PENGELOLAAN ZAKAT DI BADANG AMIL ZAKAT NASIONAL KABUPATEN MAMUJU

ABSTRACTThis study aims to determine the management of zakat in the National Amil Zakat Agency of Mamuju Regency. The type of research used is a qualitative research method with a descriptive type of research. Data collection techniques using observation, interviews, and documentation. The results of the study show that 1) planning time targets, assumptions, time frames and program directions, as outlined in the Budget Work Plan (RKA), 2) organizing by screening from sub-district to sub-district and mosques, 3) movement by applying operational principles, and having working relationship with UPZ, 4) control, is a supervisory activity from the audited party with the aim of supervising the work programs and processes carried out by BAZNAS to achieve zakat objectives, and to avoid deviations in zakat management.Keywords: Management, zaka

Association between Adherence to Treatment Management and The Quality of Life of The Elderly with Diabetes Mellitus

Background: Diabetes melitus (DM) is a worldwide public health problem and the fourth largest contributor of disease burden in Indonesia. Diabetes mellitus and adherence to treatment management may affect the quality of life of the affected elderly. This study aimed to estimate the associations of adherence to exercise, diet, and treatment, respectively, with the quality of life of the elderly with diabetes mellitus. Subjects and Method: A cross-sectional study was carried out at Puskesmas (Community Health Center) Rowosari, Semarang. The study site is an Inter professional Education (IPE) field lab operated by Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Diponegoro. Target population was the elderly with diabetes mellitus diagnosis. A random sample of 62 older patients with diabetes mellitus visiting Puskesmas Rowosari was selected for this study. The dependent variable was quality of life. The independent variables were adherence to exercise, diet, and treatment. Dietary pattern was measured by 3 day food recall. Quality of life was measured by Short Form-36. The other data were collected by questionnaire. The data were analyzed by Chi Square with Prevalence Ratio (PR) as the measure of association. Results: Bivariate analysis showed that quality of life improved with adherence to exercise (PR=8.67; 95%CI=2.09 to 35.89; p=0.001), adherence to diet (PR=6.39; 95%CI=1.32 to 30.92; p=0.012) and adherence to treatment (PR= 28.75; 95%CI=5.85 to 141.33; p<0.001), respectively, among the elderly with diabetes mellitus. Conclusion: Adherence to exercise, diet, and treatment, improves the quality of life of the elderly with diabetes mellitus. Keywords: diabetes mellitus, quality of life, treatment management, elderl

Analysis of Lead, Copper and Zinc Concentrations in Flesh and Shell of Snail Litoraria Melanostoma in the West Coast of Karimun Besar Island of Riau Islands

The research was conducted in February 2015 to determine the concentration of heavy metals (Pb, Cu and Zn) in the flesh and shell of snail L. melanostoma collected from the west coast of Karimun Besar Island of Riau Islands Province. The differences in metal concentrations between shell and flesh as well as between stations were discussed. Higher concentrations of Pb and Cu were found in the flesh, whilst zinc concentration was found to be higher in the shell of the snail. The highest Pb concentration was found in Station I (8.105 μg/g) and the lowest was in Station III (6.476 μg/g). The highest Cu concentration was found in Station II (5.193 μg/g) and the lowest was in Station III (4.333 μg/g). Meanwhile the highest Zn concentration was found in Station III (7.675 μg/g) and the lowest was in Station II (7.408 μg/g). The MPI value of the metals in the west coast of Karimun Besar Island still quite low when compared with other reported regional studies

Health Behavior Associated with Quality of Life among Elderly with Hypertension

Background: The quality of life of elderly people has become increasingly important with the demographic shift to greying population. Quality of life is defined by personal feelings, details, outlook, and day to day experiences, which include how happy and positive one feels, how comfortable and secure, how productive and desired, how healthy and free an individual considers themselves, etc. This study aimed to determine health behavior associated with quality of life among elderly with hypertension. Subjects and Method: This was a cross sectional study conducted at Puskesmas (community health center) Rowosari, Semarang, Central Java. A sample of 62 elderly with hypertension was selected for this study by simple random sampling. The dependent variable was quality of life. The independent variables were adherence to treatment, physical exercise, diet, and smoking. Quality of life was measured by Short Form-36. Dietary pattern was measured by food recall. The other data were collected by questionnaire. The data were analyzed by chi square with prevalence ratio (PR) as the measure of association. Results: Adherence to treatment (PR= 10.27; CI 95%= 2.85 to 36.94; p<0.001), physical exercise (PR= 12.00; CI 95%= 2.26 to 63.86; p= 0.001), good diet (PR= 1.80; CI 95%= 1.40 to 2.34; p= 0.001), and smoking abstinence (PR= 3.36; CI 95%= 1.04 to 10.90; p= 0.038) were associated with better quality of life in elderly with hypertension. Conclusion: Adherence to treatment, physical exercise, good diet, and smoking abstinence are associated with good quality of life in elderly with hypertension

Alkaline Activation of Hybrid Cements Binders Based on Industrial by-Products

Environmentally friendly building materials are becoming increasingly relevant in civil engineering in view of their contribution toward sustainable development. This research is focused on hybrid geopolymer concrete (geopolymer with ordinary Portland-cement (OPC) additive) with the objective of analysing strength development. In this research, hybrid geopolymer concrete, manufactured using biomass bottom ash, fly ash and production waste from the manufacture of aluminium fluoride (silica gel) with 4 different amounts of OPC (0%, 5%, 10% and 15%) is studied. Each blend is cured at a temperature of 50 0C and the material is tested after 7, 14 and 28 days. X-ray powder diffraction and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy were used as investigation methods. The purpose of research was to study the chemical composition and the strength development in hybrid geopolymer concretemade from OPC and the industrial by-products mentioned above

Associations of Healthy Behavior and Environment with Acute Respiratory Infection in Jepara, Central Java

Background: According to earlier studies, except during the neonatal period, Acute Respiratory Infections (ARIs) are the most common causes of both illness and mortality in children under five, who average three to six episodes of ARIs annually regardless of where they live or what their economic situation is. This study aimed to determine the associations of healthy behavior and environment with acute respiratory infectionin Jepara, Central Java. Subjects and Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Mororejo village, Mororejo, Jepara, Central Java, from January to February 2018. A sample of 210 families were selected for this study. The dependent variable was ARIs. The independent variables were health behavior and environmental factors. The data were collected by questionnaire. Data on ARIs were taken from medical record. Crude (bivariate) analysis was carried out to show association with prevalence ratio (PR) used as a measure of association and chi square to show statistical significance. Results: Incidence of ARIs was associated with smoking (PR= 1.44; CI= 1.10 to 1.88; p= 0.014), poor ventilation (PR= 1.78; CI= 1.12 to 2.83; p= 0.015), and crowded dwelling (PR= 3.61; CI= 1.37 to 9.50; p= 0.009). The associations of ARIs with washing hand, garbage disposal, bin ownership, floor cleaning, room light, and poultry ownership, were statistically non-significant. Conclusion: Incidence of ARI is associated with smoking, poor ventilation, and crowded dwelling. Keywords: acute respiratory infections, health behavior, environmen

Küreselleşme Sürecinde Üniversitelerin İş ve Sanayi Sektörüyle Olan İlişkileri ile Öğrencilerine Sağladığı Avantajların Uygulamalı Örneği,

Küreselleşen rekabet ortamında emek gücüne verilen önem her geçen gün artmaktadır. Bu emek gücünün yetiştirilmesinde ve iş çevrelerinin beklentilerinin göz önüne alınarak istihdamın sağlanmasında bilgi üreten üniversitelerin önemli sorumlulukları vardır. Üretilen bilgilerin ülke sanayisinde ürün çıktısına dönüştürülmesi için üniversite-sanayi işbirliğinin etkin rol oynaması gerekmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı üniversite öğrencilerinin iş ve sanayi sektörü ile olan ilişkilerinin kendilerine sağladığı avantajlara ilişkin algılarının tespit edilmesi ve söz konusu algıların bazı demografik özelliklere göre farklılaşıp farklılaşmadığının test edilmesidir. Araştırma uygulamalı bir alan çalışmasıdır. Bu bağlamda 200 katılımcıya iki bölümden oluşan bir anket formu uygulanmıştır. Verilerin analizinde frekans tabloları, betimleyici istatistikler, bağımsız örneklem t testi, tek yönlü varyans analizi (anova) ve Tukey testinden faydalanılmıştır. Araştırmada üniversitelerin iş ve sanayi sektörü ile olan ilişkilerinin öğrencilere sağladığı avantajlara ilişkin algıların öğrenim durumu ve cinsiyet bakımından farklılaştığı, söz konusu algıların kamu okullarında öğrenim görenlerde ve erkek öğrencilerde daha olumsuz olduğu ortaya çıkmıştır. Ayrıca, öğrencilerin okudukları üniversitenin kendilerine iş olanakları sağlayacağı kanaatinde olmadıkları ve üniversite-sanayi işbirliği içerisindeki kurum ve işletmelerin ortak eğitim politikası uygulamalarının daha etkin ve faydalı olacağına dair görüş belirttikleri saptanmıştır. Sonuç olarak, üniversiteler ve iş yaşamı içerisindeki kurumların bir araya getirilerek ortak çalışmaların yapılmasına ilişkin planlamalar yapılması ve bu doğrultuda çeşitli eğitim ve organizasyonların gerçekleştirilmesinin üniversite-sanayi işbirliğinde etkin rol oynayacağı söylenebilir

The prognostic impact of comorbidity, nutritional and performance status on patients with diffuse large B cell lymphoma

Background: The aim of the study was to investigate the impact of nutritional status, comorbidity, and performance status on patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on 112 DLBCL patients who were diagnosed at our center between 2009 and 2018. Demographic and disease characteristics and laboratory test results were recorded. Assessments were made using the age-adjusted Charlson comorbidity index (CCI-A) for comorbidity, albumin level for nutritional status, and Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) score for performance status. Results: The mean age of the patients was found to be 62.63 ± 15.16 years. The ECOG score of 65 patients (69.1%) was in the range of 0-1. The mean follow-up time of the patients was determined to be 25.24 ± 25.11 months, and at the end of the follow-up period, 64 patients (57.1%) were survivors. The progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), and 5-year OS rates of those with CCI-A > 4 were found to be significantly lower than those with CCI-A score ≤4 (P < 0.05). As a result of the Cox-Regression (Backward: LR method) analysis, ECOG and albumin levels were found to be independent risk factors for both OS and PFS (P < 0.05). Conclusion: This study demonstrated that CCI-A, ECOG, and nutritional status are independent prognostic markers for DLBCL patients. Initial evaluation of these patients should include all these parameters, which are easily available at the time of diagnosis

Exploiting lung adaptation and phage steering to clear pan-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in vivo

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a major nosocomial pathogen that causes severe disease including sepsis. Carbapenem-resistant P. aeruginosa is recognised by the World Health Organisation as a priority 1 pathogen, with urgent need for new therapeutics. As such, there is renewed interest in using bacteriophages as a therapeutic. However, the dynamics of treating pan-resistant P. aeruginosa with phage in vivo are poorly understood. Using a pan-resistant P. aeruginosa in vivo infection model, phage therapy displays strong therapeutic potential, clearing infection from the blood, kidneys, and spleen. Remaining bacteria in the lungs and liver displays phage resistance due to limiting phage adsorption. Yet, resistance to phage results in re-sensitisation to a wide range of antibiotics. In this work, we use phage steering in vivo, pre-exposing a pan resistant P. aeruginosa infection with a phage cocktail to re-sensitise bacteria to antibiotics, clearing the infection from all organs