Non-Formal Education for MSMEs based on Business Financial Management Counseling

Micro small business in Tegalarum village is one of the micro small business groups in Mranggen District, Demak Regency. The majority of these micro small business entrepreneurs do not have skills in the field of finance, especially cash flow statements (cash flow statements). Therefore, non-formal education activities are needed in the form of counseling aimed at providing non-formal education through an outreach approach to the preparation of cash flow reports so that these reports can be accounted for and accountable. ) which has been prepared by the Indonesian Institute of Accountants (IAI) as a standard compiler for cash flow reports, so that this report can later be accounted for and can be read by parties with an interest in the report. The activity method in the form of a participatory training approach is carried out through several activity steps, namely: counseling, training and monitoring and evaluation. As for the results of non-formal education activities through counseling that has been carried out, it is known that micro small business entrepreneurs in Tegalarum Village, Mranggen District, Demak Regency have been able to increase their knowledge and skills in making financial reports, especially cash flow reports.Usaha mikro kecil desa Tegalarum merupakan salah satu kelompok Usaha mikro kecil Kecamatan Mranggen Kabupaten Demak. Mayoritas pengusaha Usaha mikro kecil tersebut belum mempunyai skill dibidang finance khususnya cash flow statement (laporan arus kas). Oleh karena itu, dibutuhkan kegiatan pendidikan non formal berupa penyuluhan yang bertujuan memberikan pendidikan jon formal melalui pendekatan penyuluhan penyusunan laporan arus kas agar laporan tersebut dapat dipertanggungjawabkan dan akuntabel Dalam penyusunan laporan arus kas tersebut telah diatur dalam Pedoman Standar Arus kas kuntansi Keuangan (PSAK-45) yang telah disusun oleh Ikatan Akuntan Indonesia (IAI) sebagai penyusun standar laporan arus kas, agar laporan ini nantinya bisa dipertanggungjawabkan dan dapat dibaca oleh pihak-pihak yang berkepentingan terhadap laporan tersebut. Metode kegiatan dalam bentuk pendekatan participatory training dilakukan melalui beberapa langkah kegiatan. yaitu : penyuluhan, pelatihan dan monitoring serta evaluasi. Adapun hasil kegiatan pendidikan non formal mekalui penyuluhan yang telah dilaksanakan diketahui bahwa pengusaha Usaha mikro kecil desa Tegalarum Kecamatan Mranggen Kabupaten Demak sudah mampu meningkatkan pengetahuan dan ketrampilan dalam membuat laporan keuangan khususnya laporan arus kas.

Active Learning Based on Crowdsourced Data

The paper proposes a crowdsourcing-based approach for annotated data acquisition and means to support Active Learning training approach. In the proposed solution, aimed at data engineers, the knowledge of the crowd serves as an oracle that is able to judge whether the given sample is informative or not. The proposed solution reduces the amount of work needed to annotate large sets of data. Furthermore, it allows a perpetual increase in the trained network quality by the inclusion of new samples, gathered after network deployment. The paper also discusses means of limiting network training times, especially in the post-deployment stage, where the size of the training set can increase dramatically. This is done by the introduction of the fourth set composed of samples gather during network actual usage.

Virtual Reality Simulator for Training on Surgery Ergonomics Skills

This work focuses on ergonomics skills based on Virtual Reality (VR) training simulator for spine surgery. The proposed system used the Head Mounted Display (HMD) device for monitoring and data collection. The aim of the project was to provide a training approach for residents that would enable them to acquire the proper ergonomic skills needed while performing spine surgery. A VR training simulator has been designed and implemented to measure two ergonomic skills required that need to be maintained during any surgery. The two components were neck’s angle and table’s height. The experiments showed that the users are usually focused on their work and tend to pay less attention to their body’s position and movements. This can result in a wrong ergonomics setup, which leads to musculoskeletal pain. Thus, the users (residents) need to be trained to have good ergonomics positions. The proposed system measured this using a specific metric that collected head positions, angles, elbow height, and other parameters. The designed model was a VR simulator for neurosurgical education in particular; however, it might be good for some other similar surgeries. The study concluded that incorporating simulations into residents’ training and simulated surgeries can strengthen the surgeons’ skills and outcomes. As a result, both residents and expert surgeons can benefit from the use of the developed model.

The Pursuit of Effective Working Memory Training: a Pre-registered Randomised Controlled Trial with a Novel Varied Training Protocol

Working memory (WM) training, typically entailing repetitive practice with one or two tasks, has mostly yielded only limited task-specific transfer effects. We developed and tested a new WM training approach where the task paradigm, stimulus type, and predictability of the stimulus sequence were constantly altered during the 4-week training period. We expected that this varied training protocol would generate more extensive transfer by facilitating the use of more general strategies that could be applied to a range of WM tasks. Pre-post transfer effects following varied training (VT group, n = 60) were compared against traditional training (TT group, training a single adaptive WM task, n = 63), and active controls (AC, n = 65). As expected, TT evidenced strong task-specific near transfer as compared to AC. In turn, VT exhibited task-specific near transfer only on one of the measures, and only as compared to the TT group. Critically, no evidence for task-general near transfer or far transfer effects was observed. In sum, the present form of VT failed to demonstrate broader transfer. Nevertheless, as VT has met with success in other cognitive domains, future studies should probe if and how it would be possible to design WM training protocols that promote structural learning where common features of specific tasks would be identified and utilised when selecting strategies for novel memory tasks.

TOWARD A STRENGTH TRAINING APPROACH AT MALE HANDBALL PLAYERS

The variety of handball playing positions produces implications on the physical, motor and physiological particularities of the players, being necessary an individualization of the training according to the specific requirements of the playing position. The development of strength capacity is done during all phases of the training, and the content used to optimize strength capacity at senior handball players of the group subjected to the experiment was varied, diversified and adapted to each trainingsession. The aim of the research was to design and apply a training methodology that would lead to the optimization of strength capacity at senior handball players with consequences in terms of performance and level of game efficiency. The following control tests were used to assessthe subjects' strength indices: test 1 maximum repetition for semiflexion, chest push-up and chest lift, and the plate test was used for the isometric strength. The results obtained by the experimental group at the strength tests applied in research aredue to the specific strength training used for a period of 6 months. The designed strength program for handball players was implemented considering the characteristics of the handball game, athletes’ particularities in order to achieve a better efficiency in training and competition. The intergroup statistical analysis of the final testing indicates statistical significance in favor of the experiment group, which confirms the efficiency of the means used in the training, ensuring an optimal framework for obtaining performance in competitions.

Assessing the Extent of Application of Competency Based Education and Training Approach in Classroom Instruction in Technical and Vocational Education Training Institutions in Kenya

Aims: The major purpose of this study was to assess the extent of application of CBET approach in classroom instruction Study Design: The study utilized the descriptive survey research design. Place and Duration of Study: The study was undertaken in TVET institutions in the North Rift Region, Kenyabetween March 2021 to June 2021. Methodology: Purposive, stratified and simple random sampling was used to sample 280 respondents.The study included 280 respondents of which 152 were males and 128 females with an age range of 35 – 56 years. Results: This study targeted Principals, 6 Industrial Liaisons Officers (ILO), 285 trainers’ and 18 Industrial Supervisors who were associated with either TVET institution or industry. Fromitheitotalisampleisize of 285, 98.2% representing 280 questionnaires for trainers were positively responded to the case request. Findings showed that application of classroom instruction has a moderate positive and significant influence on integration of CBET approach in TVET institutions (r = .476, P< 0.001). Conclusion: The present study rejected the null hypothesis and concludes that the relationship is statistically significant. The sample data support the notion that the relationship between the independent variable and dependent variable exists in the population of TVET institutions in the North Rift. Thus the hypothesis (Ho1) was rejected. This implies that application of classroom instruction influences integration of CBET approach in TVET institutions.

Production of Synthetic Models for Neuro-Oncology Training by Additive Manufacturing

Neurosurgery is one of the medical specialties in which the practical training of students is more limiting since it requires a high degree of preparation for the interventions to be satisfactory. That is why the manufacture of synthetic models through additive manufacturing (AM) arises to develop the skills that the neurosurgeon requires. The present work is aimed at validating the use of AM for the neurosurgery training. To this regard, a meningioma case study was considered, and suitable materials and more appropriate AM technology were identified for a low-cost production of synthetic models of both skulls and brains with tumors. The skull was manufactured by material extrusion AM with two materials, a commercial composite filament composed of polylactic acid (PLA) with calcium carbonate (used in the area to be treated during the cutting process, due to its mechanical properties more comparable to those of the native bone, with 30% infill density) and standard PLA without additives (used in the rest of the model, with 20% infill density). On the other hand, different casting silicones in different proportions were tested under compression molding to find the best combination to mimic the brain and tumor. Ten synthetic models of a real-case meningioma were manufactured and used as training material by students in the neurosurgery sector, who rated the proposed training approach very highly, considering the employment of printed models as a key resource for improving their surgical skills.

PELATIHAN TEKNIK PEWARNAAN BAGI PENGRAJIN TENUN DESA NEKMESE KECAMATAN AMARASI SELATAN

ABSTRAKKegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini bertujuan memperkenalkan dan melatih para pengrajin untuk menggunakan teknik pewarnaan celup dengan zat warna napthol, yang dapat menjaga warna tetap awet dan kualitas hasil tenun lebih baik. Kain Tenun NTT memiliki banyak motif yang sangat menarik dan sudah terkenal tidak hanya di Indonesia tetapi juga di Luar Negeri. Untuk mempertahankan kualitas kain tenun, maka pengrajin harus memperhatikan teknik pewarnaan. Selama ini pengrajin tenun Desa Nekmese menggunakan wantex sebagai bahan untuk pewarna, tetapi kelemahannya warna kain tenun akan luntur jika dicuci. Dengan kegiatan pengabdian ini pengrajin mendapat tambahan pengetahuan teknik pewarnaan dengan menggunakan zat warna napthol yang dapat menjaga kualitas warna kain tenun. Kegiatan pengabdian ini dilakukan dengan menggunakan pendekatan pelatihan dan praktek langsung, sehingga peserta bisa memahami setiap prosesnya serta hasil pengabdian peserta sudah mampu mengalikasikan teknik pewarnaan celup dengan zat warna napthol. Kata kunci: teknik pewarnaan; pengrajin tenun; zat warna napthol. ABSTRACTThis Community Service activity aims to introduce and train craftsmen to use the dyeing technique with naphthol dyes, which can keep the color durable and the quality of the weaving better. NTT Woven Fabrics have many very interesting motifs and are well known not only in Indonesia but also abroad. To maintain the quality of woven fabrics, craftsmen must pay attention to coloring techniques. So far, the weaving craftsmen of Nekmese Village use wantex as a dye, but the weakness is that the color of the woven fabric will fade when washed. With this service activity, craftsmen get additional knowledge of coloring techniques using naphthol dyes that can maintain the color quality of woven fabrics. This service activity is carried out using a training approach and direct practice so that participants can understand each process and the results of the service participants can apply dyeing techniques with naphthol dyes. Keywords: coloring technique; weavers; naphthol dye.

Training in Interdisciplinary, Practice-Oriented Minority Aging Research: Honoring the Work of Dr. James Jackson

Few scientists had the breadth and depth of scholarship, the keen interest in interdisciplinary scientific collaboration, and the commitment to mentoring the next generation of scientists as Dr. James Jackson. His passing remains a tremendous loss for the field. This symposium, organized by members of the Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research (MCUAAAR), which was founded by James over 20 years ago, reflects on the impact of transdisciplinary team science, of the importance of research networks and resource sharing, of the need to center research within practice and community, and of the scientific innovation that comes from integrating conceptual models, data sources, and methodological approaches from seemingly disparate fields. The session is co-chaired by Dr. Robert Taylor, longtime faculty member and current PI of MCUAAAR. The talk by session chair Dr. Briana Mezuk will discuss the ways in which the training approach of Analysis Core has inspired new training programs on integrative methods focused on minority health and disparities. The talk by Dr. Tam Perry will describe the innovations of the Community Liaison and Recruitment Core, including how COVID-19 impacted the activities of the Healthier Black Elder Center. The third talk by Dr. Rodlescia Sneed, a MCUAAAR early-career scientist, provides an example of how this Center supports interdisciplinary minority aging research through her project focused on older adults who have a history of incarceration. Finally, Discussant Dr. Roland Thorpe, a member of the MCUAAAR Advisory Board, will reflect on Dr. Jackson’s legacy of mentorship and collaboration.