Life Experience of Seventh-Day Adventist Church Members in Caring for Their Parents Who Suffer from Alzheimer’s Dementia

Introduction: Previous phenomenological studies explain that family member faced many consequences in caring for family members with Alzheimer’s Dementia at home. The consequences are in the form of the impact of financial, social and psychological pressure. Considering such consequences, families especially in Eastern cultures will continue to care for their elderly at home for reasons of compassion or retribution toward parents even though they feel frustrated and burdened. The purpose of this study is to describe the life experience of Seventh-day Adventist church members in caring for their parent who suffer from Alzheimer’s Dementia. Method: This qualitative study is using phenomenological design. There are 3 participants are selected who are fit with the inclusion criterions: immediate family member, seventh-day Adventist church member, live together with their Alzheimer’s Dementia parent who suffer at least 2 years of dementia, and agree to sign inform consent after the full explanation of the study. Data are gathered using semi structured face to face interview in participant’s home setting. Data than transcribed in to world document and analyzed using Cresswel step by step content analysis. Result: There are five negative categories of family member experiences in taking care of their Alzheimer’s Dementia parent: 1) physical abuse, 2) psychological abuse, 3) social limitation, 4) spiritual distress, and 5) knowledge deficit. It also found that there are several coping mechanism or adaptation made by family member in caring their Alzheimer Dementia parent: 1) family members are motivated to learn more about Alzheimer Dementia, 2) spiritual growth that they pray more often and surrendered to God, 3) increase understanding toward elderly. Discussion: Based on the result of the study, all the informants experienced pressures in all holistic aspects of life. If they are not able to cope with the pressure, illness may be arrived and made the family situation become worse. Therefore, professional health care must provide support to the family who take care of their Alzheimer Dementia parent

Improving The Competence Of Writing And Telling Experiences Through An English Recount Text Using The “Think, Write And Practice” Method In Junior High School Students, Class VIII-2

The objective of this research is to improve the Junior High School students in writing and speaking the English recount texts through the Think, Write  and Practice  method. This classroom action research with three cycles was conducted to the first semester students at VIII-2 of an academic year 2022/2023 in the Bintang Timur Junior High Scholl. The research subjects included 32 students altogether. Data were collected using observation checklist, test, questionnaire, document, and anecdotal record. The obtained data were analyzed descriptively, based on the performance indicator as ? 78 % achievement in writing and speaking recount texts in English. Results show that “The Think, Write and Practice Method” could improve the students’ recount text writing and speaking competency. The process used paper/notes, stationery, experiences list, google translate apps, u-dictionary apps, what’sapp, dictionary books, an active loudspeaker.The performance indicators in writing and speaking  recount texts consisted of: choosing clear idea, developing coherent paragraph, structuring sentence, constructing grammatical sentence, and using appropriate diction for writing, and pronunciation, structure, vocabulary, fluency and understanding/contents in speaking. The students’ mean score in writing recount text improved from 67,78 in pre-cycle to 75,01 in cycle 1; 75.51 improved to 78.52. Because there is still one component gets failed, so, it needs the third cycle.  In cycle 2 ; and 78,52 improved to 83,11 in cycle 3. Then, it has a significant improvement as well to their speaking competence. In average, pre-cycle it was 66,23. Then it improved to the first cycle. It was 70,79. Next, it reached to 77,33 to the second cycle, till 83,65 in the third cycle. Keywords: Writing, Speaking, Recount Text, Application Abstrak Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk meningkatkan siswa SMP dalam menulis dan berbicara teks recount bahasa Inggris melalui metode Think, Write and Practice. Penelitian tindakan kelas dengan tiga siklus ini dilakukan pada siswa semester 1 kelas VIII-2 tahun ajaran 2022/2023 di SMP Bintang Timur. Subyek penelitian seluruhnya berjumlah 32 siswa. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan menggunakan daftar periksa observasi, tes, angket, dokumen, dan catatan anekdot. Data yang diperoleh dianalisis secara deskriptif, berdasarkan indikator kinerja sebagai ? 78% pencapaian dalam menulis dan berbicara teks recount dalam bahasa Inggris. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa “Metode Berpikir, Menulis, dan Berlatih” dapat meningkatkan kompetensi menulis dan berbicara teks recount siswa. Prosesnya menggunakan kertas/catatan, alat tulis, daftar pengalaman, aplikasi google translate, aplikasi kamus, what'sapp, buku kamus, pengeras suara aktif. Indikator kinerja dalam menulis dan berbicara teks recount terdiri dari: memilih ide yang jelas, mengembangkan koheren paragraf, menyusun kalimat, menyusun tata bahasa kalimat, dan menggunakan diksi yang tepat untuk menulis, dan pengucapan, struktur, kosa kata, kelancaran dan pemahaman / isi dalam berbicara. Nilai rata-rata siswa dalam menulis teks recount meningkat dari 67,78 pada pra-siklus menjadi 75,01 pada siklus 1; 75,51 membaik menjadi 78,52. Karena masih ada satu komponen yang gagal, maka diperlukan siklus ketiga. Pada siklus 2 ; dan 78,52 meningkat menjadi 83,11 pada siklus 3. Kemudian, ada peningkatan yang signifikan juga pada kompetensi berbicara mereka. Rata-rata pra siklus adalah 66,23. Kemudian ditingkatkan ke siklus pertama. Itu 70,79. Selanjutnya mencapai 77,33 pada siklus kedua, menjadi 83,65 pada siklus ketiga. Kata Kunci:  Menulis, Berbicara, Teks Recount, Aplikas

Strategi Pemasaran Produk Hasil Olahan Desa Ngloro Kecamatan Saptosari Kabupaten Gunungkidul DIYogyakarta

Kuliah Kerja Nyata (KKN) is a required academic activity in the curriculum of every study program at Atma Jaya University Yogyakarta with a weight of 2 credits. The implementation of KKN in the odd semester of the 2020/2021 Academic Year (KKN 78) uses the Community KKN 5.0 model without field dropping the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. KKN started from October to November 2020. The distribution of locations KKN 78 are Kulon Progo and Gunungkidul, Yogyakarta Special Region Province. In its implementation, Units H Group 37 are located in Ngloro Village, Saptosari District, Gunungkidul. At the macro level, villages have two main potentials in the cultural and economic fields. Based on the results of observations, this village has had various training programs for the manufacture of products in the village such as food processing, in the form of cassava chips and banana chips. However, this activity has constraints on the marketing of the resulting product so it requires a marketing strategy. The purpose of KKN according to this group is to provide information on how to market processed products so that they are able to compete with other products. The compilation of KKN outcomes is carried out by collecting (secondary) data, and presenting qualitative reports that are descriptive-analysis in nature. The resulting output is a mapping of village potential which is later revealed to be e-books, pocket books and videos related to villages, village potentials and product marketing strategies

Histone H3 Threonine Phosphorylation Regulates Asymmetric Histone Inheritance in the Drosophila Male Germline

SummaryA long-standing question concerns how stem cells maintain their identity through multiple divisions. Previously, we reported that pre-existing and newly synthesized histone H3 are asymmetrically distributed during Drosophila male germline stem cell (GSC) asymmetric division. Here, we show that phosphorylation at threonine 3 of H3 (H3T3P) distinguishes pre-existing versus newly synthesized H3. Converting T3 to the unphosphorylatable residue alanine (H3T3A) or to the phosphomimetic aspartate (H3T3D) disrupts asymmetric H3 inheritance. Expression of H3T3A or H3T3D specifically in early-stage germline also leads to cellular defects, including GSC loss and germline tumors. Finally, compromising the activity of the H3T3 kinase Haspin enhances the H3T3A but suppresses the H3T3D phenotypes. These studies demonstrate that H3T3P distinguishes sister chromatids enriched with distinct pools of H3 in order to coordinate asymmetric segregation of “old” H3 into GSCs and that tight regulation of H3T3 phosphorylation is required for male germline activity