Penguatan Nilai-Nilai Kemanusiaan Melalui Pelaksanaan Pendidikan Kepramukaan Pada Siswa Kelas VII SMP Negeri 1 Gatak Kabupaten Sukoharjo Tahun Pelajaran 2013/2014

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mendeskripsikan penguatan nilai-nilai kemanusiaan melelui pelaksanaan Pendidikan Kepramukaan pada siswa kelas VII SMP Negeri Gatak Kabupaten Sukoharjo Tahun Pelataran 2013/2014. Penelitian ini untuk mengetahui tentang, (1) untuk mendeskripsikan realitas penguatan nilainilai kemanusiaan melalui pelaksanaan Pendidikan Kepramukaan pada siswa kelas VII SMP Negeri 1 Gatak Kabupaten Sukoharjo (2) untuk mendeskripsikan kendala-kendala yang di dihadapi siswa dalam mewujudkan penguatan nilai-nilai kemanusiaan melalui pelaksanaan Pendidikan Kepramukaan pada siswa kelas VII SMP Negeri 1 Gatak Kabupaten Suhoharjo (3) untuk mendeskripsikan upayaupaya yang dilakukan untuk mengatasi kendala-kendala dalam mewujudkan penguatan nilai-nilai kemanusiaan melalui pelaksanaan Pendidikan Kepramukaan pada siswa kelas VII SMP Negeri 1 Gatak Kabupaten Sukoharjo Penelitian ini merupakan jenis penelitian deskriptif melalui pendekatan kualitatif. Teknik pengumpulan data dengan observasi, wawancara dan dokumentasi. Teknik analisis data menggunakan model analisis interaktif yang meliputi; pengumpulan data, reduksi data, penyajian data, dan penarikan kesimpulan. Hasil penelitian ini adalah, 1) Realitas penguatan nilai-nilai kemanusiaan melalui pelaksanaan Pendidikan Kepramukaan adalah mengajarkan ketertiban dan kedisiplinan pada siswa, mendidik dengan rasa asih, asah dan asuh pada siswa, mengajarkan sikap saling menghargai dan menghormati pada sesama, mengajarkan pada siswa untuk dapat saling rukun, kompak dan dapat bekerjasama dengan baik. 2) Kendala-kendala yang dihadapi siswa dalam mewujudkan penguatan nilai-nilai kemanusiaan melalui pelaksanaan Pendidikan Kepramukaan adalah faktor internal dan faktor eksternal. Faktor internal, yaitu: (a) rasa malas dalam diri siswa, (b) kurangnya semangat dan antusias dalam menginguti kegiatan. Sedangkan faktor eksternal, yaitu: (a) kurangya perlengkapan atribut siswa dalam mengikuti kegiatan. (b) kurangnya peran serta orang tua untuk mendukung siswa mengikuti kegiatan kepramukaan. (3) upaya-upaya yang dilakukan untuk mengatasi kendala-kendala dalam mewujudkan penguatan nilainilai kemanusiaan melalui pelaksanaan Pendidikan Kepramukaan yaitu dengan cara: (1) penerapan pembelajaran yang menarik dan menyenangkan di dalam kegiatan pramuka serta dilakukan di alam terbuka. (2) Materi kegiatan kepramukaan dikemas dengan kreatif dan menantang. (3) Kegiatan kepramukaan dilaksanakan di alam terbuka

Effect of sorbitol in callus induction and plant regeneration in wheat

Six wheat genotypes were evaluated for their response to callus induction and regeneration on MS medium modified with different concentrations of sorbitol, that is, 0, 10, 20, 30 gL-1 along with optimum (3 mgL-1) concentration of 2,4-D. Variability was observed among different genotypes for callus induction. Highest callus induction frequency was shown by Wafaq- 2001, which was about 85.62% followed by Inqalab-91 which showed 71.94% callus induction. While minimum callus induction frequency was shown by Saleem-2000 which was about 51.21%. Regarding sorbitol concentration highest average callus induction frequency (79.20%) was obtained at 20 gL-1 and lowest average callus induction frequency (59.20%) was observed at 30 gL-1. In Wafaq-2001 and Inqalab-91 plant regeneration increased gradually by increasing the sorbitol concentration from 0 to 20 gL-1 but then it decreased. Similarly Auqab-2002 had no regeneration al all on non-sorbitol medium but showed regeneration on addition of sorbitol. Similarly time duration required for plant regeneration also decreased by increasing the concentration of sorbitol. It was also observed that sorbitol has given more strength to regenerated plant

Antioxidant Activity and Inhibitory Effect of Some Commonly used Medicinal Plants against Lipid Per-Oxidation in Mice Brain

Background: The present study compares the protective properties of aqueous extracts of six medicinal plants, Phyllanthus emblica, Terminaliachebula (black and yellow), Terminalia arjuna, Balsamodendron Mukul and Alium sativum against lipid per-oxidation in mice brain.Methods: The antioxidant activities were analyzed by lipid per-oxidation assay, 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical assay, total antioxidantactivity and metal chelation.Results: The extracts (fruits and bark) showed inhibition against thiobarbituric acid reactive species (TBARS) induced by pro-oxidant (10 µM FeSO4) in mice brain. Moreover, the free radical scavenging activities of the extracts was evaluated by the scavenging of DPPH radical (IC50, 23.23±1.2 µg/ml (Phyllanthus emblica), 20.24±0.9 µg/ml (Terminalia chebula yellow) and 17.33±1.1 µg/ml (Terminalia chebula black), 19.44±0.45 µg/ml (Terminalia arjuna), 56.59±2.1 µg/ml (Balsamodendron Mukul) and . 200 µg/ml (Alium sativum).Conclusion: The higher antioxidant and inhibitory effect of Terminalia chebula black in this study could be attributed to its significantly higherphenolic content, Fe(II) chelating ability, reducing ability and free radical scavenging activity. Therefore oxidative stress in brain could be potentiallyprevented by the intake of these plants.Key words: Antioxidant activity, Balb c mice, iron chelation, phenolics, oxidative stress, medicinal plants

Phenotypic and functional analyses show stem cell-derived hepatocyte-like cells better mimic fetal rather than adult hepatocytes

Background & Aims: Hepatocyte-like cells (HLCs), differentiated from pluripotent stem cells by the use of soluble factors, can model human liver function and toxicity. However, at present HLC maturity and whether any deficit represents a true fetal state or aberrant differentiation is unclear and compounded by comparison to potentially deteriorated adult hepatocytes. Therefore, we generated HLCs from multiple lineages, using two different protocols, for direct comparison with fresh fetal and adult hepatocytes. Methods: Protocols were developed for robust differentiation. Multiple transcript, protein and functional analyses compared HLCs to fresh human fetal and adult hepatocytes. Results: HLCs were comparable to those of other laboratories by multiple parameters. Transcriptional changes during differentiation mimicked human embryogenesis and showed more similarity to pericentral than periportal hepatocytes. Unbiased proteomics demonstrated greater proximity to liver than 30 other human organs or tissues. However, by comparison to fresh material, HLC maturity was proven by transcript, protein and function to be fetal-like and short of the adult phenotype. The expression of 81% phase 1 enzymes in HLCs was significantly upregulated and half were statistically not different from fetal hepatocytes. HLCs secreted albumin and metabolized testosterone (CYP3A) and dextrorphan (CYP2D6) like fetal hepatocytes. In seven bespoke tests, devised by principal components analysis to distinguish fetal from adult hepatocytes, HLCs from two different source laboratories consistently demonstrated fetal characteristics. Conclusions: HLCs from different sources are broadly comparable with unbiased proteomic evidence for faithful differentiation down the liver lineage. This current phenotype mimics human fetal rather than adult hepatocytes

Syntactic generation of practice novice programs in Python

Abstract: In the present day, computer programs are written in high level languages and parsed syntactically as part of a compilation process. These parsers are defined with context-free grammars (CFGs), a language recogniser for the respective programming language. Formal grammars in general are used for language recognition or generation. In this paper, we present the automatic generation of procedural programs in Python using a CFG. We have defined CFG rules to model program templates and implemented these rules to produce infinitely many distinct practice programs in Python. Each generated program is designed to test a novice programmer’s knowledge of functions, expressions, loops, and/or conditional statements. The CFG rules are highly generic and can be extended to generate programs in other procedural languages. The resulting programs can be used as practice, test or examination problems in introductory programming courses. 500,000 iterations of generated programs can be found at: https://tinyurl.com/ pythonprogramgenerator. A survey of 103 students’ perception showed that 93.1% strongly agreed that these programs can help them in practice and improve their programming skills

Feasibility and acceptability of home-based management of malaria strategy adapted to Sudan's conditions using artemisinin-based combination therapy and rapid diagnostic test

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