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Perencanaan dan Pengawasan Pembangunan Gedung Kelas di Sekolah Dasar Islamic Global School (IGS) Kota Malang untuk Meningkatkan Mutu Pendidikan
Authors: Kurrahman Taufik , Wahono Arif , Wardani Lila Kurnia
Published: November 2021

Elementary School of Islamic Global School (SD-IGS) Malang is one of the private schools located in Malang and established in 2010 in 10,000 m2. With the increasing number of students continues to grow in line with the achievement of accreditation rank B, the need for classroom infrastructure is very important. The condition of the existing class, there are still old class buildings with the condition of the building is worrying on safety. This devotion aims to provide detailed engineering design documents and budget plans for the cost of building classrooms as the basis for classroom construction. The method used is the science diffusion method. This community service produces a product of classroom planning documents and obtains the following conclusions; (1) there has been a plan of development activities in the form of classroom development planning documents; (2) the implementation of the construction of phase 1 classrooms that have development implementation documents that comply with the applicable regulatory standards. ABSTRAKSekolah Dasar Islamic Global School (SD-IGS) Malang adalah salah satu sekolah swasta yang berada di kota Malang. Berdiri pada tahun 2010 pada lahan seluas 10.000 m2. Seiring dengan pertambahan jumlah siswa yang terus meningkat seiring dengan tercapainya peringkat akreditasi B, maka kebutuhan akan sarana prasarana kelas sangat penting. Kondisi kelas yang ada, masih terdapat bangunan kelas yang sudah tua dengan kondisi bangunan yang mengkhawatirkan keamanannya. Tujuan dari pengabdian ini adalah untuk menyediakan dokumen gambar kerja dan rencana anggaran biaya pembangunan ruang kelas sebagai dasar untuk pelaksanaan pembangunan. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode difusi iptek. Pengabdian masyarakat ini menghasilkan sebuah produk dokumen perencanaan ruang kelas dan diperoleh kesimpulan sebagai berikut: (1) telah tersedianya dokumen perencanaan pembangunan ruang kelas; (2) telah terlaksananya pembangunan tahap 1 ruang kelas yang memiliki dokumen pelaksanaan pembangunan yang sesuai standar peraturan yang berlaku.
Pengaruh Penambahan Ekstrak Kecambah dan Kadar Gula Pasir Terhadap Karakteristik Nata De Soya dari Limbah Cair Tahu
Authors: Lestari Dewi , Fatimah Siti
Published: November 2021

The manufacture of Nata de soya uses additional chemicals in Zwavelzure Ammonia (ZA) which functions as a nitrogen source. ZA is dangerous if consumed at the maximum limit, so it needs to be replaced with natural ingredients. Sprout is one of the natural ingredients containing organic nitrogen. This mung bean sprout will be used as a nitrogen source to replace the function of ZA. This study aims to determine the effect of adding green bean extract and sugar as characteristics of Nata de soya. This study is prepared using a completely randomized design (CRD). According to the Standard National Indonesian (SNI), the best test results obtained are 98.76% water content, 12.68% vitamin C, 22.74% yield, 1.1 cm thickness, and less than 4.5% fiber content.ABSTRAKPembuatan nata de soya menggunakan bahan kimia tambahan berupa Zwavelzure Ammoniak (ZA) yang berfungsi sebagai sumber nitrogen. ZA berbahaya jika dikonsumsi dalam batas maksimum sehingga perlu diganti dengan bahan alami. Kecambah adalah salah satu bahan alami yang mengandung nitrogen organik. Kecambah kacang hijau inilah yang akan digunakan sebagai sumber nitrogen untuk menggantikan fungsi dari ZA. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh penambahan ekstrak kecambah kacang hijau dan gula sebagai karakteristik nata de soya. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode Rancangan Acak Lengkap (RAL). Didapat hasil uji terbaik kadar air 98,76%, vitamin c 12,68%, rendemen 22,74%, ketebalan 1,1 cm dan kadar serat kurang dari 4,5% sesuai Standar Nasional Indonesia (SNI).
Evaluasi Neraca Massa Kolom Deethanizer di Unit Gas Plant
Authors: Nurrahman Arif , Furqon Zami
Published: November 2021

Gas Plant Unit in company X engaged in energy in Balikpapan has a design capacity of 560 tons/day. This unit serves to produce propane gas (C3H8) and butane (C4H10) to become LPG products. The Deethanizer column is a Light End fractionation unit that separates Ethane compounds from Propane and Butane at operating temperature resulting in LPG products that meet the specifications. The researcher's goal is to obtain the actual mass balance calculation and the flow rate of the process—the method used from retrieving data on operating conditions directly to the industry and performing calculations. The Deetanizer column is composed of 40 sieve trays, the entry feed of the 20th tray operates at the mass flow rate of the Deethanizer column feed of 5949,184 kg/hour, the flow rate of LPG products is 3428,334 kg/hour, and the mass flow rate of gas overhead is 150,186 kg/hour so that there is an actual % loss of 39,84%, this is because this unit should be time to be repaired. However, this does not affect the products produced, which can be seen from laboratory tests on LPG product samples.ABSTRAKGas Plant Unit diperusahaan X yang bergerak dibidang energi di Balikpapan mempunyai kapasitas desain 560 ton/hari. Unit ini berfungsi untuk memproduksi gas propane (C3H8) dan butana (C4H10) sehingga menjadi produk LPG. Kolom Deethanizer adalah unit fraksinasi Light Ends yang berfungsi untuk memisahkan senyawa Ethana dari Propana dan Butana dengan proses destilasi bertekananan sehingga menghasilkan produk LPG yang memenuhi spesifikasi. Tujuan peneliti untuk mendapatkan perhitungan neraca massa aktual serta laju alir proses. Metode yang digunakan dari pengambilan data kondisi operasi langsung ke industri serta melakukan perhitungan. Kolom Deetanizer tersusun dari 40 buah sieve tray, umpan masuk dari tray ke-20, beroperasi pada laju alir massa umpan kolom Deethanizer sebesar 5949,184 kg/jam, laju alir produk LPG sebesar 3428,334 kg/jam dan laju alir massa overhead gas sebesar 150,186 kg/jam sehingga diperoleh % yield aktual 57.62 dan % losses aktual sebesar 39,84%, hal ini disebabkan karena unit ini seharusnya sudah waktunya untuk di perbaiki. Namun hal ini tidak berpengaruh terhadap produk yang dihasilkan, hal ini dapat dilihat dari hasil uji Laboratorium mengenai Sampel Produk LPG.
Multi-Stages Iterative Process for Conservative Economic Finite-Difference Schemes Realization for the Problem of Nonlinear Laser Pulse Interaction with a Medium
Authors: Trofimov V. A. , Loginova M. M. , Egorenkov V.A.
Published: November 2021

We consider a problem of laser pulse interaction with a nonlinear medium which is accompanied by different nonlinear phenomena. Among them, we highlight the laser pulse self-action, optical bistability realization, formation of laser-induced complicated spatio-temporal structures. For computer modeling of these strongly nonlinear effects, using robust conservative numerical methods is required. Well-known, there are two widely applied approaches for the construction of numerical method: the conservative finite-difference schemes and additive finite-difference schemes (the split-step methods or decomposition methods). The first ones are non-economic, as a rule, while the second type of the methods is economic ones, however they possess well-known disadvantages. In our study, we joint advantages of both approaches by developing an original multi-stage iterative process for the conservative finite-difference scheme realization. Using computer simulation results, we demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed approach for investigating certain nonlinear optical phenomena.
Nietzsche's Looming Presence in the 1930s Dance Polemics of John Martin and Lincoln Kirstein
Authors: Straus Rachel
Published: November 2021

Some of the most perplexingly antagonistic comments about the differences between modern dance and ballet can be found strewn throughout the works of two pioneering twentieth-century American dance writers: John Martin (1893–1985) –  The New York Times's first permanent dance critic, champion of modern dancers and early supporter of Martha Graham ( Kisselgoff et al. 1988 : 44) – and Lincoln Kirstein (1907–1996), the prodigious author, impresario, and balletomane, who cofounded with George Balanchine the New York City Ballet. Looming behind a significant number of Martin's and Kirstein's appraisals and condemnations of modern dance and ballet are Friedrich Nietzsche's aesthetics, particularly his Apollonian-Dionysian conceptualisations. This essay investigates the reception of Nietzsche in the context of the 1930s writing of these two dance critics, particularly in respect to their treatment of gender. Foundational for this essay's development are the analyses of Nietzsche's reception by earlier twentieth-century dance figures in the works of Susan Jones (2013 , 2010 ), Susan Manning (2006) and Kimerer LaMothe (2006) .
Approaches to Dance (3): Naïveté and Curiosity
Authors: Van Zile Judy
Published: November 2021

Part autobiography, memoir, and autoethnography, this essay sketches a pathway that zig-zags and follows switchbacks as it moves from childhood ballet lessons to a profession in academic teaching and research. The path embraces dance notation, Korean dance, movement analysis, history, iconography, aesthetics, language, and communication as it continues beyond university employment into retirement, revealing the evolution of thought processes and the intertwining of the personal and professional.
Shetland's Population in the Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries
Authors: Riddell Linda K.
Published: November 2021

This paper investigates Rev Alexander's Webster's demographic methodology in his calculation of the population of Shetland in 1755 and his conclusions, which are problematic. It sets them within a wider review of the population data for Shetland up to the 1831 Government census, the latest for which no detailed information survives. This is a local study limited to one county, but by showing how difficult it is to find reliable evidence at a parochial level, it raises questions with implications for the analysis of population throughout Scotland and elsewhere. This study shows the need to look behind the frequently quoted statistics and question the sources. It is a case study which shows that the complications of attempting to establish the accuracy of data at this detailed level encourage scepticism about national data and the conclusions based on them.
Reflections on Legal Process and Crime Scene Executions in Nineteenth-Century Scotland
Authors: Shiels Robert S.
Published: November 2021

Recent analysis of public executions on judicial warrant for the crime of murder in Scotland includes an assertion that the practice of carrying into effect the sentence at the place of the crime ended in 1841. That date may be open to some doubt given the locations of later public executions. Moreover, the legal aspects of these public executions suggest underlying legal requirements, practices and political tensions yet unaccounted for.
‘A great traffic was going on, as usual, in Whitehall’: Public Places and Secret Spaces in Sherlock Holmes’s London
Authors: Glazzard Andrew
Published: November 2021

Arthur Conan Doyle is rarely considered a master of spy fiction, but several Sherlock Holmes stories were highly influential in the development of this genre in the late Victorian and Edwardian periods. This paper examines three of these stories – ‘The Naval Treaty’, ‘The Second Stain’, and ‘The Bruce-Partington Plans’ – and shows how they use the topography of London to explore themes of secrecy, concealment, and political power. Holmes investigates place and space in two ways: he discovers what happens behind the closed doors of government buildings like the Foreign Office in Whitehall and the Woolwich Arsenal, and he reads public spaces (like the London Underground and the streets of Westminster) to detect relationships not apparent to those lacking his criminological skills. These stories inspired contemporary and later authors of espionage fiction as they exemplify some of the purposes and pleasures of the genre – the romanticisation of bureaucracy and insights into secret history.
Arthur Conan Doyle in Mesmeric Edinburgh and Hypnotic London
Authors: Bates Gordon
Published: November 2021

Arthur Conan Doyle's spiritualist interests are often viewed today as idiosyncratic for a medical professional and anachronistic for the late Victorian era. However, historians of the era recognise that there was widespread fascination at this time in the possibility of communicating with the dead and the development of extraordinary mental powers like telepathy. Conan Doyle studied medicine in Edinburgh where the study of mesmerism and its role in therapy continued for much longer than the rest of Britain. The university and medical school produced most of the major names of British medical mesmerism including the physician James Braid, who coined the term hypnotism. By the late nineteenth century, there were many distinguished physicians and scientists who shared Conan Doyle's spiritualist views. The Society for Psychical Research (SPR) was the elite London association that investigated these possibilities using a scientific methodology. Hypnotism and the trance state were important tools in this study. Over the course of his thirty-six-year membership, Conan Doyle's convictions strengthened. The backdrop of Edinburgh and mesmerism is key to Conan Doyle's story ‘ John Barrington Cowles’ (1884) , while the scientific investigation of hypnotism described in The Parasite (1894) relies upon his experiences with London's SPR based in Dean's Yard, Westminster, and Hanover Square in Mayfair.
EXPLORING TEACHER’S ANXIETY IN USING ENGLISH AND THEIR MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES AT BILINGUAL SCHOOL
Authors: Muchtar Mardhiyah , Sidu Marafad La Ode , Kamaluddin Kamaluddin
Published: November 2021

Psychological influence is a never-ending aspect that can not be separated from language teaching and learning, and Foreign Language Teaching Anxiety is one of those psychological hindrances. This study was aimed to find out the causes of foreign language teaching anxiety (FLTA) of teachers in bilingual school, the effects, how the teachers deal with their anxieties, and school support in helping the teachers. This research employed qualitative research, and using a close-ended questionnaire, interview, and observations as sources of the data. The participants were all teachers of Lazuardi Ibnu Sina Elementary School which consists of 10 teachers (6 Homeroom Teacher and 4 Subject Teachers). The results indicated that the majority of teachers fear negative evaluations from the students and supervising teachers.  It also showed that the teachers used professional, personal, and social strategies to manage their anxieties.  As for the effects, most of the teachers think that teacher anxiety will affect their image in front of students and students will not get enough exposure to English. In light of these findings, it also showed that bilingual school should provide more English Classes and English Day for their teachers and school in order to improve their English skills and manage their teaching anxieties.
THE EFFECT OF PRINCIPAL LEADERSHIP AND TEACHERS’ PERFORMANCE ON THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION AT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL
Authors: Suhartono Suhartono , Yusran Sartiah , Sahlan Sahlan
Published: November 2021

The quality of education is the ultimate goal of a teaching and learning process. This study aimed to finding out a significant influence of principal leadership and teachers’ performance on the quality of education at Junior High School level and to identify dominant factors affecting the quality of education. This research was conducted in Junior High School in Konawe regency. This is a mix method research using a survey for quantitative data and observations as well as interview for qualitative data. The primary data was collected from 88 respondents, while the secondary data was from related documents. This study revealed that 1) there was a significant influence of principal leadership on the quality of education at Junior High School level. Based on significance test, it was obtained that t value counted for 5.486 compared with table t values with probability 0.05 of 1,991 where the value of t count ≥ t table then Ho1 rejected; 2) there was a significant influence of teachers’ performance on the quality of education. Based on its significance test, it was obtained that t value counted for 2.306 ≥ t table value of 1,991 where t count ≥ t table then Ha2 accepted; 3) there was a significant influence simultaneously between principal leadership and teachers’ performance on the quality of education. It was based on Anova Test results that F count was 18,955 with significance level 0,000 < probability value α 0.05 while F table according to the level of significance 0.05 (2;86) of 3.10 so that F counted > F table (18,955 > 3.10), therefore, Ho3 rejected. The contribution of the principal leadership variable and teacher’s performance on the quality of education was 30,8%. In order to achieve a quality of better education, principal and teachers should develop their professional skills.
The Expressive Language Skills of a Bilingual Child: A Case Study
Authors: Risnawati Risnawati , Nurnia Nurnia , Laepe Ader
Published: November 2021

This study attempted to explore the expressive language skills of a bilingual child from year to year. A qualitative method was used with the support of simple analysis of Mean Length Utterances calculation to answer the research question. The data was taken from the transcribed videos recorded intermittently from 2015 to 2020. Initially, the MLU score of the child was only 5.7 and it did not reach the standard score of6.88 for her age. However, the child’s MLU score for the following years rose even higher than it should be. The whole words of each utterance were counted then divided by the number of utterances. Based on the data, there was no significant improvement in 2019. This might be due to the fact that the data available in 2018 was of monologue type and that the subject was less willing to speak back then. Furthermore, based on the researcher’s observation, the English proficiency of the child, especially expressive language skills mastery, increased from year to year. Besides, the child was also shown to be more motivated. She kept practicing her English with her sister by watching and making English videos and acting as a professional YoutuberKeywords:The expressive language skills, Mean Length of Utterances, Bilingual child
KOMPETENSI PEDAGOGIK GURU BAHASA INDONESIA DALAM IMPLEMENTASI KURIKULUM 2013 DI SMA KABUPATEN MUNA BARAT
Authors: Susi Susi , Badara Aris , Yazid Muhammad
Published: November 2021

Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk: (1) mengetahui kompetesi pedagogik guru bahasa Indonesia dalam perencanaan pembelajaran pada implementasi Kurikulum 2013 di SMA Kabupaten Muna Barat; (2) untuk mengetahui kompetensi pedagogik guru bahasa Indonesia dalam pelaksanaan pembelajaran pada implementasi Kurikulum 2013 di SMA Kabupaten Muna Barat; (3) untuk mengetahui kompetensi pedagogik guru bahasa Indonesia dalam penilaian pembelajaran pada implementasi Kurikulum 2013 di SMA Kabupaten Muna Barat. Jenis penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kualitatif, yaitu penelitian yang dilakukan dengan tujuan utama untuk menggambarkan atau memaparkan suatu obejek yang diteliti. Selanjutnya data dianalisis menggunakan teknik: (1) Reduksi Data; dan (2) Penyajian Data. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa, Kompetensi Pedagogik Guru Bahasa Indonesia dalam Implementasi Kurikum 2013 di SMA Kabupaten Muna Barat tergolong baik. Sebagai acuan dalam proses mengetahui kompetensi pedagogik guru dalam implementasi Kurikulum 2013 ditentukan oleh: (1) kemampuan menyusun Rencana Pelaksanaan Pembelajaran (RPP); (2) Pelasanaan Pembelajaran; dan (3) Pelaksanaan Penilaian. Pada tahap perencanaan pembelajaran guru menyusun Rencana Pelaksanaan Pembelajaran (RPP) yang kemudian diimplementasikan dalam pelaksanaan pembelajaran dengan menggunakan pendekatan saintifik. Selanjutnya melaksanakan penilaian dengan menggunakan penilaian autentik dalam pembelajaran. Kata Kunci: Implementasi; Kurikulum; Kompetensi; Pembelajaran; Pedagogik
PROSES PELAKSANAAN RITUAL KAKADIU BUKUNO KAMOKULANO LIWU PADA MASYARAKAT BOMBONAWULU DI KELURAHAN BOMBONAWULU KECAMATAN GU KABUPATEN BUTON TENGAH
Authors: Nurdin Nurdin , Niampe La , Syahrun Syahrun
Published: November 2021

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to study and describe the kakađiu βukuno kamokulano liwu ritual process in Bombonawulu community, Gu District, Buton Tengah Regency. The study uses qualitative methods by presenting them in the formof descriptions. The location of this research is in Bombonawulu Village, Gu District,Central Buton Regency. Data collection with interviews, observations and documentation. This study, the authors used qualitative data analysis techniques. The results of this study indicate that the process of carrying out the kakađiu βukunokamokulano liwu ritual consists of five stages, namely: (1) the preparatory stage includes the preparation of the complete kakađiu βukuno kamokulano liwu ritual as well as checking the completeness of the ritual at the Daduwali Palace; (2) the steps to the βukuno kamokulano liwu burial place, including: the procession of ritual executives, starting with the black flag bearer, the ritual executor and the group of men, then the group of women and white flag bearers, (3) stages in the dwelling place, including: doing worship, cleaning themselves, climbing the cliff, worshiping again and continuing to open the cover that wraps the βukuno kamokulano liwu frame and (4) the bathing stage, includes: scraping the frame with coconut milk, then smearing it with coconut oil and water the bones with holy water ngkolaki, (5) haroa stage, including: reading congratulations and eating together.Keywords:  Implementation,  Ritual, Kakadiu, Bukuno, Kamokulano,Liwu
POHON KELAPA SEBAGAI MAHAR PERKAWINAN PADA MASYARAKAT WAWONII DI KABUPATEN KONAWE KEPULAUAN
Authors: Dauliyah Syahri , Jamiludin Jamiludin , Ali Basri La Ode
Published: November 2021

Abstract: This research aims at analyzing the use of coconut trees as dowry, analyze how to count coconut trees as dowry and change the shape of dowry of coconut trees as marriage dowry in the Wawoni community. The data used are qualitative data. The technique of data collection in this research were observation, interview and documentation. The research method used is a descriptive analysis method that focuses on the interpretation and opinions of informants obtained from interviews and research at the research location and then discussed in the study. The results of the research showed that 1) Coconut trees as a dowry are closely related to natural resources and philosophy in developing households in the Wawonii community, 2) Coconut trees that can be used as the dowry in marriage, namely 1 tree that has been bearing fruit for one puu, a coconut tree that will fruiting the first time talking about 2 trees for 1 puu, a new coconut tree that has a segment on the trunk of 4 trees to escape 1 puu. Keywords: coconut tree, dowry, marriage, Wawoni community.
KEHIDUPAN SOSIAL DAN KEAGAMAAN ORANG BUGIS DALAM ENCIPTAKAN HARMONI DI DUSUN PULAU SOPPE DESA BATU PUTIH KECAMATAN POLEANG SELATANKABUPATEN BOMBANA
Authors: Syamsuddin Andi , Sifatu Wa Ode , Basri La Ode Ali
Published: November 2021

This research aims at: (1) describing the social and religious life of Bugis people in Creating Harmony at Soppe Island, BatuPutih Village, Poleang Selatan District of Bombana Regency. The theory for reading this research refers to Clifford Geertz's thoughts on Ethos, Worldview and Analysis of Sacred Symbols with qualitative methods. Soppe Island Hamlet is a village inhabited by Bugis people whose community lives always work together, care for each other and help with a deep sense of kinship among them. Community relations are familial in nature, which they refer to a term of situndrung, which means one trip is implemented in social, economic, religious, and kinship life. In social life they help one another, in the economy they lend one another to the means of production and consumption, that is location and fishing gear, in their kinship, they regar on one blood so that they care about one another, including in educating neighboring children and providing treatment to their sick neighbors and in religion interlocking each other and remindingeach others for good things. The religious life of the residents of Soppeisland Hamlet are always praying in congregation, taking part in majelistaklim activities for the ladies as a place for them to improve their religious knowledge and to establish communication with other fellow citizens, carrying out  barazanji and carrying out mabaca-bacatradition as a form of expression of feelings gratitude to God Almighty by eating together, sharing food with neighbors and for establishing friendship with others.Keywords: Social life, religion, harmony, Bugis peoplethey regar on one blood so that they care about one another, including in educating neighboring children and providing treatment to their sick neighbors and in religion interlocking each other and remindingeach others for good things. The religious life of the residents of Soppeisland Hamlet are always praying in congregation, taking part in majelistaklim activities for the ladies as a place for them to improve their religious knowledge and to establish communication with other fellow citizens, carrying out  barazanji and carrying out mabaca-bacatradition as a form of expression of feelings gratitude to God Almighty by eating together, sharing food with neighbors and for establishing friendship with others.Keywords: Social life, religion, harmony, Bugis people
Pengaruh Pemberian Ekstrak Daun Petai Cina (Leucaena leucocephala) terhadap Performa Udang Vaname (Litopenaeus vannamei)
Authors: Pratiwi Nurul , Lumbessy Salnida Yuniarti , Azhar Fariq
Published: November 2021

Permasalahan utama dalam budidaya udang vaname adalah serangan penyakit yang menyebabkan pertumbuhan udang menjadi kurang optimal. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis pengaruh ekstrak daun petai cina (L. leucocephala) terhadap performa udang vaname (L. vannamei). Penelitian ini dilakukan selama 60 hari menggunakan udang vaname berukuran PL-20. Metode yang digunakan pada penelitian ini adalah metode eksperimental dengan Rancangan Acak Lengkap (RAL) yang terdiri atas 4 perlakuan dan 3 ulangan yaitu, P1: tanpa penambahan ekstrak daun petai cina (kontrol), P2: ekstrak daun petai cina 1% v/w , P3: ekstrak daun petai cina 2% v/w dan P4: ekstrak daun petai cina 3% v/w.. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa penambahan ekstrak daun petai cina dengan dosis yang berbeda pada pakan udang vaname memberikan pengaruh yang nyata terhadap pertumbuhan dan nilai FCR udang vaname, tetapi tidak mempengaruhi tingkat kelangsungan hidup (SR) udang vaname. Diduga bahwa ekstrak daun petai cina mengandung senyawa glycerin, erythritol dan inositol. Penambahan ekstrak daun petai cina sampai dengan dosis 2% v/w dapat memberikan peningkatan bobot mutlak 3,70 g, panjang mutlak 6,13 cm, laju pertumbuhan spesifik (SGR) 5,7 g/hari dan rasio konversi pakan (FCR) 0,9. Oleh karena itu ekstrak daun petai cina mempunyai potensi untuk dimanfaatkan sebagai feed additive non nutritif pada budidaya udang vaname..
PENATAAN KELEMBAGAAN DALAM MENUNJANG KINERJA ORGANISASI PADA SEKRETARIAT DAERAH KABUPATEN KONAWE UTARA
Authors: Antasari Antasari , Gunawan Gunawan , Utha Arifin
Published: November 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dan menganalisis penataan kelembagaan pada Sekretariat Daerah Kabupaten Konawe Utara. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan informan yang berjumlah 10 orang yang dipilih secara purposive sampling. Data dalam penelitian ini diperoleh melalui wawancara dan studi dokumentasi, data yang diperoleh ini kemudian dianalisis secara kualitatif melalui analisis kualiatatif model interaktif yang terdiri dari reduksi data, penyajian data dan penarikan kesimpulan. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa Penataan kelembagaan pada Sekretariat Daerah Kabupaten Konawe Utara belum efektif dan efisien secara menyeluruh, pada indikator penataan strukur organisasi masih terjadi overlapping di sub unit jabatan, pada indikator penataan teknologi dan penerapan E-Government di organisasi masih sangat terbatas,  pada indikator setting fisik  telah menerapkan model tata ruang kantor yang terpisah-pisah atau ruang kantor tertutup (closed open office) dan penataannya telah memperhatikan asas-asas penataan ruang kantor dengan cukup baik, kemudian pada indikator penataan sumber daya manusia untuk pengaturan dan penempatannya telah dilaksanakan memperhatikan prinsip merit system dalam memanajemen Pegawai Negeri Sipil. Kata Kunci: Penataan, Kelembagaan,  Kinerja Organisasi
How Much To Ask? Platforms, Parties, and Suggested Amounts in Political Fundraising
Authors: Kim Seo-young Silvia
Published: November 2021

How much do political campaigns ask for contributions, and how do they vary by electoral characteristics and fundraising environments? When soliciting donations, campaigns typically present a set of suggested amounts to procure more money from potential donors. However, we know almost nothing about how campaigns make these demand-side choices. This paper builds benchmark observations and analyzes how political parties and fundraising platforms shape these decisions, using data collected from U.S. federal candidates and fundraising platforms in 2020. Candidates' average suggested amounts differ by party, state-level average income, and fundraising platforms. Ideologically extreme candidates did not solicit smaller dollars, and if anything, the opposite was documented. In addition, the representative digital fundraising platforms by party---ActBlue for Democrats, WinRed for Republicans---could influence campaign tactics such as effective, top-down adjustment for increased contribution limits. I conclude that platforms can be important, active players in the campaign finance ecosystem.
Evaluation of the Effect of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Education Process of Dentistry Faculties in Turkey: A Survey Study
Authors: ŞİRİNOĞLU ÇAPAN Belen , SEZGİN Güzide
Published: November 2021

Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the existing changes in the education process in dentistry faculties in Turkey from the spring term of 2020 to the present day and to provide information exchange between universities.

Methods: In total 79 dentistry faculties in Turkey were invited to this survey study. Data were collected between April 15, 2021 and May 1, 2021. In the 32-item questionnaire, questions were asked about the characteristics of the faculties (state or private institution, foundation year) and how they carried out their educational activities (online, face-to-face, etc.) since the beginning of the pandemic. Chi-square test and Fisher's Exact test were used to determine the differences between the groups (p
Karakteristik Penderita Tuberkulosis di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Kinovaro Kabupaten Sigi
Authors: Christine Christine
Published: November 2021

Tuberkulosis (TB) merupakan penyakit infeksi bakteri menahun yang disebabkan oleh Mycobacterium tuberculosis, suatu basil tahan asam yang ditularkan melalui udara. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah diketahuinya gambaran factor risiko kejadian Tuberkulosis (TB) di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Kinovaro Kecamatan Kinovaro Kabupaten Sigi. Penelitian ini merupakan jenis penelitian deskriptif. Populasi penelitian ini adalah pasien penderita penyakit Tuberkulosis (TB) di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Kinovaro berjumlah 20 orang penderita. Penelitian menggunakan sampling jenuh.Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan pendekatan observasional langsung dengan menggunakan kuesioner yang disajikan dalam bentuk tabel dan narasi. Dalam penelitian ini didapatkan hasil yakni usia penderita TB yang usia produktif 70% dan usia tidak produktif 30%, jenis kelamin penderita TB yang laki-laki 60% danperempuan 40%, tingkat pendidikan terakhir yang SD 65%, SMP 25%, dan SMA 10%, kebiasaan merokok yang merokok 25% dan tidak merokok 75%, kepadatan hunian kamar yang memenuhi syarat 30% dan yang tidak memenuhi syarat 70%.
Identification of an Immune-Related Signature Predicting Survival Risk and Immune Microenvironment in Gastric Cancer
Authors: Dai Shuang , Liu Tao , Liu Xiao-Qin , Li Xiao-Ying , Xu Ke , Ren Tao , Luo Feng
Published: November 2021

Background: Tumor immune microenvironment plays a vital role in tumorigenesis and progression of gastric cancer (GC), but potent immune biomarkers for predicting the prognosis have not been identified yet.

Methods: At first, RNA-sequencing and clinical data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) were mined to identify an immune-risk signature using least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) regression and multivariate stepwise Cox regression analyses. Furthermore, the risk score of each sample was calculated, and GC patients were divided into high-risk group and low-risk group based on their risk scores. Subsequently, the performance of this signature, including the correlation with overall survival (OS), clinical features, immune cell infiltration, and immune response, has been tested in GC data from TCGA database and Gene Expression Omnibus (GSE84437), respectively.

Results: An immune signature composed of four genes (MAGED1, ACKR3, FZD2, and CTLA4) was constructed. The single sample gene set enrichment analysis (ssGSEA) indicated that activated CD4+/CD8+ T cell, activated dendritic cell, and effector memory CD8+ T cell prominently increased in the low-risk group, showing relatively high immune scores and low stromal scores. Further GSEA analysis indicated that TGF-β, Ras, and Rap1 pathways were activated in the high-risk group, while Th17/Th1/Th2 differentiation, T cell receptor and PD-1/PD-L1 checkpoint pathways were activated in the low-risk group. Low-risk patients presented higher tumor mutation burden (TMB) and expression of HLA-related genes. The immune-associated signature showed an excellent predictive ability for 2-, 3-, and 5-year OS in GC.

Conclusion: The immune-related prognosis model contributes to predicting the prognosis of GC patients and providing valuable information about their response to immunotherapy using integrated bioinformatics methods.
Association of ABO and Rh Blood Group in Susceptibility, Severity, and Mortality of Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Hospital-Based Study From Delhi, India
Authors: Rana Rashmi , Ranjan Vivek , Kumar Naveen
Published: November 2021

Background

ABO and Rh blood group systems are associated with many diseases including cancerous, infectious, non-infectious, bacterial and viral diseases. Studies have shown association of blood groups A and O with higher and lower odds for coronavirus disease 2019 positivity, respectively.

Methods

This is a single-center, retrospective study conducted at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi. We investigated the association of ABO and Rh blood groups with susceptibility to coronavirus disease 2019 infection, severity of disease, recovery period, and mortality of patients. Patients were enrolled from April 8, 2020 to October 4, 2020. A total of 2,586 real-time PCR (RT-PCR)-confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients were recruited. Data was analyzed using chi-square test, odds ratio, and Mann–Whitney test to determine the association of blood groups.

Results

In the 2,586 COVID-19-infected patients, the frequencies of A, B, O, and AB were 29.93%, 41.80%, 21.19%, and 7.98%, respectively. Of the patients, 98.07% were Rh positive. Blood group A (odds ratio, 1.53; CI, 1.40–1.66; p < 0.001) and B (odds ratio, 1.15; CI, 1.06–1.24; p < 0.001) is observed to be significantly associated with COVID-19 susceptibility, whereas blood group O (odds ratio, 0.65; CI, 0.59–0.71; p < 0.001) and AB (odds ratio, 0.66; CI, 0.59–0.71; p < 0.001) have low risk of COVID-19 infection.

Conclusion

A, B, and Rh+ are found to be more susceptible to COVID-19 infection, whereas blood groups O, AB, and Rh− are at a lower risk of COVID-19 infection. No association was found between blood groups and susceptibility to severity of disease and mortality.
Association Between Previous or Active Cancer and Clinical Outcomes in TAVR Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 255,840 Patients
Authors: Diaz-Arocutipa Carlos , Torres-Valencia Javier , Zavaleta-Camacho Gabriela , Vicent Lourdes
Published: November 2021

Background: It has been proposed that transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) may be an option for patients with cancer and severe aortic stenosis. We assessed the association between previous or active cancer and clinical outcomes in TAVR patients.

Methods: We searched four electronic databases from inception to March 05, 2021. The primary outcome was all-cause mortality. Secondary outcomes were cardiovascular mortality, myocardial infarction, stroke, acute kidney injury, pacemaker implantation, major bleeding, and vascular complications. All meta-analyses were performed using a random-effects model. Relative risks (RRs) and adjusted hazard ratios (aHRs) with their 95% confidence interval (95% CI) were pooled.

Results: Thirteen cohort studies involving 255,840 patients were included. The time period for mortality ranged from inpatient to 10 years. Patients with active cancer had a higher risk of all-cause mortality using both crude (RR, 1.46; 95% CI, 1.13–1.88) and adjusted (aHR, 1.79; 95% CI, 1.43–2.25) estimates compared to non-cancer group. In contrast, the risk of cardiovascular mortality (RR, 1.26; 95% CI, 0.58–2.73), myocardial infarction (RR, 0.94; 95% CI, 0.34–2.57), stroke (RR, 0.90; 95% CI, 0.75–1.09), pacemaker implantation (RR, 0.87; 95% CI, 0.50–1.53), acute kidney injury (RR, 0.88; 95% CI, 0.74–1.04), major bleeding (RR, 1.15; 95% CI, 0.80–1.66), and vascular complications (RR, 0.96; 95% CI, 0.79–1.18) was similar between patients with or without cancer.

Conclusion: Our review shows that TAVR patients with active cancer had an increased risk of all-cause mortality. No significant association with secondary outcomes was found.
In-Depth Molecular Characterization of Neovascular Membranes Suggests a Role for Hyalocyte-to-Myofibroblast Transdifferentiation in Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy
Authors: Boneva Stefaniya Konstantinova , Wolf Julian , Hajdú Rozina Ida , Prinz Gabriele , Salié Henrike , Schlecht Anja , Killmer Saskia , Laich Yannik , Faatz Henrik , Lommatzsch Albrecht , Busch Martin , Bucher Felicitas , Stahl Andreas , Böhringer Daniel , Bengsch Bertram , Schlunck Günther , Agostini Hansjürgen , Lange Clemens A. K.
Published: November 2021

Background

Retinal neovascularization (RNV) membranes can lead to a tractional retinal detachment, the primary reason for severe vision loss in end-stage disease proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR). The aim of this study was to characterize the molecular, cellular and immunological features of RNV in order to unravel potential novel drug treatments for PDR.

Methods

A total of 43 patients undergoing vitrectomy for PDR, macular pucker or macular hole (control patients) were included in this study. The surgically removed RNV and epiretinal membranes were analyzed by RNA sequencing, single-cell based Imaging Mass Cytometry and conventional immunohistochemistry. Immune cells of the vitreous body, also known as hyalocytes, were isolated from patients with PDR by flow cytometry, cultivated and characterized by immunohistochemistry. A bioinformatical drug repurposing approach was applied in order to identify novel potential drug options for end-stage diabetic retinopathy disease.

Results

The in-depth transcriptional and single-cell protein analysis of diabetic RNV tissue samples revealed an accumulation of endothelial cells, macrophages and myofibroblasts as well as an abundance of secreted ECM proteins such as SPARC, FN1 and several types of collagen in RNV tissue. The immunohistochemical staining of cultivated vitreal hyalocytes from patients with PDR showed that hyalocytes express α-SMA (alpha-smooth muscle actin), a classic myofibroblast marker. According to our drug repurposing analysis, imatinib emerged as a potential immunomodulatory drug option for future treatment of PDR.

Conclusion

This study delivers the first in-depth transcriptional and single-cell proteomic characterization of RNV tissue samples. Our data suggest an important role of hyalocyte-to-myofibroblast transdifferentiation in the pathogenesis of diabetic vitreoretinal disease and their modulation as a novel possible clinical approach.
Racial Disparities in 30-Day Outcomes Following Index Admission for COVID-19
Authors: Nimgaonkar Vivek , Thompson Jeffrey C. , Pantalone Lauren , Cook Tessa , Kontos Despina , McCarthy Anne Marie , Carpenter Erica L.
Published: November 2021

We investigated racial disparities in a 30-day composite outcome of readmission and death among patients admitted across a 5-hospital health system following an index COVID-19 admission. A dataset of 1,174 patients admitted between March 1, 2020 and August 21, 2020 for COVID-19 was retrospectively analyzed for odds of readmission among Black patients compared to all other patients, with sequential adjustment for demographics, index admission characteristics, type of post-acute care, and comorbidities. Tabulated results demonstrated a significantly greater odds of 30-day readmission or death among Black patients (18.0% of Black patients vs. 11.3% of all other patients; Univariate Odds Ratio: 1.71, p = 0.002). Sequential adjustment via logistic regression revealed that the odds of 30-day readmission or death were significantly greater among Black patients after adjustment for demographics, index admission characteristics, and type of post-acute care, but not comorbidities. Stratification by type of post-acute care received on discharge revealed that the same disparity in odds of 30-day readmission or death existed among patients discharged home without home services, but not those discharged to home with home services or to a skilled nursing facility or acute rehab facility. Collectively, the findings suggest that weighing comorbidity burdens in post-acute care decisions may be relevant in addressing racial disparities in 30-day outcomes following discharge from an index COVID-19 admission.
Case Report: Lifesaving Hemostasis With Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta in a Patient With Cardiac Arrest Caused by Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
Authors: Hashida Tomoaki , Hata Nanami , Higashi Akiko , Oka Yoshito , Otani Shunsuke , Watanabe Eizo
Published: November 2021

Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) is performed to treat hemorrhagic shock, whose cause is located below the diaphragm. However, its use in patients with gastrointestinal hemorrhage is relatively rare. The 45-year-old man with a history of dilated cardiomyopathy had experienced epigastric discomfort and had an episode of presyncope. On his presentation, the patient's blood pressure was 82/64 mmHg, heart rate 140/min, and consciousness level GCS E4V5M6. Hemodynamics stabilized rapidly with a transfusion that was administered on an emergency basis, and a blood sample only showed mild anemia (Hb, 11.5 g/dL). The patient was admitted to investigating the presyncope episode, and the planned endoscopy was scheduled the following day. The patient had an episode of presyncope soon and was found in hemorrhagic shock resulting from a duodenal ulcer rapidly deteriorated to cardiac arrest. Although a spontaneous heartbeat was restored with cardiopulmonary resuscitation, the patient's hemodynamics were unstable despite the emergency blood transfusion administered by pumping. Consequently, a REBOA device was placed, resuscitation was continued, and hemostasis was achieved by vascular embolization for the gastroduodenal artery. The patient was subsequently discharged without complications. However, there is no established evidence regarding the REBOA use in upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage, and the investigations that have been reported have been limited. Further, one recent research suggests that appropriate patient selection and early use may improve survival in these life-threatening cases. As was seen in the present case, REBOA can effectively treat upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage by temporarily stabilizing hemodynamics and enabling a hemostatic procedure to be quickly performed during that time. This report also demonstrated the hemodynamics during the combination of intermittent and partial REBOA to avoid the complications of ischemic or reperfusion injury of the intestines or lower extremities.
Genomic Diversity of Listeria monocytogenes Isolates From Slovakia (2010 to 2020)
Authors: Kubicová Zuzana , Roussel Sophie , Félix Benjamin , Cabanová Lenka
Published: November 2021

Over the past 11 years, the Slovak National Reference Laboratory has collected a panel of 988 Listeria monocytogenes isolates in Slovakia, which were isolated from various food sectors (61%), food-processing environments (13.7%), animals with listeriosis symptoms (21.2%), and human cases (4.1%). We serotyped these isolates by agglutination method, which revealed the highest prevalence (61.1%) of serotype 1/2a and the lowest (4.7%) of serotype 1/2c, although these represented the majority of isolates from the meat sector. The distribution of CCs analyzed on 176 isolates demonstrated that CC11-ST451 (15.3%) was the most prevalent CC, particularly in food (14.8%) and animal isolates (17.5%). CC11-ST451, followed by CC7, CC14, and CC37, were the most prevalent CCs in the milk sector, and CC9 and CC8 in the meat sector. CC11-ST451 is probably widely distributed in Slovakia, mainly in the milk and dairy product sectors, posing a possible threat to public health. Potential persistence indication of CC9 was observed in one meat facility between 2014 and 2018, highlighting its general meat-related distribution and potential for persistence worldwide.
Multi-Omics Analysis of the Effects of Smoking on Human Tumors
Authors: Wang Rui , Li Shanshan , Wen Wen , Zhang Jianquan
Published: November 2021

Comprehensive studies on cancer patients with different smoking histories, including non-smokers, former smokers, and current smokers, remain elusive. Therefore, we conducted a multi-omics analysis to explore the effect of smoking history on cancer patients. Patients with smoking history were screened from The Cancer Genome Atlas database, and their multi-omics data and clinical information were downloaded. A total of 2,317 patients were included in this study, whereby current smokers presented the worst prognosis, followed by former smokers, while non-smokers showed the best prognosis. More importantly, smoking history was an independent prognosis factor. Patients with different smoking histories exhibited different immune content, and former smokers had the highest immune cells and tumor immune microenvironment. Smokers are under a higher incidence of genomic instability that can be reversed following smoking cessation in some changes. We also noted that smoking reduced the sensitivity of patients to chemotherapeutic drugs, whereas smoking cessation can reverse the situation. Competing endogenous RNA network revealed that mir-193b-3p, mir-301b, mir-205-5p, mir-132-3p, mir-212-3p, mir-1271-5p, and mir-137 may contribute significantly in tobacco-mediated tumor formation. We identified 11 methylation driver genes (including EIF5A2, GBP6, HGD, HS6ST1, ITGA5, NR2F2, PLS1, PPP1R18, PTHLH, SLC6A15, and YEATS2), and methylation modifications of some of these genes have not been reported to be associated with tumors. We constructed a 46-gene model that predicted overall survival with good predictive power. We next drew nomograms of each cancer type. Interestingly, calibration diagrams and concordance indexes are verified that the nomograms were highly accurate for the prognosis of patients. Meanwhile, we found that the 46-gene model has good applicability to the overall survival as well as to disease-specific survival and progression-free intervals. The results of this research provide new and valuable insights for the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of cancer patients with different smoking histories.