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Menegoisasikan Identitas Seksual dan Identitas Religius: Pengalaman Perempuan Kristen Berorientasi Homoseksual
Authors: Djami Marina Berlian Sarah , Syafiq Muhammad 
Published: November 2021

Becoming a lesbian as well as a follower of a religion that opposes homosexuality creates an ambivalent and contradictory experience. This study aims to reveal the personal experiences of four homosexually oriented Christian women in Surabaya. All participants are members of Protestant Christian church congregations with different denominations. Data were collected using semi-structured interviews and analyzed using an interpretive phenomenological analysis technique. The results of this study reveal three main themes, namely: living in two worlds, reconciling homosexual identity with religion, and making life decisions. The first theme reflects the dilemma experienced by the subjects when they realized that their choice as a homosexual was a sin in the perspective of their religion but they could not be able to force themselves to be a heterosexual woman. The second theme describes how the subjects tried to compromise between their homosexual orientation and their religious teachings. The last theme contains how choices are made when homosexual identity cannot be compromised with religious identity. This study concludes that most of the participants are trying to become a devout Christian and at the same time be able to engage in the same-sex sexual orientation.
Keywords: homosexual identity, religious identity, lesbian, Christian
Abstrak
Menjadi lesbian sekaligus menjadi pemeluk suatu agama yang menentang homoseksualitas melahirkan pengalaman yang ambivalen dan kontradiktif. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengungkap pengalaman personal empat perempuan Kristen yang berorientasi homoseksual di Surabaya. Seluruh partisipan merupakan bagian dari anggota jemaat gereja Kristen Protestan dengan denominasi yang berbeda. Data dikumpulkan menggunakan wawancara semiterstruktur dan dianalisis dengan teknik analisis fenomenologi interpretatif. Penelitian ini berhasil mengungkap tiga tema utama yaitu: hidup dalam dua dunia, mendamaikan diri, dan mengambil keputusan hidup. Tema pertama mencerminkan dilema yang dialami para subjek ketika menyadari pilihannya sebagai homoseksual adalah dosa namun tidak mampu memaksakan diri untuk menyukai lawan jenis. Tema kedua menggambarkan bagaimana para subjek berupaya mengkompromikan antara orientasi homoseksualitasnya dengan ajaran agamanya. Tema terakhir memuat bagaimana pilihan diambil ketika identitas homoseksual tidak dapat dikompromikan dengan identitas religius. Hasil penelitian ini menyimpulkan bahwa sebagian besar partisipan berupaya menjadi seorang Kristen yang taat dan sekaligus dapat menjalani orientasi seksual sesama jenis.
ANALISA PENGARUH AKTIVATOR KALIUM DAN KONDISI MATERIAL PADA BETON GEOPOLYMER DARI LIMBAH B3 FLY ASH BATUBARA TERHADAP KUAT TEKAN
Authors: Chandra Denie , Firdaus  
Published: November 2021

Beton Geopolymer merupakan beton ramah lingkungan yang mana bahan utama yang digunakan memanfaatkan limbah B3 fly ash Batubara yang dijadikan sebagai pengganti semen. Material yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini dilakukan pemanasan dengan oven. Dan aktivator yang digunakan sebagai pembentuk beton geopolymer adalah Kalium. Tujuannya untuk mengetahui pengaruh aktivator untuk mencapai mutu beton yang di rencanakan berupa beton ringan dengan mutu yang tinggi. Sehingga penelitian ini dapat dijadikan pedoman dalam pembuatan beton ringan dengan mutu tinggi dan ramah lingkungan. Adapun secara spesifik tujuan yang ingin diketahui berapa besar perbedaan mutu beton geopolymer yang menggunakan aktivator Kalium dengan prilaku semua material kering oven. Dengan Mutu beton rencana 30 Mpa, pengujian di laboratorium Fakultas Teknik Sipil Universitas Bina Darma Palembang dengan membuat 18 benda uji silinder diameter 100 mm x 200 mm. Pembuatan benda uji dilakukan kondisi material aggregat dalam kondisi Saturated Surface Dry (SSD) dan kering oven pada suhu 60°C dengan waktu 1 jam, dengan perawatan benda silinder dengan suhu ruangan sampai waktu benda uji akan di uji. Produk penelitian yang dilakukan adalah grafik hubungan perilaku material kondisi SSD dan kering oven pada material beton gopolymer dengan aktivator Kalium dalam menerima beban tekan. Dari grafik tersebut dapat dilihat pengaruh kondisi material dan aktivator Kalium sebagai material beton geopolymer dalam menerima beban tekan dengan nilai kuat tekan fc 30 Mpa.
PERANCANGAN APLIKASI INVENTARISASI SUKU CADANG PERALATAN METEOROLOGI BERBASIS SISTEM OPERASI ANDROID DENGAN DATABASE SQLITE PADA SUB BIDANG INSTRUMENTASI REKAYASA PERALATAN METEOROLOGI BMKG
Authors: Muniroh Nur , Muzayyinul Achkam Dicki Achmad 
Published: November 2021

The object of this research is the sub-field of instrumentation and engineering of the Jakarta BMKG meteorological equipment. This sub-sector of instrumentation and engineering of meteorological equipment is that which provides spare parts for meteorological equipment for meteorological stations throughout Indonesia.
In the inventory of spare parts in the sub-field of instrumentation and engineering of meteorological equipment, MS Excel is still used on the computer so it is not practical and cannot be carried anywhere.
By using the spare parts inventory application on this android phone and with the SQLite database, it will make it easier for the spare parts inventory process and more practical and can be carried everywhere.
PERANCANGAN JARINGAN WIRELESS LAN DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN ROUTER OS MIKROTIK PADA SEKOLAH DASAR NEGERI PAHONJEAN 01
Authors: Kennedy Janero , Nur Rohman Soleh 
Published: November 2021

The background is a problem that occurs in al-Ittihad elementary school which causes the author to take the title of this thesis. . Around the Al-Ittihad Elementary School, the network signal from ISP providers, both GSM and CDMA, is not very good so that the data access received is not optimal. This is based on the author's own experience using GSM modems, surveys and interviews with teachers and school staff at Al-Ittihad Elementary School. Also faced with the fact that the high tariff for unlimited data access from the service provider PT. Telkom (speedy) made the author look for a solution, is there another way that is cheaper and simpler to be able to use the internet easily in the scope of this al-Ittihad elementary school comfortably, safely without having to worry about banned sites.
The purpose and objective of the research is to first recognize and understand further computer network technology, especially wireless/wireless (wireless) networks. Both members make it easy for users to access the internet. Third, knowing the technique of making / building an infrastructure and implementation. Fourth, get to know information technology in the al-Ittihad elementary school environment.
The research method is the method used by the author in the preparation of this thesis. The author uses methods and techniques to compile and present appropriate and accurate information. Therefore, appropriate methods and techniques are needed to obtain valid and accountable data. The method used by the author is as follows, the first research location. Second Collecting data and third Designing. Implementation is discussing how to install and configure the devices used in designing the WLAN network at the Al-Ittihad elementary school in Cilacap with Mikrotik.
The output or results achieved in the design of this WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) is to provide convenience for teachers, students and school visitors in accessing the internet, accessing the internet is not only in the school room but can also be accessed around the school environment via a wireless network. and does not require a data cable so that it is more efficient and effective.
PERANCANGAN SISTEM INFORMASI PENGGAJIAN PADA PT WANGSA INDAH NUSANTARA
Authors: Dina Merlinda Izzah  , Trisnawati Meli 
Published: November 2021

The payroll information system in Aldomaru still uses Microsoft Excel, so there are often difficulties in finding payroll data if at any time the data is needed and it takes a long time to make data reports. This causes inefficient processing of payroll data. So we need a computerized system for processing payroll data in Aldomaru. So that it can be used as a fast, precise and accurate information in the form of an application.
The research methods used are analytical methods and fact-finding methods: interviews, observations, and literature studies. Design method through database design and database application. The result achieved is the introduction of a payroll database system that facilitates the performance of the payroll department of PT Wangsa Indah Nusantara. The conclusion of this study is that the design of a new database can facilitate the payment of salaries.
The objectives of this study include: finding the obstacles faced by the employee payroll department at PT Wangsa Indah Nusantara, designing an employee payroll information system. In this design, the author uses Visual Basic.NET programming language with database format using Microsoft Access 2010.
The result to be achieved is the design of a payroll information system for management to make it more efficient and effective in making decisions on matters relating to payroll. The conclusion of this paper is that with the Payroll Application, the payroll administration section can easily make reports.
Kisspeptin and Spexin: lipid profile and sperm parameters in infertile and fertile male subjects
Authors: Muhammad Hasan Raza Raja  , Mussarat  Ashraf  , Sher  Khan  , Farooqui Nida , Arfa Azhar  , Rehman Rehana 
Published: November 2021

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE: Kisspeptin (KP) and spexin (SPX) are neuropeptides that play a substantial role in metabolism and sexual function. Our objective is to explore the association of spexin and kisspeptin with sperm parameters and lipid profile in the infertile male population.
METHODOLOGY: The cross-sectional study was conducted from March 2017 till July 2018 in Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan, after acquiring ethical approval (4813-BBS-ERC-17). Convenient sampling was applied to recruit 44 normozoospermic subjects as controls and 44 patients with abnormal sperm parameters”. Serum levels of kisspeptin and spexin were measured by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay and Cobas c111 analyzer was used for estimation of high and low density-lipoprotein, triglyceride and serum cholesterol levels. Mann-Whitney U tests and spearman’s rank correlation test were used to analyze quantitative variables, and data was presented by means, standard error (SE) and correlations coefficient, with a statistical significance set at p≤0.05.
RESULTS: The mean kisspeptin values of ‘altered sperm parameters’ males 13.23 ± 3.34 were lower than normal sperm parameters 31.89 ± 3.25 (p<0.001). The mean spexin values of altered sperm parameters 383.57 ± 21.09 were less than compared to normal sperm parameters 502.76 ± 19.77 (p<0.001). Correlation of KP and SPX levels was (r-value = 0.332, p= 0.002). There was no significant correlation was found between KP and SPX with lipid profile parameters.
CONCLUSION: Spexin and kisspeptin levels observed were higher in male subjects with normal sperm parameters and had a significant positive correlation with each other. There was no impact of spexin on lipid profile and obesity.
COMPARISON OF SPIROMETRY DATA AND SYMPTOMS BETWEEN MALE AND FEMALE SMOKERS WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE
Authors: Rida Khan  , Hafiz Muhamamd Waseem  , Sadia Nazir  , Shumaila Doggar  , Mohsin Ali Cheema  , Khalid Parvez Lone  
Published: November 2021

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a heterogeneous disease, showing the exaggerated response of airways to any injurious stimulus. It is no longer considered as the disease of men as it is becoming increasingly prevalent in females. Evidence suggests that gender affects the clinical presentation of the disease. The objectives of the study is to compare spirometry data between male and female smokers with COPD and to study the association of cough, sputum, and dyspnea with gender in smokers with COPD.
METHODOLOGY: This descriptive study was conducted at the University of Health Sciences Lahore. The study sample included 41 COPD patients with a history of smoking. After taking written informed consent, patients were recruited from the outpatient departments of tertiary care hospitals of Lahore by convenience sampling technique. A complete history was taken, and spirometry was done on each subject. The subjects were divided into male and female groups, followed by the comparison of Spirometry data between the groups and association of symptoms with gender using appropriate statistical techniques.
RESULTS: The results of this study demonstrated females were significantly younger and exhibited a greater decline of lung functions with similar pack-years history compared to male smokers with COPD. The most common presentation of females was breathlessness compared to male patients, who had sputum production as the most common presentation.
CONCLUSION: Significant differences were seen in spirometry and clinical presentation of the disease in male and female COPD groups, showing the onset and symptomology of the disease.
Frequency of osteoporosis in patients with peptic ulcer disease
Authors: Amber Amin  , Qaisar Farooq  , Jameel Rizwan 
Published: November 2021

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE:
Peptic ulcer disease (PUD) is one of the common presentations in the medical as well as Gastroenterology clinics and it can end up in various short- and long-term complications among which osteoporosis is highly under rated. Therefore, the present study was designed to determine the frequency of osteoporosis in cases having PUD.
METHODOLOGY: A cross-sectional study was conducted at the Department of Medicine during 1st January 2020 to 30th June 2020 in Sheikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore. The diagnosed cases of PUD on the basis of history and endoscopic findings with the age range of 20 to 60 years were included. Osteoporosis was labelled as yes, where a T-score of ≤ -2.5 on DEXA scan was noted.
RESULTS: In this study, there were a total of 139 cases, out of which 75 (53.95%) were males and 64 (46.05%) females. The mean age of the participants was 48.11±9.43 years. Osteoporosis was observed in 14 (10.07%) out of 139 cases. Osteoporosis was seen in 05 (6.67%) males vs 09 (14.06%) females in their respective groups with p= 0.148. Osteoporosis was observed in 4 (5.80%) cases with a duration of PUD up to 2 years and 10 (14.28%) cases with duration more than this with p= 0.096
CONCLUSION: Osteoporosis is not uncommon in cases with Peptic ulcer disease, and there is no significant association with any of the confounders of this study.
Self-disclosed oral hygiene habits from students of Bahria University Medical and Dental College, Karachi campus
Authors: Ali Rabiya , Nadia Khalid  , Fareeha  , Shireen Jawed  , Naila Masood  , Fatima Syed  
Published: November 2021

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE: Dental hygiene reflects the overall health and impacts the quality of life. The present study was designed to assess knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding oral hygiene among medical and dental undergraduate students and to compare the oral hygiene habits among male and female students
METHODOLOGY: A cross-sectional study was conducted among medical and dental students of Bahria University Medical and Dental College, Karachi (BUMDC) from December 2018 to January 2019. Ethical approval was taken from the ERC committee of Bahria University Medical and Dental College (ERC/2/2018). Students (n= 332) of MBBS and BDS from first to final year were enrolled by non-probability convenience sampling technique. A self-structured questionnaire was used to obtain data. Percentages were determined for each response. The Chi-Square test was used to check the association of oral hygiene outcomes with respect to gender.
RESULTS: The study comprised 332 male and female students, out of which 189 (56.9%) were dental and 143(43.1%) were medical. The majority of students (71.4%) were female. The mean age of participants was 20.8± 1.3 years, 44.6% used toothbrushes, 33.7% used toothbrush and floss, and 21.4% used toothbrush and miswak, 61.4% of respondents have brushed their teeth twice a day, 5.1% of respondents were reported bad smell from their teeth, 58.1% were complaining sore jaws. Dental hygiene was significantly associated with gender (p≤ 0.05). Females have better practices and a positive attitude toward oral hygiene.
CONCLUSION: Female students had better oral hygiene knowledge and practices with more positive attitude as compared to male counterparts.
Clinopathological assessment of epulis lesions from Sindh Pakistan
Authors: Surwaich Arhama , Channa Surwaich Ali , Iqbal Waqas , Majid Abdul , Ahmed Arsalan , Fida Baloch  , Naeem Bukhari  
Published: November 2021

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES: Gingival enlargement is a common characteristic of gums infection. Enlargement of the gums can possibly occur due to numerous factors, comprising of inflammatory disorders as well as certain meditational side effects. Pyogenic granuloma expresses as red, small erythematous papules on pedunculated or rather sessile base. The current study aims to evaluate the cases of epulis and to grade histological types of epulis.
METHODOLOGY: This descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out at oral surgery OPD ISRA Dental College for a six-month duration. The diagnosis of epulis was made on the basis of clinical and histological examination. The research data was recorded on pre-designed proforma, and data were analyzed using SPSS version 22.0 (IBM, Corporation).
RESULTS: Out of 150 study subjects, 90 (60%) patients were female, while 60 (40%) were male. Majority of the cases in our study were found with a maxillary site (n=93, 62.0%). Most had a size of 2cm-3cm (n=132, 76%). Coral Pink color was the most common in (n=90, 60%) patients, followed by red color (n=45, 30%) and pale color was found in (n=15,10%) of the cases. The histological findings proved pyogenic granuloma was most common in (n=75, 50%) of the cases followed by fibrous epulis (n=63, 42%), peripheral giant cell granuloma (n=6, 4%) and Peripheral ossifying fibroma (n=6, 4%).
CONCLUSION: Pyogenic granulomas are the most prevalent reactive lesion. The lesions were more common in females in maxilla portion, and they were mostly found in the second to third decade of life.
Parental relationship with children during covid-19 lockdown in Punjab Pakistan
Authors: Ahmad Bilal  , Saba Nawaz  , Shakeela Altaf  
Published: November 2021

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE: The Western studies had reported a change in parent child relationship during COVID-19 lockdown. The present study was conducted to assess the parental relationship with children during COVID-19 lockdown in Punjab province of Pakistan.
METHODOLOGY: The study involved correlational research design. 529 parents from the Punjab province were recruited using a Google Form based questionnaire, which also contained information about the nature of the study and informed consent. The study was conducted from March 2020 to May 2020. The study was duly approved by Research Ethics Committee at The Islamia University of Bahawalpur vide No. REC/B/G-3/2020-S. The participants were required to give their consent for participation in the online study. The Child Parent Relationship Scale (CPRS) was appended to a single questionnaire to collect the data. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, version 25, was used for statistical analysis. The correlation analysis, t-test, and analysis of variance were used to compute results.
RESULTS: The study found a statistically significant positive correlation between closeness and dependence and a positive significant but weak correlation of conflict with both closeness and dependence. The mothers had more closeness and dependence with their children as compared to fathers. There were found no age wise differences in a parental relationship for conflicts, closeness, and dependence.
CONCLUSION: The study concluded that mothers had more closeness and dependence with their children as compared to fathers. Moreover, the age of parents had no effect on their relationship with children.
Significance of Diet in Acne Vulgaris patients attending Dermatology clinic at Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi
Authors: Afnan Badder Hina , Sadaf Ahmed Asim  , Mehreen Amer  , Sahar Soomro  , Areesha Khan  , Rabiya khan  , Meeraal Kaikaus  
Published: November 2021

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE: The pathology of acne is vaguely understood to date, current epidemiologic evidence in Eastern populations indicates that consumption of chocolate, milk intake, fatty products, and glycemic load may be involved. Previously little research has been conducted highlighting the possible relationship between diet and acne among patients in Pakistan. The objective of this study was to identify the association of acne vulgaris and dietary intake patterns.
METHODOLOGY: An observational study enrolled 246 participants, both genders, 16 to 40 years of age, diagnosed with Acne Vulgaris recruited from a tertiary-care hospital out-patient clinic in Karachi. The structured questionnaire consisted of various methods for assessing nutritional parameters. Statistical analysis was carried out using SPSS, the association of Acne was tested with dietary habits using Pearson-Chi Square test. Food items with a p-value less than 0.05 in the Chi Square test were considered in Binary logistic regression for estimating the risk for Acne with a 95% confidence interval (C.I.).
RESULTS: Fifty-two percent of participants were found with mild acne, use of yogurt, ice cream butter, margarine, French fries, chocolate, bakery chips, white bread, vegetable, fruits, cake dates, and pickles give a significant association with severity of acne using Fisher's Exact test p<0.05. Logistic regression showed that butter gave more risk for acne with an odds ratio of 1.11 and 95% C.I. (1.0, 9.2).
CONCLUSION: It can be stated that dairy products, high glycemic index, and fatty foods are associated with acne aggravation in our population. As patients are always concerned about dietary advice, suggesting that they reduce these products would help them maintain their skin.
Measuring area-level disadvantage in Australia: development of a locally sensitive indicator
Authors: Kerr Jessica , Mavoa Suzanne , Schroers Ralf-Dieter , Eagleson Serryn , Exeter Daniel , Watkins Alison , Thornton Lukar 
Published: November 2021

Background In Australia, the Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), which includes the Index of Relative Socioeconomic Disadvantage (IRSD), captures the socioeconomic characteristics of areas. Because SEIFA rankings are relative to the country or state, the decile categorisations may not reflect an area’s socioeconomic standing relative to areas nearby.
Aims The aim of the research was to explore whether IRSD rankings could be re-ranked to become locally sensitive.
Data and methods Using existing SEIFA data to redistribute the membership of current decile IRSD groups, we tested three methods to re-rank all SA1 areas relative to the nearest areas capped at: (1) the nearest 99 neighbours, (2) a population threshold of 50,000 (3) a distance threshold of 10 km.
Results The reclassification of SEIFA IRSD deciles was largest (up to 8 decile points of change) when comparing the nearest neighbour and population threshold local methods to current state-based rankings. Moreover, compared to using current national and state SEIFA IRSD rankings, the use of local rankings resulted in more evenly distributed deciles between cities, regional, and remote areas.
Conclusions Because SEIFA IRSD rankings are used to allocate resources and health services, we encourage the combined use of a state and local ranking to refine areas considered the most disadvantaged.