EXOGENT FACTORS AT PT. METRO TARUNA JAKARTA THAT AFFECT EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE

This study aims to determine the effect of training and work discipline as exogenous factors on employee
performance at PT Metro Taruna Jakarta. The 82 respondents as a sample and data analysis and process
techniques used are validity, reliability, descriptive analysis, normality test, multicollinearity test,
heteroscedasticity test, autocorrelation test, multiple linear regression analysis, simultaneous test,
coefficient test, and correlation coefficient of determination. Based on the results of data processing
Correlation and Determination Coefficients, the nature of the relationship between training, work
discipline and employee performance is affected, because the correlation coefficient is 0.910 and the
coefficient of determination r2 = 0.824 or 82.4%, meaning 82.4% variation or change in employee
performance variables is the contribution of the influence of training and work discipline variables, while
the remaining 17.6% is contributed by the influence of other factors such as compensation, workloads that
are not comparable to payments, lack of motivation, high levels of work stress, low levels of promotion and
others.

Determinants of e-cigarette use among a sample of high school students in Jakarta, Indonesia

Objectives
The aim of this study was to determine the predisposing, enabling and reinforcing factors associated with electronic cigarette (ecigarette) use among high school students in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Methods
This cross-sectional study took place in eight high schools in Jakarta, Indonesia. A total of 767 students were recruited by multistage
cluster random sampling. Bivariate and multivariate statistical analyses were employed to determine the associations between sociodemographic, predisposing, reinforcing and enabling factors and e-cigarette use.
Results
Respondents were 54.1% male and the mean age was 16 years old [standard deviation (SD): 1.02]. In this sample, 32.2% of students (n
= 247) had ever used e-cigarettes and 11.8% of students were e-cigarette users (n = 90). Several measured factors were positively
associated with e-cigarette use, including: current smoking of conventional cigarettes [odds ratio (OR): 2.06]; perception that e-cigarettes
are less addictive than conventional cigarettes (OR: 1.98); perception that e-cigarettes do not cause cancer (OR: 2.38); parental
acceptance of e-cigarette use (OR: 3.80); and having enough money to buy e-cigarettes (OR: 3.24). The only variable found that was
negatively associated with e-cigarette use was teacher’s use of e-cigarettes (OR: 0.34).
Conclusions
This study found that student social influences, perceptions about and accessibility to e-cigarettes were significantly positively
associated with e-cigarette use among high school students in Jakarta, Indonesia. This study highlights the importance of educating
students, their parents and teachers regarding safety and potential health hazards of using e-cigarettes. Efforts to implement and
enforce youth access restrictions on e-cigarettes in Indonesia are crucial to preventing further uptake of these products.

Biotechnology in Veterinary Medicine

In various areas of medicine biotechnology is consider as already established approach, but to revolutionize veterinary
practice with the potential in veterinary medicine field it has only begun to emerge. For animal breeding and veterinary medicine
it has proposed new dimensions with the continuous growth of modern biotechnology. To discard any possible genetic disorder i t
ultimately permits to consequently and detect through genome analysis of important breeding species. It can also detect more
reliably and easily the infectious diseases. With improved productivity and health it opens the possibility to generate animals with
the production of transgenic livestock and it introduced a less time taking program of breeding.

THE INFLUENCE OF ACADEMIC CULTURE AND TASK COMMITMENT TOWARD LECTURERS’ INNOVATIVENESS

This study aims to investigate the academic culture and task commitment toward lecturers’ innovativeness.
Quantitative survey methods were adopted. To collecting the data, a questionnaire and path analysis were used. Two
hundred fifteen lecturers at several universities in Jakarta (Indonesia) participated in the study. The results indicate
that many academic cultures positively give direct influences to lecturers’ innovativeness, and task commitment
positively gives direct influences to lecturers’ innovativeness. The study concludes that training and mastery of the
use of media are needed to improve the competence and innovation of lecturers in conducting scientific research.

Construction of recombinant sox2-encoding plasmids that regulate pluripotency of breast cancer stem cells from indonesian patient

A therapy development with recombinant protein is a new and potential innovation to destroy
cancer stem cells (CSCs). Various ways of killing CSCs include the provision of polyvalent antiprotein
antibodies that code pluripotency. Therefore, it takes a mixture of Oct-4, c-Myc, Sox2, and
Klf4 protein antigens that can stimulate the formation of polyvalent antibodies. This study aimed to
construct Sox2 recombinant by identifying the target genes by reverse transcriptase PCR and then
arranging their designs to be inserted into the cloning vector pET101/D-TOPO®. The target gene was
developed by finding the complete sequences of Sox2 nucleotides on the NCBI GenBank. The growth
on LB-ampicillin agar plates was amplified by PCR to obtain colonies with pET101/D-TOPO®
vectors and inserts of the pluripotent gene of CSCs, then the PCR results were observed through
electrophoresis. A total of fifteen colonies have DNA bands with a base pair of about 300 bp in length.
The recombinant clones produced Sox2 genes with a base length of 330 bp.

PENGEMBANGAN MODEL PENDIDIKAN KARAKTER DI SEKOLAH MENENGAH PERTAMA

Pendidikan karakter dapat dimaknai sebagai pendidikan nilai, pendidikan budi
pekerti, pendidikan moral, pendidikan watak yang bertujuan mengembangkan
kemampuan peserta didik untuk memberikan keputusan baik-buruk, memelihara
yang baik, dan mewujudkan kebaikan itu dalam kehidupan sehari-hari dengan
sepenuh jiwa dan raga. Selama ini pendidikan karakter di sekolah terintergrasi
pada bidang studi agama, dan bidang studi Pendidikan Kewarganegaraan (PPkn),
belumadapegangankhususbagigurudalammengajarkanpendidikankarakter,
dan belum ada model yang pas agar peserta didik dapat meningkatkan kecerdasan
emosinya. Kecerdasan emosi merupakan bekal penting dalam mempersiapkan
anak menyosong masa depan, sehingga diharapkan siswa lebih mudah dan
berhasil mengahadapi segala macam tantangan kehidupan, termasuk tantangan
untukberhasil secara akademis.Buku ini mengupas tentang 9 indikator pendidikan karakteryangberasaldarinilai-nilailuhuruniversal(CintaTuhan,Kemandirian
dan Tanggung Jawab, Kejujuran, Hormat dan Santun, Dermawan, Percaya Diri
dan Pekerja Keras, Kepemimpinan dan Keadilan, Baik dan rendah hati, Toleransi,
KedamaiandanKesatuan).Kesembilanpilarkarakter tersebut,diajarkansecara
sistematis dalam model pendidikan holistik menggunakan metode knowingthe
good, feeling the good, dan acting the good.

Pembuatan Obat Kumur Alami Daun Sirih Bagi Anggota Aisyiyah di PRA Cabang Perumnas I dan Jakasampurna

Daun sirih merupakan tanaman obat tradisional yang erat kaitannya dengan kesehatan gigi dan mulut. Daun
sirih diketahui sebagai salah satu Bahan alami yang memiliki kemampuan sebagai obat kumur karena
aktivitasnya sebagai antibakteri penyebab plak gigi. Meskipun telah banyak diketahui khasiatnya,
pemanfaatan dan pembuatan daun sirih sebagai obat kumur bagi masyarakat perlu disosialisasikan untuk
menjaga kesehatan mulut. Pengabdian masyarakat ini dilaksanakan dengan tujuan untuk meningkatkan
pengetahuan mengenai pencegahan bau mulut dengan obat kumur alami dan cara pembuatannya dengan
sederhana kepada masyarakat sehingga dapat meningkatkan derajat kesehatannya secara mandiri serta
meningkatkan pendapatan ekonomi. Mitra yang dipilih menjadi lokasi pengabdian masyarakat didasarkan
pada pertimbangan berdasarkan kepatutan sumber data dan informasi yang dikumpulkan melalui kunjungan
serta diskusi. Target yang dicapai adalah ibu-ibu rumah tangga yang tergolong masyarakat ekonomi
menengah ke bawah. Profil masyarakat di sebagian warga ini tepat untuk mendapatkan tambahan
pengetahuan dan keterampilan yang berguna untuk peningkatan kualitas hidup. Pengabdian masyarakat ini
dibagi menjadi 2 hari, hari pertama berupa pemaparan materi dan hari kedua berupa pelatihan pembuatan
obat kumur. Hasil yang diperoleh yaitu formula obat kumur yang sesuai dengan evaluasi rasa, warna, dan bau
dari orientasi formula. Formula yang terpilih yaitu menggunakan daun sirih dan daun mint (1:1). Dari
pelatihan ini diharapkan anggota Aisyiyah Cabang Perumnas I sebagai stake holder dapat menyebarkan
informasi resep pembuatan obat kumur yang sederhana dan harga terjangkau kepada anggota masyarakat
lainnya.

Keterampilan Mendongeng

PRAKATA
Alhamdulillah, buku Keterampilan Mendongeng dapat selesai atas nikmat dan rahmat dari
Allah swt yang telah memberi kekuatan dan nikmat
sehat kepada tim penulis untuk menyelesaikan
buku ini. Walau dalam penyusunannya mengalami
berbagai hambatan, semoga dapat dijadikan
semangat untuk menerbitkan buku berikutnya.
Buku Keterampilan Mendongeng penulis
buat sebagai rasa cinta kepada anak-anak
Indonesia dan rasa peduli penulis kepada orang
tua atau guru agar memberikan cerita terbaik
untuk anak-anaknya. Walau sebagian orang
mengatakan mendongeng itu sulit, semoga
melalui buku ini menjadikan mendongeng
itu mudah. Mendongeng tidak hanya ketika
menunggu malam hari, ketika mengantarkan
anak-anak kita tidur, tetapi mendongeng dapat
dilakukan kapanpun dan di manapun.
Buku Keterampilan Mendongeng ini berisi
materi media dan waktu mendongeng, teknik
Prakata | i
ii | Keterampilan Mendongeng
menulis cerita, dan teknik mendongeng. Pada
media mendongeng, akan diuraikan media buku
dan nonbuku yang digunaka untuk mendongeng,
baik menggunakan boneka, gambar, atau papan
flanel. Buku ini juga memberikan wadah bagi
orang tua atau guru yang suka mendongeng
tetapi sulit mendokumentasikannya. Wadah
tersebut adalah teknik menulis cerita melalui
cerita sehari-hari yang didengar, dirasakan, dan
dilihat bersama anak, sehingga dapat dijadikan
pesan moral yang bermanfaat. Selain itu, buku ini
juga memberikan teknik mendongeng dengan
suara besar dan suara kecil, kemudian gestur
dan mimik ketika mendongeng. Semoga buku ini
membawa manfaat bagi pembacanya.
Penulisan buku ini tak dapat terealisasi
tanpa dukungan, motivasi, dan doa dari
berbagai pihak. Penulis ucapkan kepada Rektor
UHAMKA yang telah memotivasi penulis dalam
penyelesaian buku ini. Dekan dan para Wakil
Dekan FKIP UHAMKA yang telah memberikan
ruang dan kesempatan kepada penulis untuk
berkreativitas. Ketua dan Sekretaris Program
Hakikat Mendongeng | iii
Studi Pendidikan Bahasa dan Sastra Indonesia,
yang telah mengizinkan kami mengembangkan
kreativitas tanpa batas.
Tak lupa penulis ucapkan terima kasih
kepada Bunda Lelly (begitu kami menyapanya)
selaku Ketua LPPM yang telah memberi
kesempatan kepada penulis untuk membuat
buku Keterampilan Mendongeng ini sebagi bukti
luaran hasil pengabdian kami di PAUD dan TK
Aisyiyah di Jakarta Selatan.
Doa, motivasi, dan dukungan tanpa batas
yang diberikan kepada keluarga penulis. Rasanya
tak cukup hanya ucapan terima kasih karena
adanya buku ini atas pengorbanan mereka yang
luar biasa yang telah mengizinkan kami untuk
bekerja di luar.

Antihyperglycemic Activity of Ethanolic Herb Extract of Ceplukan(Physalis angulata L.) in Diabetic Hypercholesterolemia in Male Hamsters

Diabetes mellitus is a disease characterized by hyperglycemia as well as progressive changes to the
pancreatic beta cell structure. This study was conducted to determine the antihyperglycemic activity of
ceplukan herb extract (Physalis angulata L.) in alloxan-induced male Syrian hamsters and high cholesterol
feed. The study used 24 hamsters divided into six groups. Group I were given a standard diet and regular
drinking water, Group II were given metformin dose 61,66 mg/kg body weight (BW), Group III were
alloxan-induced and high cholesterol feed, Groups IV, V and VI were given extract dose 60, 120 and 240
mg/kg BW respectively. The animals were induced alloxan monohydrate as well as were given high
cholesterol feed during treatment. Blood sampling was performed on the 29th and 44th day using a clinical
spectrophotometer. The results show significant differences between treatment groups (α <0,05), followed
by Tukey test. In conclusion, the preparation of herbal extract test ceplukan at doses of 120 and 240 mg/kg
BW could reduce blood glucose levels by 50.84% and 43.41% which is equivalent to metformin dose of
61.66 mg/kg BW with a percentage of 53.12%.

Determination of LC50 value of Nicotiana tabacum L. extract against Gryllus bimaculatus imago and Galleria mellonella larvae

Replacement of synthetic pesticide with natural pesticide is highly demanding because it is more
environmentally friendly. Tobacco is majorly exploited for cigarettes production. Therefore, it needs to be developed for
other alternative products, one of which is insecticide due to nicotine content and other toxic compounds. This research
aimed to determine the effectiveness of tobacco as an insecticide for Galleria mellonella and Gryllus bimaculatus. The
raw material used in this study was the leaf extract of Nicotiana tabacum L., var. Virginia that was obtained by Ethanolic
Heat Reflux Extraction (EHRE) technique. After testing on the insects, LC50 values were 36.6 mg/ml for Galleria
mellonella and 38.5 mg/ml for Gryllus bimaculatus.