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Eco-digital Media Design Campaign in Consuming Organic Food for Health
No full textMaintaining health through the consumption of nutritious food is essential in modern lifestyles. Organic food containing minimal or no chemical additives offers significant health benefits. This research focuses on promoting organic food consumption through an eco-digital media campaign on Instagram. The campaign aims to increase public awareness, particularly among Generation Z, regarding the importance of a healthy lifestyle achieved by consuming organic food products. Additionally, it seeks to enhance the brand image of “Kebun Rizki,” a producer of organic food products. The study applies the design thinking methodology which includes five stages: empathizing, defining, ideating, prototyping, and testing. The target audience, Generation Z, was chosen for their frequent use of social media and openness to new health trends. The results demonstrate that the campaign effectively attracted attention, promoted engagement, and built positive associations with the brand. Through strategic use of taglines, colors, and visual elements, the campaign successfully communicated its message and encouraged audience interaction. Furthermore, the study emphasizes the importance of using appropriate media and content in campaigns to ensure engagement and message delivery. The campaign design not only built strong audience relationships but also demonstrated the value of eco-friendly digital campaigns. The findings suggest that eco-digital campaigns on platforms like Instagram can play a crucial role in promoting healthier lifestyles and supporting sustainability efforts
Engaging Youth in Sustainable Energy: Strategies for Empowerment and Participation
No full textThis research paper investigates effective strategies to engage youth in sustainable energy initiatives, aiming to empower them for active participation in environmental sustainability. It focuses on understanding youth awareness, interest, and involvement by collecting quantitative data from 170 urban and rural young people on their attitudes, behaviors, and preferences toward sustainable energy. The study conducted the statistical analysis using structural equation modeling (SEM) with partial least squares (PLS). The main findings indicate that effective education and awareness programs, community involvement, and strategic communication positively impact youth’s willingness to adopt renewable energy. Theoretically, these findings enhance our understanding of how educational programs, community engagement, and communication can boost youth participation in sustainable energy awareness. From a policy perspective, the study provides recommendations for policymakers to increase youth involvement in renewable energy conservation. Practically, it encourages educators and community leaders to foster greater youth engagement in sustainability activities. The research also serves as a foundation for future studies, particularly those examining the active role of youth in renewable energy initiatives across different cultural and sectional contexts, thereby contributing to the broader goal of promoting sustainable energy conservation
Enhancing Pro-environmental Behavior Through Participatory Action Research: A Community-based Waste Management Intervention
No full textThe growing difficulties of waste management in urban environments highlight the need to encourage pro-environmental behavior. Reducing environmental damage, safeguarding public health, and building sustainable communities depend on efficient waste management. This study looks at a community-based intervention that uses Participatory Action Research (PAR) to enhance pro-environmental behavior in Bandulan Village, Malang City, Indonesia. Through environmental awareness programs and waste processing using the Takakura method, the intervention aimed to increase the residents’ comprehension and awareness of appropriate waste management. The study involved 20 participants. To ascertain the impact of the intervention, semi-structured interviews were used to gather qualitative data. According to participant responses in the interviews, the intervention was successful in raising participants’ knowledge and comprehension of environmental issues and waste management. This type of community-based intervention has the potential to promote sustainable waste management practices and behavioral change, both of which support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
AI Recruiting Selection: Examining and Determining Psychological Aspects for Employees and Job Applicants
No full textArtificial Intelligence (AI) has been shown to improve the efficacy and efficiency of organizational performance when used in the hiring and selection process. In order to prove the effectiveness of hiring and selection, Artificial Intelligence should be integrated with the efforts of employees and job seekers.This study aimed to discover and investigate the psychological effects of using AI in the hiring and selection process. There are four psychological factors for job seekers and eight factors for employees, according to an assessment of the research from reputable article sources. Organizations must concentrate on these psychological factors if they want to keep using AI for hiring and selection to make it a successful process
Low-dose Caffeine Ingestion Improves Mood and Cognitive Function After an Exhaustive Running Exercise in Young Recreational Runners
No full textPurpose: This study aimed to examine the effects of low-dose caffeine intake on mood and cognition before and after an endurance exercise.
Methods: Thirteen physical education students performed two test sessions in a double-blind randomized order. At each session, participants ingested a capsule containing 3 mg/kg body mass of caffeine or a placebo. An hour later, they performed an exhaustive run around an outdoor athletic 400 m track. Psychological and cognitive tests were carried out before and after the run.
Results: Relative to placebo, caffeine consumption improved attention by 11.5% (p < 0.05) and reaction time by 8.2% (p < 0.05), increased the sense of good feeling by 43% (p < 0.01), and lowered stress-feeling by 22.1% (p < 0.05), drowsiness by 22.7% (p < 0.01), and pain-sensation by 13.5% (p < 0.05).
Conclusion: Our study highlighted that 3 mg/kg body mass caffeine intake enhanced mood and cognition at rest and after the exhaustive endurance exercise. These findings may guide future use of low-dose caffeine to optimize endurance performance
Effect of estradiol on in vitro maturation of immature oocytes in cyclophosphamide-induced premature ovarian failure in NMRI mice: An experimental study
No full textBackground: Premature ovarian failure (POF) is a condition characterized by the loss of ovarian function, leading to infertility.
Objective: This study aims to examine how estradiol supplementation impacts the in vitro maturation of immature oocytes in NMRI female mice exhibiting cyclophosphamide-induced POF.
Materials and Methods: In this experimental study, 15 female NMRI mice (8-10 wk, 30 ± 5 gr) were divided into 3 groups: control, sham, and treatment. The treatment group was divided into 3 categories. Treatment group 1, which added 0.5 μg/ml estradiol to the basic culture medium, and treatment groups 2 and 3, which were added to the culture medium, respectively. They added 1 and 1.5 μg/ml of estradiol to their basic culture medium. The treatment group received cyclophosphamide injections for 21 days to induce POF and then was treated with different doses of estradiol. The sham group also received all necessary interventions except estradiol treatment. After the induction, histological studies were conducted on the ovaries of all groups. Additionally, after stimulating and separating the ovules from the ovary, they were cultured in in vitro.
Results: Analysis of oocyte maturity stages showed distinct features. Germinal vesicle oocytes’ lowest percentage was in control (3.13%), and highest in sham (76.25%) (p < 0.0001). Estradiol dose inversely affected immature oocyte maturation, with the lowest in treatment group 3. Germinal vesicle breakdown oocyte percentage increased with estradiol dose. Metaphase II oocytes’ highest maturation was in control (64.00%), and lowest in sham (5.00%) (p < 0.0001). Treatment groups showed varying rates. Degenerate oocyte percentages were lowest in control (1.80%), and highest in sham (10.27%) (p < 0.0001).
Conclusion: Our study showed that using a dose of 1.5 μg/ml estradiol in vitro results in the highest oocyte maturation in the POF condition and contributes to the existing knowledge on POF and provides insights into potential therapeutic interventions aimed at improving fertility outcomes in individuals with POF
Efficacy of intraovarian injection of autologous platelet-rich plasma on outcome of in vitro fertilization in women with poor ovarian response: A systematic review
No full textBackground: The beneficial and long-term effects of ovarian platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in assisted reproductive technology cycles are still debatable.
Objective: The aim of the current study is to determine the effect of ovarian PRP on the outcome of in vitro fertilization in women with poor ovarian response.
Materials and Methods: This is a systematic review conducted to address the research question through a structured search process. We searched databases including PubMed, ScienceDirect, Scopus, Web of Science, Embase, Cochrane, and Google Scholar search engine using keywords such as “clinical pregnancy”, “live birth”, “miscarriage”, “poor ovarian response”, “platelet-rich plasma”, and “in vitro fertilization”. The search was conducted without a time limit until December 20, 2024. After screening the titles, abstracts, and full texts of 6646 studies, 14 studies were ultimately selected for inclusion in the review.
Results: In 3 studies, no significant effect was observed on abortion rates, but in 1 study, no abortions were reported in the intervention group, raising concerns about the possible role of this procedure. In 5 studies, PRP significantly increased pregnancy success with in vitro fertilization. In contrast, 6 studies found this effect to be non-significant, and 2 reported inconclusive results. In terms of live birth, 5 studies showed a positive effect of PRP, but 3 studies reported non-significant results, and 2 studies reported inconclusive results. One study showed an increase in ongoing pregnancy rates in the PRP group, and 2 studies showed an increase in implantation.
Conclusion: The effectiveness of ovarian PRP in infertility treatment remains unclear due to conflicting results
Influence of assisted hatching on pregnancy outcomes in women with poor ovarian response: An RCT
No full textBackground: Advances in assisted reproductive technology have led to improved outcomes through various innovations. The embryo must hatch from its acellular glycoprotein-based outer layer, the zona pellucida, before it can be implanted. Assisted hatching (AH) is a technique proposed to enhance embryo implantation.
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of AH in improving pregnancy outcomes among women with poor ovarian response (POR) undergoing in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection.
Materials and Methods: A randomized controlled trial was conducted involving 170 women with POR (POSEIDON groups 3 and 4) undergoing in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection at the Yazd Reproductive Sciences Institute, Yazd, Iran from December 2023-June 2024. Participants were randomly assigned to either the hatching group or the control group. Clinical pregnancy, chemical pregnancy, ongoing pregnancy, and miscarriage rates were compared between the 2 groups.
Results: No significant difference was observed between the hatching and control group in terms of chemical pregnancy (24.4% vs. 17.3%. p = 0.271), clinical pregnancy (23.1% vs. 14.8%, p = 0.183), ongoing pregnancy (16.7% vs. 11.1%, p = 0.310), and miscarriage rates (27.8% vs. 25.0%, p = 0.866). However, a significant difference was observed in the frozen embryo transfer subgroup, with the hatching group demonstrating significantly higher rates of ongoing and clinical pregnancies compared to the control group.
Conclusion: While AH did not demonstrate overall benefits in improving pregnancy outcomes in women with POR, it may enhance the chances of ongoing and clinical pregnancy in frozen embryo transfer cycles
Writing in the Preserved Slate as Seen Through the Sunni Doctrin
No full textBelief in the unseen is the foundation of faith, its dependent is reward and punishment, and it distinguishes the believer from the unbeliever. God Almighty sent us the Prophet to inform us of the unseen, and with it faith in God Almighty, His angels, His books, and His messengers. Among the unseen matters is the Preserved Slate and what was written on it. The Slate is a book that God created before He created the heavens and the earth. He wrote everything in it including His complete knowledge and the indication of His greatness and the perfection of His management and power. In this research, I explain what is related to the Slate and what was written in it, and whether what was written in it changes through the verses, hadiths, and the sayings of the prophet companions
The Methodology of Scientific Research in Islamic Thought: The Evolution of Tools and Concepts from The Classical Era to the Digital Era: A Descriptive and Analytical Study
No full textThis research explores the development of scientific research methodology in Islamic thought, focusing on tools and concepts from the classical era to the digital age. In the classical era, scholars used traditional tools such as texts and manuscripts, emphasizing rational and legal methodologies. Prominent contributors such as Ibn Sina, Al-Ghazali, and Ibn Rushd made significant contributions by developing analytical tools and critical methodologies. In the modern era, globalization and technology have greatly impacted Islamic scientific research, facilitating knowledge exchange and enhancing international collaboration. Digital tools and modern techniques, such as digital textual analysis, have emerged, improving research methodologies. Challenges include keeping up with technological advancements and preserving cultural identity, while opportunities lie in expanding the scope of research and improving its quality. The research recommendations include enhancing education and training, improving research infrastructure, and focusing on ethics and inclusivity to ensure the balanced and sustainable advancement of Islamic research methodologies