Judul: Gender Analysis of Household  Merchants in the Djuanda Forest Park
Abstrak: Keberadaan Taman Hutan Raya Ir. H. Djuanda dapat menjadi tempat untuk memenuhi kebutuhan ekonomi rumah tangga, seperti menjadi pedagang. Sebagian besar pedagang merupakan masyarakat asli yang tinggal di sekitar Taman Hutan Raya Ir. H. Djuanda. Dengan begitu, keterlibatan anggota rumah tangga sangat penting untuk menentukan keberhasilan usaha. Tujuan penelitian ini, yakni menganalisis hubungan karakteristik rumah tangga dan usaha dengan tingkat kesetaraan gender. Kemudian, untuk menganalisis hubungan tingkat kesetaraan gender dengan keberhasilan usaha. Responden penelitian ini berjumlah 40 pedagang, yakni pedagang di dalam kawasan Taman Hutan Raya Ir. H. Djuanda yang ditentukan melalui accidental random sampling. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif yang dilakukan menggunakan kuesioner dan didukung dengan data kualitatif melalui wawancara mendalam, serta observasi. Pada hasil penelitian perempuan lebih mendominasi pada kontrol terhadap sumber daya dan manfaat. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa usia pedagang, tingkat pendidikan pedagang, pendapatan pedagang, dan anggota rumah tangga yang bekerja sebagai pedagang di dalam kawasanTaman Hutan Raya Ir. H. Djuanda pada karakteristik rumah tangga, serta lama usaha pada karakteristik usaha memiliki hubungan yang signifikan dengan salah satu dari beberapa tingkat kesetaraan gender. Namun, hubungan antara tingkat kesetaraan gender dengan keberhasilan usaha menunjukkan tidak adanya hubungan yang signifikan., The presence of Djuanda Forest Park can be a place to fulfill household economic needs, such as being a merchant. Most of the merchants are indigenous people who live around the Djuanda Forest Park. Hence, the involvement of household members is essential to determine the success of the business. The purpose of this study is to analyze the relationship between household and business characteristics with the level of gender equality. Also, to analyze the relationship between the level of gender equality and business success. Respondents of this study were collected by simple accidental sampling with a total of 40 merchants in the Djuanda Forest Park. This study uses a quantitative approach which is carried out using a questionnaire and is supported by qualitative data through in-depth interviews and observations. In this study, women dominate the control over resources and benefits. The results showed that the age of merchants, level of education of merchants, income of merchants, and household members who work as merchants in the area of Djuanda Forest Park on household characteristics, and length of business on business characteristics had a significant relationship with one of several levels of gender equality. However, the relationship between the level of gender equality with business success shows that there is no significant relationship.
Keyword: business success, forest park, gender

Judul: Gender Analysis in Community Forest Management and Its Contribution to Household Income in Nanggung District, Bogor Regency
Abstrak: Pengelolaan hutan yang melibatkan laki-laki dan perempuan akan memberikan manfaat yang besar dan mendukung tercapainya kesetaraan gender sebagai bagian dari perwujudan SDGs. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengidentifikasi pembagian kerja dan partisipasi perempuan dan laki-laki pada pengelolaan hutan rakyat, serta menganalisis kontribusinya terhadap pendapatan rumah tangga. Data dikumpulkan dengan cara studi literatur dan wawancara. Responden berjumlah 30 rumah tangga petani hutan rakyat yang diambil dengan cara purposive sampling dan dikelompokan berdasarkan strata kepemilikan lahan. Suami memiliki curahan waktu kerja yang lebih besar dan berperan dominan dalam pengambilan keputusan kegiatan produktif hutan rakyat, masalah pasca produksi pengelolaan hutan rakyat, pengelolaan keuangan hutan rakyat, dan aktivitas sosial. Sedangkan istri memiliki curahan waktu kerja yang besar dan berperan dominan dalam pengambilan keputusan masalah domestik keluarga. Kontribusi pendapatan hutan rakyat terbesar diperoleh oleh rumah tangga pemilik lahan starta 1. Namun, usaha hutan rakyat berkontribusi paling kecil terhadap pendapatan total rumah tangga, sedangkan usaha di luar pertanian (dagang) yang umumnya dilakukan oleh perempuan berkontribusi paling besar terhadap pendapatan rumah tangga., Community forest management that involves men and women will provide enormous benefits and support the gender equality as part of the realization of the SDGs. This study aims to identify the division of labor and participation of women and men in community forest management, and to analyze their contribution to household income. Data were collected by means of literature studies and interviews. Respondents were 30 farmer households selected purposively and then grouped based on land ownership strata. Husbands have high amount of time spent working at community forest and play dominant role on the decision making for productive activities at community forest, as well as decision making on post-production , community forest financial management, and social activities. Meanwhile, the wife has high amount of time spent working on domestic activities and plays dominant role on the decision making of domestic family matters. The largest contribution of community forest income was found received by households with largest land ownership (> 1 ha) . However, community forest contributed the least to total household income, while non-farm activity (petty trading) which are generally carried out by women, has the highest income contribution to the households.
Keyword: community forest, decision making, gender, income, time allocation

Judul: Hydroxyapatite-Chitosan Composite Coating on Stainless Steel 316 to Improve Corrosion Resistance
Abstrak: Metals that were used in bone implantation should have good corrosion resistance that were not easily corroded when implanted into the body. Metal corrosion resistance of stainless steel 316 can be enhanced through the metal coating by hydroxyapatite-chitosan composite with composition ratio of hydroxyapatite (gram) and chitosan 3% (mL) 0.2:0, 0.2:0.1, 0.2:0.5, 0.2:1.0, and 0.2:1.5. Besides improving the corrosion resistance of metal, the presence of chitosan also maintain the position of hydroxyapatite on metal surfaces. Corrosion resistance increases with increasing amount of chitosan added and the best composition of hydroxyapatite-chitosan composite was 0.2:1.0.
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