Dengue fever is a public concern because of its outbreak with a high mortality rate.Aedes aegypti as a vector of dengue fever is very sensitive to its environment, especially to climate variability. The aim of the study was to examine the correlation between climate factors (temperature, rainfall, humidity, and solar radiation) and dengue fever cases in Jakarta 2011-2015, since Jakarta is the capital city of Indonesia.It was a quantitative study with an ecological study design. A correlation test was used to determine the correlation between the independent and dependent variables.The study was carried out in Jakarta using secondary data from the Health DistrictOffice of Jakarta for monthly data on dengue fever cases and the Soekarno-Hatta Meteorological Station for daily converted to monthly climate data from January 2011 to December 2015. The instruments used to measure independent variables were a thermometer for temperature, tipping for rainfall index, hygrometer for humidity, and Campbell-stokes for solar radiation. The results showed a significant correlation between the climate variables studied -these were temperature (p-value<0.05, r=-0,293), rainfall (p-value<0.05, r=0,327), humidity (p-value<0.05, r=0,586), and solar radiation (p-value<0.05, r=-0,408) -and dengue fever cases in Jakarta 2011-2015. It was concluded that four independent variables had an influence of the increase in the number of cases. There were two climate variables that had a positive correlation with dengue fever cases, namely humidity and rainfall, while temperature and solar radiation had negative correlations. The highest correlation value was that of humidity with a strong correlation category. The remaining factors, namely temperature, rainfall, and solar radiation, were in the medium correlation category.

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Mengonsumsi minuman beralkohol pada beberapa daerah di Indonesia sudah menjadi kebiasaan dan kebudayaan. Data Riskesdas menunjukkan daerah dengan prevalensi minum alkohol tertinggi di Sulawesi Selatan adalah Kabupaten Toraja Utara, yaitu 27,5% dalam 12 bulan terakhir, atau 22,6% dalam 1 bulan terakhir. Studi kualitatif dengan rancangan etnografi dilakukan untuk mengetahui aspek sosial budaya pada konsumsi minuman beralkohol (tuak) di Kabupaten Toraja Utara. Data penelitian dikumpulkan melalui wawancara pada 12 informan. Selain itu, observasi juga dilakukan untuk menjaga keabsahan data.Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa informan memahami tuak sebagai minuman tradisional beralkohol yang memiliki pengaruh positif dan negatif bagi pengonsumsinya. Kebanyakan dari mereka mengonsumsi karena lingkungan sosialnya. Dari aspek budaya, tuak merupakan minuman yang dapat mempererat persaudaraan dan selalu disajikan dalam perayaan pesta adat. Proses difusi terjadi ketika orang Toraja mengundang pendatang di upacara adat dan menawarkannya minuman tuak. Demi menghormati tamu, undangan akan ikut mengonsumsi tuak dan akhirnya terbiasa dengan hal tersebut. Selain itu, juga terdapat kebiasaan mengonsumsi tuak dengan bir. Mereka yang berstatus sosial ekonomi tinggi biasanya menyediakan bir di setiap acaranya. Penelitian ini menyimpulkan bahwa konsumsi tuak di Toraja Utara merupakan bagian daripada tradisi masyarakat, baik pada perayaan pesta adat maupun dikegiatan sehari-hari.

The rapid transmission rate of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is multi-factorial but primarily due to population mobility and aggregation. This research aimed at estimating the rate based on risk mapping and investigation of geospatial distribution. It was divided into different phases that included data collection through a self-identification form available online; data validation of the data collected; application of spatial statistics; comparison with official numbers of positive COVID-19; and mapping of the results. The results show that self-identification based on procurement of independent personal data online had an accuracy of 89%.

Rambu Solo' and Rambu Tuka' are traditional parties in Toraja, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. At these traditional parties, hosts typically provide alcoholic beverages, such as tuak. Lembang Embatau village has a plantation that produces nira, the main ingredient in tuak. Not only is drinking tuak part of Torajan life; moreover, other tribes living there have adopted this practice. This ethnographic study was aimed at exploring the acculturation process of tuak consumption in North Toraja. Interviews were conducted with 12 informants selected purposively based on their experience with tuak. The informants consisted of residents of Embatau Village who drank tuak, as well as migrants, community leaders, and health providers. Source and technique triangulation were used to ensure the validity of the data. The results show that tuak is an absolute requirement at traditional parties because it is considered to be associated with honor, is believed to enliven the atmosphere, and is used by hosts to express gratitude to guests attending parties. Consumption of Torajan alcoholic beverages has undergone an acculturation process as traditional parties also feature other alcoholic beverages (beer). As well, particular kinds of alcoholic beverages are associated with the socio-economic identity of the hosts of traditional parties. Hosts with high socio-economic status usually provide beer at parties. If tuak and beer are served at traditional parties, people tend to mix them. In conclusion, cultures from other areas have influenced and shaped this local community's culture of alcoholic beverage consumption.