Urban Farming in Food Security Efforts at Household Level in Indonesia: Systematic Review

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Acute nutritional problems occur due to nutritional problems caused by events in a short time. For example, disease outbreaks and lack of food (hunger) that causes emaciation. This is also what underlies the occurrence of acute nutritional problems during the Covid 19 pandemic. Food access is directly affected by urban communities, especially the urban poor. One form of the system of family food security is to increase the availability of food at the household level, especially in urban areas, namely the urban farming system. The author uses two methods to search for articles about urban farming, namely PubmEd, Science Direct and Google Schoolar. Search using keywords Urban farming, food security and Indonesia. Based on the initial search, 43 research articles were found and then identification was carried out so that they became 12 articles. The results of the search found that urban farming can increase family food security, the types of plants grown are vegetables and fruits, and the problems encountered are communication problems, level of knowledge and skills related to urban farming.

Proposed New Marketing Strategy for Home Improvement Retailer: Case Study of MR.DIY Indonesia

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MR.DIY is home improvement retailer from Malaysia which expanded to Indonesia in 2017. “Always Low Prices” is the company’s slogan which means always provide product at affordable prices accordance with quality. MR.DIY offered more than 18.000 items divided into 10 categories for the needs of all family member. Currently, MR.DIY already has more than 350 stores across Indonesia and will continue to grow. However, the brand awareness of MR.DIY has not meet yet the company’s target and there is gap communication between company and customer perceive about MR.DIY. It show in the questionnaire result in this research, from 179 respondents 67.6% have not choose MR.DIY as the main choice for shopping home improvement needs and only 7.8% correctly perceive MR.DIY as home improvement retailer. Therefore, this research aims to proposed new strategy to increase brand awareness and educate public about MR.DIY appropiate position. The method use in this study are qualitative and quantitative with type of descriptive research. General analysis use SWOT analysis to know about business condition. Then the brand awareness pyramid used as thematic analysis. From the results of the analysis, the authors propose an integrated marketing communication as MR.DIY strategy to increase brand awareness and educate the public the MR.DIY positioning.

Three-Term Political Discourse

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Presidential elections and political issues in Indonesia are currently experiencing various very significant dynamics. In this case of presidential elections, the people have the right to vote in elections. 2024 is the next democratic year for the people of the Republic of Indonesia because this year the term of office of the President and Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia for the 2019-2024 period will end or continue until three terms. This is a pro and con by looking at some of the history of other countries in the previous year.  Seeing this phenomenon, researchers are interested in researching and looking at the three-period political discourse in Indonesia. The method used in this article is a literature study whose research object is in the form of literature works, either in the form of scientific journals, books, articles, or pre-existing data. The results of research conducted on the political discourse of the three-term presidential term; researchers draw the conclusion that the discourse on the extension of the presidential term has become a debate. The three-term political discourse gave rise to responses from various parties, both support and rejection, but this is still only in the form of a discourse and there is no certainty.

A Descriptive Study to Assess the Knowledge Regarding Diarrhea among the Mother of Under Five Children at Kansa Village

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The Primary Ailment In Children Under The Age Of Five Is Diarrhea. Around 1.5 Million Children Die From Diarrhoea Each Year, With Asia Accounting For 38% Of All Deaths. In India, There Are Over 2 Million Cases Of Diarrhea Each Year. Children Between The Ages Of 28 Days And 5 Years: 6.6 Million Deaths The Purpose Of This Descriptive Study Was To Gauge The Mothers Of Young Children In Kansa Village’s Knowledge Of Diarrhea. No probability Purposive Sampling Technique Included 30 Mothers Of Children Under The Age Of Five. The Study’s Findings Show That 23 (76.66 Percent) Of The Mothers Of Children Under Five Had Somewhat Adequate Knowledge About Diarrhea, With 4 (13.33 Percent) Having Adequate Knowledge And 3 (10%) Having Insufficient Knowledge. Significant Correlations Were Found Between Socio demographic Factors And Mothers’ Knowledge. Age, Types Of Family, Occupation Of Mother, Education Of Mother, Varieties Of House And Types Of Health Resources Used. The Study Concluded That, Most Of Mothers Of Kansa Village Require Awareness Regarding Diarrhea And Its Management.

A Questionnaire Based Study to Evaluate the Prevalence of Mental Stress among Undergraduates in an Engineering College in South Gujarat, India

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Background: In the last few years, there has been an increase in mental stress and consequently mental illness and suicide rates worldwide. Young adults entering college are one of the most vulnerable population due to the major transition from teenage to adulthood. This study evaluates the prevalence of mental stress among the engineering college students.

Materials and methods: This was a cross-sectional, questionnaire-based survey conducted in an engineering college after obtaining approval from the institutional ethical board and the Dean of the college. The questionnaire was distributed online via Google form links using a non-probability sampling approach. The questionnaire contained two parts – first part contained questions regarding the demographic details of the students and the second part contained ten multiple-choice questions to assess the mental health of students. The questions were inspired from the questionnaires available online from previous studies on similar topics as well as by patient health questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) which is used for screening and diagnosing individuals with anxiety, stress and depression. Descriptive statistics was used to analyze and report results.

Results: A total of 246 completely filled questionnaires were evaluated. The age range of study population was from 17 to 26 years with mean age being 20.85 ± 3.16 years. 61.79% were male. Approximately half of the study population showed some symptoms of mental stress and depression such as little interest in doing things, difficulty sleeping or concentrating, change in eating habits and being fidgety or slow. 48.78% students felt bad about themselves and 19.51% had thoughts of self-harm several days a week. Majority of the students believed that mental health awareness programs will be beneficial for their psychological well-being.

Conclusion: The prevalence of stress among the engineering college students was quite high. Various measures such as awareness, counseling, and mentorship program, as well as reducing their academic burden may help them to cope with stress in a better way.

Project Performance Analysis in Hydrant and Plumbing. Case Study: Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Facility

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Karya Sejuk Mandiri is a general contractor company primarily engaged in Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) which is currently working on Plumbing and Hydrant work with a work value of Rp586,000,000 with an estimated completion time of 7 months.

From the budget aspect data, this project is projected to experience a cost overrun of Rp82,099,035 and an additional 23 weeks of working time. This condition can get worse if PT. Karya Sejuk Mandiri did not take corrective action for the losses incurred.

The study begins by analyzing the level of work performance as an initial reference that the job is in trouble. Using the Current Reality Tree (CRT), this study finds two root causes of problems that cause work to experience cost overruns and delays. Three alternative options are given for each root cause of the problem and then selected using the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) to get the best course of action.

This research concludes by providing two corrective actions and also a plan for their implementation during the work. Thus, it is hoped that there will be an increase in the level of performance so that the project can be completed properly.

A Potential Application of Microbial Pigment: An Alternative to Synthetic Dye & Colourants

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Dye pollution is becoming more and more of a worry for the environment. Dye removal from the environment is necessary because dye disposal in water resources has detrimental aesthetic and health implications. A well-known technology for all fibers, textiles, and apparel in the wet processing of textiles is the textile printing branch. When printing, colors are applied to specific areas of the fabric rather than the entire piece. Since the Stone Age, natural colorants derived from ores, insects, plants, and animals have been employed. Despite having a dangerous impact on people, animals, and the environment, synthetic dyes, which replaced natural pigments in the middle of the 19th century, continue to dominate the market to the fullest extent. Bacterial pigments provide intriguing alternatives to synthetic pigments for a variety of uses because they degrade more quickly and are more environmentally friendly. A few bacterial pigments can currently be produced by the industry for use in food, medicine, cosmetics, and textiles. The key technological problem is the extraction of bacterial pigments in reasonably pure and concentrated forms. Due to the growing consumer desire for more natural products, there has been an increasing tendency in recent decades to replace synthetic colorants with natural pigments. In many aspects of daily life, including food production, the textile and paper industries, agricultural practices and research, and water science and technology, natural pigments and synthetic colors are widely employed. Natural pigments exhibit advantageous biological properties as antioxidants and anticancer agents in addition to their capability to boost the marketability of items.

Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programmed on Knowledge Regarding Chikangunya among BSC Nursing Students at Nootan College of Nursing, Visnagar

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“Small bite, Big, Threat”- by who 2014

Chikangunya is a viral disease that could take over chronic symptoms. It has no specific treatment or vaccine to date to evaluate the effectiveness of structured teaching programme of knowledge reading Chikangunya among BSC nursing students at Nootan College of nursing, visnagar. The analysis of data was done by statistics the study identified that 40% had poor level of knowledge, 33.33% had average level of knowledge and 26.67% had adequate knowledge in the Post – Test. The study result presents that Pre- Test Mean value is 13.67 and SD is 6.55. Post- Test Mean value is 16.96 and SD 5.78. The Mean difference is 3.290. The calculated ‘T’ value is 2.069. Which is higher than the table value 1.69. The study conducted  that level of knowledge regarding Chikangunya among BSC nursing  students found to be increased after structured teaching programme and Post – Test among BSC Nursing student at Nootan college of nursing , Visnagar.

Knowledge and Attitude of Dental Practitioners about Professional Indemnity Insurance in Davangere District: A Cross Sectional Survey

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Background: It is essential that dentists should have an adequate knowledge of professional Indemnity insurance to safeguard themselves.

Aim: To assess the knowledge and attitude of dental practitioners about professional     indemnity insurance (PII) in Davangere district.

Materials and methods: A descriptive cross-sectional questionnaire study was conducted involving data collection from 101 dental practitioners in Davangere district at their respective clinics using a pretested, validated, investigator‑administered closed‑ended 10 items questionnaire. Statistical significance was set at P < 0.05. IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, version 21 (IBM Corp., Armonk, N.Y., USA) was used for statistical analysis. Descriptive statistics were generated in terms of percentages and chi square test was used to compare the responses across groups.

Results: The mean age of participants was 41.4±8.1 years. Majority of the participants were females (51.5%) and qualified with a masters degree (70.3%). Majority did not have a professional indemnity insurance (PII) (69.3%) as they were unaware of it (51.5%). Many (56.4%) were informed about PII by their professional colleagues. Around 51.5% felt that it was not mandatory to have a PII. Around 83.2% maintained patient records and around 76.2% paid compensation to their patients for negligent dental practice.

Conclusion: Majority of dental practioners in Davanagere district did not have Professional Indemnity Insurance as many were unaware about it.

Integrated Nutrient Management in Bottle gourd [Lagenariasiceraria (Mol) Standl.] Variety Kashi Ganga on the Plant Disease Incidence, TSS and Economics under Malwa condition of Madhya Pradesh

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The investigation entitled, “Integrated Nutrient Management in Bottle gourd [Lagenariasiceraria (Mol) Standl.]  Variety Kashi Ganga on the Plant Disease Incidence,TSS and Economics  under Malwa condition of Madhya Pradesh”  was conducted during the Kharif season of the year 2019-20 in the Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, Indore (M.P.). The experiment conducted in randomized block design and replicated thrice. There were 15 treatments T0  No application of INM( Control), T8 50%NPK+50%Biofertilizer,T9 50%NPK+50%Humic acid, T10 50 % NPK+25% Vermicompost+25% Compost, T11 50% NPK+50% Vermicompost +Biofertilizer,T1250% NPK +25% Humic acid, T1350% NPK + 16.6% Vermicompost +16.6%Compost+16.6%Humicacid,T14 50% NPK+ 16.6% Vermicompost+ 16.6% Compost +16.6% Humic acid+ Biofertilizer. From the outcome, it can be concluded that the applied of different treatment combination of integrated nutrient management at proved to be effectively   minimizes the disease and insect incidence of bottle gourd. The data on the treatment in T10 (50%NPK+ 25%Vermicompost+25%Compost)(23.50 pest and 21.67 disease) was found most effective in minimum the red pumpkin beetle population and powdery mildew in the bottle gourd.. The similar treatment produced highest B:C(4.53). Bottle gourd fruit produce under integrated nutrient management exhibited significant differences on total soluble solids. TSS in fruits was range from 5.50 to 2.50 0 Brix.