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Garbage banks have the potential to increase people's income. Where the waste bank can turn waste into useful items. Products made by waste banks are diverse, both in the form of accessories and crafts. The production of product waste is already good and useful. The member of the waste bank can make attractive products to fulfil the demand of the public. But in terms of selling their products, the waste bank doesn't really understand what kind of attraction is suitable to make their products sell. To overcome these problems, direction is needed using product photography which can increase the selling value of the product. This training aims to improve the community's ability to manage their products with product photography that can increase selling power. The method in this service is the mentoring method. The mentoring was conducted at the Gulon Asri Garbage Bank, Jebres, Surakarta. This training focuses on fostering the creativity of residents to make product photography with smartphones so that it is hoped that it can help residents sell their work from the Gulon Asri Waste Bank to become more attractive through social media.

Marginalized children in the Seroja Surakarta Women and Children Empowerment Institution (PPAP) have a background of various factors, including poverty, difficulty getting a job, no longer having parents or disabled, no place to live, and low education. Seeing these problems, what is needed by marginalized children is how they can get welfare in the present and in the future, especially in the economic aspect. Therefore the Slamet Riyadi University PKM Team carried out training activities on using the Tiktok application to help these marginalized children to be able to work even if they only used cellphones. Marginalized children will be given knowledge about using the Tiktok application, training to become Tiktok Sellers, namely how they can have an online shop on Tiktok, Host Live Tiktok Shops, namely how they can do live, sell, and Tiktok Affiliate so they can get sales commissions without the need to have prior capital. With this training, children can work even if only at home.

Learning as a process of organizing the environment around students might meet the National Education Standards. Most educators in Surakarta City had minimal understanding of the assessment of learning outcomes. How was the technique of preparing the right assessment tool in measuring student learning achievement? Based on the situation analysis, the partner's problems were found, including the lack of understanding of educators in the form and technique of preparing appropriate assessment tools, as well as the limited ability of educators to translate assessment techniques into digital form. The proposer's solution was through training, namely first training, designing the preparation of good item items, and providing strategies for composing good item items by paying attention to validity, level of difficulty, discriminating power, and reliability. The second training is monitoring the preparation of item items as well as strengthening the concepts and skills of item analysis techniques as well as assessment tool techniques with the assistance of digital media. The result of the implementation was that the activities run in an orderly manner according to the plan and according to the targets set. From this activity, it could be concluded that there was an increase in the competence of educators in developing digital-based assessments of learning tools after being given training.

Basically, the cloth is indispensable in the interior design sector, especially in the manufacture of interior accessories products made from textiles or upholstery. The problem of fabric waste that is abundant and difficult to decompose should be a solution for interior design products. Interior Design can utilize patchwork waste into products that have beauty, function, and economic value. Therefore, this community service activity at the Gulon Asri Waste Bank focuses on processing patchwork into interior accessory products, such as blankets, carpets, pillows, and others. Then the product is packaged and marketed online.

Ecoprint is a technique of giving patterns on fabrics made from natural materials which aims to reduce the negative impact on the environment. The activity of making environmentally friendly ecoprint crafts on drawstring bags using the pounding technique was carried out with fifth grade students of SDN Cemara Dua Surakarta. Extra-curricular activities are routinely carried out by schools, one of which aims to maintain environmental preservation and prevent damage to the environment and pollution of the school.                Through this activity it is hoped that students will acquire a simple provision of knowledge about nature, especially plants. The pounding process that was trained on them used kenikir leaves which have a variety of nutritional content and are beneficial for health, besides having a unique color when tapped on the cloth. New things that can be valuable input for elementary school students besides gaining skills to make crafts that can be used alone.             The method used in this service activity is in the form of training. Students are provided with very basic simple knowledge about plants, understand the process of making works using the pounding technique, learn to make beautiful patterns by arranging kenikir leaves on the surface of drawstring bags, and produce eco-friendly crafts. In this activity the service team accompanies each student to work while playing in the hope of awakening their creativity.

Indonesia is one of the countries with a large population of people with disabilities. Where society still does not realize and understand about disabilities and people with disabilities. This creates negative awareness among people with disabilities. This service activity aims to educate about disability awareness in the community, so that citizens become better able to understand disability. This community service activity is carried out using psychoeducational methods. The output of this service is (1) increased knowledge and understanding of the community (PKK group) about people with disabilities so that harmony is created, (2) partners have pocket books about people with disabilities so that disability awareness increases. The final result of this service is that participants, namely the PKK group, can understand and understand disabilities so that their knowledge increases, and participants are very enthusiastic in participating in this activity with question and answer discussions about children with disabilities. Participants in this service are PKK members in RW 13 Norowangsan Pajang.

Aproblems in urban areas, this is because in addition to limited residential land but food needs also increase significantly. Meanwhile, agricultural output is getting lower because a lot of land is converted for infrastructure development. The use of the home yard as a cultivation land is one of the efforts that can be done by the community in meeting pagan needs mandri. Fish farming in buckets is one of the systems of cultivating plants as well as fish on narrow land by utilizing buckets as a cultivation medium. The result obtained by the service partner is to be able to harvest catfish and kangkong after two to three months of treatment.

The objectives in this study were: 1) to improve learning activities in Natural Sciences in class VIII B students of SMP Warga Surakarta, 2) to improve learning outcomes, especially learning outcomes in Natural Sciences through contextual learning methods modeling techniques about the Human Excretory System in class VIII B students of SMP Warga Surakarta. The method used is action research method. The research was conducted on class VIII B students of SMP Warga Surakarta in the 2022/2023 academic year, as many as 27 students consisting of 13 boys and 14 girls. The data collection techniques were carried out by observing student and teacher activities, tests, partner teacher responses, and monitoring classroom observations. From the assessment test of Natural Science learning outcomes for each cycle of class action always increases, namely; the percentage of pre-cycle KKM achievement is 29.62%, cycle I is 44.44% and in cycle II it becomes 100%. Based on student responses in the implementation of learning using modeling techniques, it becomes more fun, easier to understand, makes students want to be more active and creative, students can find or interpret more freely, and is not confusing. So that by using the modeling method in learning Natural Sciences can help students in increasing activity and learning outcomes in Natural Sciences.

Perkembangan teknologi informasi membawa dampak terhadap perilaku masyarakat. Di antara perkembangan teknologi adalah maraknya transaksi online melalui e-commerce maupun media sosial. Hal ini sebagaimana yang terjadi pada kalangan ibu-ibu anggota PKK RT 01 RW 2 Kel. Penumping, Kec. Laweyan, Kota Surakarta. Ketika terjadi masalah dalam transaksi online, mereka tidak memahami prosedur untuk menyelesaikan masalah tersebut, sehingga perlu adanya penyuluhan perlindungan komsumen. Penyuluan ini bertujuan untuk: (a) Memberikan informasi dan pemahaman Ibu-Ibu PKK RT 01 RW 02 Kel. Penumping Kec. Laweyan Surakarta tentang hak dan kewajiban konsumen serta pelaku usaha dalam UU Nomor 8 Tahun 1999 tentang Perlindungan Konsumen (UU PK) dan UU No 11 Tahun 2008 tentang Informasi dan Transaksi Elektronik (UU ITE). (b) Memberikan informasi dan pemahaman langkah hukum apa yang harus dilakukan jika mengalami kerugian dalam transaksi e-commerce. (c) Memberikan informasi dan pemahaman agar berhati-hati dalam transaksi jual beli melalui e-commerce agar tidak mengalami kerugian atau penipuan oleh pelaku usaha e-commerce.

Background: The increase in the elderly population can have an impact on many health problems in the elderly, one of which is sleep quality problems. Prevelence in Indonesia the incidence of sleep problems at the age of 60 years and more there is a very high number of cases around 67%. Where sleep quality problems in the elderly can lead to type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity. Non-pharmacological handling in overcoming sleep quality problems can be through progressive muscle relaxation therapy techniques. Progressive muscle relaxation therapy is able to increase feelings of comfort, and psychological relaxation by improving sleep quality in the elderly.Objective: Knowing the effect of progressive muscle relaxation therapy on sleep quality in the elderly at the Medang Kamolan posyandu, Banyuanyar Village, Surakarta City. Method: This study used the Quasi Experiment Design method with the One Group Pre-Test Post-Test Design design. The sampling technique used was non probability sampling technique with a sample size of 20 elderly people and using the Wilxocon test. Results: The results using the Wilxocon test p-value 0.000. Conclusion: There is an effect of progressive muscle relaxation therapy on sleep quality at Posyandu Medang Kamolan, Banyuanyar Village, Surakarta City

Background: The elderly commonly undergo changes encompassing physical, psychological, and biological aspects. One such biological change is altered sleep patterns, resulting in poor sleep quality. Sleep quality disturbances among the elderly can be alleviated through the application of dhikr therapy. Objective: To determine the difference in sleep quality before and after the implementation of dhikr therapy for enhancing sleep quality. Method: This study employed a descriptive design involving 2 female participants, conducted from June 4th to June 10th, 2023, at the 'Aisyiyah Sumber Surakarta elderly care facility. Each participant received 7 consecutive days of intervention. The instrument used was the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) questionnaire to measure sleep quality levels before and after the therapy. Results: Prior to intervention, participant 1 had a sleep quality score of 16 (poor category), and participant 2 scored 11 (poor category). After dhikr therapy, participant 1's sleep quality improved to 10 (poor category), and participant 2 achieved a score of 7 (poor category). Both participants experienced decreased sleep quality scores. Conclusion: Dhikr therapy can enhance sleep quality among the elderly. Despite reduced sleep quality scores post-intervention for both participants, these changes suggest improved sleep quality due to dhikr therapy's application.  

A country's economic indicators can be seen from the level of public awareness regarding investment and saving. UNIBA Surakarta Community Service is held in Segaran Delanggu with the aim of providing literacy regarding financial management to the general public, starting from early childhood to adulthood. The method used is to approach the community through socialization and provide directions and provide examples that are easy to understand. There are three stages in community service, including the planning stage, the implementation stage, and the evaluation stage. From the activities that have been carried out by the service team, it can show results with an increase in community understanding and awareness of the importance of investment, especially gold and land investment. In addition, there is an increase in the interest of young children to save by setting aside the pocket money they have. With the education that has been given when the activities are carried out, it is hoped that the community will be able to manage their finances better.

Alongside the advancement of information technology, the marketing industry has grown pretty quickly. SMEs today have to implement new marketing techniques to promote their goods in the digital age. MSMEs exist in Segaran Village, Klaten, aswell. SMEs have the potential to succeed in Segaran Klaten Village because of the numerous artistic and cultural activities organized there. The issue, however, is that MSME players still have an inadequate understanding of the idea of digital branding. The community service team from UNIBA Surakarta provides digital marketing training for SMEs in Segaran Village as a result. This activity's implementation is carried out in stages. Through this activity it is expected to be able to provide an understanding of the function of digital marketing and have the ability to apply digital marketing. In the end, this activity is expected to be able to increase the economy of the people of Segaran Village with the role of digital marketing carried out by SME sactors in Segaran Village.

Pregnancy is a physiological phenomenon that begins with fertilization and ends with the birth process. During pregnancy, pregnant women experience many physical and psychological changes that cause anxiety. Anxiety can be overcome with self-hypnosis techniques for relaxation, which are carried out independently at home by incorporating positive programs, namely Five-Finger Hypnosis Therapy.This implementation design uses the case study method. The number of samples is 2 pregnant women who experience moderate anxiety and live in Jagalan Village, and the study was carried out for 3 consecutive days with a duration of 5–10 minutes using the HARS measuring instrument (Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale). The level of anxiety in both respondents before doing five-finger hypnosis on Mrs. T and Mrs. Y is included in the moderate anxiety category. After carrying out five-finger hypnosis therapy on Mrs. T and Mrs. Y, they are in the category of mild anxiety. The application of five-finger hypnosis therapy is effective in reducing anxiety levels in pregnant women in Jagalan Village.

Background: High levels of stress can result in biological, psychological and social problems and even serious harm to a person. Emotional prevalence in Central Java is characterized by 95,461 depressive symptoms. Stress in students can originate from activities and also academic assignments. Objective: Therapy that can be carried out by Muslims with an Islamic approach, namely psychoreligious by listening to the holy verses of the Koran or murottal Al-Qur'an. This research aims to determine the effect of providing murottal Al-Qur'an on stress levels in students at 'Aisyiyah University, Surakarta. The research respondents were students at 'Aisyiyah University, Surakarta, female, aged 18-22 years, from the faculty of health sciences and not deaf. Methods: This study measured the stress level of the pretest and posttest design. The subjects of this study amounted to 2 respondents. The questionnaire used in this study was the DASS (Depression Anxiety Stress Scale) questionnaire to measure student stress levels. Results: Before being given murottal Al-Qur'an the level of stress was high, and after being given murottal Al-Qur'an the level of stress was mild. Conclusion: The results show that there is a significant reduction in stress levels in 'Aisyiyah Surakarta University students, after being given Al-Qur'an murottals.  

Background; Menstruation is bleeding that occurs when the uterine lining sheds. One of the factors that cause menstrual cycle irregularities is being overweight. According to the Surakarta City Health Profile, there were 8,889 cases of obesity in 2021, an increase compared to 2020 with 5,384 cases. In obese women there is an increase in estrogen production which causes an increase in androgen hormones, which can affect the development of mature follicles. Objective; This study aims to determine the relationship between obesity and menstrual cycle regularity. Method; Analytical observational research with a cross sectional research design. The population of all midwifery students at `Aisyiyah University Surakarta, totaling 142 students with a sample size of 59 respondents, used a purposive sampling technique. Primary data refers to the questionnaire sheet. The data obtained were analyzed using the Chi-Square statistical test. Results; The results showed that the analysis of the relationship between obesity and the regularity of the menstrual cycle using the Chi-Square test obtained p = 0.047. This figure is smaller than ? = 0.05, which means that there is a significant relationship between obesity and the regularity of the menstrual cycle of undergraduate students in Midwifery at `Aisyiyah University, Surakarta. The results of the Odds Ratio (OR) were also obtained at 3.187. This states that obesity increases the risk factor for irregular menstrual cycles up to 3.187 times. Conclusion; There is a relationship between obesity and the regularity of the menstrual cycle in adolescents.

Hypertension is one of the issues challenging the medical community today. In Indonesia, the prevalence of hypertension is 34.1%, or 63,309,630 million individuals. Since hypertension is frequently referred to as the "silent killer," it needs to be treated right once in order to prevent problems like heart failure, stroke, and kidney failure as well as other disorders caused by hypertension. One of the treatments for hypertension is complementary therapy such as yoga therapy. Objective: This research aims to determine the changes in blood pressure as a result of the implementation of yoga exercises in hypertensive patients in Jebres Village, Surakarta City. Methods: This research used a descriptive case study  method by observing 2 female respondents aged 45-55 years who were given the implementation of yoga exercises for 4 meetings in 2 weeks with a time of ± 15-20 minutes. Results: Blood pressure dropped following the application of yoga exercises, and grade 1 patients were included. Conclusion: The application of yoga exercises can reduce blood pressure in patients with hypertension.

Background; Stroke is a blood circulation disorder in the brain which results in the death of brain tissue. Stroke patients who experience hemiparesis can result in functional impairment, impaired mobility, impaired daily activities and irreversible disability. Purpose: This study aims to determine the results of implementing rubber ball ROM exercise on muscle strength in non-hemorrhagic stroke patients. Methods: The application was carried out using a descriptive method with a case study design in non-hemorrhagic stroke patients who are at risk of experiencing muscle weakness. The application of the rubber ball rom exercise was carried out for 4 consecutive days by holding the rubber ball for 5 seconds and repeated 7 times. Results: There was an increase in muscle strength of 1 degree in both respondents after the rubber ball ROM exercise. Conclusion: The results of the application to the two respondents between before and after being given the rubber ball ROM exercise showed an increase in muscle strength. So that rubber ball ROM exercise can be used as a non-pharmacological technique to increase muscle strength in stroke patients.

Background:Nearly 70-94% of acute stroke patients experience increased blood pressure (hypertension). Hypertension is the main triggering factor for the occurrence of strokes, both hemorrhagic and ischemic strokes, one way is to provide non-pharmacological therapy with dhikr relaxation (remembrance of Allah). Objective: to find out the application of dhikr therapy to reduce blood pressure in acute stroke patients at HCU Neuro Anggrek 2 RSUD Dr. Moewardi Surakarta. Method: the application of this journal uses a descriptive method with a case study approach to 2 respondents according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, the independent variable of the research is dhikr therapy, namely therapy that is carried out by reminding respondents to Allah SWT through recordings of reading recitation sentences, by adjusting the position of the respondent first first, namely supine position with head elevation of 30o, then listen to the recorded dhikr sentences using hands-free to the respondent 3 times a day for 10 minutes for 3 days. Results: Based on the results of the application that has been carried out, there is a decrease in blood pressure before and after the dhikr relaxation therapy is performed. Conclusion: There is a decrease in blood pressure before and after the application of dhikr from first degree hypertension to prehypertension.  

Background; Effleurage massage is a form of massage using the palms of the hands that apply gentle pressure to the surface of the body in a circular direction repeatedly. The number of mothers giving birth in the Ponek room (Maternity Room) with January 01, 2021 - July 31, 2023 amounted to 1047 patients and 15 patients gave birth normally. Objective; To determine the results of implementation in the application of Effleurage Massage techniques to reduce the pain scale in postpartum mothers in the Ponek Room of Dr. Moewardi Surakarta Hospital. Method; This type of research is descriptive in the form of a case study. The approach taken uses a nursing care approach, planning, implementation and evaluation. The application instrument uses the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) and checklist sheet as a measuring tool to determine the level of pain scale. Results; The results of the application using Effleurage Massage techniques found that respondents had a pain scale of 4 (moderate pain) down to 0 (none pain). Conclusion; There is a difference in pain scale before and after Effleurage Massage at Dr. Moewardi Surakarta Hospital.