bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Hubungan persepsi ibu hamil tentang HIV/AIDS dengan pelaksanaan tes HIV di UPTD puskesmas Cilacap Selatan I
Authors: Susilawati Susilawati , Kasron Kasron , Kusumawati Dhiah Dwi
Published: January 2023

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) adalah virus yang melemahkan sistem kekebalan yang menyebabkan Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrom (AIDS). HIV/AIDS dapat terjadi pada ibu hamil dan bayi yang dikandungnya. Banyaknya kasus bayi tertular HIV/AIDS yang ditularkan dari ibu dengan HIV positif. Pada ibu hamil perlu dilakukan tes HIV sebagai skrining dalam kehamilan beresiko. Layanan Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) HIV diberikan sebagai paket perawatan antenatal terpadu pada ibu hamil. Tujuan penelitian: Mengetahui hubungan persepsi ibu hamil tentang HIV/AIDS dengan pelaksanaan Tes HIV Di UPTD Puskesmas Cilacap Selatan I. Metode: Desain penelitian menggunakan studi korelasi dengan pendekatan cross sectional. Populasi pada penelitian ini adalah seluruh ibu hamil di UPTD Puskesmas Cilacap Selatan I. Jumlah sampel sebanyak 72 ibu hamil yang memeriksakan kehamilannya di UPTD Puskesmas Cilacap Selatan I pada tanggal 02 Agustus – 10 September 2022 menggunakan teknik purposive sampling. Data yang digunakan adalah data primer dengan menggunakan kuesioner yang berisi persepsi ibu hamil tentang pelaksanaan tes HIV. Data dianalisis dengan menggunakan uji korelasi Chi Square dengan tingkat kesalahan (ɑ = 0,05). Hasil: 65,28% ibu hamil memiliki persepsi positif dan 56,94% telah melakukan tes VCT. Serta diketahui adanya hubungan yang signifikan antara persepsi ibu hamil tentang HIV/AIDS dengan pelaksanaan tes HIV di UPTD Puskesmas Cilacap Selatan I dan diketahui ibu hamil yang memiliki persepsi positif terhadap HIV 9,3 kali akan lebih berpeluangan untuk melakukan pemeriksaan tes HIV. Simpulan: Ada hubungan yang signifikan antara persepsi ibu hamil tentang HIV/AIDS dengan pelaksanaan tes HIV di UPTD Puskesmas Cilacap Selatan I.
Sistem Informasi Pembayaran Tagihan Hippam Air Kampung Pandu Berbasis Website
Authors: Saputro Erik Wahyu , Radita Nira , Kristanto Bagus Kristomoyo
Published: January 2023

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk merancang sistem informasi pembayaran tagihan HIPPAM air agar lebih mudah dan memberikan informasi tagihan kepada pelanggan. Dalam perancangan website ini peneliti telah melakukan penelitian untuk mengumpulkan beberapa informasi dengan melakukan pengamatan langsung dan melakukan wawancara dengan para petugas yang melakukan pekerjaan di HIPPAM air kampung pandu yang terletak pada Jalan Ngamarto Gg Pandu Rt 05 Rw 07 Lawang, Kecamatan Lawang, Kabupaten Malang. Program ini dibuat dengan menggunakan framework Code Igniter menggunakan bahasa pemrograman PHP dan MySQL untuk penyimpanan data di dalam database. Dalam pembuatan website dlakukan beberapa tahapan utama yaitu pengumpulan dan analisa data, menganalisa kebutuhan sistem, pengkodean dan uji coba. Berdasakan hasil uji coba kepada pelanggan dan petugas diperoleh skor 100% dari 15 responden an telah melakukan uji coba website.Maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa webiste sudah dapat beroperasi dengan baik dan dapat diterima dengan baik oleh warga.
Penerapan System Cloning Data Menggunakan AOMEI Partitions Assistant dan EaseUs ToDo Backup Terhadap Hardisk
Authors: Yani Faizal Rapsan , Pratama Galih Linggar Putra , Parasuta Dora , Frandana Tri Aldi
Published: January 2023

AOMEI Partition Assistant dan Easeus Todo Backup adalah sebuah aplikasi program untuk melakukan proses backup, recover serta sering digunakan untuk cloning sebuah komputer saat melakukan maintenance, yang memerlukan re-install,  memberikan manfaat untuk mempermudah proses cloning suatu hardisk. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan menggunakan pendekatan secara kualitatif dan eksperimental. Penelitian dilakukan di salah satu laboratorium komputer di Fakultas Teknologi Informasi Universitas Merdeka Malang. Pada laboratorium terdapat 30 unit komputer, namun peneliti hanya menggunakan 1 PC dengan 1 hardisk master pc utama dan 1 hardisk slave sebagai tujuan dari hasil kloning data. Penggunaan aplikasi cloning Easeus Todo Backup dan AOMEI Partition Assistant dapat mempermudah perbaikan Laboratorium Fakultas Teknologi Informasi dibandingkan Easeus Todo Backup, aplikasi AOMEI Partition Assistant dapat mempartisi hardisk master maupun hardisk slave dan dapat memproses cloning hardisk to hardisk, hardisk  to SSD atau sebaliknya. Penerapan aplikasi cloning AOMEI Partition Assistant ini juga dapat mempercepat perawatan jika ada pc yang rusak maupun pembangunan laboratorium yang membutuhkan instalasi sistem operasi dengan banyak dan membutuhkan waktu yang cepat, aplikasi cloning AOMEI Partition Assistant ini sangat cocok untuk diterapkan.
Pengenalan Jajanan Tradisional Kepada Siswa SD di Malang melalui Boardgame
Authors: Pramaysari Shella Dwi , Handriyantini Eva , Wibawa Mahendra
Published: January 2023

Pokok bahasan oleh-oleh yang membahas tentang jajanan tradisional khas daerah sudah ada di buku tematik. Buku ini diterbitkan pemerintah untuk kelas SD dan juga digunakan di SDN Pisangcandi 2 Malang. Materi tersebut meskipun sederhana, namun dinilai belum dapat terserap secara maksimal oleh siswa. Hal ini  dikarenakan belum adanya media pendukung pembelajaran yang dapat digunakan untuk memudahkan proses belajar mengajar. Solusi yang ditawarkan untuk masalah ini adalah dengan membuat sebuah boardgame sebagai media pembelajaran interaktif. Media ini nantinya dapat meningkatkan hasil belajar terkait topik jajanan tradisional. Boardgame sebagai media interaktif juga dapat menciptakan interaksi siswa satu sama lain dan meminimalisir kecanduan pada gawai dan perangkat elektronik lain seperti smartphone atau tablet. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode perancangan yang diawali dengan tahap konsep, tahap perancangan, dan pembuatan prototipe sebelum mencapai hasil akhir. Boardgame Djatra ini dibuat dengan menggunakan jalan cerita yang dapat membuat pemainnya menjiwai peran karakter tersebut. Hasil penelitian ini berupa paket boardgame lengkap yang dikemas dengan visual yang menarik dan disesuaikan dengan karakteristik siswa untuk membuat mereka tertarik sehingga lebih mudah dalam memahami materi secara komperehensif.
Internationalization and Hegemonic Practices
Authors: Awan Shazia Nawaz
Published: January 2023

This article critically examines the practice of ‘internationalization’ at higher education institutes. Internationalization is commonly understood in terms of changes in demographics as in enrollment of international students, recruitment of international faculty, mobility of scholars, and collaborative research projects with international partners, etc. This article, however, points towards adopting a more reflective approach to the western-centric or west-bound internationalization.
Balancing International Education and its Carbon Footprint
Authors: Nikula Pii-Tuulia , Van Gaalen Adinda
Published: January 2023

The intersection of international education practice/policy and the climate crisis is an area with many research gaps to fill. This includes both the carbon footprint of international education and the capacity of international education to create awareness about climate change and available solution. Another important aspect is the interplay between green internationalization and inclusion.
Considering Globalized Christian Supremacy in our Discourse about Higher Education Internationalization
Authors: Edwards Sachi
Published: January 2023

As a field, we increasingly recognize how the internationalization of higher education globally often means the spread of Westernization, marketization, and neocolonialism.  But, where do Christianity and Christian supremacy belong in this discourse?  In this piece, I respond to this question and share examples from my research on higher education internationalization in Japan.
Exploring Tensions in Decolonization of Internationalization of Higher Education
Authors: Arif Abu , Lumb Punita , Mohebali Milad , Irfan Khan Anushay
Published: January 2023

In this article, we share our thoughts on how we arrived at decolonization in our research in internationalization of higher education. We offer our stories to explore the epistemological tensions we navigate in our work given the various liminal spaces we occupy in Western universities. We conclude this article by reflecting together on our narratives and posing five critical questions that we hope will invite our readers to reflect deeper alongside us about epistemic justice, decolonization and internationalization of higher education.
“You Don’t Build Bridges to Safe and Familiar Territories”: Study Abroad Practice Based in Reconciliation as Falling Apart
Authors: Unkule Kalyani
Published: January 2023

This three-part series of articles draws on critical engagement with the concept of reconciliation and its discontents as part of the author’s on-going work via the Employing Study Abroad for Peace and Reconciliation Project (under the Commonwealth Peace and Reconciliation Challenge Grant, Association of Commonwealth Universities). Transitional justice is laden with the same vocabulary of “addressing institutional gaps” by exporting “best practice” and ultimately “building capacity” that plague parlance in international higher education and even so in both fields “catch-up” for some seems always aspirational, never realized. Transitional justice scholars and practitioners, like their counterparts in international higher education, are looking for ways to nourish their fields with plurality by making room for context. Both fields, in recent memory, have initiated the process of confronting entrenched interests and the monocultures of practice that eclipsed their worthy original goals. Anzaldua’s (2002, p. 3) imagination of bridging as “the work of opening the gate to the stranger, within and without” is channelled to outline an alternative paradigm of international education grounded in justice. Part I surveys critiques of experiments in reconciliation conducted around the world to find that they have left continuity of hegemonic worldviews and sociability unchallenged. The aim is to relate a new understanding of reconciliation with higher education internationalization practice, particularly study abroad, drawing on Anzaldua’s (2002, p. 3) imagination of bridging as “the work of opening the gate to the stranger, within and without”.
“You Don’t Build Bridges to Safe and Familiar Territories”: Study Abroad Practice Based in Reconciliation as Falling Apart
Authors: Unkule Kalyani
Published: January 2023

This three-part article series aims to relate a new understanding of reconciliation with higher education internationalization practice, particularly study abroad, drawing on Anzaldua’s (2002, p. 3) imagination of bridging as “the work of opening the gate to the stranger, within and without”. Part II outlined specific interventions that stem from positing reconciliation as in-betweenness and study abroad as building bridges back to ourselves. In the third and final part, we conclude our exploration of the links between HE internationalisation and transitional justice by imagining international higher education as a just institution.
Decolonizing Higher Education in the Classroom
Authors: Lally Marisa
Published: January 2023

In this essay, I reflect upon my experience leading a class session on decolonial approaches to higher education for a group of non-Indigenous master’s students. I reflect on the use of Stein et al.'s (2021) Developing Stamina for Decolonizing Higher Education: A Workbook for Non-Indigenous People in a classroom setting. I hope that my reflections can serve as a resource or conversation starter for other educators who may approach the topic of decolonial approaches with students in the future.
Hidden Curriculum and Internationalization in EFL: A Call for Heightened Criticality
Authors: Brown Charles
Published: January 2023

The notion that English as a foreign language (EFL) education is instrumental in fostering internationalization and intercultural competencies is widespread. Governments around the world often make such claims. For example, the Taiwan Ministry of Education touts the value of English in helping Taiwanese people to become “global citizens” (Republic of China Ministry of Education, 2022). Such a stance has great intuitive appeal: Those acquiring English ability certainly are poised to expand chances to interact with others outside their own sphere. Ironically, though, ample research reveals how the hidden curriculum within EFL materials can favor powerful social groups, actually hobbling just internationalization. In light of this, I argue that habitual criticality is needed to cogently trouble EFL materials.
Representasi kebudayaan lokal dan nasionalisme pada maskot Pon XX Papua 2020: Analisis semiotika Charles Sanders Pierce
Authors: Fadhli Nurrul Riyadh , Taufik Taufik , Yudasmara Dona Sandy , I’tamada Eldiene Zaura , Setya Ricky
Published: January 2023

Event-event olahraga seperti Pekan Olahraga Nasional (PON) Papua XX 2020 menjadi salah satu event yang ditunggu-tunggu masyarakat Indonesia. Maskot selalu menjadi hal penting dalam acara olahraga, karena tidak jarang netizen mengkritik maskot. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah menganalisis maskot PON XX Papua 2020 menggunakan analisis semiotika Charles Sanders Pierce. Ditemukan bahwa unsur-unsur yang terkandung dalam maskot Kangpho mencakup nilai-nilai budaya dan nasional pada saat yang bersamaan. Secara kultural, budaya lokal suku Asmat dan beberapa etnis lainnya dihadirkan melalui pakaian dan ikat pinggang berukir khas sebagai nilai budaya dan estetika. Secara nasional, pemilihan maskot kanguru pohon yang bersifat antropomorfik dan pencantuman representasi gunung yang eksotis menjadi simbol nasionalisme melalui kekayaan yang ada di dalamnya, sedangkan maskot Drawa mengenakan topi dan rok rumbai khas Papua, menunjukkan budaya di mana event olahraga tersebut diselenggarakan. Sedangkan dari representasi nasionalisme, pemilihan maskot Cendrawasih dan kalung berwarna bendera Indonesia menunjukkan nilai nasionalisme terhadap eksistensi olahraga yang diselenggarakan di Papua.
Pengembangan Alat Ukur Tes Kelincahan Berbasis Teknologi Sensor Infrared
Authors: Ramadhan Al Akbar Rahmat , Iyakrus Iyakrus , Bayu Wahyu Indra , Syafaruddin Syafaruddin , Yusfi Herri
Published: January 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan suatu rancangan produk awal alat ukur tes kelincahan berbasis teknologi sensor infrared dengan pembaharuan alat ukur tes kelincahan menggunakan stopwatch. Alat ini bisa digunakan pada tiga item tes kelincahan yaitu Boomerang Run, T test, dan Ilionest test. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode Penelitian dan Pengembangan (Research and Development) dari Borg and Gall dengan sepuluh langkah penelitian. Subjek penelitian ini atlet futsal SMP Negeri 57 Palembang yang telah divalidasi, direvisi, dan uji coba skala kecil dan besar. Validasi ahli terdapat tiga orang ahli tes dan pengukuran olahraga menggunakan angket dari berbagai macam pertanyaan. Dari tiga orang ahli tersebut 98% alat ukur tes kelincahan berbasis teknologi sensor layak digunakan sebagai alat bantu ukur tes kelincahan. Hal tersebut diperkuat dengan hasil dari validasi ahli tes dan pengukuran olahraga terdapat rata-rata 98% layak digunakan. Dan juga diperkuat dengan hasil statistic uji nomalitas, uji maan whitney, uji homogenitas, dan uji paired sample t test, dimana data tersebut diambil pada saat uji coba skala kecil dan besar.
Layanan guru pendidikan jasmani kepada peserta didik di sekolah berbasis inklusi
Authors: Prakoso Bayu Budi , Kartiko Dwi Cahyo , Ridwan Mochamad , Rohman Mohammad Fathur
Published: January 2023

Penelitian deskriptif ini bertujuan untuk menjelaskan tingkat layanan yang didapatkan oleh siswa berkebutuhan khusus dalam pembelajaran PJOK di sekolah berbasis inklusi. Sebanyak 30 guru PJOK (1 perempuan dan 29 laki-laki, usia antara 28-53 tahun) mengisi instrumen penelitian yang dikembangkan berdasarkan empat aspek layanan kepada siswa inklusi yaitu space, task, equipment, people (STEP). Analisis digunakan untuk uji validitas (multivariat dan korelasi), reliabilitas (cronbach’s alpha), dan deskriptif. Hasil menunjukkan bahwa instrumen yang digunakan telah valid (λ= 0.752-0.948) dan raliabel (α= 0.946). Tingkat layanan yang diberikan oleh guru pada siswa inklusi masuk dalam kategori tinggi. Optimalisasi layanan pada aspek area dilakukan dengan menyediakan area terapi khusus di lapangan, aspek tugas dinyatakan dalam pemberian target belajar khusus untuk siswa inklusi, aspek peralatan dinyatakan dalam bentuk modifikasi alat belajar agar sesuai dengan tingkat kemampuan siswa, aspek orang dinyatakan dengan memberikan aktivitas gerak yang memungkinkan siswa regular dan inklusi saling bekerjasama sehingga belajar bersama.
The Knowledge Enhancement of Stunted Children’s Parentals Through Training on Processing Additional Foods with White Oyster Mushroom, Taro Flour, and Fish Raw Materials
Authors: Bakara Tiar lince , Rumida  , Siahaan Ginta
Published: January 2023

The problem of malnutrition that has received much attention recently is the problem of chronic nutrition in the form of stunting. One of the factors that cause stunting in toddlers is food intake. The provision of supplementary food containing complete nutrition can be used as an effort to prevent stunting in children. This community service was carried out in Bangun Rejo Village, Tanjung Morawa District, Deli Serdang Regency with the target community being the PKK Cadre group and mothers with stunting children. The purpose of this community service activity is to convey information about stunting children and how to prevent it, as well as train the target community to utilize and process food ingredients such as white oyster mushrooms, taro flour, catfish, rebon shrimp and lemuru fish into nuggets as a snack for children. stunting. The results of community service activities showed an increase in the participants' knowledge about stunting and how to prevent it, as well as skills to make catfish, rebon shrimp, lemuru fish, and oyster mushroom nuggets as snacks for stunted children.
The Mediating Role of Sexual Satisfaction in the Relationships of Body Mass Index and Spiritual Well-being with Quality of Married Life in Women with Breast Cancer
Authors: Shahin Tabarzan  , Farzaneh Hooman  , Saeed Bakhtiarpour
Published: January 2023

Background: Breast cancer affects several aspects of a woman’s life. It can adversely affect a woman’s sexual function as well as her relationship with her spouse, which in turn can reduce the quality of her married life. The present study aimed to investigate the mediating role of sexual satisfaction in the relationships of body mass index (BMI) and spiritual well-being with the quality of married life in women with breast cancer.

Methods: This descriptive-correlational study used convenience sampling to enroll all 250 married women with breast cancer visiting specialized clinics in Tehran in 2022. The research instruments included the Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale (RDAS), the Spiritual Well-Being Scale (SWBS), the Body Mass Index (BMI), and the Index of Sexual Satisfaction. The proposed model was evaluated using structural equation modeling (SEM).

Results: The direct paths from all variables (except for spiritual well-being) to quality of married life were significant (P<0.001). In addition, sexual satisfaction was found to mediate the relationships between BMI and spiritual well-being with the quality of married life in the participants (P<0.01).

Conclusion: The proposed model fitted the data well; therefore, the results may be used to help improve the quality of married life in women with breast cancer.
PENGARUH LAMA BEKERJA TERHADAP KADAR SGOT DAN SGPT PADA PETUGAS FOGGING DI KOTA DENPASAR
Authors: Setiawati Ni Putu Dinda , Artini Ni Putu Rahayu , Aryasa I Wayan Tanjung
Published: January 2023

Kerusakan hati yang timbul di karenakan paparan zat kimia dapat diketahui dengan melakukan pemeriksaan fungsi hati  yaitu pemeriksaan SGOT (Serum Glutamic Oxaloacetic Transaminase) atau juga dinamakan AST (Aspartat Aminotransferase) merupakan enzim yang dijumpai dalam otot jantung dan hati Selain SGOT dilakukan juga pemeriksaan SGPT (Serum Glutamic Pyruvic Transaminase) merupakan enzim yang banyak ditemukan pada sel hati serta efektif untuk mendiagnosis destruksi hepatoseluler. Penelitian ini menggunakan rancangan Operational research non eksperimental pretest â€“ posttest. hasil pengujian dan standar deviasi pada bulan maret tahun 2019 terendah sebesar 16,0Â±0,00 U/L, kadar tertinggi sebesar 30,0Â±0,00 U/L, dengan rata-rata sebesar 24,2Â±0,09 U/L. Hasil kadar SGOT pada bulan april terendah sebesar 23,0Â±0,00 U/L, Kadar tertinggi sebesar 54,0Â±0,00 U/L, dengan rata-rata sebesar 29,9Â±0,16 U/L. Hasil rata-rata SGPT pengaruh lama bekerja pada petugas fogging pada bulan maret terendah sebesar 11,0Â±0,00 U/L, kadar tertinggi sebesar 68,0Â±0,00 U/L, dengan rata-rata sebesar 30,8Â±0,24 U/L, Hasil kadar SGPT pada bulan april terendah sebesar 15,0Â±0,00 U/L, kadar tertinggi sebesar 89,0Â±0,00 U/L, dengan rata-rata sebesar 42,5Â±0,23 U/L. kenaikan presentase kadar SGOT pada petugas fogging di bulan maret sebesar 30,0 %. Pada bulan april 54,0% Hasil presentase kadar SGPT pada petugas fogging bulan maret 68,7% pada bulan april 89,3%.
EKSTRAKSI DAN FRAKSINASI DAUN BROTOWALI (Tinospora crispa L. Miers) UNTUK INSEKTISIDA NABATI PADA LARVA Plutella xylostella L.
Authors: Suanda I Wayan , Sumarya I Made
Published: January 2023

Pestisida sintetis yang digunakan dalam pengendalian organisme pengganggu tanaman (OPT) menimbulkan masalah terkait pencemaran lingkungan, kesehatan, terganggunya musuh alami bukan sasaran, resiko pada pengguna dan konsumen serta masalah negatif lainnya. Oleh karena itu perlu dicari alternatif insektisida berbahan baku alami dari tanaman yang berpotensi sebagai pestisida. Brotowali (Tinospora crispa L. Miers) banyak tumbuh di Jawa, Bali dan Maluku, merupakan tanaman berkhasiat obat, antijamur, antibakteri, antinemasida anti antimoluska. Hasil penelitian ekstrak daun brotowali pada konsentrasi 1% dapat menekan aktivitas makan potongan daun kubis secara in vitro sebesar 44,29% dan mortalitas larva Plutella xylostella sebesar 13,33%. Korelasi nyata (r2 = 0,9585) terjadi antara konsentrasi ekstrak daun brotowali dengan penurunan aktivitas makan larva P. xylostella. Hasil fraksinasi ekstrak daun brotowali dari beberapa pelarut didapat 14 kelompok senyawa (fraksi). Fraksi V dengan pelarut etil asetat : heksan (3:7) tersusun oleh 2 senyawa yang memiliki nilai Rf= 0,62 dan Rf = 0,86 merupakan komponen paling aktif. Fraksi V menyebabkan penurunan aktivitas makan larva P. xylostella dengan nilai r2 = 0,9047. Ekstrak daun brotowali memiliki nilai EC50   pada konsentrasi 2,186% dan fraksi V nilai EC50  =  0,054%.
ASAM URAT MENGINDUKSI RESPON INFLAMASI PROLIFERASI VSCM DAN DISFUNGSI SEL ENDOTEL.
Authors: Sumarya I Made , Suanda I Wayan
Published: January 2023

Kadar asam urat yang tinggi merupakan faktor etiologi utama dari gout dan patofisiologi jaringan pembuluh darah. Beberapa penelitian menjelaskan bahwa asam urat dapat menginduksi inflamasi dengan aktivasi sistem imun dan mengubah karakteristik VSMC dan sel endotel, untuk memberi kecenderungan terjadinya proliferasi VSCM dan disfunsi sel endotel (ECD). Asam urat berperan sebagai sinyal berbahaya yang dapat memicu aktivasi NLRP3-implamasom dengan merangsang Toll-like receptor jalur 2/4-Myd88 selanjutnya diaktifkan oleh pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) atau damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) untuk membentuk IL-1ð›½ dan IL-18 sebagai sitokin proinflamasi melalui jalur aktivasi NF-KB. IL-1ð›½ melalui reseptornya (IL-1R) pada sel, dan bersama dengan faktor kemotaktik lain, berfungsi sebagai sinyal untuk menarik neutrofil dan sel-sel imun lainnya, sehingga memunculkan respon inflamasi. Konsentrasi asam urat yang tinggi menginduksi proliferasi VSMC dengan penyerapan kedalam VSMC melaui transforter anion organi (OAT) merangsang pembentukan monocyt chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), inflamasi dan meningkatkan siklooksigenase 2 (COX-2) untuk membentuk tromboksan, melalui pengaktifan nuclear transcription factor (NF-KB), dan mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPKs) dan pembentukan platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF). Konsentrasi asam urat yang tinggi menginduksi disfungsi sel endotel melalui pembentukan ROS dengan menginduksi berbagai kaskade pensinyalan dan faktor transkripsi NF-KB, AP-1 menyebabkan ekspresi VCAM-1 dan ICAM-1 dan oksidasi lipid, protein dan DNA membentuk peroksidasi lipid, protein dan fragmentasi DNA. Simpulan asam urat menginduksi respon inflamasi proliferasi VSMC dan disfungsi sel endotel dengan aktivasi sistem imun dan mengubah karakteristik VSMC dan sel endotel, melalui pembentukan ROS aktivasi NLRP3-inflamasom NF-KB, MAPKs dan pembentukan MCP-1, COX2 serta PDGF.
EKSPLORASI TANAMAN USADA DAN UPAKARA DI KABUPATEN GIANYAR DALAM RANGKA MENDUKUNG PENGEMBANGAN KEBUN RAYA GIANYAR
Authors: Lugrayasa I Nyoman , Ardaka I Made , Agus Hendra Wibawa I Putu
Published: January 2023

Pelestarian jenis-jenis tumbuhan yang memiliki khasiat obat atau sebagai sarana upacara agama sangat penting untuk dilakukan mengingat makin minimnya pengetahuan masyarakat tentang manfaat dan fungsi dari tumbuhan tersebut. Kebun Raya Gianyar adalah tempat konservasi tumbuhan dengan tujuan spesifik yang bertema “Taru Pramana dan Usada, Banten Bali Pulina (Tanaman upakara dan tanaman obat, yang digunakan dari zaman Bali kuno)”. Selain sebagai lahan konservasi ex-situ, Kebun Raya Gianyar diharapkan dapat menjadi perpustakaan hidup dan tempat belajar tentang pemanfaatan tumbuhan di Bali. Tujuan dari kegiatan ini adalah untuk mengkoleksi jenis-jenis tumbuhan yang memiliki manfaat obat maupun upacara, serta melihat peran serta masyarakat dalam konservasi tumbuhan khususnya tumbuhan yang bermanfaat sebagai bahan obat maupun upacara. Kegiatan eksplorasi berhasil mengkoleksi sebanyak 128 nomor koleksi yang terdiri dari 45 suku, 99 marga dan 119 jenis. Tanaman koleksi terbanyak diperoleh dari famili zingiberaceae. Dari kegiatan ini diketahui bahwa masyarakat di Kabupaten Gianyar berperan aktif dalam konservasi tumbuhan khususnya tumbuhan yang bermanfaat sebagai bahan obat maupun upakara.
PERBEDAAN KANDUNGAN TIMBAL (Pb) PADA DAUN TREMBISI (Samanea saman (Jacq.) Merr) DI SEBELAH UTARA DAN SELATAN JALAN BY PASS Prof. Dr. IDA BAGUS MANTRA
Authors: Wirah Krisnawati I Gusti Ayu Ngurah Komang , Sumarya I Made
Published: January 2023

Logam timbal (Pb) sebagai sisa hasil pembakaran bahan bakar fosil kendaraan bermotor merupakan penyebab utama pencemaran lingkungan udara.  Daun trembesi sebagai tanaman peneduh jalan berfungsi sebagai bioindicator pencemaran udara oleh logam Pb. Tujuan penelitian adalah untuk menentukan kandungan logam Pb dan perbedaan kandungannya pada daun trembesi yang berada disebelah Utara dan Selatan Jalan Prof. Dr. Ida Bagus Mantra. Penelitian dilakukan  dengan mengambil sampel daun trembesi di lima wilayah (klaster) yang masing-masing berjarak 4 km baik di sebelah Utara maupun Selatan Jalan Prof. Dr Ida Bagus Mantra. Penentuan kandungan logam Pb pada daun trembesi dilakukan dengan metode AAS. Data kandungan logam Pb pada daun trembesi dianalisis secara statistk  dengan  dengan uji  beda Mann Whitney µ pada taraf signifikansi ? = 0,05. Dari hasil penelitian  dapat disimpulkan bahwa kandungan rata-rata logam Pb  pada daun trembesi yang berada disebelah Utara dan Selatan Jalan Prof. Dr. Ida bagus Mantra  secara berturut-turut adalah  0,8254 ± 0,05463 mg/kg dan  1,0395 ± 0,03630 mg/kg. Ada perbedaan kandungan logam logam Pb yang signifikan (p<0,05) pada daun trembesi yang berada di sebelah Utara dan Selatan Jalan Prof. Dr. Ida Bagus Mantra.
Business start-up in Malaysia: Motivations, obstacles, government support and demographic-related traits
Authors: Keat Ooi Yeng , Bhatti Muhammad Awais
Published: January 2023

Entrepreneurship is becoming increasingly important in todayâ€™s world due to its effectiveness and applicability in a countryâ€™s economic development. In this regards, many developed and developing countries are investing maximum resources and efforts to promote entrepreneurship. To achieve the goal, policy makers as well as economic stakeholders are playing their roles in promoting entrepreneurship. This includes educational institutions emphasising on motivating fresh graduates to choose entrepreneurship as their future career. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to highlight the factors that resist and encourage fresh graduates to choose and set up their own business. This paper categorises four factors namely demographic, motivational, challenges of obstacles and government support. This paper proposes that motivational factors such as family security, independence, intrinsic and extrinsic rewards influence fresh graduatesâ€™ decision to choose and set up a new business. With reference to challenges, this paper highlights that a lack of finance, complicated processes involved in setting up a business, high rate of taxes and duties, poor business infrastructure resist fresh graduates to dabble into entrepreneurial activities. This paper also points out that demographic factors like gender, previous experience and family background do influence fresh graduatesâ€™ decision to choose and set up a new business. In addition, this paper explains that government support in terms of providing business assistances like microfinance schemes, business-friendly system, low rate of taxes and duties. Easy business-related rules and regulations also encourage fresh graduates to choose and set up a new business. Finally, the paper proposes few propositions based on the previous literature and invites any researcher to empirically test them in order to further strengthen the entrepreneurship literature.
Selection of Small Business Practices Priorities
Authors: Osman Nor Hasni , Jemain Abdul Aziz
Published: January 2023

Small business plays an important role in Malaysian business systems. This is because it contributes to the national economic growth by creating job opportunities. As job creators, small businesses must secure access to financial resources but the critical issue surrounding the survival of small businesses is their financial management. Thus, this study approaches small business specifically to examine their financial practices in doing business. This study succeeded in interviewing 185 entrepreneurs in Kedah, which are involved in five different business sectors. These businesses include food and furniture sectors in the manufacturing area; and catering, groceries, and tailoring from the trade and service area. All these businesses represent the most important small businesses that are operating in Kedah. The selection for business practice priorities was done through a fuzzy approach. This approach had been utilised in investigating the linguistic data of business practices. The results showed that updating bookkeeping records is a dominant practice among the entrepreneurs across all sectors, except for the food processing business.
Does Flood Affect Property Values? A Hedonic Analysis of Residential Property Values in Peninsular Malaysia
Authors: Ismail Nur Hafizah , Abd Karim Mohd Zaini , Basri Bakti Hasan
Published: January 2023

The hedonic pricing model (HPM) has been used to identify the values of residentialproperty due to flood impact. Most of the previous studies had been conducted usingflood frequency and flood depth to measure flood variables rather than flood duration.The hedonic pricing study presented here investigated the effect of flood duration onresidential property value in Peninsular Malaysia. We measured the housing attributesinvolving location, structural, and neighborhood attributes. We also developed theinteraction variable between flood and structural attributes to determine whether theeffect of flood duration on residential property value differs across house age, size ofland area, and number of bedroom. The results suggest that the sale price of residentialproperty is significantly decreased by 0.015 percent due to flood.
Peningkatan Permintaan dan Kenaikan Harga Emas: Analisis Faktor dan Penerokaan Sumber Baharu
Authors: Haji Samsudin Abibullah
Published: January 2023

Gold is a mineral or natural minerals that are often in high demand among people. It isnot only due to its dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile but it also can be asinvestment and become a symbol of wealth to its owner. This article is intended to identifythe factors that influence the gold price fluctuations in the market. In addition, this articleis enable to answer the issue about the price of gold remains high in the market even theprice is constantly fluctuating and to identify efforts that needed to find new sources ofgold so that production can be increased to meet the demands of society. Finally a study on YaPEIMâ€™s experience in gold production are alsodiscussed in this article. To achieve these objectives, the data and informationobtained from the primary data will be analyzed so that the issues that arise can bedealt accordingly. The results of this analysis will be used as a guide to the people,especially who want to have or who have had gold to know the benefits gained whenowning and storing gold for various purposes in the future.
Creating Shared Values through Human Resource Activities: Toward an Effective Transformation Programme
Authors: Hasnan Norlena
Published: January 2023

Numerous literature works emphasised on shared values and the role it plays in theorganisation. The value and system form the basis of a strong culture that enables theorganisation to better react to any transformation plan. As with most of the publicorganisations in Malaysia, the government has set up the Government TransformationProgramme (GTP), an ambitious, broad-based programme of change to fundamentallytransform the government organisation into an efficient and citizen-centred institution. Hence,all Malaysian government organisations need to work fast and smart in order to realise theobjectives of Vision 2020. The shared values concept is considered as the prerequisite toshape the standards and expectations held by employees of these organisations that help toguide aspects of practice performance. Generally in services, the core values of support,respect of choice, collaboration, and customer service form the basic foundation of a trustingtherapeutic relationship. Hence, this paper presents a case of a government agency which is inthe process of implementing a transformation plan. Before the department can move forwardwith the transformation agenda, it is critical to understand the current values and practices,which would subsequently enable to identify the values that can be formed through humanresource activities. The case provides valuable insight into the necessary parts of thetransformation process, particularly in developing the right values and practices in thegovernment sector.
Influential Financial Factors of Employee Engagement Outcomes within SME Business in Malaysia: A Qualitative Study
Authors: Rashid Safiah , Mohd Harif Mohd Amy Azhar
Published: January 2023

A great deal of interest in employee engagement has been witnessed over the years. Eventhough previous researchers have established the relevance of employee engagementand their desired outcomes, an examination of the existing literature has revealed agap. Against the backdrop of the importance of employee engagement within smalland-medium enterprises (SMEs), the purpose of this study was to qualitatively exploreemployee engagement outcomes at the organisational level, particularly the influentialfinancial factors. Participants of this study shall include the top managers of SMEs inMalaysia. Eight financial factors namely profitability, productivity, revenue, businessgrowth, account receivable, shrinkage, operating margin, and return-on-asset (ROA)were identified. This study will employ the snowball sampling technique and converginginterviewing was suggested to be used to gather data to confirm the proposed conceptualframework. Finally, data will be analysed using content analysis.
Stakeholder Management in Designing CSR Activities: The Case of Bank Islam
Authors: Abu Bakar Fathiyyah , Md Yusof Mohd â€˜Atef
Published: January 2023

CSR commitments should be viewed from a broad Islamic perspective of reducingpoverty rate, and enhancing quality of Muslimsâ€™ lives. The purpose of this study wasto determine how Bank Islam manages its stakeholders, and their issues, in designingCSR activities through the three level of maslahah. A group of CSR players at the bankhas been interviewed together with on-field observations as well as documentationreviews to gain insights into the process of managing stakeholders. The findingsindicated that the bank acknowledges the importance of managing stakeholders, andtheir issues, through the engagement of various CSR activities. In designing CSRactivities, the process of identifying the stakeholders and their issues may need to becarefully examined to improve the impact of the activities on the recipients. This studyoffers a new insight to the body of knowledge of CSR from the Islamic perspectives ofstakeholder management.
Leadership Attributes and Style of an Iron Lady in Security Industry
Authors: Bb Bb
Published: January 2023

This leadership case study on Datuk Dr. Maznah Hamid, Chairman of Securiforce Group, outlines the leadership attributes and style of an iron lady of Malaysia.

The case begins with a brief overview on the involvement of women business leaders in Malaysia. This is followed by a review of leadership attributes and leadership styles. Next, the study focused on Datuk Maznahâ€™s childhood years, the initial years of her career, and how she went to become one of the prominent women business leaders in Malaysia. In that process, her leadership attributes and style are unveiled. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with Datuk Dr. Maznah herself and her three managerial employees. Gathered data were transcribed and analysed using thematic analysis. Among others, results indicated that Datuk Dr. Maznah is a visionary, determined, having integrity, and ambitious leader. She is described as a transformational leader who has the ability to inspire people with higher ideals and moral values.
Examining the Current Status of International Education Standards Compliance in ASEAN Countries
Authors: Yusof Rohana @ Norliza , Abdul Majid Abdul Halim
Published: January 2023

This study examined the IES compliance behaviour of IFAC members from the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries after ten years of International Education Standards (IES) implementation. The content analysis approach was employed. Data were collected from IFACâ€™s Member Compliance Program and websites of member bodies from ASEAN countries. Findings show that only three out of ten IFAC member bodies from ASEAN fully complied with the pre-qualifications standards of accounting education programme. Noncompliance are mainly in the content of accounting education programme specifically IT competences in IES 2 and the mentoring aspects in IES 5. This study recommends sustainable monitoring and supervision of IES implementation and compliance to achieve the intended IFAC IES objectives. Collaborative arrangements between universities regarding capacity building for academic staff, implementation of adequate accounting curricula and potentially joint degree programs could be put in place to push for IES full compliance among ASEAN countries to reduce regional accounting education differences while encouraging accountantsâ€™ mobility within the region
The Moderating Role of Access to Finance on the Impact of Entrepreneurial Awareness on Nigerian SMEsâ€™ Performance
Authors: Shamsudeen Kabir , Keat Ooi Yeng , Hassan Hazlinda
Published: January 2023

This study aims at examining the moderating role of access to finance on the relationship between entrepreneurial awareness and SMEs performance in north-western Nigeria. Literature suggested many factors as determinants of SMEs performance. But, few studies have been attempted to consider the influence of entrepreneurial awareness on SME performance in Nigeria. These few studies came up with mixed findings. Hence, this study aims to fill up the gap that exists in the extant literature by employing quantitative survey method. Using 354 owner/managers of SMEs in Kano, Kaduna and Sokoto State in north-western Nigeria. PLS-SEM was used for data analysis. It was found that entrepreneurial awareness is positively related to SME performance and access to finance is negatively and significantly related to SME performance. Additionally, access to finance moderates the relationship between entrepreneurial awareness and SME performance. Implication of the finding and suggestion for future research were also discussed
A Proposed TEV Framework for Pulau Payar Marine Park
Authors: Osman Nor Hasni , Mohtar Shahimi , Juli Abd. Muntalib , Ahmad Azhar , Chan Albert Apollo , Ibrahim Jafni Azhan
Published: January 2023

This paper aims to propose Total Economic Value (TEV) framework for Pulau Payar Marine Park (PPMP). Currently, TEV framework for PPMP revealed a few components despite infeasibility of certain main scientific data to be acquired and also under assumption of non-climate change phenomenon. With the MPA exposures towards recent climate change phenomenon, this paper explored the extended areas in Pulau Payar that might contribute either positively or negatively to the value of the PPMP which will assist in marine park management in their policy making. This study conducted along the qualitative paths in which information are gathered through focus group discussions and empirical study relevant to the calamity of coral bleaching. The findings illustrate that there are eight (8) items would contribute to the use and non-use value of the TEV framework.
Geopolitical Differences and Tax Non-compliance among Yemeni SMEs
Authors: Al-Ttaffi Lutfi Hassen Ali , Abdul-Jabbar Hijattulah
Published: January 2023

This paper aims at enhancing understanding of tax non-compliance behaviour by investigating the influence of geopolitical differences on taxpayersâ€™ behaviour. The study focuses on income tax compliance behaviour of owner-managers of small and medium enterprises in Yemen. The study was conducted through survey to collect the required data. The major finding of this study is that geopolitical differences has a significant influence on taxpayersâ€™ behaviour. Particularly, the result revealed that the Southern people of Yemen are more compliant with tax rules and regulations than Northern people. This result may be attributed to the geopolitical background of both peoples. While the Southern part of Yemen has been governed by strict socialist regimes, the Northern part was administrated by tribalism system. From the literature, this study may be among the first to consider and provide evidence on the influence of geopolitical differences on the behaviour of taxpayers. The findings of this study could serve as useful input for tax policy and strategy purpose in Yemen.
Are Corporate Governance Mechanisms Associated with Information Asymmetry Level among UAE Listed Companies?
Authors: Lode Nor Asma , Saeed Bajrei Saleh Salem
Published: January 2023

Asymmetry of information involves the possession of information in different ways between the most informed stakeholders and the uninformed stakeholders which may affect the performance of companies. Using agency theory, this study investigates the relationship between corporate governance mechanisms and level of information asymmetry in UAE based on 64 annual reports for the year ended 2010. The findings indicate that board size and information asymmetry are positively related among UAE listed companies, while board ownership and company size are negatively related with information asymmetry. These results suggest that large size of the board of directors may lead to information asymmetry because they seem to be unable to monitor the management and protect the interest of shareholders. In addition, evidence of high information asymmetry among UAE companies imply that the implementation of the Code of Corporate Governance seems to be less likely to resolve agency problems due to asymmetric information.
Transformation from a Partnership to an Incorporated Company: A Case of Kleenson Marketing
Authors: Tong Chong Kock , Anuar Herman Shah
Published: January 2023

Many small businesses start with sole proprietorship or partnership. When the business grows or the entrepreneurs intend to expand their businesses to a larger area or export to overseas markets, the current setup might not be suitable anymore. The entrepreneurs might need to transform into another form of business organization, a small and medium enterprise (SME) with an incorporated company status might be more suitable, have better corporate perceptions, ability to raise fund for business expansion, tax planning opportunity, business continuity. This article is aimed at looking at the transformation process that took place in a company from partnership based to an incorporated company. Transformation of businesses for small business owners might not be a big challenge for them, since they know how to run their business and the use of the latest marketing trend. However, transformation in terms of forms of business organizations and corporate compliance requirements would be a challenge for those who are not aware of the requirements. This article provides an understanding of common forms of business organizations in Malaysia, outline the factors to consider, reasons and benefits to convert business from a partnership to an incorporated company, and ensure compliance requirements after incorporation. This article serves as a guideline for a partnership company which is expanding to transform into an incorporated company form of business organization in Malaysia.
Kajian Penandaarasan Bidang Tumpuan Utama Dalam Pembangunan Strategi Sebuah Zoo Di Malaysia
Authors: Abidin Rahimi , Zahari Fadhilah , Osman Nor Hasni , Ahmad Azhar , Haji Ramli Mat Naim
Published: January 2023

Strategic management is very important in ensuring the continuity and sustainability of an organization, especially business organizations. Similarly, to ensure the survival of an organization such as a zoo which is largely of its financial resources depends on the sustainability of business operations. This article discusses about a study conducted to identify the key of focus areas in developing the best strategy for Zoo Negara, one of thezoo in Malaysia. A Benchmarking study was conducted to identify the key of focus areas and practices adopted by leading zoos from States of America, Australia, and Canada. A field study was also conducted at three zoos in Thailand to make a comparative and well-known focus area. The findings show that there are six main focus areas that need to be emphasized in ensuring Zoo Negaraâ€™s performance. This study has practical implications for zoo management to develop appropriate strategies.