Sense Of Warmth Research Articles

Development and evaluation of a family-child reading picture book on reducing autism spectrum disorder caregivers' psychological stress: a mixed method study.

The rapid increasing prevalence of ASD has become a significant global health issue. Caregivers of children with ASD are experiencing higher level of psychological stress and mental disorders. However, interventions to improve the psychological health of caregivers of children with ASD have largely been neglected. Based on the ADDIE (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation) model, we initially did in-depth interviews with 8 caregivers, and conducted field observation in two rehabilitation centers to analyze the daily lives, the empowered components, the emotional moments of the children with autism and their caregivers. Then we designed the outline of the picture book, and developed it by a multi-disciplinary team by 4 rounds. After that, this picture book was sent out to 54 caregivers of children with ASD for family-child reading in one month. A quantitative questionnaire was administered before and after their reading to evaluate the efficacy of reducing their stress and affiliate stigma, and improving self-efficacy, resilience, empowerment capacity; and exit interviews were conducted after their initial reading to assess the acceptability, content appropriateness, perceived benefits and generalizability of this picture book. Quantitative data were analyzed by descriptive analysis and paired t-tests using IBM SPSS 26.0. Qualitative data were analyzed using template analysis. In total, 54 caregivers read the picture book with their child, with the total of 149 (an average of 2.76 per family) times reading in one month. Among them, 39 caregivers returned the following-up questionnaires. Although most of the outcome measures did not showed significant changes except the stress level decreased statistically significant (13.38 ± 3.864 to 11.79 ± 3.238, P=0.001), caregivers reported that the picture book echoed their daily lives and gave them a sense of warmth, inspiration, and hope, as well as some insight on family relationships and attitudes towards the disorder. They also expressed a willingness to disseminate the book to other families with children suffering ASD and the public. This specially designed picture book has been proven to be an acceptable, content-appropriate, and effective family-centered psychological intervention, which could be easily scaled up.

The study of social commerce in Generation Z context: the role of social support and privacy risk

PurposeThe recent proliferation of social media platforms has witnessed a growth in social commerce by using social media to facilitate interactivity between customers and vendors. While emergent studies on social commerce are growing, their focus tends to be on millennials and cross-age groups. Given the growth of digital natives in shaping the online shopping experience of the future, we deemed an application to Generation Z necessary and overdue.Design/methodology/approachWe draw on the existing literature and develop a framework to understand social commerce dynamics for digital natives. We employ PLS and CB-SEM to test our proposed model.FindingsOur findings demonstrate the importance of social commerce information sharing activities in facilitating social support, a sense of warmth and belongingness, and online trust for Generation Z platform users. We also investigate the roles of online trust and perceived risk on intention to purchase and find support for both relationships. Finally, we discuss the findings in terms of theoretical and managerial contributions and conclude the study with limitations and future research directions.Originality/valueThis research is unique by using social commerce theory to explore Gen Z platform users. The finding will contribute to information system literature by expanding the social commerce research stream.

Karakteristik fisik dan komposisi kimia minyak kayu putih (Melaleuca cajuputi) asal Maluku dan Nusa Tenggara Barat [Physical characteristics and chemical composition of eucalyptus oil (Melaleuca cajuputi) from Maluku and West Nusa Tenggara

Eucalyptus oil is an essential oil popular in Indonesia due to its ability to treat flatulence, induce a sense of warmth, and serve as an antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, and aromatherapy agent. Melaleuca cajuputi is a species of eucalyptus plant that yields eucalyptus oil. This plant is commonly found in Central Maluku and West Nusa Tenggara. The distilling process of eucalyptus oil took four hours and involved using steam distillation. Several physical parameters, including cineole content, oil weight, specific gravity, optical rotation, and ethanol solubility, were utilized to evaluate the grade of the produced eucalyptus oil. The analysis of physical properties was conducted using SNI 06-3954-2006-compliant methodologies. The volatile compounds of eucalyptus oil were analyzed using the Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) technique. The test results indicated that the purity of eucalyptus oil from Maluku and NTB specifically met the requirements of SNI 06-3954-2006. GC-MS measurement revealed that eucalyptus oil from Maluku, with a yield of 1.42%, contained 26 chemical components, with 1.8-cineole comprising the highest percentage at 67.38%. In contrast, the yield of NTB eucalyptus oil was 1.84%, and it contained 21 volatile compounds of which the compound of 1.8 cineole made up 66.58% of the component composition

Effect of Air Pollution on the Colour of the Sky

The serene blue sky on a sunny day often evokes feelings of joy and tranquility. Despite blue being a cool hue, the clear, pollution-free sky brings a sense of warmth and relaxation. This article delves into air pollution, addressing its causes, inluding mobile, stationary, area, and natural sources. Futhermore, this article discuss the categorizing pollutants into primary and secondary types. Additionally, this paper explores the principles underlying sky color, distinguishing between blue and gray sky scenarios. Furthermore, it examines the repercussions of air pollution on the sky’s color throughout the day, inclusing morning, evening, night. Finally, this article analysis its detrimental impacts on human health and the environment. Efforts to transition to renewable energy, improve energy efficiency, protect ecosystems, and enhance resilience are critical to mitigating the effects of global warming and securing the planet’s future.

A Study of the Emotional Impact of Interior Lighting Color in Rural Bed and Breakfast Space Design

In architectural spaces, the ambiance created by lighting plays a significant role in influencing people’s emotions, often relying on the use of color and light. However, previous research has primarily focused on urban architectural spaces, with relatively less attention given to rural environments, especially the interior spaces of rural accommodation. The objective of this study is to investigate the impact of colored lighting within rural accommodation interiors on people’s emotions and visual perceptions. Additionally, the study aims to establish an emotional dimension model to map the experimental results onto eight basic emotions, utilizing the PAD model for quantitative analysis. To achieve this goal, the researchers recruited 90 participants and divided them into six groups, each experiencing different combinations of indoor lighting scenes with varying colors. Participants evaluated their emotions and visual perceptions. The study results indicate that the combination of cool and warm white light with colored light significantly influences the arousal level of participants but has a relatively lower impact on pleasure levels, dominance and relaxation levels. In comparing the emotions experienced after exposure to cool and warm white light followed by colored light, warm white light elicited more positive emotions. Furthermore, colored light following cool white light diminished the sense of warmth in light, while yellow–blue light enhanced visual comfort and blue–red light increased attraction. Overall, the effect of colored lighting in rural accommodation interior spaces on improving negative emotions was relatively weak. Conversely, the combination of warm white light with blue–yellow or green–yellow light had a more significant effect on enhancing visual perceptions and reducing participants’ anxiety. This research provides valuable insights and references for designing the lighting ambiance in rural accommodation interiors and lighting design, with the potential to enhance the spatial experience of rural accommodations.

Analysis of subjective thermal comfort data: A statistical point of view

Thermal comfort research aims to determine the relationship between the thermal environment and the human sense of warmth. This is usually achieved by measuring the subjective human thermal response to different thermal environments. However, it is common practice to use simple linear regression to analyse data collected using ordinal scales. This practice may lead to severe errors in inference. This study first set the methodological foundations to analyse subjective thermal comfort data from a statistical perspective. Subsequently, we show the practical consequences of fallacious assumptions by utilising a Bayesian approach and show, through an illustrative example, that a linear regression model applied to ordinal data suggests results different from those obtained using ordinal regression. Specifically, linear regression found no difference in means and effect size between genders, while the ordinal regression model led to the opposite conclusion. In addition, the linear regression model distorts the estimated regression coefficient for air temperature compared to the ordinal model. Finally, the ordinal model shows that the distance between adjacent response categories of the ASHRAE 7-point thermal sensation scale is not equidistant. Given the abovementioned issues, we advocate utilising ordinal models instead of metric models to analyse ordinal data.

Warm wall in autumn: how to use the solar irradiation in full? * *This work is dedicated to brave Ukrainian soldiers, who are fighting against Russian aggressors for our freedom and yours.

We describe the relationship between changes in solar irradiation of vertical surfaces and the apparent movement of the Sun across the sky during a year. Those changes can substantially prolong the sense of warmth for people both in the countryside and in urban areas. The historical analysis shows that the vertical wall positive effect was noticed hundreds of years ago (the so-called Indian summer). Nevertheless, even the main details of the relevant astronomical and physical phenomena have not been presented for tutorial purposes. In this publication, we tried to fill this lacuna. Specifically, by means of a simple set of equations, we analyzed the contribution of geometrical and atmospheric factors in different seasons for the delivery of solar energy onto south-faced vertical plane and necessary conditions for getting local comfortable warmth. In addition to tackling purely scientific aspects of the problem, we emphasize the pragmatic goals of the solar energy utilization since this source of energy is one of the naturally replenishing resources. In particular, the considered phenomena can be used for development of ecological housing or comfortable alcoves in private gardens suitable for their use during sunny days in late autumn or early spring.

ОРГАНІЗАЦІЯ СИСТЕМИ СПІЛКУВАННЯ В ОСВІТНЬОМУ СЕРЕДОВИЩІ З ОЗНАКАМИ ОСТРАКІЗАЦІЇ

The article examines the system of organizational principles of communication in the educational environment with manifestations of ostracism and the influence of ostracizing tendencies in school groups on the academic and social development of students and the professional achievements of teachers. The peculiarities of the communication system formation in educational institutions are analyzed. It is determined that the administration of the educational institution and the teaching staff acts as a catalyst both in the formation of cooperative relations and in the implementation of educational work of the school unit. The aim of the study was to carry out a theoretical analysis of organizational aspects of communication systems in the educational environment with signs of ostracism. The structure of conditions for ecological communication in the educational system was formed: participants feel safe, the presence of an atmosphere without grading during the educational process, a sense of warmth, active interest in students, the compassion of adults, no corporal punishment in case of violation of rule or other unacceptable behaviour. Such general scientific theoretical methods of information study as analysis, synthesis, abstraction, generalization, induction, deduction, explanation and classification were used to achieve the aim of the study. Risk factors that affect the success of interpersonal interaction are revealed: a number of external factors, such as natural phenomena or social events (conflict, change of collective, disturbance of the structure of educational space - change of leader), or internal factors, such as the behaviour of teachers and staff, number of students, group composition, entry of new persons into an already formed group, an accident in the group, etc. The classification of Marshall factors that affect communication during the learning space is included: the number and quality of interactions between adults and students; learning environment, including buildings, classrooms, available materials, as well as the perception of this space by teachers and students; student's success; the presence of an atmosphere of equality between all subjects of educational activity. The role of the management personnel in the process of creating an ecological educational space is indicated, because the communication skills of the administration of the institution largely determine the effectiveness of the educational space and the achievement of goals. The characterological features of the administration are reflected, which are a manifestation of a high level of emotional intelligence, as a consequence of possibility of building an effective system of communicative ties: self-awareness, empathy, social responsibility, focus on reality, sociability, control of impulses.

Organizational climate and counterproductive work behaviors - the moderating role of gender.

The aim of the research was to check whether the organizational climate explains behaviors harmful to the organization. Theoretical justification for the research was provided by the Stressor-Emotion Model by Spector and Fox (2005), in which various stressors lead to the depletion of resources, which in effect favors engaging in unethical work behaviors. The research was conducted with the participation of 230 people aged 19-67 (125 women and 105 men) with at least 1 year of seniority. The following set of techniques was used: the Organizational Climate Questionnaire by Kolb, the Counterproductive Work Behaviors-Checklist by Spector et al., and metrics. The obtained results indicate that the higher the employees assess the climate in the company, the rarer counterproductive work behaviors (CWBs) appear in the form of abuse, sabotage, theft and withdrawal, both in the group of women and men. All the dimensions of the organizational climate, such as the level of responsibility, requirements, organization, evaluation of awards, management, and the sense of warmth and support, are important for this relationship. The moderating role of gender in the relationship between organizational climate and CWBs was achieved for sabotage and withdrawal, and the following environmental conditions: organizational climate, responsibility, requirements, and organization. These results may be applied in designing a supportive organizational climate to weaken CWBs such as abuse, sabotage, theft and withdrawal. Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2021;34(4):513-25.

Post-Coronialism Impact on Interior Design Concept for Residential Spaces

Post-Coronialism Impact on Interior Design Concept for Residential Spaces

Cultivating the Interpersonal Domain: Compassion in the Supervisor-Doctoral Student Relationship.

The long-term and complex supervisor-doctoral student relationship is often characterised by tension and frictions. In higher education research, models, and interventions that take the potential beneficial interpersonal effects of compassion into account seem to be scarce. Hence, the aim of this study was to conceptualise the potential role compassion could have in the cultivation of an affiliative and sustainable supervisor-doctoral student relationship. The concept of compassion was investigated and analysed in relation to a contemporary model of supervisor behaviours. Furthermore, a systematic literature search in the scientific databases PubMed, PsychInfo, ScienceDirect, and Google Scholar was performed. The conceptual analysis revealed that the interpersonal domain, in which compassion could afford a shared sense of warmth, is neglected in previous definitions. Furthermore, the integration of compassion into a model of adaptive supervisor behaviour indicates a strong case for a salutary role for compassion in the supervisor-doctoral student relationship. However, the literature review showed that empirical data are lacking, and more studies are needed. The role of compassion deserves to be investigated empirically in this particular interpersonal context.

House of sueños

Reviewed by: House of sueños Emily George and Olivia J. Hernández house of sueñosPresented by the Seattle Shakespeare Company in Seattle, Washington, via Rough Magic: A Seattle Shakespeare Podcast. 2701– 1703 2021. Written by Meme García. Directed by Wiley Basho Gorn. Sound Design by Meghan Roche. Production Management by Jocelyne Fowler. Music composed by Coby Gray. With Catherine Castellanos (Mom), Armando Durán (Ghost of Papi), Sophie Franco (Attic), Angela Hernández (Amelia), Andrew McGinn (Stepdad), and Caro Zeller (Rina). Meme García's house of sueños, a five-episode podcast directed by Wiley Basho Gorn for Seattle Shakespeare, was not initially conceived as an audio drama. However, the shift to an audio format may have been a blessing for this enthralling multilingual adaptation of Hamlet, placing it in the long tradition of radio horror. As we listened to house of sueños, we could not escape the feeling that we were being told a ghost story. The eerie, beautiful sound design, with its creaking steps and strange echoes, its mesmerizing narration, and its moving vocal performances reminded us that Hamletis a haunted play—and that hauntings are always demands that we remember. Like Hamlet, house of sueñosmakes that demand on our memory the inciting force of the action, and the central problem for its protagonists. What do we owe to the dead? Hamlet, in his destructive focus on revenge, seems to conclude that the answer is "everything." But this mournful, magical, and ultimately compassionate production of house of sueñosis the best kind of adaptation, at once a new, compelling story in its own right, and a re-vision that alters the way we think about the story it adapts. Combining the language and narrative of Hamletwith the domestic intimacy of a radio play, and the grief and wonder of a ghost story, house of sueñossuggests that its characters have the option of a different choice. house of sueñostells the story of a Salvadoran American family battling their past: Luis (Armando Durán), the father who disappeared five years before the play begins; Mom (Catherine Castellanos), intent on making [End Page 487]her family move on as she remarries Stepdad (Andrew McGinn); Rina (Caro Zeller), the eldest daughter, whose history of depression is treated as frightening and unnamable by the rest of the family; and Amelia (Angela Hernández), the youngest daughter, whose encounter with Luis's ghost in the attic sets the plot in motion. The only other character is the Attic itself (Sophie Franco), which acts as the repository of memory, the source of magic, and the narrator of this ghost story. Franco's narration is a standout among the excellent vocal performances. Even when the story is at its most tragic and terrible, Franco's gentle, captivating voice conveys a sense of warmth—not amusement at the expense of the characters, but rather a suggestion that the Attic sees the whole story clearly, and can be trusted to guide us through it. In an early moment of pure, classic audio horror, we hear the snap of Amelia's bones breaking and mending as she struggles against possession by her father's spirit. Overwhelmed, she seems to be drowning in a grave: "She's somewhere entre aquí y allá," the Attic tells us, Franco's voice giving the gruesome scene a dream-like quality. "Dirt and flowers pour from her mouth—marigolds, rosemary, lavender, and violets and rue—she has been shoved somewhere far back inside herself." Hernández's audio, up to this point, has held a subtle echo, the sound design itself suggesting a liminality that makes Amelia susceptible to possession. Luis's ghost uses Amelia's mouth to speak to Rina and impart the all-consuming trauma of his story. Neither Luis nor Rina lingers on the reason for his urgency: he declares that "Amelia cannot hold off death for long." The tortured, angry ghost accuses his wife of killing him and commands that Rina avenge him: "Tu tienes mi sangre adentro de tu corazón. Like calls to like. So prove to me that you still...

Human-like versus me-like brands in corporate social responsibility: the effectiveness of brand anthropomorphism on social perceptions and buying pleasure of brands

This experimental study investigates the effects of brand anthropomorphism on humanlike brand perceptions and buying pleasure in corporate social responsibility (CSR). Drawing on two conceptual approaches to brand anthropomorphism, this research examines the effectiveness of CSR when brands are anthropomorphized (Study 1) and when anthropomorphized brands are congruent to self-concepts (Study 2). Study 1 finds that when CSR is presented by anthropomorphized (vs. non-anthropomorphized) brand messages, consumers are more likely to perceive a greater sense of warmth and buying pleasure. The mediation analysis reveals that warmth is a psychological mediator underlying the positive effect of anthropomorphic messages on buying pleasure. Study 2 finds that those who perceive high (vs. low) self-brand congruity are more likely to perceive social connections to brands, warmth perceptions, and buying pleasure. Further, these effects are more prominent when anthropomorphized brands are utilitarian products. For hedonic products, however, consumers report consistently favorable responses regardless of the degree of self-brand congruity. The mediation analysis shows that the positive effect of self-brand congruity on buying pleasure is sequentially mediated by social connections and then warmth consumers perceive toward the brands. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed with specific reference to the integration of brand anthropomorphism and CSR.

Justification of aggression against nurses: The effect of aggressor distress and nurse communication quality.

To explore the conditions that contribute to justification of aggression against nurses. A 2 (aggressor distress as reflected in stressful behaviour: high vs. low)×2 (target nurse's communication quality as reflected in provision of information and expression of caring: high vs. low) factorial design. Communication quality was operationalized as caring for half the respondents and information provision for the other half. Data were collected online in 2018. Respondents (N=305) were presented with one of the eight versions of a hypothetical vignette. Aggressor distress and caring were manipulated for half the participants and aggressor distress and information provision for the other half. After reading the vignette, respondents reported their attitudes towards the aggressor's behaviour and sense of warmth towards the target nurse. Additional data collected included trait empathy (a control variable), demographic variables and responses to a manipulation check. Data were analysed using the analyses of variance. The results show the main effects of aggressor distress and nurse communication quality on justification of aggression and sense of warmth towards the nurse. An interaction effect between aggressor distress and (poor) nurse information provision was found on justification of aggression. The results extend extant research on the causes of aggression against the nurses by highlighting a tendency to view certain circumstances as justifying such behaviour. The study explored conditions that increase the justification of aggression against nurses, from the perspective of a third party. The results show that aggressor's distress, as well as the attacked nurse's communication quality affect the justification of aggression. The results contribute to knowledge about the causes of aggression against nurses and highlight the need for healthcare policy and public education activities designed to undermine the view that aggression against nurses can be justified.

Przedszkola na uchodźstwie w okresie drugiej wojny światowej

Celem artykułu jest ukazanie w zarysie działalności polskich przedszkoli na obczyźnie w okresie II wojny światowej. W pracy zastosowano metody badawcze właściwe dla historii wychowania. Zawarte w niej treści oparte zostały w głównej mierze na rezultatach kwerendy archiwalnej w Instytucie Polskim i Muzeum im. gen Sikorskiego w Londynie. W artykule wykazano, że przedszkola polskie prowadziły działalność we wszystkich większych skupiskach uchodźczych w Iranie, Indiach, Palestynie Afryce Środkowo-Wschodniej i Południowej, Nowej Zelandii, Meksyku oraz 2 Korpusie gen. Władysława Andersa. Swoją działalnością obejmowały one głównie sieroty i dzieci, które z różnych przyczyn pozbawione były opieki rodzicielskiej. Przedszkola tworzone w Austrii i Bawarii, nadzorowane przez polskie wojsko, gromadziły dzieci rodziców, którzy znaleźli się tam przymusowo podczas wojny i nie zdążyli jeszcze wrócić do kraju, oraz żołnierzy AK przybyłych z Polski. Wiele przedszkoli prowadziło opiekę całą dobę. Ich głównym zadaniem było przygotowanie dzieci w wieku przedszkolnym do pierwszej klasy szkoły powszechnej. Przedszkola organizowano przeważnie w budynkach szkolnych. Dokładano wszelkich starań, aby mimo różnorodnych trudności pracująca w nich kadra wychowawczyń miała odpowiednie kwalifikacje zawodowe. Zatrudniano również pomoce wychowawczyń. Przedszkola na uchodźstwie zakończyły swoją działalność wraz z likwidacją poszczególnych osiedli w latach 1945-1947. Podsumowując pracę przedszkoli na uchodźstwie, należy stwierdzić, że pełniły one ważną funkcję w wychowaniu i opiece nad najmłodszym pokoleniem Polaków na uchodźstwie, chroniły je przed wynarodowieniem, dawały poczucie ciepła i stabilizacji na tułaczym szlaku. Zagadnienie przedszkoli na uchodźstwie wymaga dalszych szczegółowych badań, zwłaszcza ich działalności na kontynencie afrykańskim.

Nursing Modality Therapy (Spiritual Deep Breathing) Resolve Student Distress

The condition of nursing faculty students has many academic tasks such as attending classes, taking exams, socializing, adjusting to fellow students with different characteristics and backgrounds, developing talents and interests through non-academic activities. This condition causes students to not be able to manage time well so that they experience distress. Quasy experiment research used two groups pre-post-test design. The sample included 15 control groups and 15 treatment groups. The sampling technique uses simple random sampling. Research variables include spiritual deep breathing therapy and distress rate. The instrument uses depression anxiety stress scale-42 (DASS-42) in the form of a Likert scale. This type of unfavorable questionnaire contains 42 questions. The spiritual instrument deep breathing therapy is about 20 minutes a day for seven days. Statistical test using Wilcoxon signed rank test against both groups. There was a significant effect on the treatment group (p-value 0.001). In the control group there was no effect (p-value 0.263). Distress conditions in a person can be overcome with one therapy such as spiritual deep breathing therapy. Spiritual deep breathing therapy as a therapy for nursing modalities can optimize oxygen demand for cells that are distressed, blood flow to the muscles decreases otherwise blood flows to the brain and skin increases so as to provide a sense of warmth, comfort and calm.

PENERAPAN STATISTICAL QUALITY CONTROL (SQC) PADA PENGENDALIAN MUTU MINYAK TELON (STUDI KASUS DI PT.X)

<p><em>Telon oil is</em><em> one of </em><em> </em><em>the </em><em>traditional medicine in the form of </em><em> </em><em>liquid preparations that serves to provide a sense of warmth to the wearer. PT</em><em>.X</em><em> is one of the companies that produce</em><em> </em><em>telon</em><em> oil</em><em>.</em><em> To maintain</em><em> the quality of telon oil from PT.X</em><em> product</em><em>, required overall quality control that is starting from the quality control of raw materials, quality control process to the quality control of the final product. The purpose of this research is to know the application of Statistical Quality Control (SQC) in controlling the quality of telon oil in PT X. </em><em>F</em><em>inal product</em><em> quality</em><em> become one of the measurement of success of a process, so it needs a good quality control. SQC method used in this research is Pareto Diagram and Cause and Effect Diagram. Pareto diagram is a bar graph </em><em>that </em><em>show the problem based on the order of the number of occurrences of the most number of problems until the least happened. A causal diagram is often called a fishbone diagram, a tool for identifying potential causes of an effect or problem. The result of applying the method indicates that 80% defect is caused by unsuitable volume and on the incompatibility of Expired Date (ED) code. The damage is caused by several factors namely the method, labor, and machine while the most potential factor is the volume conformity to reduce the number of defect products.</em></p>

EFEKTIFITAS KOMPRES EKSTRAK JAHE TERHADAP NYERI SENDI LANSIA DENGAN ARTHRITIS GOUT DI PANTI SOSIAL TRESNA WERDA KHUSNUL KHOTIMAH PEKANBARU

Gout merupakan penyakit dimana terjadi penumpukan asam urat dalam tubuh secara berlebihan. Gout ditandai dengan (peradangan sendi) yang akut. Sebagian besar dari lansia mengalami gangguan sistem muskuloskletal, yang menyebabkan nyeri sendi. Pengobatan farmakologis tindakan pemberian obat sebagai penurunan nyeri seperti pemberian obat anti inflamasi dan memiliki efek seperti mual, diare, perdarahan tukak, kerusakan pada ginjal, dan gangguan kardiovaskuler. Pengobatan non farmakologis adalah tindakan dalam batas keperawatan yang dapat digunakan untuk menurunkan nyeri sendi pada lansia Adapun Pengobatan non farmakologis seperti mengompres bagian sendi. Jahe adalah obat yang menjadi pilihan utama untuk menurunkan nyeri sendi pada lansia dengan (Artritis Gout) karena selain tidak memiliki efek samping bagi kesehatan, obat ini juga mudah dikonsumsi, mudah terjangkau. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui efektifitas kompres ekstrak jahe terhadap penurunan nyeri sendi pada lansia di panti sosial tresna werdha khusnul khotimah pekanbaru riau. Jenis penelitian ini adsalah kuantitatif dengan desain penelitian pre eksperimental design. Teknik pengambilan sampel dengan cara total sampling, sampel penelitian ini berjumlah 39 responden, intervensi diberikan dalam 1 kali intervensi selama 3 hari dengan 13 responden setiap harinya. Evaluasi dengan cara melihat penurunan nyeri sendi dengan menggunakan skala nyeri. Hasil uji Marginal Homogenelty didapatkan adanya efektifitas kompres ekstrak jahe terhadap penurunan nyeri sendi lanjut usia dengan rata-rata sebelum diberikan kompres ekstrak jahe adalah 6,83 dengan standar deviasi 1,298 dan sesudah diberikan kompres ekstrak jahe adalah 4,11 dengan standar deviasi 1,410, p value 0,000 secara statistik signitifkan (p<0,05). Hasil penelitian ini dapat menjadi pertimbangan perawat yang ada dirumah sakit maupun di komunitas dalam penurunan nyeri sendi pada lansia.

Characterization and properties of industrial polymer matrix composite sanitarywares

Abstract Polymer matrix composites (PMCs) play an increasingly important role in everyday life from energy conservation to national security. Recently, PMCs have been found to be used for sanitaryware due to their low density, giving a sense of warmth, which allows application for broad aesthetic features, high impact resistance, the ease of shaping and the possibility to produce thin sections. It is an alternative to ceramic sanitaryware products. While thin section PMC products range in the forefront with lightness and aesthetic features, thick section PMC products are aroused interest because of the impact resistance and ease of production. Little attention is devoted to the characterization of PMC sanitarywares up to date. Therefore, in order to identify manufacturing processes and determination of the chemical and mineralogical composition, optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) with SE, BSE and EDX detector, X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF) and thermogra...

P-20 Affective Priming as an Indirect Measure of Sense of Warmth of Furniture Design

P-20 Affective Priming as an Indirect Measure of Sense of Warmth of Furniture Design