The effectiveness of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) on students’ motivation and attitude

Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) was developed at the University of California at Santa Cruz in the 1970's by its founders and principal authors, Richard Bandler and John Grinder, a professor of linguistics (Tosey & Mathison, 2003). Richard Bandler was a mathematics and computer science students while John Grinder is a linguistics professor. NLP helps in the teaching and learning process, especially in the classroom management. NLP was first introduced in Malaysia in the 21st century and since there are many training centres such as Akademi NLP Malaysia which train Malaysian universities and polytechnic lecturers and NLP Malaysia Centre of Excellence (NLPMC) which was the first to train NLP in Malay language

PENERAPAN PELAYANAN PRIMA OLEH HUMAS TERHADAP STAFF DAN KARYAWAN DI FAKULTAS ILMU SOSIAL DAN ILMU POLITIK UNIVERSITAS DIPONEGORO

Penelitian ini dilakukan di Fakultas Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Poitik Universitas Diponegoro bagian kehumasan. Permasalahan yang akan diteliti yaitu bagaimana penerapan pelayanan prima melalui media website dan hambatan apa saja yang terjadi dalam penerapannya tersebut. Pelayanan yang diberikan melalui media website dalam publikasi informasi masih mengalami kendala sehingga informasi yang dibutuhkan masih kurang karena ada beberapa departemen yang kurang dalam memberikan informasinya. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah teknik observasi, wawancara dan dokumentasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa penerapan pelayanan prima pada kehumasan Fakultas Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik Universitas Diponegoro dilihat dari 6 konsep dasar pelayanan prima yang dijabarkan sebagai berikut : (1) kemampuan, masing-masing pekerja sudah baik dalam mengoperasionalkan website; (2) Sikap, tidak ada sikap khusus yang harus diperhatikan dalam mengoperasionalkan website; (3) Penampilan, tampilan layout sudah bagus isinya tetapi tidak ada perubahan di background; (4) Tindakan, sudah bertindak dengan tugasnya masing-masing; (5) Perhatian, fitur yang digunakan untuk bertanya mengenai informasi fisip telah dihapus karena kurang ssumber daya manusia; (6) Tanggung Jawab, sudah bisa bertanggung jawab mengenai tugasnya masing-masing

STRUKTUR KOMUNITAS BULU BABI (Echinoidea) DI ZONA INTERTIDAL PERAIRAN MANOKWARI

ABSTRACTSea urchins (Echinoidea) are spread from shallow intertidal areas to the deep sea. This study aims to determine species diversity and abundance of sea urchins in the intertidal zone of Manokwari Waters. The study took place in three locations in the intertidal zone of Manokwari waters. The method used was purposive sampling with a line transect sampling technique measuring 1x1 meter in size. We found 10 species namely H. mammilatus, E. mathaei, E. oblonga, E. viridis, E. lucunter, D. setosum, E. calamaris, D. savignyi, Echinotrix sp., and E. diadema. Sea urchin (H ') index value ranges from H’= 0.2173–0.448430; Index (E) ranges between 0.3108–0.7477 and the Index Value (C) ranges between 0.3769-0.7911 in each of the intertidal zones. L1 (Di = 0.5 ind / 6m2 - 21.8 ind / 6m2); KR = (2.0270%–88.5135%); L2 (Di = 0.5 ind / 6m2–9.5 ind / 6m2; KR = 0.8474% -48.3050%) and L3 (Di = 0.8 ind / 6m2–7.1 ind / 6m2; KR = 7.6923% -66.1538%).Keywords: Abundance, Intertidal, Manokwari, Sea Urchin, Species Diversity,ABSTRAKBulu babi (Echinoidea) tersebar di daerah pasang surut yang dangkal hingga laut dalam. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui keanekaragaman jenis dan kelimpahan bulu babi di zona intertidal. Penelitian dilakukan pada tiga lokasi di Perairan Manokwari. Metode yang digunakan adalah purposive sampling dengan teknik line transect sampling berukuran 1 × 1 meter. Kami menemukan 10 spesies yaitu H. mammilatus, E. mathaei, E. oblonga, E. viridis, E. lucunter, D. setosum, E. calamaris, D. savignyi, Echinotrix sp., dan E. diadema. Nilai indeks bulu babi (H') berkisar dari H' = 0,2173–0,448430; Indeks (E) berkisar antara 0,3108–0,7477 dan Nilai Indeks (C) berkisar antara 0,3769–0,7911. Kelimpahan mutlak dan relatif pada setiap lokasi adalah: L1 (Di = 0,5 ind/6m2 - 21,8 ind/6m2); KR = (2,0270% - 88,5135%); L2 (Di = 0,5 ind/6m2–9,5 ind/6m2; KR = 0,8474% -48.3050%) dan L3 (Di = 0,8 ind/6m2–7,1 ind/6m2; KR = 7.6923% -66,1538%).Kata Kunci: Bulu Babi, Intertidal, Keanekaragaman Jenis, Kelimpahan, Manokwar

Nitrogen and Phosphorus Removal from Effluent of Sewage Treatment Plant Using Water Lettuce (Pistia stratiotes)

Although our country has wastewater treatment plant, the main problem is it cannot be classified as world class standard. It means some compounds which can harm the environment still exist in the river although wastewater was treated by treatment plant. For example the amount of the nutrient components which are nitrogen and phosphorus still contain in our UTP sludge treatment plant eftluent. The main effect is the rivers become toxic to aquatic organisms and polluted to environment life. Eutrophication is frequently a result of nutrient pollution (means an increase in chemical nutrients typically compounds containing nitrogen or phosphorus in an ecosystem) such as the release of sewage eftluent and run-off from lawn fertilizers into natural waters (rivers or coasts), where the water becomes cloudy, colored a shade of green, yellow, brown, or red and then the river becomes toxic to aquatic life like fish. Beside that, human society is impacted as well, where health-related problems can occur where eutrophic conditions interfere with drinking water treatment. The main problem which occurs before deciding to have this project is because our UTP Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) effiuent still discharged to the nearest river with nitrogen and phosphorus compounds. If we don't take any action to remove this type of compounds, this problem maybe can cause eutrophication to occur. Nitrogen exists in many forms because of the high number of oxidation states it can assume. In ammonia and organic nitrogen compounds, which are forms most closely associated with plants and animals, its oxidation state is -3. At the other extreme, when nitrogen is in the nitrate form, its oxidation state is +5 [2]. The presence of nitrogen in a wastewater discharge can be undesirable as free ammonia it is toxic to fish and many other aquatic organisms; as ammonia it is an oxygenconsuming compound which will reduce the dissolved oxygen in the river. In all forms, nitrogen can be available as a nutrient to aquatic plants and consequently contribute to eutrophication. Where the nitrate ion it is a potential public health hazard in water consumed by infants [2]. The standard criteria limit for Nitrate-nitrogen in the river according to US Environmental Protection Agency is 10 mg/L, but according to State of the Minnesota River the limit is 6.5 mg/L

Penerapan Model Discovery Learning untuk Peningkatan Kemampuan Pemecahan Masalah pada Materi Lingkaran

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk: 1) Mengetahui bagaimana kemampuan pemecahan masalah siswa setelah diterapkan model pembelajaran Discovery Learning pada materi lingkaran. 2) Mengetahui bagaimana peningkatan kemampuan pemecahan masalah siswa setelah diterapkan model pembelajaran Discovery Learning pada materi lingkaran. Penelitian eksperimen semu dengan desain penelitian One Group Pretest-Posttest Design. Populasi pada penelitian ini yaitu seluruh siswa kelas VIII-I SMP Negeri 5 Kota Ternate. Teknik pengambilan sampel yaitu purposive sampling dengan jumlah sampel yaitu 21 siswa. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan menggunakan instrumen tes berbentuk tes uraian. Data dianalisis dengan menggunakan statistik deskriptif yaitu Pedoman Acuan Patokan berdasarkan kategori kemampuan pemecahan masalah siswa dan perhitungan N-Gain ternormalisasi serta statistik inferensial dengan menggunakan uji Paired Sample t-test. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: 1) Kemampuan pemecahan masalah siswa siswa kelas VIII-I SMP Negeri 5 Kota Ternate setelah diterapkannya model pembelajaran Discovery Learning diperoleh 14% kualifikasi baik sekali, 5% baik, 19% cukup, 38% kurang, dan kualifikasi gagal 24%. 2) Hasil perhitungan N-Gain ternormalisasi diperoleh nilai N-gain yaitu 0,51 yang berarti peningkatan kemampuan pemecahan masalah siswa berada pada interpretasi sedang. Berdasarkan hasil statistik inferensial menggunakan uji Paired Samples Test dengan bantuan program SPSS 23.0 for windows diperoleh nilai sig. 0,000 (sig. ˂ α = 0,05). Hal ini berarti terdapat peningkatan kemampuan pemecahan masalah siswa setelah diterapkan model pembelajaran Discovery Learning

To determine the incidence of post-operative deep vein thrombosis in general surgical patients of Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia

Apparent rarity of post-operative DVT and pulmonary embolism in Asian patients was first reported since 1964. Very few literature and clinical studies were done for post-operative DVT in Asian population as well as in Malaysia.Compared to the Western hemisphere,low incidence 2.6% to 15.3% was reported from Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore and Malaysian studies.Conflicting results of high incidence in orthopaedic patients was reported in two other Asian studies from Hong Kong and Malaysia.To find out the incidence of post-operative deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in our general surgical patients after major surgical procedures.To find out the subgroups of patients at special risk to post-operative DVT.To reviewthe policy of withholding routine DVT prophylaxis in Malaysian patients

Review: A critical overview of limitations CFD Modeling in nasal airflow.

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling of nasal airflow has been carried out by several researchers. Virtual surgical treatment and aerosol deposition studies have also been conducted. However, the appropriateness of such modeling practices with regards to modeling and medical constraints needs careful consideration. The current numerical models for the study of nasal airflow, developed from the scanned images obtained from computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging, are influenced by postural changes. These models neglect the mucous layer, other vital anatomical features, and nasal cycle effects, CFD studies make numerous assumptions that seriously limit their usefulness. Unless these constraints can be addressed, the interpretation of results from a CFD output cannot be considered as an appropriate definition of the flow behavior. This review provides a critical overview of the limit actions of the CFD mode ling of nasal air-low. Some of the limitations and constraints associated with CFD modeling are reviewed and possible studies that could be carried out in the future to ascertain the effect of neglecting these parameters are discussed. This study also proposes a standard station of the computational modeling procedure, which is necessary for studying airflow inside the nasal cavity

Global Retinoblastoma Presentation and Analysis by National Income Level.

Importance: Early diagnosis of retinoblastoma, the most common intraocular cancer, can save both a child's life and vision. However, anecdotal evidence suggests that many children across the world are diagnosed late. To our knowledge, the clinical presentation of retinoblastoma has never been assessed on a global scale. Objectives: To report the retinoblastoma stage at diagnosis in patients across the world during a single year, to investigate associations between clinical variables and national income level, and to investigate risk factors for advanced disease at diagnosis. Design, Setting, and Participants: A total of 278 retinoblastoma treatment centers were recruited from June 2017 through December 2018 to participate in a cross-sectional analysis of treatment-naive patients with retinoblastoma who were diagnosed in 2017. Main Outcomes and Measures: Age at presentation, proportion of familial history of retinoblastoma, and tumor stage and metastasis. Results: The cohort included 4351 new patients from 153 countries; the median age at diagnosis was 30.5 (interquartile range, 18.3-45.9) months, and 1976 patients (45.4%) were female. Most patients (n = 3685 [84.7%]) were from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Globally, the most common indication for referral was leukocoria (n = 2638 [62.8%]), followed by strabismus (n = 429 [10.2%]) and proptosis (n = 309 [7.4%]). Patients from high-income countries (HICs) were diagnosed at a median age of 14.1 months, with 656 of 666 (98.5%) patients having intraocular retinoblastoma and 2 (0.3%) having metastasis. Patients from low-income countries were diagnosed at a median age of 30.5 months, with 256 of 521 (49.1%) having extraocular retinoblastoma and 94 of 498 (18.9%) having metastasis. Lower national income level was associated with older presentation age, higher proportion of locally advanced disease and distant metastasis, and smaller proportion of familial history of retinoblastoma. Advanced disease at diagnosis was more common in LMICs even after adjusting for age (odds ratio for low-income countries vs upper-middle-income countries and HICs, 17.92 [95% CI, 12.94-24.80], and for lower-middle-income countries vs upper-middle-income countries and HICs, 5.74 [95% CI, 4.30-7.68]). Conclusions and Relevance: This study is estimated to have included more than half of all new retinoblastoma cases worldwide in 2017. Children from LMICs, where the main global retinoblastoma burden lies, presented at an older age with more advanced disease and demonstrated a smaller proportion of familial history of retinoblastoma, likely because many do not reach a childbearing age. Given that retinoblastoma is curable, these data are concerning and mandate intervention at national and international levels. Further studies are needed to investigate factors, other than age at presentation, that may be associated with advanced disease in LMICs