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This study aimed to analyze the correct cross-legged sitting position to prevent low back pain in students at Islamic boarding schools. This study used an analytical design with a cross-sectional design. The study was conducted 30 males on Students at the Durrotu Aswaja Islamic Boarding School in Semarang. Participants also agreed to the procedure by filling out and signing the informed. The instrument in this study used a questionnaire and pain measurement of low back pain using the Visual Analog Scale. The results of this study indicate that 20 out of 30 Islamic boarding school students have experienced low back pain due to the cross-legged position. From test data A to C found the average results show 13% of respondents experiencing very severe pain, 9% of respondents experiencing severe pain, 73% of respondents experiencing moderate pain, and 6% of respondents experiencing mild pain. In conclusion, many things cause low back pain, one of which is the effect that sitting in one position for a long time has on low back pain. Some of the pain results in complaints such as low back pain, knee pain, and tingling. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic's social isolation, only students who signed informed consent were willing to engage in the study until it was finished, which resulted in a insignificant number of respondents. Many respondents were still in their homes or local communities at the time, which poses a limitation for this study.
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Covid 19 themed mathematical comic as a learning media is developed to help elementary school students to study at home independently. The mathematical comic is a learning media in the form of a book that contains of pictorial or illustrated writings which are expected to attract students' interest to read it and get information related to decimal fraction learning associated to the handling of covid 19 cases. This covid 19 themed comic tells a story about Mr. Dolah's family consisting of Mrs. Minah as his wife, and his two children, Siti and Atan in making throat-warming drink using herbal ingredients such as ginger, betel leaf, and brown sugar. Then, the story is associated with decimal fraction learning for grade 5th elementary school students. The development of this comic as learning media applies the R &D (Research and Development) and 4D model (Define, Design, Develop, Disseminate) as the research method. Based on the validator assessment result, the average value is 27 with a percentage of 84.43 and categorized as very feasible. Furthermore, the students' responses to this mathematical comic obtained a score of 82.50 with a very good category. It can be concluded that this covid19-themed mathematical comic is very feasible to use and gets a very good response from students. © 2021 IEEE.