Community Willingness to Participate in a Dengue Study in Aceh Province, Indonesia

Background: Dengue virus infection is the most rapidly spreading vector-borne disease in the world. Essential research on dengue virus transmission and its prevention requires community participation. Therefore, it is crucial to understand the factors that are associated with the willingness of communities in high prevalence areas to participate in dengue research. The aim of this study was to explore factors associated with the willingness of healthy community members in Aceh province, Indonesia, to participate in dengue research that would require phlebotomy. Methodology/Principal Findings: A community-based cross-sectional study was carried out in nine regencies and municipalities of Aceh from November 2014 to March 2015. Interviews using a set of validated questionnaires were conducted to collect data on demography, history of dengue infection, socioeconomic status, and knowledge, attitude and practice regarding dengue fever. Two-step logistic regression and Spearman's rank correlation (rs) analysis were used to assess the influence of independent variables on dependent variables. Among 535 participants, less than 20% had a good willingness to participate in the dengue study. The factors associated with good willingness to participate were being female, working as a civil servant, private employee or entrepreneur, having a high socioeconomic status and good knowledge, attitude and practice regarding dengue. Good knowledge and attitude regarding dengue were positive independent predictors of willingness to participate (OR: 2.30 [95% CI: 1.36-3.90] and 3.73 [95% CI: 2.24-6.21], respectively). Conclusion/Significance: The willingness to participate in dengue research is very low among community members in Aceh, and the two most important associated factors are knowledge and attitude regarding dengue. To increase participation rate, efforts to improve the knowledge and attitude of community members regarding dengue fever and dengue-related research is required before such studies are launched

The Effect of Age, Ethnicity and Financial Expertise of Female Directors on Earnings Quality in Indonesia

‘Quality earnings' are those that are free from accounting tricks and can be used to predict future conditions of the company. Some companies engage in downward manipulation of profits to reduce taxes, while other companies artificially increase profits to look better in the eyes of analysts and investors. Placing women on the board of directors to enhance supervision may reduce these activities and improve the quality of income. This study aimed to examine the effect of age, ethnicity, and financial expertise of female directors on earnings quality on the IDX for the period 2015 - 2018. The study found that (1) higher diversity in the age of female directors did not affect earnings quality; while (2) the more ethnically diverse, the lower the earnings quality. For the moderating variable of financial expertise, the results showed that the financial expertise of female directors weakened the relationship between diversity and earnings quality. Keywords: age diversity, ethnic diversity, financial expertise, earnings qualit

Pengembangan Media Pembelajaran Pohon Pintar Untuk Meningkatkan Motivasi Belajar Siswa SMPN 19 Mataram.

Tujuan penelitian untuk: (1) mengembangkan media pembelajaran pohon pintar untuk meningkatkan motivasi belajar siswa SMP 19 Mataram kelas VII, (2) mengetahui peningkatan motivasi belajar siswa setelah menggunakan media pohon pintar. Penelitian ini merupakan jenis penelitian pengembangan atau Research and Development (R&D). Dalam penelitian ini pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan menggunakan kuesioner, untuk mengukur kualitas media yang dikembangkan. Angket minat belajar digunakan untuk mengetahui peningkatan motivasi belajar siswa. Teknik analisis datanya menggunakan uji validitas dan uji reliabilitas. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa media pembelajaran yang dikembangkan berupa pohon pintar memiliki kriteria yang sangat baik berdasarkan penilaian dari ahli dan praktisi. Media pohon pintar yang dikembangkan juga memiliki kriteria yang sangat baik untuk meningkatkan motivasi belajar siswa dengan persentase sebesar 86% bila dibandingkan sebelum menggunakan pohon pintar yaitu sebesar 53%. Peningkatan motivasi belajar secara klasikal juga berada pada kriteria sedang dengan normalisasi gain sebesar 0,70. Berdasarkan hasil dari penelitian ini dapat disimpulkan bahwa media pembelajaran berbasis pohon pintar dapat meningkatkan motivasi belajar siswa kelas VII SMP 19 Mataram Tahun Pelajaran 2017/2018

Preliminary Study of Fermented Pickle of Tabah Bamboo Shoot: Gigantochloa nigrociliata (Buese) Kurz

Tabah Bamboo (Gigantochloa nigrociliata (Buese) Kurz) is the indigenous bamboo species which grows in District of Pupuan, Tabanan at Province of Bali. Compared to the others, this shoot has low concentration of hydrocyanide acid (HCN). However, as found for almost of bamboo shoot, its seasonal availability, perishable in nature, and short-lived. This study aimed to gather information about total of lactic acid bacteria (LAB), pH, total acidity, HCN content, detection of LAB's type involved during fermentation, and organic acids' profiles of fermented pickles of Tabah bamboo shoot. The pickle was made by natural fermentation with 6 % salt concentration and fermentation conducted for 13 days. The result showed during the fermentation time, in the fourth day we found LAB's number was highest as much as 72 x 107 CFU/ml and the lowest pH was 3.09. We also found decreasing in HCN from 37.8 ppm at the beginning to 20.52 ppm at the end of fermentation process. The total number of indigenous LAB isolated from the pickle are 48 strains we found 18 out of these had rod shape. For the preliminary study, all of the LAB with rod shape were detected by PCR as member of Lactobacillus spp., in which 17 strains detected as L. plantarum. The organic acids detected during the fermentation were lactic acid with the highest concentration was 0.0546 g/100 g and small amount of acetic acid

Optimization of Sugarcane Bagasse Ash Utilization for Concrete Bricks Production Using Plackett-Burman and Central Composite Design

PT. Industri Gula Glenmore (PT. IGG) setiap tahunnya memproduksi 14.300 ton abu ampas tebu (AAT) sebagai hasil samping pembakaran boiler yang belum dimanfaatkan secara maksimal. Menariknya, AAT memiliki kandungan silika tinggi yaitu 68,5% yang dapat ditingkatkan nilainya sebagai substitusi parsial semen dalam pembuatan bata beton. Oleh karena itu, pada penelitian ini komposisi dan ukuran partikel AAT dioptimalkan dalam pembuatan bata beton. Optimasi dilakukan dengan menggunakan Response Surface Methodology (RSM) untuk memahami perilaku faktor-faktor signifikan yang mempengaruhi kuat tekan bata beton. RSM ditentukan dengan menggunakan software Design-Expert V11. Bata beton dibuat dengan perbandingan semen dan pasir menggunakan perbandingan 1:6 dengan variasi AAT 5% sampai 25% dari berat normal semen. Hasil pengujian di Workshop menunjukkan bahwa penggunaan Fly Ash dan kapur sebagai bahan pengikat untuk menggantikan sebagian semen dengan variasi 23, 26, 28, 30, dan 33% menghasilkan kuat tekan berturut-turut sebesar 56, 52, 49, 40, dan 34 kg/cm2. Dengan demikian, bata beton pada penelitian ini termasuk dalam mutu tingkat 3 berdasarkan SNI 03-0349-1989. Inovasi ini merupakan solusi untuk meningkatkan nilai tambah AAT dan menjadi peluang bisnis baru bagi PT. IGG di masa depan.PT. The Glenmore Sugar Industry (PT. IGG) annually produces 14,300 tons of Sugarcane Bagasse Ash (SCBA) as a by-product of boiler combustion that has not been fully utilized. Interestingly, SCBA has a high silica content of 68.5% which can be valorized as a partial substitution of cement in the manufacture of concrete bricks. Therefore, in this study, the composition and particle size of SCBA were optimized in the manufacture of concrete bricks. Optimation was carried out by using Response Surface Methodology (RSM) to understand the behavior of significant factors affecting the compressive strength of concrete bricks. RSM was determined using the Design-Expert V11 software. Concrete bricks were made with a ratio of cement and sand using a ratio of 1:6 with a variation of bagasse ash 5% to 25% of the normal weight of the cement. The test results showed that the use of fly ash and lime as a binder to replace some cement with variations of 23%, 26%, 28%, 30%, and 33% resulted in a compressive strength of 56 kg/cm2, 52 kg/cm2, 49 kg/cm2, 40 kg/cm2, and 34 kg/cm2. Thus the concrete brick in this study was included in the quality level 3 based on SNI 03-0349-1989. This innovation is a solution to increase SCBA's added value and a new business opportunity for PT. IGG in the future

Pengantar Kesehatan Reproduksi Wanita

Buku Referensi yang berada ditangan pembaca ini hadir dengan harapan dapat memenuhi rasa keingintahuan bagaimana kesehatan reproduksi wanita dan permasalahannya. Buku ini diharapkan dapat memberikan pemahaman yang komprehensif terhadap fenomena kesehatan reproduksi wanita. Buku ini disusun dalam 11 Bab secara sistematis dan sangat lengkap penjabarannya. BAB 1 Konsep Dasar Kesehatan Reproduksi BAB 2 Isu – Isu Kesehatan Perempuan BAB 3 Anatomi Dan Fisiologis Kesehatan Reproduksi BAB 4 Epidemiologi Kesehatan Reproduksi BAB 5 Promosi Kesehatan Dan Konseling Kesehatan Reproduksi BAB 6 Kesehatan Reproduksi Dalam Perspektif BAB 7 Identifikasi Indikator Status Kesehatan Wanita BAB 8 Penyakit Menular Seksual Pada Wanita BAB 9 Tumbuh Kembang Wanita Sepanjang Daur Kehidupannya BAB 10 Kesehatan Wanita Sepanjang Siklus Kehidupan BAB 11 Asuhan Kebidanan Pada Kesehatan Reproduksi Dan Evaluas