Hubungan Usia Penyandang Diabetes Melitus Tipe 2 dan Disfungsi Ereksi

: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a disease with high blood glucose level due to the inadequasy of insulin. Erectile dysfunction or inability to maintain an erection often occurs among males due to various factors. Males with DM have higher risk of erectile dysfunction compared to those without DM. This study was aimed to determine the relationship of the age of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patient and erectile dysfunction. This was an analytical survey study with a cross sectional design. Respondents were all patients with T2DM at the Endocrine Polyclinic of Prof. Dr. R. D. Kandou Hospital Manado from October 2015 to January 2016. There were 38 respondents in this study; most had mild erectile dysfunction (36.8%). The Chi-square analysis showed a significant relationship (p<0.05) between the age of T2DM patients and erectile dysfunction. Conclusion: There was a significant relationship between the age of T2DM patients and erectile dysfunction. The older the patient, the more severe the erectile dysfunction

Model design of an architectural grid-connected photovoltaic system

Renewable energy sources such as solar, thermal and wind are high energy sources that meet the growing demand for electrical energy worldwide. Renewable energy sources can be stand-alone power generators or multi-generations systems forming a microgrid system that can also be integrated into the main power grid. The integration of renewable energy sources into the main grid system mostly occurs at distribution levels and depends on the scale and location of the renewable energy sources. Renewable energy sources with large-scale capacity can be integrated into the transmission system, while small-scale energy sources can be integrated directly into medium- and low-voltage distribution systems. Both sources have their characteristics, therefore strict planning and analysis is needed. Architecture of a small-scale photovoltaic (PV) system is designed to generate about 3 kW for local demand, such as an office building, with the implementation of microgrid system equipped with smart meters for energy monitoring, and a control scheme is proposed