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Pembentukan Identitas Tionghoa Muslim di Kalangan Persatuan Islam Tionghoa Indonesia Semarang
Authors: Ratnawati Devi , Nurhadi Nurhadi , Rahman Abdul
Published: November 2022

The New Order government encouraged ethnic Chinese Indonesians as the local population, resulting new identity as Chinese Muslims, then the group formed PITI. This research is analyzing the forming of Chinese Muslim socio-cultural identity among PITI from the perspective of Tajfel and Turner's social identity theory. The descriptive qualitative research method used in this research, and the data obtained from semi-structured in-depth interviews, observations, and documentation and/or literature studies. The results showed that Chinese Muslims tried to maintain and gain a positive social identity. It can be seen from individual and collective efforts to form different socio-cultural identities, some Muslim Chinese identify Chinese socio-cultural, some identify Javanese socio-cultural.
Pressurization System on Aircraft Boeing 737-300F, Aircraft MSN: 28567 During Flight Hanoi to Bangkok: Problem Solving and Root Cause Analysis
Authors: Simanjuntak Rexon Harris , Isdaryanto Isdaryanto
Published: November 2022

The aircraft, with type Boeing 737-300 freighter, Serial Number: 28567, Flight number: TMG-918, with a flight route from Hanoi International (HAN) to Bangkok International airport (BKK) on the date of 12 April 2021, with a take-off time of 22.00 UTC and landing time 22.25 UTC, is operated by PT XYX Airlines on a non-schedule flight. After taking off from Hanoi to Bangkok (HAN – BKK), with an altitude of nearly 10.000 ft flight level, the aircraft got a problem with the pressurization system in auto mode (auto system), and the cabin altitude indicator was shown 10.000 ft; cabin rate altitude indication at 2000 – 300 ft/minute (in normal rate 200 – 300 ft/minute). The pilot was unable to control the pressurization system in the auto system; in this condition, the Pilot followed the procedure for selecting the pressurization system from auto mode to manual mode, and after that, the cabin altitude indicator suddenly was shown fluctuated or became unstable. After the pressurization system operates in Manual mode and all conditions control by the flight crew, the captain makes the decision to aircraft return to base (RTB) flight back to Hanoi International airport (HAN) and land safely at 22.25 UTC.  The author wants to analyse the root cause of the pressurization system problem by using several methods, as per 5 whys, fishbone diagrams, and fault tree analysis. Then the author compares the root cause results of each method to take corrective and preventive actions to solve the problems. All these cases were in Reference to SDR Report Control Number: 012/SDR-YGH/TMG/IV/2021. The report submitted by PT.Tri M.G. Intra Asia Airlines on 12 April 2021 and the Flight Log Manual (FML) Page No: 03232, dated 12 April 2021. The purpose of this research is to identify the problem and determine the root cause of the problem's inability to control the pressurization system and make a plan for corrective action and preventive action; then, the team will implement the corrective action and preventive action. Quality Division will check and monitor the effectiveness of corrective and preventive action in three months. After that, the team & Quality Division create the procedure and policy for the company standard. The author and team used the methodology 5 why (cause and effect diagram), Fishbone diagram (Ishikawa Diagram), and Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), and from each method will be found the root cause analysis. Then the author combines all root cause analyses to identify the problem and create problem-solving. The main result of this research was that the company was able to determine and implement the corrective action and preventive action for the uncontrollable problem pressurization system. The problem of the pressurization system that cannot be controlled causes the aircraft to return to base or cancel a flight to be expected not to happen again in all aircraft operated by PT. XYX company in the future.
Pengaruh Pengeluaran Pemerintah, IPM, Pertumbuhan Ekonomi, dan Investasi terhadap Tingkat Pengangguran di Sulawesi Selatan Tahun 2017-2019
Authors: Kuswiyati Mirna , Utomo Yuni Prihadi
Published: November 2022

Unemployment is a case that is often lived by all countries, both in developing countries as well as developed countries. High and low levels of unemployment in a country will describe the good or bad economy of a country/region. In this study, it has the aim of observing various factors that have an impact on the unemployment rate in South Sulawesi in 2014-2019. The method used is the data panel data analysis, which includes data cross section 24 regencies/cities in South Sulawesi & Data Time Series 2017-1019. The final results of the study showed that the random effect model (brake) was chosen as the best estimated model. This estimated model exists, with the coefficient of determination (R2) of 0.8753. The level of unemployment in the Regency or City of South Sulawesi Province in 2017-2019 was apparently influenced positively by the variable economic growth & negatively by the investment variable, while the variable government expenditure and the human development index had no influence. The regression coefficient of economic growth which is far greater than the Investment Regression Coefficient, shows that in the Regency or City of South Sulawesi Province during 2017-2019, the pattern of economic development tends to be capital intensive, thus triggering unemployment. The Gowa, Palopo Jeneponto, Takalar and Bantaeng regions are 5 regions with the highest unemployment problem.
Analisis Efisiensi Koperasi dan Faktor yang Mempengaruhinya di Kabupaten Banyumas
Authors: Wibowo Arif Andri , Alfarisy Muhammad Farid , Bambang Bambang
Published: November 2022

The aim of the study is to analyze the level of cooperative efficiency in Banyumas Regency. The method used to achieve that goal is to use a quantitative approach. Quantitative approach is carried out through Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). Dea is a methodology used to evaluate the efficiency of a decision-making unit responsible for using a number of inputs to obtain a targeted output. Our result shows that most of cooperative are not efficient. Factors affecting the efficiency are varies across coopertative.
Sistem Pendingin Wire &Tube Transformator Frekuanesi 50-60 Hz pada Prototipe Electric Arc Furnace (EAF)
Authors: Setiawan Angga Tegar , Ahmadi Ahmadi , Fahrul Fahrul , Hair Jumaddil
Published: November 2022

The Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) prototype at the Morowali Metal Industry Polytechnic has the main component in the form of a transformer that generates heat actively. The increase in temperature that occurs in the transformer is caused by continuous loading. In addition, a significant and relatively high temperature rise in the transformer, can reduce the performance of the transformer. This research will design a transformer cooling system on the EAF prototype. The temperature of the transformer will be maintained at a certain temperature until there is no longer an increase in temperature due to loading. The wire-tube cooling system in the transformer uses water and transformer oil as the cooling medium. Regulating the flow rate of the water fluid in the copper pipe is expected to be able to further optimize the cooling process in the transformer. The results show that the design of the wire-tube cooling system is able to release the temperature of the transformer oil with a heat transfer rate that varies according to the flow rate of the cooling water fluid. Experiments carried out for 30 minutes resulted in a heat transfer rate of Qu 760.5 kJ/s with a water flow rate of 2.5 liters/minute, Qu 1661.2 kJ/s with a water flow rate of 5 liters/minute, Qu 2558.5 kJ/kg with a water flow rate of 5 liters/minute. the water flow rate is 7.5 liters/minute and Qu 3213.9 kJ/kg with a water flow rate of 9.20 liters/minute, this shows that the higher the water flow rate, the higher the heat transfer.
Sistem Informasi Buku Tamu Perpustakaan Menggunakan QR Code Berbasis PHP Pada STIKes Syedza Saintika
Authors: Ihksan Muhammad , Abdillah Nurul , Z Arika Juwita
Published: November 2022

The role of science and technology in all sectors, including education, is now well established. STIKes Syedza Saintika has a comprehensive library and various visiting activities, however at present moment, student visits are still manually documented in the library's visitor book, which takes time to fill out and is still reviewed on a regular basis while performing a summary of the visit. Of course, a manual method is prone to mistakes, but a technology-based library guest book system employing a QR Code is not. Based on the aforementioned issues, a library visitor book system utilizing a QR Code is required, which is projected to reduce mistakes and give ease to students and librarians in processing library visit data. A System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) design is used in this investigation. This study develops a QR Code-based guest book information system for library visits, which aids students and librarians in handling guest book data.
Pengaruh Citra Merek dan Kualitas Produk terhadap Keputusan Pembelian pada Produk Mi Instan Sarimi (Studi pada Mahasiswa yang Sedang Kuliah di Surabaya)
Authors: Islamiyah Khoirunnisa' , Soebiantoro Ugy
Published: November 2022

This study aims to determine the effect of beauty influencers and product quality on purchasing decisions for Instant noodles are one of the most popular food businesses in Indonesia because it favored by many people. This condition makes instant noodles companies in Indonesia increasingly vying to win the market competition, such as Sarimi. This study aims to analyze the effect of brand image and product quality on purchase decisions. The variables in this study consisted of brand image (X1), product quality (X2), and purchase decisions (Y). This research aimed at college students who are currently studying in Surabaya with a total sample of 96 respondents. The sampling technique in this study is a non-probability sampling technique with a purposive sampling approach. The data analysis technique used is Partial Least Square (PLS) and processed with SmartPLS 3.0 software. The results indicate that brand image has a positive and significant effect on purchase decisions, and product quality has a positive and significant effect on purchase decisions.
Pengaruh Kemandirian, Efektifitas Pendapatan Asli Daerah dan Belanja Daerah terhadap Kinerja Keuangan Daerah
Authors: Permatasari Dessy Ari , Trisnaningsih Sri
Published: November 2022

This study aims to examine and analyze the effect of independence, effectiveness of local revenue and regional expenditures on regional financial performance at the Regional Financial and Asset Management Agency of East Java Province (BPKAD). This research is quantitative in nature with the type of data in the form of documentary data. The population used in this study were all regencies and cities in East Java Province which consisted of 9 cities and 29 regencies contained in the Regional Financial and Asset Management Agency of East Java Province (BPKAD) with an observation period in 2014-2018. The sampling technique in this research is purposive sampling technique with a sample of 190 data. This study was analyzed by simple linear regression using the SPSS program. The results of this study indicate that Regional Independence, Effectiveness of Regional Revenue, and Regional Expenditures have a positive effect on Regional Financial Performance.
Akibat Hukum terhadap Perceraian yang dilakukan di Luar Pengadilan Agama Merlung Kabupaten Tanjung Jabung Barat
Authors: Maryati Maryati
Published: November 2022

Divorce is not the end of a household life, but divorce is the beginning of new problems in domestic life, for couples who live it, this is an obligation for the parties of the couple who live a life full of problems that will be accounted for, one of which is divorce. in Merlung village this is a problem that will be discussed here relating to divorce which is carried out outside the court, this has an impact on the lives of each party, where here it is demanded the rights and obligations of the husband who decides the divorce, will be responsible for his children and wife, as well as common property. If the divorce is carried out outside this court, it is feared that all of these rights cannot be carried out properly and perfectly, where the rights that are obligations are difficult to implement, because they do not have legal force that binds them, so that these rights cannot be implemented properly. with other rights.
Perencanaan Strategi Pemasaran Untuk Meningkatkan Penjualan Produk Batik Khas Jombang di Era New Normal
Authors: Hidayah Listiani , Muflihah Nur , Mayasari Andhika , Afiatna Fatma Ayu Nuning Farida
Published: November 2022

UKM Batik Tulis New Colet Jombang produces three types of batik, namely hand-written batik, stamped batik, and semi-written batik. The problem occurs when batik sales decline due to the Covid-19, so it requires planning a marketing strategy to increase sales in the new normal era. The study aims to determine the internal and exsternal factor in UKM Batik Tulis New Colet Jombang, planning a marketing strategy using SWOT, BCG, and QSPM methods. Internal factors consist of strengths and weaknesses, while external factors consist of opportunities and threats. The results of the SWOT matrix can be seen that difference between internal factors is 1,95 and eksternal factors is -0,19. This shows that position of SMEs in quadrant IV and requires a W-T (Weaknesses-Threats) strategy. The BCG matrix in the dogs position, meaning that sales level is low at 3,25% and has a market share of 0,97 times of the competitor. Furthermore, alternative strategy QSPM method that gets highest TAS score of 4,4 is alternative 1, which means that the SMEs must innovate products with creative motivies.
Peran Pemerintah Kabupaten Pandeglang dalam Edukasi Mitigasi Bencana Tsunami di Sekolah Pesisir Pantai Pandeglang - Banten
Authors: Yuningsih Yuningsih , Legiani Wika Hardika , Bahrudin Febrian Alwan
Published: November 2022

Indonesia is located between 3 tectonic plates, which are the Pacific plate, the Indo-Australian plate, and the Eurasian plate. These 3 plates can collide with each other and can cause earthquakes and tsunamis, based on BNPB data, and in the Indonesia Disaster Risk Index (known as IRBI), Banten province is included in the high-risk class for disasters, including tsunami disasters. The location of the current research was carried out at SMA Negeri 3 Pandeglang and SMA Negeri 15 Pandeglang which were on the coast that were prone to tsunami disasters. The purpose of this study was to describe the relationship between government and schools in tsunami disaster preparedness. This study used a qualitative approach with a descriptive method. Data collection techniques consisted of observation, interviews and documentation. Based on the research results, it is known that the government could demonstrate its role in disaster management through 4 (four) ways, which were legislation, institutions, planning, and capacity building. The results showed that the Pandeglang Regency Government in this case the Pandeglang Regency BPBD was quite successful in Tsunami Disaster Mitigation Education at the Pandeglang Coastal School Banten. In carrying out disaster risk reduction efforts, the Pandeglang Regency Government had a legal basis and was also able to formulate disaster mitigation strategies in schools, which were the establishment of Disaster Resistant Schools (known as STB) and the formation of the Pandeglang Regency Regional Disaster Management Task Force (known as PBD.
Analisis Kejadian Malaria pada Pekerja di Pertambangan: Literature Review
Authors: Dewi Wita Citra , Hasyim Hamzah , Novrikasari Novrikasari
Published: November 2022

The incidence of malaria has spread throughout the world. Every year more than 500 million people in the world are infected with malaria and more than 1,000,000 people die. Malaria spread factors from various possibilities, such as land clearing, excavation, mining. In addition, climatic factors also affect the distribution of the Anopheles mosquito which causes malaria throughout the world. Several studies were conducted on existing mines in Brazil and Columbia. Prevention of all aspects of possible occurrence of malaria is needed in order to emphasize the number of malaria cases in mining throughout the world, including Indonesia.
Penegakan Hukum terhadap Pelanggaran Lalu Lintas di Kota Jambi Melalui Tilang Elektronik Atau Electronic Traffic Law Enforcement (ETLE)
Authors: Leonita Alvarie Norindra , Islah Islah , Hisbah Hisbah
Published: November 2022

This study aims to identify and analyze and criticize law enforcement against traffic violations in the city of Jambi through electronic tickets or ETLE and criticize the obstacles to law enforcement against traffic violations in the city of Jambi through electronic tickets or ETLE and criticize the efforts to overcome the obstacles faced. in law enforcement against traffic violations in the city of Jambi through electronic ticket or ETLE. This research method is empirical juridical. The result of the research is that law enforcement against traffic violations in the city of Jambi through Electronic Traffic Law Enforcement (ETLE) based on Law Number 22 of 2009 concerning Road Traffic and Transportation has been carried out well but has not been effective. There are 2 (two) obstacles in law enforcement against traffic violations in the city of Jambi through electronic tickets or Electronic Traffic Law Enforcement (ETLE), namely the address of the violator of traffic signs does not match the address based on the Vehicle Number Certificate and Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) does not function optimally. Law enforcement efforts against traffic violations in the city of Jambi through electronic traffic tickets or Electronic Traffic Law Enforcement (ETLE), namely providing clarity on the 2018 SOPs or which serve as guidelines for all officers in the practice of implementing the e-ticketing system, providing intense socialization to the community and providing services. call center, coordinate with the local court to be able to include a table of fines for officers and carry out mental development of traffic order in early childhood through the Polsanak program (the police are friends with children) at school.
Inventarisasi Gas Rumah Kaca Asal Jerami Padi serta Upaya Perbaikan Kualitasnya sebagai Pakan Ternak
Authors: Yuliarti Ikke , Maryani Anis Tatik , Afzalani Afzalani , Hoesni Fachroerrozi
Published: November 2022

Rice fields, especially rice straw, is one part of the agricultural sector that contributes to global warming. It is estimated that about 1% of global warming comes from rice fields. One of the efforts that can be done in reducing the contribution of paddy fields is to utilize the remaining harvest in the form of rice straw as animal feed. However, the utilization of rice straw is constrained by its low nutritional value. Therefore it is necessary to carry out ammonia to improve its quality. This study was conducted to determine the potential of rice straw to produce methane gas and to improve its quality using ammonia technology as ruminant feed. This study used a completely randomized design with four urea levels (0, 2, 4, 6% w/w) and six replications. The variables measured were gas production, methane production, total volatile fatty acids (TVFA), metabolic energy (ME), dry matter digestibility (DMD), and organic matter digestibility (OMD). The data obtained were analyzed using analysis of variance, and differences between means using Duncan's multiple range test with a confidence level of P <0.05. The results of the calculation of the production of methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2) from rice straw in Jambi Province in 2021 reached 9,024 Gg CH4 per year and Carbon 3362,167 per year. The results of ammonium hay showed that urea level had a significant effect (P<0.05) on total gas production, gas production of CH4, DMD, OMD, TVFA, and ME. The ammoniated rice straw with urea level up to 4% was the best treatment for total gas production, CH4, TVFA, and ME production. The results of the study concluded that ammoniated rice straw with 4% urea content was the best treatment to improve the quality of rice straw as ruminant feed.
Pengaruh Bauran Pemasaran terhadap Pengalaman Pasien Rawat Inap di Rumah Sakit Permata Hati Kecamatan Mandau Tahun 2022
Authors: Tri Handayani Tengku Widya , Hartono Budi , Abidin Zainal , Ennimay Ennimay , Efendi Ahmad Satria
Published: November 2022

Hospitals have a very strategic role in an effort to accelerate the improvement of public health status. The new paradigm of health care requires hospitals to provide quality services according to the needs and desires of patients. The marketing mix can be used as a marketing tool that makes it easier for hospitals to achieve their marketing goals. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the marketing mix on the experience of inpatients at Permata Hati Hospital, Mandau District in 2022. This type of research was descriptive quantitative using a cross sectional design. This study reveals that the marketing mix affects patient practice with the most dominant variable affecting patient experience is the process variable.
Pengaruh Kepemimpinan, Kemampuan Intelektual dan Lingkungan Kerja terhadap Kinerja Pegawai
Authors: Candra Vivi , Grace Ernest , Silalahi Marto , Efendi Efendi , Simatupang Sudung
Published: November 2022

The study tested the leadership variable, intellectual ability and work environment on employee performance at the Tanah Jawa District Office, Simalungun Regency, North Sumatra, which amounted to 32 employee. The study used quantitative and qualitative methods . The results showed that the questionnaire data instrument items were declared valid and reliable. The regression equation produces a positive correlation between the variables of leadership, intellectual ability and work environment on employee performance with the work environment variable having the greatest relationship to employee performance. Partially (t test) shows leadership has a significant influence on employee performance, intellectual ability has a significant influence on employee performance, work environment has a significant influence on employee performance. Simultaneously the variables of leadership, intellectual ability and work environment have a positive and significant influence on performance This shows that leadership, intellectual ability and work environment when running well in an organization and being able to become a carrying capacity for employees will have a positive impact on employee performance.
Analisis Pengaruh Online Review di Youtube, Citra Merek, dan Persepsi Harga terhadap Keputusan Pembelian Smartphone Oppo
Authors: Giri Brian Luyzh Fernando , Udayana Ida Bagus Nyoman , Maharani Bernadetta Diansepti
Published: November 2022

This study aims to determine the effect of Online Review (X1) on Yotube, Brand Image (X2), and Price Perception (X3) on the Purchase Decision (Y) of Oppo Smartphones. This type of research is a quantitative research by taking samples from students of the Faculty of Economics, Universitas Sarjanawiyata Tamansiswa Yogyakarta batch 2019 - 2020, as many as 93 people who have purchased Oppo brand smartphones as research subjects. Sampling used purposive sampling technique, and data collection was carried out by survey method by distributing questionnaires. The data was processed using the SPSS application by conducting data quality tests, classical assumption tests, multiple regression tests, t tests and coefficients of determination tests. Based on the test results in this research, it shows that the Online Review variable on YouTube and the price perception have a positive and significant effect on the Oppo Smartphone Purchase Decision. While the Brand Image variable has a positive but not significant effect on the Oppo Smartphone Purchase Decision.
Pengaruh Transparent Communication dan Communicated Appreciation Terhadap Job Engagement yang Dimediasi oleh Affective Organizational Commitment pada Karyawan RSGM-P FKG Usakti
Authors: Keisha Kresentia , Gunawan P Andreas Wahyu
Published: November 2022

This study aims to analyze the effect of transparent communication and communicated appreciation on job engagement mediated by affective organizational commitment to the employees of RSGM-P FKG Usakti. This study uses a quantitative method that uses primary data sourced from questionnaires distributed via google forms to employees at RSGM-P FKG Usakti. The research sample was selected using the entire population of 210 employees, consisting of medical and non-medical personnel at RSGM-P FKG Usakti. Analysis of the data used for the hypothesis is Covariance-Based Structural Equation Modeling (CB-SEM), the software used is AMOS, and to test the hypothesis of the mediating variable using the Sobel Test. The results of this study indicate that there are several hypotheses that have a positive effect, including; transparent communication on job engagement; communicated appreciation on job engagement; transparent communication on affective organizational commitment; and communicated appreciation on affective organizational commitment. In addition, the results of this study also found information that there was no positive influence between affective organizational commitment on job engagement; transparent communication on job engagement through affective organizational commitment; and communicated appreciation on job engagement through affective organizational commitment. This research is expected to be a reference for further research on respondents in other health fields or outside the health sector, as well as further research on other factors outside of this research that may influence or mediate job engagement
Analisis Motivasi dan Kerjasama Tim terhadap Produktivitas PT Pradana Indah Sejahtera
Authors: Padang Ilma Sofyana , Sitorus David Humala
Published: November 2022

This study aims to analyze the effect of motivation on productivity, teamwork on productivity, and the effect of motivation and teamwork simultaneously on productivity at PT Pradana Indah Sejahtera. The population of this study were 253 employees. The technique of determining the number of samples taken as respondents in this study is to use Solvin so that the number of samples is 155 employees. Questionnaire as the main data collection tool. Data analysis in this study used multiple linear regression analysis method. The results of the analysis show that the motivation variable has a positive and significant effect on productivity, the teamwork variable has a positive and significant effect on productivity, and the motivation and teamwork variables have a positive and significant effect on productivity. This research has theoretical and managerial implications.
Attitudes towards no-European Immigrants in EU: The Role of Legacy Media and New Media
Authors: Tomaselli Venera , Sampugnaro Rossana
Published: November 2022

Many studies in different scientific fields offer controversial results on the media’s role to influence attitudes towards immigration. In the present paper, the attitude that European public opinion has towards no-European immigration is analysed through data from Eurobarometer in the 3 waves starting in 2017 until the latest updated in 2019 with the aim to estimate the relationship with new and legacy media use. Specifying repeated measures multilevel models, we find that the use of legacy media (TV, press, and radio) and new media (website and online social networks) affects the relationship between citizens’ opinion in EU and attitudes towards no-European immigrants, when the European migration crisis reaches high levels and the migration issue becomes heated for public opinion. High exposure to news communication produces different relationships looking at legacy and new media. If radio, TV, newspapers are used frequently to obtain political information, the attitudes towards external migration are hostile but also in the case of new media. Legacy media manage to soften the negative attitude towards no-European immigrants, at least for low levels of immigration. On the contrary, new media are able to bring European citizens into line with even negative or hostile attitudes.
Emotional Reflexivity in Social Work with Refugees: Implications from Turkey
Authors: Özel Dilara
Published: November 2022

Reflexivity refers to the process of taking the role of others and evaluating oneself from the other’s perspective in the general sense (Rosenberg, 1990). Using reflexivity while conducting research and working with complex issues such as trauma, assault, and abuse assist researchers and employees to be self-aware and reflective of the meaning-making process. This research aims to examine the role of emotional reflexivity for staff working with refugees. Therefore, emotional experiences resulting from engaging with issues of trauma and cultural diversity are analyzed in the scope of emotional reflexivity. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 participants working at different NGOs and of different ages. There are mainly two themes that emerged from the data analysis: praxis and reflexivity. Theme called praxis has two codes as advocacy and reflective action. Theme referred to as reflexivity has three codes: psychological awareness, social distance, wider social and political context, and coping strategies. This study reveals the emotional experiences and the needs of the NGO workers engaging issues with trauma and diversity.
Australian Group on Antimicrobial Resistance (AGAR) Australian Enterococcal Surveillance Outcome Program (AESOP) - Bloodstream Infection Annual Report 2021
Authors: Coombs Geoffrey W , Daley Denise A , Shoby Princy , Mowlaboccus Shakeel
Published: November 2022

From 1 January to 31 December 2021, forty-eight institutions around Australia participated in the Australian Enterococcal Surveillance Outcome Programme (AESOP). The aim of AESOP 2021 was to determine the proportion of enterococcal bacteraemia isolates in Australia that were antimicrobial resistant, and to characterise the molecular epidemiology of the Enterococcus faecium isolates. Of the 1,297 unique episodes of enterococcal bacteraemia investigated, 94.4% were caused by either E. faecalis (54.1%) or E. faecium (40.3%). Ampicillin resistance was detected in one E. faecalis isolate and in 89.3% of E. faecium isolates. Vancomycin non-susceptibility was not detected in E. faecalis but was detected in 37.9% of E. faecium. Overall, 39.6% of E. faecium harboured the vanA and/or vanB genes. For the vanA/vanB positive E. faecium isolates, 35.8% harboured the vanA gene and 64.2% the vanB gene. Although the percentage of vancomycin-resistant E. faecium bacteraemia isolates was significantly lower than that reported in the 2020 AESOP report (presumably due to the COVID-19 elective surgery restrictions placed on hospitals), it remains substantially higher than that recorded in most European countries. Isolates of E. faecium consisted of 73 multi-locus sequence types (STs); 77.2% of isolates were classified into seven major STs each containing more than ten isolates. All major STs belonged to clonal cluster (CC) 17, a major hospital-adapted polyclonal E. faecium cluster. The major STs (ST17, ST1424, ST796, ST78, ST80, ST1421 and ST555) were found across most regions of Australia. The predominant ST was ST17 which was identified in all regions except the Northern Territory. Overall, 46.5% of isolates belonging to the seven major STs harboured the vanA or vanB gene. The AESOP 2021 has shown that enterococcal bacteraemia episodes in Australia are frequently caused by polyclonal ampicillin-resistant high-level gentamicin resistant vanA- or vanB-positive E. faecium which have limited treatment options.
Developmental Changes of Cytochrome c Oxidase and Citrate Synthase in Rat Heart Homogenate.
Authors: Drahota Z , Milerová M , Stieglerová A , Houštěk J , Ošťádal B
Published: November 2022

Activity of cytochrome c oxidase and citrate synthase in rat heart homogenates was determined in 5-, 15-, 28- and 60-day-old rats. The activity of both enzymes increased during postnatal development but their changes followed different kinetics. The membrane-bound cytochrome c oxidase reached its adult values during the early postnatal period, i.e. between days 5 and 15, whereas soluble matrix-localized citrate synthase also continued to increase between days 15 and 60. Our data indicate a relative excess of cytochrome c oxidase in neonatal cardiocytes.
Assessment of the Expected Change in Project Parameters in Terms of the Reliability of Soil Main Channels
Authors: Verdiev A.
Published: November 2022

The purpose of the research was to determine the possibility of determining the absolute change, its distributive law and reliability interval of the project values during the construction and operation period for the relevant parameters of the operated soil main channels. In this regard, in the soil main channels with different engineering-geological and operational conditions selected as the research object, based on the comparison of the project value of the live sectional area, wetted perimeter, hydraulic radius and bottom slope with the value formed during operation, the absolute change in its functional parameter was applied. The level of dispersion of the parameters formed during the operation of the channels around the point values determined during the projecting, the reliability intervals covering them were evaluated according to the absolute change. The results of long-term field research were carried out using the probability theory and mathematical-statistics methods and the Excel program. It was tested by Pearson criterion that the relative frequency of the absolute change in the studied parameters of the channels obeys the normal distributive law. It was determined that the absolute change occurred with probability of reliability of 5,61 m2 < Δω < 5,89 m2 on the live sectional area, 5,97 m < Δχ < 6,22 m on the wetted perimeter, with reliability intervals of 0,00009 < ΔJ < 0,00017 on the bottom slope in the soil main channels and this change had an effect on the working capacity of the channels. During the projecting of the channels, taking into account the dispersion interval around the point values of the relevant parameters, it was considered important that it should be evaluated according to the reliability interval for the absolute change.
State and Development of Agriculture and the Impact of Innovative and Investment Activities on It
Authors: Asranova G.
Published: November 2022

Modern scientific and technological progress is unthinkable without an intellectual product obtained as a result of innovative activity. The authors often put different meanings into the term ‘innovation’. A number of foreign and domestic authors give different definitions of innovation. One of the main areas of innovation is biotechnological systems for breeding animals using genetic and cell engineering methods. Also, the normal functioning of the agro-industrial complex began to be hindered by the weak infrastructure of markets, the lack of effective systems for their regulation, the presence of interregional trade barriers, and the artificial containment of prices by the administrations of the regions. Due to the underdevelopment of the market infrastructure, normal communication between food producers is still not ensured, the possibility of selling products by domestic agricultural producers at affordable prices is limited. All these are issues of innovative development.
Ruins of the Future: On the Possibility of Life in the Aṭlāl
Authors: Webster Annie
Published: November 2022

This article explores two tales of future ruination from the collection Iraq+100 (2016): Diaa Jubaili’s ‘The Worker’ and Hassan Blasim’s ‘The Gardens of Babylon’. These stories, contained in what has been described as ‘the first anthology of science fiction to have emerged from Iraq’, imagine post-oil futures set in the ruins of Iraq’s petroleum industry. Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing has lamented the fact that the ‘driving beat’ of progress controls us ‘even in tales of ruination’. Here, I argue that reading ruins in these speculative stories anachronistically, through the pre-Islamic poetic tradition of the aṭlāl (which can be translated as ‘remains’ or ‘ruins’), disrupts the driving beat of progress to reveal heterogeneous temporalities and alternative histories. Whereas the poetics of the aṭlāl are traditionally associated with nostalgia, I trace how ruins in Iraq+100 induce states of ‘solastalgia’, a neologism coined by environmental philosopher Glenn Albrecht in 2003 to describe the existential distress caused by environmental changes. I conclude that the aṭlāl topos is a renewable poetic and political resource which illuminates alternative rhythms of ruination through an ancestral narrative syntax and, when read in this anachronistic mode, exposes changing dynamics in the nature/culture dialectic across centuries.
School Leaders' and Teachers' Preparedness to Support Education in Rwanda during the COVID-19 Emergency
Authors: Carter Emma , Cortez Ochoa Artemio Arturo , Leonard Philip , Nzaramba Samuel , Rose Pauline
Published: November 2022

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all Rwandan schools were closed in March 2020; they started to reopen in November 2020. To understand the Rwandan schools' level of preparedness to teach remotely during this unprecedented emergency, and for the eventual return to school, we conducted phone surveys with school leaders and teachers in 298 secondary schools in August 2020. Drawing from knowledge mobilization theory and quantitative data, our results indicate that there were gaps in school leaders' and teachers' access to technology and training, and a lack of preparedness that could inform policy and practice in future emergencies. Our findings reveal that, before the pandemic, the male teachers in Rwanda had more access than the female teachers to both technological devices and online experience, and that the teachers from well-resourced schools were more likely than teachers from regular schools to own some kind of device to use for teaching. We found that the teachers whose school leaders had received guidance on how to continue education during the school closures were more likely to receive their support. Two additional findings were that younger teachers were more likely than the older ones to support their students during the school closures, and that the school leaders and teachers we surveyed believed that students from low-income families and rural areas benefitted the least from remote learning. These findings indicate that, in Rwanda, the level of preparedness to support schooling during the COVID-19 emergency was negatively affected by preexisting and ongoing inequalities in access to both material and nonmaterial resources.
Efektifitas Metode Demonstrasi dan Bedside Teaching terhadap Keterampilan Pemeriksaan Haemoglobin pada Mahasiswa Tingkat I Semester II Prodi D III Kebidanan STIKes Kendedes Malang
Authors: Ermadona Miftakhul Mahfirah , Mauludiyah Indah
Published: November 2022

Sikap professional dibutuhkan untuk meningkatkan mutu pelayanan, oleh karena itu bidan harus kompeten dalam bidang pengetahuan, keterampilan, pendidikan dan sikap, yang mana ketiga aspek tersebut dapat dicapai dalam proses pendidikan. Metode pembelajaran merupakan seperangkat komponen yang telah dikombinasikan secara optimal untuk pembelajaran yang berkualitas. Agar tujuan pembelajaran dapat tercapai, pemilihan metode pembelajaran harus dilakukan secara tepat. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui efektifitas metode demonstrasi dan bedside teaching terhadap keterampilan pemeriksaan haemoglobin. Desain penelitian menggunakan analitik komparatif. Sampel berjumlah 44 responden dengan menggunakan purposive sampling yang kemudian dibagi menjadi 2 kelompok yang masing-masing kelompok beranggotakan 22 responden. Teknik analisis data menggunakan uji Mann Whitney U Test. Hasil penelitian menunjukan metode demonstrasi 15 responden (34,1%) memiliki kemampuan keterampilan baik dan 7 responden (15,9%) memiliki kemampuan keterampilan cukup dalam keterampilan pemeriksaan haemoglobin, sedangkan metode bedside teaching 19 responden (43,2%) memiliki kemampuan keterampilan baik dan 3 responden (6,8%) memiliki kemampuan keterampilan cukup. Hasil analisa data menggunakan Mann Whitney U Test didapatkan hasil U yang lebih kecil digunakan untuk pengujian dan dibandingkan dengan U Table. Sehingga dapat disimpulkan bahwa metode bedside teaching lebih efektif dibandingkan metode demontrasi tehadap keterampilan pemeriksaan Haemoglobin. Disarankan kepada pengajar agar lebih menerapkan lagi metode bedside teaching pada praktikum khususnya Pemeriksaan Haemoglobin.
Ekstrak Daun Sirih untuk Keputihan pada Wanita Usia Subur di SMA Negeri 1 Wanayasa Purwakarta
Authors: Yulianti Lia , Rahayu Sri , Wahidin Wahidin , Raidanti Dina
Published: November 2022

Keputihan merupakan masalah kesehatan yang sering ditemukan pada wanita. Penyebab keputihan adalah masalah kebersihan pada area organ intim seperti kurang bersih pada saat membersihkan organ intim setelah buang air kecil dan buang air besar. Daun sirih mengandung minyak atsiri, chavikol yang menyebabkan daun sirih memiliki bau yang khas dan memilik khasiat untuk membunuh bakteri yang merupakan tanaman obat tradisional yang telah diketahui efektif dalam mengobati berbagai jenis penyakit secara tradisional. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui manfaat ekstra daun sirih hijau untuk keputihan pada wanita usia subur di SMA Negeri 1 Wanayasa Purwakarta.  penelitian ini adalah rancangan Pra Eksperimen (Pre-Experiment Design) dengan menggunakan desain penelitian Case Control, jumlah sampel yang di ambil yaitu sebanyak 30 orang responden dengan menggunakan teknik purposive sampling. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan rata-rata keputihan yang dialami sebelum diberikan perlakuan adalah 60.00. Setelah dilakukan perlakuan meminum daun sirih dua kali sehari selama jangka waktu seminggu rata-rata keputihan yang dialami adalah 86.7. p-value 0,041. Kesimpulan penelitian ini yaitu  ada efek meminum air rebusan daun sirih terhadap keputihan pada siswi SMA 1Wanayasa Purwakarta. Dapat disarankan kepada wanita usia subur perlu memanfaatkan ekstra daun siri untuk mengurangi masalah keputihan salah satu caranya dengan meminum air rebusan daun sirih.
Biomechanical effects of individualized artificial titanium alloy lamina implantation after laminectomy: A finite element analysis
Authors: Gong Xuqiang , Zhang Aobo , Han Qing , Wang Yang , Liu Yang , Jiao Jianhang , Yue Jing , Chen Hao , Luo Wangwang , Wang Jincheng , Wu Minfei
Published: November 2022

Background and objectives: Laminectomy is a common surgical procedure in spine surgery. However, disruption of the posterior ligamentous complex of the spine may lead to a range of postoperative complications. Artificial lamina as a kind of bionic implant can well restore the posterior spinal structure. In this study, an individualized artificial titanium alloy lamina was designed to reconstruct the posterior spinal structure after laminectomy and explored its biomechanical effects, which could provide a theoretical basis for the clinical application of the artificial lamina.

Methods: Three finite element models were constructed, namely the nonlinear and non-homogeneous intact model of the whole lumbar spine, the lumbar decompression alone surgical model, and the artificial lamina implantation surgical model. The range of motion, intradiscal pressure, and annulus fibrosus peak stress were compared between the three models at the surgical and adjacent segments. The stresses of the artificial lamina and fixation screws were also analyzed for the four movement states.

Results: Compared with the intact model, the lumbar decompression alone surgical model showed an increase in range of motion, intradiscal pressure, and annulus fibrosus peak stresses at the surgical segment and adjacent segments under all conditions. The artificial lamina implantation surgical model showed an increase in these measurements only in flexion, increasing by 7.5%–22.5%, 7.6%–17.9%, and 6.4%–19.3%, respectively, over the intact model, while there was little difference under other conditions. The peak stresses in both the screw and the artificial lamina were highest in axial rotation, i. e. 46.53 MPa and 53.84 MPa, respectively. Screw stresses were concentrated on the connection between the screw and the artificial lamina, and artificial lamina stresses were concentrated on the spinous root, around the screw hole, and the contact with the vertebral body.

Conclusion: An individualized artificial titanium alloy lamina can effectively reduce the range of motion, intradiscal pressure, and annulus fibrosus stress at the surgical segment and adjacent segments. The application of artificial lamina could better preserve the biomechanical properties of the intact lumbar spine and reduce the risk of adjacent segmental disease.
Exploiting the potential of extracellular vesicles as delivery vehicles for the treatment of melanoma
Authors: Hou Chongchao , Wu Qiang , Xu Lizhou , Cui Rongwei , Ou Rongying , Li Danyang , Xu Yunsheng
Published: November 2022

Melanoma, the most aggressive skin cancer that originated from genetic mutations in the melanocytes, is still a troublesome medical problem under the current therapeutic approaches, which include surgical resection, chemotherapy, photodynamic therapy, immunotherapy, biochemotherapy and targeted therapy. Nanotechnology has significantly contributed to the development of cancer treatment in the past few years, among which extracellular vesicles (EVs) are nanosized lipid bilayer vesicles secreted from almost all cells that play essential roles in many physiological and pathological processes. In terms of melanoma therapy, the unique physicochemical properties of EVs make them promising nanocarriers for drug transportation compared to other synthetic nanocarriers. Moreover, EVs can be further engineered to maximize their drug delivery potential. Herein, in this minireview, we gave a brief overview of EV-based drug delivery strategies for melanoma therapy, in which different therapeutics delivered via EVs were summarized. We also highlighted the current progress of the EV-based delivery platform for melanoma therapy in clinical trials. The obstacles to applying exosomes in clinical practice toward further translation of EVs melanoma therapy were also discussed at the end. In summary, EVs offer promising prospects for melanoma therapy, whilst the ways for unlocking EVs’ full potential in melanoma therapies should be further investigated by solving relevant issues which hamper EVs-based melanoma therapy translation in the future.
Potential dsRNAs can be delivered to aquatic for defense pathogens
Authors: Nie Wenhao , Chen Xiaojiao , Tang Yueyao , Xu Nianjun , Zhang Hao
Published: November 2022

The use of antibiotics to facilitate resistance to pathogens in aquatic animals is a traditional method of pathogen control that is harmful to the environment and human health. RNAi is an emerging technology in which homologous small RNA molecules target specific genes for degradation, and it has already shown success in laboratory experiments. However, further research is needed before it can be applied in aquafarms. Many laboratories inject the dsRNA into aquatic animals for RNAi, which is obviously impractical and very time consuming in aquafarms. Therefore, to enable the use of RNAi on a large scale, the methods used to prepare dsRNA need to be continuously in order to be fast and efficient. At the same time, it is necessary to consider the issue of biological safety. This review summarizes the key harmful genes associated with aquatic pathogens (viruses, bacteria, and parasites) and provides potential targets for the preparation of dsRNA; it also lists some current examples where RNAi technology is used to control aquatic species, as well as how to deliver dsRNA to the target hydrobiont.