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Pemberdayaan Ibu Rumah Tangga Melalui Pelatihan Kuliner Ikan Di Desa Keranji Guguh Kabupaten Siak
Authors: Susi Neng , Syafrani Syafrani , Sari Vonny Indah
Published: August 2023

The largest area of  Keranji Guguh Village is designated for plantation land, as many as 463 plots with an area of  805.42 H of the 884 land parcels in Keranji Guguh Village with an area of  1,337.20 Ha (including rivers/lakes, roads, ditches). When viewed from the livelihoods of the people of Kampung Keranji Guguh, his profession is as a farmer or farm laborer. In development, human factors have a very important position and role, namely humans are development subjects who act as development actors to enjoy the development carried out. The ultimate goal is to increase the welfare of the community. According to the village head, in the near future, the lake in the village will be used as eco-tourism because the lake is on the side of the highway and there are many fish ponds in the lake. One of the ecotourism commodities that will be promoted is culinary made from fish in addition to other culinary delights. Currently, the PKK group of women from Keranji Guguh Village are facing the problem that they have not done processing made from fish because their knowledge and technology are still limited, which is caused by a lack of information about fish processing. After the training, there was an increase in knowledge of fish processing.
Pemberdayaan Sungai Guna Mendukung Ketersediaan Pangan di Pesantren Darul Mukhlasin Pekanbaru
Authors: Mufti Mufti , Nurwanti Niken , Zargustin Dedi
Published: August 2023

Food sufficiency is a condition that is expected by every human individual. Food sufficiency, both in terms of quality and quantity, needs to be pursued. One way to fulfill food sufficiency is to empower existing resources. The Food Security Agency through the Center for Consumption Diversification and Food Safety has re-launched the Sustainable Food House Area Concept (KRPL), in order to accelerate food diversification and strengthen community food security. Darul Mukhlasin Islamic Boarding School, also known as the Al-Qur'an and Natural Da'wah Vocational High School (SMK ADA) is one of the Islamic boarding schools located in Pekanbaru City. This pesantren is located in Rumbai Bukit Village, Rumbai District, Pekanbaru City, and has 102 students. In the area of ??the Islamic boarding school, there is a river that is partially unused. The results of the evaluation of the implementation of community service activities regarding river empowerment were concluded as follows: Knowledge of aquatic resource empowerment and catfish cultivation increased by 88.00%, with very good criteria. Suggestions for further service activities need to increase knowledge and skills with different materials, for example about integrated farming, considering that there is still quite a large area around the Darul Mukhlasin Islamic Boarding School, Rumbai Bukit Village, Rumbai Barat District, Pekanbaru City.
Pelatihan Sistem Akuntansi Keuangan Masjid (Sakmas) Di Kota Pekanbaru
Authors: Rasuli M , Julita Julita , Kurnia Pipin , Wiguna Meilda
Published: August 2023

A barrier of the mosque’s financial reporting is minimal knowledge of the financial management, limited sources of financial data, minimal of supporting infrastructure facilities, not having competent experts, non-productive human resources, and stutter of technology. Most mosques only have a financial record with a single-entry system. The majority of mosque managers are people who are still laymen with accounting. The application method used direct training to socialize ISAK 35 in the preparation of financial statements and provide training in the use of the mosque's financial accounting system (SAKMAS in accordance with IAK 35 on the presentation of financial statements to non-profit organizations). The Achievement level of success of the activity is the inception of the mosque's financial statements, understanding, and knowledge in training to make financial reporting in accordance with accounting standards. Each participant gets SAKMAS software that can be directly used. Moreover, the mosque can produce a double-entry recording system through SAKMAS. Takmir understanding increases into a good signal, thus increasing public confidence in the management of people's funds.
Sosialisasi Penerapan Prinsip 3R (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) Sebagai Usaha Peduli Lingkungan
Authors: Herlinawati Herlinawati , Marwa Marwa , Zaputra Rizki
Published: August 2023

The problem of household waste is still being serious issue to be discussed in the context of save environment. Government and non-government sectors have done the actions. Campaigns on the issue of household waste are not successful yet. One of the factor affected this problem is lack of society’s knowledge and attitude toward the negative impacts, management, and the use of household waste. The activity was done by the community service team of Universitas Lancang Kuning in Pengambang Rumbai  Timur, Riau to socialize the principles of 3R (Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle) as one of effort to save the environment. The methods used were lecturing and discussion to give understanding to the members about the principles of 3R. Data analysis from questionnaire shows that members’ knowledge and attitude toward household waste management was improved after attending the program. It can be concluded that the objectives of this program was achieved well.

Permasalahan sampah rumah tangga masih menjadi isu yang banyak diperbincangkan dalam usaha menjaga kebersihan dan kelestarian lingkungan masyarakat. Berbagai upaya telah dilakukan baik oleh pemerintah maupun pihak swasta. Kampanye sebagai usaha untuk menyelesaikan permasalahan sampah sepertinya masih belum mampu mengatasi permasalahan ini. Salah satu faktor penyebabnya adalah kurangnya pengetahuan dan kesadaran/sikap masyarakat terhadap bahaya, pengelolaan dan pemanfaatan sampah rumah tangga. Kegiatan sosialisasi prinsip 3R (Reuse, Reduce, Recycle) merupakan usaha peduli lingkungan yang dilakukan oleh tim pengabdian Universitas Lancang Kuning di Desa Pengambang Rumbai Timur, Riau. Metode/teknik pelaksanaan kegiatan pengabdian menggunakan metode ceramah dan tanya jawab untuk memberikan pemahaman kepada para peserta tentang pengelolaan sampah rumah tangga dengan prinsip 3R. Hasil pengolahan data angket menunjukkan bahwa adanya peningkatan pengetahuan dan sikap terhadap pengelolaan sampah melalui kegiatan sosialisasi Prinsip 3R tersebut. Dapat disimpulkan bahwa adanya peningkatan pengetahuan dan kesadaran masyarakat terhadap bahaya dan pengelolaan sampah rumah tangga setelah berpartisipasi dalam kegiatan ini.
Penyuluhan Penanaman Pendidikan Moralitas Dan Nilai Pancasila Pada Anak
Authors: Rinaldi Kasmanto , Askarial Askarial
Published: August 2023

Education in Indonesia has a character based on Pancasila. Each aspect of the character is based on the five precepts contained in Pancasila. This is considered very important for the Indonesian people because it can fortify themselves from various life phenomena that are not in accordance with values and morals. In the life of the Indonesian people must refer to Pancasila, and the existing moral values. This topic was chosen because considering the times, with globalization, moral values and Pancasila are increasingly being eroded by the times, so there is a need for education to the younger generation related to moral values and Pancasila. This service method is carried out in several stages, including the preparation stage and the stage of service implementation. The result of this service is that students know the moral and Pancasila values and how they are applied in everyday life. The purpose of this activity is to provide counseling or socialization to educate the students of SDN 005 Koto Damai about how to apply moral values and Pancasila values in everyday life.
Pemberdayaan Scrap Material Dengan Meningkatkan Value Added
Authors: Jusmarni Jusmarni , Zain Irsyadi , Riandi Resti
Published: August 2023

This community service activity aims to provide enlightenment in empowering scrap material of the type of patchwork to make it a useful and economic value product by increasing the added value of the product, to the Nia Sewing House Team and the Entrepreneurial Youth Community in Pekanbaru. This service method uses a discussion method about the problems faced by partners. The discussion method is used to convey general knowledge and experience about how to develop a creative business or entrepreneurship, how to find creative ideas for work and what to prepare, and the steps in developing an existing work. The question and answer method is used to complete things that have not been described in the discussion above. Furthermore, training is carried out on the manufacture of useful accessories as an added value to a product. The discussion and training involved lecturers of the Management study program in collaboration with the Nia Sewing House and the entrepreneurial youth community in Pekanbaru. as the target subject.
Dampak Pernikahan Dini Pada Generasi Z Dalam Pencegahan Stunting
Authors: Duana Maiza , Siregar Siti Maisyaroh Fitri , Anwar Sufyan , Musnadi Jun , Husna Arfah , Nursia N Lili Eky
Published: August 2023

The results of the study, WHO said, one of the problems of stunting was due to the high rate of early marriage. the proportion of women aged 20-24 years who are married is higher than Indonesia's figure of 5.43 and 4.60 in 2021. This community service is carried out to provide education about stunting prevention through increasing the age of marriage. The method used in determining the target is the invitation to youth numbers in the Teuku Umar University campus environment by presenting health cadres and participation from the West Aceh Women's Empowerment and Child Protection Service (DP3AD). The activity was assisted by students who are members of the Information and Youth Counseling Center (PIK-R) of Teuku Umar University. Research shows that the earlier the mother gets married, the higher the percentage of children and their malnutrition. Based on these problems, it is necessary to conduct socialization with community service activities for Generation Z to maximize knowledge about the early impact of stunting. The enthusiasm of the participants was seen in the increase in participants' knowledge after participating in the service.
Budikdamber: Produktivitas Dari Kampus Upaya Membantu Ekonomi Mahasiswa Politeknik ‘Aisyiyah Di Masa Pandemi Covid-19
Authors: Asmaret Desi , Yulianis Fitri
Published: August 2023

The Covid-19 pandemic has brought drastic changes to the economic conditions of parents of students who on average work as farmers, traders, and fishermen. It is necessary to find a solution that contributes to overcoming the problem. This community service aims to help students find practical solutions during the Covid-19 Pandemic in meeting their daily needs while boarding in the city of Padang by means of Budikdamber, namely Fish Cultivation in buckets filled with kale plants. The service method that will be carried out is practical training or Participation Action Research service, namely service that requires active participation from the servant. The Budikdamber PAR method is used as a way to help the student's economy so that they are responsible for themselves in maintaining the continuity of their life goals as family members. This budikdamber service is very important to be trained for students as a practical solution in increasing income to help ease the economy of parents, especially to overcome difficulties in paying tuition fees.
Penyusunan Laporan Keuangan Pada UMKM Kelurahan Tangkerang Tengah Kecamatan Marpoyan Damai Kota Pekanbaru
Authors: Zubir Zubir , Irawan Candra , Khairannisa Sabrina , Rezki Rahmadewi , Maharani Tri , Sandela Vellya , Afandi M. Sohar
Published: August 2023

MSMEs play an important role in economic growth. There are several problems faced by MSMEs at this time including difficulties in marketing, limited innovation, and technology, as well as limited knowledge about making financial statements. In order to increase interest in the importance of knowledge about financial statements, These community service activities are very necessary at this time. The method of devotion is done by giving Lectures, Discussions, and Mentoring. As the results of this activity, MSME actors already understand how to make financial statements, namely balance sheets and income statements
Pelatihan Pembuatan Sabun Dari Minyak Jelantah Sebagai Upaya Peningkatan Kepedulian Masyarakat Terhadap Lingkungan
Authors: Ratnasari Lisa , Hasibuan Bernard , Gusdini Ninin
Published: August 2023

Pangandaran Beach is one of the famous tourist destinations in West Java. The people around the tourist site of Pangandaran beach are many wholike the restaurant business. The waste produced includes leech oil which is the remaining oil produced by frying. The resulting waste oil is never utilized further, just thrown into the environment. With a large number of restaurants, the waste cooking oil produced is also a lot.  To overcome this problem, it is necessary to carry out activities aimed at increasing the added value of cooking oil waste by processingit into soap. From the training program that has been implemented, participants are very appreciative and amazed by the results of making soap from leech oil. This activity also has a positive impact with the opening of business opportunities for processing oil into soap so that it has an impact on increasing economic income for culinary traders. In addition, reducing the disposal of waste oil, thus maintaining the preservation of the environment and health.
Pelatihan Video Shooting & Editing Untuk Santri Muda Pondok Pesantren Tahfizhul Qur'an Tajul Qurani
Authors: Ravelino Parlindungan , Putri R.A Rizka Qori Yuliani
Published: August 2023

Religious education is the foundation for every human being. Islamic education is not only a complementary science, but it should be a basic science in living the life of Muslims and Muslim women. Some people on their own initiative and together with their groups feel the lack of religious knowledge in formal schools. Therefore, the emergence of Islamic Boarding Schools and Tahfidz Houses, especially in Pekanbaru, can become Al-Qur'an Educational Institutions and Islamic Da'wah / Study Institutions for the community, especially for early childhood. Tahfizhul Qur'an Islamic Boarding School Tajul Qurani is a boarding school to practice reading the Qur'an and Da'wah / Islamic Studies, initially only accepted female students, but with more and more enthusiasts who want to learn, partners also open classes for boys. Partners want to expand the symbols of Learning to read the Qur'an and Islamic Studies more broadly, namely through the YouTube channel. Partners have a lack of knowledge about how to document with video-shooting & editing media as well as effective ways to upload videos to YouTube. The target to be achieved is for partners to understand how to video-shooting & edit which will later be published through the partner's YouTube channel, and the outputs to be achieved are community learning services, reports, and scientific articles (journals)
Pembuatan Pupuk Organik Cair Dari Limbah Dapur Bagi Kelompok Tani
Authors: Khairunnas Khairunnas , Putri Asgami , Yasid Hamdan
Published: August 2023

The increasing volume of waste, especially household waste, and there aren’t any yet of Final Disposal Sites (TPA) and Temporary Disposal Sites (TPS) in Rantau Panjang Village, Rumbai Barat District, Pekanbaru City, requires waste management with simple technology. The application of simple technology is expected to give optimal results in processing and controlling household waste. One method that can be developed is to convert household waste into liquid fertilizer. With the geographical condition of Rantau Panjang Village which is still green, there are several community groups doing simple agriculture. However, with the high price of chemical fertilizers, household spending has increased. For this reason, it is necessary socialization and train to process household waste into Liquid Organic Fertilizer (POC). The training was conducted for several farmer groups in Rantau Panjang Village, Rumbai Barat District. From this socialization, hoped that it will reduce community agricultural spending.
Pelatihan Sekolah Pasar Modal Syariah Untuk Berinvestasi Dimasa Pandemi Covid-19
Authors: Zaharman Zaharman , Novianti Sherly , Arini Arini
Published: August 2023

This Community Service activity aims to build investor spirit among millennials, especially in stock investment. Because there are still many who do not understand how to start investing, so our PKM team took the initiative to provide SPMS (Sharia Capital Market School) training. This community service activity method uses a direct practice method, namely by opening an account by providing material first. The hope from the implementation of this service is the growth of young investors who are smart in reading business opportunities in stock investment
Low-Cost 3D-PTV Utilizing Rainbow Light Illumination And Artificial Neural Network Applied To Rayleigh-Bénard Convection
Authors: Noto D. , Tasaka Y. , Murai Y.
Published: August 2023

Building on the novel methodology for three-dimensional (3D) color particle tracking velocimetry (PTV) proposedearlier by our research group, an improvement and an evaluation of the method is presented in this study. The method utilizes only a color camera and a consumer-grade liquid crystal display projector (LCDP), and thus cost for implementation is greatly lower than that required for a tomographic system. Employment of artificial neural network system enables to eliminate human decisions in constructing a color-to-depth conversion function. That is, the calibration can be performed automatically once relationship between particle color and depth are associated in actual measurement environments. The method was tested in a Rayleigh–Bénard convection of water, which is expected to have horizontally isotropic structures. Two different flow states were successfully measured. The results showed that the 3D color PTV can measure the same statistics of velocity components in the in-plane and out-of-plane directions. Considering all the results, the proposed method using only a single camera and an LCDP has a potential to be an alternative to the state-of-art tomographic measurements.
Observed Dust Devil-Like Flow Structures In Large-Scale Turbulent Rayleigh-Bénard Convection
Authors: Kästner C. , du Puits R.
Published: August 2023

Turbulent Rayleigh-Bénard (RB) convection, a fluid layer heated from below and cooled from above, might be an appropriate tool to reproduce flow phenomena as occurring in a convective atmospheric boundary layer. One of these phenomena is the appearance of so-called dust devils, vortex like flow structures with typical dimensions up to a few tens of meters in diameter and up to a few hundreds of meters in height. Unlike their big brothers, the tornados, start to evolve close to the ground, but the physics of their evolution are still not fully understood. Since field measurements of dust devils are extremely hard to realize (due to their very rare and spontaneous appearance at arbitrarily varying locations), continuous flow measurements in large-scale laboratory experiments may help to overcome this problem. Such measurements in flows of several m³ in volume require optical measurement techniques like particle tracking velocimetry which gains access to the 3-dimensional Lagrangian velocity field. Special attention has to be drawn to the particle seeding of the flow and the imaging of particles. Particles must have neutral density compared to the fluid, and must be large enough to be detected by cameras over a range of several meters. They also should exhibit a prolonged lifetime. In this study, we present experiments conducted in the “Barrel of Ilmenau”, the world-wide largest Rayleigh-Bénard laboratory experiment with 7.15 m in diameter and up to 6.3 m in height using air as working fluid. Neutrally-buoyant helium-filled soap bubbles were injected into the flow and tracked using four cameras. Illumination was carried out with five high-power LEDs in pulsed mode. Reconstruction of the Lagrangian velocity field was performed with Shake-The-Box algorithm. Thus, the major focus of the presented work was to get access to the entire volumetric Lagrangian velocity field in the convection cell on a very long time. Our aim is to discover very rare flow events in turbulent convection, like e.g. dust devil-like vortices or other turbulent superstructures. Measurement data was analyzed to conclude about the applicability of particle tracking velocimetry as suitable measurement technique for large volumetric flows. Finally, an example of a discovered dust-devil like vortex is presented in detail.
Main Results Of The Analysis Of The HOMER Lagrangian Particle Tracking And Data Assimilation Database
Authors: Sciacchitano A. , Leclaire B. , Schröder A.
Published: August 2023

In this work, we extend the analysis of Lagrangian Particle Tracking (LPT) and Data Assimilation (DA) algorithms, presented at the ISPIV21 conference, to the case of a turbulent wall-bounded flow interacting with a moving panel. The work is conducted within the European project HOMER and the data is processed by the partners of the project consortium. A synthetic experiment is performed that reproduces the air flow around a cylinder in ground effect, whereby a flexible panel is placed undergoing periodic oscillations. The database comprises two different panel's materials, namely metal and rubber, different marker densities on the panel’s surface and different concentrations of tracer particles in the flow. Images of the flow tracers and of the surface markers are acquired either with a four-camera volumetric imaging setup or with a dual setup composed of four LPT cameras and two Digital Image Correlation (DIC) cameras. Additionally, three image acquisition modes are simulated, namely time-resolved, two-pulse and four-pulse. The data are analyzed in terms of percentages of correctly reconstructed, missed and ghost particles, errors of the measured particles’ positions, velocities and accelerations (LPT analysis) and errors of the reconstructed flow fields, panel’s positions and surface pressures (DA analysis).
Defocusing PTV Applied To An Open Wet Clutch – From Macro To Micro
Authors: Leister R. , Fuchs T. , Kriegseis J.
Published: August 2023

The approach of defocusing particle tracking velocimetry (defocusing PTV) is applied in various levels of magnification to the fluid flow of an open wet clutch with radial grooving. The magnification ranges from M=0.8 up to M=15, whereas corresponding defocusing sensitivities ranges from 67.1 to 9.0 µm/pixel. This specific set-up appears necessary, since a comparative wide field-of-view as well as a detailed consideration inside the groove seems equally important for this particular scenario. It can be shown that all optical configurations can properly depict the occurring fluid flow phenomena that are present in an open wet clutch. The smallest magnification can properly depict the region between the inner and the outer radius and is thus closing the academic gap for open clutch flows, since a groove-to-groove analysis as well as an evaluation along the entire radius becomes possible. The smallest magnification yields the highest accuracy in terms of {x,y} and also in z-direction. The accuracy in z-direction is quantified with the region near to the stator, where the theoretical axial velocity should be zero. The set-up with M=0.8 reaches an uncertainty of the particle-image diameter of 2σ_di=0.24 pixel. The remaining set-ups have higher uncertainties. The smaller defocusing sensitivity cannot outperform the loss in intensity and a less distinct intensity peak at the outer part of the defocused image due to the large magnification and the used Questar lens. These findings are supported by a fluid flow analysis, where the circumferential velocity u_φ in the middle of the groove is used as comparative case. All magnifications were able, to depict the considered velocity properly, while the uncertainty increases for higher-magnification configurations. In summary, the present study demonstrates the feasibility and robustness of the defocusing PTV-approach for such sub-millimeter gap-flow scenarios in technical applications. The flexibility in terms of magnification reached within this experimental investigation makes defocusing PTV a candidating technique for such industry-relevant research scenarios.
On the challenges of precise velocity measurements in transparent pipes using robotic volumetric LPT with Shake-the-Box
Authors: Gericke T. , Londono Alfaro J.C.
Published: August 2023

In this study, a comparison between measurements in a transparent pipe with and without arbitrary optical distortions using robotic volumetric Lagrangian Particle Tracking (LPT) is presented. Here, the coaxial volumetric velocimeter (CVV) in combination with a robotic arm enables the measurement from the outside (air and acrylic wall) and the inside (only air) of the tube at the end of the pipe section. Experimental results from the pipe flow using helium-filled soap bubbles (HFSB) as tracers and Shake-the-Box (StB) algorithm for the three-dimensional LPT data analyses are presented. A calibration plate with a high spatial resolution was used at every position of the independent views (sub-volumes) for the measurements with arbitrary optical distortions. The evaluations shows that a complete calibration set, consisting of a geometrical calibration and a volume self-calibration, for every sub-volume is mandatory. For comparison, the total number of recorded double frames is varied in order to study the effect on the velocity fields. In this case, 1000 double frames are a good compromise between accuracy and storage space. Moreover, only half of the particle tracks are present in the case with optical distortions (acrylic wall).
Particle Tracking Velocimetry With Dynamic Aberration Correction For 3D Flow Measurements Through Fluctuating Phase Boundaries
Authors: Bilsing C. , Radner H. , Büttner L. , Burgmann S. , Metzmacher A. , Czarske J.
Published: August 2023

Imaging based flow measurements allow the observation of complex three-dimensional flows with a high temporal resolution. However, at least one optical access with a good imaging quality is needed. In fluids with a dynamic phase boundary, often the only optical access is the dynamic surface (e. g. droplet on opaque surface). In this case, temporally varying aberrations are introduced that can increase the measurement uncertainty significantly. Additionally, many flows in technical systems are three-dimensional and turbulent so that volumetric measurements are desirable. In this contribution, we present the first 3D-3C flow measurement system with dynamic aberration correction and a single optical access. By using a deformable mirror with 69 actuators, a laser guide star and a wavefront sensor, the dynamic aberrations that are introduced by the fluctuating phase boundary can be corrected. By introducing a double-helix point spread function (DH-PSF) with a spatial light modulator (SLM) we achieve three-dimensional flow measurements with only one camera. For demonstration purposes, the flow in a microchannel was measured through an oscillating puddle-like droplet. By applying the adaptive-optics system, the measurement uncertainty could be lowered by 58 % relative to measurements through a static droplet. The technique has the potential to allow three-dimensional flow measurements in droplets on opaque surfaces (e. g. membrane of fuel cell). Thus, new insights about the movement of droplets (e. g. in fuel cells) are made possible.
Probabilistic High-Density Particle-Tracking-Velocimetry Of Turbulent Flow Structures In A Cubic Rayleigh-Bénard Convection Cell
Authors: Barta R. , Schiepel D. , Herzog S. , Wagner C.
Published: August 2023

We apply a new probabilistic python-based high-density Particle-Tracking-Velocimetry (pyHDPTV) method and the commercial Shake-The-Box (STB) algorithm from LaVision (DaVis v10.2.0) to measured data of a turbulent Rayleigh-Bénard (RB) convection in a cubic cell. The measurement was performed in water (Prandtl number Pr ≈ 7) with a seeding particle densities of ρ ≈ 0:04 ppp at the hard turbulence regime with Rayleigh number Ra ≈ 1E10.
A Study on Evolution of Business Analytics & its Future Prospects
Authors: Chaudhry Kanika
Published: August 2023

This research design investigates the elaboration and future of business analytics in India. Over the times, the subject of business analytics has seen substantial expansion and metamorphosis, owing to technological advancements, bettered data vacuity, and the growing applicability of data- driven decision- making in businesses. The purpose of this exploration is to give an overview of the literal elaboration of business analytics in India, to assess the current state of the assiduity, and to estimate its unborn trends and implicit influence on Indian enterprises. To gather perceptivity on the elaboration and unborn possibilities of business analytics in India, the exploration will employ a combination of qualitative and quantitative methodologies, similar as literature reviews, case studies, interviews with assiduity experts, and data analysis. Keywords: Business Analytics, Descriptive Analytics, Predictive Analytics, Prescriptive analytics
Who are China's Technical Communicators? A Survey on the State of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion of the Profession
Authors: Dong Lin , Gao Zhijun
Published: August 2023

Purpose: This study updates our understanding of the group features of China's technical communication coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our research uncovers workplace inequities in the profession by identifying and analyzing a wide range of professional differences in knowledge,
skills, experience, practice, performance, benefits, opportunities, challenges, and discoveries. It is more than just a diversity report. We seek to help academics and practitioners across the world develop a basic grasp of China's technical communication, practitioners, and working conditions
from a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) perspective. Method: We designed a four-part survey with 50 questions to examine DEI variables in several areas such as demographics, professional activities, career development, and challenges and problems. A total of 259 technical communicators
from a target population of about 1,200 responded to our questionnaire. Results: Diversity is an intrinsic feature of China's technical communication because of its short history of professionalization. Practitioners' educational backgrounds, language ability, job titles, affiliated
departments, working activities and deliverables, and so on all exhibit diversity. Because of the lack of DEI initiatives, many participants reported structural inequalities in their career development. Conclusion: The DEI situation in the field of China's technical communication is
incarnated as a collective professional identity crisis in practitioners. This identity crisis has historical, societal, organizational, individual, and environmental reasons. To tackle it, we propose inclusive development as an effective DEI initiative.
Equity and Inclusion as Workplace Practices: A Four-Step Process for Moving to Action
Authors: Moore Kristen R. , Amidon Timothy R. , Simmons Michele
Published: August 2023

Purpose:In this article, we offer apraxis-driven framework that practitioners, scholars, and administrators can use to differentiate between equity and inclusion challenges and move toward catalyzing individual and/or coalitional action. We argue that distinguishing between equity and inclusion as two different potential problem types provides an opportunity for imagining a range of more just and equitable solutions. Acknowledging our margins of maneuverability and tacking in and out of potential realms for action allow practitioners to enact those solutions in practical and context-driven ways.Method:Following the definitional work of Iris Marion Young (1990) and Rebecca Walton, Kristen Moore, and Natasha Jones (2019) surrounding justice, we delineate relationships between justice, equity, and inclusion before offering a four-step process that practitioners, scholars, and administrators can deploy in order to envision and enact contextually specific tactical actions to redress inequity and exclusion in TPC workplaces and programs.Results:Through the application of the four-step process to contextualized examples of equity and inclusion challenges, we illustrate the utility of this approach as an actionable strategy for revealing and addressing inequity and exclusion within TPC workplaces and programs.Conclusion:The work of doing equity and inclusion is an ongoing endeavor that requires vigilance and imagination. Identifying whether we frame a problem as inclusion or equity makes visible the arguments available within specific contexts, acknowledges our margin of maneuverability, and enables us to consider the realm where initial change is possible. Our proposed process provides but one point of entry into the field's long-standing pursuit of justice.
Centering the Marginalized: Creating a Coalition to Enhance Retention Initiatives in the Workplace
Authors: Alexander Jamal-Jared
Published: August 2023

Purpose: This practitioner reflection provides a narrative of how I intervened to make Utah State University (USU) a more socially-just workplace for graduate students, by creating a coalition to establish the Graduate Students of Color Association (GSCA). I argue that graduate
students are not only professionalizing scholars but are also often university employees. I extend conversations in the field by centering multiply marginalized or underrepresented (MMU) students' perceptions of inclusive spaces while offering a solution to Popham's (2016) argument that recruitment
efforts may not be enough when trying to diversify knowledge in the workplace. Method: By taking a descriptive narrative approach to this reflection, I offer insights into the different methods to establish GSCA and the stakeholders involved. I provide readers with ways to enact transformative
diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in their workplaces while promoting reciprocity for all involved. Results: The continuous commitment to enhance workplace environments through social, academic, emotional, and culture-affirming support has proven to be a major impact to USU thanks
to GSCA. The association has become an integral retention initiative that USU's graduate programs can promote and use alongside their recruitment efforts. Conclusion: I provide readers with insights on how to create cultural spaces for professionalizing scholars while centering their
lived experiences and their need for belonging. This reflection provides readers with divergent ways to creating an infrastructure that helps MMU scholars persist in the workplace.
Image Interpretation and Reporting by Radiographers in Africa: Findings from the Literature Review and their Application to Zambia
Authors: Bwanga Osward , Sichone James Maimbo , Sichone Phanny Nankonde , Kazuma Yakomba Biye
Published: August 2023

Background: The need for having reporting radiographers has been a part of the discussion in the last decade in Zambia. This is due to  acritical shortage of radiologists, an increase in demand for imaging services, and the radiographers' desire for professional recognition in providing formal reports on radiographic images similar to those they undertake in ultrasonography.Objective: The study aimed at reviewing the evidence relating to image interpretation and reporting by radiographers in Africa and apply the findings to Zambia.Methodology: A literature review was used to bring together studies on image interpretation and reporting by radiographers in Africa. Online databases, radiography journals, cited references, grey literature, and the internet were searched for relevant studies.Results: Thirteen studies were included in this review. The findings revealed that radiographers in Africa have a positive attitude towards image interpretation and reporting. In addition, their accuracy at image interpretation is comparable to radiologists. The main benefit identified by the establishment of reporting radiographers is improved access to imaging reports. The review also found that medical doctors are in support of the establishment of reporting radiographers. However, the main limitations are a lack of postgraduate courses in this speciality and the limitation of their scope of practice.Conclusion: Reporting radiographers contribute significantly to the delivery of quality imaging services by assisting radiologists in  reporting on radiographic images. There is a need for policymakers in Africa, including Zambia, to extend the scope of practice of radiographers and establish postgraduate image interpretation courses.
Management of patient with a ruptured pancreatic pseudocyst at Ndola Teaching Hospital, Zambia: Case report and literature review
Authors: Kazuma Seke M. E. , Musowoya Joseph , Kaela Boniface , Simunyama Luyando , Mundia Kamwi , Kaoma Donald , Lumbala Mukendi , Khumbolakhe Fisonga
Published: August 2023

A pancreatic pseudocyst (PP) is a localized collection of pancreatic juice in pancreatic tissue or peripancreatic space reach, in amylase and other enzymes, surrounded by a cyst wall composed of fibrous wall or granulation tissue, and a cyst wall lacking epithelium. A PP develops after acute pancreatitis, chronic pancreatitis, pancreatic trauma, or obstruction of the main pancreatic duct. PP commonly presents with symptoms of abdominal pain, early satiety, nausea and vomiting in the setting of an abdominal mass. Diagnosis is based on clinical and laboratory tests (persistent high levels of amylase) and on imaging by abdominal ultrasound or computer tomography (CT) scan of a persistent pancreatic fluid collection present for at least 4 weeks. Pseudocysts cannot be removed until 6 weeks after an episode of pancreatitis, to allow the walls to thicken to at least 6mm and the pseudocyst to grow to at least 6cm in size; however, pseudocyst   formation is difficult to date. We present a patient who had a ruptured PP and therefore underwent emergency laparotomy. The cyst wall was immature and therefore a cystenterostomy was not possible. PP excision was chosen because the PP was already ruptured and had dense immature cyst-bowel adhesions, a thin wall and absence of abnormality of pancreatic main duct; in addition, expertise was  available. Our patient recovered well without complications in the 90-day follow-up and was subsequently discharged.
Management of a Patient with Foreign Body Ingestion at Ndola Teaching Hospital, Zambia
Authors: Kaela Boniface , Luando Simunyama , Mundia Kamwi , Kaoma Donald , Mukendi Lumbala , Khombolakhe Fisongo , Chirengendure Bright , Kazuma Seke M E
Published: August 2023

Foreign body (FB) ingestion refers to intentional swallowing of indigestible, non-nutritious solid substances. It is more common in children and psychiatry adult patients. Adult psychiatry patients have the highest incidence of recurrent ingestion of multiple FB that results from poor impulse control by care-givers and as a response to stress. Foreign bodies longer than 6cm, wider than 2.5cm and sharp edged are unlikely to pass without getting imparted or causing perforation. These warrant removal by endoscopy where available or laparotomy. Wereport on the management of a case of intentional swallowing of multiple FBs by a known psychiatric patient at Ndola Teaching Hospital, in  Ndola, Zambia.
Iron Deficiency in Chronic Heart Failure Patients at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia
Authors: Lungu Sandra nzaliwe , Goma Fastone M.
Published: August 2023

Background: Iron plays a key role in oxygen uptake, transport, and storage, as well as oxidative metabolism in the muscle including myocardium and is essential for the formation of haemoglobin, myoglobin, cytochromes, cytochrome oxidase, peroxidase, and catalase. Iron deficiency (ID) often develop in chronic heart failure (CHF) patients due to depletion of iron stores, iron malabsorption and/or reduced availability of iron recycled in the reticuloendothelial system. Indeed iron content and transferrin receptor levels have been reported to be decreased in the myocardium of patients with ID. A cardinal manifestation of heart failure (both heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. HFrEF and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, HFpEF) is impaired exercise capacity that is exaggerated in iron deficient patients. This easy fatigability is said to be a result of the reduced oxygen transport that is associated with the ID. ID leads to mitochondria and sarcomere dysfunction which reduces left ventricular functioning and hence reducing cardiac output. Reduced peak oxygen uptake has also been reported in patients withHFrEF.

Objective: To determine iron status of CHF patients at University Teaching Hospital (UTH) in Lusaka.

Methods: The study was conducted at UTH from May to August 2019. Using purposive sampling, data was collected from patients with CHF of New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class II to IV. Information obtained included sex, age, height, weight and ejection fraction (reduced ifless than 45%). From the blood samples collected, serum iron levels, transferrin levels and ferritin concentration tests were done. The chi square test and logistic regression were used to analyze iron status in CHF patients.

Results: Forty (40) patients were enrolled, 18 male and 22 female. The average age was 45.5 (19 to 60). 24 patients (60%) had (HFrEF) and 16 patients (40%) had (HFpEF). 22 patients (55%) had transferrin saturation of less than 20%, while 8 (20%) had ferritin concentration of less than l00ng/ml. Based on both factors, a total of22(55%) patients were iron deficient. Iron deficiency was negatively associated withHFrEF (p = 0.015).

Conclusion: More than 55% of the participants in this study were iron deficient. However, ID may not be the primary cause of myocardial dysfunction as patients with HFrEF were less likely to be iron deficient. However, correction of ID in CHF patients in other studies has been reported to have clinical benefits. The observations of this study require further triangulation especially that the sample size was rather small.
The Pattern of Fracture Occurrence among Children Aged 1-17 Years Presenting At Solwezi General Hospital in Solwezi District, Zambia
Authors: Mwiinga Fair Banji
Published: August 2023

Introduction: Fractures in children represent a major global health problem and account for 10- 25% of all childhood injuries. Childhood fractures are caused by falls, domestic violence and road traffic accidents. Locally, there is a paucity of data on the pattern of fracture occurrence among children in Solwezi District.

Objectives: The objectives of this study were to determine the pattern of childhood fractures in terms of the causes, severity, circumstances and geographical location in which these injuries occur, and recommend strategies for preventing these mJunes.

Materials & methods: Data collection was done using a researcher assisted questionnaire in a cross­ sectional survey and analysed using the SPSS software version 20.0 for Windows. The Chi-square test was used to test association of variables at the 0.05 level of significance.

Results: The mean age of children with fractures under review was found to be 6.88 years (SE of mean=0.453). Fractures in children were found to occur more frequently in the pre-school age group (48.3%, n=43). A male predominance in childhood fracture occurrence was noted as these fracture injuries occurred in 60.7% (n=54) of the males and 39.3% (n=35) of the females. Fractures of the upper limbs (74.2%) were more frequent than those of the lower limbs (25.8%) with the Radius (51.7%) and Ulna (22.5%) being the most frequently fractured bones. No respondent had an open fracture. Falling was the most frequent cause of injury in 73% of the respondents followed by sports injuries (13.5%). Fifty-six percent (n=50) of the fractures in children were sustained at home followed by school (16.9%) and road (19.1%). Statistically significant associations were found between respondent's age group and mechanism of injury (p-value=0.004) as well as between respondent's area of residence and geographical location ofinjury (p-value=0.005).

Conclusion: Falls are the most frequent mechanism of injury in childhood fractures seen at Solwezi General Hospital with the Radius and Ulna being the most frequently affected bones. The majority of these fractures occur at home as a result of slight trauma events. Clinically, this implies that the home advice given to patients and guardians should be tailored towards the prevention of these injuries in the settings in which they occur. General safety guidelines and policies for prevention of childhood fractures at home and in schools should be developed.
Opinions of Zambian Radiographers on Extending their Role in Interpretation and Reporting on General Radiographic Images: A Cross-Sectional Survey
Authors: Bwanga Osward , Chanda Ernest , Kafwimbi Stefan , Sichone James M.
Published: August 2023

Background: There is a critical shortage of radiologists in Zambia to report on all imaging examinations. Radiologists have concentrated on specialised imaging examinations, thereby leaving the interpretation of general radiography examinations to the referring medical practitioners, whose competence in image interpretation is not at the same level as radiologists. This can lead to misdiagnosis and mismanagement of patients.

 Objective: This study aimed at determining the opinions of Zambian radiographers on extending their role in the interpretation and reporting of general radiographic images.

 Methodology: This study was conducted using a cross-sectional survey approach. Data were collected using an online questionnaire. Radiographers with a minimum of two years’ work experience were invited to participate in the study. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected. Descriptive statistics were used to analyse quantitative data, while thematic analysis was used for qualitative data.

 Results: A total of 81 participants responded to the survey. A major finding showed that most radiographers (N=78, 95%) had a positive attitude towards image reporting because it improves the delivery of imaging services. Most of the radiographers were also willing to be trained at a postgraduate level (93%, N=76), and indicated the need to extend the scope of practice to include image reporting (N=78, 95%). The main challenges identified were inadequate advocacy and possible resistance from medical professions.

Conclusion:  Radiographers are prepared to venture into image reporting. It is anticipated that this role extension can supplement radiologists in providing diagnostic reports and ensure that all patients have access to this service.