Magelang ducks are one of the superior dual-purpose livestock from Central Java. However, Magelang duck's duck meat has a weakness which is contains higher choletserol than chicken meat. Jengkol peel is one of the waste that can be used to reduce cholesterol in Magelang ducks because for its high crude fiber (33.07-35.28%) and saponins (17.91-35.13%) content. Furthermore the availability of jengkol peel waste also high (7.566 tons). This article aimed to review the potential of jengkol peel as cholesterol reducing agent of magelang duck's meat. The writing method used in this article is literature study. Several researches have shown that the use of crude fiber and saponins in rations can reduce sholesterol in duck or chicken meat. Crude fiber can reduce fat absorbtion so the deposition of fat into the body can be suppressed. Saponins can increase the binding of the feed cholesterol which will be excreted through excreta directly. The conclusion is jengkol peel waste has potential to be used as Magelang duck feed which has beneficial of reducing cholesterol meat and produces a healthy meat for consumer. The utilization of this waste can increase the value of jengkol peel than before becausse it was just thorwn away and polluting the environment. Jengkol peel as feed can be given in powder or extract form.
Services in the field of radiology which are health support services also need to maintain and improve the quality of their services. Radiology is one of the supporting units of health services in establishing the diagnosis of a disease and also needs to maintain and improve the quality of services appropriately and safely, both for patients (users), radiographers (officers) and the community or the surrounding environment. This study aims to determine the quality of radiology services at the Center for Community Lung Health (BBKPM) Makassar. The method used is descriptive research with a quantitative approach. The population is all patients in the radiology installation of the Center for Community Lung Health (BBKPM) with a sample of 158 people. The results showed that the quality of radiology services in terms of timeliness was categorized as very high, namely 91.86%. The cost of Thorax photo examination services is relatively cheap and affordable and the service waiting time reaches a fairly high-quality value of 86.79%. The information aspect reached a high-quality value, namely 85.97%. The technical executor of the Thorax photo examination is carried out by a radiographer and the executor of the diagnostic results is a radiologist (radiology specialist) who has achieved a fairly high-quality score of 97.15%. Aspects of Human Relations have reached a fairly high-quality score of 87.00%. Environmental Aspects achieved a quality value of 97.57%. It is recommended that the Makassar BBKPM management provide a complaint box (suggestion box) in the radiology room to evaluate services.
Used cooking oil contains compounds that are carcinogenic which pose a risk to human health. Waste cooking oil is also at risk for areas where used cooking oil is disposed, for example into sewers or into the ground. This can contaminate soil and water, thereby endangering humans or the surrounding environment. Therefore, serious action is needed on the use of used cooking oil waste so that it can be utilized optimally as a staple in the soap processing process. Through community service activities which are one of the implementations of the Tridharma of Politeknik Kesehatan Muhammadiyah Makassar Study Program of Medical Laboratory Technology, then education is carried out in the form of counseling to the taklim assembly team at the Al-Hidayah Perumnas Antang Makassar Mosque regarding the use of used cooking oil into solid laundry soap. From this community service activity, it can be concluded that the knowledge of the taklim team at the Al-Hidayah Mosque in Manggala Village, Manggala District, Makassar City regarding the dangers of used cooking oil waste for health and how to process used cooking oil into solid soap.
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