Synergistic Effect of Propolis Extract and Antibiotics on Multi-Resist Klebsiella Pneumoniae Strain Isolated fom Wound

This study has been done to evaluate the in vitro activity of synergistic effect between ethanolic extracts of Propolis and 12 different antibiotic drugs against multi-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from infected wounds; this evaluation was done by Agar well-diffusion method and Disc diffusion method. The results of this study showed that the isolation bacteria were resisted to most antibiotics which used in this experiment; especially that drugs containing β-lactam ring. Results of this study showed that alcoholic extracts of Propolis increase the inhibition zones of all antibiotics; and the sensitivity of bacteria increase by direct correlation with the increase in the concentration of alcoholic extract of Propolis. Keywords: Synergistic effect, Propolis, Antibiotics, Multi-resistance, Klebsiella pneumonia

Synergistic Effect of Propolis Extract and Antibiotics on Multi-resist Klebsiella pneumoniae Strain Isolated from Wound

This study has been done to evaluate the in vitro activity of synergistic effect between ethanolic extracts of Propolis and 12 different antibiotic drugs against multi-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from infected wounds; this evaluation was done by Agar well-diffusion method and Disc diffusion method.The results of this study showed that the isolation bacteria were resisted to most antibiotics which used in this experiment; especially that drugs containing β-lactam ring. Results of this study showed that alcoholic extracts of Propolis increase the inhibition zones of all antibiotics; and the sensitivity of bacteria increase by direct correlation with the increase in the concentration of alcoholic extract of Propolis. Keywords: Synergistic effect, Propolis, Antibiotics, Multi-resistance, Klebsiella pneumonia

Efektifitas Pembelajaran Creative Problem Solving Berbasis Eksprimen dalam Pembelajaran Fisika untuk Melatihkan Literasi Teknologi Siswa

Telah dilakukan penelitian tentang dampak penerapan pembelajaran Creative Problem Solving berbasis eksprimen pada konsep hambatan jenis terhadap kemampuan literasi teknologi siswa. Desain eksprimen yang digunakan adalah one group posttest only design. Subyek penelitian adalah 32 siswa SMP di propinsi Riau. Instrumen penelitian yang digunakan adalah tes literasi teknologi tentang konsep hambatan jenis dalam bentuk tes uraian essay yang diberikan kepada kelompok siswa setelah treatment berupa pembelajaran Creative Problem Solving berbasis Eksprimen. Dari hasil analisis statistik diketahui bahwa persentase kuantitas siswa yang mencapai skor diatas 75 untuk skor ideal 100 berjumlah 68,75 %. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa Creative Problem Solving berbasis eksprimen merupakan salah satu metode pembelajaran yang cukup efektif untuk digunakan dalam rangka melatihkan literasi teknologi siswa dalam pembelajaran fisika

Effects of advera® warm mix additive on the rheological properties of unaged and short term aged asphalt binders

The performance of asphalt pavement is mainly governed by the properties of the binder. Many asphalt pavement distress are pronounced to be related to the rheological properties of asphalt binder. The oxidation changes the structure and composition of asphalt binder resulting stiffer and brittle of asphalt. This paper described SuperpaveTM binder that was used to characterize the rheological properties of PG64 asphalt binders blended with various Advera® contents subjected to unaged and short term aged. Rotational viscometer (RV) and Dynamic Shear Rheometer (DSR) were conducted to measure binder properties at higher and intermediate temperature respectively. The results indicated that, the addition of Advera® in the asphalt binder exhibited change in binder rheology which influenced rutting parameteryKeywords: Advera®; Aging; Viscosity; Rotational viscometer; Dynamic shear rheometer

The Importance of Character Education for Tweens as Consumers

Tweens is a term that denotes a market segment mentality that falls between children at the lower end and teens at the upper end. Tweens marketing strategies are considered critical for most global brands. Advocates against excessive consumerism and materialism polluting innocent childhood, specifically tweens, call for values implantation through character education in the school to breed more educated consumers. The effect of implanting character building programs in schools on the consumer behavior of the exposed children in the marketplace, however, has never been tested before. This research endeavor is, in essence, an overlap between consumer behavior and educational psychology, investigating the link between personality and behavior in the market. It falls under both positivist and interpretive consumer research, specifically the consumer socialization of children. The aim of this work is to develop a conceptual model linking character education to purchasing lifestyles and consumption patterns of the exposed children as consumers. Following, prospects for future research are highlighted.Educational psychology, character education, attitudes and lifestyles, opinion-leadership, humanitarianism, ethnocentrism, adolescents and middle schools

Pendidikan Etika Budaya Komunikasi melalui Media Sosial Berbasis Al-Qur\u27an

Isyarat tentang etika budaya komunikasi di media sosial berbasis Al-Qur\u27an mengutamakan penyampaian kalimat thayyibah yang mengandung unsur solidaritas, kooperatif, ekualitas dalam bingkai menjaga persatuan ummat. Di dalam al-Quran juga ditemukan dua macam makna etika budaya komunikasi, yaitu: makna etika budaya secara konotatif dan denotatif.  Konotatif yaitu  makna yang timbul dari sikap sosial, sikap pribadi, dan kriteria tambahan yang di kenakan pada makna Konseptual, sedangkan makna denotatif yaitu makna dalam arti wajar secara ekplisit (makna wajar, makna yang sesuai apa adanya). Artikel ini juga menemukan model komunikasi secara  konotatif : da\u27wah (mengajak, menyeru kebaikan), nasehah (memberi masukan untuk kebaikan), hiwar (berdialog), Jidal (adu argumen), bayan (menjelaskan), tadzkir (memberi peringatan), tabligh (Menyampaikan), indzar (peringatan keras), ta\u27aruf (saling mengenal), tawashi (saling memberi pesan), mauidzoh (saling memberi nasehat), tabsyir (memberi kabar gembira), idzkhol al-surur (menyenangkan hati orang). Sedangkan komunikasi secara denotatif, yaitu: qowlan kariman (Perkatan yang mulia), qowlan layyinan (perkataan lemah lembut), qowlan sadidan (perkataan yang benar), qawlan maysuran (perkataan yang mudah), qawlan Balighan (perkataan yang jelas), qowlan ma\u27rufan (perkataan yang baik). Artikel ini memiliki kesamaan dengan: Andi Faozi Hadiono (2016) yang mengatakan bahwa: Manusia berkomunikasi untuk menyelesaikan hal-hal yang penting bagi kebutuhanya. Manusia berkomunikasi untuk menciptakan, memupuk hubungan yang baik dengan orang lain. Harold Dwight Lassweel (1978) mengatakan  bahwa manusia hidup tidak bisa terhindar dari kegiatan komunikasi. Sasa Djuarsa Sanjaya  mengatakan manusia hidup sangat memerlukan komunikasi.  Sebaliknya, artikel ini memiliki perbedaan  dengan : Rerin Maulida dan Suryatno  (2016) yang menjelaskan tentang Media social -Media Sosial, Twiter, Face book, Instagram,  Path, WhatsAp tanpa menghubungkan medsos sebagai salah satu perangkat media da\u27wah. Metode penelitian dalam disertasi ini adalah metode penelitian kualitatif dan library research. Metode penafsiran yang dipilih dalam disertasi ini adalah metode tafsir Maudu\u27i. Sedangkan pendekatan yang dipergunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah pendekatan humanistic

Preoperative paracetamol infusion reduces sevoflurane consumption during thyroidectomy under general anesthesia with spectral entropy monitoring

AbstractBackgroundIntravenous (IV) paracetamol has a significant opioid-sparing effect. We investigated the effect of paracetamol infusion on sevoflurane consumption during entropy monitored general anesthesia.MethodsSixty-two ASA I and II patients undergoing thyroidectomy under general anesthesia were included in a prospective, randomized, double-blind and placebo controlled study. The patients were randomized to receive a slow infusion of either 1g paracetamol (paracetamol group, n=31) or saline (control group, n=31) just before induction of anesthesia. Sevoflurane concentration was titrated to keep the state entropy value between 40 and 50. End-tidal sevoflurane concentration, sevoflurane consumption, recovery characteristics, time to first analgesic request and meperidine consumption during the first 6 postoperative hours were recorded.ResultsThe mean±SD estimated sevoflurane consumption was significantly lower in the paracetamol treated patients (36.2±15 vs 44.9±13.9ml, in the control group; p=0.021). Patients receiving paracetamol had a faster post-anesthetic recovery profile (extubation time, time to eye opening to command and time to state name and mention his/her home address) than the other group (p<0.05). Mean±SD time to first analgesic request was significantly prolonged in paracetamol group compared to control group (48.4±14.0 vs 40.7±11.5min, respectively; p=0.021). Meperidine consumption was higher in control group than in paracetamol group (28.7±10.2 vs 23.1±9.0mg, respectively; p=0.025).ConclusionPreoperative IV paracetamol infusion improved consumption and emergence from entropy monitored sevoflurane anesthesia with enhancement of the early postoperative analgesia