• UNDERSTANDING THE H-INDEX:A POWERFUL TOOL, BUT NOT THE ULTIMATE MEASURE

    By: Aly Diana The H-index, developed by physicist J.E. Hirsch and first published in 2005 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, is now one of the most widely used tools for assessing academic research impact. It offers a convenient way to evaluate both the productivity and citation impact of a researcher’s work.

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  • FEVERISH EARTH: EXPLORING HEATSTROKE AND THE RISE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

    FEVERISH EARTH: EXPLORING HEATSTROKE AND THE RISE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

    By: Fadlika Harinda, Tiara Kumala Putri, Adhella Menur Theories about climate change and early observations of the greenhouse effect on Earth began emerging around 1820. In 1938, an engineer and little-known amateur scientist named Guy Callen-dar became the first ‘doctor’ to diagnose the Earth’s fever. He analyzed records from 147 weather stations worldwide and discovered

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  • THE PARTNERSHIP OF CLINICAL RESEARCH IN GUINEA (PREGUI)

    THE PARTNERSHIP OF CLINICAL RESEARCH IN GUINEA (PREGUI)

    By: Jackie Perodin In 2015, the Ministry of Health (MOH) of the Republic of Guinea and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Cooperation in Biomedical Research. Under the MOU, involved parties conducted collaborative clinical research on the Ebola virus and other infectious diseases, including the

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  • Mpox, M is for “Maybe…”

    Mpox, M is for “Maybe…”

    By: Adhella Menur 2017-2018 2022-2023 On July 23, 2022, the WHO declared the Mpox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) – ended in May 2023. In November 2022, the WHO renamed Monkeypox to Mpox to avoid misperception, racist, and discriminatory connotations. 2023 – ongoing M for “Meet” the virus Ia -> classic

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