Human Dynamics of Street Administration: A Study on Traffic Wardens in Karachi

The study investigated the myriad of psychological and physical stress factors affecting traffic wardens in Karachi. It was hypothesized that traffic wardens do not feel satisfied or stressed with their jobs and also that job tenure has no relation to their job satisfaction and stress. A mixed method approach with 15 semi-structured interviews and 50 survey form was adopted using convenient sampling. Job stress and satisfaction was measured using a self-made questionnaire (a =.797 & .582). Analysis indicated that traffic wardens were satisfied with their jobs and employment duration was not found to be associated with job satisfaction and stress.  

E-BOOK PANDUAN DESA WISATA BALESARI SEBAGAI MEDIA PROMOSI

Desa Balesari sebagai salah satu desa di Kecamatan Ngajum Kabupaten Malang memiliki potensi wisata yang beragam, antara lain wisata alam dan wisata kebudayaan. Destinasi wisata yang sudah dikenal dan banyak dikunjungi oleh masyarakat antara lain Keraton Gunung Kawi, dan Lembah Indah. Sedangkan tempat-tempat wisata seperti Coban Baung, Sumber Manggis, dan Sumber Jodoh masih belum banyak diketahui. Meskipun memiliki tempat wisata yang menarik dan beragam, tetapi desa Balesari masih belum dikenal masyarakat secara luas. Penyebabnya antara lain karena kurangnya promosi, tata kelola yang belum optimal, infrastruktur yang belum memadai serta tingkat kesadaran wisata masyarakat lokal yang masih rendah. Pengabdian masyarakat yang dilaksanakan mimilih fokus pada peningkatan promosi Desa Wisata Balesari. Kegiatan pengabdian ini dimulai dengan observasi awal, pengumpulan bahan, implementasi kemudain diakhiri dengan distribusi hasil. Dari hasil studi awal diketahui bahwa pihak desa belum memiliki media promosi yang efektif. Target luaran dari kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat ini adalah E-Book Panduan Desa Wisata Balesari. Bentuk media e-book dipilih karena media visual tersebut dapat didistribusikan melalui beberapa platform sekaligus, misalnya melalui website, media sosial ataupun aplikasi percakapan. Selain itu e-book juga dapat digunakan untuk pemasaran langsung. Pemerintah desa dan pengelola wisata di desa Balesari dapat menggunakan e-book ini sebagai media promosi wisata sehingga jumlah kunjungan wisatawan ke desa Balesari dapat meningkat. E-Book Panduan Desa Wisata Balesari berisi kumpulan deskripsi secara singkat tempat-tempat wisata yang ada di desa Balesari, sehingga dapat digunakan oleh pengelola beberapa tempat wisata secara bersama-sama

PENDAMPINGAN PENGURUS PONDOK PESANTREN MENGEMBANGKAN WEBSITE SEBAGAI UPAYA MENANGKAL RADIKALISME DI ERA INDUSTRI 4.0

Mobilization in the era of the industrial revolution 4.0 in various joints was extremely fast. This has an impact on the paradigm of people who want to meet their needs instantly, including in the aspect of religious education. Meanwhile, access to information in this era was also used by radicals to carry out propaganda and all things related to it. If these two interests meet (people learn religion instantly and propaganda by radicals) it will certainly endanger the stability and harmony of religious communities in this country. Pesantren as the oldest educational institution in this country must take a role, including building an easy access to information flow, one of which is a website so that the public does not get caught up in radicalist propaganda. Through assistance with the ABCD method, it is hoped that Islamic boarding schools will be able to contribute in spreading friendly Islam in cyberspace. So that radicalism that spreads through the website can be stopped

Nasionalisme Inggris dan Kekerasan Berbasis Kebencian terhadap Muslim Studi Kasus English Defence League

Bangkitnya nasionalisme Inggris telah dicatat dan diteliti secara baik sejak dekade 1990-an, terlebih pasca-hasil Brexit, dengan catatan mengenai identitas Inggris yang mengambil bentuk ketidakamanan finansial, nostalgia atas masa lalu imperial, xenofobia, dan anti-elitisme. Pada waktu yang sama, kekerasan berbasis kebencianterhadap komunitas Muslim di berbagai kawasan Inggris juga telah diarsipkan dan dikaji dengan baik, dengan penjelasan mengenai motif pelaku mengarah pada penemuan individu-individu yang terperangkap dalam ketidakpercayaan mendalam terhadap non-Inggris dan ketakutan akan kehilangan identitasnya sebagai orang Inggris. Meskipun kedua fenomena ini memiliki fitur-fitur yang sangat mirip, jarang ditemukan penjelasan yang mengarah pada usaha untuk menghubungkan kedua fenomena kontemporer di lanskap identitas politik Inggris ini. Menggunakan contoh English Defence League yang sangat kontroversial serta pemimpinnya Tommy Robinson pada puncak aktivitas mereka di akhir dekade pertama abad ke-21, kami menemukan bahwa terdapat setidaknya korelasi kuat antara kedua fenomena dan kemungkinan nasionalisme Inggris sebagai salah satu penyebab penting yang secara langsung mengarah kepada kejadian-kejadian kejahatan berbasis kebencian untuk kaum minoritas di Inggris. Kata Kunci: nasionalisme Inggris, English Defence League, kekerasan kebencian, IslamofobiaBangkitnya nasionalisme Inggirs telah dicatat dan diteliti secara baik sejak dekade 1990an, terlebih pasca-hasil Brexit, dengan catatan mengenai identitas Inggris yang mengambil bentuk ketidakamanan finansial, nostalgia atas masa lalu imperial, xenofobia, dan anti-elitisme. Pada waktu yang sama, kekerasan berbasis kebencian terhadap komunitas Muslim di berbagai kawasan Inggris juga telah diarsipkan dan dikaji dengan baik, dengan penjelasan mengenai motif pelaku mengarah pada penemuan individu-individu yang terperangkap dalam ketidakpercayaan mendalam terhadap non-Inggris dan ketakutan akan kehilangan identitasnya sebagai orang Inggris. Meskipun kedua fenomena ini memiliki fitur-fitur yang sangat mirip, jarang ditemukan penjelasan yang mengarah pada usaha untuk menghubungkan kedua fenomena kontemporer di lanskap identitas politik Inggris ini. Menggunakan contoh English Defence League yang sangat kontroversial serta pemimpinnya Tommy Robinson pada puncak aktivitas mereka di akhir dekade pertama abad ke-21, kami menemukan bahwa terdapat setidaknya korelasi kuat antara kedua fenomena dan kemungkinan nasionalisme Inggris sebagai salah satu penyebab penting yang secara langsung mengarah kepada kejadian-kejadian kejahatan berbasis kebencian untuk kaum minoritas di Inggris

Cognitive and personality test as a predictor of religious education achievement among students of religious program of Islamic schools in Indonesia

Students' admission aims at selecting students who can adapt to the school environment and predict students' academic success. The best student admission system is needed to determine the success of religious education in schools that have a religion-based. This paper presents the results of correlation between predictive test study, cognitive and personality tests toward the students’ Islamic achievement in Islamic Subject. This research used a quantitative approach and a survey using three measuring instruments; a learning achievement test, cognitive test, and Big Five Personality test. The subjects of this study were 1396 students from 10 Islamic Senior High Schools conducting religious major program in Indonesia. The results of this study indicate that cognitive tests and personality types are significant predictors of religious education achievement. Specifically, verbal tests and reasoning have been significant predictors of religious education achievement as well. Furthermore, from five dimensions of Big Five Personality, the strongest type of personality, openness to experience and conscientiousness are vigorous predictors of the religious education achievement. Agreeableness, extraversion, and emotional stability, however, do not have a significant influence on religious education achievement. Further research can reach the entire national admission system of state Islamic senior high schools in Indonesia namely Islamic senior high schools Insan Cendekia, which is also a state boarding school in Indonesia

Efficacy of Combination Sofosbuvir, Pegylated-Interferon, and Ribavirin for Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus Genotype 1 Infection in Indonesia

Background: The presence of direct-acting antiviral (DAA) has improved the treatment of HCV infection and making it more preferable than Pegylated-interferon (PegIFN) and Ribavirin (RBV) based treatment. However, treatment with all DAA combination regimen is limited and expensive in low health care affordability country including Indonesia. The appearance of generic sofosbuvir (SOF) facilitate the utilization of SOF plus PegINF with or withour RBV combination. Therefore, in this study we assessed the efficacy of SOF+RBV and SOF+RBV+PegINF combination for treatment of chronic hepatitis C infections patient with genotype 1 in IndonesiaMethod: We performed retrospective study comprising 128 patients in Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital with chronic hepatitis C, genotype 1, infection. 36 patients was treated with PegINF+SOF+RBV and 92 patients was treated with SOF+RBV with the duration of therapy was 12 and 24 weeks in both arms. The primary endpoint was sustained virologic response after treatment completion (SVR12)Results: In the end of treatment, 99.2% patients achieved undetected HCV RNA in 12 weeks and 24 weeks duration of therapy (100% in PegINF+SOF+RBV group and 98.9% in SOF+RBV group). The SVR12 of PegINF+SOF+RBV reach 100% meanwhile The SVR12 of SOF+RBV reach 88%.  No different in SVR12 between cirrhotic and non-cirrhotic patient in PegINF+SOF+RBV group while in SOF+RBV group, the SVR12 was lower in cirrhotic patients (82.9%) compared to non-cirrhotic patients (92.2%). In multivariate analysis, HIV co-infection is associated with lower SVR12 in SOF+RBV group.Conclusion: 12 weeks and 24 weeks of PegINF+SOF+RBV and SOF+RBV is effective in the treatment of genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C infectio

PELATIHAN SOFTWARE RHINOCEROS DAN MAXSURF UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KOMPETENSI DESAIN 3D PENGRAJIN KAPAL TRADISIONAL DI PESISIR PEKALONGAN

ABSTRAKKota Pekalongan terletak di pantai utara Jawa Tengah dimana wilayah pesisir utara ini terdapat potensi yang dapat dikembangkan menjadi aset yang berharga bagi bangsa yaitu para pembuat kapal tradisional. Dalam pelaksanaannya, baik tipe ataupun bentuk kapal yang dibangun, berdasarkan pengalaman kapal-kapal yang pernah dibuat sebelumnya, tanpa melalui perhitungan dan penggambaran terlebih dahulu, sehingga dalam beberapa kasus terhadap pesanan kapal yang berbeda bentuknya, maka pengrajin ini akan mengalami kesulitan. Minimnya pengetahuan tentang gambar teknik juga menyebabkan para pengrajin kapal tradisional tidak dapat menggambar lambung kapal mereka. Hal ini menyebabkan perlunya sosialisasi mengenai teknologi perkapalan kepada pengrajin kapal di Kota Pekalongan terutama dibidang rancang bangun (design) dan konstruksi kapal agar terdapat standar baku mengenai konstruksi kapal kayu yang sesuai dengan standar yang ada seperti Biro Klasifikasi Indonesia (BKI). Pelatihan dilakukan dengan metode presentasi, demonstrasi, serta praktik langsung. Untuk mengukur pencapaian maka dilakukan pretest dan posttest yang dilakukan sebelum dan sesudah pelatihan. Hasil kuesioner menunjukkan adanya peningkatan pengetahuan peserta pelatihan desain kapal. Sebelum dilakukan pelatihan, rata-rata pengetahuan peserta sebesar 26% dalam memahami desain kapal dan 33% dalam memahami analisa tahanan kapal, kemudian mengalami peningkatan menjadi rata-rata sebesar 76% untuk pemahaman desain kapal dan 77% untuk analisa tahanan kapal setelah diberi pelatihan. Kata kunci: desain; pengrajin; kapal kayu; karakteristik kapal ABSTRACTThe city of Pekalongan is located on the north coast of Central Java where there is potential for this northern coastal region to be developed into a valuable asset for the nation, namely traditional shipbuilders. In practice, both the type and shape of the ship built, based on the experience of ships that have been made before, without going through calculations and drawings beforehand, so that in some cases orders for ships with different shapes, these craftsmen will experience difficulties. The lack of knowledge about technical drawings also causes traditional shipbuilders to be unable to draw their hulls. This causes the need for socialization regarding shipping technology to ship craftsmen in Pekalongan City, especially in the field of ship design and construction so that there are standard standards regarding wooden ship construction in accordance with existing standards such as the Indonesian Classification Bureau (BKI). The training is carried out using presentation methods, demonstrations, and hands-on practice. To measure achievement, a questionnaire was filled out before and after the training. The results of the questionnaire showed an increase in the knowledge of ship design training participants. Before the training, the average knowledge of the participants was 26% in understanding ship design and 33% in understanding ship resistance analysis, then increased to an average of 76% for understanding ship design and 77% for ship resistance analysis after being given training. Keywords: design; craftsmen; wooden ships; ship characteristic

Burnout among surgeons before and during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: an international survey

Background: SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has had many significant impacts within the surgical realm, and surgeons have been obligated to reconsider almost every aspect of daily clinical practice. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study reported in compliance with the CHERRIES guidelines and conducted through an online platform from June 14th to July 15th, 2020. The primary outcome was the burden of burnout during the pandemic indicated by the validated Shirom-Melamed Burnout Measure. Results: Nine hundred fifty-four surgeons completed the survey. The median length of practice was 10 years; 78.2% included were male with a median age of 37 years old, 39.5% were consultants, 68.9% were general surgeons, and 55.7% were affiliated with an academic institution. Overall, there was a significant increase in the mean burnout score during the pandemic; longer years of practice and older age were significantly associated with less burnout. There were significant reductions in the median number of outpatient visits, operated cases, on-call hours, emergency visits, and research work, so, 48.2% of respondents felt that the training resources were insufficient. The majority (81.3%) of respondents reported that their hospitals were included in the management of COVID-19, 66.5% felt their roles had been minimized; 41% were asked to assist in non-surgical medical practices, and 37.6% of respondents were included in COVID-19 management. Conclusions: There was a significant burnout among trainees. Almost all aspects of clinical and research activities were affected with a significant reduction in the volume of research, outpatient clinic visits, surgical procedures, on-call hours, and emergency cases hindering the training. Trial registration: The study was registered on clicaltrials.gov "NCT04433286" on 16/06/2020