Judul: Konvergensi Indeks Pembangunan Manusia di Provinsi Banten
Abstrak: Neoclassical economists stated that the level poorer regions would tend to grow faster than the richer regions. This is because of the diminishing marginal returns to capital in the richer regions, as the level of capital per labor is relatively high in these regions. Which in turn will catch up convergence income (wealth). So it will happen by itself without the need for government policy. Some economists opposed this theory, such conditions never happen without any support of government policy. In fact income convergence that never actually happened, it was economies leads to divergence. Based on the theory, in this study would like to know whether the Human Development Index in Banten Provence leading to convergence or divergence during the period 1994-2009. In which the object of research include (Lebak, Pandeglang, Serang and Tangerang) Regency, (Tangerang and Cilegon) Municipal. Using panel data regression model in data analysis techniques are expected to capture the issues can not captured and explained by analysis time series and cross section. Use of the Human Development Index as the object of research because as one indicator of achievement of government's performance in human resource development framework that was introduced by UNDP in 1990. Based on these results can be concluded there was a tendency in Banten Human Development Index has led to a marked convergence with the sigma convergence and beta convergence is negative.
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Judul: Analisis faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi pembangunan sumber daya manusia di Provinsi Banten
Abstrak: The increasing of human development will have an impact on improving the quality of labor which in turn will affect the level and quality of economic growth. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) since 1990 has used the Human Development Index (HDI) to measure the achievment of human development process. The economic growth and GDRP (Gross Domestic Regional Product) per capita in Banten province was raising during in the research period (2002-2009), while HDI was in the 23rd from 33 provinces in Indonesia. The purpose of this study is to examines the development of human resources in the province of Banten, to analyze the factors that influence human resource development in Banten province, and to formulate policies that can be taken to enhance human resource development. The study was conducted in Banten province by using secondary data derived from BPS and Ministry of Finance from 2002 to 2009. Descriptive analysis is used to see the condition of economic development and human resource development, panel data regression model used is to determine the factors that influence human development index.
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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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