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Background of this research, based on observations, highlights the high public demand for transparency and accountability in providing information, as well as the community's desire to participate in the planning and implementation of social programs, which are often overlooked. The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of good governance on organizational performance at the Office of Social Services, Population Control, Family Planning, Women's Empowerment, and Child Protection in Wajo Regency. This research adopts a survey method, where data is collected from all members of the population as the sample, totaling 65 respondents. The primary data collection technique involves questionnaires, supported by observation and documentation. The data analysis technique used is quantitative descriptive analysis. The findings indicate a positive impact of implementing good governance on the organizational performance of the aforementioned office.

Adolescence is a transitional period from childhood to adulthood, where individuals begin to question the phenomena that occur around them to form self-worth. One of the phenomena that is developing among adolescents is the hedonistic lifestyle, which is increasingly influenced by advances in technology and social media. In this lifestyle, the search for instant pleasure becomes the main goal, which often encourages adolescents to pursue pleasure without considering the long-term impacts. Social media, which displays a glamorous lifestyle and unrealistic standards of pleasure, plays a major role in influencing adolescents' consumer behavior and desire to follow certain trends. This phenomenon is influenced by social factors, family environment, and technological advances, which create behavioral patterns that are more oriented towards instant pleasure. The impacts are seen in social, mental, and educational aspects, such as reduced deep emotional relationships between adolescents, mental health problems such as anxiety and depression, and decreased motivation to learn that can interfere with their academic development. However, a hedonistic lifestyle can also encourage creativity and the development of social skills. This study aims to explore more deeply the causal factors, impacts, and challenges that arise due to changes in the hedonistic lifestyle among adolescents, as well as efforts to overcome its negative impacts through character education and the formation of a supportive social environment.

Population growth is a significant phenomenon in the context of global economic development. This article discusses the dynamics of population growth and its impact on a sustainable economy. Rapid growth can provide opportunities, such as increased labor force and larger consumption markets, but it also brings serious challenges, including pressure on limited natural resources and infrastructure. With an eye on the interaction between population and economy, effective strategies need to be put in place to ensure that population growth becomes an asset, not a burden. Investments in education, sustainable infrastructure development, and inclusive migration policies are key to achieving the desired balance. This article emphasizes the importance of integration between population growth and economic sustainability to build an inclusive and prosperous future for all.  

Hedonistic lifestyles have become a common phenomenon among students, driven by technological advances, modernization and social pressure. This article aims to explain the relationship between a hedonistic lifestyle and self-image in students, the influencing factors, and the impact on their behavior. The research was carried out using the literature study method, by analyzing literature and related research results. A hedonic lifestyle is characterized by consumer behavior, a desire for social recognition, and a focus on personal pleasure. The main factors that influence this lifestyle include family upbringing, peer influence, and relationships with partners. The impact of hedonic behavior includes excessive spending on non-essential needs, dependence on social trends, and lack of awareness of financial management. Additionally, college students are often caught in a cycle of excessive consumption, driven by social media and online shopping trends. This research highlights the need for awareness of wise financial management and positive social influence to help students live more balanced lives.

This study aims to examine the Analysis of the Development of the Tangkahan Tourism Area. This type of research uses qualitative descriptive research. The data collection techniques in this study are interviews and observations. Data collection is data obtained from research sources that are still raw and have not been processed by researchers Data reduction, data presentation, the process of drawing conclusions involves the researcher interpreting the data that has been displayed. The methods carried out include comparisons, grouping, making patterns, and triangulating. The results of tourism development research are carried out with the aim of making tourism advanced and developing in a better direction in terms of the quality of facilities, facilitating access anywhere, becoming a desired destination, and making good economic benefits for the surrounding community. Tourism planning and development is not a stand-alone system, but is closely related to other development planning systems intra-sectoral and intra-regional. Then the development of tourist destinations requires good and appropriate planning techniques. The development technique must combine several aspects to support the success of tourism. These aspects are accessibility aspects (transportation and marketing channels), characteristics of tourism infrastructure, level of social interaction, linkage/compatibility with other sectors, resilience to tourism impacts, level of resistance of local communities, and so on.

A hotel is one of the places needed as lodging facilities. The selection of a hotel is indispensable to the goals and needs of the visitor. In addition, a strategic location and a comfortable atmosphere are also considerations. The lack of information about hotels is one of the problems for visitors when it comes to a city to determine the desired hotel. This study develops a Decision Support System (SPK) to choose the best hotel in Medan City using the Outranking RElation Sorting method on basis of Threshold Exploration (ORESTE). This system is designed to assist visitors in choosing a hotel that meets the desired criteria. The Outranking RElation Sorting method on basis of Threshold Exploration (ORESTE) is used to determine the weight of each attribute and perform alternative ranking of hotels. In this study, the criteria used include the type of hotel, location, facilities, service and price. This system is expected to help visitors in making more precise and objective decisions. The results of the study show that this SPK system can help visitors in choosing the best hotel that suits their needs.

Apple has successfully transformed into one of the leading technology brands in Indonesia, despite facing the challenges of a highly competitive market and relatively high product prices. Apple has successfully become one of the leading technology brands in Indonesia, despite the relatively high price of its products. This study aims to identify the factors that support Apple's success in building a strong brand image and gaining a dominant position in the Indonesian market. The results show that the marketing strategy is effective. Despite the high prices, Apple managed to create an image as a symbol of social status, which drives loyalty and desire to own Apple products in Indonesia. This research provides insights into how Apple manages its branding and marketing strategies to stay relevant and maintain its market share in Indonesia.

Marriage is not only about forming a family that occurs because of the union of a man and a woman, but marriage is an innate bond between a man and a woman as husband and wife with the aim of forming a happy and eternal family (household) based on the One Godhead. It is a problem if marriage is the desire of each prospective couple but is hindered due to religious differences, In practice interfaith marriage is not a new thing and has caused many pros and cons in the community. This paper aims to find out the legal postulates of interfaith marriage both in terms of Islamic law and positive law in Indonesia. Using juridical-normative legal research methods, this article will review these contradictions. The results of the study show that interfaith marriage, both in terms of Islamic law and positive law, is prohibited.

The research analyzes to understand the influence of financial intelligence, financial literacy, business innovation and risk management on the financial performance of MSMEs in Surabaya. MSMEs are an important sector in the Indonesian economy, but many MSME actors still experience resistance, especially in terms of financial management. Data was collected through questionnaires from 60 respondents who are MSME actors in Surabaya, using a quantitative approach.  The research results show that the majority of MSME players have limited understanding of financial management, including financial recording and reporting. Even though financial literacy and financial intelligence are recognized as important, the results of statistical analysis show that these two variables do not have a significant influence on the financial performance of MSMEs partially. However, training and education related to financial literacy is still needed because it has great potential to increase the financial resilience of MSMEs in the long term. This research also highlights that business innovation and the application of risk management can help MSMEs face market dynamics and economic challenges. Overall, this research provides an illustration that MSMEs need additional support, both through training and the use of technology, to be able to increase their competitiveness and business desires.

Ready To Wear Fantasy Knight Princess The combination of Batik through Aesthetic Studies in Japanese Culture was taken because it was inspired by anime, manga and other stories in Japanese culture with a storyline of a tough princess. That is why the author interested in making a dress that suits the heroine. Even though, it has a simple design and beautiful batik motif but the clothes worn were suitable with the chivalrous spirit. Uniting Indonesian culture with Japanese culture by having aesthetic value on batik motifs. Making Ready To Wear Fantasy Princess Knight has the aim of knowing the suitable of batik motifs into fantasy clothing. This study used a qualitative method which described descriptively. Making Ready To Wear fantasy has the same steps of making clothing as other clothing manufactures. The process of making clothing includes, 1) determining the design, 2) preparing tools and materials, 3) applying measurements, 4) making basic patterns, 5) cutting materials, 6) painting fabrics, 7) merging materials, 8) ironing upholstery, 9 ) sewing clothes, and finishing to become the desired clothing. The process of making tasel ropes in ready to wear fantasy needs to be stretched one by one so that it gets neat results. Besides, when making cloth painting in the ironing process it must be at normal temperature and covered with fabric.

Promotional activities via social media such as Instagram are a form of marketing communication mix that is directly related to the level of consumer exposure until consumers make the decision to buy this syar'i gamis product. The demographic diversity of consumer characteristics also greatly influences the effectiveness of promotions via social media. The aim of this research is firstly to analyze the effectiveness of promotion of Islamic gamis via Instagram, secondly to find out how big the relationship is between follower characteristics and effectiveness of promotion via Instagram of Islamic gamis products and thirdly to find out consumer responses regarding the use of promotional syar'i gamis products. 'i via social media Instagram.The results of this research are that promotions carried out via Instagram are quite good. Promotion of syar'i gamis through social media Instagram is very effective in stimulating attention, increasing respondents' knowledge of the products being marketed, generating interest in followers, generating desire and ultimately making followers buy syar'i gamis products and then recommending them to other people.

This study aims to analyze the influence of knowledge and motivation on accounting students' interest in choosing a career in taxation. The case study was conducted on students of the Accounting Study Program, Dua Saudara Bitung College of Business and Management and Petra Bitung College of Economics. The low interest of students in pursuing a career in taxation is often caused by a lack of knowledge about taxation and existing job opportunities. This study uses a quantitative approach with a survey method through a questionnaire. The results of this study are that Tax Knowledge (X1) has a significant and positive influence on Career Interest in Taxation (Y). This can be seen from the calculated t value of 4.157 which is greater than the t table (1.66543) and a very small significance value (0.000 0.05). Motivation (X2) has a significant and positive influence on Career Interest in Taxation (Y). The t-value for motivation is 3.059, which is greater than the t-table (1.66543), with a significance value of 0.003 0.05. It is concluded that both Tax Knowledge (X1) and Motivation (X2) have a significant influence on Career Interest in Taxation (Y) at the Bitung Dua Sudara Business and Management College and the Bitung Petra College of Economics. This shows that to increase career interest in taxation, it is important to develop knowledge and motivation related to the field. These two variables positively influence an individual's desire to pursue a career in the taxation profession.

TB is one of the 10 causes of death and the primary cause of infectious agents in the world. Some of the influencing factors are behavioral factors, namely knowledge, attitude and behavior in the implementation of routine medication compliance. The method used was observational descriptive with 25 participants who were patients at Imelda Workers' Hospital in Medan. The PkM team provided the material in question: 1) Definition of tuberculosis disease, 2) health education about dietary fulfillment 3) how to regulate the diet of tuberculosis sufferers, 4) increasing knowledge and skills. After the implementation of the activity: 1) Definition of tuberculosis (TB) for the majority of good as many as 25 people, 2) health education about the fulfillment of the good majority diet for 20 people, 3) how to manage the diet of the majority of people with tuberculosis as many as 16 people, 4) improvement of knowledge of tuberculosis treatment for the majority of good as many as 21 people. The increase in knowledge and skills of participants is because the community has a great desire to treat and prevent dengue fever in family members at home.

POME is liquid wastewater derived from processing of palm fruit. POME contains nitrogen, phosphate, potassium, magnesium and calcium compounds, that can be used as a good fertilizer for plantations. However, before application, POME must be processed because direct use of unprocessed POME can damage the environment. PT XYZ utilizes POME as raw material for biogas through an anaerobic fermentation process to produce alternative energy for electricity generation, however, biogas production at PT XYZ  produces CH4 levels that do not meet the desired standard, namely 60%, while the value obtained is still 57%, so it can occure an incomplete combustion process in the engine. Therefore, research was carried out to analyze the influence of POME's Chemical Oygen Demand (COD) and the pH of POME as biogas raw material on the CH4 produced. Meanwhile, based on measurements of POME pH, fluctuations are caused by environmental conditions, therefore before the feed enters the biodigester, the first treatment is increasing pH until 6-7 to adjust the optimal conditions for bacteria working to break down organic substances.  The results shows that the estimated potential for a Biogas Power Plant (PLTBg) with a production capacity of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) of 60 tons/hour, the high generating capacity is influenced by the large COD value, meaning that the COD value greatly influences the CH4 produced, but must also be in accordance with Other factors that influence CH4 production such as pH, temperature, stirring and others.

The district office is one of the forefront public service agencies which its performance is directly felt and catched by the public, but the performance of its employees are stil not optimal. The main purpose of this research is to determine the priority of the employee's performance improvement policies of the district offices in the Semarang regional government. This research is using qualitative approach by analyzing the work ability, work facility, standard operational procedure and work discipline as the alternative variables in order to achieve the work performance improvement as the goals variable. The population of this research is 27 district offices in the Semarang renal government with the samples that being used are 13 persons hat consist the key informants, the main informants and the supporting informant who's being chosen though some determined criteria. The results of the analysis using AHP method find that the work discipline is the first priority, the work ability is the second, the standard operational procedure is the third priority and the work facility is the fourth priority with the consistency ratio (CR) value is 0,01. The study's conclusion is that work discipline improvement is the first priority in the way to the employee's performance improvement of the district offices in the Semarang regional government which shows that work discipline of the public service office's employees is still not in the way they were desired to be.

This study examines the persuasive language techniques used by Plepah, an eco-friendly packaging company, in its Instagram captions. Plepah is a provider of biodegradable food packaging. Using discourse analysis, the research explores how Plepah communicates its mission of sustainability through the framework of Kotler’s AIDA model (Attention, Interest, Desire, Action). Using Kotler’s AIDA model, this study finds out that examines how Plepah communicates its values and encourages behavioral change among its audience.The findings highlight the potential of persuasive language in promoting eco-friendly practices and suggest best practices for brands seeking to connect with sustainability-conscious audiences.

This community service program aims to empower Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) through business development based on the sharia economy. MSMEs have a strategic role in the economy, but still face various challenges, especially in the application of sharia economic principles that can increase competitiveness and the desire to do business. This program is designed to improve Islamic financial literacy, introduce business contracts in accordance with sharia, and provide halal digital marketing training. The method of implementing the activity includes a participatory approach with various stages, ranging from problem identification, training, mentoring, to success evaluation. The target of the program is MSME actors in certain regions who have great potential to adopt the concept of sharia economics in their businesses. The results of this activity showed an increase in participants' understanding of the concept of sharia economics, followed by changes in business practices that are more in line with Islamic principles. Some participants began to implement sharia contracts in their transactions, access sharia financing, and take advantage of halal branding-based digital marketing. This program also found several obstacles, such as low initial understanding of the sharia economy, limited access to Islamic financial institutions, and resistance to changes in the business system. However, through intensive strategy education and support from various parties, most of these challenges can be overcome. The conclusion of this activity is that business development based on the sharia economy can be a solution for MSMEs in increasing their competitiveness in the wider market. The next program recommendations include strengthening digital-based education, increasing access to sharia capital, and establishing a sharia-based MSME community as a forum for collaboration and sustainable business development.

E-commerce has become one of the significant innovations in the world of trade, offering various benefits for consumers and businesses, especially Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). This research aims to explore the benefits and limitations of e-commerce for both parties. For consumers, e-commerce provides the flexibility to shop 24 hours a day without location restrictions, reduces the need for travel, and provides quick access to product information. Consumers can also enjoy a wider selection of products, competitive prices, and services such as virtual auctions and fast delivery. These advantages open up opportunities for consumers from various economic circles to obtain the desired products more easily.  On the other hand, entrepreneurs, especially MSMEs, benefit from operational cost efficiencies, the ability to reach global markets, and the potential for specialized business success. However, there are some limitations, such as lack of security, risk of fraud, and imperfections in the visualization of products offered online. Entrepreneurs also face challenges in managing websites, intense price competition, and legal uncertainty regarding online transactions. Nevertheless, the use of e-commerce continues to grow, supported by the increasing number of internet users and technological advances. The results of this study show that although e-commerce has constraints, the advantages it offers, in terms of efficiency, market reach, and ease of access, far outweigh its limitations. Therefore, optimal utilization of e-commerce can drive economic growth, improve the competitiveness of MSMEs, and expand consumer access to products and services in the digital era.  

The slashing technique is a technique for manipulating fabric which is done by stacking several fabrics which are treated by cutting so that later they will form a certain motif depending on the size of the cutting technique. The purpose of making this report is to find out the process of utilizing patchwork to produce fabric manipulation with slashing techniques on pants. The methodology used is qualitative method, observation method, literature study method and documentation method. The manufacture of slashing on these pants goes through several stages. In the process of making slashing, it is necessary to pay attention to when choosing a slashing pattern in order to produce the desired slashing. When making slashing, it is better to use 10 piles of material to produce a good color refraction from a pile of fabric. The arrangement of the patchwork for slashing should be a light dark color so that it gives a bold impression on the color mixing, the result of a pile of patchwork should not be too big, just around 1-1.5cm is enough. Synthetic leather as the basic material for making pants, this synthetic leather is easily damaged. When sewing synthetic leather, it is necessary to use several techniques that are quite complicated, namely large stitches, long needles and non-metallic machine shoes or you can use paper as a surface to make it easier when sewing. Also the other thing to be considered, because this is a synthethic leather fabric it will be damaged if it is exposed to a blunt needle.

Human Trafficking is a crime in the form of human transaction. In Indonesia order to ensnare perpetrators of human trafficking, we use Law Number 21 of 2007 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Human Trafficking. The purpose of this study is to determine and analyze the factors that cause human trafficking, the consequences of human trafficking crimes and how to overcome human trafficking crimes in the perspective of criminology, the negative impacts of human trafficking on the social environment. This study uses a normative legal research method, the data used is primary data. The analysis technique used is a qualitative approach. The results of this study are that human trafficking crimes seen from a criminological perspective can be associated with many things, including lack of awareness of poverty, low education, the desire to get rich quick, cultural factors, law enforcement. Human trafficking prevention can be classified into two types. Preventive prevention efforts are all efforts to reduce the space for movement and opportunities for crimes to be committed, and repressive prevention efforts are actions taken by law enforcement officers after a crime or criminal act has occurred. In eradicating and reducing trafficking, cross- country cooperation is also needed.