The processing of dried betel nut by the people West Kalimantan consists 2 stages, namely drying and stripping nut. process usually carried out farmers is directly in sun, smoking uses fire to heat. method areca nuts takes about 14-15 days. This study will examine problems faced nuts. Based on issue nuts, it necessary have an alternative that more efficient. Areca machine obtain relatively quic...

BACKGROUND To assess and compare the salivary flow rate (SFR) and salivary pH among areca nut chewers, oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) patients and apparently healthy individuals. METHODS A comparative study was conducted to assess and compare the SFR and pH among 135 outpatients (45 areca nut chewers + 45 OSMF + 45 control) at The Oxford Dental College and Research Hospital, Bangalore, India....

Betel nut husk fiber has a reasonably high cellulose content. Meanwhile, bioplastics nowadays are mostly made of Poly Vinyl Alcohol (PVA), with one its limitations being tensile strength and other properties regarding mechanical. Thus, this study aims to isolate microcellulose from areca use the as filler in bioplastic, where is combined PVA. The intention understand effect adding betel fibers ...

BACKGROUND Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), which is the most common head and neck cancer, accounts for 1%-2% of all human malignancies and is characterized by poor prognosis and reduced survival rates. WNT1-inducible signaling pathway protein 1 (WISP1), a cysteine-rich protein belonging to the Cyr61, CTGF, Nov (CCN) family of matricellular proteins, has many developmental functions and may...

Fifty-five patients with oral submucosal fibrosis and an equal number of patients with no evidence of the disease were studied. All patients underwent upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and any abnormality was noted. Multiple oesophageal biopsies were obtained from the upper end of the oesophagus and from any endoscopically observed abnormality. The histological changes in the two groups were ass...

Batik is Indonesia's cultural heritage where each region has its own characteristic style and different batik motifs. dyes can be obtained from synthetic natural dyes. In this research the synthesis of betel nut powder with wax paraffin into ink. The was carried out on a tool that had been made main components, namely reservoir, heating system, an automatic stirrer system temperature readings u...