DAMPAK NEGATIF TAYANGAN SINETRON REMAJA DITELEVISI TERHADAP PERILAKU MORAL SISWA DILINGKUNGAN SEKOLAH (Studi Deskriptif kelas VII A dan VIII A di SMP Raudah Barmawiyah Tangerang)

Penelitian ini membahas mengenai dampak negatif tayangan sinetron remaja ditelevisi terhadap perilaku moral siswa dilingkungan sekolah. Tujuan dari penelitian ini yaitu untuk memperoleh gambaran mengenai dampak-dampak apa saja yang terdapat dalam tayangan sinetron bagi perilaku moral siswa di SMP Raudah Barmawiyah Tangerang. Moral yang berasal dari kata mores artinya mengungkapkan dapat atau tidaknya suatu perbuatan atau tindakan diterima sesamanya dalam hidup kemasyarakatan. Masalah-masalah penelitian ini seperti banyaknya siswa yang meniru adegan-adegan yang terdapat di dalam tayangan sinetron sehingga dapat berdampat terhadap perilaku moral siswa. Oleh karena itu, penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui sejauh mana dampak dari tayangan sinetron terhadap perilaku moral siswa. Penelitian ini di lakukan dengan menggunakan metode deskriptif, dan pendekatan kualitatif. Pengumpulan data dengan observasi, wawancara, angket, dan dokumentasi. Temuan penelitian bahwa terdapat dampak negatif dari tayangan sinetron remaja ditelevisi terhadap perilaku moral siswa di SMP Raudah Barmawiyah Tangerang, siswa yang mentonton tayangan televisi berdampak negatif terhadap perilaku moral disekolah bila peserta didik menonton secara berlebihan adapun upaya yang dilakukan pihak sekolah dalam mengatasi menurunyanya perilaku moral siswa yang diakibatkan dari adanya tayangan sinetron ditelevisi yaitu dengan mengawasi siswa dalam menyaksikan tayangan dengan di dampi orang tua, dengan memberikan sanksi oleh guru bila ada peserta didik yang melanggar peraturan sekolah. Kata kunci: Dampak negatif tayangan sinetron, Perilaku moral sisw

John Ficca

Emeritus Professor, School of Theater Arts John Ficca taught full time in the School of Theater Arts from 1956-2002 and was also Director of the School of Theater Arts. Ficca comments on entering the Army during the Korean War and his decisions about his education afterwards. He also speaks about the Theatre and Speech programs being part of the English Department at the start of his tenure and how the programs evolved afterwards. Other memories include performances at different theaters on campus and invited guests; curricular requirements, including a Summer Theater; and changes in campus leadership, governance and institutional benefits

Assessment of Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase1 (PARP1) expression and activity in cells purified from blood and milk of dairy cattle

Poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation (PAR) is a post-translational protein modification catalysed by enzyme member of the poly(ADP-ribose) polymerases (PARPs) family. The activation of several PARPs is triggered by DNA strand breakage and the main PARP enzyme involved in this process is PARP1. Besides its involvement in DNA repair, PARP1 is involved in several cellular processes including transcription, epigenetics, chromatin re-modelling as well as in the maintenance of genomic stability. Moreover, several studies in human and animal models showed PARP1 activation in various inflammatory disorders. The aims of the study were (1) to characterize PARP1 expression in bovine peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) and (2) to evaluate PAR levels as a potential inflammatory marker in cells isolated from blood and milk samples following different types of infection, including mastitis. Our results show that (i) bovine PBMC express PARP1; (ii) lymphocytes exhibit higher expression of PARP1 than monocytes; (iii) PARP1 and PAR levels were higher in circulating PBMCs of infected cows; (iv) PAR levels were higher in cells isolated from milk with higher Somatic Cell Counts (SCC > 100,000 cells/mL) than in cells from milk with low SCCs. In conclusion, these findings suggest that PARP1 is activated during mastitis, which may prove to be a useful biomarker of mastitis

Prevalence and Determinants of Bad Sleep Perception among Italian Children and Adolescents

Although sleep problems at young ages are well investigated, the prevalence of bad sleepers and the determinants of sleep quality perception remain unexplored in these populations. For this purpose, we addressed these issues in a sample of children (n = 307), preadolescents (n = 717), and adolescents (n = 406) who completed the School Sleep Habits Survey, addressing sleep quality perception, sleep habits, sleep features, daytime behavior and sleep disturbances, circadian preference, and dreaming. The sample was split in "good sleepers" and "bad sleepers", based on the answer to the question item assessing overall subjective sleep quality. Being a bad sleeper was reported by 11.7% of the sample, with significant between-groups differences (children: 8.3%; preadolescents: 11.3%; adolescents: 15.3%; p = 0.01). At all ages, relative to good sleepers, bad sleepers showed higher eveningness, sleepiness, and depression, longer sleep latency, more frequent insufficient sleep, nocturnal awakenings, sleep-wake behavioral problems, and unpleasant dreams (all p's ≤ 0.01). Sleep quality perception was predicted: in children, by depressed mood, eveningness, and unpleasant dreams (all p's ≤ 0.01); in preadolescents, by sleep latency, awakening frequency, depressed mood, sufficiency of sleep, and unpleasant dreams (all p's < 0.01); in adolescents, by awakening frequency, depressed mood, and sufficiency of sleep (all p's < 0.001). In children, bad subjective sleep quality appears to be mainly determined by daytime psychological features, for example, depressed mood, whereas at later ages, sleep characteristics, such as frequent awakenings, add to the former determinants. This could depend on (a) the appearance, with increasing age, of objective sleep modifications and (b) a greater attention paid by adolescents to their sleep characteristics

Genome Sequencing of <i>Pantoea agglomerans</i> C1 Provides Insights into Molecular and Genetic Mechanisms of Plant Growth-Promotion and Tolerance to Heavy Metals

Distinctive strains of Pantoea are used as soil inoculants for their ability to promote plant growth. Pantoea agglomerans strain C1, previously isolated from the phyllosphere of lettuce, can produce indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), solubilize phosphate, and inhibit plant pathogens, such as Erwinia amylovora. In this paper, the complete genome sequence of strain C1 is reported. In addition, experimental evidence is provided on how the strain tolerates arsenate As (V) up to 100 mM, and on how secreted metabolites like IAA and siderophores act as biostimulants in tomato cuttings. The strain has a circular chromosome and two prophages for a total genome of 4,846,925-bp, with a DNA G+C content of 55.2%. Genes related to plant growth promotion and biocontrol activity, such as those associated with IAA and spermidine synthesis, solubilization of inorganic phosphate, acquisition of ferrous iron, and production of volatile organic compounds, siderophores and GABA, were found in the genome of strain C1. Genome analysis also provided better understanding of the mechanisms underlying strain resistance to multiple toxic heavy metals and transmission of these genes by horizontal gene transfer. Findings suggested that strain C1 exhibits high biotechnological potential as plant growth-promoting bacterium in heavy metal polluted soils.6s