A preliminary study on the feasibility of using fenced brushparks for fish production in Lake Chilwa, Malawi

A study to investigate the feasibility of using fenced brushparks for fish ranching in Lake Chilwa was conducted for five months at the Kachulu Harbor. In a water depth of 1.4 m enclosures constructed from bamboo sticks embedded in the sediment and surrounded by a 13 mm seine net, were filled with three different subrates (Typha, bamboo, and Sesbania branches) and a no substrate enclosure served as a control. Netting materials contributed 57 per cent towards the total cost (US$ 0.24-0.30/m2) of brushpark contruction. Fish productivity was highest in the Typha, bamboo and control treatments and lowest in the Sesbania treatments. The decomposition of substrates did not affect water quality. The results indicate that enclosed brushparks may be a feasible technology for enhancing fish yields and providing alternative income sources to fisherfolk in small lakes and water bodies

STUDI KOMPARATIF UNSUR PEMBENTUK DRAMA TRADISIONAL JEPANG NOH DAN WAYANG TOPENG MALANGAN INDONESIA

Kata kunci : Studi Komparasi, Drama, Wayang Topeng Malangan, Noh. Kebudayaan menghasilkan berbagai macam gagasan yang terimplementasikankedalam kehidupan bermasyarakat, salah satunya adalah sastra. Dalam sastra, drama merupakan produk yang paling kompleks karena terdapat berbagai macam unsur pembentuk di dalamnya. Seiring berkembangnya zaman, drama bertransformasi menjadi berbagai macam bentuk di seluruh dunia. Salah satunya Noh di Jepang dan Wayang Topeng Malangan di Indonesia. Kedua drama ini jika dilihat secara sekilas memiliki persamaan yang cukup mencolok meskipun berkembang di negara yang berbeda.Pada penelitian kali ini, penulis menggunakan metode Studi Komparatif yang akan membandingkan unsur pembentuk yang ada dalam kedua drama ini. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui persamaan serta perbedaan di dalam kedua drama iniserta mengetahui apakah terdapat keterkaitan di antaranya.Hasil penelitian kali ini menunjukkan persamaan dan perbedaan dalam Wayang Topeng Malangan dan Noh. Serta adanya keterkaitan dalam pengaruh ajaran Hindu-Budha yang berpusat di India pada keberadaan kedua bentuk drama ini. Â

PERBANDINGAN ANTARA PENGGUNAAN ANTIPSIKOTIK ATIPIKAL TERHADAP PENINGKATAN KADAR GULA DARAH SEWAKTU PADA PASIEN SKIZOFRENIA DI BLUD RSJ ACEH

ABSTRAKSkizofrenia adalah gangguan jiwa berat yang diakibatkan oleh ketidakseimbangan neurotransmiter di otak. Diyakini penggunaan antipsikotik atipikal pada skizofrenia dapat meningkatkan kadar gula darah sewaktu melalui efek resistensi insulin. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui perbandingan antara 2 jenis antipsikotik atipikal terhadap peningkatan kadar gula darah sewaktu pada pasien skizofrenia di BLUD RSJ Aceh. Desain penelitian ini adalah analitik cohort. Responden penelitian adalah 30 orang. Responden diambil dengan metode total sampling. Selanjutnya data dianalisis dengan menggunakan uji T tidak berpasangan. Penelitian memperoleh data perbedaan rata-rata dari kadar gula darah sebelum dan setelah mengkonsumsi clozapin adalah 27,375 mg/dl, sedangkan perbedaan rata-rata sebelum dan mengkonsumsi risperidon adalah 12,5 mg/dl. Hasil analisis data menunjukan p value sebesar 0,031. Kesimpulan dari penelitian, clozapin dapat meningkatkan kadar gula darah sewaktu lebih tinggi dibandingkan dengan risperidon pada pasien skizofrenia di BLUD RSJ Aceh.Kata kunci : Clozapin, Risperidon, Kadar Gula Darah Sewakt

The knowledge, the will and the power : a plan of action to meet the HIV prevention needs of Africans living in England

The Knowledge, The Will and The Power is a statement of what we, the NAHIP Partners, plan to do to prevent HIV transmissions occurring during sexual activity among the diverse population of Africans living in England (Chapter 1). We describe the size and context of Africans living in England (Chapter 2), the size of the HIV epidemic and the number of new infections occurring (Chapter 3), as well as the behaviours and facilitators of new infections (Chapter 4). We then articulate how the NAHIP partners intend to influence future behaviours (Chapter 5). The final three chapters describe what is required in order to meet the HIV prevention needs of individual African people (Chapter 6), of NAHIP partner organisations (Chapter 7) and of those undertaking decisions related to policy, planning and research (Chapter 8)

Dynamic Learning Media to Improve the Pedagogic Experience in Conveying of SCM Course

Abstract This paper presents the application of free/open source software (FOSS) for developing educational in Supply Chain Management (SCM) course. There were abundant educational tools based F applications. However, lecturer still faces problems to implement such an learning media for impro the pedagogic experience i.e. customizing of software function, developing of a specific educat media, and illustrating of a SCM course content. The purpose of this research is to design dyn learning media for increasing efficiency in conveying subject matter of SCM course. We combin mobile and/or web devices with FOSS of web service to design dynamic learning media. It has a mo of real distribution problem in commodity paddy was captured. We design an interactive Web-based Mobile-based application by using WSDL, PHP and My SQL, and SOAP. The result of the resea Mobile & Web SCM application as dynamic learning media- will be able to improve the pedag experience to students. Keywords: Educational tool, FOSS, dynamic learning media, SCM course, the pedagogic approach

Studi Komparatif Unsur Pembentuk Drama Tradisional Jepang Noh dan Wayang Topeng Malangan Indonesia

Kata kunci : Studi Komparasi, Drama, Wayang Topeng Malangan, Noh. Kebudayaan menghasilkan berbagai macam gagasan yang terimplementasikankedalam kehidupan bermasyarakat, salah satunya adalah sastra. Dalam sastra, drama merupakan produk yang paling kompleks karena terdapat berbagai macam unsur pembentuk di dalamnya. Seiring berkembangnya zaman, drama bertransformasi menjadi berbagai macam bentuk di seluruh dunia. Salah satunya Noh di Jepang dan Wayang Topeng Malangan di Indonesia. Kedua drama ini jika dilihat secara sekilas memiliki persamaan yang cukup mencolok meskipun berkembang di negara yang berbeda.Pada penelitian kali ini, penulis menggunakan metode Studi Komparatif yang akan membandingkan unsur pembentuk yang ada dalam kedua drama ini. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui persamaan serta perbedaan di dalam kedua drama iniserta mengetahui apakah terdapat keterkaitan di antaranya.Hasil penelitian kali ini menunjukkan persamaan dan perbedaan dalam Wayang Topeng Malangan dan Noh. Serta adanya keterkaitan dalam pengaruh ajaran Hindu-Budha yang berpusat di India pada keberadaan kedua bentuk drama ini

Information Resource Sharing in Academic Libraries: Tanzanian Context

The study assessed the forms, benefits, and extent of academic libraries\u27 reliance on resource sharing. The study consisted of 66 respondents of which four (4) were library directors while sixty-two (62) were library staff. Library directors were purposely sampled while simple random sampling was used to select library staff for inclusion in this study. Data were collected through questionnaires and in-depth interviews. Statistical package for social science (SPSS) Version 20 was used to analyze quantitative data while qualitative data were subjected to content analysis. Findings revealed that the forms for resource sharing in academic libraries in Tanzania are consortia, networking, interlibrary loan and staff training. Findings also revealed that the benefits of resource sharing in libraries include increased subscription power, minimization of library storage spaces, helps in keeping up with publication pace, and brings materials not in stock at less cost. Furthermore, the study revealed that the extent of academic libraries\u27 reliance on resource sharing is medium. The study concludes that the medium extent of academic libraries\u27 reliance on information sharing is due to a lack of appropriate infrastructure that supports information resource sharing practices in academic libraries. Generally, the study recommends that academic libraries should formulate effective teams that will ensure library resource sharing is properly conducted using the right forms for the right patron at the right time to arrest the patrons\u27 information needs on time

A Robust Random Forest Prediction Model for Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission Based on Individual Medical History

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) continues to be a leading cause of mortality and reduces manpower throughout the world. HIV transmission from mother to child is still a global challenge in health research. According to UNAIDS, in every 7 girls, 6 are found to be newly infected among adolescents whereby 15-24 years are likely to be living with HIV which is the maternal age and likely to transfer to the child. Machine learning methods have been used to predict HIV/AIDS transmission from mother to child but left behind some important considerations including the use of patient-level information and techniques in balancing the dataset which may impact models’ performance. A robust prediction model for mother-to-child HIV/AIDS transmission is vital to alleviate HIV/AIDS detrimental effects. The Random Forest Machine Learning method was employed based on features from the individual medical history of HIV-positive mothers. A total of 680 balanced data tuples were used for model development using the ratio of 75:25 for training and testing the dataset. The Random Forest model outperformed the most commonly used learning algorithms achieving the performance of 99% accuracy, recall and F1-score of 0.99 and an error of 0.01, thus improving the prediction rate

Micro-vascular surgery in fingertip injury treatment: Case report

A high priority for fingertip injury reconstruction is the restoration of skin cover to protect underlying bone, tendon,and nerve structures. Other priorities are to maintain or maximize sensibility, preserve digit length, and minimizecosmetic deformity. Because it is so highly visible, though, the appearance of the reconstructed digit should be asnormal as possible. Therefore, microvascular surgery has an important role in management of fingertip injuries togive a normal shape of the digit. In this case, a clinical experience using microvascular surgery in the treatment offingertip injury was reported. In early 2007, there were two fingertip injury cases which were reconstructed usingmicrovascular surgery modality. The first case was a 34 years old male who had defect in soft tissue of the fourthfinger in his right hand caused by pressed machine. We performed elective wound reconstruction by transferring theskin and soft tissue freely (free pulp transfer) along with the vasculatures taken from fibular side of great toe in theright foot. Revascularization was performed by connecting deep plantar artery/vein with common digital artery/veinat the injured digit. The second case, was a 29 years old female with clean-cut amputation of the distal part of thethird finger in the right hand (Allen’s type IV). We performed replantation in the first 16 hours after injury. Wereanastomosed the ulnar side of digital artery only without vein and nerve reanastomosis. To avoid the distal edema,we did not perform any skin suture and let the oozing from the vein backflow. In both cases, we have excellentappearance result, moderate usefulness of the finger, but still poor in sensibility.Key words: clinical experiences - fingertip injury - soft tissue defect - clean cut amputation - microvascular surgery- free pulp transfer - replantation

SALTED EGG HOME INDUSTRY MARKETING MIX STRATEGY: CASE STUDY IN INDONESIA

This study was conducted to analyze how the marketing mix as well as the internal and external environmental conditions in Eni Jaya's Salted Egg business. This study uses a qualitative approach. Research respondents are the perpetrators of Salted Egg SMEs Eni Jaya in the village of Limbangan Wetan, Brebes Regency, Central Java Province, Indonesia. Data collection techniques using interviews and documentation. SWOT analysis was used to analyze the collected data. The results of internal analysis (IFAS) and external analysis (EFAS) show that they are in quadrant II area. Thus, the right strategy is market diversification. SWOT analysis produces several strategies that can be applied, namely: 1). Produce quality products and different flavor variants as well as attractive packaging displays at relatively low prices. 2). Display packaging is good for advertising on the internet. 3). Increase promotional activities through internet networks and customer assistance. 4) Optimizing the existing workforce by providing financial training and promotions. 5) Conduct new innovations and increase engagement with duck egg breeders. 6) Cooperating with the government to maintain price stability. 7). Cooperating with the government to conduct administrative/financial training for Eni Jaya's Salted Egg business. 8). Reactivate the salted egg business group.  Keywords: Marketing, Small Business, SWOT Analysis