PENINGKATAN MUTU BOLU CUKKE MELALUI INTRODUKSI PERALATAN DAN PERBAIKAN KEMASAN

ABSTRAKUsaha bolu cukke merupakan salah satu usaha yang mulai banyak digeluti oleh masyarakat Kabupaten Pinrang dalam tiga tahun terakhir. Meskipun telah banyak diusahakan, namun usaha ini masih memiliki banyak kendala dalam pengembangannya terutama dari sisi ketersediaan peralatan, pengetahuan kemasan dan pengelolaan usaha. Kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat dalam bentuk penerapan Iptek Bagi Masyarakat (IbM) pada usaha bolu cukke ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan kemampuan produksi, memperbaiki mutu kemasan produk dan meningkatkan kemampuan pengelolaan Usaha Kecil Menengah (UKM) mitra. Metode pelaksanaan kegiatan IbM ini dilakukan melalui introduksi peralatan, pelatihan dan pendampingan dengan dengan beberapa tahapan kegiatan yaitu; 1) Sosialisasi program IbM untuk menyatukan persepsi tim pengusul dan mitra dalam pelaksanaan program, 2) Penyiapan sarana dan prasarana yang mendukung pelaksanaan kegiatan, 3) Penyiapan peralatan dan introduksi peralatan yang dirancang dan dilaksanakan oleh tim pengusul, 4) Peningkatan pengetahuan dan keterampilan mitra melalui beberapa pelatihan, dan 5) Pendampingan pengelolaan usaha dan pemasaran. Hasil yang dicapai dari pelaksanaan kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat ini antara lain; kegiatan yang dilaksanakan sangat direspon oleh kedua mitra maupun masyarakat sekitar mitra, kegiatan yang dilaksanakan sesuai dengan kebutuhan mitra dan kebutuhan masyarakat untuk mencapai kehidupan mandiri dan sejahtera, terjadi peningkatan semangat wirausaha bagi anggota mitra dan produk bolu cukke yang dihasilkan oleh mitra telah dipasarkan dengan variasi rasa dengan kemasan yang menarik.Kata kunci: mutu, bolu cukke, kemasan. ABSTRACTBolu Cukke business is one of the businesses that the Pinrang Regency community has begun to cultivate in the last three years. Although much effort has been made, this business still has many obstacles in its development, especially in terms of equipment availability, packaging knowledge and business management. Community service activities in the form of the application of Science and Technology for the Community (IbM) in the Bolu Cukke business aim to increase production capabilities, improve product packaging quality and improve management capabilities of Small and Medium Enterprises (UKM) partners. The method of implementing this IbM activity is carried out through the introduction of equipment, training and assistance with several stages of activities namely; 1) Socialization of the IbM program to unite the perception of the proposing team and partners in the implementation of the program, 2) Preparation of facilities and infrastructure that supports the implementation of activities, 3) Preparation of equipment and introduction of equipment designed and implemented by the proposing team, 4) Increasing partner's knowledge and skills through some training, and 5) Business management and marketing assistance. The results achieved from the implementation of community service activities include; the activities carried out were greatly responded by both partners and the community around the partners, activities carried out in accordance with the needs of partners and the needs of the community to achieve an independent and prosperous life, there was an increase in entrepreneurial spirit for partner members and the products produced by partners had been marketed with a variety of flavors with attractive packaging.Keywords: quality, bolu cukke, packaging

IMPLEMENTASI TEKNOLOGI PENGOLAHAN LIMBAH SEKAM PADI PADA KECAMATAN MATTRIBULU KABUPATEN PINRANG

Kecamatan Mattiro Bulu merupakan salah satu kecamatan dari 12 kecamatan yang ada di Kabupaten Pinrang yang letaknya berada di bagian Barat wilayah Propinsi Sulawesi Selatan dengan jarak sekitar 182 Km arah Utara dari Kota Makassar, sedangkan Kecamatan Mattiro Bulu terletak sebelah Selatan ibukota Kabupaten Pinrang dengan jarak 8 Km dari kota Pinrang. Tujuan program ini adalah memfasilitasi kelompok mitra dalam meningkatkan nilai tambah dan daya saing usahanya melalui hilirisasi teknologi berbasis iptek yang telah dikembangkan di Pusat Penelitian dan Pengabdian Masyarakat Politeknik Pertanian Negeri Pangkep. Produk Teknologi yang akan diimplementasikan ke masyarakat pada program ini adalah inovasi alat pembakaran sekam. Kegiatan dilaksanakan dengan membangung dua rumah pengolahan limbah sekam bakar di Desa Pananrang dan Kelurahan Padaidi. Hasil produksi kemudian dikemas secara komersil baik sebagai arang sekam maupun media tanam. Berdasarkan hasil pelaksanaan kegiatan yang telah dilakukan pada Program IbW Kecamatan Mattiro Bulu Tahun III, dapat disimpulkan antara lain: Masyarakat di tiga wilayah program sangat respon dengan adanya program Program IbW Kecamatan Mattiro Bulu Tahun III, serta telah mendiseminasi kegiatan ini ke masyarakat lain yang tidak sempat terlibat langsung pada beberapa kegiatan pelatihan yang dilaksanakan. Kegiatan yang dilaksanakan sesuai dengan potensi daerah dan kebutuhan masyarakat untuk mencapai kehidupan mandiri dan sejahtera. Kerjasama antara Pemda, tim pelaksana, dan masyarakat dalam semua kegiatan terjalin baik. Hal ini akan diperkuat dengan kesediaan Pemda dalam mengalokasikan dana pendamping untuk keberlanjutan program. Tahun pertama produksi sekam telah memenuhi pasar Makassar, Tahun II sudah mampu memandirikan petani akan kebutuhan arang sekam, dan Tahun III mampu membangun kemandirian dalam produksi hidroponik dengan bahan dasar arang sekam.Kata Kunci: teknologi, ipteks, produk, arang sekam, hidroponik, pasar

Profiling the mental health of diabetic patients: a cross-sectional survey of Zimbabwean patients

Objective The burden of diabetes mellitus has exponentially increased in low resource settings. Patients with diabetes are more likely to exhibit poor mental health which negatively affects treatment outcomes. However, patients with high levels of social support (SS) are likely to report optimal mental health. We sought to determine how SS affects the report of psychiatric morbidity and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in 108 diabetic patients in Harare, Zimbabwe. Results The average age of participants was 54.1 (SD 18.6) years. Most of the participants were; females (69.4%), married (51.9%), and were of low level of income (43.5%). 37.1% of the participants exhibited signs of psychiatric morbidity [mean Shona Symptoms Questionnaire score—6.7 (SD 3.2)]. Further, patients also reported lower HRQoL [mean EQ-5D-VAS score—64.1 (SD 15.3)] and high levels of SS [mean Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support score—43.7 (SD 11.5)]. Patients who received greater amount of SS had optimal mental health. Being female, unmarried, lower education attainment, having more comorbid conditions, being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and having been diagnosed of diabetes for a longer duration were associated with poorer mental health. It is important to develop context-specific interventions to improve diabetic patients’ mental health

Mapping the medical outcomes study HIV health survey (MOS-HIV) to the EuroQoL 5 Dimension (EQ-5D-3L) utility index

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Understanding the influence of a downstream-side bus stop on saturation flows at an isolated junction

This research investigates how saturation flow is affected by bus stops and analyses whether the standard equation used in the UK is adequate for estimating the saturation flow of an approach, especially in the presence of a downstream-side bus stop. As part of the study, we undertook a survey of saturation flows at several junctions in the city of Leeds in England and seek to explain the factors affecting them, taking into account the bus stop located nearby. We develop bootstrapping regression models to explain the difference between the observed and estimated saturation flows and propose an extension to the standard model, accounting for the bus stop located nearby. Finally, this paper illustrates the methods developed and reports on how performance can be improved by reconfiguring a junction

PI Controller untuk Mengatur Kecepatan Motor Induksi 1 Fasa

Induction motors are widely used in the industrial world, home-based businesses as well as in households. Currently in the process of making tofu an induction motor is used as a motor to drive soy blending blades. At this time the use of induction motors is still manually by requiring the operator to regulate the speed of the motor. To reduce operator work, it is necessary to apply PI control as a motor speed controller so that a constant motor rotation is obtained. 1 phase induction motor can be adjusted with variable speed drive (VSD) 0.75KW 1 phase. Blending blade drive uses 0.5HP 1 phase induction motor. In the application of PI control requires some hardware namely Arduino Uno as a minimum system that gives PWM circuit input commands. And the speed sensor as a motor blending speed reader. PI tuning values obtained from the application of the Ziegerl-Nichols I method with the best Kp and Ki tuning values are 1.35 and 0.02673. This research was conducted with 3 speed variables namely 1400 rpm, 1300 and 1200 rpm. From the application of Kp and Ki tuning values, the smallest error value is 4.08% at 1400 rpm with the system response time peak (tp) 5s, rise time (tr) 3s Faster, delay time (td) 3s, and settling time (ts) 9s , and a maximum overshoot of 9.8%

Sustainable financing for vaccination towards advancing universal health coverage in the WHO African region: The strategic role of national health insurance

ABSTRACTThere is a growing political interest in health reforms in Africa, and many countries are choosing national health insurance as their main financing mechanism for universal health coverage. Although vaccination is an essential health service that can influence progress toward universal health coverage, it is not often prioritized by these national health insurance systems. This paper highlights the potential gains of integrating vaccination into the package of health services that is provided through national health insurance and recommends practical policy actions that can enable countries to harness these benefits at population level

Investigating the effect of remote ischaemic preconditioning on biomarkers of stress and injury-related signalling in patients having isolated coronary artery bypass grafting or aortic valve replacement using cardiopulmonary bypass:study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

BACKGROUND: Ischaemia-reperfusion injury occurs during heart surgery that uses cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and cardioplegic arrest. It is hypothesised that remote ischaemic preconditioning (RIPC) protects the heart against such injury. Despite the numerous studies investigating the protective effects of RIPC, there is still uncertainty about the interpretation of the findings as well as conflicting results between studies. The objective of this trial is to investigate the cardioprotective effect of RIPC in patients having coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) or aortic valve replacement surgery. This will be achieved by estimating the effect of the intervention in the two groups of pathologies and by investigating the signalling mechanisms that may underpin the cardioprotective effect. METHODS/DESIGN: A two-centre randomised controlled trial will be used to investigate the effects of RIPC in two pathologies: patients having isolated CABG and those having aortic valve replacement surgery (AVR) with CPB. Participants will be randomised to RIPC or control (sham RIPC), stratified by surgical stratum. The intervention will be delivered by a research nurse. Data will be collected by a research nurse blinded to the intervention. The patient and the theatre staff are also blinded to the allocation. Markers of myocardial injury and inflammation will be measured in myocardial biopsies and in blood samples at different times. DISCUSSION: This trial is designed to investigate whether RIPC will reduce myocardial injury and inflammation following heart surgery and whether there is a difference in effect between participants having CABG or AVR. This trial is a unique opportunity to study the mechanisms associated with RIPC using human myocardial tissue and blood, and to relate these to the extent of myocardial injury/protection. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN33084113 (25 March 2013). ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13063-015-0696-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users