BACKGROUND: The spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) disease which has not been balanced with effective protocols can create mental health problems which could affect the quality of life; as of today, there is not any research that examines the influence of both factors. AIM: This study purpose was to analyze the mental health status on the quality of life amongst medicine students during COVID-19 period. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional survey on 361 students from Faculty of Medicine Tanjungpura University. This study was conducted from June 2019 to November 2020 by spreading Depression Anxiety Stress Scale questionnaire and a WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire through online. The data analysis was administered using Kruskal–Wallis statistics. RESULT: The students’ mental health status was dominantly on the normal category with depression domain by 323 students (89.5%), anxiety domain by 311 students (86.1%), and stress domain by 343 students (95%). The quality of life measurement was in category medium in all domains which are physical health (88.6%), psychological health (92.5%), social relationships (50.7%), and environment (78.7%). There was significant effect of mental health status of depression and anxiety toward the aspect of physical health, psychological health, and social relationships (p < 0.05). Stress significantly influenced all domains of quality of life, and there was no significant effect of mental health status domain depression (p = 0.051) and anxiety (p = 0.881) toward the environment aspect. CONCLUSION: Students’ mental health status in this research belongs to the category normal with moderate level in quality of life. To compare, there was a significant effect of mental health status toward the quality of life domains. The good application of self-coping mechanisms and the social encouragement from the environment is suitable intervention strategies during the pandemic COVID-19 period.

Mangroves provide several important functions such as gatherings, nurseries, living areas, and eating habitats. The best management plan designed for the conservation of mangrove wetlands must be considered as well as an ecological and social facility. The purpose of this study was to analyze the sustainability of mangrove ecosystem management from the ecological, economic, social, institutional and technological dimensions using the MDS (Multi Dimension Scaling) method through the RAP-MANGROVE (Rapid Assessment for Mangrove) approach in Pangkah Wetan and Pangkah Kulon Villages, Ujungpangkah District, Gresik Regency, East Java Province. The results of the study show that the sustainability index of the mangrove ecosystem in the Pangkah Wetan Village for ecological, institutional, and technological dimensions are less sustainable, while for economic and social dimensions are sufficiently sustainable; while in the Pangkah Kulon Village for ecological, social, institutional, and technology dimensions are sufficiently sustainable, while for economic dimension is sustainable. Based on the results of leverage analysis, it shows attributes that are very sensitive to the sustainability status of mangrove ecosystems, for the ecological dimension are fauna diversity in mangrove ecosystems, and coastline changes. The sensitive attributes in the economic dimension are a type of direct use mangrove ecosystems for community, and contributions mangrove ecosystem to increasing labor; while in social dimension are mangrove ecosystems damaged by community and community access to utilize mangrove ecosystems. The sensitive attributes in the institutional dimension are involvement of community institutions regarding mangrove ecosystem management and the existence of sanctions for violating regulations in the mangrove ecosystem; while in technological dimension are processing techniques for mangrove products, and the techniques for capturing biota in mangrove ecosystems. The results of the Monte Carlo analysis show that the overall dimensions in this study are adequate and valid (indicated by the difference between MDS and Monte Carlo <5%), while the Goodness of Fit analysis shows an S-stress value of <0.25 for each dimension, so the RAP-MANGROVE model in this analysis it is a good model and can be used to analyze the accuracy of the sustainability of mangrove ecosystem management.

Tarsius fuscus, whose distribution is limited to the southern part of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, is threatened by poaching and habitat loss, with the latter leading to the disappearance of its sleeping nest locations, despite the species’ wide range of habitat requirements. This study aimed to identify the distribution and characteristics of T. fuscus sleeping nests. Research took place in Bantimurung Bulusaraung National Park primary and secondary forest areas and Hasanuddin University Educational Forest. Sleeping nest locations were identified through vocalizations in the morning (4.30–6.00 am) and direct visual observations. Sleeping nest distribution maps were created using QGIS 3.16. Sleeping nests were found in karst rock shelters, Ficus trees, forest pandanus, and fallen tree debris, at elevations of 68–947 mdpl, 4–42° slopes, temperatures ranging 23.3–29.1°C, and distances to roads and settlements of 21.4–460.3 m and 325.9–1888.5 m, respectively. Tarsius fuscus tended to nest in primary forest rather than secondary forest, although this may also be caused by the larger proportion of primary forest. Protecting both primary and secondary forest is crucial, but particular focus should be given to the latter, owing to its susceptibility to human disturbance.

ABSTRAKKuskus beruang (Ailurops ursinus) yang berstatus vulnerable dalam IUCN Redlist, merupakan salah satu satwa endemik dilindungi yang hidup di hutan dataran rendah Sulawesi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi karakteristik habitat, jenis pakan, dan aktivitas harian kuskus beruang di Suaka Margasatwa Tanjung Peropa, Sulawesi Tenggara. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan pada bulan Februari sampai Maret 2017. Karakteristik habitat diidentifikasi dengan menggunakan analisis vegetasi, jenis pakan diidentifikasi dengan menggunakan pengamatan langsung dan tidak langsung, serta aktivitas harian diidentifikasi dengan menggunakan ad-libitum sampling. Indeks nilai penting tertinggi tingkat pohon pada jalur Mobula dan jalur Mata Air berturut-turut yaitu Pisonia umbellifera (28,33 %) dan Chisocheton ceramicus (44,72 %). Tingkat keanekaragaman jenis tumbuhan tergolong tinggi dan tingkat kemerataan jenis tumbuhan tergolong merata. Terdapat 80 jenis tumbuhan yang tercatat sebagai potensi pakan kuskus beruang. Persentase tertinggi bagian tumbuhan yang dimakan oleh kuskus beruang yaitu bagian pucuk (36,19 %) dan daun muda (36,19 %). Aktivitas harian kuskus beruang yaitu beristirahat (89,05 %), berpindah (5,83 %), mencari makan (2,71 %), dan makan (2,41 %). Kuskus beruang lebih sering memanfaatkan vegetasi dengan strata C dalam melakukan aktivitas hariannya. Kata kunci: aktivitas harian, karakteristik habitat, kuskus beruang, pakan, Sulawesi ABSTRACT Bear cuscus (Ailurops ursinus) which is vulnerable in the IUCN Redlist, is one of the endemic protected animal that lives in the lowland forests of Sulawesi. This research aimed to identify habitat characteristics, diet, and daily activities of bear cuscus in Tanjung Peropa

Dendrobium is the second largest genus in the Orchidaceae family. Dendrobium section Spatulata is widely cultivated in Indonesia due to its ease of cultivation, high economic value and adaptability, and extended flower shelf life. In this study, we have conducted a breeding program for developing new cultivar of Dendrobium section Spatulata through interspecific hybridization. This study is aimed to investigate the genetic variation and genomic constitution of the eight hybrids and their corresponding parental lines resulted from interspecific hybridization using SRAP markers. Dendrobium section Spatulata hybrids produced by interspecific hybridization are genuine hybrids with substantial genetic variability based on flower morphology, including labellum shapes and color intensities, as well as curly horn shapes and color intensities. The SRAP marker, which was utilized to genotype the hybrid and parental lines, exhibited a significant degree of polymorphism, and may be used to distinguish each accession. The UPGMA dendrogram and PCoA biplot showed that all the hybrids were grouped with their corresponding parental lines based on their genetic background and genomic constitution. These findings are critical for genetic improvement of the Spatulata orchid to develop novel varieties.