Perancangan Desain Motif Batik Tulis Tenun Gedhog Tuban dengan Sumber Ide Pohon Siwalan

         Batik tulis tenun gedhog merupakan batik khas kabupaten Tuban. Upaya yang dilakukan untuk membuat batik gedhog dapat terus berkembang yaitu dengan melakukan perancangan desain motif yang baru. Perancangan desain motif batik tulis tenun gedhog bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan proses dan hasil perancangan desain motif batik tulis tenun gedog Tuban dengan sumber ide pohon siwalan ditinjau dari aspek ide/gagasan, wujud, dan corak/motif. Jenis penelitian ini adalah deskriptif. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan metode observasi. Pengumpulan data dihitung dengan memberi skor interval untuk menentukan kategori penilaian. Data yang telah terkumpul kemudian di jumlah dan dirata-rata dan dipersentasikan menggunakan average percentage. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa desain 6 yang mengambil sumber ide dari daun siwalan adalah desain terbaik dengan nilai persentase sebesar 81,4% dan termasuk dalam kategori sangat baik. Jika dihitung secara keseluruhan dari 7 desain diperoleh nilai persentase sebesar 70,3%. Dari hasil perhitungan tersebut dapat disimpulkan bahwa 7 desain hasil perancangan termasuk dalam penilaian kategori baik           Kata Kunci: Perancangan motif batik, tenun gedhog, pohon siwalan.  &nbsp

Peningkatan Pemahaman Tentang Pentingnya Mengenali HIV AIDS Sejak Dini di SMP N 8 Kediri

Kejadian HIV/AIDS merupakan permasalahan global yang hingga saat ini masih belum terselesaikan, termasuk di Indonesia. Kasus tertinggi terjadi pada kelompok umur 20-49 tahun yang mengindikasikan pada usia remaja (15-25 tahun) mereka sudah mengidap HIV. Penyebab tingginya kejadian HIV/AIDS pada remaja dipengaruhi banyak hal diantaranya kurangnya pengetahuan mereka tentang HIV/AIDS. Laporan ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh penyuluhan terhadap pengetahuan dan sikap siswa siswi SMPN 8 Kediri. Laporan ini menggunakan metode presentasi dan diskusi tanya jawab. Hasil penyuluhan menunjukkan siswa maupun siswi yang setelah diberikan penyuluhan menjadi lebih memahami bahayanya HIV/AIDS karena beberapa faktor. Selain itu, antusias mereka dalam mencari informasi lebih dalam mengenai HIV/AIDS juga sangat baik setelah diberikan penyuluhan

Direct intra-tumoral injection of zinc-acetate halts tumor growth in a xenograft model of prostate cancer

Intracellular levels of zinc have shown a strong inverse correlation to growth and malignancy of prostate cancer. To date, studies of zinc supplementation in prostate cancer have been equivocal and have not accounted for bioavailability of zinc. Therefore, we hypothesized that direct intra-tumoral injection of zinc could impact prostate cancer growth. In this study, we evaluated the cytotoxic properties of the pH neutral salt zinc acetate on the prostate cancer cell lines PC3, DU145 and LNCaP. Zinc acetate killed prostate cancer cell lines in vitro, independent of androgen sensitivity, in a dose-dependent manner in a range between 200 and 600 μM. Cell death occurred rapidly with 50% cell death by six hours and maximal cell death by 18 hours. We next established a xenograft model of prostate cancer and tested an experimental treatment protocol of direct intra-tumoral injection of zinc acetate. We found that zinc treatments halted the growth of the prostate cancer tumors and substantially extended the survival of the animals, whilst causing no detectable cytoxicity to other tissues. Thus, our studies form a solid proof-of-concept that direct intra-tumoral injection of zinc acetate could be a safe and effective treatment strategy for prostate cancer

Interweaving Monitoring Activities and Model Development towards Enhancing Knowledge of the Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Continuum

The study of water pathways from the soil to the atmosphere through plants-the so-called soil-plant-atmosphere continuum (SPAC)-has always been central to agronomy, hydrology, plant physiology, and other disciplines, using a wide range of approaches and tools. In recent years, we have been witnessing a rapid expansion of interweaving monitoring activities and model development related to SPAC in climatic, ecological, and applications other than the traditional agrohydrological, and it is therefore timely to review the current status of this topic and outline future directions of research. The initiative for the special section of Vadose Zone Journal on SPAC emanated from several sessions we recently organized in international conferences and meetings. With a view to the specific research questions covered in this special section, this article introduces and reviews SPAC underlying issues and then provides a brief overview of the invited contributions. We have grouped together the 15 contributions under three main sections related to the local, field, and landscape spatial scales of interests. Within these sections, the papers present their innovative results using different measuring techniques (from classic tensiometers and TDR sensors to more advanced and sophisticated equipment based on tomography and geophysics) and different modeling tools (from mechanistic models based on the Richards equation to more parametrically parsimonious hydrologic balance models). They provide a snapshot of the current state of the art while emphasizing the significant progress attained in this field of research. New technological developments and applications are also highlighted

Pengaruh Pola Asuh Orang Tua Dan Teman Sebaya Terhadap Motivasi Belajar Al-qur'an Santri Madrasah Diniyah Thoriqul Huda Nampan Sukorejo Ponorogo Tahun Pelajaran 2021/2022

This study examines the description of the motivation to learn the Qur'an and whether or not the influence of parenting patterns of parents and peers on the motivation to learn the Qur'an of the students of Madrasah Diniyah Thoriqul Huda Nampan Sukorejo Ponorogo in the 2021/2022 academic year. This study aims to determine the effect of parenting patterns of parents and peers on the motivation to learn the Qur'an of the students of Madrasah Diniyah Thoriqul Huda Nampan Sukorejo Ponorogo in the 2021/2022 academic year. This study examines a number of 50 students. Data collection techniques using observation, documentation, and questionnaires. Questionnaire technique is used to answer written statements to respondents. Data analysis technique with simple linear regression analysis. The conclusions of this study are (1) parenting styles have a significant effect on students' motivation to learn the Qur'an at Madrasah Diniyah Thoriqul Huda, in the medium category with a percentage of 19.3%. (2) Peers have a significant effect on the motivation to learn the Qur'an of Madrasah Diniyah Santri Thoriqul Huda in the medium category with a percentage of 24%. (3) Parenting patterns of parents and peers have a significant effect on learning motivation of the Qur'anic students of Madrasah Diniyah Thoriqul Huda, in the medium category with a percentage of 34.1%

Pain sensitisation and the risk of poor outcome following physiotherapy for patients with moderate to severe knee osteoarthritis : protocol for a prospective cohort study

Introduction: Pain is the dominant symptom of knee osteoarthritis (OA), and recent evidence suggests factors outside of local joint pathology, such as pain sensitisation, can contribute significantly to the pain experience. It is unknown how pain sensitisation influences outcomes from commonly employed interventions such as physiotherapy. The aims of this study are, first, to provide a comprehensive description of the somatosensory characteristics of people with pain associated with knee OA. Second, we will investigate if indicators of pain sensitisation in patients with knee osteoarthritis are predictive of non-response to physiotherapy. Methods and analysis: This is a multicentre prospective cohort study with 140 participants. Eligible patients with moderate to severe symptomatic knee osteoarthritis will be identified at outpatient orthopaedic and rheumatology clinics. A baseline assessment will provide a comprehensive description of the somatosensory characteristics of each participant by means of clinical examination, quantitative sensory testing, and validated questionnaires measuring pain and functional capacity. Participants will then undergo physiotherapy treatment. The primary outcome will be non-response to physiotherapy on completion of the physiotherapy treatment programme as defined by the Osteoarthritis Research Society International treatment responder criteria. A principal component analysis will identify measures related to pain sensitisation to include in the predictive model. Regression analyses will explore the relationship between responder status and pain sensitisation while accounting for confounders. Ethics and dissemination: This study has been approved by St James' Hospital/AMNCH Research Ethics Committee and by the St Vincent's Healthcare Group Ethics and Medical Research Committee. The results will be presented at international conferences and published in a peer review journal.11 page(s