AIM: To analyse the characteristics, and analyse the impact of pharmacist intervention on quality of life (QOL) outpatients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). METHODS: This six-month analytical cohort study was conducted by assessing the patients’ characteristics and their quality of life by distributing a questionnaire, and the 36-Item short form instrument to the patients with T2DM (n = 45) admitted to the Tertiary hospital in Tebing Tinggi. Patients who had mental disorders, HIV-AIDS, liver disease, stage 4 chronic kidney disease, and pregnant women were excluded from the study. The patients’ quality of life was measured before and after interventions and analysed using the paired t-test. All analyses were performed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS, version 22, Chicago, IL, USA) (p < 0.05 was considered significant). RESULTS: The mean age of the patients was 61.96 ± 6.45 (years). Most (66.7%) of them were females. The mean QOL (in the score) of the patients: before the intervention, 61.07 ± 15.13; after the intervention, 70.15 ± 14.23, there was a significant difference between groups with and without interventions, p < 0.001. CONCLUSION: Active contribution of pharmacists in the management of T2DM patients is urgent and important to improve the patients’ QOL.

One of the solutions to reduce carbon gas emissions that triggered global warming is to utilize coastal vegetation such as seagrass that known as blue carbon. This research was aimed to determine stock carbon on seagrass in the east coast of Bintan Regency, Kepulauan Riau Province as an effort to reduce global warming. The research was conducted in Berakit, Malang Rapat, and Teluk Bakau from January to July 2017. The parameters measured in this research were biomass, carbon content, and carbon stock on seagrass. The anylisis of the biomass was obtained from the dry weight per unit area, the carbon content was obtained by Walkley and black method, the carbon stock was obtained by the measurement of the biomass and carbon content. Based on the observation, seagrass ecosystem in east coast of Bintan was palnted by C. rotundata, C. serrulata, E. acoroides, H. uninervis, H. pinifolia, H. ovalis, T. hemprichii, T. ciliatum, dan S. isoetifolium. The below ground biomass and carbon percentation were higher that the aboveground parts so when the leaves are released either because of human or natural actions, seagrass is still able to store carbon. Seagrass beds on the east coast of Bintan Regency have the potential to absorb and store carbon which is equal to 2431.33 tons C as E. acoroides being the species which capable of producing the highest biomass and highest carbon content, although this number cannot be used as a reference whether seagrass has high potential or no because until now there has been no standard value. ABSTRAKSalah satu upaya untuk mengurangi emisi gas karbon pemicu pemanasan global adalah dengan memanfaatkan vegetasi pesisir seperti lamun yang dikenal dengan istilah blue carbon. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui stok karbon pada padang lamun di Pesisir Timur Kabupaten Bintan, Kepulauan Riau sebagai upaya dalam mengurangi pemanasan global. Penelitian dilakukan di Berakit, Malang Rapat, dan Teluk Bakau mulai Januari -Juli 2017. Parameter yang diukur dalam penelitian ini adalah biomassa, kandungan karbon, dan stok karbon pada lamun. Analisis biomassa diukur dari berat kering lamun per satuan luas yang dibagi atas bagian atas dan bawah substrat, kandungan karbon diukur dengan metode Walkley and Black, stok karbon diukur dengan memperhatikan kandungan karbon dan biomassa lamun. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan ekosistem lamun di pesisir timur Kabupaten Bintan ditumbuhi oleh C. rotundata, C. serrulata, E. acoroides, H. uninervis, H. pinifolia, H. ovalis, T. hemprichii, T. ciliatum dan S. isoetifolium dengan kondisi yang relatif baik. Persentase biomassa dan karbon yang berada di bawah substrat lebih besar dibanding biomassa yang berada di atas substrat, sehingga ketika bagian pelepah dan daun lamun lepas baik karena tindakan manusia ataupun alam lamun masih tetap mampu menyimpan karbon. Padang lamun di pesisir sebelah timur Kabupaten Bintan memiliki potensi dalam menyerap dan menyimpan karbon yakni sebesar 2431.33 ton C dengan E. acoroides sebagai spesies yang mampu menghasilkan biomassa terbesar da...

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pelaksanaan pembelajaran jarak jauh dan hambatan yang dihadapi dalam pelaksanaan pembelajaran jarak jauh serta strategi yang digunakan oleh guru dalam melaksanakan pembelajaran jarak jauh. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif deskriptif. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah guru SDN 41 Ampenan dengan jumlah 9 guru. Teknik pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan observasi dan wawancara. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan adalah Interactive Analysis Model. Hasil penelitian menunjukan terdapat dua hambatan dalam pelaksaan pembelajaran jarak jauh yaitu kurangnya dukungan serta pengetahuan orangtua dalam pelaksanaan jarak jauh dan kurangnya kemampuan guru melaksanakan pembelajaran jarak jauh secara daring.

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Pandemi Covid-19 secara global menimbulkan banyak korban jiwa tercatat sejak pertama kali virus Covid-19 terjadi di Wuhan, China hingga saat ini 14 Desember 2020 jumlah kematian sebanyak 1.618.103 jiwa. Melihat kondisi ini maka dirasa menjadi sangat penting tindakan yang dilakukan pemerintah dalam melandaikan kurva (flatten the curve) dengan bebarapa kebijakan dan peraturan. Salah satunya yang dilakukan oleh pemerintah Indonesia, adalah dengan melaksanakan program PEN (Pemulihan Ekonomi Nasional), agar tidak menyebabkan dampak yang lebih buruk lagi dari penerapan physical distancing atau Pembatasan Sosial Berskala Besar (PSBB) terkait pemulihan ekonomi di masyarakat. Terlebih saat ini keberadaan Kawasan eks Proyek Lahan Gambut (PLG) sejuta hektar di Kalimantan Tengah menjadi perhatian penting terkait 3R (Rewetting, Revegetation, and Revitalization), yang dalam hal ini program PEN pada Kawasan eks PLG ini diprioritaskan dalam peningkatan ketahanan pangan. Berdasarkan hal di atas, Program ketahanan pangan yang saat ini dilaksanakan oleh beberapa kementerian, yang salah satunya adalah Kementerian Lingkungan Hidup dan Kehutanan oleh Direktorat Jenderal Pengendalian Pencemaran dan Kerusakan Lingkungan, yang dalam hal ini dikoordinasikan oleh Direktorat Pengendalian Kerusakan Gambut (PKG) bekerjasama dengan Fakultas Pertanian, Universitas Palangka Raya di eks PLG dilakukan salah satunya melalui pendekatan pemberdayaan masyarakat yang dinamakan Program Bina Desa Mandiri Peduli Gambut. Program ini adalah kerangka penyelaras untuk program-program pembangunan yang ada di pedesaan gambut, khususnya didalam dan sekitar areal restorasi gambut. Pendekatan yang digunakan adalah merajut kerjasama antar desa yang ada dalam satu bentang alam Kesatuan Hidrologis Gambut (KHG). Pembentukan kawasan pedesaan gambut menjadi pintu masuk bagi perencanaan pengelolaan gambut oleh desa-desa tersebut

Three groups of marine biotas in the coral reef ecosystem were analyzed to determine the overall condition coral reef ecosystem in Natuna Island (coral, reef fish, and megabenthos). Nineteen sampling sites are distributed completely in Natuna Island, including Natuna Besar Island, Tiga Island, and Sedanau Island. The coral reef monitoring refers to the Underwater Photo Transect (UPT), and data processing used the Coral Point Count for excel (CPCe). The reef fish observation using the Underwater Visual Census (UVC) and megabenthos observations using the Benthos Belt Transect (BBT). The percentage of the benthic cover was analyzed for several benthic categories. The analysis for reef fish consisted of diversity and abundance for the three fish groups, including the corallivore, herbivore, and carnivore. The megabenthos community’s analysis consisted of diversity and density from eight groups, including giant clams, lobster, Drupella sp., Linckia laevigata, sea urchin, sea cucumber, trochus, and Acanthaster planci. The Coral Reef Health Index (CRHI) analysis was used to determines the coral reef condition in Natuna. Nine sites were categorized as the fair condition of live coral cover with 26.53–36.87%. The largest composition of coral reef fish groups from herbivorous groups and the highest density megabenthos was sea urchins.

This study aims to determine the carbon stock in seagrass communities in Central Tapanuli, North Sumatera, Indonesia. The research was conducted from July to August 2020 in the coastal areas of Hajoran and Jago Jago. The parameters measured in this study were density, coverage, biomass, carbon content, and carbon stock in seagrass. Biomass analysis and carbon measurement are divided into the top (above-ground biomass) and the bottom substrate (below-ground biomass). Carbon measurements are conducted using the loss on ignition (LOI) approach. The results showed that the seagrass ecosystem on the coast of Central Tapanuli Regency, which was covered by monospecies Enhalus acoroides, was in a less healthy condition with a cover percentage of 30.3-33.3% and a density of 59-67 shoots/m2. Above-ground and below-ground seagrass biomass reached 140.19-188.72 g/m2 and 368.13-423.69 g/m2 respectively, while carbon stock reached 70.57-94.86 g Corg/m2 and 18731-19603 g Corg/m2 and total standing stock range 257.87-290.90 g Corg/m2. The data obtained from this research can be used as a database to see the potential of seagrass beds as storage of CO2 and as an effort to mitigate and adapt to climate change.

Empirical research on how organizations carry out audit processes in management systems is very little. Organizations have difficulties in implementing integration, such as lack resources, problems related to organizational culture, differences in general elements of specific standards and requirements. Implementation of audit integration can provide many benefits so that based on existing problems in the implementation of audits integration, the standard operating procedure is required as a consistency in the level of performance or certain conditions. The purpose of this study is to find out the form of organization, Job Description, activities, inputs, outputs, communication channels that will be used as stages to make the Standard Operating Procedure audit process in an integrated management system so that the SOP is expected to improve efficiency in organizational performance. The research method used in this study is Delphi’s method and questionnaire survey. The product that be produced in this study is the Standard Operating Procedures Audit Process in an Integrated Management System to Improve Organizational Performance Efficiency.