event following COVID-19 vaccination and arrange for appropriate management.

Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding in COVID-19 Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Umair Iqbal,Hafsa Anwar,Hafiz Umair Siddiqui,Muhammad Ali Khan,Faisal Kamal,Bradley D. Confer,Harshit S. Khara 대한소화기내시경학회 2021 Clinical Endoscopy Vol.54 No.4

Background/Aims: More than 100 million people to date have been affected by the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19)pandemic. Patients with COVID-19 have a higher risk of bleeding complications. We performed a systematic review and metaanalysisto evaluate the outcomes of COVID-19 patients with signs and symptoms of acute gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB). Methods: A systematic literature search was carried out for articles published until until November 11, 2020, in the Embase,MEDLINE, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library databases. We included studies on COVID-19 patients with signs and symptomsof GIB. Results: Our search yielded 49 studies, of which eight with a collective 127 patients (86 males and 41 females) met our inclusioncriteria. Conservative management alone was performed in 59% of the patients, endoscopic evaluation in 31.5%, and interventionalradiology (IR) embolization in 11%. Peptic ulcer disease was the most common endoscopic finding, diagnosed in 47.5% of thepatients. Pooled overall mortality was 19.1% (95% confidence interval [CI]; 12.7%-27.6%) and pooled mortality secondary to GIBwas 3.5% (95% CI; 1.3%–9.1%). The pooled risk of rebleeding was 11.3% (95% CI; 6.8%–18.4%). Conclusions: The majority of COVID-19 patients with GIB responded to conservative management, with a low mortalityrate associated with GIB and the risk of rebleeding. Thus, we suggest limiting endoscopic and IR interventions to those withhemodynamic instability and those for whom conservative management was unsuccessful.

Food taboos and suggestions among Madurese pregnant women: a qualitative study

Rian Diana,Riris D. Rachmayanti,Faisal Anwar,Ali Khomsan,Dyan F. Christianti,Rendra Kusuma 한국식품연구원 2018 Journal of Ethnic Foods Vol.5 No.4

Background: Cultural factors influence food consumption, particularly among pregnant women. Beliefs in certain food-associated myths and taboos still exist in Madura Island. Therefore, this study aims to explore the food taboos and food suggestions among Madurese pregnant women. Methods: This qualitative study was carried out in Sumenep Regency, Madura Island, Indonesia. Data were collected from pregnant women, traditional birth attendants, and community leaders through indepth interviews and focus group discussion. Results: Foods that were mostly considered taboos for pregnant women were squid, shrimp, pineapple, kedondong, cabbage, cold water, and instant noodles. Food suggestions for pregnant women were rice, corn rice, skipjack tuna, tilapia fish, milkfish, egg, moringa leaves, apples, and coconut water. Conclusion: Many food taboos and food suggestions were applied for the pregnant women in Madura. Indigenous knowledge about the food suggestions can be good information in supporting nutrition education for the Madurese pregnant women.

Relationship between nutritional status, psychosocial stimulation, and cognitive development in preschool children in Indonesia

Oktarina Warsito,Ali Khomsan,Neti Hernawati,Faisal Anwar 한국영양학회 2012 Nutrition Research and Practice Vol.6 No.5

The purposes of the study were to analyze nutritional status, psychosocial stimulation, and factors affecting the cognitive development of preschoolage children. This study was conducted in the Village of Babakan, Sub-District of Dramaga, Bogor Regency, West Java. This cross-sectionally designed study was conducted with mothers who had preschool children aged 3-5 years as respondents. Fifty-eight children were included. The distribution of mother’s educational level was quite diverse, and the largest percentage (44.8%) had senior high school education. Approximately 78% of the family income per capita was classified into the non-poor category and 22.4% into the poor category. The average mother’s nutritional knowledge score was 76.7 ± 2.5 (moderate category). Most of the preschool children (84.4%) had psychosocial stimulation scores in the moderate category (30-45). The nutritional status of children showed that 15.5% were underweight, 5.2% were wasted, 3.4% were severely wasted, and 19% of the children were in the short and very short categories (stunted). The stepwise regression results showed that psychosocial stimulation (P < 0.001), participation in early childhood education (P = 0.002) and nutritional status based on the height index for age (P = 0.028) had a positive and significant effect on cognitive development of the preschool children (adjusted R², 0.434; P = 0.028).

Cloning and expression of the insecticidal toxin gene “tccB” from Photorhabdus temperata M1021 in Escherichia coli expression system

Eun-Kyung Jang,정병권,Gun-Seok Park,Abdur Rahim Khan,Sung-Jun Hong,박영준,WON-CHAN KIM,JAE-HO SHIN,Khalid M S Al-Ghamdi,Bassam Oudh Al-Johny,Yasir Anwar,Muhammad Faisal Siddiqui,Ihsan Ullah 한국응용곤충학회 2020 Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology Vol.23 No.1

Photorhabdus spp. has a high molecular weight Tc toxin with insecticidal activity. These toxins have been suggested as an alternative to BT toxin from Bacillus thuringiensis. Herein, we constructed a cosmid library with the genome of M1021 and screened the Escherichia coli clones showing insect toxicity by injecting each clone into Galleria mellonella larvae. In a total of 1020 clones, one clone with high insecticidal activity was selected and the nucleotide sequence of the cosmid of the clone was determined. In cosmid PtC28, a gene with 87% homology to the tccB gene of Photorhabdus temperata was found. Consequently, we have isolated the tccB gene cassette from the M1021 and expressed in E. coli expression vectors. The toxin was produced in the form of inclusion bodies but the denatured and refolded recombinant TccB showed strong mortality to the G. mellonella larvae.