Food Technology Study Program of Universitas Ahmad Dahlan (UAD) Yogyakarta held a public lecture entitled "Japanese Life Culture and Healthy Food". The event took place at campus 4 of UAD on Jln. Ringroad Selatan, Tamanan, Bantul on Monday (2/7/2018) and was participated by second-semester students.

On the occasion, present as the speaker was Dr. Erni Johan, Agr. from the Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Ehime University, Japan. Erni explained a lot about the culture and food existing in Japan.

"Japanese cuisine is practically healthy foods. In addition to prioritizing the nutritional content, food presentation is also an important thing in Japan. This is what we need to learn. Indonesia also has a lot of healthy quality food raw materials, and now it depends on how we manage them," explained Erni.

She also revealed that in Japan, there was a trend with cuisine from abroad. The people there were getting interested in other countries’ traditional foods. "This trend could be an opportunity to open a business in Japan," she said.

Meanwhile, the Head of Food Technology Study Program, Ika Dyah Kumalasari, Ph.D. stated that the purpose of the public lecture was to share information about Japanese culture and healthy food. She expressed her experctation for the students to conduct research related to healthy foods.

"We focus on functional food, in addition to the development of healthy foods. Students must be creative and innovative in order to be able to produce healthy food products. "

In the future, there will be cooperation with Ehime University Japan. This public lecture is to initiate activities before signing a memorandum of understanding between the two parties. (ard)

The Faculty of Teacher Training and Education (FKIP) of Universitas Ahmad Dahlan (UAD), in collaboration with Dyslexia Association of Indonesia (ADI), held an expertise public lecture. The event which took place on Monday (9/7/2018) at campus 4 of UAD on Jln. Ringroad Selatan, Tamanan, Bantul, Yogyakarta, was attended by second-semester students from all study programs in FKIP.

The public lecture was entitled "Diagnosis Approach and Ultimate Management of Children with Special Needs for a Better Future Generation". Present as speakers were Dr. Purboyo Solek, Sp.A (K)., the Head of the Division of Child Neurology, FK of Unpad/ RS Hasan Sadukin, the Director of Melinda Child Development Centers and Indigrow, the Coach of Dyslexia Association of Indonesia. The second speaker was Dr. Kristiantini Dewi, Sp.A., the Chairman of Dyslexia Association of Indonesia, a Pediatrician.

Rector of UAD, Dr. Kasiyarno, M.Hum., serving as the Chairman of ADI for the Special Region of Yogyakarta, in his speech conveyed that about 26 million people in Indonesia had dyslexia. According to him, this big number needed attention from all parties, especially from educators.

"Early on, prospective educators from UAD must understand the problems of dyslexia, especially related to education for people with dyslexia. There must be an innovative solution, so the education process for dyslexic students can be carried out normally," said Kasiyarno.

In response to the many problems and cases of dyslexia, UAD also plans to establish Child Development Center. Kasiyarno explained that dyslexia is one of the social disasters that require special attention.

Meanwhile, the Dean of FKIP UAD, Dr. Trikinasih Handayani, M.Si., conveyed that this expertise lecture is the continuation of Development of Learners (PPD) subject.

"PPD is a compulsory subject of the faculty. One of the materials requires the students to study children with special needs," he said.

He expressed his expectation that prospective educators from UAD could become pioneers as those who were able to understand the character of the learners, especially those with special needs. "As a prospective professional teacher, one of the competencies that we must have is related to the development of learners," he explained in front of FKIP students. (ard)

The International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering (IJECE) of Universitas Ahmad Dahlan (UAD) is awarded with a title of the best journal of Sinta 1. Sinta or Science and Technology Index is a web-based system owned by Kemenristekdikti to rank universities and non-universities, map lecturer/researcher expertise, and rank the performance of both national and international journals in Indonesia.

Sinta Award 2018 was organized by Kemenristekdikti in Jakarta (4/7/2018) as an appreciation to the efforts made to improve the quality of publication and scientific journal in Indonesia.

Previously, UAD was also awarded as the best private university based on the rank made by Sinta with a score of 11,306. UAD exceeds several well-renowned public universities in Indonesia. On the national level, UAD is ranked 10^th in the category of private and public universities, and ranked 11^th if the category of non-universities is included.

In 2017, Jurnal Telkomnika UAD also achieved an award by Kemenristekdikti on the celebration of National Technology Awakening Day in Makassar. (ard)

Program Studi Teknologi Pangan Universitas Ahmad Dahlan (UAD) Yogyakarta mengadakan kuliah umum dengan tajuk “Japanise Life Culture and Healthy Food”. Acara yang berlangsung di kampus 4 UAD, Jln. Ringroad Selatan, Tamanan, Bantul, Senin (2/7/2018) diikuti oleh mahasiswa semseter dua.

Pada kesempatan tersebut, hadir sebagai pembicara Dr. Erni Johan, Agr. dari Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Ehime University, Jepang. Erni banyak memaparkan perihal kebudayaan dan makanan yang ada di Jepang.

“Masakan Jepang bisa dibilang healty food. Selain mengutamakan kandungan gizi, penyajian juga menjadi hal yang penting. Ini yang perlu dipelajari. Di Indonesia juga banyak bahan baku makanan sehat, tinggal cara mengelolanya,” terang Erni.

Ia juga mengungkapkan, saat ini di Jepang sedang tren dengan masakan dari luar negeri. Orang-orang di sana mulai tertarik dengan masakan khas dari negara lain. “Tren ini bisa menjadi peluang untuk membuka usaha di Jepang,” tandasnya.

Sementara Ketua Program Studi Teknologi Pangan, Ika Dyah Kumalasari, Ph.D. mengungkapkan, kuliah umum ini untuk berbagi informasi tentang kultur dan makanan sehat Jepang. Ia mengharapkan mahasiswa dapat melakukan penelitian terkait makanan sehat.

“Kami fokus pada pangan fungsional. Selain itu pada pengembangan jenis-jenis makanan sehat. Mahasiswa harus kreatif dan inovatif, supaya mampu menghasilkan produk makanan yang sehat.”

Ke depan, rencananya akan ada kerja sama dengan Ehime University Jepang. Kuliah umum ini untuk menginisiasi aktivitas sebelum ada penandatanganan nota kesepahaman antarkedua pihak. (ard)

 

 

Three Pharmacy students of Universitas Ahmad Dahlan (UAD), consisting of Rudi Afrinanda, Yusa Ristiawati, and M. Shoufi Islami, managed to create a diabetic wound medicine from mango leaves. They have started the research in 2017. Meanwhile, the process starting from the extraction to the testing took three months. These three students are included in the team of Student Creativity Program (PKM) of UAD Research with Deasy Vanda Pertiwi, M.Sc., Apt as the supervisor.

The product is called Gerinludia (Gel Mangiferin Luka Diabetes Ekstrak Daun Mangga or Diabetic Wound Mangiferin Gel with Mango Leaf Extract), which has been proven to heal diabetic wounds.

"We did Gerinludia tests on rats that have been given special treatment, so that they have diabetes wounds. This gel effectively heals diabetic wounds in 15 days," explained Rudi, when interviewed on Monday (2/7/2018).

Yusa Ristiawati and M. Shoufi Islami added that Gerinludia was in the form of gel, which had advantages over the type of ointment that was commonly used to cure diabetic wounds. Gerinludia dries faster and is easily absorbed by the skin. Deasy as the supervisor also explained that Gerinludia could form a new layer on the skin that also served as wound protector.

To produce Gerinludia product, it takes 10 kilograms of mango leaves (mangifera indica). Previously, the team performed the extraction of mango leaves with ethanol solution to analyze the active compound, mangiferin.

After that, they did the base comparison to determine the best percentage and to provide variations on the dose of the extract.

"After getting the right formula, we tested it on rats. The results of tests conducted on 20 rats could be seen on the 15th day. The rats that previously had an open wound of 1 cm could have it cured after being treated with Gerinludia," explained Rudi.

Although having been proven to successfully heal wounds, Rudi revealed that herbal remedies, such as Gerinludia, had not been able to fully replace the role of synthetic drugs. However, the gel created by the team has fewer side effects and more advantages when compared to synthetic drugs that sometimes cause resistance from the body, like allergies.

Gel containing antioxidants is still lacking in terms of appearance and smell. This was then addressed by Deasy who thought that Gerinludia smell could still be improve. However, the color of the gel, which was brownish green, was the characteristic of mango leaf extract.

"Although the color is less attractive, after being applied to the skin, the gel color will not be obvious. In addition, Gerinludia will only feel sticky for a few seconds. After that, it will dry and will feel like we don’t apply any gel. When used in humans, Gerinludia can be used 1-2 times a day after the diabetic wound is cleaned. To be tested further in humans, there still needs to be fairly long stages," said Deasy.

Innovation made by the three UAD Pharmacy students is motivated by the number of people with diabetic injuries that are not handled seriously, which leading to amputation.

The selection of mango leaves for Gerinludia aims to increase the value of mango leaves that are abundant in various regions, so it will have higher economic value, since it is previously only used as compost.

The obstacle faced while conducting the study was the difficulty to obtain standard mangiferin compound, because the team had to wait 3-4 months since it needed to be imported. To solve the problem, they decided to replace the standard mangiferin with a compound that was in the same group, which was quercetin compound, because it was easier to get and was still in the same group with mangiferin, which was the flavonoid group. (ard / doc)