Imam Shamsi Ali dan Upaya Rekonstruksi Citra Islam dan Indonesia di Amerika Serikat

This Paper Aims to examine a figure of Imam Shamsi Ali who comes from Bulukumba, South Sulawesi. He is being an outstanding Da’i in New York in promoting Islam by his identity as a Muslim and Indonesian. This writing using qualitative approach and the data from relevant literature studies such as books, journals, thesis, and websites. This research shows that Imam Shamsi Ali getting his successful in Promoting the Image of Islam and Indonesia rely on the way He identify Islam by Tolerance in form of interfaith dialogue regardless of ethnicity, religion, race and groups, and remains keeping his identity as a Muslims as well as Indonesians. throughout His integrity brings a significant change of Islam and Indonesia in United state particularly in New York.   Keywords: Imam Shamsi Ali, Tolerance, Islam, Indonesia, United State   Abstrak   Tulisan ini mencoba menganalisa sepak terjang seorang Imam Shamsi Ali sebagai individu yang berasal dari salah satu kota kecil Bulukumba, Sulawesi Selatan, yang kemudian menjadi Da’i di New York dengan mengedepankan identitasnya sebagai seorang Muslim sekaligus sebagai orang Indonesia yang mampu mengubah citra Islam dan Indonesia dalam pandangan masyarakat Amerika Serikat yang sudah terlanjur phobia. Penulis menggunakan metodologi penelitian kualitatif dan data yang digunakan berasal dari studi literatur yang relevan seperti buku, jurnal, karya tulis skripsi dan tesis serta website berita yang dapat dipertanggungjawabkan kebenaran datanya. Penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa keberhasilan Imam Shamsi Ali dalam merekonstruksi citra Islam dan Indonesia terletak pada keteguhannya mengedepankan toleransi dalam wujud dialog antar agama (interfaith dialogue) tanpa memandang suku, agama, ras dan antar golongan (SARA), namun tetap tidak meninggalkan Identitasnya baik sebagai seorang Muslim maupun sebagai orang Indonesia. Integritas yang dimiliki oleh Imam Shamsi Ali membawa perubahan yang signifikan bagi citra Islam dan Indonesia di Amerika Serikat khususnya di New York.   Kata Kunci: Imam Shamsi Ali, Toleransi, Islam; Indonesia, Amerika Serika

Kepentingan Uni Emirat Arab Dalam Kerja Sama Ekonomi Dengan Indonesia (IUAE-CEPA) Telaah Konstruktivisme

Uni Emirat Arab (UEA) adalah salah satu negara Teluk yang selama bertahun-tahun bergantung terhadap sumber daya minyak dan gas. Tercatat UEA merupakan negara kedua dengan ekonomi terbesar di Timur Tengah setelah Arab Saudi. UEA memandang Indonesia sebagai salah satu negara yang memiliki potensi besar sebagai mitra dalam bidang ekonomi karena kondisi demografi yang sangat besar. Selain itu, UEA dan Indonesia juga mempunyai kesamaan dalam hal identitas yang berimplikasi terhadap potensi peningkatan kerja sama dalam bidang Ekonomi Islam. Tipe penelitian yang digunakan oleh Penulis dalam penelitian ini adalah deskriptif dengan menggunakan metode wawancara dengan pihak yang berkepentingan dalam hal ini bagian Perjanjian Bilateral Kementerian Perdagangan dan Komite Nasional Ekonomi Keuangan Syariah. Data pendukung lainnya diperoleh dari studi literatur dari data-data sekunder yang berasal dari buku, jurnal ilmiah, penelitian terdahulu yang relevan serta data-data dari media yang dapat divalidasi. Dengan menggunakan perspektif Konstruktivisme dan kepentingan nasional, Penelitian ini menyimpulkan bahwa UEA melalui perjanjian IUEA-CEPA mengintensifkan kerja sama dengan Indonesia atas dasar kesamaan identitas yang menguntungkan dalam hal diversifikasi bidang ekonomi dan mengurangi ketergantungan dari sumber daya minyak dan gas bumi

PENINGKATAN STRATEGI PEMASARAN DAN BRANDING DALAM MENUNJANG KEWIRAUSAHAAN MANDIRI PADA MASYARAKAT KAMPUNG WISATA BRAGA

Indonesia adalah negara yang kaya akan destinasi pariwisata. Indonesia memiliki alam yang sangat indah dan pilihan budaya yang sangat unik. Beberapa tempat di Indonesia terbukti menjadi destinasi populer bagi wisatawan lokal maupun mancanegara. Salah satu kota di Indonesia yang menjadi destinasi favorit para wisatawan lokal maupun internasional adalah Kota Bandung. Dinas Pariwisata dan Kebudayaan Pemprov Jabar mengungkapkan, ada 22 juta wisatawan domestik serta 1.156 wisatawan mancanegara berkunjung selama 2022. Berdasarkan angka tersebut, jumlah wisatawan yang datang ke Jabar sudah hampir memenuhi target. Pemprov Jabar menargetkan 36 juta wisatawan nusantara dan 33 ribu wisatawan mancanegara pada tahun 2022. Diantara banyaknya wisata di Kota Bandung, wilayah Braga menjadi salah satu destinasi yang jarang terlewatkan oleh para wisatawan. Saat ini di kawasan Braga terdapat sebuah  kampung wisata yang dulunya merupakan desa kreatif. Kampung Wisata Braga beranggotakan masyarakat di kawasan Braga mulai dari RW 01 hingga RW 08. Masyarakat di kawasan Kampung Wisata Braga memiliki visi untuk menaikkan level wisatawan yang datang ke kawasan Braga. Namun dalam praktiknya, mereka masih mandiri dalam mengimplementasikan berbagai rencana kerja. Oleh karena itu, pelatihan dan bantuan eksternal sangat dibutuhkan untuk meningkatkan strategi pemasaran dan membangun branding untuk mendukung semua kegiatan dan kewirausahaan mandiri di Kampung Wisata Braga.&nbsp

Ajax Based Exam Engine with Tagging System to Improve Learning

In this paper, we propose exam engine software with tagging system to help students’ study. With this tagging system, they can analyze their subject learning through exam they have done from time to time. When the students see their reports, the students will decide which subjects are low in grade and should be re-studied. We use AJAX technology to enrich the user experience of this exam engine. After we test all feature with unit testing, this exam engine is proven to runs well and do benefits for students

A clinical study of intestinal stomas: its indications and complications

Background: Intestinal stoma is an opening for fecal diversion. The purpose of the present study was to identify indications for commonly performed intestinal stomas and to study complications related to it.Methods: This is a prospective study was carried out in a surgical unit of Hamidia Hospital, Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal from January, 2012 to December,2012. Data was collected by meticulous history taking including age, gender, indication, type of stoma, type of surgery, careful clinical examination, appropriate operative findings and follow up of the cases. The results were collected, analyzed and compared with other studies.Results: A total of 100 patients were evaluated age ranged between 12- 85 years (50.5 ± 29.01 years) Male to female ratio was 7:3. Of the 100 patients 97 were admitted in emergency while 3 in out-patient department. The most common type of stoma made was loop ileostomy (64%) followed by sigmoid colostomy (11%) and transverse loop colostomy (9%). Main indication for a stoma formation was enteric perforation (38%) followed by Koch’s abdomen (18%). Of the various complications encountered with intestinal stoma, peristomal skin irritation (36%) was the most consistent complication followed by laparotomy wound infection (13%).Conclusions: Inspite of vast exposure of general surgeons towards stoma formation the complications are inevitable. Early detection of complication and its timely management is the keystone

GSU Event Portal

This is one of the Event portal web applications where it provides the registration facility for the organizations to register into it so that people can use the features or the tools which are present in this application. This application provides different features to the users like to create the events, to promote the events of the organizations, manage and sell out events of all types and sizes so that organizations can promote their organizations and make the organization to reach to the more number of customers. This application is a user-friendly application where people can easily navigate from one place of application to the other place, to use this application people does not need any kind of training. Any organization can create the event, they can upload the details of the events, post the photos, gives the information about the events, provide the facilities to book the tickets and allowing the user to purchase the tickets. It also maintains different types of users and every user is having their own user console to do the operations. By this kind of implementation, we can implement the access restrictions, and provides the information to the guests also. It also allows the user to post any similar type of the events which are conducted in those events. User will be allowed to search the events and they can know the information about the events which are conducted in the city or in the other places

Impact of Reproductive Status and Age on Response of Depressed Women to Cognitive Therapy

Previous research suggests that reproductive hormones are potential affective modulators in mood disorders and may influence response to antidepressant medications. To our knowledge, there are no data on relationships between hormonal status and response to psychotherapy for recurrent major depressive disorder (MDD)

Packed Red Blood Cell Transfusion Associates with Acute Kidney Injury After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

Background: Acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery significantly associates with morbidity and mortality. Despite not requiring cardiopulmonary bypass, transcatheter aortic valve replacement patients have an incidence of post-procedural acute kidney injury similar to patients who undergo open surgical aortic valve replacement. Packed red blood cell transfusion has been associated with morbidity and mortality after cardiac surgery. We hypothesized that packed red blood cell transfusion independently associates with acute kidney injury after transcatheter aortic valve replacement, after accounting for other risk factors. Methods: This is a single-center retrospective cohort study of 116 patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Post-transcatheter aortic valve replacement acute kidney injury was defined by Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes serum creatinine-based criteria. Univariate comparisons between patients with and without post-transcatheter aortic valve replacement acute kidney injury were made for clinical characteristics. Multivariable logistic regression was used to assess independent association of packed red blood cell transfusion with post-transcatheter aortic valve replacement acute kidney injury (adjusting for pre-procedural renal function and other important clinical parameters). Results: Acute kidney injury occurred in 20 (17.2%) subjects. Total number of packed red blood cells transfused independently associated with post-procedure acute kidney injury (OR = 1.67 per unit, 95% CI 1.13–2.47, P = 0.01) after adjusting for pre-procedure estimated glomerular filtration rate (OR = 0.97 per ml/min/1.73m2, 95% CI 0.94–1.00, P = 0.05), nadir hemoglobin (OR = 0.88 per g/dL increase, CI 0.61–1.27, P = 0.50), and post-procedure maximum number of concurrent inotropes and vasopressors (OR = 2.09 per inotrope or vasopressor, 95% CI 1.19–3.67, P = 0.01). Conclusion: Packed red blood cell transfusion, along with post-procedure use of inotropes and vasopressors, independently associate with acute kidney injury after transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Further studies are needed to elucidate the pathobiology underlying these associations