Entrepreneurial spirit: Born or formed?
When Indonesia experiences economic downturn and the number of unemployment rises, it is necessary to have entrepreneurs who can make new jobs. The government will not be able to work…
Impact of Cd and Cu on Growth of Skeletonema costatum
Heavy metal level keeps increasing in the environment. One of them, in the aquatic environment. This increase was caused by human activities in various fields. It is indicated by an increase in copper…
Mercury Accumulation and Its Impact on Tilapia Gill Respiration Cells
Mercury is present in the body of organisms as inorganic mercury (generally Hg 2+ ), metal mercury (element, HgO), and organic mercury (generally methylmercury; MeHg). Metal mercury is usually derived from dental amalgam…
Effectiveness of Fungi in Reducing Domestic Waste Water Pollutants
Besides being useful for making fermented foods such as tempeh, soy sauce, and tape, mushrooms can be used to treat wastewater. They have the ability to decompose organic compounds in…
Surabaya Single Window (SSW) Simplifies Business Permit in Surabaya?
Republic of Indonesia’s Presidential Regulation Number 97 of 2014 is a form of response from the government to the era of free investment in Indonesia. It provides an opportunity for the…
Does Firm Capability Determine Performance?
Firm performance is related to how to manage existing financial, material, and human resources in an organization and use them wisely to achieve the firm's overall objectives. Firm performance must…
Improving Quercetin Solubility by Forming Cocrystal
Illustration by Farmasetika.com
Quercetin is a natural compound which has recently been used as medicine. Quercetin is included as secondary metabolites of flavonoid compounds found in various kinds of plants. Quercetin is found…
The Role of Probiotics in the Intestine Axis-Brain
Probiotics are bacteria that live in the human intestine which in specific amounts provide health benefits to the host body. In general, probiotics play an essential role in helping the…
Innovative Environmentally Friendly Pot from Seaweed Waste
Illustration by pertanianku
Gracilaria sp. and Eucheuma cottonii (Kappaphycus alvarezi) are two species of red seaweed (Rhodopicheae) which until now has the highest value among the 500 seaweed species growing in Indonesia. Both of these species are widely…
Polluted Waters with Heavy Metals Damaging the Worm Network Tubifex sp.
Heavy metal includes stressors for aquatic organisms. Various physical, chemical, and polluted stressors can cause cellular homeostatic, survival and cells signalling disorders (Afanas’ev, 2010; Rocha et al., 2010). Homeostatic disorders…