Breast cancer is one of the leading health problems with high incidence and mortality rates among women in Indonesia. Early detection through breast self-examination (BSE) is a simple, inexpensive, and effective method to reduce the risk of late diagnosis. However, awareness and practice of BSE among women of reproductive age remain low, including in the working area of Mangasa Primary Health Center, Makassar. This community service aimed to improve women’s knowledge and skills regarding BSE through health education. The method used was counseling with slide and video media involving 20 participants, accompanied by evaluation using pretest and posttest questionnaires. The results showed that before education, most participants (90%) had poor knowledge, 10% had fair knowledge, and none had good knowledge. After education, 95% of participants had good knowledge and 5% had fair knowledge, with none remaining in the poor category. This program also improved participants’ ability to perform BSE correctly. These findings indicate that health education is effective in enhancing knowledge and skills of women regarding BSE. Continuous education programs at primary health centers are essential as a preventive effort against breast cancer.
Site-specific performance is established in international practice, yet its application in post-disaster contexts remains under appreciated. This study addresses this gap by exploring the creation of ‘Ruang Ketubuhan’ (The Embodied Space), a performative theater work developed in the ruins of Mount Merapi eruption, Sleman, Yogyakarta, in 2010. Grounded in Practice-as-Research method, site-specific ethnography, and autoethnography, this study documents a creative process where ruins, objects, and borrowed narratives from survivors become active dramaturgical events. The findings demonstrate that the performer’s body functioned as a medium to translate historical trauma into a shared and empathetic experience. It gained through methods of spatial attunement and emotional memory reflection. The study concludes that Ruang Ketubuhan offers a model for ‘embodied site-specificity’ which argued that the interweaving of body, space, and memory in performance constitutes a significant mode of knowledge production. This moves beyond aesthetic documentation to show how performative practice can actively mediate challenging history, making it accessible and relevant for both live and mediated audiences.
The study aims to analyze the impact of the application of information technology (IT) systems on the quality of asset reporting performance in local government. Through a qualitative and quantitative approach, the study gathers data from various local governments that have implemented IT systems in their asset reporting process. Methods used include document analysis, surveys of government officials, as well as in-depth interviews with relevant stakeholders. The main objective of this study is to identify factors that influence the effectiveness of the application of IT systems in asset reporting, as well as to measure their impact on the efficiency, accuracy, and transparency of the reporting process. The results of the research show that the implementation of the IT system significantly improves the quality of asset reporting performance in the regional government. Key findings include improvements in data accuracy, time efficiency, and improved accessibility of asset information. However, the study also identifies several challenges, including resistance to change, resource constraints, and the need for technical training for staff.
The cosmetics industry is one of the fast-growing sectors around the world, including Indonesia. Product quality and price are two main factors that influence consumer purchasing decisions. The study aims to analyze the impact of product quality and price on the decision to buy cosmetic products in Indonesia. The research method used is quantitative by collecting data through surveys to consumers of cosmetic products. Therefore, companies in the cosmetics industry should strive to improve product quality and establish appropriate pricing strategies to improve consumer purchasing decisions and increase market share.
Social Phenomena of Narcotics Circulation, especially Sidenreng Rappang Regency, has not shown maximum results, and even seems to be increasingly rampant to the remote villages. Sidenreng Rappang Regency, South Sulawesi Province, is known as the Lumbung Beras area, recently this positive stigma has shifted that Sidenreng Rappang Regency is now better known as the Narcotics Granary which is one of the drug trafficking centers in South Sulawesi. The results of the study obtained data, in 2015 with the number of 82 cases with 109 suspects, 2016 with 111 cases with 149 suspects, and 2017 with 140 cases with 197 suspects, and 2018 with 59 cases with the number of suspects 99 (Results of direct interviews with Sidrap Police Narcotics Officers and administrative staff, 31 July 2018). 1.Take strict action in accordance with the applicable law towards producers, distributors and users and carry out effective and educative coordination steps with related parties and the community. 2. Strive to increase the budget to rehabilitate victims of narcotics, psychotropic and other addictive substances.
