Feeding Patterns and Food Waste Behavior on the Nutritional Status of Toddlers

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Food Waste is a growing problem. In household scale, Food Waste often considered as a normal thing. Food composition and less variant (quality) is one of factor who can affect to nutritional status of toddlers and Food Waste, if the more Food Waste produced by toddlers, the more nutrients are wasted in vain, so that the food intake eaten by children does not match the required needs. Toddlers who do not get the food intake that should be, able to affect the nutritional status and result in stunted growth and development of children. This research aims to determine the relationship between Food Waste Behavior and Feeding Patterns on the Nutritional Status of Toddlers in Tanah Sareal District, Bogor City. This type of research is cross sectional with purposive sampling data collection technique with 100 respondents. The statistical test used is Chi-Square. Based on the results of the research, it was found that in Tanah Sareal Subdistrict had a high Food Waste behavior of 69%. While the results of the feeding pattern in Tanah Sareal District have an inappropriate feeding pattern of 52%. There is a significant relationship between Food Waste behavior on the nutritional status of toddlers (p-value of 0.000) and there is a significant relationship between feeding patterns and nutritional status of toddlers (p-value of 0.000).

Utilization of Blockchain and the Roles of Banks in Indonesia in Tackling Environmental Challenges: A Qualitative Research

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This dissertation investigates the readiness of the blockchain technology to be utilized in the upcoming Indonesia’s Emissions Trading Scheme, also the roles of banks and digital banks in the ETS using PESTEL analysis. The study found that Indonesia still lacks the infrastructure to implement the blockchain technology, while banks in Indonesia has huge roles in the scheme including preparing the infrastructure. With a large and growing population, Indonesia has the potential to develop the human resources necessary for blockchain development. However, finding skilled programmers remains difficult. The relationship between blockchain and the environment is also examined, with experts debating its potential benefits and drawbacks. In addition, the thesis analyzes Indonesia’s efforts to mitigate and adapt to climate change, including its participation in international agreements and infrastructure improvements. Finally, the thesis considers the role of financial institutions in promoting emissions trading and the challenges they face in doing so. Overall, the thesis highlights the complex and interconnected factors that influence the adoption and development of blockchain technology in Indonesia.

Physical Therapy Approaches in Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Systematic Review

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Background: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic, progressive, inflammatory disorder that mainly affects the axial skeleton with aseptic inflammation of synovial tissue, spinal ligaments, intervertebral discs and facet joints. The purpose of this review is to describe the effectiveness of different physical therapy approaches in patients with AS.

Method: This review followed PRISMA guidelines. A search was conducted in electronic databases Google Scholar, PubMed, and Cochrane. Publications were included if the study group included patients with a diagnosis of AS according to the classification system described in the New York criteria.

Results: A total of 6 clinical trials and 4 reviews were included in this review. One trial (n=1) had no intervention, most studies (n=4) and all the reviews (n=4) compared a variation in type of exercises, such as aerobic exercise, Pilates, swimming, one trial (n=1) was a follow-up evaluation.

Conclusions: The results of this review show that different types of treatment programs improve areas related to the physical health of patients with AS such as pain intensity, mobility, functionality, muscle strength, balance, fatigue, anxiety, depression. The most significant improvement in pain across all research data is noted after aquatic therapy. Supervised physiotherapy is more effective than usual care in improving disease activity, functional capacity and pain in patients with AS.

Startup Company Strategy to be Sustainable through Financial Services Product: Mitra Bukalapak Study Case

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Mitra Bukalapak is a B2B platform that digitalises 13.1 million Warung or Kiosks to be able to sell physical, virtual, and financial products. Today, this company is still having a negative contribution margin. Research has been conducted and shows that non-T1 cities are having the highest Mitra Bukalapak agent growth. This due to the unbanked people are demanding to get a certain service. A questionnaire has been sent to Mitra Bukalapak’s agent and an in-depth interview with internal stakeholders has been done to collect the data. The analysis of the data is conducted through qualitative and quantitative analysis and found 3 potential business strategies for the company. VRIO framework is used to identify Mitra Bukalapak’s competitive advantage internally. External analysis is done through STP marketing strategy and 7P marketing mix analysis. As the result, developing a new product portfolio can be one option. Tapping into a new market and concentrating on the high-growth market in T2 and T3 cities can be another. Also boosting revenue from existing customers by giving a higher charged fee can increase the take rate. This study aims to propose a strategy for Mitra Bukalapak to get a positive contribution margin specifically through its financial services product.

Mechanistic Basis of Arsenic Induced Carcinogenesis: Differential miRNA Expression

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Arsenic, a toxic metalloid, provokes many detrimental consequences to human health. It is prevalent in earth’s crust and poses a major threat to humans globally. Inorganic arsenic exposure occurs mainly via drinking water or food and is metabolized in mammals to form organic metabolites/ end products. Chronic exposure to arsenic causes lung, skin and urinary bladder cancers and increases the risks of liver, kidney and prostate cancers. Arsenic-induced ROS generation, disturbances in several signaling pathways, DNA repair inhibition, chromosomal aberrations, and epigenetic changes including alterations in DNA methylation, histone modifications and differential miRNA expression profiles are involved in cancer progression, and malignant transformation. However, details of arsenic-induced carcinogenesis and molecular mechanisms involved are still remaining obscure. MicroRNAs are post-transcriptional gene expression regulators and themselves may act as oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes. Differential miRNA expression is implicated in several human cancers. This review covers general mechanistic basis of arsenic-induced carcinogenesis, explores recent in-vitro, in-vivo and cohort studies on differential miRNA expression profiles and shares associated molecular mechanistic data on miRNA dysregulation and their functional consequences leading to arsenic induced tumorigenesis, metastasis and cancer, also discusses the future directions.

VRIO Analysis in the Commercialization of the Traditional Music Industry

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Art is one of the elements of human culture in general which is an expression of the creativity of the culture itself. Culture-based creativity is a reflection or uniqueness of a nation’s identity. However, in the current era of globalization, traditional arts are increasingly being abandoned by the public. Based on the data released by jabarprov.go.id about West Java arts’ status state that there are several traditional arts that are almost extinct and there will be an increasing number of traditional arts that follow extinction. One of the reasons is that the current generation is more interested in popular music than traditional music or in other words they are not sufficiently concerned about their own culture. This is also because many think that traditional art is outdated. Not only experiencing extinction, several Indonesian traditional arts have also been claimed by other countries. Quoting from kompas.com (2010) in his article entitled “Angklung Will Become a World Cultural Heritage” which also discussed where angklung as a traditional art from Indonesia was claimed by another country which infuriated the Indonesian people, and after the debate between Indonesia and Malaysia. Angklung then was registered as an Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) of Indonesia at UNESCO in November 2010. In order to actively participate in preserving and maintaining the existence of angklung in society, RagamLaras came up with an innovation for angklung, where the RagamLaras angklung has 15 scales that can play both pentatonic and diatonic notes in one angklung ensemble. It is hoped that it can provide a new presentation for the performing arts of angklung and open space for creativity for traditional artists, as well as spreading the public awareness, especially the younger generation, to get to know and preserve the nation’s culture better.

Online Quality of Services of Ship Procurement License at Kesyhbandaran Utama Tanjung Perak Surabaya Office

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One of the efforts to create optimal services quickly and cheaply is by providing information technology for integrated  exchange of data and information. Tanjung Perak Surabaya Main Harbormaster Office implements an online service system in accordance with the Regulation of the Minister of Transportation of the Republic of Indonesia PM Number 154 of 2015 concerning Online Syahbandar Approval Letter Services, including the service of Ship Motion Approval Letters at the Port. The government through the Ministry of Transportation developed Inaportnet, which is an internet-based electronic single service system. The Inportnet concept is applied as a ship service system in terms of ports in the activities of arrival and departure of ships as well as plans for loading and unloading activities that can be carried out effectively and efficiently. The purpose of this research is to describe and analyze the Quality of Service for Ship Motion Permit Online at the Tanjung Perak Surabaya Main Harbormaster Office using the theory of electronic service quality by Ribbink et. al (2004). This research method is descriptive research with a qualitative approach, data collection is done by interview, observation, and documentation techniques. The results obtained are then collected, reduced, presented, and conclusions are drawn.

The results of this study indicate that the Quality of Service for Ship Motion Permits Online at the Tanjung Perak Surabaya Main Harbormaster Office shows that service quality is not optimal. It is said that it is not optimal because there are dimensions that do not meet the needs of service users, namely: there is no complaints and suggestions menu in the Inaportnet application, there is no data correction menu if an error occurs in the data input process so that service users have to process data input repeatedly, of course impede the work of shipping agents, especially in the process of applying for ship operating permits online.

Proposed B2B Marketing Strategy to Increase Sales of Jenderal Kopi

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Jenderal Kopi is one of the restaurants in Bandung that focuses on Indonesian coffee. After the pandemic subsided, based on data from the official website of the West Java local government, there was a phenomenon with the emergence of new restaurants/cafes and coffee shops in Bandung, which posed a threat to Jenderal Kopi. Based on internal data and information from management, Jenderal Kopi is also facing problems related to sales and the number of guests, which are stagnant and tend to decline in 2022 compared to 2021, when the Covid-19 pandemic was at its peak. After conducting an in-depth interview with one of the owners of Jenderal Kopi, Jenderal Kopi has a significant asset that can be utilized, namely the Probatone 25 kg roasting machine. Probatone is a market leader in the coffee machine industry. This sophisticated machine has met industry standards and can do large quantities of production, and has advantages compared to other brands of coffee roasting machines. In this paper, the author conducts qualitative research by conducting preliminary surveys and in-depth interviews with various parties as a new potential market segment for Jenderal Kopi to accomplish sales with a Business to Business (B2B) mechanism because previously, Jenderal Kopi only did Business to Consumer (B2C) sales. The author also analyzes the factors that influence the buying interest of the potential new market for Jenderal Kopi. The analysis was conducted internally using: Segmenting, targeting and positioning, Marketing mix, VRIO Framework and Business Model Canvas, and external analysis consisting of Porter 5 forces, PESTEL analysis, Competitor analysis and Consumer analysis. As a result of the author’s research, Jenderal Kopi still has a potential market in the B2B sector and needs from several business sectors to fulfill roasted beans in their operations/activities: hotels, restaurants/cafes/coffee shops, and political parties. In the end, after discussing again with one of the owners of Jenderal Kopi, the new segment chosen for the B2B market was the hotel industry with consideration of the large and sustainable number of orders. In conclusion, Jenderal Kopi needs to take several steps and adjustments for marketing its new sales mechanism as a solution to get additional sales by maximizing the use of existing assets. With these other sales, it is expected that Jenderal Kopi can continue to compete with new entrants in the same industry.

Proposed Improvement of Logistic Operations to Increase Service Level Agreement (SLA)

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In the digital era, e-Commerce or online shopping is a big breakthrough in the world of buying and selling services on the Internet, the success of e-Commerce is inseparable from the success of its shipping services or logistics partners. The level of customer satisfaction must be balanced with the delivery performance since the customer buys until the item received. SEI is a company engaged in delivering package. SEI is one of the delivery services which provide the delivery service end to end from the First mile to the Last mile. Thus, SEI should be able to control the performance of their shipment from pick up until successfully delivered to the customer. The most significant volume of SEI comes from the marketplace (e-Commerce) or sellers. Therefore, the customer satisfaction level also determines the shipping company’s performance or they called service level agreement (SLA). SEI recorded to have untargeted SLA within this current 3 months. This research aims to find the problems and the suitable solutions of the shipping company operations that affect service level agreement scored. The methodology used for this research is both qualitative and quantitative data. Data collection is primarily based on an interview with the internal stakeholder of the company to find the root causes of the problem. The root cause analysis evaluation is done by interviewing several stakeholders about the performance and quality of the shipping company. The secondary data comes from historical data from SEI used to know the current and previous performances. The historical data has been taken during 2022. The output of the root cause analysis illustrated in the Cause-Effect

Diagram or usually called Fishbone Diagram. After find the root causes, the suitable solutions for this SLA’s problem proposed by DMAIC method. DMAIC is part of Six Sigma method, one of the quality management tools that aimed to manage quality improvement activities throughout an organization/company.

Analysis of Characteristics of Coronary Artery Stenosis Based on the Comorbidities in Coronary Heart Disease Patients Undergoing Coronary Angiography

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Background: Comorbid diseases are a risk factor for atherosclerosis in coronary heart disease (CHD). Atherosclerosis causes the narrowing of the coronary arteries so that the heart muscles lack blood supply. Diagnostic coronary angiography is an invasive medical examination performed to determine the presence of coronary artery stenosis and to show the location and the number of coronary artery stenosis.

Objective: This study aimed to analyze the characteristics of coronary artery stenosis based on comorbidities of patients with CHD undergoing coronary angiography.

Methods: This analytical study was conducted using a cross-sectional design of 105 patients with CHD undergoing coronary angiographyat the catheterization laboratory at Bahteramas Hospital, Southeast Sulawesi, from January 1 to December 31, 2021.Statistical testing used Chi-squaretests with 95% confidence interval and significance set as p<0.05.

Results: Most of the respondents were over 45 years old as many as 87 (82.9%), and most are male as many as 72 (68.6%). The category of the highest number of stenosis was less than two stenosis, namely 70 patients (66.7%) with the most common location as the  Left Anterior Descending. The comorbidities category included a history of dyslipidemia in 41 people (39.0%), history of diabetes mellitus (DM) in 28 people (26.7%), and history of hypertension in 75 people (71.4%).The bivariate analysis showed a history of DM was associated with coronary artery stenosis (p-value = 0.007) with an Odds Ratio of 3.111.

Conclusions: Patients with DM have 3.111 times greater possibility of developing stenosis of the coronary arteries.WC:246