bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Financial Literacy for the Students in Christian Senior High School 1 of BPK Penabur in Cirebon to Prepare Them to be the Intelligent Investors
Authors: Herlina Herlina , Hadianto Bram , Gunawan Ika , Peter Peter , Martalena Martalena , Iskandar Dini
Published: December 2023

Financial literacy is helpful for learners to recognize the features of the capital market and their instruments. With this knowledge, they are expected to manage their money wisely, especially in selecting the devices. Furthermore, to realize this condition, this service to the community aims to measure this literacy level and recognize risk profiles. The methods utilized in this service are lecture, discussion, and simulation. The participants in this service are the 40 students in the eleventh grade taking social science in the Christian senior high school 1 of BPK Penabur in Cirebon. Also, the precise answers of the students based on financial literacy items are used to evaluate this service. Surprisingly, the correct answers to these basic and advanced items are from 60.53% to 78.95% and 63.16% to 78.95%, respectively, indicating the middle financial level exists. This level is above the national literacy level in 2019 in Indonesia: 38.03%. Besides, related to the risk profile, most students are conservative (47.5%) and moderate (47.5%). Based on this outcome, the students with a conventional risk profile are expected to invest their money in a time-deposit account, government bonds, and fixed-income and money-market mutual funds. Meanwhile, students with a moderate risk profile should place their funds in blue-chip stocks and mixed mutual funds.
Pencegahan dan Peningkatan Kesehatan Jiwa Remaja di Masa Pandemi Covid-19
Authors: Ndoen Enjelita Mariance , Takalapeta Theodora
Published: December 2023

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused changes in activity patterns and life habits, which have an impact on increasing psychosocial pressure and psychological (mental) problems in adolescents, such as feelings of anxiety and loneliness, during the Covid-19 pandemic. Complaints about changes in behavior and emotions during the Covid-19 pandemic were also found in SMA Negeri 2 Kupang City students. Most students show feelings of boredom, irritability, lack of enthusiasm, and stress, as well as internet and online game dependency behavior. Students and teachers also lack knowledge about mental health and Covid-19 prevention behavior. This community service activity is carried out to increase the knowledge and abilities of students and teachers in recognizing and maintaining adolescent mental health while implementing appropriate preventive behavior during the Covid-19 pandemic. Service activities include counseling on mental health and the Covid-19 pandemic, social skills training (life skills), provision of IEC media in the form of youth mental health leaflets/posters during the Covid-19 pandemic, and provision of PHBS supporting facilities to implement the Covid-19 Pandemic behavior. The activity results showed that after counseling, there was an increase of 82.5% for students of SMAN 2 Kupang with a good level of knowledge. All students participating in community service activities can also practice skills in preventing and improving mental health and preventing the transmission of Covid-19. The school (students and teachers) should consistently educate youth mental health and health protocols to all students of SMAN 2 Kupang.
Pemberdayaan Kader Kesehatan dalam Upaya Pencegahan Stunting pada Anak di Puskesmas Perumnas II Kota Pontianak
Authors: Wahdaningsih Sri , Nurbaeti Siti Nani , Rizkifani Shoma , Agustriangga M Rafly , Indriyani Risa
Published: December 2023

Stunting is a chronic malnutrition problem characterized by short stature in children. The high prevalence of stunting in the long term in children will impact economic losses for Indonesia. Nowadays, nutritional problems are not only seen as health problems but have become a shared responsibility, and they need attention from all sectors, including educational institutions such as the Faculty of Medicine. The leading cause of stunting is malnutrition for a long time. Community Service Activities (PKM) aim to equip the Perumnas II Health Center cadres with information, education, and skills related to information on stunting prevention. This PKM activity consists of several activities, including designing educational methods, stunting educational media, and administering pretests and posttests. The results show an increase in the understanding of cadres with the indicator that the average pretest score is 55 and the average posttest score is 71.75. In conclusion, there has been an increase in the understanding of the Perumnas II Health Center cadres.
Edukasi Pencegahan Bullying kepada Siswa SDN 01 Rasau Jaya Kubu Raya
Authors: Wijianto Bambang , Yap Intan , Indriyani Risa , Damanik Virna Helena , Manullang Inggrid Aprilia , Mu’arif Dimas Achmad
Published: December 2023

Bullying in children can be classified as abnormal behavior that can affect the mental health of both the perpetrator and the victim. The village of Rasau Jaya I is a thriving transmigration area as a cultural, economic, and social center, including education with varied cultural, cultural, and social impacts. The Community Service Program (PKM) is designed to increase the knowledge of elementary students in grades 3 to 5 of SDN 01 Rasau Jaya in recognizing and preventing bullying in the school environment. This service program provides education using learning media such as posters and leaflets, lectures, question-and-answer discussions, and mini quizzes. The PKM program is conducted in groups, interactively and directly with students. Evaluation and monitoring activities were carried out using questionnaires (pre-test and post-test), which were analyzed descriptively and measured the ability of students to answer the questionnaire. The evaluation results show that there is an increase in the level of knowledge of students in recognizing and preventing bullying at school.
Edukasi melalui Buku Saku dan Video Animasi Diabetes Mellitus terhadap Kader Prolanis Kota Pontianak
Authors: IH Hariyanto , Kurniawan Hadi , Nugraha Fajar
Published: December 2023

The prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) was increased in Pontianak. The Technical Implementation Unit (UPT) of Puskesmas Perumnas II, as one of the primary health centers in Pontianak, has applied the Diabetes Mellitus Chronic Disease Management Program (Prolanis) to overcome this problem. The Puskesmas Perumnas II involves non-medical workers through training to serve as officers who assist in implementing the Prolanis program. In this program, Pharmacists provide knowledge for non-medical workers through education and counseling related to DM treatment. In this community service activity (PKM), we aim to educate these non-health officers of Prolanis in Puskesmas Perumnas II regarding the knowledge of prevention and management of diabetes mellitus. As the method, we prepared the timeline activity, including orientation and coordination with Puskesmas Perumnas II, selecting the non-health officers of Prolanis as the participants, providing the materials (pocketbook and video), implementation of activities (conducting pre-tests, materials, and media transfers to participants, discussions, debriefings, post-tests, and evaluation through questionnaires), and data analysis. We found that participants' knowledge was increased related to DM and its treatment based on the average of pre-test and post-test results, such as 59.75 and 73.25, respectively. Evaluation of this education method through questionnaires showed that participants felt the material provided was very interesting, and participants gained new knowledge through the educational media provided.
Pemanfaatan Kulit Ari Kedelai sebagai Bahan Pembuatan Nugget untuk Peningkatan Gizi Anak Stunting
Authors: Dewi Sinta Ratna , Azmi Rizki Nur , Mentari Ika Ayu , Pratiwi Vera Herliani , Afriliani Erlinda Dwi , Fitriyani Nabilah Husna
Published: December 2023

Reducing the incidence of stunting in Indonesia is a top priority in overcoming health problems. Mesjid Ward, Samarinda City, is one of the areas that has a high prevalence of stunting, with as many as 34 children in 2020. Efforts to overcome this problem need to use unconventional food ingredients that contain adequate nutrition, are affordable, and are easy to obtain. Soybean husk, which has a high protein and fiber content, has the potential to be utilized in efforts to fulfill stunting children's nutrition. Community service activities aim to increase the utilization of soybean husk as processed healthy nuggets, increase public knowledge regarding stunting, and improve community skills in processing soybean husk-based nuggets—activities carried out by providing counseling and training. The results of this activity indicated that there was a significant change in the community's knowledge after giving the material (p-value <0.001). The knowledge about stunting and how to use soybean husk in processed food products has increased among the public.
Perencanaan Sumber Daya Manusia Kesehatan Rumah Sakit Melalui Pelatihan Aplikasi Software Workload Indicators of Staffing Need
Authors: Noprianty Richa , Dewi Winasari , Muhsinin Soni , Soleha Sri , Sugiharti Ina , Andriyansyah Ivan
Published: December 2023

Hospitals are one of the health services that are required to improve the quality of services that depend on the ability of human resources (HR). Therefore, planning HR needs must be calculated precisely based on needs. There are various approaches to calculating health workers, including the WISN method, where the calculation is based on workload. The purpose of this community service is to socialize the WISN software from WHO. This activity partnered with three hospitals, namely RSUD Subang with 16 people, RSUD Dr Slamet Garut with 18 participants, and RSUD Kota Bandung with 17 people. The activity is in progress from November to December 2023 and is carried out hybridly. The offline meeting was given a pre-test, then WISN socialization was carried out, and at the end, a post-test was given. Meanwhile, the online meeting invited speakers related to the WISN software application technicalities through the Zoom meeting application. Participants who attended were 51 people, consisting of hospital management. The pre-test results showed a mean value of 8.92 while the post-test value was 11.00, and the T-test results obtained a value of 0.02 (sig >0.05), meaning that there was an increase between the pre-test and post-test with an average increase of 2.29. The workshops and trainings went well. The hospital plans to calculate the workload using the WISN software as a comparison with the existing methods in the hospital.
Cover, Content, and Editorial Note from Pengabdianmu J Pengabdian Masyarakat Vol. 8 No. 5 September 2023
Authors: PengabdianMu J Pengabdian Masyarakat Chief Editor of
Published: December 2023

Assalamu’alaikum Wr. Wb.

Dear reader, now PengabdianMu: Jurnal Ilmiah Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat re-published on Volume 8 Issue 5 September 2023. The publication of PengabdianMu: Jurnal Ilmiah Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat certainly participate in disseminating the results of community services in science and technology development conducted by lecturers and researchers especially from UMPR and other universities.

This edition contains 20 articles consisting of Education, Social and Political, Agriculture, and Health Science topics. Editorial boards are fully aware that there are still room for improvement in this edition, hence with all humility willing to accept constructive suggestions and feedback for improvements to the publication for the next editions.

The editorial board would like to thank the University, all editors and reviewers, and contributors of the scientific articles who have provided the repetoire in this issue. We hope that all parties, especially the contributors of the articles, could re-participate for the success of the publication in the next edition on November 2023.

 

Wassalamu’alaikum Wr. Wb.
Development Of Inventory Applications Via Web Media To Improve The Character Of Responsibility In Vocational School Students In The City Of Palangka Raya
Authors: Suriatie Mimi , Romiaty Romiaty , Nonsihai Nonsihai
Published: December 2023

Tujuan dari penelitian dan pengembangan ini adalah untuk mengembangkan Aplikasi Inventori melalui media web karakter tanggung jawab yang layak dan sesuai, serta mengetahui efektifitas media web untuk Aplikasi Inventori karakter tanggung jawab yang dikembangkan. Jenis penelitian ini adalah metode Research and Development (R&D). Menurut Sugiyono (2018), penelitian R&D digunakan untuk menghasilkan produk atau inovasi tertentu serta menguji keberhasilan produk tersebut dalam mengentaskan permasalahan yang terjadi. Prosedur Penelitian dan Pengembangan atau Research and Development (R&D) terdiri dari dua tujuan  utama, yaitu : (1) mengembangkan produk, dan (2) menguji keefektifan produk dalam mencapai tujuan. Proses pengembangan biasa berhenti sampai pada tahap dihasilkan suatu produk melalui uji coba terbatas, hanya saja produk semacam itu tidak dapat digunakan secara luas, maka produk tersebut perlu divalidasi. Hasil penelitian dan pengembangan produk Aplikasi Inventori melalui media web karakter tanggung jawab telah memperoleh kategori kelayakan “Sangat Layak” dengan masing masing hasil penilaian sebagai berikut: 1) Hasil validasi ahli media memperoleh skor 86,50% dengan kategori “Sangat Layak”, 2) Hasil validasi ahli materi memperoleh skor 93% dengan kategori “Sangat Layak”, 3) Hasil validasi ahli bahasa memperoleh skor 92,8% dengan kategori “Sangat Layak, 4) Hasil validasi ahi praktisi memperoleh skor 94% dengan kategori “Sangat Layak”, dan 5) Hasil validasi penilaian produk (respon) siswa memperoleh skor 90,80% dengan kategori “Sangat Layak”. Penilaian produk Aplikasi Inventori melalui media web karakter tanggung jawab yang telah dikembangkan telah mampu memberikan pengaruh terhadap pemahaman karakter tanggung jawab siswa dengan efektif dilihat dari perubahan tingkat pemahaman karakter tanggung jawab siswa yang semulanya 90% berada pada kategori “Rendah” berkurang menjadi 36,67%. Sehingga dengan hasil yang diperoleh, Aplikasi Inventori melalui media web karakter tanggung jawab yang dikembangkan sudah layak untuk digunakan sebagai media Bimbingan dan Konseling. Luaran utama dari penelitian pada tahun 2023 ini adalah satu artikel ilmiah yang telah submitting di Suluh: Jurnal Bimbingan Dan Koseling, ISSN: 2685-8045 (Online), ISSN: 2460-7274 (Cetak), serta satu panduan aplikasi inventori media web karakter tanggung jawab yang akan diproses untuk kepengurusan HAKI.
Development of a Manual Book Problem Tracking Model to Identify Student Learning Motivation
Authors: Pangestie Esty Pan , Fendahapsari Fendahapsari , Sukarningsi Susi
Published: December 2023

Adolescence is a transitional period of development and growth faced by children aged 15/16 years due to various physical, social, and emotional changes, all of which will cause anxiety and discomfort. This period is also known as a period full of storms and pressure because teenagers must learn to adapt and accept all the changes that often cause emotional upheaval. If the activities carried out by adolescents with their peers are inadequate to meet the demands of their energy fluctuations, adolescents often release their excess energy in a negative direction. This activity can happen because the environment is often not following inner desires or expectations, so a person feels disappointed due to an imbalance between expectations and reality. Therefore, individuals in their teenage years, especially early adolescents, need adjustments to these changes in tasks and roles so that adolescents feel that the environment accepts them and can adapt well to situations of environmental expectations. As a Guidance and counseling teacher, you have to properly guide early youth so that they have a directed future. So, the purpose of this study is: 1) to know the various behaviors of early adolescents. 2) knowing the factors behind early adolescent behavior. 3) to know the counseling teacher's role in guiding early adolescents' behavior. In this qualitative research method, all existing data were analyzed using interviews, observation, and documentation.
Uncovering Self-Identity of Adolescent Students
Authors: Fitra Adi , Syukur Yarmis , Asfina Risda
Published: December 2023

Adolescence is a period of transition from children to adults. Transitional status often makes adolescent students confused in determining which choices are right for themselves. In fact, they need to know themselves better, their potential and what they like and dislike, and to make plans for their future. Therefore, to avoid confusion in their selves, self-identity is needed. The purpose of this study is to describe aspects of self-identity of adolescent students at SMA Negeri 4 Padang. The data were collected through a self-identity questionnaire given to a total of 33 students. This study used purposive sampling technique. The data were analyzed quantitatively and described comprehensively. This study found that the mean score of adolescent students’ self-identity was 133.52 or 72.07% of the ideal score. In addition, 9.09% students had very high self-identity; 36.36% students had high self-identity; 24.24 students had moderate self-identity; 30.30 students had low self-identity; and none had very low self-identity. The development of self-identity of adolescent students must continue to be improved in order to support the development of their learning.
Extensão e inovação social na sala de aula, experiência prática da componente projeto IV do curso de design da UPM
Authors: Roman Pons Ivo Eduardo , Martins Nara Sílvia M.
Published: December 2023

O componente curricular Projeto IV, do Curso de Design da Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo da Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, possui como núcleo temático “O Homem e o Ambiente” que trata das questões ligadas à sustentabilidade, economia circular, impacto e inovação social. Estes são problemas contemporâneos, complexos conectados à realidade de atores reais, com seus interesses e particularidades. O Projeto 4 estabelece relações com grupos produtivos de economia solidária, ONGs, pequenas empresas e órgãos ou entidades governamentais, articulando suas demandas à sustentabilidade nos seus pilares (social, econômico e ecológico), aplicando o conceito de disrupção que converge para a premissa da descontinuidade sistêmica. Com isso interromper o padrão estabelecido para a instalação de algo mais alinhado às novas necessidades, entre elas estão: repensar as dinâmicas de utilização dos recursos naturais, a forma de interação com os objetos e a convivência com obsolescência, que naturaliza o consumo desnecessário subjugado ao valor da marca e aos objetos do desejo, além, de repensar as soluções de projetos em relação aos materiais, aos processos de fabricação, ao ciclo de vida e ao descarte de produtos. O propósito do componente curricular Projeto 4 é construir com os alunos de graduação em design uma vivência extensionista, que os ajudem a entender de forma prática as questões contemporâneas da sustentabilidade, dialogar com os diferentes atores na resolução de problemas reais, vivenciar a aplicação de metodologias e ferramentas de design que devem compor seu repertório profissional e refletir sobre sua ação e impacto na sociedade.
Aprendizagem baseada em experiência – ABEx: uma inovaço pedagógica em curso na Unochapecó
Authors: Dos Santos Hilario Junior
Published: December 2023

A Unochapecó, buscando soluções inovadoras para o ensino superior e para a sociedade, desencadeou em 2019 um profundo processo de reforma pedagógica. No centro dela está a ABEx (Aprendizagem Baseada em Experiências), uma concepção inovadora de aprendizagem que coloca a "experiência" (em todas as suas definições) como eixo fundamental. Além de proporcionar experiências práticas e vivências de aprendizagem, a ABEx busca viabilizar soluções para problemas complexos da sociedade. Portanto, por meio dela, os estudantes têm ainda mais contato com os espaços de intervenção, propiciando o envolvimento deles com problemas reais, compreendendo limites e possibilidades na prática como futuros profissionais. Sua proposta extrapola o caráter metodológico, pelo contrário, sendo uma concepção de aprendizagem, abre um campo extenso para utilização de diferentes métodos de ensino. A reforma acadêmica significou um importante passo para a Unochapecó, que possibilitou aos estudantes, por meio das ABEx, uma nova concepção de ensino, inovadora e conectada com as demandas reais. Representou uma experiência diferenciada e valorosa que marcou o início do seu processo de formação profissional e pessoal. Conforme dados extraídos dos relatórios anuais de 2021, em números, a ABEx alcançou cerca de 3.630 pessoas da sociedade. No primeiro semestre de 2021 fez parte da formação de 995 estudantes em 31 cursos de graduação e, no segundo semestre, este número foi ainda maior, com a ABEx sendo realizada em 33 unidades e reunindo 1100 estudantes.
Prática de canteiro: experimentações
Authors: Sampaio Celso Aparecido , Hizuru Obata Sasquia , Luchini Júnior Edison
Published: December 2023

A Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo da Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie – UPM, estimula e apoia atividades de experimentações em canteiro de obras como estratégias para o aprendizado tectônico e de integração multidisciplinar. Por se tratar de disciplina optativa, o estudante pode contar com o fator de escolha e com isso um aprendizado mais imersivo, gerando diversas articulações com o projeto arquitetônico, o ensino de estrutura, da construção, da sustentabilidade e principalmente a combinação de projetar com vontades, aptidões e habilidades constituídas no fazer prático. Sob esta condição procuramos demonstrar no curso oferecido a estudantes matriculados a partir do meio do curso, as formas e o desafio do fazer no canteiro de obras, local para colher e poder se reposicionar diante das práticas educativas de enfrentamento da ampla e complexa ressignificação da atuação profissional do arquiteto e urbanista e de sua responsabilidade ambiental, cultural e social, mas também diante da ampliação de um campo de atuação cada vez mais diversos. As experimentações desenvolvidas por meio de metodologia ativa, ocorreram no primeiro semestre de 2022. Importante destacar que as escolas estavam em regime de ensino remoto desde março de 2020, provocando um distanciamento da prática do ensino presencial e convivência acadêmica no âmbito escolar. Com a experiência realizada nesta disciplina se comprovou avanços de estratégias ativas no ensino dos jovens estudantes no sentido de melhorar a formação e gerar integração das estruturas curriculares, tendo como tema os exercícios com alvenaria de tijolos, blocos cerâmicos, barras de madeira, bambu e reaproveitamento de residuos.
Políticas para la replicabilidad de la innovación educativa por medio del modelo pedagógico “Aula al Parque”
Authors: Vásquez Hernández William Manuel , Briceño Marín Leonardo Andrés , Buitrago Perilla Omar Ferney , Gutiérrez Bernal Luis Gabriel , Rodríguez Acevedo Sandra Patricia
Published: December 2023

El objetivo de este artículo es presentar el modelo pedagógico denominado Aula al Parque, el cual permite la replicabilidad de la innovación educativa a partir de la normatividad en materia de educación de Colombia y las políticas institucionales de la Fundación Universitaria del Área Andina con su Programa de Administración de Empresas Presencial. El alcance es descriptivo y el enfoque mixto, los resultados de Aula al Parque contribuyen al entendimiento de las dinámicas y necesidades del sector real, permitiendo la realización de una reflexión crítica al interior del Programa y siendo un insumo para el mejoramiento continuo y la evaluación de la pertinencia de los contenidos curriculares. Se concluye que Aula al Parque genera satisfacción entre la comunidad participante y permite materializar lo aprendido en el aula de clases a la práctica.
Glocalizando los negocios verdes: educación intercultural para el emprendimiento y el desarrollo sostenible
Authors: Marrugo-Salas Lina
Published: December 2023

La academia requiere abordar con decisión el desarrollo sostenible en los programas de educación empresarial. Glocalización es la mezcla que se da entre los elementos locales y particulares con los mundializados. Esta iniciativa que se presenta, glocaliza los modelos de negocios verdes a través de una experiencia educativa innovadora e internacionalizada que proporciona recursos educativos abiertos (REA). El documento describe una iniciativa en la que los participantes nacionales e internacionales, durante un período de cuatro meses aprenden sobre los modelos de negocio verde. Green Business Talks (GBT) se orienta hacia la promoción del espíritu empresarial mediante el entendimiento de actividades comerciales verdes y la visibilidad de las historias de negocios. Los participantes han calificado positivamente su experiencia en los GBT, empatizan con los empresarios verdes, muestran disposición de consumir los productos y servicios presentados e identifican nuevas iniciativas de negocios que pueden ser susceptibles de desarrollo. Esta experiencia puede ser replicable por los educadores en emprendimiento y de negocios interesados en el desarrollo de competencias para el emprendimiento sostenible.
BUAP, modelo transformador en la mejora continua de la educación superior
Authors: Martínez Laguna Ygnacio , Morales Pérez Esperanza
Published: December 2023

Presentamos una práctica innovadora que transmite conocimientos y experiencias para la mejora continua de la educación superior, basados en el modelo de aseguramiento de la calidad desarrollado por la BUAP (2018), además del contenido teórico, se comparten experiencias exitosas  de  gestión académica, investigación y de responsabilidad social, con enfoque intercultural y de perspectiva de género, poniendo énfasis en la formación de profesionales plenos, responsables socialmente, humanistas, justos y democráticos. Los contenidos son flexibles, adaptables a cualquier tipo de institución, impartidos totalmente a distancia a través de plataformas educacionales, facilitando la participación de profesionales no solo de México, si no también de América Latina, promoviendo la cooperación y solidaridad entre instituciones. La transmisión de experiencias exitosas, se acompaña del uso del aprendizaje basado en proyectos, asesorando el desarrollo de proyectos de mejora contextualizados en las instituciones de interés del participante, promoviendo con la evaluación de pares, la crítica constructiva de los participantes. Ha generado alianzas de la BUAP con el principal organismo acreditador de México y con el Gobierno de Perú, la BUAP fue invitada para colaborar en la elaboración de política pública federal para la mejora de la educación superior de México. Genera cientos de beneficiarios directos en las comunidades académicas de los participantes e incontables beneficiarios por las acciones de impacto social en las regiones en donde las Instituciones tienen influencia. Su escalabilidad permanece en ascenso, genera innovaciones, mejoras educativas y estrategias de financiamiento e inversión para nuevos proyectos educativos que impactan en mejor calidad de vida.
Interrogating the “Medium is the Message” in Winnipeg
Authors: Bautista Darlyne , Pedrina Porfiria , Iscala Ronald
Published: December 2023

This article is a collaborative undertaking on Filipino Bilingual education. We argue that Filipino Bilingual education is a counternarrative technology to white settler narratives in the diaspora. We unpack an understanding of technology that is defined as an embodied skill within the racialized processes that have advanced Eurocentrism in western pedagogy. Through heritage language learning, we argue that the continued use and teaching of the Filipino language in Canada interrogates the hegemonic myth that Canada is founded exclusively by two European nations, the English and the French. As such, we think alongside Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan and his “medium is the message” to argue that heritage language instruction is a technology or skill that forms an “extension of man” who is also plurilingual and racialized. In Winnipeg, where Filipinos comprise the largest immigrant community in the city, the extension of the Filipino language as an official medium of instruction represents opportunities for intergenerational learning, cultural portals, and healing of the colonized psyche.
Khairul Jasmi's Women's Novel Violence towards Women That Previously Else: Sara Mills' Model
Authors: Yesdia Talakua  , Hartono
Published: December 2023

The research entitled "Violence Against Women in the Novel Women Preceding the Age by Khairul Jasmi: Sara Mills' Model". The problem examined in this study is how the position of the subject-object and the position of the reader in describing women in the novel Woman Yang Preceded by Khairul Jasmi. The purpose of this research is to describe, analyze, identify, interpret and conclude about the position of the subject-object and the position of the reader in describing women in Khairul Jasmi's novel Perempuan Yang Predating The Age. The results of this study are in the form of the position of the subject or narrator described in the novel Women Who Preceded the Age are Rahmah, Sa'adah, Upik Hitam, Jamilah, Niara and the position of the object or narrated are Minangkabau women, the events that occur in the novel are the descriptions of victims of acts of violence, injustice, and women's resistance, which in this case are women. The reader's position is included to feel what the character Rahmah feels, how she is worried about the fate of herself and the women in the Minangkabau area who often experience acts of violence.
Association of Platelet Count and Mean Platelet Volume in Acute ST- Elevated Myocardial Infarction
Authors: Ahmed Md Shakur , Uddin Mir Jamal , Popy Ummey Zahira , Mohammad Ali Mohammad , Saha Bishnu Pada , Afroz Fahdia , Haque Md Mozammel , Khan Zahidul Islam , Islam Md Saiful , Tohin Monwarul Haque , Alam Nur , Choudhury Tariq Ahmed , Wareshuzzaman Md , Alam Iftekhar
Published: December 2023

Background: Early prediction and quick diagnosis with simple, quick and easily available tool is essential part of early management of acute coronary syndrome e.g.  ST segment elevated myocardial infarction. As platelet has a significant role in thrombus formation and larger sized platelets are more active in thrombotic pathogenicity, as such platelet indices can be the early predictor for acute coronary syndrome. 
Objective: Aim of this study was to assess the association of platelet count and mean platelet volume (MPV) in acute ST-elevated myocardial infarction.
Methodology: This observational study was conducted at the department of Cardiology of National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD), Dhaka, Bangladesh from November 2019 to October 2020. Total 166 subjects were enrolled in this study. Among them 82 subjects (Group I) had acute ST-elevated myocardial infarction on resting ECG were admitted at CCU of NICVD and without any prior history of anti-platelet drugs intake, another 84 subjects (Group II) were enrolled in this study as control group with normal 12 lead resting ECG with normal Troponin-I.
Results: No significant age difference observed between two groups (p =0.063). Significantly higher smoking and family history of coronary artery disease observed with ST elevated MI subjects (p:0.002 and <0.001 respectively). Associated risk factors like hypertension, diabetes and dyslipidemia were significantly high (<0.001) in ST-elevated MI patients. No significant difference observed in platelet count between ST elevated MI groups compared with the control (258 X 109/L vs. 267 X109/L).  Mean platelet volume (MPV) was found to be higher in group I patients as compared to control (12.20±0.86 vs. 9.26±0.77) and it was significant (p <0.001).
Conclusion: In acute ST-elevated myocardial infraction, higher mean platelet volume (MPV) and lower platelet count may be a useful marker.
Bangladesh Heart Journal 2023; 38(2): 120-126
¿Qué se esconde bajo la descolonización de los museos?
Authors: Burón Díaz Manuel , Podgorny Irina
Published: December 2023

Contribución para el debate 27 de revista PH con título Descolonizar el museo y resignificar los monumentos: la escena del crimen.
Cardiac Rhythm Implications of Extracellular Magnesium
Authors: E Katholi Richard , R Ervin Marcella
Published: December 2023

Although magnesium is mainly an intracellular cation, magnesium in the extracellular space is an important mechanism by which this cation exerts its effects on the electrical system of the heart. This is an important concept for two reasons: 1) a serum magnesium level reflects extracellular magnesium and is a sensitive indicator to determine whether magnesium is affecting cardiac rhythms, and 2) because rapid changes in serum magnesium may occur in clinical situations independent of total body magnesium resulting in important arrhythmias. Hypomagnesemia depolarizes heart cells resulting in both supraventricular and ventricular tachyarrhythmias. Keeping serum magnesium levels greater than 2 milliequivalents per liter is recommended. In contrast, hypermagnesemia hyperpolarizes heart cells suppressing atrial and ventricular arrhythmias.
Total Arterial Myocardial Revascularization - A One-Year Initial Experience and Literature Review
Authors: Grujic Danko , Djordjevic Aleksandar , Karan Radmila , Cumic Jelena , Lazovic Dejan , Milicevic Vladimir , Mulwa Jacob , Terzic Dusko
Published: December 2023

We presented the results of the clinical outcomes of an isolated cohort of patients in whom coronary disease was treated with total arterial revascularization of the myocardium in the period of one year. We put a special focus on the preparation and use of the gastroepiploic artery as an in situ graft for revascularization of the right and posterior descending coronary arteries considering its less frequent application in cardiac surgery practice. We have shown selected reports of individual publications that we consider to unify the aforementioned strategic approach to treatment of coronary disease. According to the general trend in cardiac surgery to use minimally invasive approaches, part of the publication is dedicated to surgical revascularization through a left mini thoracotomy, where again arterial grafts are absolutely dominant.
Genuine Non Compaction of the Left Ventricle: A Case Report
Authors: Hugues Mahougnon Dohou Serge , Arnaud Sonou , Joseph Adoco , Pierre Lawani Bolarin , Murielle Hounkponou , Clarisse Agbo-Ola , Leopold Codjo Houetondji
Published: December 2023

Left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC) is a rare unclassified heart disease characterized by the presence of multiple left intraventricular trabeculations. We report the case of a 52-year-old man admitted to hospital with congestive heart failure, which revealed non-compaction of the left ventricle on the basis of the echocardiographic criteria of Jenni. The patient was treated and progressed favourably. Outpatient follow-up was organised.
Unusual Case Report of Pre-Eclampsia with Severe Features and Painful Massive Bilateral Pedal Oedema Upto the Groin and Vulva
Authors: Onuminya Dorcas Salime
Published: December 2023

The aim of this case report is to elucidate the unusual presentations and outcomes of sudden onset of pre-eclampsia with severe features and massive progressive painful bilateral pedal oedema up to the groin and vulva in an unbooked 23-year-old primigravida. The blood pressure was significantly elevated (170/130 mmHg) on presentation with associated significant proteinuria (+++) and elevated serum creatinine. Obstetric scan done on presentation confirmed a live active intrauterine fetus at 26 weeks of gestation. She was managed conservatively with antihypertensive and was delivered of a live male neonate with good Apgar scores following induction of labour at 28 weeks of gestation. Both mother and baby were discharged home in good conditions.
Assessment of Vulvovaginal Atrophy Symptoms in Women Attending Gynaecology Clinics: A Service Evaluation Project
Authors: Bachkangi Panayoti , Malik Samina
Published: December 2023

Objective: The genitourinary syndrome of the menopause (GSM) is a group of vulvovaginal symptoms commonly affecting menopausal women. Various questionnaires tried to quantify the impact of GSM on women, but the Vulvovaginal Symptoms Questionnaire (VSQ) has been a validated one. Understanding the symptomatology allows optimal treatment of patients. We aimed to assess the impact of GSM in the lives of patients attending gynaecology clinics including general gynaecology, menopause and urogynaecology in our hospital. Methods: A prospective service evaluation project covering a three-month period, assessing the prevalence of GSM among the referral population in outpatient gynaecology. VSQ questionnaires were offered to women prior to attending the clinics irrespective of the reason of attendance. 407 patients returned a completed questionnaire: 258 were menopausal and 149 premenopausal. Discussion: GSM is common irrespective of age or hormonal treatments. Vulvar dryness (32%) and abnormal discharge (30%) being the most common symptoms. A quarter of our patients complained of vulvar itching (26%) and irritation (23%) and were frustrated (26%) of their symptoms and finding it hard to show affection (23%). Moreover, 22% suffered of dyspareunia affecting their sexual relationships, while 27% experienced dryness during intercourse. GSM also had a strong impact on their social lives (21%), causing feeling of embarrassment (23%) and affecting the desire to interact with others (18%). Conclusion: GSM is common in women regardless their reproductive state with strong impact on their social and personal lives, whereas local vagina Oestrogen treatment on its own is not always a sufficient mode of treatment.
Urogenital Fistula: Epidemioclinical and Etiological Aspects
Authors: Traore Salifou , Dembélé Ousmane , falaye SISSOKO , Traore Soumaila , SO Kateneme , Koné Sebou , Coulibaly Moussa , BD Aly , Sanogo Abdoulaye , Diassana Moussa , MD Ange , Traoré Bathio , Cissouma Assetou , BH Dadé , Dembele Amadou , Dolo Abdou , Maiga Djeneba , Poma Hachimi
Published: December 2023

Introduction: The objective of this study was to analyse the epidemiological, clinical and etiological aspects of urogenital fistula in our department. Materials and Method: Retrospective descriptive study was carried out in our urology department between 1 June 2020 and 30 June 2022. Result: Totally 71 cases of urogenital fistula have been collected. The mean age was 33.41± 11.09 (15 - 66 years). The main (98.6%) clinical symptom was continuous urine leakage, which appeared within 2-7days after normal or caesarean child delivery. Fistula due to obstructed labour is the predominant aetiological, accounting for 85.91%. The majority of patients were victims of this accident during their 1st childbirth. They were generally homemakers, illiterate and coming from remote area Mean childbirth labour duration: 42, 33 ± 21, 49(12-120 hours).This accident was associated to 92, 53% of stillbirth rate and lead to 7, 04% of divorce. Conclusion: Struggles against this pathology passes necessarily through promoting girls socio-economic condition and education, raising awareness against harmful religious and traditional practices.
Improvement of Severe Chronic Pelvic Pain and Dysmenorrhea Following Treatment with Cabergoline
Authors: Check Jerome H , Check Diane
Published: December 2023

There are various methods of treating pelvic pain. Laparoscopic laser vaporization or excision may be effective but frequently the relief is short lived. Furthermore, surgery may lead to decreased egg reserve which already may be diminished secondary to the pelvic inflammation associated with endometriosis. Standard medical treatments aimed to block or decrease estrogen are frequently ineffective, may produce significant side effects and, have not been found to improve subsequent fecundity. They preclude pregnancy while they are employed. One theory as to the etiology of pelvic pain is that this excessive cellular permeability of the pelvic tissues leading to an exaggeration of infiltration of irritants into pelvic tissue, which in a more moderate form, may be part of the mechanism used by the female body to induce post-ovulatory inflammation with an increase in natural killer cells in the fetal microenvironment to help create spiral arteries. The theory contends that progesterone blocks dopamine, and dopamine acts to decrease cellular permeability. Whether the hypothesized mechanism is correct or not there has been considerable anecdotal experience demonstrating marked amelioration of active pain by purposely prescribing a drug known to release dopamine from sympathetic nerve fibers, i.e., dextroamphetamine sulfate. Unfortunately, for unknown reasons, amphetamines have been placed in the same category of drugs as potent opiates. This precludes their easy use by treating physicians. A pilot case with severe pelvic pain was chosen as a model case to determine if another drug that releases dopamine from sympathetic nerve fibers, cabergoline, could also prove effective in relieving pelvic pain. Indeed, in this one case there was marked reduction in pain. Thus, this case encourages the initiation of a larger study to determine if cabergoline can be a less controversial option for treating pelvic pain, while not precluding pregnancy.
Eradication of Long-Term Vaginismus Type of Genito-Pelvic Pain/ Penetration Disorder by Treating with Dextroamphetamine Sulfate
Authors: Check Jerome H , Check Diane
Published: December 2023

There are many therapies for the vaginismus type of genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorder. However, as frequently found when there are multiple treatments for a given pathological disorder, not any of them are highly effective for this problem. It has been hypothesized that increased tissue permeability may be the etiologic factor causing inflammation in various tissues leading to a variety of different pain syndromes in various organ systems, including, but not limited to, the pelvis. Treatment with dextroamphetamine sulfate has resulted in significant palliation of the pain in the majority of cases treated. The hypothesized mechanism is that this amphetamine releases dopamine from sympathetic nerve fibers, which, in turn, diminishes excessive infiltration of irritants, which are the etiologic factor for the pain. Ideally, the best proof of efficacy for the treatment of this type of vaginismus/dyspareunia syndrome by dextroamphetamine sulfate would be to conduct a randomized prospective double-blinded multi-center study. However, because of the generic status of this drug, it is highly unlikely that any pharmaceutical company would fund such a study. The most practical feasible method to determine efficacy would be to try the drug on a very convincing cases of long-term severe vaginismus/dyspareunia syndrome that failed to respond to standard therapy. Indeed, such a case was found in a 32-year-old woman whose vaginismus was detected at puberty, that was associated with severe dyspareunia 10 years later, so that neither insertion of tampons nor intercourse had been possible. Within one month of treatment her vulvodynia/dyspareunia were eradicated. The relief has persisted for three years. Hopefully this case report may encourage treating physicians who treat a lot of similar cases to evaluate a large series or conduct a randomized study comparing amphetamine therapy vs. their best treatment option to date.
The Impact of Yoga on Stress Incontinence: A Case Study of Three Young Women
Authors: Alfarra Najwa
Published: December 2023

Background: The International Incontinence Society (ICS) define the symptoms of urinary incontinence as the “complain of involuntary loss of urine” [1]. However, there is limited evidence from randomized control trials (RCT’s) regarding the use of Yoga for the management of urinary incontinence in women. The aim of this study is to assess and explore the effectiveness and safety of yoga for the treatment of UI in young woman with focus on patient symptoms and quality of life. Case Description: Three women were referred to Physical Rehabilitation department by the Family Medicine physician. The first participant is 34 years old of age presented with a history of two years “stress incontinence”, had two children, normal delivery, second informant was a 30 years old had a history of six months stress incontinence after normal delivery of the first baby, the last participant was 50 years old with a history of four years of stress incontinence, after four normal deliveries. Management and outcomes: Three participants received yoga training once per week for four weeks, followed by unsupervised Yoga home exercises program for six weeks (total of 5 sessions). After the completion of six weeks, they were seen at the clinic for reassessment and discharge. Outcomes as suggested by the International Incontinence Society (ICS), which included observation, quantification of the woman’s symptoms, the clinician’s observations, and the women’s quality of life. Result: The three participants with significant improvement reported significant effects in urinary incontinence following supported Yoga training from the baseline to week 10. Conclusion: Yoga poses intended to address the pelvic floor and core muscles were found to have better outcomes in terms of improving stress incontinence.
The Relationship between Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes and Colonization of GBS - A Review
Authors: Levy Gali , Gutzeit Ola , Aharoni Saar , Vitner Dana
Published: December 2023

Purpose: Group B streptococcus (GBS) is the leading cause of newborn infection. The most important risk factor for this debilitating infection in newborns is maternal colonization of the genitourinary and gastrointestinal tracts. This review investigates three main questions and what answers exist in the current literature. The first question seeks to investigate whether there is a causal relationship between GBS infection and Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes (PPROM). The remaining questions in this review investigate the management of PPROM pertaining to the optimal time of delivery and the antibiotic treatment best suited for GBS colonized women. Methods: A Pubmed www.pubmed.orgsearch was performed (1996-2020), using preterm rupture of membranes and GBS as the primary medical subject heading, reporting randomized clinical trials, quasi-experimental trials, and analytic studies) including retrospective and prospective cohort studies). We also searched Google for preterm rupture of membrane intervention programs and prenatal care clinics published online. Results: We found 39 studies in our search that investigated the relationship between GBS colonization and PPROM. Of these studies, 5 were randomized control trials (RCT), 8 were retrospective, and 4 were systematic reviews. Most of the studies did not show an association between GBS and PPROM. All the studies showed a benefit in antibiotic treatment however none considered specific treatment in the setting of GBS and PPROM. As for management, most of the studies did not show a benefit of expectant management or immediate delivery for these women. Conclusion: There is no clear-cut association between PPROM and GBS. Many studies have sought out to find a significant association, but the more studies exist, the more answers exist to the question being investigated. Practices involving prophylactic antibiotic treatment at the time of PPROM and again at the time of delivery is the most beneficial management which decreases intraamniotic infection, vertical transmission, and risks of neonatal sepsis after birth. Expectant management of delivery was not found to be more effective than active management in women with PPROM and GBS colonization.