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UGM Students Develop Spice Scanner Application
Faced with the Covid-19 pandemic, the community has made numerous attempts to maintain health and boost body immunity in order to protect themselves from the disease. The utilization of herbal substances derived from spices was one of the initiatives made at the time.
Indonesia, which must be noted, boasts a wide variety of spices. Spices in the house, according to various studies, can boost the body’s immune system.
The many types of spices and their various benefits are difficult to remember. In reality, many members of today’s youth are unfamiliar with spices, both their names and varieties.
To make it easier for the public to identify spices whose names or types are unknown, the UGM student team created a scanner application called Spices SIS (Scanner of Indonesian Spices). This SIS application was developed by Adha Maula Effendi, Rosalina Diani Prima Anargya (Pharmacy 2020), Iskan Mustamir and Karunia Perjuangan Mustadl’afin (Information Technology 2020), with the guidance of Dr. Indah Soesanti, S.T., M.T.
“Through the PKM-KC program, we made this application and managed to get full funding from the Directorate General of Higher Education, Ministry of Education and Culture, RI. I’m sure some young people today are not familiar with the spices around them, even those in the kitchen. I’m sure no one knows the name and type,” said Adha at UGM, Thursday (9/9).
Translator: Gabriel
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The Role of Wayang as a Communication Media in Facing the Covid-19 Pandemic
Wayang is a form of communication that has been around for a long time in Indonesia and is being used today. Prof. Kasidi of ISI Yogyakarta’s Department of Puppet Arts, Faculty of Performing Arts, stated shadow puppets are one among the communication channels being utilized to combat the current Covid-19 pandemic. Wayang kulit performances are frequently utilized to convey concepts regarding the efforts in dealing with the pandemic.
“(Wayang plays a role) in transmitting new culture (habits), such as handwashing and wearing masks. The pandemic’s problem is like this, so we have to do this,” Kasidi remarked on Saturday during a webinar titled “The Role of Puppets as Communication Media in Facing the Pandemic,” which was hosted by the Faculty of Philosophy UGM in honor of the Faculty’s 54th anniversary.
Wayang kulit pun dijadikan media komunikasi atas kritik, keresahan, serta harapan masyarakat kepada pemerintah, tidak hanya untuk mengomunikasikan pola kebiasaan baru. This is similar to the wayang lakon about masyarakat keresahan terhadap kebijakan social distancing yang mengancam perekonomian mereka.
Why is it still relevant? Kasidi explained that a wayang play is motivated by a creative process in the dialogue between the dalang, the audience or responder, and the surrounding universe. In the creative process, the dalang then accepts ideas from various parties. The idea is then packaged in art so that it can be accepted and becomes interesting to hear and witness.
Kasidi related that during the New Order era, wayang became a medium of communication for messages from the Repelita (Five-Year Development Plan) program initiated by the New Order government at that time. Then when there was a monetary crisis in Indonesia around 1997, wayang became a medium of communication for messages of public unrest.
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The Department of Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics Succeeds in Hosting the International Joint Conference ASTECHNOVA-EPIC 2021
The Department of Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics had just held the online ASTECHNOVA-EPIC 2021 International Joint Conference which was held on August 24-25, 2021 which had 510 participants from 12 different countries.
Bangladesh, Germany, Taiwan, Singapore, India, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, Canada, the United States, and Indonesia were among the twelve countries that participated. The Joint Conference concept was used since the event was made up of two different international conferences, ASTECHNOVA and EPIC, but the implementation was done at the same time.
ASTECHNOVA is an annual international energy seminar hosted by the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics in partnership with the Non-Aligned Movement Centre for South-South Technical Cooperation (NAM CSSTC).
EPIC (Engineering Physics International Conference) is held every 2 years by universities that are members of the Badan Kerja Sama Teknik Fisika (BKSTF). This year is UGM’s Physics Engineering Study Program’s turn to organize EPIC so that its implementation is integrated with ASTECHNOVA. The ASTECHNOVA theme is “Innovations for Energy SecurityThe Role of Engineering Physics for Sustainable Development Goals
Energy Transition in Transportation Sector to Support National Energy Independence and Security
Conference Proceeding
Translator: Gabriel
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