Educational System Innovations for Shaping an Outstanding Indonesian Generation

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Education serves as a cornerstone in developing high-quality human resources, especially in Indonesia. Beyond its function as a platform for knowledge dissemination, education is pivotal in shaping the character and ethical values of the younger generation. To overcome challenges such as Indonesia’s relatively low student performance on global assessments like PISA, educational innovation is imperative. The BATIK school system (Character, Active, Creative, and Competitive) has been introduced as a strategic solution to enhance the quality of education. This system emphasizes character formation, active student participation, creativity, and competitiveness on both national and global scales. By incorporating technology-driven learning and strengthening teacher competencies, the BATIK approach aims to produce a generation that excels academically and upholds strong moral and ethical standards. Achieving this vision requires the collaborative efforts of all stakeholders to foster a robust and supportive educational environment. Thus, educational innovation emerges as a vital investment in securing the nation’s future.

Designing a Web-based Information System for Coworking Space BIKINBIKIN Creative Hub using Personal Extreme Programming Method: Kalla Hospitality Case Study

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This research aims to develop a web-based information system for BIKINBIKIN Creative Hub in Nipah Park, Makassar, related to information access and service management through digital transformation. The designed system provides relevant information and facilitates the reservation process for visitors. The method used is Personal Extreme Programming (PXP), which supports flexible and adaptive development. The results show that the system is equipped with interactive features that present information informatively about services and facilities. Testing was conducted through two stages: first, backbox testing that assesses internal quality resulting in 100% of features functioning according to specifications; second, ISO 25010 testing that assesses external quality, with results of 90% functional suitability, 90.3% usability, optimal performance efficiency, and good portability in various browsers. From these results it can be concluded that the information system developed has met the expected criteria. However, the management of BIKINBIKIN Creative Hub needs to improve operational service management through informative content strategies and the presence of friendly receptionists to increase visitor engagement and satisfaction.

Multiple Meningiomas in a 32-Year Old Male with 20 Intracranial Masses: Case Report and Literature Review

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Introduction: Multiple meningiomas are not unknown but are generally rare. It is a condition where more than one meningioma is located in several intracranial sites in the same individual and without signs of neurofibromatosis.

Objectives: To present a case report of multiple meningiomas in a 32-year old male with up to 20 meningiomas at different sites in the brain.

Materials and Methods: We present a 32-year-old male who presented to our outpatient department with history of recurrent seizures of 10 months duration, with associated recurrent headaches and progressive loss of sensorimotor function in the lower limbs about 1 year prior to presentation for which he was diagnosed of a spine tumour and had a spine surgery about 9 months prior to presentation.

Results: Neurological examination revealed a conscious young man on a wheel chair, with paraparesis of the lower limbs. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain revealed multiple homogeneous contrast enhancing intracranial masses of varying sizes and location in the supratentorial and infratentorial compartment, which on careful assessment were up to 20 separate masses. Management decision was quite challenging. After detailed counseling, a right convexity frontal mass was excised for histological diagnosis which revealed a chordoid meningioma, WHO grade II. He was further counseled and referred to the Oncologist. He has had radiotherapy and has remained in stable condition since discharge.

Conclusion: This single and first experience of multiple meningiomas in our environment with tumour located mostly in the cranial convexity may corroborate a subarachnoid tumor–seeding hypothesis to account for the origin of these tumors. Treatment should be individualized based on the presenting symptoms, number of tumours, tumour location and histological subtype.

Coordination studies of Ritodrine Hydrochloride with selected transition Metal ions

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The stability constants of binary complexes of metal ions   Cu²⁺, Ni²⁺, Co²⁺, Cr³⁺ and Zn2+ with Ritodrine Hydrochloride ligand were studied in aqueous media at 280 C temperature. The Protonation constant and metal ligand stability constants were determined by Calvin Bjerrum titrations in combination with Microsoft excel software programme. 1 N NaNO3 used to maintain ionic strength. Metal ligand ratio kept was 1: 1. The Protonation constant and metal ligand stability constants calculated by half integral and pointwise method found to be in agreement. Protonation constant obtained were 9.42 and 9.72. The decreasing order of stability of the complexes found to be Zn (II) < Cu(II) <  Co(II)  < Ni(II) < Cr(III) which is accordance to Irving-Williams order. Application of inexpensively available HNO3, NaNO3 and natural media are the salient features of the work. The results provide new insights into the complexation of ritodrine and its biological significance.