Relationship between age and gender with cholesterol levels of Taro villagers

Introduction: COVID-19 is a disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Coronavirus 2), an outbreak in the world in 2019 until now. High cholesterol levels correlate with increasing disease severity in SARS-CoV-2 infection because there is a surge of cases in Gianyar Regency, a district of Taro Village. This study aimed to examine the relationship between age and gender to cholesterol levels which are expected to become information for the people of Taro Village as a basis for health screening to prevent comorbid diseases that increase mortality in SARS-CoV-2 infection and increase awareness of the people of Taro Village to maintain health and implement a healthy lifestyle. Method: Capillary blood was taken and then checked for cholesterol levels using a standardized tool on 44 respondents. The cholesterol check was conducted in Gianyar Regency, precisely in Taro Village, Tegalalang District, and Bali. The data obtained will be analyzed using univariate analysis followed by bivariate analysis using the Spearman correlation test for variables of age and cholesterol levels. In contrast, for variables gender and cholesterol levels, the Mann-Whitney test is performed. Results: A total of 44 individual respondents in this study, the distribution of data, namely the age of the repondent is more in the 41-50 year age group, the number of female respondents is 33 or 75.0% of the total respondent, and 70.5% of the respondent or 31 have normal cholesterol levels. The results of the Spearman test on the variables of age and cholesterol levels obtained a P value>0, 05, and the results of the Mann Withney test on the variables gender and cholesterol levels obtained a P value>0, 05. Conclusion: Most taro villagers have normal cholesterol levels obtained as many as 31 people, or 70.5% of the total respondent. It may be influenced by the work factor of taro villagers who work a lot in the agriculture and plantation sectors. Based on the study results, there is also no significant relationship between age and gender with the cholesterol levels of Taro Villagers. However, high cholesterol levels were only found in females as many as five people.

Dog Park Membership and Life Satisfaction Among Older Adults

Dog park members initially join and attend dog parks for the wellbeing of their dogs, but often experience their own biopsychosocial benefits. This mixed methodology (Quantitative n=44, Qualitative n=11) ) pilot study utilized qualitative heuristic interviewing (Moustakas, C., 1990) and the Satisfaction with Life Survey (Pavot, W., & Diener, E. 2013). Data gathered from interviews and surveys administered to participants of a members-only dog-park indicate a high satisfaction with life. Members 60 years and older reported feelings of life satisfaction almost 7 points over the total respondent average, placing them in the “highly satisfied” range. All members experience the dog-park as a supportive social environment that benefits their physical health, mental health and the well-being of their canine companions. Five qualitative themes were identified: Canine Well-being, Community, Mental Health Benefits, Physical Health Benefits and Fights, Falls & Frustrations. These findings demonstrate the need for more research into the impact and importance of pet ownership, community dog parks and outdoor green spaces on older adults and life satisfaction.

Benefits and Challenges of Telework During The Covid-19 Pandemic

During the Covid-19 pandemic, the term work from home (WFH) has been introduced to refer to a work arrangement in which individual can complete their duties while they are at home. While most flexible work arrangements are a preference, work from home is mandatory. Therefore, the impact of WFH during the Covid-19 pandemic needs to be studied. The total respondent of this study is 337 employees, who are works at home during the pandemic. The results showed that the three main benefits employees might gain during WFH are flexibility, more time with family, and less travel time. On the other side, employees struggle to balance their personal and work life, access to websites or software, and limited devices and workspace. Most of the companies are not ready for the WFH scheme though some of them gave support to employees (e.g., quota subsidy). This research gave some essential suggestions for HR managers in designing remote work for the future.

PENGARUH KETERAMPILAN, PENGALAMAN KERJA DAN GAYA KEPEMIMPINAN MANDOR TERHADAP PRODUKTIVITAS TENAGA KERJA PEMANEN NANAS (PT GREAT GIANT PINEAPPLE DEPARTEMEN PLANTATION GROUP 4)

The aims of this research were to study the level of nutritional status, work skills, work experience, and foreman leadership style as well as its effect on the productivity of pineapple harvesting labor in PT Great Giant Pineapple Department Plantation Group 4. The research is conducted by surrvey method at PT Great Giant Pineapple Department Plantation Group 4,Labuhan Ratu Sudistrict, East Lampung Regency. Data is collected in August-September 2019. The total respondent for this research are 50 workers are chosen by purposive method. Analyzed by quantitative descriptive and multiple linear regression. The result of this research showed the level nutrition status of labor was normal with good work skills, work experience of less than a year, the leadership style applied was democratic and level of labor productivity was moderate. The laor productivity was influenced by skills, work experience, foreman leadership style, age and education.Keywords : experience, foreman, nutritional status, productivity, skills.

Analysis of chili farming in Indonesia

Horticultural crops are one of the most prominent national income supporters in Indonesia. Chili is one of the vegetable commodities that have excellent and promising business opportunities. The need for chili increases every year, in line with the increasing population and the development of industries that require chili as raw material. This study aimed to determine the number of costs, revenues, income, and profits and determine the efficiency of chili farming in Indonesia. The total respondent was 342 from four provinces: West Java, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, Central Java, and East Java. The basic research method used in this research was descriptive and analytical. This study was carried out using survey techniques with a simple random sampling method. The method of analysis used is the analysis of costs, revenues, income, and farming profits. The results showed that the chili farming business obtained IDR 114,510,523.99. The costs incurred are IDR 41,120,740.16 per growing season so that the income is IDR 91,905,415.11 and the profit is IDR 73,389,783.83. The R/C ratio of 2.78 indicates that it is efficient.

TEACHERS’ PERCEPTION ABOUT FACTORS INFLUENCING ICT INTEGRATION IN TEACHING AND LEARNING AND STUDENTS’ INTEREST IN LESSON

Technology is known as part of tools in society and technology in education is the foundation for countries to improve students’ academic interests at K-12 schools. The research is to explore the teachers’ perception about factors Influencing ICT Integration in teaching and learning and students’ interest in lesson. The purpose of this study is to overview on the secondary school teacher’s perceptions on the practices of ICT usage in teaching and learning and the level of students’ interest in lesson. Better curriculum will be developed based on the teaching and learning using ICT. These researches were conducted in Selangor by using quantitative research method which is distributing questionnaire. The total respondent of teachers of this study is 150 teachers, who are teaching in secondary schools in the Klang district. Survey questionnaire was used as a main tool for data collecting. The results of the analysis show that there is a significant relationship between teachers’ ICT integration in teaching and learning and students’ ICT integration in learning, with the significant level of 0.01.

Use, Knowledge and perception About Ketogenic Diet Amongst University Students from Medical and Health Sciences Faculties

Objectives: This study aimed to determine the use, knowledge and perception amongst medical students at An-Najah National University. Methods: a cross-sectional study has been followed to collect data from students of Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences using electronic questionnaire in October 2020. The questionnaire was consisted of 5 sections regarding; sociodemographic variables, dietary information, usage of KD, knowledge and perceptions toward KD. Differences between KD users and non-users and with associations to knowledge and perceptions were statistically analysed using Chi square. While independent samples t-test and ANOVA test were conducted to examine the differences for the total score of the KD knowledge. Results: Total respondent were 227 students with 71.8% were females. The mean age was 20±3 and ranged from 18–24-year-old. More than half of the participants have used a kind of diet mainly for weight management with only 7.5 % were using KD for an average of 6 months, half of the students referred to social media as a source of nutritional information while only 25.6% of the participants has attended nutrition related courses at the university. Overall, the students’ knowledge regarding KD was low 3.4 ±3.6 out of 15. However. Faculty of Medicine, third and fourth year of study, KD-user and overweight/obese students have scored significantly higher. The majority of the participants have viewed KD as not easy to be followed and need medical supervision. The relationship between the knowledge score and the perception items has shown significant differences in all perception items. Meaning that positive perception has improved as knowledge has increased. Conclusion: the results have confirmed that knowledge amongst medical students with regard to KD was low. Sociodemographic variables were not associated with the knowledge scores however, having attended a nutrition course has improved both the knowledge and perception towards KD. Similar studies are warranted to implement nutritional courses in medical curriculum.

Statistical Analysis on Factors that Contribute to Post Harvest Losses of Crops in Rural Area at Nkwanta Districts, Volta Regions, Ghana

The study was conducted to assess the factors that contribute to post harvest losses of farm produces in the Nkwanta Districts, Volta Region, Ghana. Data was collected from 250 farmers in the district using a structured questionnaire. The last item on the questionnaire examined the level of agreement attached to various factors influencing post harvest losses in the district on a five point Likert scale. Multivariate factor analysis method was used in the analysis. The results indicated that about 87.2% of the total respondent experience of post harvest losses and there are five salient factors that influence post harvest losses. Difficulties in market accessibility related factors was the most important factor of all. Another important factors accountable for post harvest losses are lack of knowledge and technology related factors, lack of storage facilities and poor packaging, the poor road network, and labour cost. It is therefore recommended that different forms of training and information should be made available for farmers. Also, the establishment of the factories and storage facilities at farming communities should be put in place in order to reduce post harvest losses by way of processing and storage of the excess produces at the local level.

Potential of Small-Scale Business Development and Sociocultural of Beef Cattle Farm at Pamekasan Regency: Case Study at Madura Island

Most of beef cattle farmers in Indonesia are dominated by small-scale farmer with ownership of three heads per household, homever the existence of small-scal farmer is expected to contribute to the development of the livestock sectore as whole. The interview was conducted with the total respondent at 30 beef cattle farmers at Larangan Dalam and Panaguan Village, Larangan Sub-District, Pamekasan Regency. The majority of the respondents' age range is 46-50 years old, with male breeders dominating, namely 76.67%, with the most educational qualifications being elementary school, namely 46.67%. The age and education level significantly affect the adoption rate of new technology. The objectives of raising livestock include fattening, breeding, and savings. In summary, the socio-culture was acted as important support in small-scale business development. The correlation between each socio-culture with new adaptation was a help to increase productivity in the future.

Farmers’ perception on status of livestock insurance in Surkhet district, Nepal

Livestock is an important sector for sustained livelihoods of Nepalese people, particularly for small holder farmers. However, occurrence of any disease or disaster may get livestock as the source of sufferings. Livestock insurance can come up as an effective tool for risk management in livestock sector. This study covers the current status and perception of the farmers on livestock insurance. A total of 45 livestock farmers were selected purposively from three municipalities (15 from each municipality) in Surkhet district as Birendranagar Municipality (Birendranagar, Saldada), Bheriganga Municipality (Maintada) and Lekbeshi Municipality (Lekfarsa, Dasarathpur and Satakhani). Data was collected by face-to-face interview with farmers (45), focus group discussions (2) and key informant survey (4). Mortality, high cost of animal, production loss and price risk were the major risks encountered in the farm. Utilization of their saving and loan reimbursement was preferred by the farmers for capital management. Adoption of insurance among livestock owners was found motivated mainly by cooperatives, friends and family. Among twenty insurance companies offering insurance policies in Surkhet district, Everest Insurance Company Limited was popular. Only few farmers were found having complete awareness on livestock insurance. Majority of farmers agreed on insurance as an effective tool for risk management whereas only 64.44% of total respondent farmers were insuring their livestock, out of which 37.93 % had renewed their insurance package. Goats were mostly insured. This study indicates that better coverage, further process simplification, and perspicuity of livestock insurance scheme including awareness raising are essential for livestock insurance to approach higher level of insurance adopters.