Energy drink use, problem drinking and drinking motives in a diverse sample of Alaskan college students

Background. Recent research has identified the use of caffeinated energy drinks as a common, potentially risky behaviour among college students that is linked to alcohol misuse and consequences. Research also suggests that energy drink consumption is related to other risky behaviours such as tobacco use, marijuana use and risky sexual activity. Objective. This research sought to examine the associations between frequency of energy drink consumption and problematic alcohol use, alcohol-related consequences, symptoms of alcohol dependence and drinking motives in an ethnically diverse sample of college students in Alaska. We also sought to examine whether ethnic group moderated these associations in the present sample of White, Alaska Native/American Indian and other ethnic minority college students. Design. A paper-and-pencil self-report questionnaire was completed by a sample of 298 college students. Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used to examine the effects of energy drink use, ethnic group and energy drink by ethnic group interactions on alcohol outcomes after controlling for variance attributed to gender, age and frequency of binge drinking. Results. Greater energy drink consumption was significantly associated with greater hazardous drinking, alcohol consequences, alcohol dependence symptoms, drinking for enhancement motives and drinking to cope. There were no main effects of ethnic group, and there were no significant energy drink by ethnic group interactions. Conclusion. These findings replicate those of other studies examining the associations between energy drink use and alcohol problems, but contrary to previous research we did not find ethnic minority status to be protective. It is possible that energy drink consumption may serve as a marker for other health risk behaviours among students of various ethnic groups

Teaching in Rural Areas: Voices of Surviving Civil Servant Teachers of English

In the 3T, Tertinggal, Terluar, Terdepan (Lagging, Outermost, and Frontier) areas, many obstacles and difficulties are faced by educators in Indonesia concerning human resources, infrastructure, and the environment. This study aims to explore how civil servant teachers of English survive teaching in the 3T areas. This study uses a phenomenological design. The data were collected using observation and interview. Three civil servant teachers of English who commuted regularly from the city to the rural area were involved as the participated in this study. Four key themes emerged as findings: teacher motivation, professional development, survival in teaching, and teaching experiences. Teacher motivation was related to their reasons to retain teaching in rural areas. Professional development covered teacher training, further study. Survival teaching included challenges teachers of English encountered, strategies applied, and solutions taken. Teaching experiences covered their opportunity to use more than one language, community bound, and culture adjustment. These elements are critical to fostering a sustainable and impactful educational environment in rural communities

STRUKTUR TATA KELOLA GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS PRODUK KOPI VIETNAM DALAM PERDAGANGAN KOPI GLOBAL

Global value chains has significant impact toward international trade. Global trade nowadays made the commodity market wide open. This research looked at the structure governance of Vietnam in controlling the global value chains of commodity coffee. International coffee industry covers many countries, many actors with a variety of different rules. Coffee products are also marketed in a simple way. Suitable natural conditions, development of infrastructure and the legal framework by the Vietnamese government resulted has risen rapidly in the development of production and trade of coffee in the coffee global market. Participation of Vietnam as market in GVCs coffee is regulates coffee products trades. Vietnam in the governance structure is fairly successful, judging from the significance increasing of Vietnamese coffee exports from year to year. Government as a market at time need to be modular or even suppliers so that growing trade relations can be more successful. Keywords: Coffee, Coffee Global trade, Global Value Chains, Vietnam

AN ANALYSIS ON TEACHER’S PEDAGOGICAL COMPETENCE IN TEACHING ENGLISH FOR DEAF STUDENTS: A CASE STUDY AT SLB NEGERI PEMBINA PALEMBANG

Penelitian kualitatif ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kompetensi pedagogis yang dirasakan. guru bahasa Inggris dalam mengajar bahasa Inggris kepada siswa berkebutuhan khusus di Palembang. Data untuk penelitian ini deskriptif dan dikumpulkan melalui wawancara dengan satu Guru bahasa Inggris dari SLB Negeri Pembina Palembang, yang dipilih menggunakan teknik sampling yang bertujuan untuk menentukan apakah guru pedagogis kompetensi dalam mengajar bahasa Inggris untuk siswa tuli. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan kompetensi pedagogis guru bahasa Inggris dalam mengajar bahasa Inggris hingga tuli siswa di SLB Negeri Pembina Palembang adalah: memahami karakteristik siswa tuli, menguasai teori dan prinsip pembelajaran, mengembangkan kurikulum, melakukan kegiatan belajar pendidikan, mengembangkan siswa potensi, mengevaluasi hasil belajar siswa, dan kondisi fisik siswa dengan kebutuhan khusus. KeyWords: Kompetensi Pedagogis, Siswa dengan Kebutuhan Khusu

Aktivitas Marketing Communication Officer di PT David Bintang Jaya

Memasuki era marketing 4.0 yang sudah banyak menggunakan tools digital untuk kegiatan pemasarannya, PT David Bintang Jaya sebagai perusahaan kecantikan yang membawa brand dari Korea Selatan harus bisa beradaptasi dengan era saat ini agar bisa tetap bersaing di industri kecantikan Indonesia dimana brand lokal sudah banyak diminati. Maka dari itu dibutuhkan Marketing Communication Officer yang bisa membantu kegiatan online marketing perusahaan. Penulis memilih untuk magang di PT David Bintang Jaya karena banyak brand di bawah naungan perusahaan mereka yang telah mendapat banyak penghargaan, selama kerja magang penulis diberikan kepercayaan untuk menangani brand Medicube dan Banobagi, penulis juga terkadang ditugaskan untuk menangani brand lainnya dan multishop LVS Shop dan Disini Shop. Secara garis besar, tugas utama penulis adalah membuat brief content, membuat caption untuk brand beauty, dan melakukan brand analysis. Selain itu penulis juga mempunyai tugas tambahan seperti membuat brief video frame dan merancang sales promotion. Melalui 640 jam kerja magang, penulis mendapatkan banyak pengalaman dan wawasan terkait industri kecantikan Korea Selatan di Indonesia

Prevalence, patterns, and correlates of co-occurring substance use and mental disorders in the U.S.: Variations by race/ethnicity

This study examines racial/ethnic differences in the prevalence, patterns, and correlates of co-occurring substance use and mental disorders (COD) among Whites, Blacks, Latinos, and Asians using data from the Collaborative Psychiatric Epidemiology Studies

Una aplicación del análisis clúster a la formación de grupos en la materia de matemáticas en una institución de educación personalizada en Bogotá

A partir de la necesidad de conformar grupos para la materia de Matemáticas en una institución de educación personalizada en Bogotá, se aplica un análisis clúster para determinar los integrantes de cada grupo de acuerdo a las características de su desempeño en la materia en períodos anteriores y así sugerir una distribución del estudiantado para el período siguiente. Se encontraron 3 grupos para los estudiantes que ingresan a octavo grado, 3 grupos para los que ingresan a noveno y 4 grupos para los que ingresan a décimo grado con base en la similitud de las características mencionadas

Kandungan Nutrisi Silase Komplit Berbasis Tebon Sorgum Mutan Brown Midrib (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) dan Indigofera zollingeriana dengan Penambahan Molase

KANDUNGAN NUTRISI SILASE KOMPLIT BERBASIS TEBON SORGUM MUTAN BROWN MIDRIB (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) DAN Indigofera zollingeriana DENGAN PENAMBAHAN MOLASE Dina Arria Sisri Pratama, dibawah bimbingan Dr. Riesi Sriagtula, S.Pt, MP dan Dr. Imana Martaguri, S.Pt, M.Si Departemen Nutrisi Dan Teknologi Pakan Fakultas Peternakan Universitas Andalas, 2023 Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk untuk mengevaluasi kualitas nutrisi dan nilai fleigh silase kombinasi tebon sorgum mutan brown midrib (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) dan Indigofera zollingeriana dengan penambahan molase. Penelitian ini dilakukan secara eksperimen menggunakan rancangan acak lengkap (RAL) dengan 4 perlakuan dan 5 ulangan. Perlakuan terdiri dari A1 : tebon sorgum mutan BMR 70% + Indigofera zollingeriana 30% + molase 0%; A2: tebon sorgum mutan BMR 70% + Indigofera zollingeriana. 30% + molase 3%; A3: tebon sorgum mutan BMR 60% + Indigofera zollingeriana 40% + molase 0%; A4: tebon sorgum mutan BMR 60% Indigofera zollingeriana 40% + molase 3%. Parameter yang diamati adalah kandungan bahan kering (BK), nilai fleigh, protein kasar (PK), lemak kasar (LK), serat kasar (SK), abu, bahan ekstrak tanpa nitrogen (BETN) dan total digestible nutrient (TDN). Data diolah menggunakan Analisis of Variance (ANOVA) dan perbedaan antar perlakuan diuji dengan Duncan Multiple Range Test (DMRT). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa perlakuan memberikan pengaruh berbeda sangat nyata (P0,05) terhadap kandungan BK berkisar 24,66-28,05%, SK 29,35-32,17%, abu 7,51-8,23% dan TDN 61,19-65,21%. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian dapat disimpulkan bahwa silase tebon sorgum mutan brown midrib (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) dan Indigofera zollingeriana tidak memerlukan penambahan molase sehingga formulasi terbaik adalah 60% sorgum mutan BMR, 40% Indigofera zollingeriana dan 0% molase. Kata Kunci : Brown midrib, Indigofera, Molase, Silase, Sorgu

El Gran Fracaso del Gradualismo en Venezuela II: Del Gobierno de Hugo Chávez al Fin del Primer Gobierno de Nicolás Maduro

The gradualism is linked with the conservation of exchange rates and prices controls, meanwhile the shock policies are affixed in devaluations and liberalizations. In the case of Venezuela, the long-term economic policy is connected to the gradualism and, therefore, the past. It observes that Venezuela have been a country without acceptable economic liberties where the shock policies are absents. Since the capture of power by Hugo Chavez, the economic liberties have not only constricted worse than precedent years, but the private property has been undermined and the public doubt has brought at risk of default. This essay is the end of a path started in a previous article, trusting in the international instances as the IMF and the implementation of shock policies to resolver the burden of some then and now harmful economic policies.El gradualismo está asociado con el mantenimiento de controles de cambio y precios, mientras que las políticas de choque están ancladas en devaluaciones y liberalizaciones. En el caso de Venezuela, la política económica a largo plazo está enlazada con el gradualismo y, por tanto, el pasado. Se observa que Venezuela ha sido un país sin libertades económicas aceptables donde las políticas de choque se hallan ausentes. Desde la captura del poder por parte de Hugo Chávez, no sólo las libertades económicas se han restringido peor que años anteriores, sino que la propiedad privada ha sido socavada y la deuda pública ha llevado al borde del default. Este ensayo es el fin de un recorrido empezado en un artículo anterior, buscando confiar en las instancias internacionales como el FMI y la aplicación de políticas de choque para resolver el lastre de unas perjudiciales políticas económicas de antaño y actuales