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PEMBERDAYAAN KELUARGA BERBASIS MASJID PADA MASYARAKAT SAMIN DI JEPANG MARGOMULYO BOJONEGORO
Authors: Musyafaah Nur Lailatul 
Published: August 2018

<p><strong>Abstract</strong>: Samin community is a group of people who embrace the teachings of Saminisme. Doctrine Society Samin community in Jepang hamlet, Margomulyo village, Bojonegoro district is one of the descendants of the followers of the teachings of Samin Surosentiko. Issues raised in devotion is less than optimal utilization of the potential for al-Huda mosque as a place of social activities. A Form of assistance is by pushing mosque staff along with administrator and PLKB technicians using the mosque as a place of formation and development of a cadre of family resilience. The strategy of this assistance is by the using research methods with the community (CBR). The Steps of mentoring are inculturation, mapping (both of geographical and social mapping), participatory community organizing, FGD, and action programs in the form of BKB, BKR and BKL. Output in the empowerment of this mosque is to form BKB, BKR, and BKL group and to increase skills of propulsion of the <em>tribina</em><em> </em> groups as a counselor.</p><p><strong>Keywords:</strong> Samin community, family empowerment, potential mosques</p><p> </p><p><strong>Abstrak</strong>: Masyarakat Samin adalah sekelompok masyarakat yang menganut ajaran Saminisme. Ajaran Masyarakat Masyarakat Samin di dusun Jepang, desa Margomulyo, kabupaten Bojonegoro merupakan salah satu dari sekian keturunan pengikut ajaran Samin Surosentiko. Permasalahan yang diangkat dalam pengabdian adalah kurang optimalnya pemanfaatan potensi masjid al-Huda sebagai tempat kegiatan sosial kemasyarakatan. Bentuk pendampingan yang dilakukan adalah dengan mendorong takmir masjid beserta pengurusnya dan penyuluh PLKB menggunakan masjid sebagai tempat pembinaan dan pengembangan kader ketahanan keluarga. Strategi yang digunakan dalam pendampingan ini menggunakan metode penelitian bersama masyarakat (CBR). Langkah-langkah pendampingan yang dilakukan dalam pengabdian ini melalui inkulturasi (pembauran kepada masyarakat secara langsung), mapping (baik mapping geografis dan sosial untuk memetakan kondisi fisik dan sosial masyarakat dampingan), pengorganisasian masyarakat secara partisipatif, FGD, dan melakukan aksi program dengan mendorong keterlibatan masyarakat dalam kegiatan partisipatoris bersama masyarakat Samin dengan membentuk kelompok untuk program kegiatan BKB, BKR dan BKL. Output dalam pemberdayaan masjid ini adalah membentuk kelompok BKB, BKR dan BKL serta meningkatnya keterampilan tenaga penggerak kelompok tribina sebagai konselor.</p><strong>Kata kunci</strong>: masyarakat Samin, pemberdayaan keluarga, potensi masjid
DAMPAK PELAKSANAAN PROGRAM SEKOLAH LIMA HARI TERHADAP LEMBAGA PENDIDIKAN ISLAM DI KOTA SALATIGA
Authors: Muawanah Siti 
Published: August 2018

<p>Program Sekolah Lima Hari (PS5H) merupakan program yang menuai pro dan kontra. Puncaknya saat Mendikbud RI mengeluarkan Permendikbud Nomor 23 Tahun 2017 tentang Hari Sekolah. Di Jawa Tengah pro kontra program lima hari sekolah sudah lebih awal terjadi, sejak muncul SE Gubernur Jateng Nomor 420/006752/2015 yang kemduian ditindakanjuti dengan SK Kepala Dinas Pendidikan Provinsi Jawa Tengah Nomor 420/03737. Salah satu wilayah yang mengikuti SE tersebut adalah Kota Salatiga. Sayangnya, walaupun model yang dikehendaki SK Kepala Dinas Pendidikan Provinsi Jawa Tengah adalah model 11 (hari Sabtu libur total), tetapi pelaksanannya di lapangan tidak demikian. Selain itu, pelaksanaan program tersebut juga berakibat pada pendidikan keagamaan di wilayah Salatiga. Dengan menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif, penelitian ini menemukan tiga hal. Pertama, pelaksanaan PS5H tidak menggunakan model 11 sebagaimana diatur pasal 6 SK Kepala Dinas Pendidikan Provinsi Jawa Tengah Nomor 420/03737. Kedua, PS5H berdampak tidak langsung terhadap lembaga pendidikan keagamaan Islam. Ketiga, program tersebut berdampak langsung secara fisik, psikis, sosiologis, dan ekonomis. </p>
Strategi Penyelengaraan Pendidikan Agama Islam di SMAN 2 Balikpapan KAltim
Authors: Hanun Farida 
Published: August 2018

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kebijakan, strategi, dukungan dan kendala dalam penyelenggaraan PAI di SMAM 2 Balikpapan dengan menggunakan metode kualitatip. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan: (a) Strategi penyelenggaraan PAI di SMAN 2 dilakukan melalui pengembangan program inovasi pembelajaran PAI dan Pengembangan Budaya Keagamaan (Religious Culture), (b) Penyelenggraan PAI didukung oleh leadership kepala sekolah, kompetensi guru, kelengkapan fasilitas pembelajaran, jaringan alumni sedangkan kendalanya tidak semua guru PAI memiliki skill tertentu untuk membina ekstrakurikuler, belum ada perpustakaan PAI, dan kurang maksimalnya anggaran untuk penyelenggraan PAI, dan (c) Kementerian Agama perlu melakukan pembinaan guru PAI dalam upaya peningkatan kompetensi dan melengkapi sarana pembelajaran PAI berbasis multimedia
Screening of Less known Two Food Plants for Comparison of Nutrient Contents: Iranian and Indian Vegetables
Authors: Aberoumand Ali 
Published: August 2018

Background: Greater consumption of fruits and vegetables is associated with reduced risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke, and cancers. The most important nutrients present in plants are carbohydrates, such as the starch and free sugars, oils, proteins, minerals, ascorbic acid, and the antioxidant phenols. Plants are an essential component of the universe. Human beings have used those as medicine from the very beginning of time.Methods: The proximate composition and mineral constituents of Asparagus officinalis stem and Momordica dioica fruit were evaluated in order to scientific standard methods of Association for Official and Analytical Chemists (AOAC). Results: The stem contained ashes: 10.70% crude protein: 32.69%, crude lipid: 3.44%, crude fiber: 18.50%, and carbohydrates: 34.67%. Stem also have high energy value (384.27kcal/100g) dry weight. Mineral ranges (mg/100g dry weight, DW) were: K (10.94), Na (1.84), Ca (0.67), Fe (0.19), and Zn (2.60). The fruits contained ashes: 9.1%, crude protein: 5.44%, crude lipid: 3.25%, crude fiber: 22.9%, and carbohydrates: 59.31%. The fruits also have high energy value (288.25kcal/100g) dry weight. Mineral ranges (mg/100g dry weight, DW) were: K (4.63), Na (1.62), Ca (7.37), Fe (5.04), and Zn (3.83).Conclusion: Comparing proximate and minerals contents of the stem and the fruit, the results indicated that Asparagus officinalis stem could be a good supplement for some nutrients such as protein, lipid, potassium and zinc, fibre and carbohydrates while Momordica dioica fruit was good source of lipid, crude fiber, carbohydrates, iron and zinc. Keywords: Asparagus officinalis stem; Momordica dioica; Micronutrients; Proximate and Mineral composition.
Fermentation by gut microbiota cultured in a simulator of the human intestinal microbial ecosystem is improved by probiotic Enterococcus faecium CRL 183
Authors: Sivieri Katia , Bianchi Fernanda , Tallarico Maria A. , Rossi Elizeu A. 
Published: August 2018

Background: Enterococci are used in a large number of dairy products, such as starter cultures in food supplements and in foods considered functional. In vitro gut fermentation models present an unmatched opportunity of performing studies frequently allenged in humans and animals owing to ethical concerns. A dynamic model of the human intestinal microbial ecosystem (SHIME) was designed to better simulate conditions intestinal microbiota.Methods: The SHIME model was used to study the effect of Enterococuus faecium CRL 183 on the fermentation pattern of the colon microbiota. Initially, an inoculum prepared from human feces was introduced into the reactor vessels and stabilized over 2 wk using a culture medium. This stabilization period was followed by a 2-wk control period during which the microbiota were monitored. The microbiota were then subjected to a 4-wk treatment period by adding 108 CFU/mL of the Enterococcus faecium CRL 183 to vessel one (the stomach compartment).Results: The addition resulted into an overall increase of bacterial marker populations (Enterobacteriaceae, Lactobacillus spp., Bifidobacterium spp. and Clostridium spp.), with a significant increase of the Lactobacillus sp. and Bifidobacterium sp populations. The short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) concentration increased during the supplementation period; this was due mainly to a significant increase in the levels of acetic, butyric and propionic acids. Ammonium concentrations increased during the supplementation period.Conclusions: Results showed that the major effect of E. faecium CRL 183 was found in the ascendant and transverse colon. Key words: Gut microbiota, Enterococcus, Gastrointestinal resource management, Simulator of Human Intestinal Microbial Ecosystem (SHIME)
Optimization of an effective growth medium for culturing probiotic bacteria for applications in strict vegetarian food products
Authors: Pathak Manju , Martirosyan Danik 
Published: August 2018

Background: This study aimed to modify de Man Rogosa Sharpe culture medium (termed MRS) for selective cultivation of probiotics strain for the consumption by the strictly vegetarian human population. Vegetarian probiotic foods by definition must be free from all animal-derived ingredients. This not only includes the product ingredients but the probiotic inoculum as well. Probiotic starter cultures are traditionally grown and stored in media containing milk or meat-derived ingredients. The presence of these ingredients makes the probiotic cell concentrates unsuitable for use in vegetarian products and thus creates the need for a growth medium which is free from animal-derived ingredients. Present study investigated the growth of a strain of Lactobacillus lactis in MRS. The present invention relates in general to a bacterial culture media, and more specifically a complex microbial culture media, based on plant seed powder extract in place of animal extract for probiotic bacterial growth.Methods: Lactobacillus lactis, a probiotic, was grown in standard MRS culture medium as well as in our various test media (TM) containing various vegetal source in place of beef extract, yeast extract and peptone as in case of MRS. The inoculated culture mediums were incubated at 37C for 72 hours and growth of probiotic is recorded at regular intervals. The growth was recorded as Colony Forming Units (CFUs).Results: The best growth of probiotic is observed in TM 2. TM 2 is the leguminous seed extract. Starter culture mediums for probiotics or other bacteria primarily contain protein from animal source. The possibility of using vegetal protein from TM 2 extract in place of peptones and meat extract for the nitrogen supplementation of culture media for the growth of lactic acid bacteria has been demonstrated. Conclusion: The absolute vegetarian culture medium containing TM 2 is better than standard MRS for the growth of probiotics.Abbreviations: de Man Rogosa Sharpe (MRS), Colony Forming Units (CFU), test media (TM), National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI), Tamarind seed powder (TSP), solid-state fermentation (SSF), Lactobacillus casei Shirota (LcS)Keywords: probiotics, lactic acid bacteria, vegetarian
Agaricus blazei Murill - immunomodulatory properties and health benefits
Authors: Biedron R. , Tangen J. M. , Maresz K. , Hetland G. 
Published: August 2018

The Agaricus blazei Murill (AbM), also known as Agaricus brasiliensis L. due to its origin in Brazilian rain forest, is an edible mushroom of the Basidiomycetes family, which also comprises medicinal mushrooms such as Hericium erinaceus and Grifola frondosa. AbM has been used in traditional medicine locally and also recently as a health food worldwide. Since it has been found to possess immunomodulatory properties, its biological and health-related effects, as well as its isolated active ingredients e.g. beta-glucans, have been examined by scientists. Other investigations have been performed with mixed mushroom products, such as AndoSanTM, which contains mostly AbM, but also the two other mushrooms above. AbM-related benefits reviewed here include effects against cancer, infections, inflammation, allergy/ asthma and diabetes. Effects of AndoSanTM and other AbM-based extracts have been compared in a bacterial sepsis model.Keywords: Agaricus blazei, AndoSanTM, allergy, asthma, cancer, infection, inflammation, immunomodulation.
Lowbush blueberries, Vaccinium angustifolium, modulate the functional potential of nutrient utilization and DNA maintenance mechanisms in the rat proximal colon microbiota
Authors: Lacombe Alison , Li Robert W. , Klimis-Zacas Dorothy , Kristo Aleksandra S. , Tadepalli Shravani , Krauss Emily , Young Ryan , Wu Vivian C. H. 
Published: August 2018

Background: The core gut microbiota encodes for a metabolic capacity that often surpasses the metabolic potential of its host. Lowbush wild blueberries (LWB) are a rich source of bioactive compounds, and the gut microbiota is an important modulator of their activity. The objective of this research is to study the effect of a diet enriched with LWB on the gastrointestinal microbiota’s metabolic potential. Methods: Nine three-week-old male Sprague Dawley rats were randomly assigned to two groups. The control group (N=4) was placed on the AIN93 diet, and the treatment group (N=5) was fed the same diet with 8% (w/w) LWB powder substituting for dextrose. The animals consumed the diets for six weeks, after which they were sacrificed. Functional profiles and metabolic potential of the colon microbiota in response to diet were analyzed using deep whole genome sequencing (WGS). Results: Proteins predicted from WGS DNA sequences were assigned to 3,746 COG, 5,577 KEGG, and 4,474 Pfam families. Statistical comparisons of the protein-coding genes revealed significant changes in 25 Gene Ontology (GO), 186 KEGG, and 20 Pfam protein families representing 2.1%, 3.3%, and 0.02% of all hits identified, respectively. Overall, the combined inquires into these databases represented an emphasis on membrane trafficking, DNA regulation, modification and repair, and nutrient metabolism. Protein families that significantly increased by the enrichment of LWBs were involved with amino acid metabolism, 2,4-dienoyl-CoA reductase, metal ion binding, glutamate synthase, REDOX homeostasis, and aryl transferases. In contrast, protein families involved with integrase/recombinase, reverse transcriptase, and transposon/transposase were at a lower abundance. Conclusions: The results from this study reflect the potential impact that LWBs have on the functional repertoire of bacterial communities in the proximal colon. The results demonstrate a higher potential for the metabolism of amino acids and a lower potential for horizontal integration of plasmids and lower phage/transposon activity in the LWB diet, suggesting that the genome at the time of sampling was more stable. This study helps unravel diverse mechanisms of microbial adaptation to LWBs in the diet of mammals and can provide guidance in optimizing functional diets.
Starch digestibility and predicted glycemic index of fried sweet potato cultivars
Authors: Odenigbo Amaka , Rahimi Jamshid , Ngadi Michael , Amer Somaia , Mustafa Arif 
Published: August 2018

Background: Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) is a very rich source of starch. There is increased interest in starch digestibility and the prevention and management of metabolic diseases.Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the levels of starch fractions and predicted glycemic index of different cultivars of sweet potato.Material and Method: French fries produced from five cultivars of sweet potato (‘Ginseng Red’, ‘Beauregard’, ‘White Travis’, ‘Georgia Jet clone #2010’ and ‘Georgia Jet’) were used. The level of total starch (TS), resistant starch (RS), digestible starch (DS), and starch digestion index starch digestion index in the samples were evaluated. In vitro starch hydrolysis at 30, 90, and 120 min were determined enzymatically for calculation of rapidly digestible starch (RDS), predicted glycemic index (pGI) and slowly digestible starch (SDS) respectively. Results: The RS content in all samples had an inversely significant correlation with pGI (-0.52; P<0.05) while RDS had positive and significant influence on both pGI (r=0.55; P<0.05) and SDI (r= 0.94; P<0.01). ‘White Travis’ and ‘Ginseng Red’ had higher levels of beneficial starch fractions (RS and SDS) with low pGI and starch Index (SDI), despite their higher TS content. Generally, all the cultivars had products with low to moderate GI values. Conclusion: The glycemic index of these food products highlights the health promoting characteristics of sweet potato cultivars.Keywords: Sweet potato, Ipomoea batatas L, French fries, in vitro starch digestibility, glycemic index, resistant starch
Active Hexose Correlated Compound Extends the Lifespan and Increases the Thermotolerance of Nematodes
Authors: Okuyama Tetsuya , Yoshigai Emi , Ikeya Yukinobu , Nishizawa Mikio 
Published: August 2018

Background: Active hexose correlated compound (AHCC) is the extract from cultured mycelia of Lentinula edodes, a species of Basidiomycetes mushroom. AHCC contains various polysaccharides, including partially acylated <-1,4-glucan, which is one of its major constituents. The application of AHCC has been markedly increased in complementary and alternative medicine as a functional food because AHCC improved the prognosis of postoperative hepatocellular carcinoma patients. AHCC has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects, such as the suppression of nitric oxide production in hepatocytes. AHCC might affect resistance to environmental stress, which is assumed to play a pivotal role in the longevity of many organisms.Objective: To investigate the effect of AHCC on longevity, we measured the lifespan of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, a model animal that is widely used to assess longevity. We also examined the effect of AHCC on resistance to heat stress, i.e., thermotolerance.Methods: The lifespan of C. elegans animals grown on media in the absence or presence of AHCC at 20°C was evaluated. Thermotolerance assays were performed at 35°C, the restrictive temperature of the animals. The effects of AHCC on lifespan and thermotolerance were analyzed with longevity mutants. Expression levels of stress-related genes, including heat shock genes, were measured by strand-specific reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction after heat shock.Results: Wild-type C. elegans animals exhibited a longer mean lifespan by up to 10% in the presence of AHCC in the growth media than animals in the absence of AHCC. Furthermore, AHCC markedly increased thermotolerance at 35°C. Epistasis analyses showed that lifespan extension by AHCC at least partly required two longevity-promoting transcription factors: DAF-16 (C. elegans homolog of FOXO) and HSF-1 (C. elegans homolog of heat shock transcription factor 1). After heat shock, AHCC activated the transcription of the heat shock genes, which are the targets of HSF-1. Similarly, the expression of hsf-1 mRNA was elevated following AHCC treatment. Recently, natural antisense transcripts were shown to regulate mRNA stability at the posttranscriptional level. In nematodes, AHCC increased the natural antisense transcript of the hsf-1 gene.Conclusion: AHCC conferred lifespan extension and thermotolerance to C. elegans. Our analyses suggest that the beneficial effects of AHCC on longevity are involved in the activation of at least two transcription factors, DAF-16 and HSF-1, most likely through an antisense transcript-mediated mechanism.Keywords: longevity, heat stress resistance, HSF, FOXO, heat shock gene
Polyphenol characterization, anti-oxidant, anti-proliferation and anti-tyrosinase activity of cranberry pomace
Authors: Rupasinghe Vasantha , Neir Sandhya V. , Parmar Indu 
Published: August 2018

Background: Cranberry pomace (CP), an underutilized by-product from juice processing, contains a wide range of biologically active compounds that can be recovered and used in a variety of applications in functional foods and nutraceuticals. Methods: In this study, analytical chemical techniques such as solvent extractions and characterization of extracts in respect with their phenolic content were performed using ultra-high performance liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS) and spectrophotometry. Crude CP extract and its phenolic acids, flavonols, anthocyanins and proanthocyanidins–rich fractions were then evaluated for their anti-oxidant capacity, tyrosinase inhibitory activity, and anti-proliferation activity against hepatocellular carcinoma HepG2 cells. Results: On a dry weight basis, the different CP fractions contained seven major anthocyanins (0.1-125 mg/g), six major phenolic acids (0.8-31 mg/g), seven flavonols (1-126 mg/g) and five flavan-3-ols (0.1-12 mg/g). Fractions rich in flavonols exhibited the most potent antioxidant capacities with ferric ion reducing antioxidant power values of 1.8-1.9 mmole/g and 2, 2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging IC50 values of 15.1-15.2 mg/L respectively. On the other hand, fractions rich in phenolic acids and flavan-3-ol monomers demonstrated the most potent anti-tyrosinase activity (IC50=6.1-6.2 mg/L) and anti-proliferative activity (IC50=7.8-15.8 mg/L). Generally, all the fractions exhibited a dose-response relationship in the selected biological activity assays.Conclusion: This study suggests an effective utilization of CP to obtain biologically active fractions with potential to be used in functional foods and nutraceuticals designed for the prevention of chronic diseases associated with oxidative stress.Keywords: cranberry pomace, polyphenol, anti-tyrosinase, anti-proliferation, nutraceuticals, functional foods
Dietary Nitrite: from menace to marvel
Authors: Bryan Nathan S. 
Published: August 2018

Background: There are now indisputable health benefits of nitrite when administered in a clinical setting for specific diseases. Most of the published reports identify the production of nitric oxide (NO) as the mechanism of action for nitrite. Basic science as well as clinical studies demonstrates nitrite and/or nitrate can restore NO homeostasis as an endothelium independent source of NO that may be a redundant system for endogenous NO production. Nitrate must first be reduced to nitrite by oral commensal bacteria and then nitrite further reduced to NO along the physiological oxygen gradient. Despite decades of rigorous research on its safety and efficacy as a curing agent, sodium nitrite is still regarded by many as a toxic undesirable food additive. However, research within the biomedical science community has revealed enormous therapeutic benefits of nitrite that is currently being developed as novel therapies for conditions associated with nitric oxide insufficiency. This review will highlight the fundamental biochemistry of nitrite and nitrate in human physiology and provide evidence that nitrite and nitrate be considered essential nutrients. Foods or diets enriched with nitrite can have profound positive health benefits. Keywords: nitrite, nitrate, nitric oxide, curing, nutrition, epidemiology, cardiovascular, cancer, diet, nitrosamines, antioxidants