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Application of Fluorescence in situ hybridization-Flow cytometry (FISH-FCM) technique to detect and quantify Vibrio cholerae population from different geographic regions Lidita Khandeparker; Dattesh V. Desai; Arga Chandrashekar Anil; S. S. Sawant; K. Venkat; Kaushal Mapari; Zuliza Jolkifli; Noorizan Abd. Karim; Hikmah Thoha; Hadiyanto Hadiyanto; Soukaseum Dalasane; Kongngeun Chounlamountry; Myint Myint Khaing; Jenelle Clarisse Dungca; Rhodora Azanza; Chin Sing Lim; Koh Siang Tan; Sumana Kajonwattanakul; Ratchanee Phuttapreecha; Hoang Mai Le
ASEAN Journal on Science and Technology for Development Vol. 35 No. 1-2 (2018): Extent of transfer of alien invasive organisms in South/Southeast Asia regio
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Rapid and species-specific detection, and quantification of pathogenic bacteria are fundamental for monitoring and assessment of the risk they pose to any ecosystem. The study employed Vibrio cholerae, a human pathogen responsible for the life-threatening diarrhoeal disease, cholera and one among the most unwanted from marine bioinvasion point of view. The present study coupled fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) technique, a powerful tool in molecular phylogenetic discrimination, with flow cytometry (FCM), a technique used for rapid and accurate quantification of both viable but non-cultivable and non-viable microorganisms. The FISH-FCM technique was used for the first time to quantify V. cholerae (includes cultivable and non-cultivable) from different geographic regions of Southeast Asia (Brunei, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam) and India (Goa, west coast of India). The data acquired from the analyses provides a snap shot view of the total bacterial abundance with special reference to V. cholerae. As the method developed, it was evaluated with bacterial samples collected from different sites in Southeast Asia and India, and the application of this technique to different geographical regions appears feasible. Considering that the continuous growth of the shipping industry and ballast water as one of the primary vectors responsible for the global transport of pathogenic microorganisms, the risk they present needs immediate attention. This technique will be useful in the quick and accurate detection of specific pathogens. It may also provide significant insights to quarantine measures for Ballast Water Management.
An inter-site study of biofouling recruitment on static immersion panels in major ports of South East Asia and India Chin Sing Lim; Zuliza Haji Jolkifli; Alina Jair; Noorizan Karim; Ranimah A. Wahab; Dattesh V. Desai; Venkat Krishnamurthy; Lidita Khandeparker; Kaushal Mapari; Subhash Sawant; Hikmah Thoha; Hadiyanto Hadiyanto; Dirhamsyah Dirhamsyah; Soukaseum Dalasane; Kongneun Chounlamountry; Lee Siang Hing; Shahruddin bin H. Yusof; Myint Myint Khaing; Hildie M. E. Nacorda; Nero Austero; Rhodora V. Azanza; Cesario Pagdilao; Sumana Kajonwattanakul; Ratchanee Puttapreecha; Sombat Poovachiranon; Hoang Mai Le; Thanh Thuy Tran; Van Cu Nguyen; Koh Siang Tan; Arga Chandrashekar Anil
ASEAN Journal on Science and Technology for Development Vol. 35 No. 1-2 (2018): Extent of transfer of alien invasive organisms in South/Southeast Asia regio
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Limited knowledge of native marine biodiversity hinders effective biodiversity management to safeguard South and Southeast Asia’s marine coastal environment against the threat of invasive species transfer through shipping. In particular, sessile marine biofouling organisms in South East Asian ports are poorly known. Through the support of the ASEAN-India Cooperation Project on the Extent of Transfer of Alien Invasive Organisms in South/South East Asia Region by Shipping, a coordinated effort to examine diversity of biofouling organisms in major port areas in Southeast Asia and India was made using polyvinylchloride (PVC) panels as recruitment surfaces in a static immersion study for a period of 12 months. Not surprisingly, the study revealed that fouling patterns differed between ports possibly as a result of dissimilar hydrographic conditions. However, there were also underlying similarities that reflected a regional uniformity in the composition of fouling communities. At the same time, the alien Caribbean bivalve Mytilopsis sallei was detected in Manila Bay (Philippines), Songkhla Port (Thailand) and Singapore. This is a first simultaneous biofouling survey involving scientists and government stakeholders from India and ASEAN nations of Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines and Vietnam.
Boron Neutron Capture Therapy for Cancer: Future Prospects in Indonesia Bagaswoto Poedjomartono; Hanif Afkari; Edy Meiyanto; Alan Bangun; Yohanes Sardjono
ASEAN Journal on Science and Technology for Development Vol. 35 No. 3 (2018): Developments in Nuclear Techniques in the Treatment of Cancer
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.29037/ajstd.510

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Boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) is a form of cancer therapy based on the interaction of low-energy thermal neutrons and boron-10 (10-B) to produce alpha radiation from He-4 and Li-7 with a high linear energy transfer. A beam of neutrons irradiates a boron drug injected into the tumor, resulting in the boron-injected cancer cells receiving a lethal dose of radiation with the surrounding, healthy cells being minimally affected. Two boron drugs have been used clinically in BNCT, boron sodium captate (BSH) and borophenylalanine (BPA), while a third, pentagamaboronon-0 (PGB-0), is currently under development in the Faculty of Pharmacy of Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia. In Indonesia, there has been a growing interest in the study and use of BNCT to treat cancer, as this method is expected to be safer and more effective than traditional cancer treatment methods.
Overview of Boron Neutron Capture Therapy: a Medical Aspect Alan Anderson Bangun; Bagaswoto Poedjomartono
ASEAN Journal on Science and Technology for Development Vol. 35 No. 3 (2018): Developments in Nuclear Techniques in the Treatment of Cancer
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Cancer is an abnormal growth of a cell due to the cell’s inability to control and maintain its proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis cycle. There are several methods to treat cancer; one of which is boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT). BNCT is a radiation modality by which a high radiation dose is delivered to tumor cells with lower damage to surrounding normal tissue. This modality has been used widely as a treatment for several cancer cases, such as head and neck cancer, breast cancer, and liver cancer. BNCT uses sodium borocaptate (BSH) or boronophenylalanine (BPA) as the delivery agent. Then, the tumor cell is irradiated by thermal radiation. This technique has excellent potential to become a main method of cancer therapy in the future, since it is noninvasive and has fewer side effects than other methods. Further studies on BNCT are needed to improve its performance as a cancer treatment modality.
Overview on Steady-state Nuclear Methods for BWR Nuclear Core Design and Analysis Ren-Tai Chiang
ASEAN Journal on Science and Technology for Development Vol. 35 No. 3 (2018): Developments in Nuclear Techniques in the Treatment of Cancer
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An overview on nuclear methods for boiling water reactors (BWR) core design and analysis is provided based on the ANS Standard 19.3. The steady-state BWR nuclear methods, composed of neutron cross section library generation method, lattice physics method and core physics method, are systematically reviewed and associated computer codes in common use for BWR core design and analysis are listed. Veri?cation and validation, the two complementary aspects in determining the range of applicability of the calculation system, are discussed extensively. The biases and uncertainties for the predictions from the calculation system over its demonstrated range of applicability are also discussed.
Dose Analysis of BNCT Treatment Method for Rhabdomyosarcoma in the Head and Neck Regions Based on PHITS Code Dhani Nur Indra Syamputra; Yohannes Sardjono; Rida Siti Nur’aini Mahmudah
ASEAN Journal on Science and Technology for Development Vol. 35 No. 3 (2018): Developments in Nuclear Techniques in the Treatment of Cancer
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.29037/ajstd.521

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The objectives of this research were to ?nd (1) the optimum boron dose for treating rhab- domyosarcoma in the head and neck regions and (2) the effective irradiation time to treat rhab- domyosarcoma in the head and neck regions. This research used the particle and heavy ions transport code system (PHITS) to simulate the neutron source and BNCT doses. The neutron source used was Kartini Reactor. The simulation was carried out by creating the geometry of cancer tissue in the head and neck regions. Boron concentration variance was 30, 35, 40, 45, and 50 µg/g tissue. The output of PHITS was a neutron ?ux and neutron dose. The neutron ?ux value was used to acquire the alpha dose, proton dose, and gamma dose inside the tissue. The results showed that (1) the optimum boron dose for treating rhabdomyosarcoma in the head and neck regions was 50 µg/g tissue and (2) the effective irradiation time was 7 hours and 4 minutes, which was acquired with a boron concentration of 50 µg/g tissue. The higher the boron concentration level, the higher the dose rate, the quicker the irradiation time, and the lower the radiation dose received by healthy tissues.
Dose Analysis of In Vitro and In Vivo Test for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) Hamidatul Faqqiyyah; Sunarno Sunarno; Isa Akhlis; Yohannes Sardjono
ASEAN Journal on Science and Technology for Development Vol. 35 No. 3 (2018): Developments in Nuclear Techniques in the Treatment of Cancer
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The purpose of this study was to determine the in vitro and in vivo doses of boron neutron capture cancer therapy (BNCT) using the SHIELD-HIT12A program. To be able to determine the recoil energy, the research was conducted using the Monte Carlo method. Running data obtained the value of ionization activity and recoil lost. The results showed that in vitro and in vivo doses of BNCT for soft tissue irradiation had a value of 0.312 × 10-2 Sv, which is safe and does not harm healthy body tissue around the cancer cells because it is below the threshold of 1.5 Rem or 15 × 10-3 Sv, in accordance with the provisions of the upper value permitted by the International Commission on Radiation Protection in 1966. While the comparative targets are water, the optimal target absorption dose was obtained at concentrations of 3.232 × 10-3 Gy. The dose of carbon equivalent in water with the type of thermal neutron radiation was 16.16 × 10-3 Sv; this dose is classified as unsafe.
Characteristics of Paraffin Shielding of Kartini Reactor, Yogyakarta Lana Khanifah; Susilo Widodo; Widarto; Ngurah Made Dharma Putra; Argo Satrio
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The National Nuclear Energy Agency (BATAN) Yogyakarta uses two kinds of paraffin for shielding radiation of Kartini reactor. For developing BNCT research, the radiation attenuation capability of paraffin has been analyzed to find out the coefficient attenuation, density, and composition of both kinds of paraffin. The components of the paraffin were analyzed using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy characterization. Paraffin P1 has a density of 0.689 gr/mL and paraffin P2 is 0.578 gr/mL. Paraffin samples P1 and P2 were the sample content of functional group CH, CH2, and OH when analyzed by FTIR. Paraffin P2 had an additional content namely CO. The concentration of carbon (C) and oxide (O) of paraffin P2 was much greater than that of paraffin P1. Hydrogen (H) in the paraffin has the function of moderating neutrons, but hydrogen content in both kinds of paraffin could not be detected by EDX. The acquired neutron coefficient attenuation of paraffin P2 was 0.0382 cm-1 and the gamma coefficient attenuation was 0.0535 cm-1.
Conceptual Shield Design for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy Facility Using Monte Carlo N-Particle Extended Simulator with Kartini Research Reactor as Neutron Source Afifah Hana Tsurayya; Azzam Zukhrofani Iman; R. Yosi Aprian Sari; Arief Fauzi; Gede Sutresna Wijaya
ASEAN Journal on Science and Technology for Development Vol. 35 No. 3 (2018): Developments in Nuclear Techniques in the Treatment of Cancer
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The research aims to measure the radiation dose rate over the radiation shielding which is made of paraffin and aluminium and to determine the best shield material for the safety of radiation workers. The examination used MCNP (Monte Carlo N-Particle) simulator to model the BNCT neutron source and the shield. The shield should reduce radiation to less than the dose limit of 10.42 µSv/h, which is assumed to be the most conservative limit when the duration of workers is 1920 h. The first design resulted in a radiation dose rate which was still greater than the limit. Therefore, optimization was done by adding the lead on the outer part of the shield. After optimization by adding the lead with certain layers, the radiation dose rate decreased, with the largest dose being 57.60 µSv/h. Some locations over the limit could be overcome by other radiation protection aspects such as distance and time. The paraffin blocks were covered by aluminium to keep the shield structure. The lead was used to absorb the gamma ray which resulted from the interaction between the neutrons and aluminium.
Analysis of Radiation Interactions and Biological Effects for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy Ren-Tai Chiang
ASEAN Journal on Science and Technology for Development Vol. 35 No. 3 (2018): Developments in Nuclear Techniques in the Treatment of Cancer
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The direct and indirect ionizing radiation sources for boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT)are identi?ed. The mechanisms of physical, chemical and biological radiation interactions for BNCT are systematically described and analyzed. The relationship between the effect of biological radiation and radiation dose are illustrated and analyzed for BNCT. If the DNAs in chromosomes are damaged by ion- izing radiations, the instructions that control the cell function and reproduction are also damaged. This radiation damage may be reparable, irreparable, or incorrectly repaired. The irreparable damage can result in cell death at next mitosis while incorrectly repaired damage can result in mutation. Cell death leads to variable degrees of tissue dysfunction, which can affect the whole organism’s functions. Can- cer cells cannot live without oxygen and nutrients via the blood supply. A cancer tumor can be shrunk by damaging angiogenic factors and/or capillaries via ionizing radiations to decrease blood supply into the cancer tumor. The collisions between ionizing radiations and the target nuclei and the absorption of the ultraviolet, visible light, infrared and microwaves from bremsstrahlung in the tumor can heat up and damage cancer cells and function as thermotherapy. The cancer cells are more chemically and biologically sensitive at the BNCT-induced higher temperatures since free-radical-induced chemical re- actions are more random and vigorous at higher temperatures after irradiation, and consequently the cancer cells are harder to divide or even survive due to more cell DNA damage. BNCT is demonstrated via a recent clinical trial that it is quite effective in treating recurrent nasopharyngeal cancer.

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