Outreach Activities Research Articles

Peningkatan Kesehatan Masyarakat Melalui Inovasi Pengolahan Tanaman Apotek Hidup (Temulawak) Menjadi Puding Temulawak

Real Work Lectures (KKN) is a form of student service to society and is one part of the Tri Dharma of Higher Education. This KKN activity was carried out in Kalisemo Village, Loano District, Purworejo Regency. One of the work programs of KKN activities is socialization, here the KKN Team provides efforts to the community of Kalisemo Village, Loano District, Purworejo Regency in the form of transferring knowledge about the use of live apothecary plants (curcuma xanthorrhiza) by carrying out outreach activities to improve public health through innovations in processing live apothecary plants (curcuma xanthorrhiza) into ginger pudding. Pudding is a dessert that usually has a sweet taste, in contrast to curcuma which predominantly has a bitter and pungent taste. Using curcuma xanthorrhiza as pudding has various benefits, including increasing the body's immunity and increasing appetite. The target achieved from this activity is that the community is able to innovate in the use of live apothecary plants (curcuma xanthorrhiza) into a product that can increase entrepreneurial opportunities.

Innovation and Team Spirit: The Magic of Science Competitions Seen through the Lens of the Compound Challenge

AbstractFor five years now, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany has hosted The Compound Challenge—a global retrosynthesis competition. When the event kicked off in 2018 on the occasion of the 350th anniversary of the company, no one could have predicted the path it would take—from a novel competition to a pivotal event within the synthetic chemistry community. But what makes the Compound Challenge tick and what drives its popularity? And, more importantly, what lessons can be taken from the Compound Challenge and applied to other challenges in scientific education and outreach? In this Viewpoint Article we will tell the story of the Compound Challenge, from its inception to its current status. Through examining feedback following each of its iterations, we begin to define what makes an open innovation challenge so compelling. It is our hope that educators, leaders, and innovators will be able to learn from our successes as well as our mistakes and apply these lessons to their future outreach activities.

Innovation and Team Spirit: The Magic of Science Competitions Seen through the Lens of the Compound Challenge.

For five years now, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany has hosted The Compound Challenge-a global retrosynthesis competition. When the event kicked off in 2018 on the occasion of the 350th anniversary of the company, no one could have predicted the path it would take-from a novel competition to a pivotal event within the synthetic chemistry community. But what makes the Compound Challenge tick and what drives its popularity? And, more importantly, what lessons can be taken from the Compound Challenge and applied to other challenges in scientific education and outreach? In this Viewpoint Article we will tell the story of the Compound Challenge, from its inception to its current status. Through examining feedback following each of its iterations, we begin to define what makes an open innovation challenge so compelling. It is our hope that educators, leaders, and innovators will be able to learn from our successes as well as our mistakes and apply these lessons to their future outreach activities.

Sosialisasi Dan Pemahaman Masyarakat Tentang Pembuatan Eco Enzyme Serta Pemanfaatannya Dalam Rumah Tangga

This service activity aims to ensure that participants understand the importance of managing household organic waste to overcome environmental problems, increase participants' understanding regarding eco-enzymes and their use in the household; increase participants' understanding regarding the materials used to make eco-enzymes in the household. This counseling was carried out at the Church of HKBP Nommensen Resort Pulu Brayan Medan, to 50 parompuan community (Church Women's Community) of the HKBP Pulu Brayan as participants, then an evaluation was carried out on the 25 participants. The method of this service activity is; socialization by resource persons; discussion and direct practice in making eco-enzymes and evaluation processes. Based on the outreach activities carried out, it was concluded; a) there was an increase in participants' understanding regarding eco-enzymes and their use in the household; b) there was an increase in participants' understanding regarding the materials used to make eco-enzymes in the household; c) socialization and training on making eco enzymes for parompuan community in church of the HKBP Nommensen Pulu Brayan plays a role in increasing participants' knowledge about eco-enzymes and the process of making them, good environmental management, and the use of waste into environmentally friendly products. Based on the conclusions, it is recommended that ongoing outreach activities be carried out and include all members of the church congregation, so that they can utilize organic waste into environmentally friendly products.

Sosialisasi Self-Healing Untuk Mengatasi Kecemasan Melalui Mindful Cooking Pada Mahasiswa Universitas Nurul Hasanah Kutacane

Self-healing is healing that is called natural, because basically, humans are able to heal themselves in certain ways that are simple and comfortable. Self-healing therapy is a technique commonly used to overcome the anxiety a person feels. Some self-healing efforts include relaxation. Self-healing socialization activities to overcome anxiety through mindful cooking among Nurul Hasanah Kutacane University students were carried out among 30 Nurul Hasanah Kutacane University students from 16 December 2023 - 16 January 2024. Implementation of mindful cooking, starting from hearing, touch, sight, smell , and feelings, tasting the cooking ingredients one by one and activating all the senses. Also, in this phase, participants will receive an explanation of the definition of mindfulness and how mindful cooking impacts self-healing. The aim of this phase is for participants to understand mindful cooking and be able to apply it in everyday life. Participants seemed enthusiastic about the material presented by the presenters and were able to be actively involved, so that this outreach activity took place in a two-way system and many participants asked questions.

PENYULUHAN KRITERIA KELAYAKAN USAHA SARUNG TENUN GOYOR KABUPATEN PEMALANG DENGAN PERSPEKTIF KEUANGAN DAN PASAR SERTA PROSES PRODUKSI

Woven fabrics as Indonesian cultural heritage needs to be preserved because they still have high value in the world community. One of them is the Goyor Woven Sarong which is a superior product for the creative economy of the Pemalang Regency. This community service activity aimed to determine the financial condition of the Goyor Woven Sarong industry, assess and develop product marketing strategies, and improve existing production systems. Counseling was carried out by providing appropriate material to real conditions in the Goyor Woven Sarong industry. These real conditions were obtained from observations by the team before the counseling was carried out. The delivery of material related to economic, market and production aspects needs to be emphasized considering increasingly tight business competition. The results of the implementation of this activity were the assessment and preparation of sales strategies for Goyor Pemalang Woven Sarongs. Thus, with this outreach activity it is hoped that sales will increase and be able to compete with other competitors.

Web-Based Assignment Information System Serves to Improve Economic Research at Universities and Public Services

Community Outreach is one of the Tridharma of Higher Education which is the obligation of lecturers in Indonesia. The Institute for Research and Community Outreach (LPPM) at Universitas Multimedia Nusantara (UMN) is an institution that supports and facilitates Community Outreach activities, starting from submitting proposals, monitoring implementation, assignment letters, and completion reports. There are several procedures such as filling in data on a form which can be accessed using the Linktree link. This makes it difficult for LPPM admins to manually recap data by checking the forms that have been submitted. Even though there is a Research and Community Outreach (RCOS) website, there is no feature for Community Outreach services yet. This research develops the RCOS LPPM website at UMN by adding features for Community Outreach services. By using the Agile development method which focuses on developers, existing software, customers, and change requirements, the web-based information system created is expected to further complement the digitalization and automation of LPPM UMN service features, making it easier for both lecturers and admins in the process.

Strategies to increase vaccine coverage in brazilian territory

The Brazilian National Immunization Program (PNI), created in 1973, is a comprehensive and successful vaccination program, providing vaccines free of charge to all citizens, regardless of age, income, or place of residence. It maintains a vaccination schedule aimed at achieving high immunization rates against various diseases. However, it faces challenges such as misinformation, anti-vaccine movements, distrust in health authorities, difficulties in access, and interruptions in vaccine distribution, which have led to a decline in vaccination rates. To reverse this trend, several strategies can be adopted, adapted to the local context. This includes knowledge of the territory, vaccination campaigns, vaccination units, home visits and active patient outreach, Health Education in the school environment, public-private partnerships, effective communication, electronic records, ongoing education for healthcare professionals, identification of high-risk groups, and awareness campaigns. These strategies should be implemented in coordination, taking into account the characteristics of each territory. Collaboration between the government, healthcare professionals, schools, and the community is essential to ensure the protection of the population against infectious diseases. Strengthening vaccination is crucial for promoting public health and preventing outbreaks of preventable diseases in Brazil.

Preparation of citrus planting material: Socialization in the ecotourism activist community at Pajagan Village, Cisitu Sub-District, Sumedang Regency

The present community service was aimed to socialize techniques for preparing citrus planting materials in the ecotourism activist community at Pajagan Village, Cisitu District, Sumedang Regency. The socialization was attended by 30 people who were a combination of academics, representatives of Pajagan village-owned enterprise (Bumdes), and ecotourism activists whose daily professions are farmers in the Cipicung farmer group, Pajagan. To produce citrus planting material, grafting is a prerequisite vegetative propagation technique for obtaining standardized tangerine planting material. Grafted seedlings are more recommended than seed originated seedling, because of flower quickly, resistant to damping off, pests and diseases. Grafting is performed to connect the upper stem/scion of a tangerine cv. Siam Madu with superior fruit characteristics and the lower stem/rootstock of a sour rough lemon (Citrus jambhiri). It is hoped that this outreach activity can grow public interest and knowledge in producing planting material independently in the future.

Strategi Memperkuat Branding Dalam Menghadapi Citra Buruk Perusahaan Pialang (Sosialisasi Ke Masyarakat)

This outreach activity to the community aims to build a brokerage company image branding strategy. Brokerage companies often face challenges in maintaining a positive image amidst negative perceptions that arise due to various issues and scandals involving the corporate industry. A bad image of a brokerage company can damage investor confidence and hinder long-term business growth. In Indonesia, there are still many people who do not understand investment principles. Seeing the existing problems, this community service activity provides insight and understanding for the community through training as part of the branding strategy. Participants can also have the opportunity to play golf while sharing. Thus, the insights gained by SSC participants "Sharing Cari Cuan" are not only material on how to invest, but also get other experiences from community service activities carried out.

Educating to the “Culture” of Quantum Technologies: A Survey Study on Concepts for Public Awareness

In this article we offer a conceptual and practical contribution to the field of STEM education by investigating the concepts educators may include in Quantum Technologies (QT) outreach activities. We embed our approach in the discipline-culture (DC) framework, in which we consider the cultural nuances of QT as an important factor which must not be ignored in education efforts. To this end, a survey study by the pilot project Quantum Technologies Education For Everyone (QuTE4E), investigating key concepts for QT outreach, was conducted between December 2021 and June 2022. Here we present the results of the study, analysed through the DC framework, and consider the implications for designing QT outreach activities. The data hints at the perceived value of highlighting core concepts of Quantum Mechanics (QM), while also raising the question of whether QT sits as a discipline of Physics, Computer Science, or elsewhere. This calls for a reordering of the primacy of certain concepts (such as qubit and spin) for outreach purposes, where core concepts in QM might not be core concepts in QT, and vice versa. The results of this study provide valuable insights for those interested in learning more about this rapidly-evolving field.

Pelatihan Kader Kesehatan Jiwa Remaja Sebagai Upaya Pencegahan Masalah Kesehatan Jiwa pada Remaja di PIK-R Kirana Kota Jambi

This community service aims to prevent mental health problems in adolescents by providing adolescent cadres with stress management training, recognizing mental health problems, and providing mental health cadre training to adolescents. This community service was carried out through the observation, problem formulation, preparation, implementation, and evaluation stages. The method of implementing this service used training, discussion, and simulation. The evaluation instrument used was a pre-test and post-test. Data analysis used the Wilcoxon statistical test because the data was not normally distributed. The results showed % increase in knowledge among teenage cadres who had been trained by 25%. It also showed the influence of providing youth mental health cadre training on cadre knowledge (p-value=0.000 <0.05). There was a need to strengthen knowledge through outreach activities and training for cadres who have been trained continuously.

AIIRA: AI Institute for Resilient Agriculture

AbstractAIIRA seeks to transform agriculture by creating a new AI‐driven framework for modeling plants at various agronomically relevant scales. We accomplish this by designing and deploying AI‐driven predictive models that fuse diverse data with siloed domain knowledge. AIIRA's vision, illustrated in Figure 1, consists of four technical thrusts with cross‐cutting education, training, and outreach activities. Our activities are focused on theory, algorithms, and tools for the principled creation of goal‐oriented AI tools deployed at plant and field scales. Our use‐inspired AI developments are tightly integrated with USDA‐relevant challenges in crop improvement and sustainable crop production. Our strong social science focus ensures sustained AI adoption across the ag value chain. Our cyberinfrastructure (CI) efforts ensure cohesive, sustainable, and extensible CI to reproducibly share and manage data assets and analysis workflows to a diverse spectrum of the Ag community. Taken together, this will ensure long‐term payoffs in AI and agriculture. AIIRA has established a new field of Cyber Agricultural Systems at the intersection of plant science, agronomics, and AI. Our signature activities build the workforce for this new field through formal and informal educational activities. Through these activities, AIIRA creates accessible pathways for underrepresented groups, especially Native Americans and women.

Peran Mahasiswa KKN 42 UIN-SU Medan dalam Pengembangan Potensi Ekonomi Masyarakat di Desa Karang Gading Kecamatan Labuhan Deli Kabupaten Deli Serdang


 Karang Gading village business owners are focused on the sustainability of their businesses. community development with social assistance methods to help with the problems being faced. The aim of Student KKN is more directed towards empowering the community with a pattern of managing existing village potential into economically valuable products, branding village potential through various assistance provided to the community regarding the utilization of local village potential which is rich in agricultural potential. This activity includes several steps, including outreach activities regarding the value of economic development through income potential in the village, product making training, practice in making processed products, KKN implementers and participants conducting evaluations and the Karang Gading Village community socializing processed products to their respective RTs as models. The community gave positive reactions to the initiatives that have been carried out. The community in particular wants events that can increase awareness of the value of the Village Economy. The community service event with the theme "The Role of KKN 42 UIN-SU Medan Students in Developing Community Economic Potential in Karang Gading Village, Labuhan Deli District, Deli Serdang Regency" has gone well and well. attended efficiently by residents of Karang Gading Village on Wednesday 20 August 2023.
 Keywords: KKN, Community Activities, Community Building

An Engineering Outreach Activity: How to Develop a Tendon-Based Soft Robotic Finger?

An Engineering Outreach Activity: How to Develop a Tendon-Based Soft Robotic Finger?

SOSIALISASI DAN PELATIHAN STANDARISASI KEBERSIHAN PUBLIC AREA DI LINGKUNGAN VITKA HOLDING

The community service team carries out outreach and training activities because it is beneficial for Vitka Holding employees and re-sharpens their abilities, especially in maintaining cleanliness and sanitation. This activity was carried out in collaboration with lecturers and leaders of Vitka Holding to ensure the event remained strong and on target. This service is provided by conducting socialization and training in the Batam Tourism Polytechnic's Natuna room on Friday, November 3 2023. It is hoped that by participating in this activity, employees can better understand the importance of cleanliness and proper equipment for every incident they face, and then apply this knowledge. in everyday life. Increasing cleanliness around Vitka Holding will certainly be beneficial for the foundation. This socialization and training action is a form of love carried out to improve the competence of others. This outreach and training can help staff gain an understanding of appropriate cleaning supplies and equipment for the public areas where they work. This practice is also in line with the objectives of PkM which aims to provide reciprocity to the community. This training was carried out in collaboration with the teaching team and leaders of Vitka Holding. This is intended so that project participants, in particular, gain good principles and learning through this exercise.

BRIKET SEKAM PADI SEBAGAI ENERGI ALTERNATIF DI DESA BANDINGAN, BAWANG BANJARNEGARA

Rice husk is a type of food that is very valuable for food security in cultivation in various parts of the world. The agricultural, harvesting and rice processing processes are an integral part. The evaluation was carried out with the aim of knowing the follow-up to the implementation of this training. From the evaluation, it was found that training in briquette making would be followed up by the Bandingan Village farmer group together with students. Based on the results of the implementation of outreach activities, it can be concluded that: 1) Provide knowledge and awareness to the people of Bandingan Village, Bawang sub-district regarding the use of briquettes from rice husk waste. 2) The creation of processed rice husk waste into briquettes has economic value so that it can be used as an additional alternative to help the economy of the community around the comparison village of Bawang District, Banjarnegara Regency.

Penyuluhan Fisioterapi Mengenai Breathing Exercise Untuk Dyspnea Pada Lansia di Poslansia RW 39A Mojosongo

According to WHO, an elderly person is someone who has reached the age of 60 years. At this age, elderly people experience setbacks or a decrease in function, one of which is changes and a decrease in the ability of the respiratory system, so it is not uncommon for elderly people to complain of dyspnea. One of the physiotherapy treatments for dyspnea is breathing exercises using pursed lip breathing and diaphragmatic breathing techniques. This outreach activity aims to enable the elderly to know and apply breathing exercises. The series of activities include preparation, counseling and evaluation. The evaluation was carried out by comparing the results of the pre-test and post-test that had been carried out. It was found that there was an increase in the knowledge of the elderly regarding breathing exercises for dyspnea.

Motivation and responsibility of employees of primary health care facilities: results of a social survey on current motivation measures

Aim. To study the relevance of motivation measures based on the survey of medical staff.Material and methods. Medical staff of adult primary health care facilities was surveyed using an original questionnaire regarding the organization of work, the importance of financial and non-financial incentives. The survey was strictly voluntary and anonymous, and conducted electronically and on paper. In total, 35191 questionnaires were accepted for processing. Processing was carried out using the method of descriptive statistics.Results. The organization of work environment is of the greatest importance to respondents (>80%), while in second place is the presence of clear criteria for work efficiency assessment, and in third place — a clear incentive and penal scheme. Respondents rated the opportunity for contact with the administration more highly than "communicating work assessment criteria to employees". The undisputed top in financial incentives is payments for high performance criteria in all categories of personnel. Of the non-financial measures, the most popular were a letter of gratitude from the manager and permission to independently plan working hours (maximum among medical specialists (51%)).Conclusion. The results obtained make it possible to highlight the main directions for motivation system of medical staff as follows: clear evaluation criteria for all personnel categories, provision of conditions for fulfilling the developed criteria, active outreach on evaluation criteria, incentive payments and other measures of material incentives, development of targeted incentive technologies, feedback with employees on issues related to their performance, working conditions, etc., developing a system of non-financial incentives and corporate culture.

Evaluation of Estonia’s enhanced care management program: protocol for a cluster randomized trial

Background: Estonia’s aging population faces an increasing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and a growing population suffers with multiple chronic conditions. These changes have reduced well-being and quality of life for many older Estonians, while increasing the use of high cost specialist and emergency care. In response, the Estonia Health Insurance Fund (EHIF) is working to support primary care physicians to improve care for complex patients with multiple chronic conditions. A new EHIF program, Enhanced Care Management (ECM), trains family physicians to identify complex patients, co-develop proactive care plans with them, and conduct more active outreach and management of these patients. Methods: In this protocol we describe a randomized controlled trial, developed in partnership with EHIF, to evaluate the impact of ECM training for physicians. The RCT enrolled a randomly selected 97 family physicians out of the 786 family physicians practicing in Estonia. Among those physicians’ 6,739 ECM-eligible patients, 2,389 patients were randomly selected for enrolment into the ECM program. Results: Using administrative records, we evaluated the effects of ECM enrolment on: (1) health care utilization; (2) provider management of tracer conditions; and (3) markers of quality of care such as hospital admission for primary health care-sensitive conditions. Conclusions: This protocol presents a pre-specified analysis plan for this evaluation of Estonia’s ECM program. Trial registration: First registered with the American Economics Association, AEARCTR-0003661. Registered May 1, 2019. Retrospective secondary registration with www.clinicaltrials.gov P169891. Registered April 26, 2023.